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How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

The Happening
This interference Is touching; it is moving Affects me, gee-whiz! Thank you for reading! Which part of the poem resonates with you? Share your thoughts Please leave a comment. Copyright 2024 K.A. Smith
By K.A. Smithabout a year ago in Poets
The Process
I write my soul To process things outside my control Not everything felt is good It may feel good But some are just a welt
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Oblivious
Sometimes it’s better to be oblivious Than to be fully aware of the insidiousness that surrounds us Sometimes it’s better to shut one’s eyes
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
A Simpler Life
People live tiring lives. First, they are too serious, and second, they want too much. When you feel emotional, ask yourself, 'Am I forcing something that doesn't belong to me?' Don't be greedy. Having more things brings trouble, and having less brings freedom.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
The 365 Muse Jar Project 2025
2025... I'm not sure that I quite believe it. I feel like I have lived 5 individual life times since the madness of 2020. So much has happened. So much has changed. It's been extraordinary - in good ways, and in bad.
By Ellie Hoovsabout a year ago in Poets
Believe in Thee
Remember the times when we would yearn for certain things and beings to foster their being into our lives, where what we wanted was so far-fetched, dreams that we found so unfathomable to forge their breaths in our lives? It is wondrous and almost astonishing how existence in the most unimaginable ways, how we fathom that something we can never live without, life always turns out for the better when we let go of what no longer serves us, of what we can no longer control or any experience, person, entity or situation that we outgrow in our existential being.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Poets
Bloom Where You're Planted
The best love in the world is to learn to love yourself first. Your goodness should bloom for yourself. You are good-looking, not for anyone to see, but simply because you like it.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
Back To Basics
You run, you hide, you attempt to escape — until you realise it’s not working, You cover it up, you make excuses, you change the narrative — until you start being honest and real,
By Colleen Millsteed about a year ago in Poets
Needles
Needlessly living in pain Enduring uncommon greed Envious of the outside world Deserving more than what we pay for Leading long, but painful lives
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Reasonable?
There’s no reason or rhyme They call it a reasonable crime They pretend like there’s no end They use words like honor and duty as punchlines
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Beware of the Dead Zone
Never thought there was a bad time to write Content to dabble any day or night At least that’s the thought I’d weave Until I posted on Christmas Eve.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
OFFICE HURDLES
If Life piles up deadlines, Stay steadfast and focused. If Work brings you pressure, Find calm in the storm. If Meetings seem endless,
By Tales by J.J.about a year ago in Poets