Devil your a robber and a thief always trying to steal someones joy. Stalking about like a roaring lion, seeking whom you may devour. But, you can’t catch me.

WHERE THE DEVIL IS MY POETRY ATANANCIO?

Poets!

How do they do it?

sit and write

muse and fuse

ignite and delight

How do they take a handful of words

and garner so much meaning

what is this

what is this gift

how did I lose it

where has it gone

I used to sit up nights

stringing words together

like you string beads

adoring each one

I’d get a jolt of sunshine

in the veins

even though it was late in the night

I use to write poems about God

poems about Christ

what went wrong?

I do believe YOU Poeta Nascitur Non Fit

Poets are born

not made

Atanacio

Your soul is showing

It’s an inspiration

but yet

but yet

but

yet

I guess that’s it for me

the ability is lost

It was those depression meds

long ago

sixteen was a terrible time

the abuse

the running

the streets

the safety

then the non-safety

the cult

the crash

the fall

wondering where God was

the scammish religion

the robbing of the sacred

the homeless shelter

 theiving domestic violence shelter

they robbed my rings

my camera.

running

running

always running

knocked the rhyme right

out of me

I feel the loss

but gain a bit back

Everytime

I read a most

excellent

poem

God has his plans

but I think the devil

has robbed me of my poetry

I’ve been jacked

It’s okay 

devil can’t rob me of God…

devil can’t rob me of faith…

devil can’t stop me

from soaking up

the poetic styings

mystic musings

liquid something gold

I can’t explain

of

The Real Poet

Poeta Nasitur Non Fit

Atanacio

Christina Ramsey

Tankermone

Ashan1614

Melinda J

Dennis O’ Brian

And most of all

The Psalms of David…

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  • Rosettaartist1 on Jul 27, 2011

    I liked it.

  • Poeta Nascitur Non Fit on Jul 27, 2011

    Me thinks your poetic flame flickers brightly. You have to bring it our from under cover from time to time.

  • MINISTER MARLENE SISTA REAL on Jul 27, 2011

    Poeta, I haven’t written a poem in 10 years. Triond poets must be rubbing off on me.

  • LoveDoctor on Jul 27, 2011

    A wonderful tribute to all the poets.

    Atanacio is a talented and prolific writer. His poetry collections include themes of horror and darkness. Through the use of powerful imagery, he conveys emotion and allows reader to visualize every little detail. I really enjoy reading his work.

    Christine Ramsay- Is a very creative poet. She has the ability to write poetry on just about anything. While reading some of her poems, I feel like I am breathing in the essence of nature.

    Ashan- Is another talented poet. My favorite poem is Courage Under Fire where I can also relate as well.

    Marlene

  • MINISTER MARLENE SISTA REAL on Jul 27, 2011

    Love Doc, they are truly awesome! Triond poets rock…

  • LoveDoctor on Jul 27, 2011

    This poem is very well-written and humorous at the same time. The devil can rob us of so much joy.. Yes, they are.

  • MINISTER MARLENE SISTA REAL on Jul 27, 2011

    Love Doc, and all my favorite poets. I guess I even got my poetry back as now.

  • MINISTER MARLENE SISTA REAL on Jul 27, 2011

    The Real Poet I forgot that one poem hunter poem. This one is more like my ole’self.

  • Erin Miller on Jul 27, 2011

    Sounds like a rap here. Maybe you should pursue it a bit more…

  • Dennis N OBrien on Jul 27, 2011

    Well I’m impressed by this Marlene – you’ve still got the gift, the ability is not lost, it just lay dormant. Let’s see some more poetry!

  • Christine Ramsay on Jul 27, 2011

    You have got your poetry writing ability back with a bang there, Marlene. I loved it. Thanks so much for the mention.

  • gaby7 on Jul 27, 2011

    Poetry is an amazing gift, I think once you are a poet, you will always be one effortlessly, the Atanacios and the Matts on this website are exceptionally gifted in this art! A great share here Minister!

  • gaby7 on Jul 27, 2011

    And back to you Minister Marlene, why have you been hiding this poetic skills under the carpet! You are a great Poet yourself, your choices of words in this one were very impressive!

  • The Real Poet on Jul 27, 2011

    Well done, very well done; we are all poets of life yet conveying those words of muse and rhyming schemes is a ‘gift’ from The DIVINE. You may not think you have it, but you do and this poem denotes that. You produce powerful dissertations of truth so comparison to others is a moot point. Thank you for the homage! Namaste

  • Atanacio on Jul 27, 2011

    First of all, if you lost it.. I found it.. right here in this piece of work LOL love the flow .. and your play with words here.. M&M — I guess whatever my favorite adjective is.. I’ll use it right here about your poem Frank

  • Atanacio on Jul 27, 2011

    Oh yeah.. and Marlene AKA Love Doctor.. I’ll put the check in the mail for those wonderful words :)

  • ashan1614 on Jul 27, 2011

    Seems that, for a time, you were letting your “anti-muse” get the best of you. I have one of my own that I battle frequently. But now you have gone to the enemy and demanded that he give back everything he stole from you. I say kudos to you! I really enjoyed reading this poem – you haven’t lost the gift. Thanks for the mention as well.

    Andrea

  • tankermone on Jul 27, 2011

    A wonderful testimony and poem, and in full force! There is nothing lacking in your words of pearls strung together, you just needed that spark to start again! Kudos!

  • Poeta Nascitur Non Fit on Jul 27, 2011

    Marlene pay special attention to the content of the comments here. An outpouring of respect and admiration for your work and your friendship. we all comment on work we have read and continue to read, but often the comments dont carry the warmth of elaboration that the comments here are adorned with.

  • Jimmy Shilaho on Jul 27, 2011

    Lovely piece, and you say you are no poet?

  • SharifaMcFarlane on Jul 30, 2011

    Congrats Minister Marlene-this is your first in a long time, I take it.
    I think it’s really good.

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