Where Have All the Poets Gone

Where have all the poets gone?
eight months’ time passing and counting.
Seems long time ago, as we were thrusted
and stuck in a labyrinth waiting to exhale.
 
Poets, like me, went to Poetry Open
held in book stores, book fairs, café
lounge in restaurants or room in libraries; 
where poets and poetesses got together
to read and listen to our own poems.

Sometimes we went to Open Microphone,
mixed with musicians, who played and sang
songs of different bands or groups or singers
or their own music or songs in different genres.

That was so amazing, seeing creativity
as well as artistry in motion, in action.
Poetry and Music together, beautiful!

I penned a poem “Music” and I sang the first
verse of “With A Little Help From My Friend”,
that I reworded, as introduction to my poem.
 
All these places I remember and recall.
At this time, these places are closed.
Where do we poets go now?
as the passion to write does not stop.

Now, I listen to music when I’m reaching
for my free spirit to write groovy,
funky, cool and whimsical poems.
I search for my soul when I write
deep, sensitive and soulful poems.

Poets are creative and find ways to figure
out what will inspire to write, pen, scribble
those poetic words or imagery we see.
Or what our imagination reveal or unveil
to stir up or get going to conjure a poem.

Where do we poets go at this time?
In our home, in our backyard,
in neighboring surroundings, where we see nature
for our imagination has no bounds.  


11/27/20     Silent One    Where Do We Poets Go? Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Agustin Avatar
November 30, 2020 at 1:55 AM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... so delighting and delightful, especially your last stanza: "Where do we poets go at this time? In our home, in our backyard, in neighboring surroundings, where we see nature for our imagination has no bounds." God bless you.
Evans Avatar
November 30, 2020 at 8:02 AM
Thank you and thank you for your compliments.
Andresen Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 11:57 AM
- Congratulations on your win in the: "Where do we poets go?" contest, Marilene :) - // Anne-Lise :)
Evans Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 12:13 PM
Thank you. Thank you.
One Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 8:27 AM
Yes, it seems to have stopped a lot of things... even online, not so much anymore.. Nice take on the contest.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
Evans Avatar
November 29, 2020 at 11:36 AM
Thank you very much for my placement. I appreciate it with all my heart.
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