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faerybeki

Jun 30, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

You carry..Your poetry (We all do, I know)

You carry so much humanity
I am more convinced than ever
You are a conduit of divinity
We all are
I know
You just present it here
so perfectly
Your poetry finds lightbulbs
in the tree house of my soul
and they are given permission to shine

You carry so much depth, such weight
yet you dive and fly with grace and ease
What lightness you convey
We all do
I know
You just beam here
so perfectly
Your poetry kisses me with dew
and I am a blessed morning

You carry so much fight
such strength in your gentleness
power in a calm will, believing
What music you conjure
We all do
I know
You just play here
so perfectly
Your poetry makes my feet tingle
and I can only dance

You carry such consistency
poet of constancy
You are my rock
encouraging the solidification of potency
We all do
I know
You just build here
so perfectly
Your poetry is a dwelling place for my thinking
and I am sheltered

You carry so much meaning
errant knight of ambiguity
challenging me to grow
what readings you provoke
We all do
I know
You just imply here
so perfectly
Your poetry is my schoolhouse
and I am learning

You carry so many memories
echoing achingly with now
Bringing newness to language
We all do
I know
You just speak here
so perfectly
Your poetry is a map of your world
and I, an intrepid explorer

Your carry such relevance
You stand up, you are counted
You elegantly question existence
We all do
I know
You just ask here
so perfectly
Your poetry is moonshine
I drink and I am drunk by it

You carry such reality
You gift sight
with such vividity
We all do
I know
You just see here
so perfectly
Your poetry enhances my vision
as my 'I' meets your eyes

You carry so much colour
the cold green of suffering
the deep blue of grief
channeling yellow warmth of joy
We all do
I know
You just create here
so perfectly
Your poetry is artistry
I am your canvas, stretched
You paint me

Thank You x

— faerybeki, Jun 30, 2009

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Ravenshakti

16 years 11 months ago

Your Heart is filled with Grace...

Your beauty shines in your words... You bring a precious gift, to the Poets! A gentle touch from the enchanting Poet, you are, Your-Self. May you Always Walk in Beauty. Raven

16 years 11 months ago

Can you believe Raven, that

Can you believe Raven, that your response has me all misty eyed? (I'm premenstrual and prone to weeping, for joy and sorrow, at the best of times lol) Wow, thank you! :) I'm so happy you liked it, and honoured greatly by your beautiful comment :) much love b xx

16 years 11 months ago

Beki...

the colorful paint suits your spirit and I am washed in its smoothness very good poetry! Richard

16 years 11 months ago

Thanks Richard, I was hoping

Thanks Richard, I was hoping you would like it and recognise a bit of yourself, you are not in my sidelines Moonman :) much love b x

16 years 11 months ago

Of the joys available to us

Of the joys available to us as human beings, as poets is the proof we are all one, we have so little that is hidden...to separate us. transparent in the light we blend the shades of our soul harmonize much love my dear Beki, Anna "There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic." Anais Nin

16 years 11 months ago

Your comments are a joy :)

Anna, my edges blur more and more frequently! I hope you did find a little comfort here ;) much love dearest Anna xx

B

bjp

16 years 11 months ago

Is Beki short for Rebekah? Please let me know

...that I may address you. This poem is simply marvellous. Brian

16 years 11 months ago

Brian, yes Beki is short for

Brian, yes Beki is short for Rebekah (right spelling-top marks lol) you may address me in which ever way you feel comfortable :) I'm so happy you liked the poem, this site has brought so much to my life and my writing I believe is improving. As I said in my 'last words' I was tiny bit worried about all the repetitions but I'm guessing if it doesn't bother you it may perhaps help gel it all together? (that was sort of my intention) I keep meaning to read you Brian, I WILL get round to it :) much love Beki x Ps oh yeah, Thank you for stopping here to comment Brian, it's much appreciated :)

W

16 years 11 months ago

Hey Beki It's Beautiful

Hey Beki, it's so beautiful. Thanks for such a lovely poem for us. Enjoyed "the dewy kisses" a lot, and the "lightbuls" shined in my soul while reading this poem of yours, truly Beki you painted me. Sincerely, Wafi "Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!" ~Afzal Shauq~

16 years 11 months ago

You're welcome :)

Thanks Wafi, what a wonderful reaction, so happy you enjoyed. Perhaps we all paint each other eh? Anni (cloudthings) has told me often We are all mirrors for each other here, hope you saw yourself here Wafi, much love b x

16 years 11 months ago

Beki

I finally got here,to read this beautiful benediction, cause thats how it reads to me dear one , and your writing with you heart huni just the pen following along... dont often save poems but this ones in my files saved as it sits on the screen here...Love to you Jayne x

16 years 11 months ago

Jayne it’s an honour to be

Jayne it's an honour to be 'saved' by you hon ;) Hope you're doing ok babe and not too tired, it's lovely to see you here :) I agree the pen follows, I merely hold it, for me, and this will sound gushy (no suprise there then lol) it was you guys who wrote it, it's more about me as a reader, my experiences of reading so many here (finding new ones all the time) and the respect I have for you all as writers, as poets, as sprites of humanity ;) So happy you liked the poem Jayne, much love Beki xx Ps I'm still dancing ;) x

16 years 11 months ago

Biggest Smiles

Beki I read your poem and went away to edit my new one and come back to find you in spotlight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (((((((((((((((((hugz)))))))))))))) Hoot girl this is awesome :D I am smiling big time for you here .... Love Jayne x x

16 years 11 months ago

:) x

Thanks Jayne, hugs back atcha, looking forward to getting to your new one when I'm caught up here (it might be tomorrow;)) more love Beks xx

W

16 years 11 months ago

Aafarin Beki

Aafarin Beki. Congrats on the spotlight. Sincerely, Wafi "Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!" ~Afzal Shauq~

16 years 11 months ago

Manena Wafi :) x

Manena Wafi :) x

16 years 11 months ago

Yippi spotlight faery!!!! This is fantastic... I see so many of

Yippi spotlight faery!!!! This is fantastic... I see so many of us in here & you. Love it... I found a typo, but can't bare to even go back & look for such a trifle, you'll see it next time you read it, wonderful... you should read it often to remind you of your goodness & courage... & how the company we keep is our mirror... I love me more when I look at the likes of you & others I love... Hope you can do the same. Love you more each time I read from you xx Anni We dont believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveal

16 years 11 months ago

Anni, I knew they’d be

Anni, I knew they'd be many folk in here you would recognise, yourself included :) Spotlight yes, well, wriggle, squirm, lol :) Dear woman I can do the same, as you said somewhere else 'you are an exquisite mirror' (I think perhaps to the gorgeous Anna) it applies to you in heaps! You're forever reflecting gorgeousness at me and I'm almost a believer ;) Love you too Anni, my mirror, my inspiration, BIG hugs Beks xxx

16 years 11 months ago

All these poems lauding other neopoets.

What's the point? Insular, even incestuous. To paraphrase a famous limerick The new neopoet emporium is not just a super sensorium but a highly effectual un-dialectical mutual masturbatorium Cheers, Jess

16 years 11 months ago

Yum, poet sex & scones!!! I bet it would be brilliant!!!

Great! Mutual masterbation is bloody fantastic with someone who has good heart & good sensitivity... We could have Lavender scones afterwards as well... be having more fun than being bitter or resentful or arrogant & mean (as in lacking generosity). Sounds like a wonderful way to spend some time to me as worthy as ANY other. So why don't you really ask or listen to the answer... the answer (mine anyway) is that I am INSPIRED by other writers here & also I set myself a kind of challenge - as worthy as any also - to see if I could attempt to get inside the persona of other poets I had never met & work up a way of acknowledging them. Further though, is the concept Jess, that - why should we NOT write about that or any other topic that does not harm or diminish anyone else? (& quite possibly contributes to them with new perspective confidence & a myriad of other elements). Why are you having so much trouble with it?... & if you have a problem with people "lauding other Neopoets" perhaps you should address ME here since I am the one who took on the challenge of dedicating Odes to many of the poets here, (& I am the one who, right from the start confessed to being a "gusher") I felt it was a legitimate undertaking that challenged me quite a deal, at the same time as acknowledging those I felt admiration for. Lucky I couldn't come up with one for you, I had thought about it several times, I wonder how it would have been received?... I would hope you would be mature about it & let me know if you had a problem rather than this stingy public side swiping. I feel we should be mature about this Jess. Cheers Anni We dont believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveal

16 years 11 months ago

I just think we could do more.

I express myself in an over the top manner. My main point here is that I don't like to see neopoet become a private club. Gush, support, give freely and lovingly. And remember constructive criticism is the most loving thing you can give any poet. Cheers, Jess

16 years 11 months ago

Now Beki, I want to apologise this has taken place on your poem

CAn I gush here that I am so relieved & pleased that you have been interested in seeing the other view here Jess, I feel it gives us all an oportunity to learn & grow rather than closing up & refusing any further gain in any way. I think this has been valuable... & love us all the more for getting through a really tricky issue that of taste more than anything... but as I said in PM I would love us to support each other in our oposite ends of the spectrum, I could learn to be a better critic with more balance of positive & it's oposite & perhaps you could learn to filter your criticism through your heart a little more as Anna suggests. I am more than willing to hear your perspective but smacking me over the head with it is far less effective as this dialogue is Now Beki, I want to apologise this has taken place on your poem, I guess in a way it's an honour, you mean a lot to me & I would never want to see you slandered here or anywhere... I think this has had a relatively happy ending, certainly I have heard Jess' message loud & clear & will make efforts to be more harsh where I see fit despite I prefer not to given a choice. The idea here for me is to best support other poets. & you are one who's progress is witness to the support here on Neo.. I feel I am also. So at the risk of it being called a gush, I celebrate you Beki for your efforts. Anni xxx We dont believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveal

16 years 11 months ago

Right, I’m replying to

Right, I'm replying to each of these comments one by one but it appears my replies don't appear in the order to which I reply lol I fear it getting a bit confusing, more lol :) I hope we can all learn to be better critics, responding with head and heart and well everything ;), let's keep practising, as Anna said (I might get my stabilisers off soon lol) much love B xx Ps Anni, thank you for acknowledging my growth as a writer and celebrating, we joined Neo at the same time and I've watched you grow too honey, just when I think you can't get any better you soar to some new heights proving just how infinite that sky of yours is :) (oh dear more mutual masturbation lol) do love you dear one :) x

16 years 11 months ago

‘Yum, poet sex and

'Yum, poet sex and scones!!' :) lol Anni, I love you! x Yay for learning and maturing but yay for sillyness, gushing and weeping too! :) Your odes my darling are fantastic and under mine our dear sister Nina was right :) you defend me here and yourself, as well as the many Neopoet inspired poems (of which I've read many by varying authors, not just us honey :) ) with grace, honesty and dignity. I'm proud of you, much love Bek xx

16 years 11 months ago

Jess, dear man, are you

Jess, dear man, are you feeling a bit left out ;) I am reminded of that Groucho Marx quote ( I think it was Groucho) 'I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member' or something like that ;) Perhaps I should come gushing to your page, I've no doubt I'd enjoy your poetry. Perhaps I should respond in poetry, Here I come with sword of Shakespeare and arrows of Marx to face lessons of poetic proportions My adversary wears the mask of challenge but reveals the true face of support and in him beats the universal heart of love Perhaps I should be more feisty and say I have every right to write about any subject I please, Neo and the connections I'm making here are very dear to my heart and often inspire me in my poetry, the mere act of sharing (aside from the workshopping) poetry and commentary here is causing me to grow as much as a human being as a writer and encompassing both these, a poet. If the result is strong reaction, then the poem has accomplished something. :) I'm not taking this personally Jess for I know your issue is not really with me, or indeed this poem. As I have already said I will endeavour to learn to be a more 'constructive' critic, more critical (this is the real challenge for me, I avoid confrontation by being nice, it's served me well in the past)be more acedemic, if you like (I am capable of this, I am a qualified English teacher, although I chose not to continue teaching or mention it here before, I choose to respond holistically to poetry, for me it's how it moves every aspect of my being), however I reserve the right to respond emotionally, spiritually, physically even and I reserve the right to laud whichever poet (and there are many here, finding new ones all the time) I please and write on whichever subject is relevant to my heart in which ever form takes my fancy (of which there are many). I respect your opinion Jess and value you stopping her to aid my growth :) much love Beki xxx

16 years 11 months ago

oh no, never left out!

My comments come in the context of the whole site. I said elsewhere and often that my recent comments are not an attack on you or cloudthings. My vote is honest, I really think this poem is sweet, giving and loving, but in no way "awesome" =5 stars. (aside from the workshopping)? This is a poetry workshop. There is no aside. with great respect for your compassion and love, with less so for your uncrtical feedback, with deep respect, Jess

16 years 11 months ago

:) perhaps I meant as well

:) perhaps I meant as well as, or alongside the workshopping. I appreciate your honest vote Jess, I wonder if you could pinpoint where the poem could be improved for you (other than the theme if you like ;)) help me 'workshop' it? Does it have the potential, in your eyes, to be 'awesome'? If so it would help me, I believe it might help me be a more useful critic, give me a solid example of honest constructive criticism, so I might see it in action and learn from it, at the same time improving my own poem :) What if we imagined the poem was about any poet, William Blake, Wordsworth, Simon Armitage, my Wills, any of the greats or modern poets which inspire and comfort me, apart from those I find here at Neo? Or just a response to poetry in general. Might you approach it differently? I have great respect for you too Jess and am unbelievably excited about reading your work. As I said I'm not taking this personally, you are entitled to your opinion, I'm grateful for it and hope to learn, more love Beki x

16 years 11 months ago

Yup, we all have our

Yup, we all have our *opinions*, whether or not they are in fact, *constructive criticism* or *mutual masturbation* or even *group mutual masturbation*. I opt for the latter each and every time. Lol. Girls just wanna have fun. Seriously, we move in/with/by/as/of the *spirit* and so do our doings... my preference is to always use a filter of love. That, I think can be sensed through the net, thousands of miles from face-to-face *confrontation*. Love to all, Anna "There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic." Anais Nin

16 years 11 months ago

Anna, as ever I find myself

Anna, as ever I find myself in utter agreement with you :) the filter of love, the girls just wanna have fun , the power of 'puters to transmit energy, I'm blurring Anna, love you :)xx

Ravenshakti

16 years 11 months ago

...just a thought...

I feel Poetry is a language of the Heart. Why should our 'comments' not be allowed to come from there too? I realize there's room in Life for 'constructive criticism'. But I find it sad to think, that even our personal, heartfelt comments, are now a target, for the critic. ... just a thought... Raven "I am a handful of herbs from the garden of your beauty. I am a thread hanging from the robe of your greatness." - Jalil al-Din Rumi (1207-73), Persia

16 years 11 months ago

I agree.& how I love that

I agree. & how I love that Rumi quote! We dont believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveal

16 years 11 months ago

That, unfortunately,

That, unfortunately, happens, since our *opinions* are subject to evaluation, based on each individual, his/her experience... So what's the answer? When learning to ride a bicycle, one keeps trying, no matter how often we fall. And what are we trying? Make a connection to another human *being*... even if we get lost in *being* ourselves. Much love to all, it's not easy to be a human being, firmly planted in heaven and hell, earth and sky. ~A "There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic." Anais Nin

16 years 11 months ago

Raven, can I reiterate how

Raven, can I reiterate how happy I am to have connected with you here? :) Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I read you with all of my organs and appreciate your presence here :) much love Beki xx

16 years 11 months ago

Oooo-kay! :) I have just

Oooo-kay! :) I have just read all your comments and am honoured to host such a lively debate ;) I am a bit overwhelmed but will endeavour to address each comment individually in a moment but for now I would like to share this, ' Oh wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in't' From The Tempest ;) by my mate Wills and with much love Beki xxx

ID

16 years 11 months ago

Beki, little fairy,

I like the idea of the poem, and the repeated lines "We all do/I know" as "centres" of each stanza, but I do believe that you can shape this one up a little more (and I think that was also the point Jess was trying to make). I had a similar problem with my "Truths" poem recently, I was so fond of all the words that I dearly wanted to keep them all, but had to admit in the end that they were simply too much and distracted from my message... Please find my suggestions below, and remember: You decide! So much humanity displayed Must be a conduit of divinity We all are, I know Your poetry is a lightbulb in the tree house of my soul So much depth, such weight Conveys lightness nevertheless We all do, I know Your poetry kisses me with dew and I am a blessed morning So much fight, such strength Conjures music, gentle yet powerful We all do, I know Your poetry makes my feet tingle and I can only dance Such consistency, rock-like constancy encourages the solidification of potency We all do, I know Your poetry is a dwelling place for my thinking and I feel sheltered So much meaning, errant ambiguity challenges, provokes me to grow We all do, I know Your poetry is my schoolhouse and I am learning So many memories, aches echoing Bring newness to language We all do, I know Your poetry is a map of your world and I, an intrepid explorer Such relevance, such asking elegantly questions existence We all do, I know Your poetry is moonshine I drink and I am drunk by it Such reality, such vividity sparks the gift of sight We all do, I know Your poetry enhances my vision as my ‘I’ meets your eyes Cold green suffering, deep blue grief channels yellow warmth of joy We all do, I know Your poetry is artistry painted on me, your canvas Love, ~Nina

16 years 11 months ago

Nina, dear poetess, I

Nina, dear poetess, I appreciate your stopping here and the time you have taken. I hope you saw your self here Nina, you are one I mention in this poem as inspiring me with your poetry, your feedback and well, just your presence. I'll be honest I think the message of the poem rang through loud and clear, that may have been why it recieved such mixed views, it is difficult to consider editing when so many loved it and I remain reasonably happy with it (although agree it might benefit from some selective streamlining) perhaps some time and distance from it will enable me to see it with more constructive eyes, thanks again Nina for your companionship here, much love Beki xx

A

Atticus

16 years 5 months ago

So sorry,

So sorry I missed this. I'm not sure what in the world I was doing back in June/July but I am happy to have finally read this piece. Beki, this is a wonderful gift that you have given to all of us aspiring poets gathered here. So often we overlook the value of such good intent. Something like this should never be played down or taken for granted. A heart that beats for others is a strong heart. And on top of all that, its a bloody good poem! :) -Nathaniel

16 years 5 months ago

No need for apologies my

No need for apologies my errant knight ;) happy you enjoyed it when you arrived! Thank you for your presence here Nathaniel, your strong heart and your poetry :) much love to you and BIG hugs Beki xxx