Sotto Poet Poet Free verse

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Antilogy of A Poet

Written: November 23, 2025, 

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Verse rises beyond the leisure emblem
It helps to guide the spirit—
A murmuring wind snakes across the heavens
Where yearning and honesty meet
Under the confines of a single line, twist and whirl.

We do not reign over the subtle craft of words
Still bright vessels carrying a load of melancholy facts
Rich with the tight grief of living—
Scripture is useless to tackle the pandemic
Avoid using contrasts to hide your feelings
A way to cope with it—the ink shuddering
That discrete burial.

A poet is beyond being a word nerd.
Neither a rash historian of the art of poetry.
We shatter the ordinary—
aspiring to the nirvana of heaven.
Unwavering in the face of the smell
We explore the remnants of society
Discern the divine from the false—
Cast also aside the sustenance fed to our tired souls
With soaring constructions of meditation.

Our words are beyond typical 
They are agony palimpsests—
Gold imbued with the spirit of creativity
Every revelation is a beat in nothingness.

Every sign we remold is a critical web of intention
We write not to impress—
We liberate the spirit by sharing concepts
 We aim to elucidate our true convictions
Against prejudices we crave to combat—
Being different helps us to combat stigma and create unity.

Poetry challenges the mundane—
It is a flight with avid sensitivity and bravery
Verse stretches beyond what makes sense
It captures the morning beyond words—
which rises from our innermost soul.

When the world cries for a solution
We present a riddle.
When it pursues joy—
We provide a gloomy glance
When it craves order—
That is an aspect of reality.

Our aim is not comfort
We come as one, set to rise from our slumber
To turn the sorrow into something aesthetic
We show the complex quilt of ties.
 
To be the Nereid, static against a tempest
The heron, draped in the dawn misty veil—
Soars a calm bird at the core of the turmoil.

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sara Etgen-Baker November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM how deep and captivating your poem is. I agree with Paige.....love your perspective. Writing poetry is an honor. Faving this one, Texas hugs, Sara

Paige Hind November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM Gorgeous writing, I love your perspective here!!

CayCay Godwin November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM I could read this over and over for the sake of breaking it down to reflect upon all the attributes you so poetically wrote about. A beautifully written, thinking poem that, of course, is personal to me as a poet. All I know as my truth is writing called me when a preteen and when I answered, I was fulfilled in ways previously unknown and that has remained true for decades. I'm all the better insight-wise after reading this, thank you!

Valsa George November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM Reading this , I feel proud to be a poet. What all noble attributes you have invested on a poet. "A poet is beyond being a word nerd. Neither a rash historian of the art of poetry." He is much more than all these. The influence a poet can have on society, in your opinion is tremendous. Each time I read you , I am in awe. A gem of a poem.

Jay Narain November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM This is a compelling, high-aspiration poem that frames the poet as a kind of spiritual and moral agent. It takes on big themes — identity, suffering, society, transformation — and uses rich metaphor to argue that poetry matters deeply.

Victor Buhagiar November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM A power of inspiration. There is depth in your poem. Wonderfully written.

Jenish Somadas November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM Beautifully written! Your poem truly captures the depth and power of poetry. These lines stood out to me.. ‘When the world cries for a solution / We present a riddle…’ Kudos, Sotto!

Andrea Dietrich November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM A wowser, Sotto. Can't say much. I am in a bumpy truck.

Yann Rolland November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM wonderful message and identity for all poets some lines are masterpiece, quote We do not reign over the subtle craft of words Still bright vessels carrying a load of melancholy facts thanks poet

I Am Anaya November 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM "Against prejudices we crave to combat— Being different helps us to combat stigma and create unity." Perhaps this was why I had a calling to hear out poetic minds. I am overjoyed with & goosebumps to prove it how much I admire you. I'm also giving thanks to hear the news, my niece Zoe is writing poetry. Hoping I had a part in it. ,)