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The title of the post was "poems with poets" in them, so indirectly related to the previous post. The extract wallows in sentimentality and ego, of "I the poet" (which must rank up there as "I an actor" as pretension of high order). As Victorian hogwash, it is quite funny though. Roger On 2/16/07, kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > that's a good extract Roger. but you'll notice that it doesn't have > the word 'poet' or 'poetry' in the text itself, just in the title. > subtlety is a fine thing. (the title doesn't make that opening stanza, > or thepoem itself, un-subtle) > > KS > > On 16/02/07, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Quite a few then ... > > http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?query=poet&filter=colVerse&Submit=Go > > > > A lot are the poet as actual commentator. Doesn't seem to be much of > > that about these days. > > > > For sheer OTT ITT http://www.bartleby.com/265/420.html strikes a chord: > > > > "I HAVE come into the Desert because my soul is athirst as the Desert > > is athirst; > > My soul which is the soul of all; universal, not different. > > We are athirst for the waters which make beautiful the path > > And entice the grass, the willows and poplars, > > So that in the heat of the day we may lie in a cool shadow, 5 > > Soothed as by the hands of quiet women, listening to the discourse of > > running waters as the voices of women, exchanging the confidences of > > love." > > > > > > Roger > > > > -- > > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious." Oscar Wilde > > > -- My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious." Oscar Wilde