Awesome Or Awful Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg
Awesome Or Awful
Thou art my friend and yet my foe.
Thou praiseth me dishonestly.
Why is that thou acteth so
Art thou afraid of hurting me?
An enemy who honestly
declares my work is full of flaws.
Helps to improve my poetry
and thus adopts a wiser course.
Although he may show prejudice.
Attacking my attempts at verse
and show no sign of compromise
Methinks your flattery is worse.
I take both with a pinch of salt
and still improve though by default.
18-Sep-08
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You address a question we all have - is the praise genuine, or just an attempt to not be disrespectful by saying the poem was really awful? Often I think we are our own worst enemy, and I am guilty of this, too. I never think my work is as good as others say it is. But it's encouraging enough to keep me going - perhaps ignorance is bliss! Linda :)
Hi Ivor. I truly believe in honesty and honestly this is a fine piece of work and well worthy of my 10. thankyou I like the use of words. Regards Dave T
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/19/2024 5:49:08 PM # 1.0.0.1119
in truth and without falsehood...a great write with enormous rythm..and the subject well..that is handled with cool control.