Poesy

Thank you Dryden for your poetry. Gave me reason to write today.

                              Poesy

                    (For Dryden)

True Poets dodge the fakeness of fame.
They allow praise to fall from their thoughts.
Old Poets understand the beauty of the sun rising from the east.
Allowing opportunity for new dreams and new places to come alive.

They enjoy watching the sun falling into the western sea.
Allowing the night to overcome the excitement of the day.

A wise Poet behold the beauty of the  woman.
Tried to describe the softness of her skin and the feel
of her warm sweet kisses.

The Poet must feel the burden of war.
A writer must taste and know death, poverty and suffering.

A empty journey leave nothing for the pen and the paper.

Writers are neither revolutionist nor a martyr.
Just observers.

Great Poets left us with real description of war.
Many died in combat in the old wars.
Their poetry was longing for home and the beautiful valleys of youth.

Best honor for a writer.
Have more Poesy written because of their words.

This poem is for my favorite Poet Dryden.
His words will never be forgotten.

"War, our consumption, was their gainful trade."

"What peace can be, where both to one pretend."
               (Dryden words.)

I tell the young writers.
Honor the old words.
Never be a naysayer to a up and coming writer.
We need more word-man and word-woman.

A real Poet love the word.
Written with skill or not.
Words written from the heart.
We need to read with a kind heart.

                         Coyote

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[jeannemarie coulter]

coyote, a fine penning...your words brought to mind the following poem from randall jarrell...

From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.
Randall Jarrell

[Coyote Poetry]

A very good poem. Writing is a good release. Allow us to leave something that we can read and maybe share with other people. Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[jeannemarie coulter]

the title of the randall jarrell poem is
THE DEATH OF THE BALL TURRET GUNNER

thank you for sharing your thoughts...jc

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Wuji]

I love Dryden too, he was a master of his age of word making. This poem captures your true poetic vocie Coyote, it is distinct and reverent.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Wuji. Dryden became my favorite writer last year. He is a amazing writer.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

"Writers are neither revolutionist nor a martyr.
Just observers."

"I tell the young writers.
Honor the old words."

This is such a beautiful, true and heartfelt poem, and these two quotes above particularly appealed to me. They are exactly what I believe. What a wonderful pen you have. Keep on penning!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Gleb. I used a few lines from John Dryden. He was a war reporter over 500 years ago. He wrote the truth with a honest pen.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

He did indeed. I like old poetry better than newer poetry, and John Dryden is surely a great poet.

[Coyote Poetry]

He was and I wished he wasn't forgotten.

[Virginia Luella]

I absolutely love the philosophy behind this poem. Respect for everyone who creates in their life is something that is so important to encourage and maintain. I enjoy your almost prose-like, narrative style, combined with the poetic images. Thank you for sharing it. I look forward to reading more!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Virginia. If you can find the book. "The best of Dryden." The book gave me motivation to write 40 poems and two stories.

[FlamingPhoenix]

This is a beautiful dedication with much wisdom and true emotion. Very nicely done.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the comment. We can't forget the ancient writers. They are the reasons we can write and create today.

[FlamingPhoenix]

There is much truth in that statement!

[Sean M. Addams]

Nicely written and very deep .. great job on this

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sean. Mr. Dryden knew the meaning of writing.

[Violet's Run]

Awesome " A real poet love the word, written with skill or not. Words written from the heart. We need to read with a kind heart"
So true so true

[Coyote Poetry]

Mr. Dryden knew the important of words over 500 years ago. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Zahra]

Really profound and strongly penned. Thanks for sharing

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the positive comment. Goal of a good writer is to motivate other folks to write too.

[Sami Khalil]

Amazing poem as the narrator himself. So wise and true. This is one of your best in my humble opinion...:).....

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sami. Dryden understood the place of a writer. We must observe and tell the world the truth.

[Sami Khalil]

So true. You are welcome...:)..................

[Jamil Isimbabi]

Every single line means something, the choice of words are simple yet just as descriptive as they should be. Brilliance. Thank you for writing