Got Poetry?

[LMC]

That's awesome! It takes me a while to come up with one and you came up with 6 this morning! Very cool.

Can't wait to read the rest of them!

[starcrossed]

LMC,

I will post them tonight.

Sometimes it is great to be able to write quickly. I just need to make a connection with a character, and make a voice for them in that moment. You will learn in time how to do it too. Just focus on a character (subject matter) , and write from your heart what that character wants to say.

Sometimes, it is simple and carefree. At other times, that character could be so complex that it might be hard to understand why you created them.

Just open up your thoughts and allow for the words to flow. Never force them...just let them come to you. You have to commit to that single moment. Be that voice. Then when it is over and the poem is written...let it go. Don't carry the emotion with you, allow it to live freely on that page of paper as a new life.

That is what I have learned to do. Just give it time and with practice you will have no problem doing the exact same thing.

Star

[starcrossed]

This one of the new one's from this morning. I was inspired by too many MTV reality shows...

L.A.

I live in a world that is not real...
So fake.

The city keeps moving,
At such a fast pace.

Can't seem to outrun it...
Feel like I am trapped in this place.

I can hear what you are saying.

Tell me that everything will be o.k.

All I can see is the demons playing,
Outside...
Everyday...
In this rat race.

Trying to break me.

See if you can.

This angel will not fall,
Try as you can.

I have a heart!

I will set it free!

This is my life...
Got to stand up,
Take a chance,
Fight for me!

In this town,
Everyone needs to play a role.

They will make you sell out,
For enough dough.

Runaway with your heartbreak,
Cry out in despair.

No one will listen...
No one shows they care.

Waiting for a white knight?
Hope he will save you from this fate?

Well he was paid off long ago,
And won't save you from disgrace.

Try to break me.

See if you can.

This angel will not fall,
Try as you can.

I have a heart!

I will set it free!

This is my life...
Got to stand up,
Take a chance,
Fight for me!

[starcrossed]

Will you love me

Will you love me...
No matter what I say?

I can't be perfect.

Time will tell,
If you will stay.

Promise me just this moment,
I promise to continue giving you my deepest devotion.

Make me cry,
When you call my name.

I won't beg you for another day.

No matter how much my soul will shatter,
When you go away.

Time is passing...
Can't save the day.

Holding on to each second...
My heart drowns in a black sea of emotions,
Struggling to break free.

I will give you my body,
Even when I know you can't care for me.

If I wake and you are gone,
There will be no mourning...
Right or wrong.

My heart will stay with you.

Forever gone.

[starcrossed]

Random thought...

Don't leave me out in the cold

Don't leave me out in the cold baby...
When I need you so bad.

You are everything,
Never wanted someone so bad.

I know that we have both said things...
Too many words when we were mad.

Unlock the door to your heart,
I need to be with you,
Not wondering in this world apart.

Give you my heart.

Give you my soul.

How did things get so out of control?

The passion is burning,
Can't fight the yearning.

How did things get so out of control?

[starcrossed]

Lovers

The snow falls softly to the ground,
Silent as a whispering breeze.

The blanket of night is black,
As a million stars burn brightly in it's vast embrace.

Two lovers hold each other in a heated embrace.

Love...
Passion...
Desire...

The creation of a brilliant romance.

The embers from the fire peak,
As they promise it will last forever.

They stay locked in a gentle hold,
As night makes room for morning light.

The lovers kiss,
As the new day starts.

A beginning in a never ending life,
One that could weather all storms.

[starcrossed]

This one is similar to the other one. I just that I let my mind take a slightly different path. I thought about the tragedy of two people being in love, and through death...be torn apart. Then if they came back, what would that feel like to know that the other one was out there and not be with them in a new life.

I told you I had a busy morning...LOL


Destiny of Lovers

His kiss was a gentle blaze,
Searing it's mark across my heart forever.

His touch was as gentle as a whispering wind.

i promised him forever.

Our souls were to stay together,
until the bitter end.

I loved him,
And wanted to be with him forever.

That is what we felt was our destiny.

We were torn apart,
And still we can not stand to be apart.

He is lost in this world.

His true feelings are not understood.

A brilliant star that just can not shine.

The second half to my beating heart.

[iwo]

starcrossed said:

I guess I counted wrong? This is seven...

Too Much, Too Fast

See the curtain begin to rise.

Time to take the stage.

I am no actor,
But I know how to play the game.

Minutes fly by like seconds...
My life doesn't feel the same.

Too much.

Too fast.

No matter how hard I try,
Things around me keep changing.

My heart is stuck on the past,
and I have to remember to keep my head in the game.

Push me harder.

I will not deny that this is all I wanted,
Now it is time that I must try.

See the curtain begin to rise.

Time to take the stage.

Recycle my emotions,
Get paid just enough to party with my rage.

Now it is time that I take the main stage.

Star, I love reading them all, but this one truly speaks to me, thank you for being so open with your emotions...also my other favorite is the one about LA, for me it is like a report on the topic (the city), but filtered through artistic medium

[Sunflower Gypsy]

The Soul of Peace
_________________________

Swirls of light cascaded his soul as his voice began to rise..

His deep blue eyes seem to ignite a passion for life..

As the essence of his tone reached the sea of souls...

He began to weep with a sense of peace.

Those souls that listen to his tones that drifted in the nights air had changed his soul forever.

Thus giving him a sense of harmony that would last forever.

______________
Peace
Sunflower Gypsy(Shawna)

[starcrossed]

Welcome to the forum Sunflowergypsy!!! I feel honored that this was you first post...and Thank you for sharing you wonderful work!!!! I hope to see you around here more often.

Star

[Sunflower Gypsy]

Thanks for the kind welcome and it's my pleasure in sharing my poetry....Marty is such a great subject! Keep your eyes peeled...as I'll try contribute more poems all along the way.

peace and smiles

Sunflower Gypsy (Shawna)

[IWOmusic]

Welcome to the board Sunflowergypsy!!!
Looking forward to your new creation!

[starcrossed]

I kind of made this Vault my second home...LOL...You will find me around pretty often. I look forward to reading more of your works. It is always great to read the works of other's. Have fun posting!!!

Star

[starcrossed]

IWOmusic...Love the name change Iwo. Congrats on your personal project! You have a wonderful talent and I hope to be able to hear your debut soon. Keep up the good work.~Big hug~

[starcrossed]

I was just thinking about that scene in the 'Brady Movie', where Jan has that second voice in her head... Then it is all evil and she can't get it to stop...What?I thought it was funny.

Anyway, I just wrote this right now. It is one poem that can be read three ways.
1)Bold lines only...2) Regular lines only...3) All lines together...

Two Halves

Beauty all around me.
Lost in a desolate land.

My thoughts so pure...I feel you near.
Chaos in my head and I feel dead.

Love in my heart.
Bliss no longer there.

Joy...butterflies dance in my soul.
Sadness...I am out of control.

I call to you.
No one can hear me.

My true love I have found you.
I am abandoned once again.

I am free...
No escape.

I need you...
I need no one.

See everything so clearly now.
Blind I can only feel my way.

You call me your Princess.
I have no name.

I come toward your light.
Venture into the darkness.

Our love we share without any care.
In despair I die silently alone.

[IWOmusic]

starcrossed said:

IWOmusic...Love the name change Iwo. Congrats on your personal project! You have a wonderful talent and I hope to be able to hear your debut soon. Keep up the good work.~Big hug~

Thank you Star for all the kind words!
I also love your latest creation based on the "Brady Movie", sentences are negating each other, so in reality everything comes out equal at the end or does not....? You know, like in math when you have equal amount of pluses and minuses, are we still in the same spot?
Kinda like a life version of merry-go-round, one step forward, one step back
Do I make any sense to you?

[starcrossed]

You make perfect sense!!! It is my Bi-polar poem 'Ode to Jan Brady'...LOL...I still get a kick out of that scene...bad movie..got to laugh...

[bostongirl]

Hi Star,

Were you inside my brain? Love Two Halves. my brain works that way on a regular basis. LOL

[starcrossed]

Thank you Boston. Your too funny...LOL

[starcrossed]

Because...Well, sometimes even a poet's heart has to bleed...

Not Myself

Empty cave.

Shallow heart.

A world unclear,
In a land apart.

Doomed to wallow,
In to a over sized grave.

Your reasons for placing me there...
The words I say.

Blamed for sadness.

Stirred up fears.

Laugh at nothing,
Bleed life's tears.

Emotions forbidden.

A mask I make.

Stand on a Ocean...
Pretend or just fake.

Make me your lover,
A corpse I lay.

Dead to the world.

How much more can I take?