Poetry Month

[rikuayanami]

I <3 this thread (Been having some trouble writing my 1st english poem).

[roy]

Apr 13, 2009 9:22:57 GMT -5 sam said:

Apr 13, 2009 5:38:18 GMT -5 @roy said:

i come to infect. i come to rape your woman.

WTF

thats not the point, the point is that you will eventually get your revenge, and how sweet it will be.

[Julie [dusk]]

Apr 13, 2009 15:03:40 GMT -5 @roy said:

Apr 13, 2009 9:22:57 GMT -5 sam said:

WTF

thats not the point, the point is that you will eventually get your revenge, and how sweet it will be.

I really hope you didn't write that..that's a bit creeeeepy.

I might post something here later if the inspiration to write poetry strikes me. Unfortunately all my old poetry was on my old computer and I lost it!

[roy]

In reply to Julie I didn't right that, unfortunately.

To Sam:

We could get into a HUGE debate over morals, and feelings and neither of us would win, all I can say is that, you should try to see things from my point of view, life hasn't been the best for me for as long as I can remember. Maybe YOU need help?

[Julie [dusk]]

Alrighty, poetry mood struck for the first time in a long time! I just wrote it in like, 10 minutes, so be nice!

Stupid, Beautiful Life
Tears rolled down her glistening cheek,
her hollow eyes staring out at the world
and the world just stared back and smiled
stupid, beautiful world.
Everyone around her rushed through life
they never saw the beauty, the truth
so much could be seen if they would only look
stupid, beautiful people.
They all thought she was perfect
she was so innocent, but she was dying inside
dying until he stopped to stare right back,
to stare back at that stupid, beautiful girl.
He healed the girl who was fading away

He made her feel like the perfect girl, for him
and he was the perfect boy, for her

Perfect, stupid, beautiful love.

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

So
Poetry is not a literal thing folks.

You write gut feelings, lateral thoughts, your non politically correct moments, stream of consciousness
You write secret urges, not what you would really do in life
You write anger that often has no other safe expression in this world, and I should point out that poetry has a strong tradition in that vein.
You write stuff of dreams or nightmares. It's a creative outlet where you do not limit yourself. Not like with short stories that need to stay in the realm of reality, or adhere to rules for plot lines. Poetry can encompass the lyrical, the emo, the violent, the puns and sting of association words... iambic pentameter, sonnet forms, free verse, and whatever is clever enough verbally.

I would hope that if you post someone else's work here that you list the credit for it (authors name, and you should probably state where it's published please). They really should get the kudos for their intellectual property, and besides, the law says it's copyrighted >.<

I've been thinking about turning you on to a real life guy I know. As a writer he mostly focuses on poetry, and he has a wide range of genres there, though clearly some favored forms. He is a bit on the modern side most of the time, and that's reflected in the influences of some of his favorite authors. The man is amazingly well read, in addition to being just prolific. But he is not about flowers and love, no tears and broken glass. He hits hard sometimes and weirder than weird others. Besides, the whole site is a wonderful place for those of you inclined to write... www.editred.com/psgri2003/Uploads
(please note that the site does not censor either words or content - pieces however should be marked if they have adult content)

[Kaihua [GoTH]]

so toby wanted to write one about monsters dieing in less than 5 seconds
and I made a limerick *shrug*

Oh to vanquish with the perfect team
None of the monsters are as tough as they seem
We call out the target
Then we barrage it
The bad guys lie down as if they could dream

[Toby]

yay! the last line makes me think of the dredge for some reason