The Dangers Of A Bored Poet Poem by Mary Nagy
The Dangers Of A Bored Poet
When poets get bored you should worry.
They may try to stir up some ''fun''.
I think it's the kick of excitement
they get when they see what they've done.
If it seems like it may be too quiet
they'll want to get feathers to fly.
Sometimes it is fun just to watch them
while they ''virtually'' yell, scream or cry.
They all love the thrill of the drama
and of course need to have the last word.
We all know the one that is right
is whoever can use bigger words!
I get nervous when things start to simmer
and peace is the only real sound.
Things can change in a matter of minutes
if there's more than one poet around.
Yeah....this is terrific....you just forgot to mention the psychoses that abound...Lovely piece.
I love this, Mary! And it's so true...and I can tell you are the kind of person who doesn't want any part of conflict. Good for you! Raynette
I'd like to say in my defense..... hey, can't you take a joke? Anyway, this made ME laugh. Great write, and very perceptive. Lovexx, Will
I think a bored poet should be fired with enthusiasm or fired; with entusiasm
Sounds like a great description of the Poemhunter website! Well done and very fun! -chuck
Well, I try to keep my words simple if possible it's better for the brain! Sincerely Ernestine
I do see myself in this, although I'm not by any means bored...fun is good! Your poem is like the mirror image of a mirror, because of course your poem stirs up a little fun. I like it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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I'm probably one of those 'bored poets, ' but I'm not the one who uses big words, so I don't feel too bad being classified as such. I'm thinking about discarding my 'bored' look and returning as Spiderpoet, Superpoet, or Batpoet. I'm just a little confused, however, about your lines, 'I get nervous when things start to simmer/and peace is the only real sound.' Are you intentifying with the 'bored poets'? That would put an interesting twist in the poem, giving it some counterpoint. We need to band together and make sure that too much peace doesn't put everyone to sleep. I just asked another poet if this was a lonely-hearts club, but I haven't heard back. Everyone around here acts like a serious poet and takes what he does seriously, so why blow smoke. We all like praise, but sometimes we need a fellow poet to point out our excesses. Our poems are not sacred texts; they are our humble attempts to make sense out of this existence and do it in a beautiful way, avoiding cliches. Don't we all want to be great poets. If we do, then we need to keep our tools sharp and get help from each other. I love praise too, but I get a list of suggestions for improvement from other poets like Raynette and I'm grateful because I'm not so good that I don't step in it and track it all over many of my poems. Peace is not what this is about. Discord is not the currency either. It's about making fine poems that we can be proud of. Having said that, I must also say, I'm not 'bored.' I'm on fire about poetry. I want to start fires and I don't want to read 'boring' poetry.