Without the Poet the thought would not exist, but without the thoughts the Poet would not be a Poet.
If the thought escapes the Poem, it is because it has found a new home in the reader - transplanted. If the Poet is a good Poet, and a fortunate Poet, the thought finds many Readers and thereby multiplies, but in doing so it does becomes transformed...
And maybe - just maybe - here and there it helps create a new Poet, and new thoughts...
Thank you, David. Yes, lots of maybes there when it comes to power of a thought in a poem! I often wonder what readers make of a poem, particularly one that takes on something complex or personal… perhaps what you say about triggering more poems or thoughts is the best case scenario!!!!
That thought staring back, bloodied and desperate - wow! I love the poet dreaming in the closing stanza - that the thought can help the reader open a cage.
Thank you, K. Yes, absolutely…I think the poem belongs to the reader once it is complete…whether it works or not depends on what the reader brings to it! The poet can only hope!
Thank you.. would love to know what the group makes of the poem! Also I love that they are called the Goddess Group!!! I need to tune into that energy!
That's my abbreviated label. We are actually The Goddesses of Shining Light – not claiming to be goddesses, so much as to try our best to embody the qualities of the Divine Feminine. (That might sound as if we're all Pagan, but no. Some are; others are Buddhist, Christian, Hare Krishna, New Age, agnostic...) The discussion group I refer to is a small fraction of the larger group. I'll let you know what they think.
It is fascinating how your mind works. I always love how you follow the complex threads of thoughts. ❤️
Thanks so much, Nazish. I always wonder what the poem (or any art) really is, what the reader understood it to be and what happens in that gap!!!
Loved it. Especially,
“ That the reader
can open a cage. That the thought
can escape,‘
Thanks so much, Arti ❤️🙏
The poem can dream ... what release, what a refuge. Thanks, Rajani
Thanks so much, Richard.
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The final stanza is so satisfying, Rajani.
Thanks so much, Kim 🙏
It's an interesting concept Rajani.
Without the Poet the thought would not exist, but without the thoughts the Poet would not be a Poet.
If the thought escapes the Poem, it is because it has found a new home in the reader - transplanted. If the Poet is a good Poet, and a fortunate Poet, the thought finds many Readers and thereby multiplies, but in doing so it does becomes transformed...
And maybe - just maybe - here and there it helps create a new Poet, and new thoughts...
D :)
Thank you, David. Yes, lots of maybes there when it comes to power of a thought in a poem! I often wonder what readers make of a poem, particularly one that takes on something complex or personal… perhaps what you say about triggering more poems or thoughts is the best case scenario!!!!
Your incandescent understanding gives me so much hope and joy, my friend.
Thanks so much, dear Mahdi.
That thought staring back, bloodied and desperate - wow! I love the poet dreaming in the closing stanza - that the thought can help the reader open a cage.
Thank you, Sherry... am glad the mousetrap imagery resonated!!!
Yes, the poet can dream and fly ❤️
Sweet one. Keep coming.
Thank you 🙏🙏
The reader is the one with the key, always.
Thank you, K. Yes, absolutely…I think the poem belongs to the reader once it is complete…whether it works or not depends on what the reader brings to it! The poet can only hope!
Yes indeed!
The Goddess group I attend is lately thinking about, and discussing, thought. I'll bring this along to share next time.
Thank you.. would love to know what the group makes of the poem! Also I love that they are called the Goddess Group!!! I need to tune into that energy!
That's my abbreviated label. We are actually The Goddesses of Shining Light – not claiming to be goddesses, so much as to try our best to embody the qualities of the Divine Feminine. (That might sound as if we're all Pagan, but no. Some are; others are Buddhist, Christian, Hare Krishna, New Age, agnostic...) The discussion group I refer to is a small fraction of the larger group. I'll let you know what they think.
Really thought provoking, lovely writing, Rajani.
Thanks so much :) (Not intended to be provocative , though!!!)
Amended to what I meant, sorry, thought provoking what how I read it.
Thank you… and it is very thoughtful of you to clarify. Much appreciated. ❤️