Fame
Sweet taste of admiration
As all eyes fall upon your work
Setting your heart aflame
Justifying your existence
No longer a nameless wordsmith
You have stepped from the shadows
To claim your spotlight
Fortune
Clinking of coins in your eyes
Washing away some woes
Hugging your bank account
As it bloats within your grasp
Your desires can be reached
Thanks to the flick of a pen
And the speed of your fingers
Legacy
A fear of fading over time
Unknown beyond one’s kin
And forgotten as generations fall
A solid word can never bend
Defying all the years
Bringing the author immortality
Through every reader
Now and next
Legends of Windemere 
All valid reasons for writing! 😀 I would add “inspiration” to that list. But you probably have that in the next set.
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Not sure if I have inspiration. I thought that would be something that is caused by the reasons. Though I have storyteller in there somewhere, I think.
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“A fear of fading over time” – lines like this always make me smile and think of the movie “Troy” – “I want what all men want, I just want it more.”
I never thought I cared about any sort of legacy, but there is something attractive about thinking my words may stand the test of time… I wouldn’t say it is the primary reason I write, but it certainly doesn’t hurt.
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Even in passing, it’s an intriguing thought. That idea that you can find some level of immortality even if it’s only your words.
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To think that thousand of years later, people could still be reading, studying, adapting our words for new generations to enjoy. Yes, I am intrigued.
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You were clever to write a poem for each reason 🙂 All great reasons. Although, I never thought about the legacy one. It is however now a good reason for me to write poetry!
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I must be odd because legacy was one of my earlier reasons.
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I think I’m the odd one! lol A lot of people do it for legacy.
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I just realized that I missed up the post titles. These are about writing in general and not just poems. I feel shtupid.
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Well, I didn’t even notice. I bet no one else did either!!
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Probably not. I noticed a few people were mentioning poetry specifically, which is what made me realize how the post titles could be taken.
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I see what you mean!! Can you change them?
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They should be fixed on the blog. Everywhere else is kind of a lost cause.
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Even if we deny it, all of these do come into play as a writer. Well said Charles.
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Thanks. And we sure do love to deny some of them.
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