Comparing Your Poems Is Not a Great Thing To Do

No matter how wonderful your writing is
Someone else will say it better with a pen that is more magical
Sometimes with poetry, other times with prose

To compare your missive to theirs is to turn your poem into a dust rag.
It could get moldy and dank, and stinky; you might elect to throw it into a ditch.

Whether or not she continues to survive and hold her head up with pride is up to you. Remember how proud you were of her yesterday?
Let's go back to that.
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Allison Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 1:18 PM
Mine are just a load of poop so i dont care what they say lol:-) hugs jan xx
Krutsinger Avatar
June 3, 2021 at 2:02 AM
Jan this is hilarious! We both know this is a crappy thing to say about your poems; I think your muse might have something to say about this today!
De Beaulieu Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 11:44 AM
Hellom Caren, I agree. Hugs Darlene
De Beaulieu Avatar
June 3, 2021 at 10:25 AM
Hello Caren, you are welcome. Hugs.
Krutsinger Avatar
June 3, 2021 at 2:02 AM
Thank you Darlene.
Hankins Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 9:46 AM
Good thinking!
Hankins Avatar
June 3, 2021 at 10:20 AM
OMG, what was she thinking? I'd never trash anything I've written simply because 1, 2, or 5 people didn't like it. I must admit, however, that my wife once sold one of my "paintings" in a yard sale after she refused to allow me to hang it in our house. It was pretty bad, I must admit!
Krutsinger Avatar
June 3, 2021 at 2:03 AM
My girlfriend bragged to us all the way to art class about how much she loved her painting. On the way home she threw it in the trash because the jurying panel would not accept it in the art show. I was horrified!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 4:25 AM
Agree with you!
Krutsinger Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 8:03 AM
I like to not compare my poems even to each other.
Logan Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 4:10 AM
There are always those whose ego wants to cry out, "Mine is better." A lesson in humbleness is in order. Good point, Caren.
Krutsinger Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 8:03 AM
Thank you Jenna
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