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The breath of life that woke the dead and calmed the raging sea / still breathes and fills the lungs of faith – it reaches even me. (from the poem "The Darkness of the Deep") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
I sometimes walk with head held high / a prideful, unrepentant guy - while you live humble as the silent b / in subtlety. (from the poem "Soliloquy to My Future Self") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
nine muses sip their own fickle wine / come, dance under my oak tree once more / I want to dream in color again. (from the poem "Going on Nine Months") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
There is a firmament within your heart / of stars as yet unnamed. They shine their light / upon each path your future holds. So start / by seeking out those stars when comes the night. (from the poem "Imagination") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
all of life is a poem - as we rearrange its lines / to find rhyme in mayhem / beauty in chaos / reason in ambiguity / hope in a dungeon. (from the poem "All of Life Is a Poem") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
We are defined by how our minutes rhyme. (from the poem "Time") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
We are defined by wars our hearts have fought. (from the poem "Time") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
Time - it can't be owned, it only can be spent (from the poem "Time") Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
We are apples growing on our parent's tree, planted by our grandparents from the apples of our great-grandparents. Go to Quote / Comment | by John Watt
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Hi, I'm John Watt and I live in California, USA. My biography is perhaps best summarized by three bio poems I created for Poetry Soup contests:
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_same_coin_1234779
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/bio_modified_-_introverted_encourager_1240827
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_am_1248324
If you'd like to get to know me from my writings, here are 2 or 3 of my favorites in each of the writing categories I most enjoy:
Faith poems: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/to_you_alone_1241976
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/chrysalis_1243141
Nature poems: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/artistry_and_grandeur_1211573
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/she_cannot_be_rushed_791917
Love poems: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/sinuous_melody_1232530
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/a_strange_galaxy_1233383
Sonnets: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/my_cassiopeia_1238229
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/to_my_high_school_math_teacher_1236191
Lighthearted: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_want_but_dont_need_1236871
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/in_the_moment_1223810
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/3_cheers_for_the_gear_791918
Writing about writing: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/write_me_1211581
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/drumbeat_of_the_muses_1218782
For Loved Ones: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/this_teacher_1211572
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/winters_antidote_792408
Autobiographical: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/a_piece_of_winter_794945
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/my_spirit_animal_is_a_zoo_1211580
Many thanks to all you Soup poets who write with such dazzling talent, inspiring others to do the same, and all you who leave such uplifting comments. Happy writing! ~ John