Two Halfs To A Whole
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Forum for your general poetry that may or may not also fit into other forums as well. If you wouldn't want your 12-year old daughter to read it, don't post it here.
Autoprune 12 months.
Two Halfs To A Whole
Two Halfs To A Whole
A poet's only half as good
If all his work's not understood
By everyone who may have read
A verse by him from where it spread
On napkins, bags, or paper plates
Epitomizing works of late...
All destined to be thrown away
Unsculpted thoughts, unmolded clay
Disposed of by the other half
That treds a more pragmatic path
Where poets rarely intervene
They're nearly never, ever, seen
But those disposed reside within
Somewhere beneath their cynics skin
Appearing when the mood is right
And pragmatism's taken flight.
A poet's only half as good
If all his work's not understood
By everyone who may have read
A verse by him from where it spread
On napkins, bags, or paper plates
Epitomizing works of late...
All destined to be thrown away
Unsculpted thoughts, unmolded clay
Disposed of by the other half
That treds a more pragmatic path
Where poets rarely intervene
They're nearly never, ever, seen
But those disposed reside within
Somewhere beneath their cynics skin
Appearing when the mood is right
And pragmatism's taken flight.
I prefer to keep an open mind,....but not so much that my brains fall out.- Carl Sagan
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
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March 2011
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
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Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
Wow... Sometimes Bagsy you hit one right out of the park... I mean Wow..
Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
Thanks LS,...I'm trying to improve my batting average.
I prefer to keep an open mind,....but not so much that my brains fall out.- Carl Sagan
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
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March 2011
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
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Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
Two halfs of a brain make a whole. It's as if you've seen inside a poet's soul! A great poem, bags
"Poetry is what in a poem makes your toenails twinkle."----Dylan Thomas
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Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
What a great comment. Thanks Darlene.DarleneG wrote:Two halfs of a brain make a whole. It's as if you've seen inside a poet's soul! A great poem, bags
I prefer to keep an open mind,....but not so much that my brains fall out.- Carl Sagan
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
Thanks Carol. Hope things are going the right direction in the daily struggles. Whatever they may be.
I prefer to keep an open mind,....but not so much that my brains fall out.- Carl Sagan
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
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Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
bags123 wrote:Thanks Carol. Hope things are going the right direction in the daily struggles. Whatever they may be.
Thanks Bags! Same backatcha!
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Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
it's interesting to read a poet now after having read 7 years back.....and hmmm, nope, still don't understand.
i jest! or do i?
i jest! or do i?
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Glad I can still be mysterious Juko. Nice to see you back around.JukotoxKanashimi wrote:it's interesting to read a poet now after having read 7 years back.....and hmmm, nope, still don't understand.
i jest! or do i?
I prefer to keep an open mind,....but not so much that my brains fall out.- Carl Sagan
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
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Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
the sum of the parts is greater than the whole perhaps
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Perhaps.
I prefer to keep an open mind,....but not so much that my brains fall out.- Carl Sagan
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
Your brain is like an umbrella. It only works when it's open- Someone Smart
Poet of the Month
March 2011
Re: Two Halfs To A Whole
Good poem, bags.
Pardon me if
I fail to understand
I don't make sense (sometimes)
just demands.
Pardon me if
I fail to understand
I don't make sense (sometimes)
just demands.
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