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Comment from BeasPeas
This is very good, Bill. I like to write poetry and just write "what I want." Not everyone's cuppa tea, but I think the most important thing (at least to me) is creative expression whether it follows a meter recipe or not. I guess that's why I don't attempt too many rigid forms, although I certainly admire those who do. Marilyn
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2018
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This is very good, Bill. I like to write poetry and just write "what I want." Not everyone's cuppa tea, but I think the most important thing (at least to me) is creative expression whether it follows a meter recipe or not. I guess that's why I don't attempt too many rigid forms, although I certainly admire those who do. Marilyn
Comment Written 14-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Marilyn. I don't mind the meter, but like to through a wrench in once in a while to keep everybody awake.
Comment from Earl Corp
Bravo, you said what needed to for all us poetry illiterate people. That's how I roll, i do what I want when I write poetry meters be damned. Very nice job.
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018
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Bravo, you said what needed to for all us poetry illiterate people. That's how I roll, i do what I want when I write poetry meters be damned. Very nice job.
Comment Written 13-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018
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Thank you, Earl.
Comment from nomi338
I always do. I view critical comments as just that, comments. I own my writing and maintain ownership over what I write and if I choose to ignore someone else's opinion of what I write/wrote, that is my free choice to make. Maybe you did not get the point. Maybe what I wrote was not meant for you to get anyway. If I think a poem is stupid, or annoying, I do not even give it a rating, it is as if I never even read it.
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018
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I always do. I view critical comments as just that, comments. I own my writing and maintain ownership over what I write and if I choose to ignore someone else's opinion of what I write/wrote, that is my free choice to make. Maybe you did not get the point. Maybe what I wrote was not meant for you to get anyway. If I think a poem is stupid, or annoying, I do not even give it a rating, it is as if I never even read it.
Comment Written 13-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018
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Good way to go.
Comment from Pamusart
Hi Bill. That sounds like you. Witty and punny. Meet-er and meet her. I always love your wit. It also made me think of the pedometer which counts how far you've walked. Good job Thank you for sharing
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018
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Hi Bill. That sounds like you. Witty and punny. Meet-er and meet her. I always love your wit. It also made me think of the pedometer which counts how far you've walked. Good job Thank you for sharing
Comment Written 13-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Pam
Comment from judiverse
Oh, the everlasting desire for the perfect meter. Some poets even invent new forms to try to further get us entangled in the meter web. You state it correctly--saying what's so should be the main focus. If you can make it sound pretty, so much the better. Great idea for your poem. judi
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Oh, the everlasting desire for the perfect meter. Some poets even invent new forms to try to further get us entangled in the meter web. You state it correctly--saying what's so should be the main focus. If you can make it sound pretty, so much the better. Great idea for your poem. judi
Comment Written 12-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Judi
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You're welcome. you make a good point in this one. judi
Comment from Gloria ....
Ha, love the cheek in this Bill. The last line is a stroke of genius, do what you want. I love rhymed and metred poetry, but am also fond of free verse, so what can I say but this brought me a big laugh.
Yes!
Gloria
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Ha, love the cheek in this Bill. The last line is a stroke of genius, do what you want. I love rhymed and metred poetry, but am also fond of free verse, so what can I say but this brought me a big laugh.
Yes!
Gloria
Comment Written 12-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Gloria
Comment from pbomar1115
Even though I'm not great at poetry, I do try to write a line or two every now and again. However, I will admit that this is really clever, Bill. Maybe . . .just maybe, I will attempt a line or two. This poem inspires me.
Phillip
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Even though I'm not great at poetry, I do try to write a line or two every now and again. However, I will admit that this is really clever, Bill. Maybe . . .just maybe, I will attempt a line or two. This poem inspires me.
Phillip
Comment Written 12-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Great! That?s for the nice review, Phillip.
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You're welcome, Bill.
Phillip
Comment from zlp22
Interesting poem. Good word flow makes it an easy read. Do not know what the meaning is about. I guess a meter is like a moment in time. The last line says it all.
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Interesting poem. Good word flow makes it an easy read. Do not know what the meaning is about. I guess a meter is like a moment in time. The last line says it all.
Comment Written 12-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Nancy e Davis wrote a poem about learning meter in poetry. This was my response.
Comment from Dean Kuch
Yeah, Stephen King has been quoted as saying, "Write what you know. Any word you have to look up in a thesaurus is a word you should probably avoid."
I gotta agree.
Writing from the heart is far more important than good meter.
I think so anyhow.
~Dean
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Yeah, Stephen King has been quoted as saying, "Write what you know. Any word you have to look up in a thesaurus is a word you should probably avoid."
I gotta agree.
Writing from the heart is far more important than good meter.
I think so anyhow.
~Dean
Comment Written 12-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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I always figure if you want to communicate, use words that people understand.
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Yep, it seems to work for me, Bill.
Well...most of the time anyhow.
~Dean...:)
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I'm totally with you on that, Bill, creativity comes naturally. Why mess with it? I'm sure Nancy will love this response. Lovely little ditty, and the meter is spot on!! LOL. :) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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I'm totally with you on that, Bill, creativity comes naturally. Why mess with it? I'm sure Nancy will love this response. Lovely little ditty, and the meter is spot on!! LOL. :) Sandra xx
Comment Written 12-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2018
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Thanks,Sandra