Why do we write, whey do you paint?

April is poetry month. This is new poem number thirty.

Why do we write? Why do we paint? Why do we create?

The poet don’t cry. He write the misery of life to paper. He write about days of joy.

He wrote about memories and kisses. Some say. Poets love words more than love.

I adore the artist. With tender fingers, they create vision of places, visions of faces and

visions of twisted thoughts. They say. Painters are madmen, madwomen. They can

see too much in everything.

Us who love to write. We love to fall into the folly of life. Poets love to paint words to

create tears, to create laughter and remind us. Live more, dance more and drink more.

I believe we need the writers, we need the poets and we need the artist. They create

left-over memories. We need to remember.

My favorite are the war poets, writers who write of the ugliness of war. We need these

memories. Maybe we won’t repeat them?

Coyote

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[carl]

very relaxed delivery, not forced, not labored, just stated cleanly - In a book that impressed me greatly the author said we are not only creations but creators thus we cannot help but do what we do. I know there is an up side and also downsides to our creativity. If we will allow, artists of all mediums serve to remind us of who and what we are and what we have done and can do both sides of the coin, good and ill. - nicely done - carl

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Carl. Some of us must write. I appreciate the comment my friend.

[RomaJ]

There’s a tender wisdom in this, a truth that hums beneath the words. You’ve written what every creator feels but rarely says aloud..that art is both burden and balm. I love how you braid poetry and painting together, how both become acts of remembering. “They create left-over memories” it’s so beautifully true. Like a soft vow to keep feeling, to keep making meaning from the ache.
..Roma

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree dear Roma. We will become left over memories. Better to write to the paper. Thank you, dear poet for reading and the comment.

[Laz K.]

although i am very skeptical about us learning from past mistakes (as you are, hence the "?") i do agree that we need art and artists in a world obsessed with productivity, efficiency, and profit. they (the artists) are the counterbalance to keep the world from going off track completely.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree Laz. It seems men never learn. WW1, the last war. A wish that never came true. I believe we need to seek beauty and hope for a good ending. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Gregoria Ahmed]

You really have a way of making the ordinary feel sacred. That line, "They create left-over memories," hits like a quiet truth. It's not just poetic; it's a reminder that what we preserve through art can echo long after we're gone. This piece made me pause and reflect. What a powerful way of describing it. Your voice/writing carries wisdom, gentleness, and purpose, and I am grateful to have stumbled into your work. I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Gregoria. We need more writers, we need more kind people.

[Gregoria Ahmed]

So true, Coyote. Kindness and honest words feel rarer now, and maybe that’s why they’re more needed than ever. Those who still create with tenderness and speak with truth become beacons. Thank you for being one of them.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Why do we write, why write at all, we what we feel be good or bad but I did enjoy this read because its food for thought.
Thank you for sharing.

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello Mauricio. I appreciate the comment.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Its a good read, thank you.

[Broken.buddy]

This is a beautifully contemplative piece about the essential role of artists and writers. You always have this lovely, conversational tone that feels like sitting with a wise friend who's thinking out loud about life's bigger questions. Some of my works have been inspired by this styling of yours.

I love how you frame artists and poets not as separate from life, but as essential translators of human experience: "The poet don't cry. He write the misery of life to paper." There's something profound about that - how writers transform their thoughts into something that can be shared and understood.

The line "Some say. Poets love words more than love" is particularly striking - it captures that tension artists often feel between living life and documenting it, between experiencing and creating.

The observation about painters being able to "see too much in everything" resonates deeply. That's exactly what artists do - they notice what others miss, feel what others might overlook.

But what I find most moving is the ending about war poets and the hope that "Maybe we won't repeat them?" There's this beautiful faith in art's power to serve as collective memory, to bear witness in ways that might actually change us.

The phrase "left-over memories" is particularly poetic - suggesting that art preserves what might otherwise be lost, creates a kind of emotional archaeology for future generations.

This feels like a love letter to all the artists who document both beauty and ugliness, helping the rest of us remember what it means to be human.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend. I appreciate the comment. Us, who love to write and read. We need words. I have adored the painters. Hands that can create something that could last forever.

[alexAlexander]

What would the world be without poets? They help us see beyond the façade into reality. That touches our inner being on all levels, and we reciprocate. And Coyote Poetry is what your poetry gives life.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend. We need the good books and the poetry. I appreciate the comment.

[alexAlexander]

You are welcome.

[red93]

Profound and important meditations Coyote. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend. I appreciate the comment.

[Sami Khalil]

I read this two times to get all the meat and potatoes; I do think you are a wonderful poet and you understand the craft completely.
Many good lines to enjoy.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sami for the kind words. I appreciate the comment. Us, who love to write. Are a bit mad.

[Sami Khalil]

So true and well said. You are welcome sir Coyote.

[Lara]

I agree, coyote.
Everything has a song to sing. It'd be an aweful thing to stay 'shut up', defying nature, as it were. 🙏

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree dear Lara and thank you for reading and the comment.