Poet In Search of Poem

Dear Budding Poet, Modern poetry to me is the reflection of the chaos and declining intolerance of modern times. It expresses the pent-up emotions writhing in complexity trying to embrace our beautiful lives. I know you’re a budding poet pining to express yourself and aspiring to make a mark. My advice to you would be to listen to your heart and transcribe in your own way what it says. It’ll become a poem because your heart is the window on the world through which you perceive the human values taking intricate shapes, yarns of emotions weaving tapestry of joy and grief, and the beauty of life designing ecstasy in your mind. Don't ever close this window. You look out at the pristine nature and absorb the elegance it frames. You would reach the realm of exaltation when your mind would swim on imagination. Let it flow in its own course meandering through the landscape of your times. Wake up the muse in you and let it float. You’ll then find formless blocks of words appear as imagery. You need to use your pen to sculpt from these the piece of art, your poetry. Poetry in my life is like a perennial fountain drenching my parched mind, drowning my sorrow, draining my tears and satiating me with joy of creation. My favorite themes : nature, love, emotions, fantasy, introspection, desire, dream. My favorite reference sources : www. howmanysyllables.com, Cliché Finder, Thesaurus, www.rhymezone.com. Titles of my favorite poems I’ve written (in order of preference) : Atmospheric Pressure, Your Lacustrine Beauty, Through The Opaque Night, Flowing Silence, As I was Walking In The Snow, Searching You, Sign of Times, Kite Flies Away From Concrete Jungle, Opening The Mind’s Petals, Embrace of Quietus. My literary background : I’m an Earth Scientist having a doctorate degree, published many scientific papers , received national awards for research. My parents who were teachers of literature infused in me the love for poetry. I started writing poetry from high school days, published 4 books of poems. Suggestion for book title : “The making of a poet”, “Poems in search of a poet”. May, 23, 2018.