Let's follow the poet to his
Hell and heaven! Count his
Ghosts and dilemma's?
Reach out to touch his
Stretched-out skies; let's follow
The poet to see where he lays.
Let's follow the poet to his end;
To see if he can?whatever
He wants to do, do over again?.
Let's find the poet's soul, and then
Once found, let it go; And watch the
Afterglow! His indelible impressions?.
"Hurry! Hurry-up!" or we'll be late
"Don't worry," he doesn't' care
If we're near-he's too busy.
"What does a Poet do?
You ask,
"Besides write?"
He thinks all night. Leans against
A fence; moans and groans a little
Thinking how it should have been.
Shakes out rugs: too much pencil
And lead; then tries to clear his Head!
Asks God for forgiveness.
He rides the wind in his dreams.
He just came back from Egypt it
Seems; with more impressions!
"Dennis, I hope you're not bragging
In this little poem; incidentally,
Do poets have homes?"
An old Islamic style of poetry, ghazal form (used by Hafez and ((Rumi, 1207 AD; born in Afghanistan. He wrote poems, mystical odes, songs, prayers, etc.; inside his form I think we find most often 'the friend')); the ghazal form, each stanza of three lines amounts to a finished poem in itself; like the Japanese or Chinese haiku, it has its own roots. The question in Mr. Siluk's poem here is not so much the question of plot or ongoing theme or do we find a friend? Rather, we may see the longing for one, as each stanza claims it own path to the center of the web. Rosa Pe?aloza
Note: #679 5/21/05
Poet/author, Dennis Siluk, his site can be seen at http://dennissiluk.tripod.com
weekly home cleaning Highland Park ..Burning Autumn Leaves [1950s in St. Paul, Minnesota]My long steel... Read More
One of the most important poets of the post-war period,... Read More
Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More
English VersionA bunch of us guys in the hutIn ?Nam... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore caf?, was... Read More
Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
Robert Burns, a poor man, an educated man, and a... Read More
Part OneI tell you a legend of long ago Of... Read More
Cesar Vallejo: Black RosesBow down your head ol' poet- To... Read More
Most of my poems are written late at night, often,... Read More
Iquitos & the Amazon Part OneIt was December 2, l959,... Read More
[As Told by the Last] King: it was in the... Read More
War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may... Read More
Ole Bulky JeepsThrough late summer's heat These bulky shaped jeeps... Read More
Poet Stephen B. Wiley's first book of poetry, Hero Island,... Read More
We were exiled from the Garden of Eden. Its... Read More
Once upon a midnight dreary, coffee cold and vision... Read More
I'm not well. Can't you tell? Kinda low, so,... Read More
Fair Andes! Thy arms reach highOf iron-woven solid stone Thu... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (Peru; in English and Spanish)In what... Read More
Do you ever stare at the paper, waiting for poetic... Read More
A poetic comment that just welled up inside my head... Read More
The Poet's Corner [Three poem/ see review of poetry under... Read More
Delicately, my mind was selecting a muffled tune, out of... Read More
All Hail.Is your hospital full of aliens, despite new cleaning... Read More
whole house cleaning Park Ridge ..I'm not well. Can't you tell? Kinda low, so,... Read More
I will never think twice nor will I roll the... Read More
Amy King's first full-length collection, Antidotes for an Alibi, insists... Read More
If a happiness poem could bring forth a smile, Then... Read More
Supernatural PoetryHere are five poems,-what I call-death and supernatural poems.... Read More
I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in... Read More
Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004This poem... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (Peru; in English and Spanish)In what... Read More
#25The King and Delka [Split Mawkishness-on Moiromma /Part V]Sickly SentimentalityI... Read More
Iquitos & the Amazon Part OneIt was December 2, l959,... Read More
Is poetry too complicated for the average reader? Is it... Read More
House of the Goblin [Part Two of Three]Here is where,... Read More
Wars, air of AmbiguityDedicated to 1st. Lt. Laura Walker (From... Read More
What do you do when you want to write poetry?... Read More
In Poetry: Meaning of WordsWhen I write poetry, I check... Read More
There are many times I set up barriers and walls,... Read More
Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More
English VersionAnd the Death God said: "Let it rise to... Read More
I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different... Read More
Mother's Day Poetry,I'm Sorry Mom!I'm sorry for the troubles ... Read More
1.Evil's CreationThou knowith evil clings To tender peace-; Nor does... Read More
All Hail.Is your hospital full of aliens, despite new cleaning... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
Old skin, once held tight Against her skeleton- Rose no... Read More
English Version1) Grendel's DivorceYou must know that I do not... Read More
Poetry |