Anil Deo Poet Quatrain

When

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When you have used up nerve, muscle, sinew
To be all you dreamed for others and for you
Then the soul alone can make you move at all
That is how U write like Rumi, Emily, Hawthorne

II
When death and evil seem greater than good
When darkness seems omnipresent, not God
Then Scripture within extracts - in pain - a Word
That stirs in U all U took on earth for living bread

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Michelle Faulkner April 9, 2022 at 11:07 AM When I am in the funk of writer's block, I like to read some of my favorites, such as Millay, Dorothy Parker, Robert Frost, and I find inspiration there~

Valsa George April 8, 2022 at 9:03 AM Yes, it is not easy to become a great poet. To write like Rumi, Emily or Hawthorne, one has to use up every nerve , sinew and muscle Anil Deo April 8, 2022 at 9:09 AM Or Tagore! You are right my Sister, thanx ever so much. Enjoy your weekend. Don't forget: 2 poems a day from Tagore's compatriots.