Parting Words.........

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I think it's my last day as Poet Laureate here at the AW Poetry Forums. I regret that I did not keep fast to my intentions of whipping up a poetic frenzy of interest. I ran out of the chute with alot of energy, trying to dig up lost threads that I thought we're worth another round of exposure. And, I did manage to drag in a few different/yet poetically interesting, threads with a sample of different approaches we can take in our poetic escapades, garnering some feedback. So, I'm glad for what little I did accomplish but regret my failures. Distractions will always get ya!

So, with all that said, I would like to post a quote that I recently found on some mindless wanderings on the internet. I found it not only philosophically interesting, but extremely ripe with the thought of poetry. I have included a little info link as to it's author.

Thank you for just being YOU, the most absolutely wonderful group of poets here at AW Poetry Forums!!!

If you feel inclined, please use this thread to post your favorite quotes that inspire you poetically.

Here's mine:

"The more deeply we study the nature of time, the better we understand that duration means inventions, creation of forms, continuous elaboration of the absolutely new."

Author: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1927/index.html

kdnxdr : Artie Elaine Parny
 

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I think you did well to even have accepted the position - it'd grip my shit to be honest taking any role that public. So cheers to the bravery - I missed most of it though as I only just returned to AW a week ago...maybe when people look back they'll remember your time fondly as one without too much intrusion?
 

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I have been absent for most of your time here as Poet Laureate--life has caught up with me too. From what I have seen, you've worked hard to try to inspire new ideas and forms in the poetry forum. Maybe a lot of the poets here have been busy with other things in their lives too, which could explain the lack of uptake sometimes.

Thanks for your contribution to the forum and for taking on such an important role.
 

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kid, ya done good. It's always better to push away from the table before you actually feel full.

I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I am!
 

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Surely you're still the Laureate until a new one is announced. You could have months yet.

In any case, well done.
 

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Kid - Comes as a real dissapointment to me. I read all your posts and was looking forward to more. I thought you were doing a fine job of trying to get folks involved more. I look forward to posts on general poetic discussions very much. I thought you gave it a good go.

Hope you can stay with it awhile longer.