Neopoet

Join the Neopoet online poetry workshop and community to improve as a writer, meet fellow poets, and showcase your work. Sign up, submit your poetry, and get started.

C
Celadon
Jun 29, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Become

Become

 

If you are to become anything at all

become a poem. 

But who shall be the poet?

Who shall gather and enfold

all your stars

fragments of light,

into one

So that evermore we may read

your wistful myths

in perfect constellations?

 

The gods shall be the poets,

They, the balladeers.

 

 
— Celadon, Jun 29, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

More from this author

Critiques

Seren

Seren

16 years 11 months ago

WOW

I adore this ... I could rave on forever about all the things I like about your beautifully crafted poem but I am sure you have better things to do lol .... loved this write its brillant .. Love Jayne
C

Celadon

16 years 11 months ago

So glad it resonated! I

So glad it resonated! I keep coming back to the "poetry" theme (though it's not intentional) maybe because I find it such a mystery that it just intrudes on my writes. But who knows. Thanks so much for the comments, Jayne. luv, Marion
T

Taniaspoetry

16 years 11 months ago

The balladeers have

The balladeers have words Gifted by the gods That twirl into winsome poems So the words and the poetry Arise from each other The poet sings, as the breeze blows Ahhh now look at what you've done Celadon! Wickedly good poetry! Cheers Tania
C

Celadon

16 years 11 months ago

Your poetic response is

Your poetic response is wonderful, Tania! I love it! Now here's a question (and I wonder how you would respond in poetry this time). I want to change the last line to read: "The gods shall be the poets/They the balladeers". What's your opinion (in a poem)? luv, Celadon
ID

Ink Dragon

16 years 11 months ago

Marion,

I am becoming a fan (or should I say an addict?) to your writing really fast. The gods shall be the poets They the balladeers are wonderful lines, but may I suggest to add a little something along the lines of who sing our tale forevermore (not necessarily these exact words, but something to that effect)? Yours, ~Nina
C

Celadon

16 years 10 months ago

Nina!A good suggestion!!

Nina! A good suggestion!! I'll look for something that will complete the idea of those last two lines. I need some time to work on it, dream on it. Thanks for stopping by... love your suggestions! luv, Marion