Every artist

Short little poem for a contest.

"Every artist was first an amateur." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every artist has a beginning, and a piece that they call "first"

It's usually not beautiful, it's typically the worst

Success follows disaster

Every artist was first an amateur, they had to learn it all

If they chose to just give up, that was their downfall

Victory follows loss

Author's Note

Ummm... it's short, but I think I got the point across.

Reviews

[nostal]

Short, but gets the point across pretty quickly. Fine job.

[Coyote Poetry]

Your words are true. To be a success in writing, music and all arts forms. Takes luck and a lot of hard work. More losses then victories. You are correct. A outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Angel Veselinov]

Yep good poem :P Straight to the point very true too :)

[Sara]

definitely an inspirational little piece that's very catchy and succinct... i totally agree with you too btw -- everybody started out in the same place... even faulkner and hemmingway began with 'see spot run' ;D

[Tony]

Enduring and inspiratinal write. Well done, and... write on!

[Adelia Alighieri]

Every writer here can relate to this. Nice work. Kudos.

[Dinesh Sairam]

"It's usually not beautiful, it's typically the worst" - I don't go with that. Maybe the words would be very common. But you can never predict the imagery (Even if by an amateur). A nice little poem. I loved the second last line. Since you've written this for a contest, I suggest you improvise it as soon as possible and to the extent possible.. :) Toda para ti? :)

Keep writing.