Any poets here?

India
November 12, 2006 9:15am CST
Hi all, I love reading and writing poetry. Are there any poets here that would like to share poetry, discuss poems and generally hang out with other poets?
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21 responses
• Canada
14 Nov 06
hi, this is a great question, thank you! i write poetry. i have submitted poetry to poetry.com and have a few that got published in books and spoken on cd. here is one poem: We Come from the Stars Before the glowing light enveloped me, I flew into a great unknown. Blasted into heaven, I feel no fear. Endless planets from a point of no perspective awe me. Time is a moment and I stand alone. I close my eyes. Pray, the voice tells me. Pray, the voice has told me since this dream began. I become the white light streaming with love. I am an endless everything connected to you. White light, white light, white light. We are made of the stars. White light, white light, white light. We are made of the stars. By Karen DeLeary, this is the poem that is spoken on cd.
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• India
14 Nov 06
That is so beautiful. I am sure when spoken with the right tenor, it would have been magical. Welcome to this space. And thanks for sharing
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• Canada
14 Nov 06
you are very nice to respond. this is based on a real event that happened to me. did you post any of your poems yet? i looked but maybe not good enough. thank you!
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@neithapoo (142)
• United States
15 Nov 06
I want to call myself a poet, my writting gets better when I am in a miserable mood that's when all my feelings and mind opens to almost anything.
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• India
15 Nov 06
That's true of me too, and that makes most of my writing kind of morbid.
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• Philippines
12 Nov 06
ABANDONED.... in the dark alley of the bow daved point i grieve in silence of great dispair; flashes of dispondent occurance views the splitting shadows of light; a reminiscence of the past invoked by sorrow and pain; over powerd by fate....... darkness had met the light and time had come out.... even for the last tym for that final lingering draw of breath; abandoned by fate....... i wrote dis one wen i was in high school and i publish this one in our publisity newspaper in our school...
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• India
12 Nov 06
There is some vivid imagery here. Thanks for sharing. If you write more, I'd be glad to read and react. Cheers
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• Philippines
12 Nov 06
i wil send you one of my greatest poet that i have wrote whene i was in high school....i love also writing a poem...and my favorite poetry writter is shakespear...
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• India
12 Nov 06
That will be nice if you could send me that. Would you like posting it here or would you like to send it to me direct? Either is fine. Nice getting to know you.
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@pooja_cg (1735)
• India
12 Nov 06
i used to write small poems in hindi .
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• India
12 Nov 06
Cool. I have written just one song in Hindi (and composed the tune for it too). But mostly I write in English. Have written close to 500 pieces in the last couple of years. More than the writing, I love reading poetry. So, if you would like to share, I'd be glad to read and tell you what I feel. You said you used to write. Why the past tense? Why did you stop writing? Speaking for myself, I can't either start or stop at will. Sometimes there is something in the head that is aching to come out, and then i just have to write it. Anyhow, nice to know you. Cheers and take care.
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@Crilli (2890)
• Italy
14 Nov 06
No i'm not a poet. When I was young I wrote some poetry but now I prefer to write with light. Infact I love to make photos and I have three cameras
• India
14 Nov 06
Really? Cool. So we have a poet turned photographer out here. Nice to see you around
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@clownfish (3272)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I am an aspiring poet. I don't know much about it yet, but I would love to learn from others.
@clownfish (3272)
• United States
14 Nov 06
Thanks for the response! You're right, I should just start writing. I think that's what keeps a lot of people from writing, the feeling that they don't know how or what to write about. I just read a book, a children's book really, about writing poetry called, "Immersed in Verse." I learned a lot from it. Thanks for the encouragement. I will write and not worry about critiquing it! BTW, I'm a professional editor, so I come by it honestly! LOL
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• India
14 Nov 06
Cool. That would be great to just start out and see where the path takes you. And you have a lot going by way of being an editor. I do hope to see some of your writing here soon. All the very best.
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• India
13 Nov 06
I don't believe you should let 'learning' take away what is YOU in your writing. My belief is that poetry is an expression. And expressions are very personal. As such poetry and writing styles should also be very individual to you. I'd recommend that you write what you FEEL rather than trying to write POETRY. That, of course, is my personal opinion.
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@saphire539 (1639)
• United States
12 Nov 06
Yes i love poetry and i also write poetry i have mine up on http://allpoetry.com/poets/purplefireangel you can check it out if you would like to.Here is one i wrote for my kids. A Childs Christmas Wish Mommy and Daddy Can we please have some cookies and milk, don't forget to set some out for Santa and his reindeer. A Childs Christmas Wish All snuggled in bed tucked in by mommy and daddy please read me a story before i fall to sleep Daddy reads The Night Before Christmas while his children listen quietly as there eyes slowly close they drift off to dreamland with toys and candy dancing through there little heads.Mommy and Daddy quietly slip out of the room. A Childs Christmas Wish Amy wishes for a new baby doll,that she can hold and hug CJ wishes for a new dump truck that he can fill with dirt and push through the winter snow Misti wishes for a box of CD's that she can listen to all day Tiffany wishes for a new purse to carry all her precious stuff around in Jessica wishes for a new video tape of her favorite shows A Childs Christmas Wish All snuggled in bed tucked in by mommy and daddy.The children all dream of what they will find when they wake up on xmas morn........
• India
12 Nov 06
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your poem. It's that time of the year now with Christmas just over a month away. Given that, I do believe your poem is apt for the spirit that is in the air now. :-)
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14 Nov 06
No yar, I love poetry but unfortunately i am not a poet.
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• India
14 Nov 06
It doesn't matter. Thanks for having stopped by though.
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• United States
16 Nov 06
Hi, I am a writer and my very first book is just coming into the bookstores. It is a book of short stories and poems. I have always loved writing, but never found the courage until now at the age of 56 with this book. This is one of my poems: A Clear Spring Day On a clear spring day when the sun is so bright You can see the trees budding and the baby leaves start The air is so warm and fresh and so nice, when you take a deep breath you get a natural high! Your feel so darn good and so full of life It is hard not to feel like a child inside The little birds sing such a happy sweet song, that you may just join in with a song of your own! The sun hits you face with a warm soft touch And the warm breezes blow and you enjoy it so much The sound of new bugs and bees flying around, So soothing to hear after endless months of snow on the ground The grass is getting greener with each day that goes by, and the new flowers do pop up from the ground like a sign Little child voice sounds coming from across the way, they're laughing and joking and playing this day Spring is for renewal of all living things New plants and new animal all start in the spring Is it not any wonder that the Lord made us spring? So we would have a special time to start new beginnings From small baby bunnies to large wooly bears,and a deer fawn so pretty and a red fox so fair A chipmunk is claiming his tree for a home, and his chattery warning is as loud as they come I know that the other three seasons are important For we would miss them so much every year without them. Deborah Lorraine Olsen 2004 (C)
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@jezabel (283)
• Canada
12 Nov 06
i love writing poetry and short stories!
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• India
12 Nov 06
Would you share some of your writing? I'd love to read. You could either post it here or send it direct to me as a Message. Thanks for stopping by and posting.
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@somebody (302)
• Canada
12 Nov 06
NOT A PROFESSIONAL THOUGH..
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• India
12 Nov 06
Well, I am not a professional either. Just passionate about it. If you feel you would want to share your writing, i'd be glad to read.
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@rakinitin (685)
• Canada
21 Nov 06
I've had a couple of poems published and are also on Peotry.com's website.
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• Canada
21 Nov 06
Here's a nonsense limmerick I enjoy sharing. APRIL FOOLS When April Fool's come round You'll hope you can't be found I'll laugh and giggle abound Never able to guess how I aquired the orange cow And I won't tell you now You must be going wild To be blessed with a child Who's humor is more than mild
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• India
29 Nov 06
Teach me half the gladness That thy brain must know; Such harmonious madness From my lips would flow, The world should listen then, as I am listening now
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• United States
21 Nov 06
My poetry book is here: http://www.lulu.com/heathertruett
@jezabel (283)
• Canada
12 Nov 06
i love writing poetry and short stories!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
19 Nov 06
though i luv poetry i am not a poet
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• India
21 Nov 06
poems - poems
i love poetry yead i do write little bit but never shared with anyone i guess its an expression of personal experiences n emotions
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@rainyl (671)
• United States
21 Nov 06
I write poetry and I have 2 books published of poetry. Would love to have a group of poets to chatwith and throw ideals back and forth with Thanks
@olgiana (241)
• Mexico
25 Nov 10
I used to love to write the poems when I spoke no English, it was a way of learning. That was fun. I love to read good poems and I love in general creative people, not only the poem writers.