Monday, February 7, 2011
By Way of Explanation
A friend thought it might be a good idea to preface my poems with an explanation about how and why they came about. It’s not going to happen. My inspiration comes from many places, everything from something that caught my attention while I was in traffic, to some burning issue on a rerun of the Gilmore Girls. Each poem stands alone as an entity unto itself. It’s up to the reader to decide if it strikes a chord within them. Meaning belongs to the beholder, because the music of life plays a different tune for each of us. Come dance on the other side of the rainbow….and enjoy.
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Absolutely agree! Inspiration can't and shouldn't be explained. (And, for the record, I really enjoy your poetry.)
I agree with your thoughts. Very nice poems; depth of meaning. Visit my wife, Esther and I, Website: www.wsprog.com/rp/ and our Blog: Provencher Paths. Free downloads.
i think your thoughts says alot about you. Interesting
"It’s up to the reader to decide if it strikes a chord within them"... completely agree! Poems should be left to a reader own interpretation as a way to relate and bond with the words and emotions expressed in the writing. It is the reason why I feel your poems are wonderful, I take them in as it fit me.
Yes! The other side of the rainbow is a meeting place with each attendant arriving via their own path. Inspiration leads the way, but refuses to become a map.
Happy to have found your blog.
also happy to have found your blog i remember before i started taking my writing seriously that i always used hate analysing texts for one reason. what if your interpretation of a poem or novel or any other text for tht matter differs entirely from what the writer intended. eventually i adopted the same attitude u have. my reasons for writing are personal to me and if i wish to share them then so be it. otherwise ur interpretations are also yours to make. free will and all that... :)
ps love your art and poetry can you visit my blog http://expressive-writing.blogspot.com/
reading your poem awakened my dying heart and soul.. Can I dance with you on the other side of the rainbow???:)
I totally agree with this. And even if you wanted to, just because you're inspired in one way, doesn't mean that another person will be too.
I'm terribly glad I found your site this evening. Your haunting words from another post drew me in and then I find you're another who sees art as I do, "Meaning belongs to the beholder, because the music of life plays a different tune for each of us."
A truth I've tried to illustrate many times in my own writing. Looking forward to reading more of your work.
I love your blog *--*
Explanation is a good thing and a bad thing. It can help someone understand but at the same time, it can take away what someone thought it meant and how it connected with them. Your blog is really cool, I hope you don't mind me following it. ^^
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