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Thoughts On Poetry

If I write a poem that doesn't quite meet your criteria, or the title or topic fails to peek your interest or your liking, or the content doesn't flow in your preferred display and meter, does that make it distasteful or worse, irrelevant? These ramblings on life, love, sadness, sorrow, pursuit of happiness fail to wane, they are persistent recurrent waxings of a mind, singular and focused, hostaged to the written word and rhyme, its cadence that enrapture a ponderance, a dance and a ache within the confined thoughts of poetry both read and written. To you, they may not always seem relevant but that's okay. How many words revealed are not worthy of re-reading or contemplating point or purpose or so beautifully awesome that a comment not be made? May your ramblings sing and dance appearing on the written page to tease and taunt and teach tenaciously so that your gift be opened and freely given away.

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Date: 9/21/2016 2:39:00 PM
Some times the thoughts that leak out of a pen may not mean much to one but can be life changing to another (or yourself). Interesting poem, I was drawn to it and I must say I do like this. Kind regards, Craig
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Date: 9/21/2016 11:55:00 AM
Great alliteration in the last stanza, DMB, leading into what is the theme of your poem. Each write is a gift, whether others appreciate it or not, it's a gift we give to ourselves. A way of expressing our thoughts, and as you put it, "its cadence that enrapture a ponderance, a dance and a ache."
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Date: 9/21/2016 11:41:00 AM
The answer to your first stanza is a huge NO DM - At the end of the day we are all unique and write in different styles and forms and on a multitude of subjects and what appeals to one may not appeal to another - a clever title and interesting subject draw me in as does humour:-) I will continue to post my 'ramblings' for as long as possible and hope people enjoy them:-) hugs Jan xx
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