Have you ever wrote a poem?

Thank you so much for sharing that. It is great! I have a couple of poems on line as well. I'm not in a book though. I think it would be a great honor to be publishe in a book. Is it a book of your poetry or are you one of more authors? Thanks for the response!

It's one poem in a book of other authors. Have a great evening.

But that is the great thing about poetry...there really are no "rules"...many people think that poetry MUST rhyme...or have some kind of meter...but poetry is just a flowing of words to express or describe a particular feeling or idea...if it happns to rhyme or have a particular meter to it so be it. I remember one of the hardest assignments i ever had in school...we were studying poetry and were assigned to write a rhyming poem....do you know how hard it is to A) write a poem on demand, and B) write one that rhymes? And to top it off, we had to get up in front of the class and read them aloud on the day they were due! talk about misery for a teenager! Most of the ones my classmates submitted were more along the lines of limericks *lol*... I actually still have mine in my notebook of poetry, i will share it with ya'll, if you promise not to make fun of it (and keep in mind that i was like 15 years old when i wrote it!) My Life My life has never been very exciting Most of it was spent trying to fit in Invisible, into the wood work blending Feeling like i have committed some sin I have made my home in many places No where i have ever lived has felt right Friends have come and gone, so many faces Hoping something better would come into sight Then came you, making my life worth while Though only in soul, not body we are together Just hearing your voice make me brightly smile Don't you know? i will love you forever? I wrote this poem, bad though it may be Just to let you know, how much you mean to me I always REALLY hated the lasy stanza, but if i remember correctly, the poem was required to be 14 lines long for credit *l*

Hi snowy! She's right about poetry not really having any rules. Unless you are trying to write a Haiku or something. I really enjoy writing as well. It was my first passion. Thanks for responding! Thanks for sharing your poem from school! I think it's great you still have it. I would love to still have some of the things I have written. They have been lost here and there throughout the years.

Well... love letters are sweet too. I have a talent for eating too. Thanks for the response.

Heyya nanajanet! Mayeb she will pick it back up later. I go for some time without writing them and then I write several. Thanks for responding.

Hi lazeebee! Those feelings can be very strong inspirations. It is a wonderful way of expression when we need it to be. I have to be in a "mood" too. Thanks for the response.

Heyya Opal! That's great! You must be very talented. I think that some of our best stuff can come from those "dark" places. Thanks for responding!

Please do share your lovely poems dear. I will await that...

Wonderful mimpi! I can't wait to check out your book. ok..here's one of mine. A face. A place. A time once known. A million lives to call my own. The mountains call me home by name as I wander the western plains. The ocean whispers in my ear as snow flakes gather on my hair. I twirl my finger in the sand as life goes on upon lush land. There is no group to call my own and family has long been gone. I'm lost. forgotten. Never known. These fears that call my heart their own I wonder where I'm supposed to be and will that place be right for me. As for now I'll carry on and listen for my special song.It may lead me to my place where I can finally show my face.

Oh..I know what you mean. I have to be in a certain frame of mind as well. I have to be in a certain mood too. Thanks for the response.

Those haikus are tricky. I have never really tried to write any of those. I have enjoyed reading some though. Thanks for responding.

Quote: 'Diamonds fleck the midnight sky' Awesome line........including with the rest of the poetic verse. You really have a talent there.. I like it so much, thanks for typing it out.

And may I add.. This poem was inspired by.. ?

Hi zed! I snuck my most recent poem in response 12 of this discussion. Here's the one i wrote just before it. It's called Spring Nights. The sun goes down and darkness falls. With it's scent it always calls. I let my hair fall down my back and smile at the breeze that kissed my neck. Diamonds fleck the midnight sky and make me feel so rich inside. The grass is soft beneath my feet as I dance between the trees. All the life that's never seen is at this moment watching me. As the sun begins to rise,I feel like I am energized. So through the day I'll patiently wait until my next spring night escape. It's a little shorter than the other one..but it was fun to write.

I did have mine copyrighted.. however the laws, 10 years ago (and probably still today) have/had so many loop holes in it, that one word change makes it impossible to say that it is yours that is covered by the copyright.. I'm not sure if the laws have changed or not but I mainly write for my own viewing (sometimes close friends) only.

I guess there are a lot of loop holes in the laws. I would hate to have my things taken. I don't share a lot of mine either. Just a few. Take care.

You do have to be careful. I always make sure I am copywrited before posting.There are several ways to obtain legal rights to your writings. I have only shared a few but I love reading and writing them as well. Thanks for responding.

Yes, a lot! And that's why that discussion is still sitting out there without a best response! Can't decide, too many good ones!

That's great! There are a lot of talented writers on myLot. Thanks for responding!

My journaling does this for me too. I think we all have a way of expressing our feelings that is easiest for us.

I tried journaling but I just couldn't keep up with it everyday. It was actually more of a dream journal. Do you do it everyday?

It would be a wonderful way for closure. Sometimes the only way I have for expression may be my poetry. That paper is there when no one else is or understands. Thanks for responding.

hi tomjoad! Sometime quality is better than quantity. If your poetry touched the one you wrote it for that deeply I would say that was one heck of a good poem. I hope you write more in the future too. Take care.

A lot of poems on and off. I have one posted in response # 12 and one posted in response 41..I think it's 41.

thanks jenin! yeah she did fall in love with me through that poem. but later on she broke my heart! but that's another story. anyway, i would love to read samples of your poems. :-) are your topics mainly about love? or is it about something else? how many poems have you written so far? i'm sure they're all great!

Hi Jen! Many thanks for your kind words of appreciation about my poems. I feel delighted to read your comments. Deepak!

I loved them! They hold a lot of emotion. The Flowers poem makes me feel like I'm in a garden. The Thoughts poem makes a wonderful statement. Thanks for sharing deepak!

I would miss anniefannie! I wouldn't shortchange yourself. You seem like someone that would be very talented on a lot of levels. We are our worst critics. Poetry is mostly for ourself anyway. Thanks for responding...how have you been feeling?

thanks,yes,i have been felling better i still can't go dancing yet.lol hope you have agood week end

Sure! I will help in anyway I can. How about you pick something you feel very strongly about?

Good luck with finishing that. I love reading and writing as well. I one day hope to be published. I write stories more than poems but I enjoy poems because they can be so beautiful. Thanks for the response.

Maybe one day you will try again. Sometimes it just takes time. Good luck and take care.

I love writing short stories. I have tried a few novels but I get another idea in my head and start on it, never finishing the first..lol...One day. I have a new stradegy the next time I start one though. I do enjoy writing poetry to though. Thanks for the input.