A Poet's View On Words
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Author's Notes: I share with you, my fellow poets, my particular view and take on what "Words" mean and symbolize to me regarding poetry. I do not pretend to be a know-it-all or any type of certain visionary. The "Words" as reflected in this piece comprise what I see, sense, and contemplate every time I sit down to sketch out my ideas and thoughts, and to put my pen to paper or fingers to the computer keyboard to develop and write a poetic theme of interest. I hope this poem (and view point) helps to stimulate thought and discussion among ourselves within our Poetry Soup community of poets and artists. We all have different approaches to ideas and things as we write poetry and visualize events, but that kind of variety is what makes what we do so valuable and rewarding. Enjoy!! (Gary Bateman - September 23, 2014)
Words are the quintessential mystical fabric and common medium of all poetry.
Words often portray what the poet sees, senses, feels, imagines, and even dreams.
The very magic of poetry comes to life from a deliberate woven process
Of words enveloped into thoughts, metaphors, beliefs, situations, and emotions.
There is a saying in the original Latin: “Verba sunt indices animi,”
Which when rendered in English is: “Words are the indices of the mind.”
Words, in the poetic sense, form the ethereal undergirding for these indices
And beckon all poets to think deeply and precisely—and to challenge their thoughts.
As poets develop and expand the precious word treasures of their minds,
They begin to see and sense over time a deeper understanding of the human psyche,
And a greater appreciation for the complex circumstances and interactions of people
Which drive the human endeavor—good, bad, happy, sad, glad or indifferent.
Words then form the very symbolic arrows in the poet’s quiver to be employed
With thoughtful care and meaning, enraptured intent, and an enchanted vision.
We as poets should strive for nothing less as we reflect on our poetic visions,
For these can be always visualized in: “Words are the indices of the ‘poetic’ mind."
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, Schoeningen, Germany (September 23, 2014)
Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2014
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