I’ve been frankly amazed and somewhat relieved at how well my few attempts at poetry have been received. Thank you so much for the likes and positive feedback. It’s not something I intend to do a lot of (writing poetry) but I will be inflicting the occasional poem on you from time to time, if the inspiration hits me.
Here are a few quotes about poetry from the famous.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words – Robert Frost
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility – William Wordsworth
What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music – Soren Kierkegaard
and finally one that resonates with me…
I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right. – Maya Angelou
I have to say, I like the Maya Angelou quote best.
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So do I Liz. I think it’s the one that most of us can relate to the best. 😉
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Which, I would say, is the mark of a true poet.
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Inflict us all the time.
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