Something more causal

[souldoctor]

Typically, I use my journal as an outlet for ideas, thoughts, frustrations, etc. I have on my mind and I will continue to use it in that manner. But I don't want to overlook the more causal side of things. I don't want to come off as less than human because I don't do the causal thing very much

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[augustine]

Well, I don't really read much poetry, and have almost never wrote any....

That said, I *do* love Chesterton's poetry (I know, you're shocked!). I also have read some of Belloc's poetry, and like it as well. In fact, though Chesterton is my favorite poet, my favorite poem of all time is by Belloc:

The Pelagian Drinking Song!

OK, so it's actual title is:

Song of the Pelagian Heresy for the Strengthening of Men's Backs and the Very Robust Out-Thrusting of Doubtful Doctrine and the Uncertain Intellectual

I still prefer its other name of The Pelagian Drinking Song, though. lol.

[souldoctor]

Lol, I should say so. Interesting, I'll have to check that out.

I was curious about your own personal thoughts on poetry if you felt up to the task of collecting them and sharing them.

I apologize but this is an area of great interest to me because as a man who deeply enjoys books, the thought of crafting words into an artform that moves people is endlessly fascinating. :-)

[augustine]

Well, I don't have much thoughts about poetry...to be honest, I've never really big into poetry; I don't know why.

Indeed, while I certainly love them for obvious reasons, still, the Psalms are not one of my favorite books of the Bible, like they are for so many other Christians (the ironic thing being, of course, that as a Catholic, of the four readings from Scripture that I hear at every Sunday Mass, the only reading that is always going to be taken from the same book of the Bible is the responsorial Psalm. lol)

No doubt this is a flaw of mine, but...

[souldoctor]

Just curious, how much Bible reading do you do on your own? The Psalms can be a little difficult to get into, I'll admit. But they get easier and easier when you make the attempt to try them and to understand them as yet another way to express who God is and how He works through song, poetry, etc. There is some profound stuff in the Psalms.

I didn't think I would be too into poetry but I decided to give a class a try in college. It is easy to get discouraged by poor poetry but once you sink your teeth into some Homer, Dante, W.B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson...it gets the creative juices going. :-)

Thank you for posting the poem you mentioned too...I'll enjoy reading through it. :-)