A Shared Experience

Let poetry be your candle in the dark...let its flame burn in your thoughts, fueled by the wick of your pen. It's your literary voice, let it be heard; for it's your connection to other sentient souls. If you have a story to tell, or merely find words and phrases weaving through your thoughts; trust in your muse, yourself, and your feelings. The skills will come in time as you connect with similar creative souls that reveal themselves through their pens. Poetry is a shared experience between the poet and the reader; it can inflame the heart, stroke the ego, and appease the soul. Capturing your thoughts on paper or screen for the perusal of others offers a certain inner satisfaction that must be experienced to be appreciated. Your words will guide you to a deeper awareness of self, there is nothing like it...I promise! You don't need to master any poetic form. Just be the best poet you can be, the rest will come with time and practice. I sought refuge from the onslaught of life's compromises, and I found it in poetry. Poetry transposes my feelings into words, words that others can relate to, and for a brief moment in time, we are one.
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Date: 12/2/2022 7:09:00 AM
Congratulations on your first-place win in my contest Emile. Well deserved, a beautiful poem.
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Emile Pinet
Date: 12/2/2022 8:06:00 AM
Thanks, Sotto, I appreciate the placement and your comments, my friend, Emile.
Date: 12/1/2022 7:59:00 PM
Congratulations on your 1st place win. Many blessings to you my friend
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Emile Pinet
Date: 12/1/2022 8:39:00 PM
Thanks, Eve, I appreciate it, have a Merry Christmas my friend, Emile.
Date: 12/1/2022 6:58:00 PM
“and for a brief moment in time, we are one” ~ I wish I had used this line, too late now! Warmest congratulations on your win, Emile
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Emile Pinet
Date: 12/1/2022 8:38:00 PM
Thanks, Unseeking, I appreciate your comments. Merry Christmas friend, Emile.
Date: 12/1/2022 2:48:00 PM
Outstanding !
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Emile Pinet
Date: 12/1/2022 3:20:00 PM
Thanks, Rose, I appreciate it, have a Merry Christmas my friend, Emile.
Date: 12/1/2022 11:15:00 AM
- You always write beautifully, Emile ... "You don't need to master any poetic form, just be the best poet that you can be and the rest will come with time" so true ... congratulations on your 1st place in the contest :) - hugs
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Date: 12/1/2022 11:28:00 AM
Thanks, Sunshine, you honor me, my friend. Merry Christmas, Emile.
Date: 11/30/2022 7:52:00 PM
Emile, you pursue poetry as a deep passion and try new forms. Indeed poetry is a shared experience giving contentment to the poet and delight to the reader ! Wish you all the Best in the contest!
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Date: 12/1/2022 6:48:00 AM
Thanks, Valsa, I appreciate your comments, my friend, Emile.
Date: 11/30/2022 11:57:00 AM
You show your poet's soul here with such high quality free verse as this, Emile. I just wrote a simple rhyme for this contest. Also I am here to say thanks for my Halloween win. I am glad it got your attention!
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Emile Pinet
Date: 11/30/2022 5:32:00 PM
Thanks, Andrea, your poetry always catches my attention, you are so talented my friend, Emile.
Date: 11/26/2022 1:14:00 PM
Right you are, Emile, and your poems bear out what you are saying in this poem. I thoroughly enjoy reading your poetry. I have learned much from it in both the words you've written and the formats in which you've written them. Hope you are feeling better.
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Emile Pinet
Date: 11/26/2022 2:25:00 PM
Thanks, Milt, you always make me feel good about myself, and I'm very grateful for all that you do, my Kentucky friend, Emile.
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