Wordsmith
by
To Joyce Carol Gibson
Wordsmith
make me a blade carved from truth
take pure
soul essence ore
and add flame
beating kinks out of steel words
none of your blades are quite the same
your technigue improved
yet each one is a part of the arsenal of you
for you are wordsmith
your world the forge
you hammer our anvils
working our maleable core
heating us to a brilliant red
cooling us until steel shines through
honing the thoughts in our head
framing the very way we move
wordsmith,
fashion me a page
with verses like blades
made from the pure light of your hue
wordsmith
be you metallurgist or mage
set these simple words ablaze
for they are but tribute to you
they are not honed to your excellence
I offer them with deference
all that I have
Is this unworked slag
unworthy of your purvue
Wordsmith
make me a blade carved from truth
take pure
soul essence ore
and add flame
beating kinks out of steel words
none of your blades are quite the same
your technigue improved
yet each one is a part of the arsenal of you
for you are wordsmith
your world the forge
you hammer our anvils
working our maleable core
heating us to a brilliant red
cooling us until steel shines through
honing the thoughts in our head
framing the very way we move
wordsmith,
fashion me a page
with verses like blades
made from the pure light of your hue
wordsmith
be you metallurgist or mage
set these simple words ablaze
for they are but tribute to you
they are not honed to your excellence
I offer them with deference
all that I have
Is this unworked slag
unworthy of your purvue
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Inspired by Joyce Carols tribute to Doina, I felt Joyce deserved a tribute also and this is my humble attempt.
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Poetry.com 4.8 out of 5 based on 26 votes.
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a fitting tribute to a great poetess
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I couldn't agree more. Joyce is a masterful wordsmith
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love it
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I can visualize your poem
flow out from you like the
natural flow of lava, searing
everything on it's way.
Truly amazing talent.
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Joyce has a heart of gold !
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Brilliantly written for a wonderful poet "Joyce" - I read "Joyce's" tribute to you too... You guys are just too awesome
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Very nice. Well written.
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to wonderful poetess
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Great word journey
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You nailed it.....keep it up
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to a great poet
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You hammered this with skill yourself, quenched and tempered to a gleaming edge.
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Sick rhymes and has great flow
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YOU TIED EVERYTHING TOGETHER SO WELL, AND I LOVE THE METAPHOR AND IMAGERY YOU USED! KEEP ON WRITING!
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I wish it were written for me--it is an epic way to write down truth...to write. Thank you for sharing your slag!
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I have a bit of a heart for metal work already, but in the romantic traditional sense (this poem made me thinks of smiths from hundreds of years ago) and I am in agreement that Joyce is a wonderful writer :)
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Eloquently written...
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nice poem
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well said........same from me to joyce !
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You are very kind to write about me.
Very nice tribute.
Seems you know a bit about smithing too.
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wonderful words
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It homage to the great poet Wordsmith. His work was observed with many great scholars and writers with intention to get a lesson of sincerity and truth for the improvement human standard.
The glimpse of truth overflows throughout the poems he composed. He was a worthy philosopher
not only of his period but also in present period of time too. If the modern poet follow his work they could produce precious literature.
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This has great flow, i will enjoy reading more
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like it
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good poem, it expresses the gratitude, an honest appreciation, humanity. an uncommon topic. well written
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