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I started writing in prep school, and was one of the only students to ever win the Payson-Bird Prize, (for Excellence in English Composition), as a freshman. The professor who gave me the award was an alumni of both Cambride and Oxford, and while I never took his encouragement seriously, he nonetheless saw something special in me at that young age. I wish I had listened to him more intently, but I had too many other interests, (music and girls the most pressing), and I didn't start writing again "seriously" until the Fall of 2016, and joined The Soup in December of that year.

Since then I have enjoyed this community and grown a great deal as a writer, and more importantly, made a number of wonderful friends, for who I am truly thankful. I have been to many other similar sites, but found this one to be the best for me. I try very hard to create original metaphor and fresh, unusual imagery, but do so in ways that make SENSE. I find poems that are stuffed full of "big" or fancy words for the sake of sounding articulate or "deep", to be of little import and interest, but unusual words used in creative and unique ways can be a bonus to good writing, (most intelligent people know the difference).

In contrast, using simple words in unusual ways can be equally as beautiful and unique, and there is an art to that style of application as well, and for those reasons words themselves are fascinating to me. I believe I have been given a gift that enables me to put those words together in ways that elicit emotion, but that the creative intuition and acumen that transforms those elements into beauty and poetic excellence, is something that comes from withOUT - that we are all just tools for a higher power, and that staying in tune with that energy is critical to creativity.

I hope you'll take a moment to read some of my poems, and please leave a comment, if you would be so kind. Blessings!

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Not So, the Gifted Few

Blog Posted:4/7/2018 2:20:00 AM

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"Oh, you're SO talented - so gifted!"

Do you ever hear that phrase or something similar? How do you answer? I always try to say, "Thank you - so are YOU!", and pray it leads to the following discussion. I think we "artistic" types sometimes feel ourselves of rarefied air, and while we writers DO have a talent with words, that just makes us poets, and not an elite class. Yes, poetry is a rare talent, (one I'll never perfect), but talent is not rare ...

EVERYone is gifted - EVERYone has talent and exceptional abilities, but everyone is DIFFERENT, and sometimes those talents and abilities are not as readily visible, or even as tangible, as they are for others. YOU are talented and gifted, (perhaps in ways you've yet to discern), whether you realize it or not, and if you don't, it's still waiting for you to discover it ...

Or maybe you have multiple gifts but haven't found one that inspires you. Just because that gift may not be considered "artistic" or "creative", doesn't mean it's any less noteworthy or important, any less substantive or integral, or any less of a gift, especially when it comes to the contributions you can make to humanity, or the blessing you can be to others by way of your talents ...

FINDING those gifts is not always an easy task, as there are many things that we pursue simply because we love them, (things that we may not have an inclination toward or talent for), and many things we may have a talent for that are simply not a part of our lives, or are not placed in our paths, due to circumstances or timing. Einstein said this, quite correctly:

"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

FIND your gift and develop it, whatEVER it may be, and never think that it's not as wonderful or important as anyone else's, simply because you can't frame it and hang it on the wall, or put a cover on it for publishing, or perform it on stage, or win the Nobel Peace Prize with it. Enjoy it and share it with the world, be proud of it and find joy within it, (and always stay humble). Maybe you're a fish, and trees are just not your thing ...

So ... SWIM!!

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Carrie
Richards

Date: 4/12/2018 10:29:00 AM

Your last couple of sentences are so important.....yes we are all different, and each person may have a talent that contributes something wonderful to humanity (we hope)..., but staying humble is often the key to standing out above the crowd . I love this blog :) !! Wise words !

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/14/2018 11:06:00 PM

Thank you SO much, Carrie, and you are so correct ... arrogance is a major turn off, and good work will always speak for itself. Blessings and thank you for the comment, my friend! :-) <3

Wayne
Kingston

Date: 4/11/2018 7:51:00 PM

Einstein quote: priceless. Great Blog. Perhaps if we saw a spectrum of gifts and track their impact across humanity, we'd better accept how these essential talents are distributed and take what we've been blessed with and offer ours freely for the common benefit. Then all would likely discover their inherent contribution vehicle and seek only to serve one another. A return to a Garden so to speak. :-)))

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 10:55:00 PM

Very well-said, Wayne, and a profound insight that we would all benefit from ... it would certainly serve to offer humanity a more nurturing and creativity-inspiring environment. Return to the garden, indeed!

Connie
Marcum Wong

Date: 4/11/2018 6:48:00 PM

Finding out the gifts you have to offer humanity takes some a lifetime and I agree with all you have said Greg. Wonderful advice!

Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 4/11/2018 11:20:00 PM

For sure Greg. Look at Grandma Moses who began painting at age 78. : )

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 10:53:00 PM

Indeed it does, Connie - I didn't start with poetry until about two years ago, and even that wasn't "seriously" ... it's never too late, my friend, for new discoveries as well! :-) <3

Daniel
Turner

Date: 4/10/2018 12:27:00 AM

Talent doesn't always mean success. Everyone has talent but not everyone has the perseverance to succeed.

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:37:00 AM

Andrea - I am quite sure some of those people have not discovered their true gifts yet, sadly ... some people WANT to be great singers, and just don't have the correct gift. Ouch! :-) <3

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:35:00 AM

Absolutely - well-said, and I completely agree, my good friend!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 4/10/2018 5:40:00 PM

and not all those with perseverance succeed, especially on American Idol!

July
Morning

Date: 4/7/2018 6:05:00 PM

I'm in agreement also. Everyone has something to contribute, if they choose to. Sadly many squander their talents by pursuing a life of crime or illicit drug use.

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:35:00 AM

Indeed, talents and gifts only bloom when they are recognized, appreciated and put to good use ... and they can certainly be MIS-applied, as well. Blessings, friend! :-)

FJ
Thomas

Date: 4/7/2018 2:40:00 PM

:) ....a very true and introspective perspective Greg. Enjoyed this greatly.

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:33:00 AM

Thank you so much, FJ, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, my friend! Blessings! :-)

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/7/2018 10:39:00 AM

An inspiring blog, Greg!! Many here with MANY gifts!!

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:32:00 AM

You are so right, Andrea ... indeed! <3

Frederic
Parker

Date: 4/7/2018 9:44:00 AM

sometimes learning is the ability to allow yourself to fail with everyone watching

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:32:00 AM

Absolutely, my friend, and very well-stated ... nothing good comes without sacrifice, and that sacrifice can be painful. Blessings, Frederic!

FJ Thomas
Date: 4/7/2018 2:38:00 PM

Wisdom in a kind man's words :)

John
lawless

Date: 4/7/2018 9:12:00 AM

...said the momma fishy, swim if you can and they swam, swam, swam, right over the dam.....

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:31:00 AM

You must be of similar era, John - that was popular in scout trips back in the day. Blessings, my friend! :-)

Keith
Trestrail

Date: 4/7/2018 8:28:00 AM

Smart fishes spend more time in schools! I entirely agree with your blog, Greg.

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:30:00 AM

Ha! Indeed you are correct, my friend ... blessings, Keith!

Becca
Teagan

Date: 4/7/2018 7:58:00 AM

I don't think it could have been said any better than this. Very encouraging blog, Greg.

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:29:00 AM

Thank you so much, Becca - blessings, Friend! :-) <3

Maureen
McGreavy

Date: 4/7/2018 7:41:00 AM

Wonderful blog Greg! I'm finding myself right now in middle age discovering I have such a gift (not writing), your words a timely gift. I love the quote. My toe is in the water, getting ready to dive in... <3

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:29:00 AM

Yes - dive deep, my friend ... and swim with joyous abandon! :-) <3

Brian
Strand

Date: 4/7/2018 4:31:00 AM

As Ephesians 2:10 has it Greg,'we are His 'workmanship' (poiema ((work of art))....Education ..is or better yet..should be how we discover our god-given giftings in all manner of areas of life.I am thankful I found mine,even if a little late in my life.

Gregory R Barden
Date: 4/11/2018 12:28:00 AM

Well-said, my friend ... well-said, indeed!

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
9/20/2018	Nature, Human	Free verse	metaphor,nature,passion,r
9/20/2018	Hallows Spooky Night	Enclosed Rhyme	adventure,halloween,horro
9/19/2018	Mended With Gold	Free verse	analogy,appreciation,beau
9/18/2018	Hope S Gaughan	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,
9/18/2018	RIP M T Pocquettes	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,
9/18/2018	Here Lies Festus Sleape	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,
9/18/2018	D S Gruntled RIP	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,
9/18/2018	RIP Nephyr E Nuff	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,
9/18/2018	Here Lies Laise E Brother	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,
9/18/2018	Tom E Aiken	Epitaph	death,eulogy,humorous,lig
9/17/2018	If But One	Free verse	desire,kiss,metaphor,pass
9/16/2018	Missing Muzzles	Light Verse	fun,light,word play,words
9/16/2018	Silhouettes In Moonlight	Dramatic Monologue	adventure,fantasy,fear,
9/15/2018	RTB	Rhyme	appreciation,dad,father,l
9/14/2018	Ache Of Autumn	Haiku	autumn,beauty,metaphor,na
9/13/2018	Falling Like Leaves, Again	Acrostic	autumn,memory,romance,sou
9/12/2018	Freedom, Feigned	Alliteration	freedom,introspection,tru
9/11/2018	A Salt's Serenade	Terza Rima	age,happiness,nature,ocea
9/9/2018	Mountain Mistress	Free verse	adventure,age,fantasy,far
9/9/2018	Heaven, The Shortest Journey	Free verse	appreciation,faith,god,ha
9/8/2018	Apogee	Free verse	body,love,metaphor,passio
9/7/2018	Proverbial Monoku	Monoku	metaphor,spoken word,wisd
9/7/2018	haiku 4PG	Haiku	autumn,color,metaphor,nat
9/7/2018	Realm of Wonder	Free verse	analogy,dream,inspiration
9/5/2018	Wiping Swiping	Limerick	animal,bird,humorous,ligh
9/3/2018	Going My Way	Free verse	analogy,appreciation,jour
9/3/2018	Ladybug	Personification	analogy,insect,metaphor,
9/2/2018	Loser, Let Go	Free verse	analogy,fate,father,life,
9/1/2018	The Horcrux Cave	Sonnet	fantasy,film,magic,myster
8/29/2018	Red Ink	Rhyme	hurt,metaphor,words,writi
8/26/2018	Ooh That Hurt	Rhyme	love hurts,pain,passion,s
8/26/2018	Two Fine Fools	Rhyme	break up,love hurts,wisdo
8/25/2018	My Country 'Tis of Thee	Free verse	america,appreciation,patr
8/25/2018	Dead Man Dancing	Rictameter	analogy,dance,horror,how
8/25/2018	Reasoning Seasoning	Couplet	appreciation,summer,time,
8/24/2018	My Melodious Muse	Concrete	analogy,inspiration,love,
8/24/2018	A Reverse Lullaby To the Stars	Rhyme	fantasy,Lullaby,moon,star
8/24/2018	Sour Grapes	Sonnet	analogy,anger,heartbreak,
8/23/2018	The GOAT	Limerick	celebrity,football,humoro
8/22/2018	To Lose Your Muse	Free verse	anger,feelings,poetry,wis
8/21/2018	Take Me To Your Leader	Rhyme	fantasy,humorous,science
8/21/2018	Kintsugi	Free verse	appreciation,heartbreak,i
8/20/2018	A Quest, Maniacal	Free verse	analogy,dark,introspectio
8/17/2018	Eye Love, You	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,muse,
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8/13/2018	Canis Lupus	Free verse	animal,loss,nature,
8/13/2018	A Moon's Madness	Free verse	dark,fantasy,moon,passion
8/13/2018	Life's Sweetest Fruit, Hangs Withered on the Vine	Free verse	life,loneliness,love,meta
8/11/2018	My Five Senses	Free verse	analogy,appreciation,beau
8/10/2018	NEVER Just A Cat	Free verse	animal,appreciation,cat,l
8/10/2018	Sweet Summer Breeze	Lyric	love,passion,summer,
8/10/2018	Intent	Free verse	analogy,appreciation,life
8/9/2018	Kimo Therapy	Kimo	brother,love,
8/8/2018	Juliet, Jilted	Limerick	humorous,light,satire,
8/7/2018	What Love Is	Acrostic	appreciation,love,wisdom,
8/6/2018	A Walk In Solitude	Rispetto	age,analogy,heartbreak,lo
8/4/2018	Breath To Breath	Sonnet	analogy,lost love,metapho
8/4/2018	Sola Veritate	Free verse	spiritual,truth,wisdom,
8/3/2018	What He Gets For Empty Nets	Limerick	adventure,funny,humorous,
8/1/2018	Black Swan	Free verse	analogy,dance,dark,love,m
7/31/2018	Brother, Mine	Rhyme	appreciation,brother,fami
7/30/2018	Such Does Exist	Dramatic Monologue	analogy,appreciation,beau
7/29/2018	Racey Spacey	Clerihew	celebrity,corruption,powe
7/26/2018	Untouchable II	Rhyme	analogy,poverty,prejudice
7/25/2018	Fallen Down	Rhyme	beauty,desire,love,lust,p
7/25/2018	Ocean Elegy	Haiku	bereavement,bird,nature,s
7/25/2018	Sleepwalking	Sonnet	dream,fantasy,memory,reme
7/24/2018	This Moment	Free verse	appreciation,life,time,wi
7/24/2018	Delicate Dusk	Sonnet	appreciation,beauty,color
7/22/2018	Ghost	Free verse	introspection,loneliness,
7/22/2018	Untouchable	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,human
7/19/2018	You - Still	Free verse	memory,passion,soulmate,t
7/17/2018	Queequeg - White Water	Free verse	adventure,fishing,history
7/16/2018	Waking's Weep	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,longi
7/15/2018	From First Ball to World Cup	Free verse	childhood,football,soccer
7/15/2018	A Bleeding Hush	Tanka	betrayal,longing,love,met
7/14/2018	Juneteenth	Acrostic	appreciation,freedom,huma
7/14/2018	Juneteenth - not for contest	Couplet	appreciation,community,hu
7/14/2018	A Breath, Bewitched	Free verse	analogy,appreciation,love
7/13/2018	A Dance, Delightful	Free verse	appreciation,joy,nature,o
7/11/2018	Vagabond	Free verse	analogy,beauty,passion,se
7/10/2018	In Absentia Stellas	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,fanta
7/9/2018	Sleep's Mercy	Free verse	dream,fear,sleep,
7/7/2018	Little Things	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,desir
7/6/2018	Sad, Sweet Slumber	Free verse	dream,lost love,memory,ro
7/4/2018	Missing Muse	Rhyme	analogy,muse,poetry,writi
7/1/2018	A Pound's A Pound - Migraine	Rhyme	health,pain,stress,
6/30/2018	Uniquely Soundless	Free verse	introspection,
6/30/2018	Brain Un-Freeze - 13	Free verse	analogy,beauty,body,metap
6/29/2018	The Equalizer, Love	Rhyme	change,humanity,love,peac
6/28/2018	Edge of a Whisper	Sonnet	break up,goodbye,heartbre
6/27/2018	I Am But A Mortal Craving Your Existence	Rhyme	angel,fantasy,introspecti
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6/24/2018	Wonderfully Wet	Rhyme	beach,passion,rain,romanc
6/24/2018	Harp's Reverie - Angel in the Rain	Quatrain	angel,metaphor,music,rain
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6/22/2018	Ventriloquist	Rhyme	analogy,heartbreak,love h
6/19/2018	Sunup Seraph	Rhyme	appreciation,beauty,love,
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6/15/2018	A Burning Bleed	Free verse	desire,love,love hurts,pa

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
A Midsummer Night's Beach	Free verse	beauty,color,creation,sea
Valentine May My Love Say	Dizain	desire,devotion,love,roma
Highveld Storm	Rhyme	break up,longing,
The World Around US	Rhyme	earth,environment,war,
The Ride	Iambic Pentameter	imagination,memory,sad,
Never Shame a Woman	Quatrain	passion,women,
Life or Death Tweet	Prose	birth,death,
Cry For Wind	Quatrain	analogy,animal,beautiful,
Love of Nature	Couplet	nature,
AURORA AT DAWN	Rhyme	beauty,inspirational,morn
My Big Fat Gypsy Poem	Rhyme	humor,marriage,wedding,
A Prince for Roseanne	Rhyme	fantasy,
Picture Perfect	Rhyme	america,corruption,deep,p
It don't really matter	Rhyme	fun,humor,love,
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - EMOTIVE WRITE	Rhyme	abuse,bullying,house,lone
Broken Soldiers	Rhyme	age,humanity,soldier,
I DANCE	Prose Poetry	abuse,dance,music,pain,
Love will come to you	Lyric	introspection,longing,lov
Violin	Free verse	lonely,muse,romance,roman
Gutter Pavement Runway Flight	Free verse	addiction,appreciation,da
The Potter and the clay	Narrative	change,character,conflict
Worlds Of Ice	Free verse	dream,love,memory,sleep,w
May Showers Contest	Haiku	nature,rain,
Time Lost In The Current	Verse	emotions,fear,ocean,
Yet not broken by the blues	Free verse	anti bullying,holocaust,m
Lost Childhood -Part 4-	Rhyme	abuse,child,child abuse,c
Freedom Is Written In Stars And Moon	Free verse	abuse,change,dark,freedom
Diamonds From The Sky	Blank verse	beautiful,beauty,desire,e
Starshine and silhouettes	Rhyme	beauty,dance,desire,image
Hollow man	Rhyme	happiness,introspection,i
From glory to dust-2	Acrostic	angst,confusion,corruptio
Rainless Clouds	Pantoum	blue,sad,
Landscape - Beach Scene	Quatrain	art,
What Poetry Is	Free verse	imagery,poetry,words,
A Candid Rainscape	Free verse	flower,imagery,nature,rai
White Rainbows	Imagism	color,garden,imagery,
Amethyst Fate	Ottava rima	flower,imagery,metaphor,
Love Lies Bleeding	Rispetto	flower,metaphor,
TOUCH -Sharon's Acrostic contest	Acrostic	spiritual,
my solitary wandering	Free verse	memory,solitude,
MAWU AMONGST STARS	Sonnet	beauty,magic,memory,
Real Men Wear Pink	Rhyme	character,funny,humor,per
POETS	Rhyme	appreciation,encouraging,
Sea of Love	Rhyme	love,love hurts,sea,
Collateral damage	Dramatic monologue	character,courage,freedom
The Pearl	Free verse	beauty,blue,love,moon,nig
Morning Cues	Verse	beautiful,
Words-The Heart of Imagination	Free verse	universe,words,
He Has My Heart	Verse	art,longing,lust,passion,
July	Free verse	summer,
Transition to Death - Part I	Free verse	absence,anger,dark,death,
as cold sudden rain	Haiku	love,nature,
In Silence	Personification	autumn,death,
O, the murmuring waves --	Verse	spiritual,
A Kiss Remembered	Rhyme	love,
For the Fisher King on His Golden Jubilee	Sonnet	birthday,friend,
NEVER TO BE MINE	Free verse	grief,i miss you,memorial
Snow Falling	Personification	beauty,winter,
Realization	Sonnet	life,
You Echo, Silent Still	Free verse	lost love,
DESPICABLE	Free verse	abuse,evil,girl,
The Stars and Beyond	Sestina	space,stars,
For the Love of Poetry	Blank verse	poetry,poets,words,
Rape	Free verse	abuse,
ulan at sinag ng araw: pagmumuni ng isang tulirong isip	Free verse	angst,feelings,introspect
Chasing the man in the moon	Free verse	absence,childhood,father
Miss Allegheny Mountain	Monorhyme	imagery,mountains,nature,
Mister Joe Jangles	Free verse	poetry,poets,
I am Every Woman	Bio	beauty,deep,emotions,enco
GOODBYE, MY LOVE	Verse	death,goodbye,
LAKE'S MUSIC	Free verse	peace,river,song,
Moonlight tango	Dramatic monologue	dance,desire,men,moon,rom
Shadow	Free verse	lost love,
If I Let My Mind Meander	Free verse	lost love,metaphor,
What Might Have Been	Verse	lost love,
Late Summer Nights Dream at the Cat in the Hat	Couplet	imagination,nonsense,
46	Free verse	bereavement,brother,love,
INDIAN PIPE	Blank verse	death,nature,
Collecting teardrops	Free verse	friendship,lost,
Under the Stars	Verse	autumn,poetry,romance,sta
Be Yourself	Free verse	confusion,courage,emotion
HIS EVENING'S MYSTERY	Lyric	love,mystery,
As I Journey East	Free verse	beauty,journey,
a night of passion	Couplet	happiness,lust,passion,ro
As the Year Matures	Monorhyme	june,
When I No Longer Love You	Romanticism	love,romance,
Fated Hell	Monorhyme	death,destiny,evil,
Love's Eternal Death	Sonnet	emotions,lost love,
One Last Time	Free verse	lost love,
Prisoner Of Words	Free verse	metaphor,poetry,words,
Laws Of Attraction	Free verse	abuse,addiction,forgivene
When Her Roses Bloom	Romanticism	lost love,rose,
Crystal Blue Waters	Rhyme	nature,
Poetry	Rhyme	art,meaningful,poetry,poe
Nestled Under Your Wings	Free verse	imagery,inspirational,upl
A Chorus Sang Its Last Concerto	Elegy	beach,emotions,
Dance of the Firebird	Free verse	beautiful,dance,sensual,
AUTUMN ROYAL	Rhyme royal	autumn,sad,
Snow Birds Softly Sing	Verse	beautiful,bird,dance,dece
Midnight Romance	Sonnet	desire,dream,imagery,long

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