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Poets Despair

I despair at writing poetry I'm not sure I have the skill Just can't seem to find the words Or bend them to my will It's hard to sum up what I mean And make it sound succinct So as a poet should I stop And quietly go extinct? Should I lay my pen to rest And let it gather dust? But something seems to urge me on To write is now a must! So putting pen to paper I'll scribble just for fun And maybe one day very soon A poet I'll become!

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Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 6/13/2011 7:54:00 PM

How can you think you aren't a poet, but your creative skill keeps us reading........Elizabeth

Helen Forber

Date: 3/10/2011 12:02:00 PM

Emma, I've just read a few of your poems, So thank you for your kind comments on my own. It means something coming from anyone who enjoys reading them but also from such a gifted poet such as yourself. Best wishes Hel x

John Castro

Date: 2/27/2011 11:19:00 AM

a poets words come from the heart thats how you know they're true. and with this poem that you've written i know it's what you do. so keep your head up and high strong and don't falter in your task because poets never runs out of words they just make them last. lol

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 2/27/2011 7:33:00 AM

Don't despair I can see your muse quite activated to write this lovely poem, Emma

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 2/27/2011 7:08:00 AM

You are a poet..you just have to keep at it..this is a great example of a quatrain..check it out..BG

Elton Camp

Date: 2/27/2011 5:38:00 AM

Hey Emma, I enjoyed your poem about the trials of trying to write. Please keep doing it. I am far from being a true "poet," but I publish what I like and sometimes get some fun comments from readers. I delete any poem I post to this site if it doesn't get at least ten reads within a few days. That tells me it wasn't well liked and probably not worth keeping. Elton