7 Published Poems

[saw]

could it be true
that Emily was so afraid?
Some say
she had a morbid fear
of revealing her soul,
had phobic contentions
that the public distrusted
poets, their work.
Afterall,
poetry can be difficult
to understand,
obscure, strange,
some critics believed
it was written by people
out of touch with reality.
To the contrary,
many poets have been
people of action,
deeply involved with
the biorhythms of common life.
Ben Johnson was a bricklayer,
Robert Burns a farmer.
Walt Whitman was a carpenter,
E.A. Robinson worked in the subways.
Herman Melville worked
in a customs house,
William Carlos Williams
was a physician, Langston Hughes,
a hotel busboy.
Still, Ms. Dickinson had such fear
she only published 7 poems
in her lifetime.
Fortunately after she left
this scary world, more than
a thousand poems were found
in a shoebox in her closet.

[hester_prynne]

"....a thousand poems were found in a shoebox in her closet....."

a perfect ending.
to a perfect beginning and middle.
A truly enjoyable read Saw, I mean this is so good....
Loved it
H

[saw]

thank you theta...you are too kind.......bushels of harmony....smilessss

[Lightning Rod]

and Wallace Stevens sold insurance

[emel.scott]

would like to see how the internet might have changed their lives. shit she would have had one hell of a blog.

[WIREMAN]

a kitty......emily
coaxed by the dark side
i dig the ride
she's hot to me
and not to be
cause she's gone
i always wanted erica jong
when i met her
there was a spark
but emily is the
goddess no contest........

[saw]

loved your response, Why'r-man.....hope all is well with you........

[WIREMAN]

hey steve.....i've really been enjoying your poetic journey mind flows...when we gonna jam "live"??????

[constantine]

there's just no figuring, is there? steve delivers another first class.

[westcoast]

she is my fav. a brilliant artist.

great poem!

~janet

[saw]

thanx janet and dino-liscious.......and mark, would really love to jam
sometime soon...I need it....the stand up is just standing up....