Poetry

Poetry I (1973)

A set o f words

Divorced by the moving of time

or feeling,

Cannot be called poetry;

For in molding a form,

shaping a life,

portraying the truth,

or revealing a soul-

Life does not stand still;

Nor do words arrive uncut

by the heart and its thoughts.

Poetry II (2007)

Words set apart and set together

playing at rhythms, drawing pictures to

help tell their story.

No divorce from real

but birthed in now,

birthed in pain, sorrow;

leaping joy , past pleasures.

Straining, grasping for the future.

Always seeking truth

and pushed by why.

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*LORA* M. Dec 3, 2007, 2:12am EST

nice

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Dec 3, 2007, 3:24am EST

I do like what you've done here, Cathryn...the poetry written 34 years apart about poetry. And this does contain truth, my friend.

Your work deserves far more readers than are finding it...and that is a great pity.

But ten stars from me.

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Cathryn flowers Ritchie Dec 3, 2007, 4:43am EST

magi, been gone for a year...but again, guide me how to get more coverage. cat

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Dec 3, 2007, 6:43pm EST

Cat, to widen your readership: (1) comment on the work of others; (2) connect (not subscribe) to others; (3) join lots of groups and post to them.

Look on groups as book stores where some people come to browse. But your comments are like you being in a coffee shop, making new friends while catching up with old friends.

Thus read and comment widely! And CONNNECT to people!

I hope that helps.

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Cathryn flowers Ritchie Dec 4, 2007, 12:25am EST

that helps alot, thanks Magi...always coming to my rescue...again.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Dec 6, 2007, 6:08pm EST

No problems, Cat.

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Rose T (Faith Moves Mts.) Enjoying the sunshine! Jan 17, 2008, 2:57pm EST

Very thought provoking Cat! Thanks for sharing!

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Erica Hidvegi Jul 16, 2008, 4:41pm EDT

I loved this, the flow, the connotation of emotional fortitude and the STYLE OF FONT ! How did you do that? I have been playing around with the html codes and I can't get that or any other font styles to take when formatting in the 'publish field'. Would you help me in that so my poems get read because they are classic in presentation, like yours are ?

sharing the light,

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