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Great Poetry

How does one define great poetry? The best rhyme in time? A musical phrase that stays, reverberates within the catacombs of a Devotee's celestial sign, lubricating his every thought as a priest's wine, sipping while he prays, saturating his blood with the effervescence of an all loving, redeeming deity; who knows well His creation's need for affirmation, the urge to write; so invented He, neat words in sympathy to both inspire and delight – Or is great poetry more antithetical?~ no conscious effort to unseal, for never prescriptively hermetical – a sacrilege if sanitized like something contrived for medically medical; enters the lull like a masked virus in the night, awakening soundly sleeping hands to their inherent flight~ a light clicked on to feverishly, tappingly, divinely compose; such all powerful driving might, pouring out of every orifice I suppose: from one's mind, eyes, lips, punctuating backside and imperfect often grossly ventilating nose....

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Date: 9/28/2022 9:45:00 AM
Oh my.' questions, decisions thoughts Incogruity's of reality, can be pushed out Onto a very ocean of susceptibility, or Trapped in a cove of rovers, with a thousand Takes on the insanity of dis-reason as a Filip to these seasons.'
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/28/2022 9:48:00 AM
Love it, Joe! You need to publish your comment as a Free Verse Poem. Blessings my friend!
Date: 9/24/2022 5:58:00 AM
I prefer the former but I read a lot of the latter. LOL. Some of mine is the latter as well of which I am not so proud. LOL..Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/24/2022 10:13:00 AM
Thank you so much Sara, for taking precious time to comment. I think writers have this in common~ singular while alike in spirit. Blessings!
Date: 9/23/2022 12:20:00 PM
Hi Prince… I bet people here all have strong feelings on what great poetry is. I remain an agnostic on the matter, as I have not read enough of the best poets nor poetry. Your mind really is bright, like the stars. This piece makes us pause and question. Hugs, Pangie xx
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/24/2022 3:57:00 AM
I guess, poetry can be anything...like art nowadays, throw enough against a wall and see what.... But I like also realize, that poets yet respond like Shakespeare, with higher purpose and depth-of-love. I have certainly read many beautiful works here on Soup. Blessings my friend. Thank you for your loyal following.
Date: 9/22/2022 8:24:00 PM
Joe, your amazing poem not only asks a great question, but also offers a lot of excellent possible answers. I enjoyed this gem. Thank you for sharing, Evelyn :)
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Evelyn Judy Buehler
Date: 9/24/2022 11:57:00 AM
We've all made writing attempts which we later rejected, and they ended up in the waste basket. But I definitely do see blossoms in this one, and I'm so glad you posted it. :)
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/24/2022 4:01:00 AM
Thank you Evelyn, for seeing a few blossoms in this patch of weeds. I read it over and over, till finally saying, there is something here worth publishing, and spared the work the waste basket, the fate of many of my writes. Blessings my friend.
Date: 9/22/2022 7:03:00 PM
Wow. What an awesome description. My own thoughts are quite plain...
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/24/2022 4:04:00 AM
Direct and thus perfect. Thank you, Gershon. As you say, why hide your blossoms as so many of us do -- flash, glitter, unending complexity is not always good. Blessings my friend.
Date: 9/22/2022 11:36:00 AM
Hello Joe Mino, I wouold say this is great poetry. A song is poetry with music added on. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 9/22/2022 4:07:00 PM
Hello Joe DiMino, Yes poetry is for the eyes of the beholder. You are welcome. Enjoy your evening my friend
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/22/2022 11:44:00 AM
Thank you, Darlene; I agree, poetry is in the eyes, ears of the beholder. Thank you so much for commenting. Blessings my friend!

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