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| +Steven Curtis Lance |
 Jul 30, 2005, 12:58 AM
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Poetry
What is poetry to me? Nothing less than everything Whether scorned or understood It is my own heart I sing Written down in my own blood No parlor game nor hobby Point and purpose of my life Vocation not vacation Lonely friend and only wife No cheap trick for attention Profoundest obligation The still point the suspension Of disbelief for magic The crossing of life and death Triumphant now then tragic In my heartbeat on my breath Living growing in each cell The made maker makes to be Curse and build destroy and bless Heaven purgatory hell Nothing more and nothing less Who I am and how I live It is that on which I feed All I have and what I give It is everything I need What am I but poetry? I do not write for the shelf Not to make these books you see But to save my soul myself What is poetry but me? +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMV |
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| supani123 |
Jul 30, 2005, 03:11 AM
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nicely defined. really poetry is a way of pious life, delving deeper into darkness
to discover the ray of brightness---- a priceless action with a valuable satisfaction good steve you made it fortifying supani |
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| +Steven Curtis Lance |
Jul 30, 2005, 05:27 AM
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Supreme God Group: Poet in Residence Posts: 8581 Joined: Jan 22, 2003 From: Perris, CA USA Member No.: 449 |
Thank you so much, my dear friend Supani.
Love, +Stevie |
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Jan 26, 2006, 04:50 AM
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superb write... so tangible and almost reachable, but it just manages to escape my fingertips, wonderful, wonderful feeling evoked from this piece. Yummm. Thank you.
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| +Steven Curtis Lance |
Jan 26, 2006, 08:33 AM
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Supreme God Group: Poet in Residence Posts: 8581 Joined: Jan 22, 2003 From: Perris, CA USA Member No.: 449 |
Thanks, Misty. I used this poem as the Epilogue for my book, The Little Book of Lance. I'm glad you understood what I was saying; I know, as a powerful practitioner of the art of poetry yourself, that you can relate to and appreciate my feelings.
Respect and solidarity, dear friend and fellow poet. Thank you for all you give us! Love, +Stevie |
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| maximus242 |
Jan 05, 2009, 09:32 PM
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This is beautiful
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