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My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.
August 12, 2014 at 2:28pm August 12, 2014 at 2:28pm
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Robin Williams first made me laugh in Mork and Mindy, and he caught my attention in The World According to Garp and Good Morning, Vietnam, but he first impressed me in Dead Poets Society. Then, I knew we, the audience, were going to be entertained and spoiled by a very high class actor, and I was right. His genius showed in his quips on the talk shows to his later work, in: Awakenings, The Fisher King, Good Will Hunting, Popeye, Hook, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, The Birdcage, Night at the Museum,and Happy Feet.
On top of all this. were his stand-up work, Broadway roles, and mostly the fact that his fantastic mind could go from serious to hilarious in light speed. Absolutely amazing, but then, he was an amazing human being.
An artist of his caliber will be hard to come by. I feel very lucky to have lived at this time to have viewed his work both on television and in the movies.
Rest in peace, Robin Williams!
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Today the actor/comedian Robin Williams passed away. What are your feelings about his work? How deeply are you affected by a celebrity death? Is there a particular celebrity whose passing would/has cause(d) significant grief? |
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