Poetics and Poetry Discussion

How could you rekindle the old sparks that once adorned this forum?Do you think it could be easier than you first thought, based on the lack of certain volatile characters and ne'erdowellers. Admittedly, we seem to have another multiple spam dropper, but on the whole, I think the censorship and impartial deletions have reduced. What say you?Should we renew our discussions on all things poetic?

I'm afraid you are dreaming here. Think of the logistics and howl to the moon.

To the moon up there

I was made better by losing paradise,
So if you get to hell first know that heaven is not drunk enough to cancel christmas.
She might rust to save the river, but it is only a tear drowning to save the world.
So, so much depends around crawling around the clockworks to solve the puzzle.
I mean I was walking through the desert for hours
And came upon a moon that had been there for centuries
And all i can think about is what is wrong with me.
What If the landslide into hell is to always put a lit match back into its box.
What if out of all the noise it is the sky you stop loving first.

............compliments of the season y'all!

I was surprised to find that Robert Frost's " Desert Places" and " Into My Own" were rated so poorly on here. They are two of my personal favorites and I love their beauty and depth, and I feel that they are completely underrated. What do you think of these works?

Why is there no mention of The Cloud by Shelley?A fabulous poem and so unappreciated!

The mirrors you borrow

Ordinary feet never do.
I mean give all to love until eternity is bald and old,
Give all even if the tongue is too cold to swim.
Yet I sit wondering with the radio on my skin.
I open up my wings that will hang me with a look into the future.
Have we only begun to love what we only can destroy?
Are we the most splendid possession like a baby with no name yet?
Or are we a flawless drive across a flat desert,
Towards a change in my memory where I risk forgetting repeated excuses;
Forgetting that my soul and I are divorced and argue a lot about the sky under your feet.
The fact that I do not care that I have nowhere else to be born,
But where the tracks of the angels are walking away from me.

...Poem about Fallen angel & forbidden love...

Fallen

The first time I saw you, I did not quite understand…
When you said that you were not from this land
You where nothing like I've ever seen
At first I thought you were just a dream

Wings like winter wonders - touch like lightning bolts
Eyes deep like midnight blue - sparkling ever so true

Style and grace with the most handsome face
Always taking me in your warm embrace
You know all of life's secrets and yet u will not tell
- If you do your soul gets dragged to Hell

Everyone and everything is always against our love
But then again it's because you are a blessing from above
So I'll keep fighting till the very end
Because you're my love - my angel - you are my best friend

Just sharing tonight...........


Powerless knowledge

Everyone talks
No one listens

As one speaks
Another devises dispute
To the words
He imagines spoken

But he hears not
Knows not
What was said

Deaf words perish
Like wilted weeds
Upon blinded ears

We say we discuss
While we argue
With ourselves

Language uttered
Fallen to the ground unheard
Is essential seedlings of tolerance
And understanding

To be gobbled up
By nomadic birds
On respite from passage
Winging north or south

Wasted discernment
Is dispersed as word droppings
Splattering park benches and statues

At least if eaten by birds
The observations of one
Might be digested by another

Unlike bulimic listeners
Of anorexic speakers


donnaj (12/7/12)

Dear Fellow Poets

I have recently published a book of poems - " From Womb To World" .

In these poems, I have tried to put into words the feelings of motherhood- right from pregnancy till 1st year of the baby.

They depict feelings of a mother and activities of her baby.

All are based on my experiences, which I wish to treasure, so that later in life through these poems I can re-live this phase of my life.

Though the poems may be simple, one enjoy any number of times and through any time in life, yet evoking cherished emotions!

The book is available on: amazon.com, flipkart.com, www.cyberwit.net

Please spare some time to read my book and provide your comments. They will be a good learning experience for me.

************************** Sample Poem ***********************
1. A Butterfly Flaps Inside
A visitor from heaven
Has made me its home
A butterfly flaps inside…

Nestling inside me
Stretching its wings
A butterfly flaps inside…

Listening to my voice
Speaking in silent words
A butterfly flaps inside…

Swaying to the rhythm of my breath
Tapping to the beats of my heart
A butterfly flaps inside…

One with my soul
Whole of my consciousness
A butterfly flaps inside…

2. List of Don’ts
Don’t put everything in your mouth
Don’t cover your face with cloth
Don’t pull your hair
Don’t tear the paper
Don’t turn on your tummy
Don’t, when I change your nappy
Don’t play when its time to sleep
Don’t sleep when its time to eat
Don’t expect to be always lifted in arms
Don’t crawl out till we take you in pram
Don’t shout out aloud
Don’t cry for everything you want…
Long is the list of don’ts
And countless times I have told
But if time be reversed by some years
Mother too will be like daughter!

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Thanks
Akhila