As the poems go into the thousands
you realize that you’ve created very little.
It comes down to the rain, the sunlight,
the traffic, the nights and the days of the
years, the faces.
Leaving this will be easier than living it,
typing one more line now as
a man plays a piano through the radio,
the best writers have said very
little
and the worst,
far too much.
Charles Bukowski
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C. H. Bukowski has always inspired me.
It was time to share another of his poems that I totally love.
But don’t write poetry and
So you want to be a writer? are my top favorites.
What did you think of the poem?
Who are your favorite poets?
Come on, let’s hear all about them.
~~~~~
Asha Seth
Beautiful poem
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Thanks, Caroline.
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Welcome Asha
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its a beautiful poem
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An almost made up poem and Bluebird by Charles Bukowsi. These two holds a special place in my heart .
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Love Bukowski!
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Likewise, buddy!
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Great
Nicely penned
.. Check mine
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You write nice poetry.
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Thanks
You too
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Thanks
You too
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charles bukowski was a hell of a man hell of a man
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Right you are! 😛
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I wańt to read more poetry. I attempted to write my first two poems today. Read & give me feed bac if possible!
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Hi there! Welcome to my blog. I would love to read your poetry and share my thoughts.
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Short and precise. Good One.
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Great poem!
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It is, Daffodil.
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Awesome message!
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Yes, thanks to Buk. 🙂
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That line about how the best writers say very little is reassuring. Makes me smile.
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Yes, it does.
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Please check out Langston Hughes A Dream Deferred
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I will do. Thanks. 🙂
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You are very welcome. .😁
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🙂
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Billy Collins for humor. Emily Dickinson for quirky insights on humanity. Shakespeare because.
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I’m all for Dickinson. But need to check out Collins. And Shakespeare, of course!
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Collins served as Poet Laureate and has a fine witty approach to poetry.
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I just write when something needs to come out.
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Brilliant!
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I think it’s excellent words. My favorite poets are Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni ,Sonia Sanchez, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and new to my favorite poet’s list is Gwendolyn Brooks.
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Wow. Happy to come across more names that I need to explore. Thank you very much. Any favorite poems you’d recommend?
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today only i read this in a bloggers post and then now your blog “कुछ जज्बात चंद अल्फाजों में ब्यान नहीं होता” true less the words more the intensity and deeper meaning i belive.
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Absolutely. Thank you for stopping by. 🙂
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I thought the poem was an amazing reflection on nearing the end of life. I don’t read much poetry, but I like Gerard Manley Hopkins
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What queer observation, Derrick! And I need to check out Hopkins. Any best you say that I must not miss?
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Many consider this his best: https://interestingliterature.com/2015/06/29/a-short-analysis-of-hopkinss-the-windhover/
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The end is not only thrilling but superb. Every word is painted like an artist brush stroke travelling free and in a flawless manner.
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Artist he was, truly, an amazing one. I love all his works. Novels not so much, but poems, oh man!
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Beautiful. I love it. I don’t have a favorite poet. This is amazing. I just love it.
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Oh Kath, you much check out his other poems.
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Okay. I’ll do that.
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So Asha, very little for this best
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Yes, his poems always leave me feeling that way.
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Great indeed Asha. Nice speaking to you, always
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beautiful it is……..
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Indeed!
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Probably Blake and Byron, the old masters
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Ah, how often have I come across those names. I need to read more of these classic poets. Thanks, Mr. Wrong.
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I really like Yates and Keats, and then for modern poets there’s one I’m really into right now named Max Mundan and I think he’s amazing.
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Keats, yes. Max is a new name and since you say, I shall try and find his works, Colin. Any in particular that you recommend I should read?
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Sorry for the long reply. If you google him, his Tumblr will come up. I’m terrible with remembering titles, but his poetry mainly deals with addiction and loneliness – sad stuff, but his mastery of both language and imagery is heart-rending.
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Sounds like my kind of things to read. I will surely check him out now. Trying to find him on Tumblr.
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Loooooove so you want to be a writer! So true. I hadn’t read the other one before but liked that as well.
Honestly, I know very little about poets and poetry and usually forget my favourites anyway. I do always remember how much I like stopping by woods on a snowy evening by Robert Frost. I also love Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Thats ridiculously good!
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Frost is eternal and that poem of his the world’s favorite, or so I love to believe. I need to get my hands on Tales of a Wayside Inn. It sounds intriguing.
Besides, I too absolutely love So you want to be a writer but then knowing me, I’d say I love all his poems just the much. Thanks, Arbie. It’s always exciting talking to you. 🙂
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I love this poem. He is one of my fav poet too. I also love robert frost’s work. Thanks for sharing
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Wow. Happy to meet a fellow Buk-admirer. I do like Frost too. How about Poe? Have you read his poems??
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A dream within a dream?
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Ahh! You make my heart happy with the mention of that, friend.
“All that we see or seem
is but a dream within a dream.”
Just so beautiful.
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Yes. And the beauty keeps on multiplying every time we read
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Truly! Any other poems you love, Shreyans?
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There are many. Stopping by woods. Right now on my mind. What about you? I ordered walt Whitman and it is superb.
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Cummings, Keats, Eliot, Browning, and Whitman. Among Indian poets, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Gulzar, Kabir, Tagore, Vikram Seth are my favorites.
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I have read some of them. Will make time and read all. Asha also writes amazing poems. I look forward to reading her work. I tried to understand Shakespeare but failed. Good to share poetic interests.
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I love it
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Super!
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👍
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He makes so much sense. He’s put into words EXACTLY what I feel poetry should be like – concise enough not to bore, but precise enough to convey every possible meaning through the smallest number of words. Thanks for sharing this.
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Absolutely my pleasure, sweets. I love the man with all his madness. Because he said what’s life without a bit crazy, and that sums up life for me.
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He is right yet again. 😀
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He is the best, if you have the taste for his works.
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That’s true. 😊
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