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Poet and Know it?

By Katanga

03 May 2008

This is written as an encouraging introduction to newcomers on this site, of wihch I sincerely hope there willl be many!

I have taken full on board the advice from fellpony et al not to use adverbs ending 'ly'.

The ensuing jolliness is, therefore, full intended!

Ha! What's with " Lay your stanzas gently here " then?

Please amend it to 'Lay your stanzas gentle here'.

Then I might rest peaceful, but no way peacefully (Harumph!). . .

Yours, loving and without malice ( My Goodness, I miss Alice!), John XXX

PS The last line is a reference to Kipling's 'If' - not meant to be sexist in any way.

I mean, some of my best friends are women, and that includes my lover!

For more of her, please see my Joanna poems . . . Ha!

Cheers! John X

Poet and Know it?

Lay your stanzas gentle here
And if you’ve just begun
Know that your words are butterflies
They burn beneath the Sun.

They will never make you famous
But in point of fact
They may make others review you
Oh, the satisfaction in that!

And know, know the difference
Between true and false, false praise
Because otherwise you’ll sink, not swim
Under the critics’ harsh sting rays.

Not that they’re trying to hurt you
Or get you in a mess
They’re just trying to drag you in,
Into the writing process.

There’s nothing wrong with any of this
Please don’t take me the long way
Your words may fall like meteorites
Leaving nothing in their sway!

So post, post in the morning
Post when your day is done
Post, post in the evening
When you’re at your best, my Son!

Reviews

Made me think
Written by meadowcroft1964 (102 comments posted) 2nd May 2008

Good poem, now I'm not sure if reviews I have received are just out of symthethy or a true account of the reaction to my work. Please give honest reviews it for the best on the whole. Im sure nobody is interested in reading rubbish and if you throught that about mine I 'd much prefer to know.

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3362 comments posted) 3rd May 2008

I'm not usually a fan of declamatory stuff that exhorts the reader but this was done with a light touch and a bit of humour so it worked well. I felt there was a nod to Kipling in this- deliberate??

Nod to Kipling
Written by Katanga (1229 comments posted) 4th May 2008

Thanks Jane - yes, a deliberate nod to Kipling - please see my intro. It's a bit rough, I know . . .

Cheers! John X

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