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It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders; coming up of themselves like grass. Eudora Welty

Thank you, Nina. My light verse and poems were published only in small publications... nothing great. But it was a thrill nevertheless to know someone else thought enough of them to put them in print.
I have so many original poems and light verse which I've written over the years. They're all in scrapbooks. Perhaps I should take time and post them here at Goodreads.
Thanks for your encouragement, Nina. And thanks to those who have left comments or checked the "yes" box saying they liked them. I'm always surprised when someone is interested, because, to tell the truth, I don't enjoy reading poetry in general. I only like writing it. (lol)
Of course there are some special poems (by other authors) which catch my eye every once in a while and I save them.


It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders; coming up of themselves like grass. Eudora Welty"
Great quote, Nina. Thank you!
Well, sometimes poems do come up inside us by themselves...like grass, as Welty says. We wonder where they come from and all we can say by way of explanation is: "It was the Muse".
Here's a piece I get a chuckle out of all the time:
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"Robert Frost was asked, 'How do you go about writing a poem?'
Frost answered, 'Well, first something has to happen to you.'
Noting that the message didn't sink in, the poet continued:
'Then you put some words on a piece of paper and ride them like a horse
until you have a poem.' "
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-Joe Marshall, in Sports Illustrated
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Nina, I've likened writing a poem to doing a puzzle, especially a poem which rhymes. The rhymes have to be pure; the rhythm has to scan perfectly; and the thought has to be interesting and original. That's a tall order.
Below is another piece about Robert Frost and poetry:
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"His poems were traditional but he often said as a dig at his archrival Carl Sandburg, that 'he would [just as:] soon play tennis without a net as write free verse.' ”
Above quote from: http://www.123helpme.com/preview.asp?...
I've also seen it put this way:
"I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down." -Robert Frost
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Nina, I write both free verse and rhyming verse.
Naturally, each one requires a different approach.

Nina, my fingers are crossed for your granddaughter.
Our son graduated from Syracuse Univeristy, magna cum laude. He's doing very well for himself too. S.U. is a good university of course, but the weather in Syracuse is is cold and damp. Tell your granddaughter to find a position where it's warm. LOL
That's the advice of an old lady. (g)


Speaking of grandchildren, below is a link to a poem I wrote when my first grandchild was born in 1995: ====>
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http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...
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Aren't we grandmothers proud and grateful!
Becoming a grandparent is a new emotion altogether, isn't it.
BTW, my grandchildren call me "Nina". (g)
Below is the link if you'd like to see them: ====>
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http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/1...-
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Most of the poems I've written are light verse.
A few are more serious.
Most of them rhyme.
Some don't.