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Question: How important is "Show, don't tell"!?
When we opened the door,
there was a large picture
hanging on the far wall!.
Under the picture, the title:
"The Truth"!.
We could not see the picture!.
It was covered
in mud!.
As the poets filled the room,
each one began to devise a way
to uncover the picture
on the wall!.
Our only tools
were our words,
our poems!.
The poets raced furiously,
pens ablaze, sheets filling with lines,
stanzas, rhymes,
metered masterpieces!.
"No! Start again!" And the pens
would blur the air
with even greater fury,
as the picture hung, waiting!.
The Poet entered quietly
and aimed intently
at the middle of the picture,
the fire-hose
heavy in cracked hands, the pressure
of the water
testing the arms!.
"ALL CLEAR!!"
and the valve
opened!.
We gathered our pens and followed
in silence!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I see Blue Belle has caught the fever of wanting to be inside your head!.!.!.your mind, oh, your mind!
The feeling of silence to me was in awe and respect for TRUTH!. The fact is that truth is truth, it can be defined by different people of differing faiths using many different words, but REAL Truth speaks for itself, it needs no words as it is all words to all people!. I'm not sure I'm saying this in the correct manner, but I know what I'm trying to say!
The fact that you capitalized the Poet, made me take this in a spiritual way!.
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WOW! Are you saying that sometimes 'poets' ban together for a cause only to find out their actions are non-actions!? Just what I read with that last bit!.
'We gathered our pens and followed in silence!.'
Nice deep write this, I am sure I have failed to see the masterpiece as you intended!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Most writers cover the truth with verbosity!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
This is incredible!. I'm learning to show don't tell!. Sometimes I worry when it's too simple!. I want five minutes inside your head!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Hose-envy is a terrible thing!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Quite, It would seem, I am no longer telling!.
sometimes a taste is all that is needed!.
Good dayWww@QuestionHome@Com
Get at it!.
Clear & direct!.
Stripped bare
like a Hemingway!.
Simple!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Fontana sliced his canvas!.
Metaphor's
rule!.
This poem is deep and funny!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Paying homage to Bukowski again, aren't you! lol Millions of poets, but few Poets! A good read!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
not all!.!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.!.!.can see the truth!.!.!.!.
!.!.!.in the silence!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Send me some new stuff!. We'll have a first draft before I go to sleep again!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Still looking for my fire hose
but I see mud-covered
pictures
everywhere I go,
slowly being uncovered
by the poets I know!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Sometimes the most obvious solution is over looked because of its simplicity, directness and lack of finesse!. ?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Nice way to tell the truth but the truth is reveled through people thought and even silence tooWww@QuestionHome@Com
heres a small pin drop!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com