I just wondered (lonely as a daffodil) if anyone liked poetry enough to write any?

There are so many naff poems in greetings cards that surely there are real poets out there somewhere who could add their valuable contributions. This is not for commercial gain as I am not in that business. Well I'm not in any business for that matter if it makes you feel any better!

I just wondered (lonely as a daffodil) if anyone liked poetry enough to write any?
Collecting an Errant Thought.





A person once asked himself, "Am I ambivalent?


His answer? "Well, yes and no..."


I decided to ask myself, "Is this too my sentiment?"


Well, maybe not and maybe so...


Was this answer right or wrong?


I'm shaking my head 'yes' and nodding it 'no'.


My opinion of whether I am or not changes consistently.


Because of it I have a headache ( THIS BIG )


Literally.





But a thought you see is not a thing, but a thing you cannot see.


You can understand that figuratively...





While scratching my crotch reflectively,


it suddenly occurs to me:


This irritating thought has an air of great stupidity.


But I'm sure that it could be surpassed-


By discussing the relative merits of abstinence and sobriety


with a lecherous lush,


who would only stare aghast-


Bearing testament to my success-


As a failure- a moderate achievement at best.





If succeeding as one is the test,


It might give me cause to boast.


If doing so didn't violate the rule I follow most:





Nothing in excess-


Including moderation...





Which leads me to another thought,


A thought I've thought about a lot:





Trying is the first step towards failure and once you realize it,


You'll see that if at first you don't succeed,


Before you fail at it concede,


And quit.
Reply:I will tell you what you need to do,


write one yourself mindymoo!!
Reply:A poet's not a person who knows it,


They're folk just like me and you,


The rhyme and the rhythm just do it,


and the poetry just flows out too!





I often have written some verses


A poem to show how I feel,


I got lost and said a few curses


But the words that I wrote were all real.





So if you are not called a poet,


And feel that you're wanting a try,


Give it a blast and you'll know it


You'll feel that you can touch the sky.
Reply:I write poetry and have been published a few times I belong to several web groups also
Reply:Dear Mindy My father is 95 and his occupation is poet. He has recently had his first book published called "Requien for a Typewriter." He spends all day writing poems and editing them. He is blind and deaf and has been writing for 30 years. He has been in hospital recently and we put under occupation - poet. So the answer to your query is yes some people do like it enough to just do it. All the best Shula
Reply:I write poetry and have been since I was 8 years old. I have even had some of my poems published.
Reply:Poets exist. Believe it. They just believe they're much better than the world, so they don't show up much. But they are around.
Reply:Uh... I don't really care what bussiness you are in or whether you are in any...





I like poetry. I write poetry. I totally and completely rock with my poetic yet imaginary electric guitar!
Reply:who exactly is a poet? someone who writes and makes money from it, or someone who writes just for fun because i do write sometime when i really do feel someone, so im i a poet? but anyways i like poetry....
Reply:yeah i love poetry but most of what i write is very very dark and gloomy which is a complete oppistie of who i am


that most ppl dont belive me


but


i am a peot


and i actully did know it





and i would put it down as a hobbie though
Reply:i'm a poet.....does that answer the question?? i'm not really sure what the question is =/.........just are there any real poets........lol
Reply:I think you have to see the messages in greeting cards as a certain genre of poetry... perhaps a subgenre... I mean, yes, the rhymes are naff and predictable, but they are also satisfying and easily accessible to a lot of people, maybe people who don't want a lot of artistry in the card, just somethng that'll say the necessary message. It rhymes, and it's safe.





I reckon there may be a gap in the market for high poetry cards though. I can imagine certain sections of the middle class really going for it... but you know, I don't know if I can write anything right now which would suit such a card. It'd come out twee, probably sounding a bit worse than the rhymes we normally find in cards already. I want to try, but I won't now... maybe later...


maybe now. No, definitely later, it's not working...





Incidentally, I have another good card suggestion. The Zen Card! It's pure white apart from the message 'happy' written in the centre of the page inside. You don't sign it, you write who it's for, that's just understood from the context :) Easy to make too...
Reply:uhh yea im 15 and ive won 9 awards, and been in 4 books for the poetry.com thing. it doesnt have to be all emo-ish or anything, it can be happy, and u dont have to make it really rhyming, it could be like a story. chat with me if u wanna see some stuff.

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