Poet I (December 2, 2008) - 77

Once a noble profession
Now only a part-time job
Once the focus of attention
Now you need a poet's corner

No great poet without pride
No great poet without sensibility
No great poet without passion
No great poet without inspiration

No great poet is rich
No great poet has power
No great poet can survive without love
No great poet can sustain without freedom

Weaver of language
Mixer of sound
Recorder of life
Recorder of love

Universe is your space
History is your time
Mankind is your family
Audience is your lover

No poet was born a poet
No great poet was born a great poet
Masterpiece is your offspring
Fame is your by-product

Be a cynic
Be a narcissist
Be a paranoid
Be yourself

Do not envy
Do not complain
Be a poet
Be a great poet