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Heart of Inspiration

  I wonder is Poe could have knownThat his pain would bring him fame?His words would become his legacySo the world would know his name Then there's "Romeo and Juliet" A Shakespeare contributionThis was written centuries agoBut it's still in distribution And what about this man named FrostKnown for "A Road Not Taken"Did he know the fire he'd light inside?Or the hunger that he'd awaken? Then there's a man named WhitmanKnown for "Song of Myself"Did he know that these word's he'd write.Would be a treasure on someone's shelf? And Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSaid, "Let Me Count the Ways"Did she understand these magical words,Would bring her so much praise? I'm sure they'd love to see this dayFor it would bring them much delightThey are the heart of our inspirationAnd the reason why we write 
— Whiskurz, Jun 30, 2010

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Kailashana

Kailashana

15 years 11 months ago

;-)~The whole modern world

;-) ~ The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. G.K. Chesteron
docmaverick

docmaverick

15 years 11 months ago

Whiskurz....

...all in all, a good poem. My only criticsm is with the syllable count in line number eleven. Maybe you could try something like, "did he know the fire he'd ignite?" I rather enjoeyed the way you mentioned each writer, and simultaneously you rang a bell in my heart. Well done. "Write on"! sincerely, #{:-{)}8==== docmaverick.
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magics02

15 years 11 months ago

Wow Whisk

Best poem I read today and I like how you put it all together. Much food for thought and just look at the books they are still selling and reading in the schools just this day. Who would of known it this long their words like a song imbedded forever. That is exactly why we write for the most part, for you never know your poem could be just the one to win the world's beloved Poet award. Keep up the good work Whisk. I like your stuff. Love at ya Mona