How Lucky We Are

I’m not really sure what this is…I’m sitting here in my living room with a cool breeze coming through my window, my Miss Marplestein sleeping behind me, her paw on my back. My husband is upstairs resting.  And I am at peace. 

With all the turmoil in my life of late,  I am now, at this moment, at peace.  And some of that peace comes from each of you.  Reading your works, your words, some bring a smile, some bring a tear, some anger, some delight…but they all evoke emotion and make me feel.  And in that we are so lucky.  We can touch lives with our words.

To have the gift of words; to have the good fortune to express our thoughts, how we feel, through words and poetry.  Perhaps some words and phrases don’t make total sense, and yet they can still deeply touch a soul, perhaps heal a heart, or bring a smile to a weary face.

How lucky we are, my friends.  Our ability to write, to rhyme is truly a gift we should not take lightly.  There are times where I think that my gift is nothing special, that anyone can write, anyone can rhyme.  Not so.  It is a gift and one to be shared.  And we should encourage and support each other – over and over and over.  We are so very lucky.

Let’s continue to share our joy, our sorrows, our fears, our hopes…it’s what we do, it’s what we crave to do.

Just some ramblings of an old soul…

(Submitted By Member Dulcinea)

Through All of Time

 

 

 

 

 

There goes the beauty of this setting sun
it’s orange tinge warming the spirit true
fades far from sight another day is done,
giving way to a dread moon and its hue.
The white orb watches so distant and old
eases and wanders above mountain peaks
sets a calm presence over young and old,
on occasion glancing grey cloudy cheeks.
True there is beauty in the sun and moon
within their rhythm life is timeless sure–
Orbs so fixed not careless and not strewn,
eternal they keep their same solemn tour.
So too will my passion writ in this rhyme
Forever roam my love through all of time.

Revise, Revise, Revise

The first completed draft of your poem is only the beginning. Poets often go through several drafts of a poem before considering the work “done.”

To revise:

Put your poem away for a few days, and then come back to it. When you re-read it, does anything seem confusing? Hard to follow? Do you see anything that needs improvement that you overlooked the first time?

Often, when you are in the act of writing, you may leave out important details because you are so familiar with the topic. Re-reading a poem helps you to see it from the “outsider’s perspective” of a reader.

Show your poem to others and ask for criticism. Don’t be content with a response like, “That’s a nice poem.” You won’t learn anything from that kind of response. Instead, find people who will tell you specific things you need to improve in your poem.

Breakfast Of Champions

If a diamond is forever, then
love is the San Francisco treat.
Just a little dab’ll do ya
so be all that you can be.

It’s the cheesiest, so just do it
you can have it your way.
So reach out and touch someone
it’s the best part of waking up.

And, like a good neighbor, there’s
love and no more tears.
Once you pop, you can’t stop for
nobody does it like Sara Lee.

She lets her fingers do the walking
promise her anything, but give her love.
She’s come a long way baby
and brings good things to life.

But when it rains, I see it pours
and I deserve a break today.
For a mind is a terrible thing to waste
does she…or doesn’t she?

Her love is good to the last drop
so don’t treat your puppy like a dog!
Celebrate the moments of your life,
And don’t leave home without them.

I fly her friendly skies, they’re great
and I can have it my own way.
Keeps going, and going, and going
She is the pause that refreshes.

Takes a licking and keeps on ticking
nothing comes between me and my girl.
She tastes great though her love is less filling
i can’t believe I ate the whole thing!

World of Poets Adds Social Network

Worldofpoets.com is proud to announce the addition of our very own Social Network!  The network will be integrated into the existing site, and will launch on Monday, July 6th.

The new Social Network will allow members to post videos to their own pages, upload music, follow and save friends, write on their own blog, and save photos in multiple picture albums.

The only Social Network of its kind for an online poetry community, worldofpoets.com will be able to add many other cool widgets in the coming months.  If you love everything poetry, then worldofpoets.com is the ONLY site you will ever need.  Here are just a few features you can enjoy:

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Take our word for it, worldofpoets has many, many other cool features for its members.  Try us out for 30 days, and see for yourself why you would be “Write Where You Ought To Be!”