Today I would like to open a new side of my self to you. I spend many hours per day, per week, per month of late, writing poetry. I have been writing songs, and song lyrics, for many years now as well. At the behest of a few friends and fellow poets I have decided to share one here today. I have over 100 poems posted at my workstation, available to anyone who cares to read at; cosmofunnel.com Where I have many new relationships with poets from all over the world. They inspire me daily and keep me moving forward in my pursuit of “poetry in motion”, or poetry that “moves” people to consider……….
Today I am sharing a poem that has gotten more responses than any other I have shared. It speaks of the goodness and the strength of people, as well as those who use that strength, to promote their own selfish ends, and how that affects our society as a whole…………….
ACCEPTING GRATUITY
The nonchalance of boys who wait in hunger
And touch their toes to the dirt and do not look up
Are not giving way to the ruling classes
They are giving way to human nature
They will not grovel, they will not beg
But they will wait for darkness, to rummage through
The garbage bins
For they would rather give way to their hunger
Then bow down to other men
Who wear their evil arrogance upon their thorny
Brows
No! You will not find them, on their knees as
Cowering clowns
You WILL find them, in line, at break of day
Waiting for opportunity, to pay their own way
Prepared to slave
Prepared to participate, in saving human dignity
Prepared through their own faith, and nightly prayer
I think these souls are more familiar, with common
Decency
More than most
For they are heavens army
Standing every post
Bowed heads, accepting handouts
That they return to other starving souls
One by one, they build this city
With honor and strength of will
I consider them
The very best of men
And the foundation upon which OTHER men
Accept gratuity……..
Tony Taylor
Poetry has been a part of my life since I wrote my first poem in first grade. Words themselves, I consider to be one of the finest tools ever conceived of, to be respected for the power they carry, and the truths they can bring to light …………..
Hi T`
I love that poem it`s beautiful sweety, educationally interesting and well written. You are a very talented poet and also a superbly gifted writer, I envy your skill. I`m really enjoying your writing and I`m so glad that I listened to my instincts or what some people call my ” inner light ” ( but what does the word blog mean??! I`m as thick as a plank with this star trecky thingy ) I still can`t fathem it out very well and I don`t half get myself tied up in chuffin knots with it! About this time last year I didn`t even know how to switch my Harry on ( he`s my laptop!! that`s what I`ve christened him! don`t worry I agree with you! I`m a nutcase!!!!! ) I think it`s great that you started writing at such an early age, I started writing last April! losing Andrew must have released something in me! or someone out there with him is putting the words in my head. Have you sold any of your work? Your Mum must be very proud of you. My book called THE THREE L`S. LIFE LOVE AND LOSS has 200 poems in it but I have never written a song, I don`t know the rules of writing a song!! Do you write music also? Like I say on my cosmo profile I`m chuffed ( happy! ) if I manage to reach out to someone through my work. I write because it`s quite cathartic.
Love you sweety
G xx
Hi Georgie, thanx for commenting here my friend, I wasn’t expecting that. The word BLOG came from combining the words “web log” which is was what it was called in the early 1990’s. Of course it has evolved quite a bit from keeping a web log of your online activity, but I’m so glad it came about……I am REALLY surprised that you just started writing so recently, your poetry doesn’t suggest that at ALL…….I love reading your poetry…..very honest and refreshing writing style, I’m so glad you started, I love that you’re in my life…………see you around the poetry pages at cosmo………hugs……tony xx
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Hi guys………it’s a Saturday……….and I wanted to tell you a little more about what I do with my writing………to date I have 422 poems at COSMOFUNNEL.COM………..I am a poet/lyricist but my poetry has taken on a life of it’s own…….and I have been offered space in three upcoming poetry publications………..and I would like to share a poem with you here today called……”Accepting Gratuity”……….if you wish to see some of these pieces…….mostly spiritual and metaphysical at their core’s………..I am excited about the opportunities before me………….Big shout outs to BRAZIL, UK, USA and GERMANY of late………hope you enjoy the poetry………and may yours be a psychically blessed day………glide on Love………hi KATE & GEORGIE………smiles……….Tony xx