Brush With Brilliance Comments

I very bright interior monologue with more than a trace of Prufrock to it: And would it have been worth it, after all, Would it have been worth while, After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets, After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor— And this, and so much more? — It is impossible to say just what I mean! Just the same feel. Lovely!

Your picture of satisfaction after struggle has rung many bells (mine too) .

stunning work Lori! ! It is quite amazing how beautiful words come out of nowhere.. :) well done! HBH

I join your beautiful frustration! !

Lori...this is a very good description of the poet pulling his hair out and feeling inferior. I visit those antics daily. I love the way the poem funnels down to recognizing 'brilliance' out of the chaos-the self validation. I had a poet friend over for an early Thanksgiving dinner, and he's brilliant, so I felt dumb throughout the entire dinner; but his poems are no better than mine. You don't have to be a genius to make beautiful sounds. Keep playing.

Oh Lori! I was so blown away by this one...and I am not easily blown away. You are a true poet, passionate and BRILLIANT, a wordsmith who I am proud to be in the company of.