I suppose we’d fare much better if we filled our poems with knowledge rather than images and emotions…. But then we’d be selling out, wouldn’t we?

that is a fine piece of poetry

nice poem

artists too, until they gain fame, they suffer for their art.. and people only want to buy cheap prints from WalMart

Wow, what an insightful piece. Every word speaks volumes.

very moving

Sometimes it seems unfair that those with the gift for expression should be considered so low in society….something to ponder, very good.

poems are so new to me, I have fallen in love with the written word, i never want it to die, or be unread.

very true

poets are poor so i wrte prosaic poetry as i am neither poor nor rich

Wow! that’s beautiful.

its nice but where ever it is the pathetic condition of the poets

Poverty is a poem
That dies just after
You decide not to read it

nice….and lets be honest poets are some of the biggest offenders in this…we love being read, but fail often to read others…

if i knew what you meant before i read it

a) i was judgmental
b) i can read your mind
c) i know you so well that i know what you are going to say

but in this case, none of the above.

nice work

radiation rampage

I really enjoyed the sentiments expressed in your poem. They state very clearly and succinctly what a poem does to the reader and to itself. The notion that each poem is individual and comes to life in the soul of the reader is very powerful. I also think your bringing to awareness the distinction between knowledge of a kind and poetry is an insight that it’s important to remember in this modern world where power resides in those who know.

I really enjoyed the sentiments expressed in your poem. They state very clearly and succinctly what a poem does to the reader and to itself. The notion that each poem is individual and comes to life in the soul of the reader is very powerful. I also think your bringing to awareness the distinction between knowledge of a kind and poetry is an insight that it\’s important to remember in this modern world where power resides in those who know.