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Haiku Hang Out Here... 2431 Replies
Here's a place to talk about haiku. The usual American form is 3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables, no rhyme, with a reference to nature (if you want to be a traditionalist). There are other forms and othe...
Started by Lin Neiswender. Last reply by Lin Neiswender Nov 30.
Carol's November 2009 PAD Place 21 Replies
It's time for me to get writing more poetry again, so I'm participating in the November Poem-A-Day Challenge. Hope more will join me.... here is the link where you'll find the prompt each day. ...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Carol Clark Nov 8.
Poetry Sharing Place 39 Replies
This is my place to post lines of poetry that I relate to, and for you to post lines of poetry that you relate to. A place to share. I invoke a cosy kitchen and plenty of tea or coffee. I might pla...
Started by Ang Monsoon. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Oct 22.
Poetry Prompts 166 Replies
I thought I'd start a discussion area for people to post prompts - whatever gets us going writing poetry. I'll start with a couple...
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Dan Goodwin Oct 2.
Poetry - but doesn't it have to rhyme?? 14 Replies
Many people write poems without realising they're writing poems, because they're caught up on the idea that a poem must rhyme every other line. What are your thoughts on rhyming in poetry? Does a ...
Tagged: rhyming, poetry, rhyme
Started by Dan Goodwin. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Aug 17.
Boring Poetry -(which is not necessarily bad) 12 Replies
Sometimes, late in the day, I come up with great ideas for stories and poetry. Unfortunately, I go to sleep then and forget them. But I know they were great and probably could have solved all the...
Started by Frank. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Aug 17.
flash poetry - 15 words 937 Replies
Poetry exercise - write a poem in exactly 15 words Here is two examples: knife edge words sensationally sharp oral bursts burn caustic- penetrating psychological armorments - emotional blood sp...
Started by Frank. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Aug 17.
Carol's Poetry Gallery 25 Replies
I wanted to create a place where I can continue posting poetry. I had a blast with April's challenge, did as much as I could, and want to stay motivated writing poems.
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Maureen Jul 20.
Something More -Poetry Beyond Limits of Form and Numbers 401 Replies
Lately, I have found that I yearn to write some daily poetry and post it and I wanted a place to put it. Right now I only seem to have the choice of haiku or 15 words discussions so I thought I w...
Started by Frank. Last reply by Julia Jul 17.
Wistful Wonderings - a daily poem of light poetry 99 Replies
A place for wistfulness
Started by Frank. Last reply by Frank May 19.
Carol Ann Duffy ~ Britain's poet laureate 3 Replies
LONDON — The writer Carol Ann Duffy was appointed Britain’s poet laureate on Friday, becoming the first woman to take a 341-year-old job that has been held by, among others, Dryden, Tennyson, Words...
Started by Barbara Ann Storrier. Last reply by Carol Clark May 8.
April is for Poets - my month of living dangerously poetic 85 Replies
I learned early on that poetry can be dangerous. Dangerous is my middle name. Frank Dangerous Something Yeah, I know - I am Frankie come lately into this challenge. But I have been busy - judgi...
Started by Frank. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier May 2.
Poetic Asides National Poetry Month April 2009 Challenge 125 Replies
Every year Writer's Digest's Poetic Asides column at http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/ has a poetry challenge in April to celebrate National Poetry Month. Every day beginning on the 1s...
Started by Lin Neiswender. Last reply by Maureen May 1.
Carol's Poem-A-Day Challenge 84 Replies
Here's where I'll post my poems for the April PAD challenge. Thanks for reading! Carol
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier Apr 30.
Poetry Slam 3 Replies
"Say Yes" Andrea Gibson ... another discovery found following a link posted to the Mandala Oasis Yahoo group. This woman blows my sox off. Check out the other pieces at youtube ... and feel free...
Started by Barbara Ann Storrier. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier Apr 26.
Mo's April Un-poems 67 Replies
Well, it's already mid-April, but I am chomping at the bit to jump in here. It seems like too much fun to miss. But here's the thing: I can't really write POETRY right now. When I write a poem, I g...
Started by Maureen. Last reply by Maureen Apr 23.
Bev's Poems 33 Replies
"So Much More Than Meets The Eye" Acrylics Tried to create my first poem here, came out more like a story. At least the words were able to tumble out, that's a first step. A Story Poem Magn...
Started by Beverly. Last reply by Beverly Apr 23.
A poetry Website with an idea 20 Replies
While traveling (or stumbling) around the internet I found this Blog-zine (http://www.ahandfulofstones.com). The editor encourages people to write small phrases that evoke the senses. What do you t...
Started by Frank. Last reply by Frank Apr 13.
A few thoughts.... 34 Replies
Been thinking and writing abit....hope to do some sharing... CROSSROADS Crossroads The In between roads Left or Right Front or Back A step weighs infinite guilt Stuck in swamps of roles Covered...
Started by Zoe Tan. Last reply by Zoe Tan Apr 12.
DEPRESSION AND BEYOND... 15 Replies
Sometimes many of my thoughts are randomly orientated around my nearly constant depressove state...not for the light hearted here-just a little of my down side, which seems to grow worse as I get o...
Started by Julia. Last reply by WildCherry Apr 11.
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Comment by JanMarie on December 21, 2008 at 3:10am - My words of gratitude expresses my thankfulness.
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Comment by WildCherry on October 16, 2008 at 4:48pm
- I promised I would come after the HM and here I am! Hi all:-)
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Comment by Julia on September 26, 2008 at 5:10am -
DISGUISE
I paint myself happy,
Lighthearted and gay
To those who don't know me
I'm always that way...
I am scared of rejection,
But the world loves a clown,
So I dare not discard
This mask of security,
For without it
I leave myself open to hurt,
So I smile, and pretend
Life’s not getting me down...
I don't know me at all
I just can't understand...
For I think myself carefree,
Not downcast and blue.....
But confusion overrules me,
And I find myself crying,
Drowning in loneliness,
And frightened that life
Is moving too fast,
And leaving me no time
To find who I am.....
Tomorrow’s another day,
Gone like the others
And what have I learned
That will help me to cope
With depression,
Frustration
So forget it and smile,
Pretend I don't care,
For who loves a clown
when she's blue....
DISGUISE...
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Comment by Julia on September 26, 2008 at 5:08am
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Nick, I can so relate to your thoughtful poem "Regardless'...oh yes, how this resonates, your phrases and the way you use words to touch the inner emotions...
Thanks so much for sharing, looking forward to getting to know everyone here- I have felt at a loss since our journals were finished LOL
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Comment by Dan Goodwin on September 25, 2008 at 10:38pm -
Hi guys in the comments section. If you post your poems in one of the discussions, or start a new discussion of your own, it's easier for us all to reply and follow. : )
There's a danger of them getting overlooked down here as most people head straight for the Discussion Forum section above when visiting a main group page...
Thanks!
Dan
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Comment by Anne Westlund on September 25, 2008 at 10:05pm -
Nick and Julia
Thanks for your wonderful poems. Both remind me of Shakespeare, but in different ways. Julia's reminds of his sonnets, Nick's of his tragedies. LOL! Nick, post whatever you want. You might want to start a new discussion above.
Anne
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Comment by Barbara Ann Storrier on September 25, 2008 at 4:18pm - There are monthly Poetry Slams in my town. I haven't attended one yet, perhaps I will soon.
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Comment by Julia on September 25, 2008 at 12:48pm
- OOps, I see I should have posted this in the love poems section...sorry guys ....
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Comment by Julia on September 25, 2008 at 12:47pm
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SOULMATES
I free myself of everything,
Except the thought of you,
And hold you close inside of me-
The way two lovers do…
The sunlight flickers through the leaves,
Plays shadows on the wall,
Strums softly on my heartstrings
Through the bows that stretch so tall…
I feel at peace within myself-
A bonding of two souls-
And one is you, the other me-
Together we are whole…
I thought it wasn’t possible!
I thought it all a dream-
My soul has taken wing with yours-
I’m not sure what it means…
All my life I’ve longed for you,
Caressed you with my mind-
I always thought that you would be
Impossible to find…
I thought you were a phantom
of that universal core,
But now I know you’re flesh and blood,
And I dare not hope for more…
Just sometimes an illusion
Can become reality-
But just right now the time’s not right
For you and I to be…
I know this, and my heart aches,
But our moment must be pure-
We’ll both know when the time comes,
And till then we must endure…
I hold your hand…I tremble,
I’m not quite sure what I fear,
But the linking of our minds
Is so uncanny when you’re near…
Have we stumbled on each other’s dreams,
Though we would seem awake?
Is life really the illusion,
and the dream the path to take?
The stars, gowned in their brilliance
Will help us to cross the night,
While the mystic glow of moonbeams
Will chase shadows into flight…
And as the dawn is giving birth,
We’ll merge forward to the sun,
And fuse like molten candles
Till our destinies are one…
SOULMATES...
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Comment by Julia on September 25, 2008 at 12:43pm
- Thanks for creating this page Anne, looking forward to joining you all :-) Aha, I see Lin in here :-) hug
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