The Silver Sage
Are you ready? Come on along and read some homespun poetry as well as a jot and tittle regarding distinguished poets and their works. Gael offers a positive balance of her own nostalgia notes and poetic meanderings with those of others. [Editor's note: Gael no longer contributes to Silver Planet, but we have made her archived blog entries available as a service to our readers.]
Write It and Show It
I am a baby boomer—and a late bloomer—I was a secret poet until I
turned fifty! It seems like only yesterday I was in grade school
listening to my teacher tell me to always do my best and never give up
trying. She was, of course, talking about perseverance, and I have
always respected that word. When I began writing poetry, this is what I
wrote:
so lovely
as verse,
Whether sweet,
silly,
or terse.
Tho’ my words
go awry
still I must try,
For to quit
would surely
be worse.
How
about you? Are you a secret poet? Some remarkable poets persevered in
their gift but seldom showed their work to anyone. Emily Dickinson
comes to mind. This unique female poet from the 1800s bundled hundreds
of unshared poems into a box hidden until after her death. Her work was
subsequently published, and she received posthumous fame as one of
America’s greatest poets. Since it is no secret that we inspire and
lead by example, please do not act on Emily’s example. Rather—if you
are a poet—write it and show it.
By Gael Stuart
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