do not give up

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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    well done
    and yes it is all there inside of you
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    chadwick wrote:
    well done
    and yes it is all there inside of you

    NOW
    i am content
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    lettinggo wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    well done
    and yes it is all there inside of you

    NOW
    i am content
    hey, thank you.
    that is nice of you.
    it is really a great piece.
    thank you for your talent.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    chadwick wrote:
    lettinggo wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    well done
    and yes it is all there inside of you

    NOW
    i am content
    hey, thank you.
    that is nice of you.
    it is really a great piece.
    thank you for your talent.

    talent schmalent
    i am way too left brained to have talent
    creativity eludes me 99% of the time
    once in a while i get lucky
    (and sometimes i write :o )
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    lettinggo wrote:
    talent schmalent
    i am way too left brained to have talent
    creativity eludes me 99% of the time
    once in a while i get lucky
    (and sometimes i write :o )
    ok... i understand
    talent schmalent
    at least you didn't kick me.

    i'd have kicked someone if they said to me "thank you for your talent"
    whamo, ninja poetry
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • tremors
    tremors Posts: 8,051
    Here's the book I saw I thought looked interesting - 'The Making of a Poem' - A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms'

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Poem-Nor ... 0393321789

    Your poem made me remember it lettinggo

    Goes through, explains and (most importantly) features lots of poetry written using different forms and structures. Seemed to have some nice stuff in, regardless of the focus on the form
    This anthology illuminates the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art, poetry. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students, the book should be valued by those who feel that an understanding of form-sonnet, ballad, villanelle, and sestina would enhance their appreciation of poetry, but are daunted by the terms, the names, and the histories of various poetic forms. The anthology draws the reader in, by example and explanation, to the excitement and entertainment of these forms. It explains their origins, traces their development, and shows examples from the past and present. In a feature called "the form at a glance" the reader can try his or her own hand writing a particular form. Included are essays by each of the editors describing their own personal journeys toward a form for their poetic voice. Above all, this anthology shows that poetic form is a continuing adventure.

    I quite liked the way it was presented - and coming from someone who has little respect for structures!!
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  • tchaliz
    tchaliz Posts: 37
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"

    You are not empty, or you would not be writing;
    Everyhing is there and it hurts, it sure does, but , please don't let no one make you think you are empty;
    T.
  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    tchaliz wrote:
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"

    You are not empty, or you would not be writing;
    Everyhing is there and it hurts, it sure does, but , please don't let no one make you think you are empty;
    T.

    Thanks, T
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • DangDang
    DangDang Posts: 1,551
    lettinggo wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    well done
    and yes it is all there inside of you

    NOW
    i am content

    You mean you found the answer inside of you?***
    Your "yet" is fulfilled then?
  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    DangDang wrote:
    lettinggo wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    well done
    and yes it is all there inside of you

    NOW
    i am content

    You mean you found the answer inside of you?***
    Your "yet" is fulfilled then?

    I have simply acclimated myself to not knowing
    and found some joy in believing that no one else knows either
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • tremors
    tremors Posts: 8,051
    lettinggo wrote:

    I have simply acclimated myself to not knowing
    and found some joy in believing that no one else knows either

    Right! Anyone who thinks they really know what's going on at this stage of the human race is just plain old bullshitting.


    Billy Elliot (Movie):

    Billy: I think I'm scared, Dad.
    Dad: That's okay, son. We're all scared.
    Billy: Well... if I don't like it, can I still come back?

    Dad: Are you kidding? We've let out your room....
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  • lettinggo wrote:
    I went to my mother
    I need answers please
    She barely turned her head
    'Maybe so, just not from me"

    I went to my father
    Will you give me answers
    "I've never given you anything
    so why start now" he sneers

    I went to church
    Can you tell me the truth?
    "yes, you have been unwelcome here
    since you outgrew your youth"

    The ocean always comforts
    so I went to the sea
    Have you any answers?
    She said "You are what you seek"

    I am my own answer?
    I asked with a start
    She said "It has been so all along
    search deep inside your heart"

    But my heart is empty
    I cried with regret
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"

    one of the best poems I've ever read... it helps the empty, at times broken soul... thank you
  • lettinggo wrote:
    ...

    The ocean always comforts
    so I went to the sea
    Have you any answers?
    She said "You are what you seek"

    here's to the ocean : )
  • StillHere
    StillHere Posts: 7,795
    i'm just finding this today
    i don't know what brought me here
    but i'm glad something did
    to find your words
    and find comfort
    in knowing we are not alone

    thank you for writing that
    it means so much

    peace and happy holidays
    may the oceans continue to speak to you
    and help you find your truth

    peace,
    jo
    peace,
    jo

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    "How I choose to feel is how I am." ~ EV/MMc
    "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~
  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    wow
    thanks so very much jo
    i needed a lift today

    StillHere wrote:
    i'm just finding this today
    i don't know what brought me here
    but i'm glad something did
    to find your words
    and find comfort
    in knowing we are not alone

    thank you for writing that
    it means so much

    peace and happy holidays
    may the oceans continue to speak to you
    and help you find your truth

    peace,
    jo
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • tremors
    tremors Posts: 8,051
    dickweed wrote:
    I went to my mother
    I need answers please
    She barely turned her head
    'Maybe so, just not from me"

    I went to my father
    Will you give me answers
    "I've never given you anything
    so why start now" he sneers

    I went to church
    Can you tell me the truth?
    "yes, you have been unwelcome here
    since you outgrew your youth"

    The ocean always comforts
    so I went to the sea
    Have you any answers?
    She said "You are what you seek"

    I am my own answer?
    I asked with a start
    She said "It has been so all along
    search deep inside your heart"

    But my heart is empty
    I cried with regret
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"


    Very good poem. Still.
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  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    tremors wrote:
    dickweed wrote:
    I went to my mother
    I need answers please
    She barely turned her head
    'Maybe so, just not from me"

    I went to my father
    Will you give me answers
    "I've never given you anything
    so why start now" he sneers

    I went to church
    Can you tell me the truth?
    "yes, you have been unwelcome here
    since you outgrew your youth"


    The ocean always comforts
    so I went to the sea
    Have you any answers?
    She said "You are what you seek"

    I am my own answer?
    I asked with a start
    She said "It has been so all along
    search deep inside your heart"

    But my heart is empty
    I cried with regret
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"


    Very good poem. Still.

    thanks k
    always a pleasure :mrgreen:
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • dickweed wrote:
    I went to my mother
    I need answers please
    She barely turned her head
    'Maybe so, just not from me"

    I went to my father
    Will you give me answers
    "I've never given you anything
    so why start now" he sneers

    I went to church
    Can you tell me the truth?
    "yes, you have been unwelcome here
    since you outgrew your youth"


    The ocean always comforts
    so I went to the sea
    Have you any answers?
    She said "You are what you seek"

    I am my own answer?
    I asked with a start
    She said "It has been so all along
    search deep inside your heart"

    But my heart is empty
    I cried with regret
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"

    woah, just read this

    loved it
    completely loved it
    rereading it
    amazing
    absolutely amazing
    just so much there that i can relate to
    brilliant
    :)
  • mysticweed
    mysticweed Posts: 3,710
    dickweed wrote:
    I went to my mother
    I need answers please
    She barely turned her head
    'Maybe so, just not from me"

    I went to my father
    Will you give me answers
    "I've never given you anything
    so why start now" he sneers

    I went to church
    Can you tell me the truth?
    "yes, you have been unwelcome here
    since you outgrew your youth"


    The ocean always comforts
    so I went to the sea
    Have you any answers?
    She said "You are what you seek"

    I am my own answer?
    I asked with a start
    She said "It has been so all along
    search deep inside your heart"

    But my heart is empty
    I cried with regret
    "Not so, everything is there daughter
    do not give up yet"

    woah, just read this

    loved it
    completely loved it
    rereading it
    amazing
    absolutely amazing
    just so much there that i can relate to
    brilliant
    :)

    i just read this
    thank you for your kindness
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"