Poetry Forum

This is something which sprang from my Wiccan roots Blessed be For we are three Embracing the light Giving not taking Sharing not keeping Rejoicing in our intricate differences Celebrating our infinite similarities Hecate, Isis, Ceridwenn Sorceress, bringer of life, creative inspiration Metaphysical...

I disagree and think the last line is essential as it gives a deeper insight into the character and the way they feel, sometimes we tend to look at rhythm and meter when we should just be feeling the words.

I found this very emotional and actaully cried a little at it.

At the beginning of this I thought, wow - empowered person and by the end it had changed to wow - obsessive stalker!

I found this very moving and quite tragic.

Try the stuff by his mum and aunt Kate and Anne McGarrigle (especially Dancer With Bruised Knees) also there is a McGarrigle/Wainwright family album the name of which escapes me at the moment. My boss bought a RW cd at the airport on his way out to Italy a few months ago, he played it in the office ...

Ee lad, well i enjoyed it and it'd goo dahn summat luvelh at our kids poetry club. Sort of thing children can relate to and enjoy reading outloud without feeling too self-conscious. Possibly not what you had in mind when writing it Mick but I sometimes think we can be too wrapped up in advancing our...

This made me shudder - the imagery was so clear. A very stark and abrupt feel as it should be with this sort of subject matter.


Tracey

Today has been one of those 'I have to write poetry' days. Sitting in the sunshine on my swing I put pen to paper and came up with the following little homage to the too many pairs of shoes i can't really walk in that reside under my bed: High heel, high heels How good you look in the shop window I ...

I suppose the point I was trying to make was that there are many different reasons for suicide, lonliness does not necessarily equal depresion and vice versa. Inceidentally the poor chap turned out to be a normal everyday person who had had too much to drink and gone to sleep in the wrong place.

This felt guarded but still emotional. The nervy attitude of the child came through very well.

There may a proof-reading mistake on the last line - should it be 'your' rather than 'you'?

Tracey

Thanks for the feedback Ashley. All my poetry is emotive and based on overheards, actuals and life issues. The announcement is a real one from one of my daily into work journeys. I have to admit, I don't write in a measured way, and agree that a couple of lines could do with tidying and tightening u...

Ladies and Gentlemen This train will be diverted Due to a fatality on the track at Hucknall Conversations stop for a moment Then renew with a fevered buzz Speculation is rife Was it an accident, was it suicide Another sacrifice to the Gods of Depression perhaps Or just a lonely soul who had had enou...

Hi to all, I am Tracey - a 40 something caffeine addict who has just discovered that she might be able to write a bit of poetry (expect you all to let me know). I only write about things that affect me and style myself as a 'reality poet' - pretentious or what!