Connie Gildersleeve | + Follow Poet |
Free verse | + Fav Poem | Comment | Email | Print |

My Great Madness

My artistic temperament 
between great madness and art
is a creative necessity
Of emotional highs and lows.

My pen is mightier than the sword
And so I release my great madness of my muse.



'The pen is mightier than the sword' was coined in 1839 by Edward Bulwer-Lyton for the play, Conspiracy.

Copyright © Connie Gildersleeve | Year Posted 2013

Please Login to post a comment

Donna Jones Date: 3/9/2013 4:14:00 PM Connie a wonderful write..I liked it a lot. As for below comment, it is simply amazing the poetry inspired from the bible..I recognize much as I read books and even songs. A great example to follow I'd say. Login to Reply Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/10/2013 7:21:00 AM Thank you Donna for your wonderful comment. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/9/2013 1:43:00 PM You do it your way ....... and you are amazing Connie! - Have a lovely weekend. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/9/2013 1:47:00 PM Thank you Anne for your comment much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie

Russell Sivey Date: 3/9/2013 1:25:00 PM My poetry will bring me out of my craziness that I am in! I could create something real, or something imaginary, its all up to my creative side! Like you I feel it's coming somewhere between art and madness, I know exactly how you feel with that one! And there is always some sort of emotion within our poetry that we all write! I feel that some of us think there isn't much within our poems, but there is always some! You have written a spectacular piece Connie, Great Work!! Login to Reply Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/9/2013 1:45:00 PM Thank you Andrea for your much appreciated comment. Oxyorone- Can you have great madness? Warm Smiles, Connie Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/9/2013 1:42:00 PM Thank you Russell for your much appreciated comment. An oxymoron-Can you have great madness? Warm Smiles, Connie

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/9/2013 11:03:00 AM hey, I really like the succinct way you told about your writing madness. Love it. Login to Reply Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/9/2013 1:49:00 PM Thank you for your much appreciated comment. Oxymoron- Can you have great madness? Warm Smiles, Connie

Debra Squyres Date: 3/9/2013 9:34:00 AM Makes for great poetry..these highs and lows. Well said !! Login to Reply Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/9/2013 1:52:00 PM Debra thank you for your comment. Oxymoron- Can you have great madness?

Joseph May Date: 3/9/2013 8:51:00 AM nice write Connie...our poems sometimes reflect our emotional state.... Login to Reply Connie Gildersleeve Date: 3/9/2013 1:54:00 PM Thank you Joseph for commenting. Oxymoron- Can you have great madness? Warm Smiles, Connie