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| Poetry Poems, Haiku & Tanka etc. |
09-24-2007, 06:22 PM
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Knifed on the L
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"nothing is perfect, nothing lasts, and nothing is finished."
"how will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?"
Last edited by Eiji Tunsinagi : 09-28-2007 at 09:26 AM.
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09-24-2007, 06:25 PM
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a little violent there... how many have you posted today, btw?
back to the poem, it has some good imagery, but the words were a little
used-feeling...
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09-24-2007, 06:34 PM
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Okay right up to the last line. Tears, blood, etc. Doesn't do it.
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09-24-2007, 07:02 PM
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Ilasir, I've only posted this one now and one many hours ago. Hope that's not too much in your book. And what do you mean by used? Cliche-like?
Thanks Baron -- the last line came to me in fun, so I don't think I'll keep it. Oh well. Danke.
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09-24-2007, 07:07 PM
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Well, people keep telling me one a day... but no, I think two is a good number for you.
The other thing: doesn't matter, you use the words in a good way, never mind, sorry.
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09-24-2007, 07:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ilasir Maroa
Well, people keep telling me one a day... but no, I think two is a good number for you.
The other thing: doesn't matter, you use the words in a good way, never mind, sorry.
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I guess I understand  . Did you think the last line was reasonable?
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09-24-2007, 07:13 PM
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I liked the humor. 
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09-24-2007, 07:17 PM
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I like the poem. I just don't like the etc. Maybe mention the reflection of the attacker.
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09-24-2007, 07:32 PM
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I considered someone else's reflection, but I wanted it to be more about some raw emotion. And a little humor. Which is why I wanted to keep etc. I guess.
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09-25-2007, 09:02 AM
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What are you doing naked on the train ET?  This must be the one that you were inspired to write after reading the Tiger and the Snake.
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soft as cutting a piece of cheesecake
before the heart attack.
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This line was good. Giving the poem a public setting such as a train, and mentioning whispering was a good move I think, forces it to be inward, fighting not to show the emotion. Very good, better the more I analyze it.
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09-25-2007, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by vangoghsear
What are you doing naked on the train ET? This must be the one that you were inspired to write after reading the Tiger and the Snake.
This line was good. Giving the poem a public setting such as a train, and mentioning whispering was a good move I think, forces it to be inward, fighting not to show the emotion. Very good, better the more I analyze it. |
Yeah, it was the Tiger and Snake indeed. I'm complaining to myself about the length of this poem that's my only problem. No one else has cared, but it feels suspiciously short to me.
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"nothing is perfect, nothing lasts, and nothing is finished."
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09-25-2007, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Eiji Tunsinagi
Yeah, it was the Tiger and Snake indeed. I'm complaining to myself about the length of this poem that's my only problem. No one else has cared, but it feels suspiciously short to me.
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No point in making it any longer than it needs to be to say what you want to say. Its a poem. |
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09-25-2007, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Baron
No point in making it any longer than it needs to be to say what you want to say. Its a poem.
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That's my biggest problem with poems. Not being sure if it's done. With novels and fiction pieces it's usually quite obvious...
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09-25-2007, 12:00 PM
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Interesting to see what my work inspired.
While I think I see the humour you're getting at in the 'etc.' I'm just not feeling the last line. I always have trouble finding the right way to end poems, or knowing if the thought process I've opened has had its logical end.
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09-25-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Krissi
Interesting to see what my work inspired.
While I think I see the humour you're getting at in the 'etc.' I'm just not feeling the last line. I always have trouble finding the right way to end poems, or knowing if the thought process I've opened has had its logical end.
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In my own mind my excuse for it is trying to enforce immediacy - but I think I'm just enforcing a crappy last line...Oh well, I still like it and I can't think of a better last line so this is the one, for now.
When it comes to endings, I usually keep writing until I've found the point or expressed it adequately or until I get tired of reading the poem myself (that's usually a bad sign). 
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