Bob Atkinson Poet Quatrain

The Critic - Art and Poetry - By Bob Atkinson

The Critic - Art and Poetry
 - by Bob Atkinson
 
'tis always easier to criticize
than is to do it yourself
although in truth the latter
contains far more fun and mirth


my point lies somewhere in between
good and bad of poetry
adjustment for the mainstream
how we absorb idealistic dreams


to see this in a different light
with crystal covers on the lens
we can, with open eyes
love writers with sharp pens

those who look beyond the fluff
and understand good meaning
divest themselves of constraints
and pursue a different dreaming

they see a world with tearfulness
not holding on to chains
which produce establishments
that grate and agitate

my desire in this arena
carries to all a simple message
don't let the future be determined
by past usage and direction

what you see is fabricated
a reality far from real
poo pooing things that matter
holds their only zeal

me, I've grown accustomed
to my meaning zipping by
heads of those who look
only at the surface side

doesn't mean I'm disheartened
to try is not hard at all
when you feel compunction
to rearrange it all

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Don Kubicki June 5, 2016 at 12:15 PM When will you stop writing third grader prose and write even one quatrain of poetry. YUCK!!

Glory Winzer August 27, 2015 at 10:37 AM This rings true. A good write.

Bob Atkinson November 13, 2014 at 11:21 PM Gabe, see "18 stoic faces" If that doesn't convince you we have to change our poe-zian approach to poetry, nothing will. Let's see - 18 emotionless people in the audience for free vs 10,000 cheering people in $200 seats, hmmm which is the better poetry in your eyes? You know what my opinion is.

Bob Atkinson October 22, 2014 at 12:53 PM Gabe, Google: Poetry Critic Gabe Shelly October 22, 2014 at 9:50 PM I didn't look at "Poetry Critic" as I already agree with you on various points. The beating you gave me over "Lady" was brutal but I re-wrote it, and I think its much better. Read it and see-- girls swoon over that stuff. However, here at the 'Soup people are mostly novices and to brow beat them is unfair as everyone needs time to grow... To be good at something you first need to be bad at it...

Gabe Shelly October 22, 2014 at 7:48 AM You should reflect upon your first verse "'tis easier to criticize"-- remember constructive criticism is much better than the negative and "Brevity is the soul of wit," said the Bard. Bob Atkinson October 22, 2014 at 9:28 PM You see Gabe, you don't become the #1 internet Poetry Critic by being nice. Plus, there's surely a need for quality control in poetry, getting rid of the likes of Poe & Ginsberg.