Warrior Poet Zen 1-5

This is dedicated to all the warrior poets on this site and around the world.

Warrior Poet Zen 1-5

We fight back the black in ourselves by

writing out the darkness that we cannot contain within.

We spread the white by exquisitely writing out the

bright light that we cannot contain within.

Reviews

[B]

The fight for the right of life
To be beautiful throughout

To be white

[H.L. Cerveise]

As the tao symbol the positive and the negative are both there. The seed of the other is a spec within each. There is destruction within each side and the two must balance or chaos reigns.

[B]

zen and peace out mate lol

[Darian B.]

I think the picture greatly complements this poem. The visual brings light to the importance of both the black and white through the use of the yin and yang. As far as the poem I agree, though I wonder if we actually spread a purified black when we write it rather than fighting it. A painful memory will always be sad. By writing about it, we drain away the pain while holding onto the memory itself and often help others do the same when they read it. Perhaps spreading our pain is as important as spreading our joy? I love your Warrior Poet Zen poems though, they always give me something to think about.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I agree very much so that a painful memory will always be sad, and we drain away the pain by "writing out" the darkness. I constantly hope the reader can see how it applies to them in some way. They will then know they are not alone in their pain. I am also glad you love my Warrior Poet Zen poems. I will be expanding to a chapter 3 soon. Each chapter will have a different style of presentation.

[Monica Chen]

The dragons really complemented with the poem - I'm a fan of dragons and the theme of balance! I especially liked the connection made between "white" (the positive force) and "writing" through the internal rhyming in the third line.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I am glad you liked it. The dragons enter my writings a lot. They are also in my heritage, Welsh.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree with with the logic of the poetry. Writing is release. I wonder did writing release Hemingway pain and sorrow? Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I admit writing out the pain and sorrow is sometimes overwhelming; however, if one can get through it, then the release does happen.

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe also and you are welcome.

[iamshadowine]

i loved it and specially the image used with it!
keep writing :D

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I looked long and hard for something just like this picture.

[Marianne Rose]

I love it. Such clear, untarnished truth for us poets, and probably others who don't know they are. Neither can be contained in these small bodies, but together, we can hold it, and something beyond us holds it all before we even write it. Well done.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. This was for all warrior poets; however, yes it applies to the unknown warrior poets also. I am glad you loved it.