geezer poets with your guns ablaze
who pathetically pine for your glory days
who shoot down young poets at every whim
who burn their every poem, every prose, every hymn
who would curse a young poet in your final gasp
dropping your weapon from your weakening grasp...
geezer poets, you know who you are
no one gives a damn about your fallen star
and when dementia renders you unable to think
of which ends your lousy pens diffuse your stupid ink
a young poet will use your rifle's butt
to pound the tired lid of your coffin shut
Lest you think so, I did not rate your poem numerically. Couldn't allow myself to stoop that low. H
awww, jake, why ya got to be so mean? la sigh... hey, you ever read this piece? To A Poet, Who Would Have Me Praise Certain Bad Poets, Imitators Of His And Mine YOU say, as I have often given tongue In praise of what another's said or sung, 'Twere politic to do the like by these; But was there ever dog that praised his fleas? William Butler Yeats
Not a bad poem, but I hope one day, you and I become geezer poets, I think I hope that, I don't hope the part about putting other poets' work down.
yes, yes LOL until I realize I AM a geezer poet to any 30 year old.
Love it. The wonderful irony of this is in it's impeccable rhyme which is a rather conservative way to put a poem together. A lot of geezers would approve the form while grumbling about the content.
i thought this was great, DIEnamic. stickin' it to the man, as God intended. & nice rhymes. Sus.
Shooting from the hip. A neat and fun piece. Enjoyed! ! ! ! ! ! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I thought this rather immature, even for a poet that has not as yet reached geezer territory (and never may) . I thought we had a bit of a consensus to try to 'get along', to pull back the fangs somewhat, basing at least the immediate future upon mutual respect? This, Jake, is not a good example. Shows the advantage that geezers enjoy: Life experience and maturity. Motto after 50.....NMB (no more bullshit) . What are YOU doing? H