Poems!

Leonis · 03-29-2001, 02:43 AM

The story thread got me thinking... how about the poets amongst us?
So a poems thread. As with the stories, no judgements, so slagging or discouragement please. I know there are several bards around and lyrics and poems often have a very blurred line between them - i feel poetry is any form of written/spoken expression and even many great stories are just really long poems. (Homer's Illiad and Oddessy, Bihari's The Satasai, Attar's Conference of the Birds, etc...)
So feel free to express, or just discuss a favourite.

I used to have one of my own in my sig briefly and I saw LoA's in Ladyzekke's House of Questions. So in a way it's already begun.

But I guess I should start it off here...

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Deep,deep
It goes very deep
Invades your awake, violates your sleep
Rips you apart, tears you to grief
The brief happy moments are small tears of relief

Sink, sink
You can only sink
Chained to ideals and that passion will link
All to the one but you come undone
Can Love be a blackhole as well as a sun

Lies,lies
Has it all been lies
Coloured half-words concealled in highs
You speak and respond but inside you cry
The loss of your spirit is the first time you die

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I wrote this trying to understand a friend's pain. Thankfully they didn't lose their spirit - it's very much alive, beautiful and growing.

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Grrrr!

WOLFGIR · 03-29-2001, 04:12 AM

Nice leonis!

I have a problem with writing poems, I can´t rime tha well since english is not my first languish so.. if I write one, they won´t rime and some may nit make any sense..

Good one though and this thread will probably get alot of additions!

Cheers!

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WOLF WINS EVERY FIGHT BUT ONE, AND IN THAT ONE, HE DIES

dafan · 03-29-2001, 04:51 AM

hey woffie why not write one in swedish

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can you tell how it's to be a girl

Memnoch · 03-29-2001, 06:14 AM

OK I have to say I didn't write this but I think it's really cool, nonetheless. You'll all recognize the guy who wrote this.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle.
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more; it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-William Shakespeare

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Memnoch - Custodian of the Order of the Holy Flame

bilqis · 03-29-2001, 07:45 AM

I hope this qualify as a poem, for I like it a lot and want to share it.

"So stop waiting until you finish school,
until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds,
until you have kids, until your kids leave the house,
until you start work, until you retire,
until you get married, until you get divorced,
until Friday night, until Sunday morning,
until you get a new car or home,
until your car or home is paid off,
until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter,
until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on,
until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up,
until you die, until you are born again
to decide that there is no better time
than right now to be happy."
Author Unknown

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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

Black Knight · 03-29-2001, 07:58 AM

Music playing
Car Driving
Waiting for her
Waiting for her

Agreed Time
Agreed Place
Agreed Reason
Waiting for her
Waiting for her

Leaves Falling
Sun Waining
Appetite Growing
Patience Receding
Waiting for her
Waiting for her

Waiter comes
Unexpected Phonecall
Doctors Office
Car Accident
She's in trouble
Unborn Baby's Dead
Tears Falling
Speeding Car
Waiting Room
Waiting for her
Waiting for her

Doctor come out
Death 2 for 2
Tears falling
Uncontrollable Sorrow
Unfeeling
Unknowing
One last goodbye
Black Suit
Raindrops
TearDrops
Heartache
Standing in the Rain
One last time
Waiting for her
Waiting for her

Yorick · 03-29-2001, 09:30 AM

Leonis....

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"Check the sustain on this one ... aaaaaaaa, I mean you could go out for a bite and there'd still be aaaaaaaaa"

"Can I touch it?"
"No. It can't be played"
"Can I look at it?
"No we've seen enough of that one....."

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

Cloudbringer · 03-29-2001, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Memnoch:
OK I have to say I didn't write this but I think it's really cool, nonetheless. You'll all recognize the guy who wrote this.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle.
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more; it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-William Shakespeare

Always one of my favorites!

I haven't time to do anything here at work, Leonis but will see later. Oh and we have some poetry threads from the old board out there if you are interested...I shall have to search I guess...sigh...so little time!

Cloudy at the office

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Storm-Queen
StormCloud of the Black Knight

Black Knight · 03-29-2001, 11:15 AM

For: CB
From: Great Bard himself

SHALL I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st;
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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The Black Storm Cloud of the Night
PartTime Bartender of Moon Hope's Inn
Dry Humor Deliverance of the Laughing Hyenas
Captain of the Knights of the Golden Dragons
3 Man for Life

Leonis · 03-29-2001, 11:39 AM

This is wonderful!

Wolfgir - poetry in english (and most languages i believe) doesn't need to rhyme to be poetic. it's what's in the words that counts. i would love to see one in sweedish if you have one.

Memnoch, Cloudy, BK - Shakespeare was a much underated poet i believe - i have a little book of his sonets that i take with me to weddings - majestic.

BK - that's heartbreaking and beautiful at once. i'm stunned

and Bilqis - i agree, thanks.

Keep them comming people - food for the soul

Yorick...

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Grrrr!

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03-29-2001, 02:43 AM	#1
Leonis Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	The story thread got me thinking... how about the poets amongst us? So a poems thread. As with the stories, no judgements, so slagging or discouragement please. I know there are several bards around and lyrics and poems often have a very blurred line between them - i feel poetry is any form of written/spoken expression and even many great stories are just really long poems. (Homer's Illiad and Oddessy, Bihari's The Satasai, Attar's Conference of the Birds, etc...) So feel free to express, or just discuss a favourite. I used to have one of my own in my sig briefly and I saw LoA's in Ladyzekke's House of Questions. So in a way it's already begun. But I guess I should start it off here... *********************** Deep,deep It goes very deep Invades your awake, violates your sleep Rips you apart, tears you to grief The brief happy moments are small tears of relief Sink, sink You can only sink Chained to ideals and that passion will link All to the one but you come undone Can Love be a blackhole as well as a sun Lies,lies Has it all been lies Coloured half-words concealled in highs You speak and respond but inside you cry The loss of your spirit is the first time you die *************************** I wrote this trying to understand a friend's pain. Thankfully they didn't lose their spirit - it's very much alive, beautiful and growing. ------------------ Grrrr!

03-29-2001, 04:12 AM	#2
WOLFGIR Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 3,450	Nice leonis! I have a problem with writing poems, I can´t rime tha well since english is not my first languish so.. if I write one, they won´t rime and some may nit make any sense.. Good one though and this thread will probably get alot of additions! Cheers! ------------------ WOLF WINS EVERY FIGHT BUT ONE, AND IN THAT ONE, HE DIES

03-29-2001, 04:51 AM	#3
dafan Avatar Join Date: March 8, 2001 Location: V-vik ostgot, Sweden Posts: 596	hey woffie why not write one in swedish ------------------ can you tell how it's to be a girl

03-29-2001, 06:14 AM	#4
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	OK I have to say I didn't write this but I think it's really cool, nonetheless. You'll all recognize the guy who wrote this. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle. Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. -William Shakespeare ------------------ Memnoch - Custodian of the Order of the Holy Flame

03-29-2001, 07:45 AM	#5
bilqis Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 67 Posts: 1,328	I hope this qualify as a poem, for I like it a lot and want to share it. "So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy." Author Unknown ------------------ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

03-29-2001, 07:58 AM	#6
Black Knight Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Delaware OH USA Age: 47 Posts: 3,168	Music playing Car Driving Waiting for her Waiting for her Agreed Time Agreed Place Agreed Reason Waiting for her Waiting for her Leaves Falling Sun Waining Appetite Growing Patience Receding Waiting for her Waiting for her Waiter comes Unexpected Phonecall Doctors Office Car Accident She's in trouble Unborn Baby's Dead Tears Falling Speeding Car Waiting Room Waiting for her Waiting for her Doctor come out Death 2 for 2 Tears falling Uncontrollable Sorrow Unfeeling Unknowing One last goodbye Black Suit Raindrops TearDrops Heartache Standing in the Rain One last time Waiting for her Waiting for her

03-29-2001, 09:30 AM	#7
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	Leonis.... ------------------ "Check the sustain on this one ... aaaaaaaa, I mean you could go out for a bite and there'd still be aaaaaaaaa" "Can I touch it?" "No. It can't be played" "Can I look at it? "No we've seen enough of that one....." A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

03-29-2001, 11:15 AM	#9
Black Knight Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Delaware OH USA Age: 47 Posts: 3,168	For: CB From: Great Bard himself SHALL I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st; So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. ------------------ The Black Storm Cloud of the Night PartTime Bartender of Moon Hope's Inn Dry Humor Deliverance of the Laughing Hyenas Captain of the Knights of the Golden Dragons 3 Man for Life

03-29-2001, 11:39 AM	#10
Leonis Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	This is wonderful! Wolfgir - poetry in english (and most languages i believe) doesn't need to rhyme to be poetic. it's what's in the words that counts. i would love to see one in sweedish if you have one. Memnoch, Cloudy, BK - Shakespeare was a much underated poet i believe - i have a little book of his sonets that i take with me to weddings - majestic. BK - that's heartbreaking and beautiful at once. i'm stunned and Bilqis - i agree, thanks. Keep them comming people - food for the soul Yorick... ------------------ Grrrr!

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