POETRY CORNER, Open to All

[spuds1961]

Poetry, Smoetry it’s all a disguise for another political thread for some members lies.
The truth is nobody really cares and words that are spoken one’s true alliance bares.
A sportscard forum hidden as a political nest so when making a post please give it a rest.

[jdandns]

This thread was established nearly 2 years ago, Spuds, and only reignited recently (after being dormant for 9 months) by a random whimsical thought I had of some burnout forgetting he'd found a genie and was entitled to three wishes, which I then fashioned an impromptu poem.

You can read that in post #48 (on page 2). It could not be further from any kind of politics. That's the kind of stuff I'd prefer to read, and I have a lot more of it. In the meantime, I can't help it if known trolls come in here, extra thirsty, apparently because they're being ignored in other threads by people who've tired of their acts.

Thanks for the poem, though.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by jdandns

This thread was established nearly 2 years ago, Spuds, and only reignited recently (after being dormant for 9 months) by a random whimsical thought I had of some burnout forgetting he'd found a genie and was entitled to three wishes, which I then fashioned an impromptu poem.

You can read that in post #48 (on page 2). It could not be further from any kind of politics. That's the kind of stuff I'd prefer to read, and I have a lot more of it. In the meantime, I can't help it if known trolls come in here, extra thirsty, apparently because they're being ignored in other threads by people who've tired of their acts.

Thanks for the poem, though.

Stop taking things so serious lighten up dood.

[jdandns]

What'd you think of the genie poem, though?

[Siberian13]

Originally Posted by Boo

This is more your speed…

Here I sit brokenhearted
Came to S but only farted

A classic

[TheFrenzy]

This is the vibe I get:

[Siberian13]

Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

This is the vibe I get:

Syzslak’s got moves on moves

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by jdandns

What'd you think of the genie poem, though?

Thought it was funny and I probably would’ve wasted my last wish on a beer also.

[quackhead]

Hallucinate, desegregate
Mediate, alleviate
Try not to hate, love your mate
Don't suffocate on your own hate
Designate your love as fate
A one-world state as human freight
The number eight, a white-black state
A gentle trait, a broken crate
A heavyweight or just too late
Like pretty Kate has sex ornate
Now devastate, appreciate
Depreciate, fabricate
Emulate, a truth dilate
Special date, the animal we ate
A guilt debate, the edge serrate
A better rate, the youth irate
Deliberate, fascinate
Deviate, reinstate
Liberate, too moderate
Recreate or detonate
Annihilate, atomic fate
Mediate, clear the slate
Activate, now radiate
A perfect state, a food on plate
Gravitate, the Earth's own weight
Designate your love as fate
At 98, we all rotate
Hallucinate, desegregate
Mediate, alleviate
Try not to hate, love your mate
Don't suffocate on your own hate
Designate your love as fate
A one-world state as human freight
The number eight, a white-black state
A gentle trait, the broken crate
A heavyweight or just too late
Like pretty Kate has sex ornate
Now devastate, appreciate
Depreciate, fabricate
Emulate, truth dilate
The special date, the animals we ate
Guilt debate, the edge serrate
A better rate, a youth irate
To liberate, to fascinate
And deviate and reinstate
Liberate, to liberate
Liberate, deliberate

[SleeperCards]

-Dylan Raiola via some awful AI I imagine

[Siberian13]

AI Poetry is the best

[BostonNut]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Blowout is awesome
And so are you!

[jdandns]

Buzz Buzz Buzz
The quiet sound in the night
Only you can hear.

Buzz Buzz Buzz
That little tingle
That tells you what is near.

Buzz Buzz Buzz
Crack, the crowd is roaring
a massive cheer.

Buzz Buzz Buzz
Now your fellows are fast approaching
Instant fear!

[glen87]

BOO Sux
BOO Sux

BOO Sux

[jdandns]

I'd hoped from the start for more participation from other members here, but I understand it may be a little intimidating for those who maybe haven't written poems before. A common misconception is that they have to rhyme. That's not true, however, and some of the best poems actually don't rhyme. It's more important how the words flow, or if necessary, how they don't flow so as to create an impression in the mind of the reader.

Here's an example of an award-winning, non-rhyming poem I just wrote:

When you lose in tiddlywinks,
curse not your thumb.
Could it be the green felt was worn
or else that living room fan?
'Twas the wink itself perhaps
or maybe the tilted table.
One thing's for sure:
You should definitely play it on the floor.

See? In that moment, you were there.
There is a second level to the poem as there are to many of them (some even have three levels, but four? No, never!), although the reader not being aware of additional intended meaning does not in any way diminish the achievement of the art.

[Corporal Lance]

Oh, a subject near and dear to my heart. A slowly dying art.

Poetry is the marriage of language and art.

I actually went to college for poetry. I thought I was going to wind up dead in a seedy alley after drinking espresso and smoking black, gold-tipped cigarettes. Of course I wound up with an Economics degree.

I want to offer one small piece of advice. Read your poems out loud, and remember the dead spaces (silence) can be as important as the words. Try it out on something like Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night.