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A Poet Must Brainstorm

" . . . madness . . .  retain,
Which rightly should possess a poet's brain."

Michael Drayton (1563-1631) 


a writer of poems must be quite mind fractured-
we brainstorm the abyss of our thoughts
                             deep, deep inside
                                for our ranting
looking for the broken pieces deep in the void
of our life-   and open old jagged wounds
         this writing is a mania and urge
         we travel the calendar of our cracked mind
seeking inspiration-  bright thoughts
                            with instinctive
                               delirium . . . 

a writer of poetry is spontaneous-
to wander paths of the mind-   forced to mend
                             exposing self
                                rupturing soul
all in the name of poetry inspiration
recollecting sad events for the sake
        of penning bleeding words for our readers
        we brainstorm-  crotchet our poem at night
we weave it in dreams incoherent
                             we must write it
                                must,  must, must, must . . . 

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October 19, 2018


Poetry/Free Verse/A Poet Must Brainstorm
Copyright Protected, ID 18-1072-614-01
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Written for the contest, Brainstorm
sponsor, John Hamilton

Second Place

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2018

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Constance La France Date: 11/16/2018 11:23:00 PM Caren, thanks for visiting my poem and commenting, appreciate ~ Login to Reply

Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/16/2018 2:45:00 PM " this writing is a mania and urge we travel the calendar of our "cracked mind seeking inspiration- bright thoughts with instinctive delirium . .. " Magnificient enough-words have not yet been invented to suggest how wonderful this poem is, but this is a favorite part for me. Love the painting also. Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 11/10/2018 11:10:00 AM Thanks Nick for the visit and compliment, hey where have you been ? Login to Reply

Nick Trim Date: 11/10/2018 5:51:00 AM Great write :) Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 11/9/2018 2:15:00 PM Thanks John, Sun, Michael, Kai, Darlene, and Robert for visiting my poem with comments and congratulations ~ Login to Reply

Robert Lindley Date: 11/8/2018 4:30:00 PM That you nailed it, comes as no great surprise to me my dear friend. That is so true, we must write! We need to express that which others keep hidden. And good poets do so to help others deal with life-show a common bond.. A fav my friend. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/9/2018 2:16:00 PM Thanks for the Fav

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 11/6/2018 6:04:00 PM Hello Dear Heart, yes we do write our feelings in poetry verse.We are inspired to write what our muse iforms us to create. Login to Reply

Kai Michael Neumann Date: 10/26/2018 11:21:00 AM We must indeed. And your poem has so much insight and meaning, which I believe comes from sadness. 'A writer must be quite mind-fractured'. I guess I agree and the quality of all the winners' script proves the point. Congratulations on your deserved win, Kai Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 10/25/2018 1:55:00 PM - From deep in the soul's dark and "weave it in dreams incoherent" - Congratulations on this great poem, B.W. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply

John Hamilton Date: 10/25/2018 12:44:00 PM A well said masterpiece Constance, congrats on a fine write and win! Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 10/24/2018 10:43:00 AM Thanks Eve, John, Ralph, ML, Christopher, and Jo for visiting my poem and for commenting, so appreciated ~ Login to Reply

Joanna Daniel Date: 10/22/2018 5:54:00 AM Well said, Broken Wings:) Login to Reply

Christopher Flaherty Date: 10/20/2018 7:37:00 PM Brilliant Write. Stone Cold 7 For 2 things or reasons Ranting And Spontaneity In the moment Own it Love this its both great and true Well said Login to Reply

M. L. Kiser Date: 10/20/2018 11:50:00 AM A well written piece of poetry with some great imagery and you've painted a great contemporary word-painting. Login to Reply

Ralph Sergi Date: 10/20/2018 11:18:00 AM Beautiful brainstorm description and very contemporary!! My Compliments! Login to Reply

John Gondolf Date: 10/20/2018 8:41:00 AM Much truth to what you say, Constance, when I first started writing I asked myself do I really want to bare my soul that way...but now those around me know me a bit better. Best of luck, Dear Heart. John Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 10/19/2018 7:13:00 PM I love your explanation of the brainstorm ,,, good luck in the contest Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 10/19/2018 6:02:00 PM Thank you Victor, Paul and Andrea for visiting my poem and for the comments, I so appreciate ~ Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/19/2018 3:36:00 PM This is so very you, Dear Heart. You must must must keep writing and I know you will!! This theme is very difficult for me . I hope I have time this weekend to think up new poems. Keep your muse going. YOu just keep coming up with so many great poems, constance. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/19/2018 3:36:00 PM I just saw the Halloween movie. It was pretty good! Login to Reply

Paul Callus Date: 10/19/2018 1:26:00 PM Impressive! You have expressed these thoughts with the ability of a true poet/ess, Constance! Brainstorming delivers! Regards // paul Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 10/19/2018 12:35:00 PM Thank you ML for visiting and for your wonderful comment, appreciate so much Login to Reply

M. L. Kiser Date: 10/19/2018 12:06:00 PM Well this one's a "Fav" of mine now; I especially like the imagery of the lines: "we brainstorm the abyss of our thoughts" and "this writing is a mania and urge we travel the calendar of our cracked mind seeking inspiration-"; great piece of poetry! Login to Reply