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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.

Fight the Darkness
once the darkness starts to rise in me, there is no stopping the onslaught when all positivity and hope are replaced, with the neverending shadow
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Centurion
Time to hurry again Time to worry again It’s the march of the Centurion Draw your pen And defend yourself Defend against all your doubts
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
„ Questioning Life’s Path: Contemplating Sleep,Education, and Health in a Predestined World"
why? why should i sleep, when i don't want tomorrow.. why? why do i have to go to school? if the outcome is already foreseen.
By Jeni Jackson2 years ago in Poets
The Drum Beats On
Thum-th-thum Listen to the beat of the drum It’s ethereal hum Begging you to come Thunk-ta-ta-tunk The first came From a felled trunk
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Community guidelines
Did the word counts change at all?
By Sarah urffer2 years ago in Poets
The Rhyme of Google
Make your content skimmable So Google can extract snippets .. Identify your target audience Create your value proposition
By Alexxmarcer2 years ago in Poets
from the ashes. Content Warning.
from the ashes i am not born again, but i don’t feel like who i was. so, maybe, i will finally feel like who i am,
By ⸘jason alan‽2 years ago in Poets
#1 Rule for Life
Life rule Number One: Rules were made to be broken. Rebel!! Break away!! Drinking my morning cup of personality (a.k.a. coffee), I read Cathy Holmes' haiku about, well, haiku rules. I'll include a link to her haiku at the end. And, yet again, the inspiration fairy struck!
By Lilly Cooper2 years ago in Poets
Random Acts of Kindness - Why?
Random acts of kindness Sound so good, so joyful Random acts of kindness Just to get the follows * Random acts of kindness
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
The time has never gone as far as You really do so
The time has never gone as far as You really do so Things are just naturally going on and going on So You can always keep on moving on in the inner world
By Darkos2 years ago in Poets
Step . Honorable Mention in Somewhere Between Here and There Challenge.
So basic, I can't even remember how I do it. Could you describe what it's like to take a step? Think about how it starts --
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Poets
His eyes and smiles
His eyes and smiles could be real but They are not Just public mask that's all You got! Watch out for such people in your Life!
By Darkos2 years ago in Poets