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Prologue

Member since 2004 · Posted 20 Oct 2006 · 10 comments

Well. Well what? Well, here we are. Preposterous! A poet must start sure-footedly. Ah, but beginning is not easy. If you find it so difficult, why do you insist on writing. Because I have something to say. Thank heaven for that. What is it? If I could tell you, I would have said it already. And since you have not said it, you cannot tell me? Precisely. Congratulations! Your poem is a model of brevity.

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[7] PodPoet 21-Oct-06/10:57 AM Reply

Haha this is humorous and thoughtful. A poet's poem. Nice work.

[n/a] Dovina › PodPoet 23-Oct-06/2:49 PM Reply

I thought it was only slightly more clever than droning on about writerâs block.

[8] Ranger 21-Oct-06/5:23 PM Reply

Excellent, D. I think this could be read as a monologue (referencing back to the title) wherein the poet is arguing with him/herself, or it could be an exchange between two.

Do you know, if half the people on All Poetry took this view, the amount of poems online would be reduced by a massive percentage?

[n/a] Dovina › Ranger 23-Oct-06/2:49 PM Reply

I read it at a poetry workshop, asking an old man to read the indented lines. Everyone thought it was rather funny. Thatâs a group of poets for you. I think the general public would think itâs just silly

[8] Ranger › Dovina 23-Oct-06/4:11 PM Reply

Ah, but the general public is mostly stupid. Then again, if the internet's anything to go by, so are most poets. You, fortunately, are not.

[n/a] Dovina › Ranger 23-Oct-06/4:13 PM Reply

And there I have another reason for saying you are more fun to argue with than zodiac.

[8] nypoet22 22-Oct-06/8:53 PM Reply

i'd be curious to hear this performed by actors. is it a prologue to something, or to all poetry in general?

[n/a] Dovina › nypoet22 24-Oct-06/11:11 AM Reply

It is intro to my next great work. Stay tuned.

[8] drnick 23-Oct-06/2:58 PM Reply

Hahaha, nice.

[8] howl 24-Oct-06/8:30 AM Reply

Cool. Put in on your gravestone.