Words of Wisdom

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus (1913-1960) I referenced this quote a few months ago for another forum. I view change as a second spring because another phase in our lives is beginning. I view poetry in much the same manner because it speaks of life in a metaphorical setting. Poetry can express many emotions in just one sonnet or stanza. I have seen poems embrace everything from love to despair to hope. From depression to anger to triumph. When I decided to concentrate on writing poems two months ago, it was my second spring. It seemed that my short story and essay writing lacked passion and creativity and not a lack of ideas. I had written poems sporadically in the past. I read over some that I had written several years ago during a dark period in my life. The poems were despairing, dark, and longed for escape. I wrote simply but very clear and descriptively about my feelings at those exact moments. I wrote twenty-three poems in all which surprised me because I didn't think that I was capable of writing one. I am reading the works of many poets. Some are famous; others not so well known. Each poet shares his or her own story. Now I am sharing mine. ~Genevieve