The Poetess

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In honor of Maddi

The Poetess

 

If poetry is beauty then she is beautiful

If poetry is inspiration then she is inspirational

If poetry is humor then she is the purveyor of laughter

If poetry is the language of love then she is the lover as well as the loved

If poetry is a gift then she has given her all

If poetry is friendship then she has answered the call

If poetry touches the soul then she has touched us all

If poetry is loss then her loss we would pray to forestall

We owe much to the Poetess in this land of OP

She is everything we cherish and everything she can be

 

©Copyright Charlie Gragg February 1, 2011

   

 

 

 

 

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dmo8647 commented on The Poetess

06-16-2011

Love this poem..... such feeling and it flows thru my soul.

mufasa commented on The Poetess

05-18-2011

I guess I should be lucky not to have been involved in any of these horrible tings that took place here.i was out of the loop for so long ,and spent alot of time on Facebook with my friends,writing inspirirational verses .Lord our words really do have the power to harm or heal. Beautiful soul write on this lovely lady.

rsalassi commented on The Poetess

03-19-2011

Again, I agree with your observations regarding Maddi.

dancinghawk commented on The Poetess

02-25-2011

Hampton! i can't believe i hadn't visited here yet and seen Maddi's beautiful photo ... i read your piece in the forum weeks ago and appreciate it every time i see it ... and true, true, all true ... lovely work, from the Chronicler himself ... -dh

Hampton

02/25/2011

Thanks much my friend.

aw3haiku commented on The Poetess

02-14-2011

Madelynn must be special as per all the comments. I like how you elegantly verse respect for another poet in such an admirable and loving way.

Hampton

02/14/2011

Thank you.

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

Hampton’s Poems (111)

Title Comments
Title Comments
Searching 5
The Poetess 14
Nonsense 12
Solitude 18
Lame Limericks 14
Message to Papa 15
Young Jimmy O’Fallon 11
The Computer From Hell 18
Life Ain’t for Sissies 16
The Mind In Motion 13
The Game of Poetry 9
Silence 55
WordSlinger 19
Holiday Thoughts 12
Sweet Mary 18
From White to Grey to Black 19
The Reckoning 12
And All of That Jazz 16
Today 25
No Offense, Just My Opinion 16
Lucky 10
You’re Only as Old as You Feel 13
Saturday Night 13
Political Change? 14
The Female Gender 17
I’m In Charge Here, Aren’t I? ( With Epilogue) 10
I’m In Charge Here, Aren’t I? 7
Remembering 11
This Web We Weave 13
The End 16
The Day the Clouds Cried 16
The Path of Life 12
My Mother Ruth 12
Forever–ast
er
11
Humanities Challenge 14
A Cowboy's Perspective 12
July in Buda Texas 14
The OP Poets Parade 20
The Chatelaine 12
Shot Through the Heart 17
Poetry and Fine Wine 18
The Man What Am 10
The Final Beat of My Heart 16
The Rainbow of Poets 19
A Cowboy's Lament 13
Of This World I am Not 17
The Wee People 19
An Evening at an Irish Pub 15
The Scent of Love 14
Fresh News from Buda Texas 16
Memories of Times Past 13
The Dance of the Poets 20
The Confession 14
Road to Obscurity 18
Barbara 14
Shadows 15
Prescience 17
Words That Bind 54
Wondering 26
New Year News from Buda Texas 13
We Are All Witnesses 16
Christmas 25
A Cowboy’s Prayer 29
The 9 ers 24
Love Defined 27
Tis a Time to Give Thanks 21
More News From Buda Texas 26
Choices 26
News from Buda, Texas 21
In Search of God 21
Writers of Poems (WOPs) 26
Out of the Darkness 15
Visions from Within the Mist 18
Baseball 12
The Night Stalker 16
The Man I Presume to be Buck 16
The Sounds of Time 17
The Little Man in the Green Hat 18
Blah Blah Blah 14
One Two Three 13
Carpe Viam 11
Love in the Afternoon 13
The Moth 14
Lost & Dungeons of the Mind 11
The Creative Process 19
The Truth and the Tribe 19
The Long Wait. 19
Feathers 26
The Arrow 14
Take Two Cialis and Call Me in the Morning 26
Ghostly Images 16
Friends 11
Angels Without Wings 20
IN MY OWN WORDS 13
The Rider 16
Pride and Shame 18
The Winning Poet is.... 21
Memories 13
Politicians 67
Your Mailbox Is Empty 18
God's Visit 17
Poets and Poems 20
Love Thy Neighbor 13
Renewal 8
The Roar of Silence 17
Blessed Are These Days 4
Time and Space 5
Life's Journey 8
Gift To The Fallen 16
Hunger 21
The Antique Shop 30