First Writings: Poems Compelled Driven

it is high praise to be called inspirational it is high praise to be called a Master poet after more than four decades time invested in words writing themes thoughts fleeting thoughts poetry trying to capture perception insights with clarity to capture will-o'-the-wisp ephemeral flame images I did not want to write cliche I wanted to write accurately with depth perception universal truth testing themes statements metaphors sometimes each word words came I desired to achieve a few poem perfections not a single word out of place not a single word more or less than needed strangely I started writing without a learning curve even first poems a few wrote themselves complete first poems still remembered are most enduring did I write them well did I write them inspiring did I write a few complete without even trying 'Snowpowder', 'State Of 20th Century Man' 'Bubbling Brock', 'Fleeting Thought', 'Ode To The Poet', ''of reflections'', 'Visions From A Dream State', 'Beauty Revealed', 'Perspective Stand' 'The Secret Of The Grail, 'Etching In Glass', 'Not Today', 'The Garden Party' 'Tribute', 'Ad Astra' written in 1981,1982... what thoughts what feelings what passions invoked writing these poems thousands to come in mind concept life explorings? Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight) Copyright © Terence George Craddock