Why do you write at all,
Why heed Poetry's call?
Is writing your worthy cause,
Do you write just for applause?
Why do you write the lines
That your feelings and thoughts define?
Are these just for your Ego,
For attention that you crave so?
True artists do what they do,
Because that is for them true joy.
The praise their Art may reap,
Is but partly a reward they keep.
Writing is a blessed passion,
It's the gift that gives satisfaction.
In doing it one births something,
Poems can be a blessing just for being.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I really dug this poem and agree with it's sentiments...There is a certain joy that comes with writing at least for me..In being able to express my thoughts and feelings...Yet..I do believe at times as artists ego finds its way in and rears its ugly head...This poem is a good reminder to stay humble and follow your heart...To me that is where true art is found...Thanks for sharing
Thank you Weldon Davis - yes writing is in itself a joy, and as all artists do, whether they be composing music or doing a painting, they do it because they have to. Like breathing.