Lyrical and Lovely Thoughts
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It’s not for me to say exactly how bad or good this poetry is, that of course would be pretentious. I have to say and must say, however that I feel this is at least very authentic verse. Almost all it rhymes, yet, I like to think it has a voice and attempts a kind of mellifluous flow, if you will {if you will} It’s been very painful over the years, to witness insincere pseudo poetry sometimes thrive because of its author’s name recognition while someone like myself with no public saliency is ignored by so called traditional publishers. Therefore, I’m giving it one shot with AuthorHouse and will, if not successful, go back to being merely a pauper, a peasant, a pawn and a poker player! In the opening poem, “The Vicissitude of the Storm,” the gossamer threads represent spider webs blowing in the wind. If I’ve ever accidentally written a perfect poem, that would be “The Season”, in this column. It’s not a very long poem but the alliteration, I like to think creates an astonishingly nuanced yet bent throbbing winter romance scene. In, “A Stone in a Pond”, I try to convey the sadness I feel of how a bay is often adored by people standing near it who see it through their egos. But when it becomes less amorphous, grows into something g possibly wonderful yet different then them; if is scorned for not meeting their specific expectations. I haven’t written any more poetry for many many years because of becoming weary of fighting unreceptive publishers. Yet, I’ve read and adored many sincere poets like Poe and Kents. The movie “Bright Star” about John Kents and his love interest touched me deeply. And ii like to think, I too, have a little something to say…
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It’s not for me to say exactly how bad or good this poetry is, that of course would be pretentious. I have to say and must say, however, that I feel this is at least very authentic, legitimate verse. Almost all of it rhymes, yet, I like to think it has a voice and attempts a kind of mellifluous flow, if you will {if you will} It’s been very painful over the years, to witness insincere pseudo poetry sometimes thrive because of it’s author’s name recognition while someone like myself with no public saliency is ignored by so called traditional publishers. It’s very irritating. Therefore, I’m giving it one shot with AuthorHouse and will, if not successful, go back to being merely a pauper, a peasant, a pawn and a poker player! In the opening poem, “The Vicissitude of the Storm,” the gossamer threads represent spider webs blowing in the wind. If I’ve ever accidentally written a perfect poem, that would be “The Season”, in this volume. It’s not a very long poem but the alliteration, I like to think, creates an astonishingly nuanced yet heart throbbing winter romance scene. In, “A Stone in a Pond”, I try to convey the sadness I feel of how a baby is often adored by people standing near it who see it through their egos. But when it becomes less amorphous, grows into something possibly wonderful yet different then them; it is scorned for not meeting their specific expectations. I haven’t written any more poetry for many many years because of becoming weary of fighting unreceptive publishers. Yet, I’ve read and adored many sincere poets like Poe and Keats. The movie “Bright Star” about John Keats and his love interest, Fanny Brawne, touched me deeply. And I like to think, I too, have a little something to say…
About the Author
J. Kirby Smith was born in Waterloo, IA in 1948 and now lives in Des Moines. He attended U.N.I. College for 3 ¾ years, not quite graduating (it still haunts him) because of disillusionment with a specific class and finding a job with much overtime at that time. The Longest poem he ever wrote, “Encomium to the Wind,” was written near a park not far from the collage and overlooking a deep valley. Another nature poem, “The vicissitude of the storm, is a metaphor for life’s ups and downs. It’s apparent that Smith feels deeply about many things. It’s also apparent, from some of this poetry, that he’s capable, too, of very whimsical streams of consciousness. Maybe, at times, as a defense against the blues. Whether joyful or sad, these poems are a lusty affirmation of life and all the many, many deep feelings and involvements that life induces. He loves playing cards for the social aspects of it, has to have that occasional glass of wine and loves working out moderately. His four favorite movies are “Innocent Man”, “Always”, “The Notebook” and “The Big Lebowski”. He absolutely loves attending movies with his wife, Cheryl.