Poetry

Advantages: Memories rekindled
Disadvantages: None

It was 28th June, 1987 at 7-30 PM when I reached Thrissur, my home town in my native state of Kerala in India, hearing that my mother was seriously ill and was admitted to a hospital. I had to fly from Dubai the previous night via Kuwait and Goa, rather than by a direct flight to my state capital. When I reached the hospital, it was too late and she had passed away, just ten minutes prior to my arrival at the hospital. I looked at her motionless ...
...ripped apart in front of me. Those eyes would never look at me again, those lips would never smile and she would not call my name any more. Her bosom which transfused life into me would never heave again and her hands would no longer hold mine and she would never hug me again. My throat choked, my heart twinged, my eyes let out a flood of tears and I wept without any inhibition. On the fifth day of her death, I carried an urn containing her mortal ... Read review

Advantages: A Christmas poem for Ciao members
Disadvantages: Sorry if I have not included you all

Hello COT, do some of you remember Miss American Pie by Don MClean? This is my Christmas tribute to you all in festive vein. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a Snowbunni was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by Mrsmopples with care, In hopes that St Loopymum soon would be there. Terry and Art were nestled all snug in their beds, While idioms and identity crises played hell with their heads. ...
...Zippo, Had just settled their brains for a long winter's kippo. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, Kirst sprang from her bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window, shouts, 'What is all this crap?', 'You've woken me up and your in for a slap!'. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave lustre to coat of sleek Alleycat below. When, what to her wondering eyes should appear, But the figure of Lindsey, calling, ... Read review

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Disadvantages: Too many

Been racking my brains whether to publish this but my Bro said that he would like me too. His son, my oldest Nephew, died at the age of 18 after a car accident, early December 2006. We are all finding it very difficult to get back into the swing of being more than just ghosts of our former selves. For you 'blue' and your Father. SAPPHIRES When you arrived on this cold world Your eyes were open from the first They were a sparkling Sapphire ...
...into bed at night And hold your tiny hand so tight You'd cuddle up to your Loy Loy bear And get a great big kiss goodnight On Saturday's we'd shop up town We'd walk that well worn mile Friend's would stroke your fine blonde hair And laugh at your cheeky smile As you grew up you grew so broad And life took up new pace It almost seemed you knew too much You lived life like a race Your little brother and sister Would wait at the airport ... Read review

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I have spent a couple of weeks now getting used to this site and have written a couple of reviews based on my collection of girly films and cheesy pop music! However, I noticed that many people had written creative writing type pieces that were not reviewing products and I toyed with the idea of submitting one of my poems for several days as I hate people reading my work (it's not so good!) but in the end I have decided to go for it (I'm still not ...
...I thought I would submit this poem that I wrote a while ago after seeing a news story about drink driving. I don't drive myself but I have certainly made my share of bad decisions after a few glasses and wanted to demonstrate how it can happen to anyone and how one bad decision made in a weak moment can change your whole future, and that of others. I hope it's OK and you don't find it too awful! I'm really nervous! Now She Sleeps Work tomorrow, ... Read review

Advantages: leting go and loving someone
Disadvantages: pain, suffering and agony

All because of you is about coping with death and other things that aren’t so rosy in life. At the end is who it is dedicated to and why. I hope that you read on in this poem and enjoy! Thank you for your time. I saw you lying there, Lying helpless in front of me, With tubes coming out of you, Coming out and going back in. You had always been there to hold my hand, Hold my hand when things got tough, But now you’re just going, Going somewhere ...
...You came home for father’s day, Father’s day was the last, The last day that I’ll ever see you again, The last day, please help me. We gave you chocolate, Chocolate and cards, You gave the chocolate to us, With a smile upon your face, And said I love you. So, we scooted off up to bed, Going to bed with smiles upon our faces, Because our dad loved us, And we thought he was getting better. If only I had said something more to you, To ... Read review

Advantages: They create vivid imagery
Disadvantages: They are sometimes hard to identify

...Anyone studying English Language and Literature for GCSE has to be able to analyse poetry, and recognising figures of speech and being able to quote them and comment on them will make any essay more impressive. There again, actually using them yourself in creative writing or descriptive writing brings your work alive and gives it an extra dimension. Various figures of speech are explained here; the examples quoted are from the AQA Anthology for GCSE English Language and Literature (Specification A) for 2005 onwards. (The book is published by Oxford University Press but is only distributed in secondary schools; copies can sometimes be found on Ebay.) ALLITERATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alliteration is the repetition of consonants, usually at the beginnings of words in close succession. Nissim Ezekiel uses this device in his poem 'Night... Read review

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Advantages: Poetry in motion
Disadvantages: Does is all have to rhyme?

...I've had this debate on numerous occasions and it really makes me quite sad About the qualities of poetry, you know, the good and the bad I think the most important thing about poetry is the subject of rhyming The second most important is the words you use; the third is all about timing Put them all together and hey - tell me what have you got? You've got the rhythm and the rhyme of a subject that hits the spot! You see, it's not so much the subject as what you say about it You can dress it up or dress it down, recite it but definitely don't shout it Because the fourth most important thing about the poem, is that when it's been writ Is the art of delivering it to other people who really want to hear it The seventh rule is to include your grammar so people will know how to read They establish the rhythm, like a piece of music... Read review

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Advantages: livens up another ordinary day
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...I suppose it's something different, in fact, it's a pretty good idea. A bit like the poem thing on the Jeremy Vine show on radio 2. If this review was being written by my mum or Cindy, it would probably be 1200 words long!!! (sorry if you read this you 2, but you know what I mean Here goes with my first attempt at poetry....... A wet wednesday afternoon,sitting here at home. The cat's in the window, staring at the gloom. I'm under the duvet, feeling sorry for myself, 'Cos something I ate yesterday, wasn't good for my health. A sleepless night followed by a day of the runs, I hope tomorrow,s better, when it eventually comes. There you go, my first bit of public poetry, which I have to admit I enjoyed. Thanks to SexySOS for the advice... Read review

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