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Self Praise tutor

Now a day's
teachers want to earn
they are not bothered
till the student rises
so they impart extra tuition

when one comes out as
Outstanding
then they can say
see he is my student...

Education is not the essence of life
Knowledge comes more with
Experience
all of you here
have such an immense store

no one can with anyone compare
as one's wisdom
with humanity openly
one does share

sincere poets are always
in our perpetual
everlasting glare...

Be happy learn more
in life we must continue
experience is only our share
so of your brains hunger
do take utmost care...

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Very true we can always take time to learn, and of course help educate. Very insightful poem. Regards Roscoe...

Roscoe Llane,

Religion will rip your faith off, and return
for the mask of disbelief that's left.

Roscoe Llane
rgds also

author comment

"Education is not the essence of life"

where do I start? Education is the spark and craft that leads to knowledge. In a sense, I'm reminded of the comment by Joe Pass, on of the world's great jazz guitarists. When a student asked him what is the importance of learning all the jazz modes and scales, he answered what you have to do is learn them, study them, let them in a way become part of you, and only after you have will you have the freedom to totally forget about them and just play. You take all the education you have to every poem you write. The more poetry you have read, the more you have educated yourself with the craft and philosophy of poetry, the freer your poetry will be, and the more meaningful, and the more wise.
Lately, we deny students a liberal arts education, so they have no idea how to approach art as a vehicle for self-learning and wisdom.
Knowledge comes from education. Wisdom comes from experience. They are equals in the yin/yang of life.
Don't blame the teachers for wanting to earn a living wage. We live in a world where billions are spent on new war toys the Congress approves and the military doesn't even want.
The donation of teachers to society is as important as any other if we are ever to learn universal compassion and peace.
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Eumolpus
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance
ee cummings

*(Knowledge comes from education.
Wisdom comes from experience.)*
*I have said so also
and I compose any and every poetry
w/o any formal nuances
since the very concept of poetry I'd adapted
some call it machine gun theory
but
you always win my heart literally
as you are the master
a student of yours I'd wished to be
thanks to ye
you a poet make me

They are equals in the yin/yang of life.

author comment

and you have many many wonderful poems and ideas that have moved me too.

The longer I write the more I enjoy the revision process. Digging into a poem and finding new ways of using the basic idea of the poem and getting the most I can out of it. With time it becomes easier to revise words and lines, cut lines or stanzas, change the rotation of stanzas etc.
It is clear that you write a lot, which is a great gift. I feel you should also take a step back, and read a poem freshly after a time and imagine yourself an abstract reader, and enjoy the great thrill of revision. It's just as creative as the first writing.

I would also try to limit the "..." . This is a great tool but only when used sparingly, like exclamation points.

Hope you take all this as just helpful suggestions!

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Eumolpus
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance
ee cummings

and of course clarification granted
SHALL ENDEAVOUR
Have done just off and on

WILL do more
older ones
not read or read less
few comments
let's see thanks to ye

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