The Blood of Poets...

I dedicate this to all those friends I have found on this site; all who write and create worlds with their words. Now, who are your favorite poets?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fuel of rebellion, the flames of reformation,

The Poet brings fire into the dark corridors.

Yours are the soft words painted in a baby’s book,

And the etchings on the stones of the fallen…

 

Set to music in great cathedrals or sung to children at night,

The utterance of the Poet calms and refreshes the soul.

Where ancient civilizations crumble and decay,

Your speeches live on, inspiring the weak and the faint…

 

How the Poet captures all creation revealing sacred and profane,

Common soil and golden streets, you satisfy like food and wine.

You bring love like water to the desert and raise the sun from its slumber;

For no joy is so profound and no pain so deep that you cannot describe…

 

Kings rise and fall, the bones of armies lie scattered in dust,

But your words remain, like the wind they caress the earth.

You are Byron and Blake, Frost,  Dickinson, and Whitman…

Your voice is Neruda and Milton, Giovanni and Alexander…

 

The blood of the Poet is poured out like water for the thirsty,

Etched on the pages of history, making passion burn hotter,

Forever….

 

Author's Note

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” ~ Leonard Cohen

“I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.” ~ Carl Sandburg

“Ink runs from the corners of my mouth… There is no happiness like mine… I have been eating poetry.” ~ Mark Strand

“Poets are masters of us ordinary men, in knowledge of the mind, because they drink at streams which we have not yet made accessible to science.” ~ Sigmund Freud

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

Craig....absolutely an awesome tribute to the creative, prolific nature of a poet, of which I am so very humbled to be considered! Leonard Cohen is a wonderful poet, song writer, performer, and on and on....I have many favorites but, "I Am Your Man" has become a special write for me! There are just so many others! Carl Sandburg's quote is that which I can readily relate to. Omar Kayyam, Shelley, Blake, oh my so many to mention!!
It is wonderful to be a member of a community such as Writer's Cafe where I am able to become friends with so many others with like interests, and talents!!

Thank you for your tribute!

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bravo!!
Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge
- William Wordsworth

[Lilly]

Incredible poem! I love this so much!
Ahh - I want to quote the whole thing....
I love the first stanza- such vivid images... I also love how you have included ways in which the works of poets are presented in society - marking the beginning and end of life, sung in a lullaby or echoe through cathedrals -their words last the test of time.... their words sing to, inspire and feed the soul...

Such brilliant poets you refer to in this and great quotes - Those you've mentioned are some of my favourite poets but there are many from this site that make my list too :)

Really amazing work here.

[Siddhartha]

Wonderful, wonderful Craig...Seductive, mesmerizing and intoxicating...We poets write about everything but ourselves...You made me feel proud...

[SOUL LESS]

Very nice...the quotes are beautiful. I like the last one. Glad to be a poet.:))

[Jillian Alexis]

WOW. i dont even have words for how brilliant and amazing this piece is. as a writer, it makes me feel so happy and blessed to be able to put pen to paper and create history. thank you for such a moving write!! :)

[TheFunkyCactus]

This poem is beautiful...the way the words reflect how poets put their heart in soul into writing and how it becomes a catharsis...the pen is truly mightier than the sword. Bravo!

[Bette]

Wonderful!Wonderful! Wonderful!

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Great work...Delight is what I feel from the praise that you have expressed about poets..I really enjoyed the quote above from Carl Sandburg..I have done the same..I have had so many interpertations of my work from others that is going on in my head how did I write that...Sunflower

[Khaaki]

wonderful craig... poetry is the voice of the heart, that flows through words... an ode to poets and a lovely one indeed...

[nancy.sedky]

wow this is a great piece of work,i'm amazed by your words and how beautiful and real you pictured poets and their role....this work is inspirational...
i was happy you mentioned byron...'cause he is my favourite of all times,
keep it up
waiting for more