For Poetry's Sake Poem by Richard Wlodarski

For Poetry's Sake

Rating: 5.0


He sits in dark lonesome
Candlelight sees pure heart
Eyeing blood of poet
Burning art for money

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: dedication,poetry
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Kerouac Series
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Richard Wlodarski 15 May 2022

Thank you, Dillip for adding this poem to your poem list. It's one of my favourites.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 09 June 2019

A marvelous, Kerouac Series, sir Richard...........10+++++++++++

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Susan Williams 08 June 2019

Burning art for money- - -> that is a very powerful statement succinctly said! ! ! Well written with pen and heart! 10

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Richard Wlodarski 09 June 2019

Thank you so much, Susan! Kerouac did burn a lot of his earlier works because he believed they were true art. And he didn't want to earn one cent from them. Of course, that changed down the road.

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Aniruddha Pathak 08 June 2019

Burning art for money... for poetry's sake, Lovely

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Richard Wlodarski 09 June 2019

Thank you so much, Aniruddha!

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Mj Lemon 05 June 2019

Such an amazing verse, Richard. I can see Jodorowsky at work....

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