I would run out of steam, of ideas, and then feel myself foolish for going on and on; I would lose track of my thoughts, lose the thread, lose my flow; I would have no notion of how far I should go, get lost betwixt my words, betwixt letters be left waiting, wondering- could I have versed better and am I conflating quality with wordiness, length, and, absurdly, validation from others who tend to pen poems of such length and meaning, meaning they pen genius lines, pull readers in from start to part one, to two, three, many parts more, and then(!) to penultimate penultimate stanza, penultimate stanza, and grand ultimate finale... *Whew!* this admiration's tiring... I can't do what they do!
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!
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โto part one, to two, three, many parts more, and then(!) to penultimate penultimate stanza, penultimate stanza, and grand ultimate finale… *Whew!* this admiration’s quite tiring… I can’t do what they do!โ
And finaly
Yes
I must confess.
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐
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โwondering- could I have versed better and am I conflating quality with wordiness, length, and, absurdly, validation from others who tend to pen poems of such length and meaning, meaning they pen genius lines, pull readers in from start โ
A heart with a pen
And a great teacher
Posing the right questions, which takes us on an expedition of poetic inquiry
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ you’re sweet
Thank you ๐๐
โI would have no notion of how far I should go, get lost betwixt my words, betwixt letters be left waiting,โ
Yet you hold the word
In so much ado about nothing
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐
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โI would lose track of my thoughts, lose the thread, lose my flow;โ
So did Shakespeare, Neruda
Mozart and Beethoven
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ you think so?
Absolutely ๐ฏ ๐๐
I’m sure
โI would run out of steam, of ideas, and then feel myself foolish for going on and on;โ
I am in awe of your introduction
Your brain serves you lemons
And there you go and squeeze out the juice
Making ink for your poetry
Sour or sweet
Working through the negative self talk and fear of making mistakes or looking foolish is so good your mental abd creative wellbeing
Love it.
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ thank you so much
๐๐, I delight
A lot of the time, less is better. I like your style, Davidโฆits uniquely your own. ๐
๐๐๐ป Jai ๐๐ป๐ ~ very kind, thanks
We can only be who we are. You are doing fine. (K)
๐๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป๐
Pure genius.. that’s why I look up to this guy. You’ve written about so many topics in your unique style. Awesome stuff David. Thank you. ๐ช
๐ค๐๐ป Nigel ๐๐ป๐ค ~ extremely kind
The truth is we just do what we do…and somewhere there is someone (many someones) admiring your blog and thinking, “How does he do that?” Just keep doing what you do David…it’s wonderful!
๐๐๐ป Karima ๐๐ป๐ ~ thank you so much