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.

[Mark]

You have one of the kindest hearts I've met my friend.

"They allow praise to fall from their thoughts." your wisdom is heavy and real.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Mark. Need to thank the ancient Poet Dryden for some positive motivation.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Love the sentiment of this one...it gets to the soul of the "true poet". A true poet is not interested in fame, fortune, or even popularity (those things are nice, but they are not necessary), a true poet is one who writes because they need to write; writes because without words they would cease to exist. At least this is how I see it. Be humble as a writer...explore the universe in your words and thank the gods that anyone is willing to read your word, and fall to your knees if anyone is inspired by them. Humility, humanity... Well written, my friend.

[Coyote Poetry]

Very few writers could live off their writing. The great writers became famous in Death. Hemingway family made money. His frame came too late. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[1]

Ahhhhhh, a very refreshing piece told with truth, wisdom and passion! Nothing compares to the strength of humbleness, it finds its way back to the Soul...... where it belongs! Awesome work!

[Coyote Poetry]

Dryden taught the purpose of writing. Good writers follow his example. Thank you for the comment

[Inspiring Writer]

Nicely written but i got a minor error in this line... "A empty journey" ...This line should be written as "'An empty journey", you can correct that error if you want to. Overall write's good and i got some new words from this write and i got a new view to see the world from A writer eyes. Great write, Theme's good. I really enjoyed reading this piece. Thanks for written such a nice piece. Keep writing.

[Rene Velez]

A wonderful insightful tribute Coyote, words ring true as the sky is blue, great work.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Rene. Even the Poets of the past desire and kindness for the word.

[Lydia Shutter]

Indeed we are the observers of life and the way we see things...often through rose colored glasses...makes the world a little easier to accept. Real poets embrace words....all words....not just the oft used ones. I can see you are a real poet and this write was a pleasure to read. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

If you get a chance. Read some Dryden. He wrote the truth about his era. He struggle to live. Few writers made enough to support family in the past. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Ken Simm.]

I find this all so right. Although I'm not sure I agree with everything. If that makes sense. Whatever this poem/tribute makes a lot of sense and worked some deep feelings in me.

[Coyote Poetry]

I got lucky. Last month I found a collection of poetry at a library sale. Dryden was one of many of the old great writers. His words would stand today. World is the same. Funny how we repeat history. Different countries and same problems. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Lisa Victoria]

"A writer must taste and know death, poverty, and suffering."
"A empty journey leaves nothing for the pen and paper."
You've captured the true heart of a writer, and penned a wonderful tribute to one of my favorite Poets...
Your words have inspired me Coyote.....beautiful words....

Lisa

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Lisa. The old writers teach us and we must become kind and tender teaches. Need more writers and thinkers. Polite help can go a long way.

[Enid Blake]

I love to chase the words. So many words, so little time.