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Tagore is right, still.
By cadymae
"Let me not look for allies in life’s battlefield
but to my own
strength. Let me not cave in.”
– Rabindranath Tagore
***
Tagore was right.
Seeking allies is futile.
In this crucible of verbose illiteracy, my mind is utterly alone.
My prologue so long in relation to the meager words you have time
for me to share
I don't even have confidence that we share
the same language
since we do not share identical definitions of
the words we both use.
Whatever "Grandmother" conjures for
you most assuredly is not my father's mother.
How can we move
forward then? Why even bother?
Chatter is only a curtain of pretend
anyway.
Words, fuzzy-tipped darts, aimed at cloudiness.
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Copyright 2012 cadymae
Published on Thursday, May 10, 2012.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Comments on "Tagore is right, still."
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A former member wrote:
Very nice, but I must say I myself would not create a poem from a quote... lol Unless it was my own clever quote. Very nice though.
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On Friday, May 11, 2012, cadymae
(73)
wrote:
I've been thinking about this comment all morning long and finally decided that all of my poems are based on my reactions to outside events, be they words I read or hear or events I watch happening. I might have some original conclusions about things but I certainly do not think I have a lock on all ways of seeing. Since I was going to use his name in my poem, and I didn't think his name would be too familiar to many US readers, I thought I'd include the quote I was agreeing with, to give my readers and my poem some bearings.
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On Thursday, May 10, 2012, FadedBlues
(2096) wrote:
The writer might seem alone, stranded in futility, when his (her) message is not being grasped, & may ask: why is the reader so dull? the reader might ask: why can't you say simply, what you are trying to say? the answer to that is, 1st & foremost, it must be poetry.
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On Friday, May 11, 2012, cadymae
(73) wrote:
It MUST be... a word-photo of a fragment of a feeling... a poem. You are exactly right. ty.
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On Thursday, May 10, 2012, dwells
(4177) wrote:
Where are the comments? Missed this the other day. The sophists will have their way and the world will go stupid, but not you, nicely done!
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On Friday, May 11, 2012, cadymae
(73) wrote:
Many thanks dwells. Your comment made me laugh. enjoy the weekend. :)
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