some of the best words I have ever written
took birth from flight thoughts originating
in distant friend poet pens
your minds precious hearts
for this joy you have planted within many lives
many people in many diverse differing places
I thank you for thoughts which made time differences
in ripples which spread forth to so many far flung lives
Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Early morning valley mist rises from earth, while a low cloud remains close to the valley. The cloud and mist intertwine and there is no saying one begins and another ends. This is 'just a poetic imag; e, ' but there are reasons people conceive of such things.
p3 inspired by my reply to a comment made on my poem 'Some Of The Best Words I Have Ever Written', made by the poet Denis Mair and dedicated to Denis Mair.
p1I wrote the split images 'Glow Worms Spin Spiral Galaxies', 'Waking On Warm Earth From Sleep', 'Sleep Waking On A Rocky Riverbed', 'Watching Early Morning Valley Mist Rise',
I wrote the poems 'Still A Few Warm Memories Endure', inspired by my reply to a comment made on my poem 'Some Of The Best Words I Have Ever Written', made by the poet Denis Mair and dedicated to Denis Mair.
the line 'Early morning valley mist rises from earth' was an image that invoked many memories, there was always going to be a poetic response, the only question was what kind and style.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Now that is a poet telling the gods the truth. I think. I hear you. If a poet does not hear the poem then we are doomed. I think. Great poem.
I wrote the poem 'Part Of The Poet Is Made In God's Image', inspired by my reply to a comment made on my poem 'Some Of The Best Words I Have Ever Written', made by the poet Deluke Muwanigwa and dedicated to Deluke Muwanigwa.
p3poems; the poet does not pray the words, the poet speaks the words into existence as God who created the heavens and the earth did; because part of the poet was made in Gods image.
p2incense and asked for divine favour protection victories peace love and good crops and harvests; spin forward to the twenty first century to find a 'poet telling the gods the truth' asking for nothing except the chance and time to write a few
p1once in ancient times there were people in lost civilizations cultures living within various religious groups with their own or adopted religious practices who worshipped and made offerings to their gods, these devotees offered up prayers