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So Long As the Poet Amuses Them All

Poetry is breathing out
graces of the heart; 
for unlike other writing,
such exhalation 
transcends words:
whether scented with sulfur
or mint de jour 
poetry is the soul’s lure
dangling immortality--

We are tempted to the brink;
whether dreadful fall
or bottomless sink
next step is uncontrollable:
rhyme with time
or proses with glows,
the shell broken
serpents and birds alike
released—poetry a feast
of both our demons 
and saints--

So...with pen and pad
we come to the table;
some fable some truth
with manic greed
we plate all obsessions
imbibe the fatal drink;
not a writer dare blink--
both God and the Devil
transfixed, they are watching,
prolonging to eternal
some final call--
so long as the poet
amuses them all….

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 7/15/2018 10:45:00 PM

Yes Joe … poetry comes in unlimited forms and topics, so there is always something for everyone - thank you Joe - Lindsay

Joe Dimino
Date: 7/21/2018 8:16:00 AM

As many as there are people, there are treasures of poems to be penned. Thank you, Lindsay. Have a beautiful day!

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 4/12/2018 2:35:00 AM

I think a psychologist would have a field day in this joint...but who am I to speak. Ah, God and Beelzebub. Great poem here Joe, I hope I do not go to hell for saying any of this. I have added this one to my favourites.

Joe Dimino
Date: 4/12/2018 7:40:00 AM

I think hell is for those who wish it upon others. I doubt that you would do that to anyone, certainly not for an eternity. We all see through a veil of sorts, and can only separate ourselves from good by way of consciousness--but good is the fabric of all being. I know, I have also met some characters that would seem to disprove that....

Becca Teagan

Date: 4/9/2018 9:52:00 AM

"poetry a feast of both our demons and saints" I like that line. I think there is a lot of truth in this poem.

Joe Dimino
Date: 4/9/2018 11:41:00 PM

Hi Becca; thank you so much. I guess, one could dwell endlessly on the psychology of writing. For sure, once you firmly have it, no shaking the bug:)