The
ultimate escape from the world is to find the inner self. Self
expression can be difficult for many, and for others it comes naturally.
Some of us teeter between the two.
During a particularly expressive period in my life, I penned a decent amount
of poetry for an amateur such as myself. This period lasted for two years,
then came to a halt. Since that time, but only on occasion, I've tried to
find it within myself to write like this again, but I find I no longer have
the inspiration I once did. When people say that art or writing or music is
expressive, I now know what they mean.
At
the bottom of this page are links to poetry written during 1997 and 1998.
The comments and awards that my poetry has received over the years mean as
much to me as the writings do themselves, and I have elected to share a few
of them here as well.
I'm happy to forward the Feebleminds
poetry award. Poetry is a very personal art-form and that makes it
difficult to assess in terms of "good" or "bad". Whether or not someone
else likes your poetry is not necessarily the issue.
It's whether or not they can relate to it in some way or appreciate the
depth of emotion that prompted you to write those words at all. You
certainly seem to have had bags of that, and I salute you that you have
managed to compose so many words born out of the love for someone. Kind
regards Lindy-Lou
"You have great pages
and you won my best poetry site. Congrats. Love your pages...you have a
lot of talent... :-) Thanks.... Elle"
"Paul... Your pages
of poetry are very wonderful! I arrived intending to stay only long
enough to review your site however I quickly became caught up it and
spent over 1 1/2 hours... very inspiring and a wonderful resource for
the web. I thank you :) Jeanne"
"April 1998 Website
of the Month is Reflections by Paul Allen Rice. This is a beautiful and
very well done poetry site that will bring you back." - - Sacramento
News
Select a link for an index to that
years poetry, or pick from all the titles shown at the left.
