<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=423778" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Poem about Poetry - Writing poetry for poetry's sake</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">does the waterfall fall<br>because it wants to be heard, seen? <br>does the mighty river flow <br>because it wants to be admired, painted? <br>does the rainbow arc over the sky<br>because it wants to listen to a love wish made in its name? <br>does the moon shine because it wants to be written an ode? <br>no, no, none cares for even an echo of a response from the world.<br>so should poet, shouldnt he? <br>poetry, yes poetry, <br>should run through him<br>like the river that pours out to sea<br>the water that cascades down the waterfall<br>the rainbow that colours the sky<br>the moon that subtly crowns, lights up night<br>without those ego/desire attachments<br>where buddha appends all human sufferings<br>real poetry runs from that part of our soul, world<br>that is a part of everybody's world<br>like the river, waterfall, rainbow and moon<br>admiration, if any, goes back to nature<br>where the poets belong<br>real poets as homo sapiens dont crave for them.<br>they are not instruments made for such low ideals</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Tiong+Chunghoo">John Tiong Chunghoo</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=423778" data-title="Poem about Poetry - Writing poetry for poetry's sake de John Tiong Chunghoo" data-description="does the waterfall fall because it wants to be heard, seen? does the mighty river flow because it wants to be admired, painted? does the rainbow arc over the sky because it wants to listen to a love wish made in its name? does the moon shine b..."></div> </div> </div>

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