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A Poet's Voice
I cannot stop the wind from blowing
Nor still the ocean’s tide;
A rose will bloom without my knowing
To adorn an Autumn bride.
Yet I can stretch a loving hand
To embrace a frightened child,
By greed its rights denied.
I cannot halt empires from growing
Nor make the rich provide;
A war will rage without foreknowing
To scourge fair countryside.
Yet I can join the crescent throng
Refusing to abide
While innocents have died.
Let this be sculpted on my tomb:
That I did not my eyes blindfold
Nor close my heart to doom,
But rather with a poet’s voice
All shameful deeds retold.
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Region & Country
Río Negro, Argentine Patagonia
Favorite Poets
Sylvia Plath, T.S. Elliot. Shakespeare, Gongora, Beckett, etc. Many others, such as Cervantes. I have to thank my mother because she read poetry to me from the cradle, so first I learned by memory and soon understood the words. Grammar comes naturally at about 5 years old, without any formal teaching.
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Rula
Wed, 2020-05-13 08:20
Hello Gracy
You give the poet the strongest voice. Poets are the dream makers, aren't they?
I would entitle this as "The Dream Makers" or sth like this, Just a thought , yours still works well.
Thank you for sharing,
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Lavender
Tue, 2020-05-12 18:22
Hello, Gracy
You certainly do have a poet's voice in expressing your care and concern for humankind and the earth. I'm reminded of the poetry and music of the sixties - words with a purpose.
Thank you!
Lavender
Geezer
Tue, 2020-05-12 20:06
yeah...
I do believe that you would have made a big splash in the sixties. Nice stuff for an open mike night.
~ Gee.
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Gracy
Tue, 2020-05-12 21:07
Hello Rula, that's a good
Hello Rula, that's a good idea for the title. Well, yes, I think poets express in a few lines what philosophers use up whole tomes for wise stuff. Aristotle himself says it in his "Poetics" and probably in "Rhetorics". Not that my poem says all the wise stuff, far from it!
Tx!
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"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies; fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends.” – Freddie Mercury
author commentGracy
Tue, 2020-05-12 21:10
Thank you, Lavender. I guess
Thank you, Lavender. I guess I'm a sixties gal... But we have lots of youngsters defending Earth right now, so it's in cycles.
Glad you came by and commented.
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"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies; fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends.” – Freddie Mercury
author commentGracy
Tue, 2020-05-12 21:12
Jerry, thanks for the kind
Jerry, thanks for the kind comments. I don't consider myself a wise gal. I wrote this about 30 years ago. I hope it doesn't sound too grandiose.
Looking forward to a duo from you and Lynda.
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"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies; fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends.” – Freddie Mercury
author commentGracy
Tue, 2020-05-12 21:14
Hi Geez, thanks, but I'd be
Hi Geez, thanks, but I'd be far too shy for an open mike. Always was. Thank you for your kind comments. All the best and keep indoors.
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"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies; fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends.” – Freddie Mercury
author commentGeezer
Wed, 2020-05-13 08:18
You shouldn't be...
This is as good as I've ever heard at any open-mike night. Very nice.
~ Gee,
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lovedly
Wed, 2020-05-13 02:48
What beauty lies within Gracy Ma'am just read this
''Let this be sculpted on my tomb:
{{(That) I did not my eyes blindfold
nor close my heart to doom
but rather with a poet’s voice
all shameful deeds retold.''}}
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I wish you permit me to modify it
for my farewell as well