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.

[Jamil Isimbabi]

WOW. can i just say that?

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the positive comment.

[Morgan Storms]

"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."

Have you read how good this is?!!!!! I think I read it 4 or 5 times and it just kept getting better! :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Morgan. I got positive motivation to write from the great writer Dryden.

[Just Kim]

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.

WOW very truthful really, very nicely written and said.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you. Room for a billion writers. Would be a better world if we seek conversation and thoughts before war and violence.

[Kat Blair]

"Just observers" I really like that

[Coyote Poetry]

Sometime hard to be only a observer. Hard not to react to true foolishness. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Rehan Roy]

'A real poet love the word..Words written from the heart' So truthful lines. A true poet has a history of trials, which are often unexpected. Immersed in pain, a fountain of words, in a flow, oozes out of his heart.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Blue]

My, my. You never cease to amaze me, Coyote. I have been thinking to write something with the same theme as this but I can't outdo what you've written. This is brilliant. Really. Thank you for the gift of your words.

[Coyote Poetry]

Always room for poetry about the desire and reasons of writing. Dryden gave me the motivation to write this one. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Your work is always top notch, and leaves the reader glad that they have read such a well penned poem!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the kind words. I do my best. I try to improve daily. Writing is a lifetime dream for me.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

My pleasure!

[Bluemerlin]

"Writers are neither revolutionist nor a martyr.
Just observers."
-beautiful. Can a martyr or a revolutionist become a writer? Or does the act of writing strip away the pretense, at least for themselves?

It's not often poetry makes me smile. This was refreshing.

[Coyote Poetry]

Some writers can be martyr and revolutionist. If you fight for the right things. Words can create change. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Beccy]

My favourites are the romantic poets. Coleridge, particularly some of his earlier work is simply lovely.

Have you read Wordsworth's 'We are seven.' He captured a child's mindset perfectly.

Beccy.

[Coyote Poetry]

I have a few poems of Coleridge and Wordsworth. I have bought collection and their poetry were in them. Lately I been reading the ancient writers. I will add the two writers to my reading list. This week I'm reading Dante's "Divine Comedy" for the third time in my life. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[KlineXcreed]

I really love the dramatic edge. Keep posting!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for reading and the comment. Good to walk the edge and write the truth.