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[Mel]

I wrote a new poem, actually a "found" poem based on this article.

Razor-sharp pinstripe bow ties
fringe of ostrich feathers and lace
forge fire
Esteban struggles with his silver coat
his shiny eyes -- slits
trademark vaporous black tents
elephants with pearls
delicate waistcoats
cocktails
bohemian
Duchess
Baptism by
cut - dash

risk

:P thanks for the feedback!

[wolf_wizard]

ummmm
wow
I really like eyowngirl and Mel's poetry!
please remind me again why I posted some of mine?

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you guys that I liked it a lot!!!!

[Mel]

We just had to do a whole bunch of poetry in English, including the ode, so we read "Ode to M Socks" haha

So, now I formally present to you:

"Ode to Gloves"

They rested on the table,
supreme in dignity,
fully knowing their worth.
Those shields of cold, slicing air,
hunter of my fingers!
These bright summer clouds
bright colors
woven by lightning
daisies resting on a blanket
of green
flapping in the wind
seagulls' strength
as if to say
"Here it comes! It won't be long now!"
And to torment me
and to comfort me
keeping my
hands until
Summer.




I'm just glad I have something to post again, haha

and, I don't know if she'll ever see this, but : Cress: YES!! :P

lova lova lova

[eowyngirl]

I'm too lazy to copy and paste, but I do have some poetry here: : http://Writing.Com/authors/eowyngirl

[wolf_wizard]

[D'fr]

Ni het arthe fo iref rnbo
In the soul of a friend
Ni het ulso fo a ednfri
Full of hope and happiness
Llfu fo peho nda pphassne
But also courage
Utb soal urcogea
To help, to save, to follow
Ot lphe, ot vesa, ot llfowo
Those who need it,
Oseth how edne ti,
Or their own dreams.
Ro eirth wno amsdre.

In fire light
Ni iref ghtli
The darkness calls
Het rkdassne llsca
On the night
No het ghtni
Of the day
Fo het ayd
Of the sun lost
Fo het uns stlo
The earth and moon
Het rthea nda onmo
Flew to cover
Ewfl ot verco
The light
Het ghtli


And another...


The Shining StarlandA BookHalfling LightSparking Sword
To follow now a sparking word,
Hand unto thee the ancient sword,
To protect this land and sea,
As old as time, thy destiny.

Writ by Sun, by Moon
Writ by fire, writ by night,
Writ by ice, writ by light.
A word of silver, a word of gold,
A word of new, a word of old.
Be faith, by hope, by brightest day,
By lie, by fear, by darkest way.
I give you day, I give you light,
I give you dark, I give you night.

Remembering

[kk]

Now where's my notebook...let's see...here it is! I wrote a poem yesterday, and I haven't memorized it yet, so I needed the notebook...

I was thinking about TWD when I wrote this, so it's inspired by it. And I felt like writing something sort of sad, anyway.

Not Enough

See the girl walking down the street
Hanging her head in pain and defeat
A week ago, her mother died
She wanted to save her, and she tried

But sometimes, trying's not enough.

See the boy sitting in the car
Wishing upon a shining star
That somehow he could stop the fight
That he and his best friend had that night

But sometimes, wishing's not enough.

See the man staring into space
Longing for the touch and sweer embrace
And the gentleness that was his wife
Before the cancer took her life

But sometimes, longing's not enough.

See the younger girl sitting in her room
Almost getting used to the growing gloom
She turns her face to hide her grief
She has no way to find relief

But sometimes grieving's not enough.

See the woman looking from above
Upon her daughters, and her love
And her eldest daughter's one best friend
She sees the sorrows she wants to mend

But sometimes, wanting's not enough.

The eldest and best friend resolve the fight
He gives her the comfort she needs that night
The man and the youngest get over their grief
They both find ways to feel relief

And the woman still watches from above
Again seeing her daughters, and her love
And her eldest daughter's one best friend
She knows that their sorrows are at and end.

Because sometimes, loving is enough.


Like I said, TWD inspired.

[Garrett Fitzgerald]

Night falls.

Snow scrapes across the emptying parking lot.

A step behind you as you work.

Warmth, laughter, love.

[kk]

I look to you, to where you stand
You're with her, and you're hand-in-hand
And even with this turmoil in my head
I'm happy for you

I look to you, and see your smile
It seems that it could stretch a mile
I know you're hers, but would you please
Remember all we've been through?

Why did I never tell you how I felt
I think you might have listened...
And even though you're gone
I'm thinkin' of you still

I thought that nothing could ever come between us.
And as it turns out, nothing ever will.


I actually wrote that for a Nita/Kit fanfic I put on fanfiction.net.

No, that has nothing to do with anything that is going on in my life, it was simply for the fanfic.

[mythbusterfan]

hey guys, i havn't posted here in so long. so enjoy this poem.


Fear


we fear the dark hides many things
beasts and demons bats with wings
we fear the dark and all it hides
ghosts and shadows blood red eyes

we know only what we are shown
i ponder this while walking home
the twilight deepens as i stroll
i fear the dark will take it's toll

i find concerning the lack of light
for things can lurk within the night
as i breathe the midnight air
i fear that death is everywhere

the dawning silence, to me it seems
with rustling noises, the darkness teems
slowly fear flows through my veins
receding as i pull its reins

by dawn i begin to realize
where the light in darkness lies
the moon shining brightly from afar
the peaceful twinkling of a single star

the dawn fades in tinged with gold
and i am breaking from the mold
that dark is something to be feared
when in truth it can be revered.

[Poliester]

Cress: I'm interested in spoken word. I fail at writing and performing, but I love to watch it.

I've already posted my poetry here earlier, but I want to tell about a place called the Hugo House.

The Hugo House is a place in Seattle, Washington, USA where one can take a class, go to a poetry slam, see other poets, and more. A particular program that I enjoy is called SCRIBES. It is a workshop that meets several times during the summer. If anyone is interested, you can visit the web site (www.hugohouse.org).

Happy writing!

[Cress]

So, this isn't exactly on topic but I don't want to make a whole new topic when there's already one for poetry. Is anyone here involved in any Spoken Word stuff? I just got interested in it last month when I went to a local literary center where there was a performance and it's AMAZING!!!!!!!! I think I'm going to do my history day project on it. It really brings poetry to a whole new level, and I have a completely renewed interest in poetry now. I've been writing a ton...I don't know if I'm gonna share it though, it's all really bad. Anyway...Jason Bayani is amazing. If any of you are from San Francisco try to see him.

[Dragon Writer]

i was thinking more of feign interest...i think. usually the word jumps into my head, and i put into paper if i'm really into the poem. I just kind of assume at the time of the writing that my subconsious is supplying me the right words... i mean, i AM conciously aware of what i'm writing down i guess, but i don't really think about each word....sometimes i end up going back through it, and having to change half a dozen things because i don't think it works.

here's another poem, inspired by the same poem that inspired the alst oneL


reading it now, after having reread it earlier and rewriting bits of it, i'm not sure how good it is actually...anyways, tell me what you think.

i actually have a different version in my computer, and i want to infuse some parts of that one into the revised version, but i forgot to bring it with me. So, you'll have to wait.

*gets other version and puts up another version based ont he combination* tell me which you like better (or if any is good at all)

Claws to rake, and claws to scrratch,
to tear across the roof s of wood or thatch,
claws of fire, claws of rain,
\\earth and air, and all of pain,
tearing through the earth so hard,
caracking all into shards,
is ther no release from torrment?
is everything to be so horrid?

The clwas do rake, the claws do pull,
they brreak and glare, and yes, they atear,
the pull our livess apart,
tearing through my heart,
the fire, the rain, athe wind, earth and pain,
oh woe doth be my heart!

The claws do come, my life is gone,
the horros an affront,
my life is done, though i'm still here,
the world is tumbling apart

and now i wake, the night is past, and still my life i live,
but claws are coming ne by one,
to kill all that twell under sun.
And now i tarully fear.

For their secrets i do know,
and them i now do show:
these claws taht at us have been turned, ow to us their parts.
these aclaws are ours, do you see,
created not of heart,
but of a pain, and of a hate,
given a hunger they can not sate!
the c;aws are ours to turn aside,
oif only we could cease to hide,
so face your fears, or all is lost,
to hide shall bring to greate a c ost,
so rise above these tearing claws,
see the world iwth both wonders and flaws,
and know yourself.
Turn the claws aside,
do now ceace to hide,
and the world shall apart,
no more.

rewrote it even more typing it up, but only little changes, i think...

[Kathy Li]

Err... that would be "feign" (pronounced like fain). "Fain" is one of those archaic words you find in Shakespeare. Say Romeo & Juliet II.ii:

Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face,
Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek
For that which thou hast heard me speak to-night
Fain would I dwell on form, fain, fain deny
What I have spoke: but farewell compliment!

In this case, "fain" means something that the speaker wishes or images they could do: Juliet wishes she had behaved properly ("dwell on form") and not said the stuff about Romeo he overheard her say.

[Dragon Writer]

*looks it up real quick* it seemed like the right word at the time...don't know why. I thought it meant fake interest, or osmething like that, i guess. Or fake, or something...it actaully means gladdly, willingly So i guess in this case it means you can't gladdly and willillingly be interested in life. :P ok, so i'm stretching it a bit...

I also have another poem to put in, but it'll have to wait till monday since i don't have it with me.