The poems ended
Long before I stopped writing them
Perhaps in all the years
There were a few that are real
But I suspect them overwhelmed
By the many that are not
And all is lost an overabundance of the mediocre and inane-
I should end now
But I probably won't
I need the writing of the poems too much
Just as their no-readers need them not at all.
an overabundance of the mediocre and inane- is a poetry norm, few poets not even classical contemporary masters wrote only exquisite masterpieces, remembered for exceptional rare writes countless poems languish unread " I need the writing of the poems too much Just as their no-readers need them not at all." a truth but poetry defines our essential being
true poetic pen takes birth only to write it does not know to stop writing
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Great Poetry Defines Our Essential Being 'an overabundance... the mediocre and inane- is a poetry norm' few poets not even classical contemporary masters wrote only exquisite masterpieces remembered for exceptional rare writes countless poems languish unread a truth universal great poetry defines our essential being Inspired by the poem 'The Poems Ended/Long Before I Stopped Writing Them' by the poet Shalom Freedman. Dedicated to the poet Shalom Freedman.