A little help please?

[AngelWivWings]

Hi everyone. I have been reading some of the poems here and all I can say is WOW. i love the way some of them make me feel, and the way you all put so much emotion into your work. I was wondering if it were possible to get some tips. I enjoy writting too, but I would love to come up with more original things instead of writting about similar things all the time.

[Dreamer]

I like to look at an object of some sort and think about what it might say if it could talk. That sometimes creates a different type of poem.

Writing in metaphor is always fun too. . writing about one thing and meaning another is a trick that poets have used for hundreds of years. such as the word sun. It can mean the sun or it can mean light or brightness or even son. Many words can mean many things. Play with the meanings of words.

If you want to play with your writing skills there is a area in the forum where we would pick a topic and write a poem about it. It will help you to stretch your boundries too. Just because the game part is over doesn't mean you can't still add to them. Poetic Fun I believe is the part of the forum.

Hope this helps a little to get that creativity flowing.....

-Becky

[bingholic98]

I just write what I feel if I don't like what I hear or see I write about how I feel at the time. and I checkout the other ideas from other poets. hope this helps.

[AngelWivWings]

Thank you very much to both of you. I'll try out the Poetic Fun section. I do usually write about how i feel, kind of like writing a diary. But I would love to improve. Thanks again

[rubydragon]

Write what you feel, bring from deep within your heart and soul, that is where most of the hidden pain lies, the place where love resides.

It is very often that I write similar things, some so similar that they are almost identical to past poems.
To me that is saying that I need to write, but cannot get the words out, so I keep writing until they flow.

[Lenea33]

Hi, I am trying to write a poem for my little sister's high school graduation and its due on 05-08-06; not far away at all. The theme for graduation is "Never Ending, Still Beginning", I'm having trouble writing this poem. I've never had trouble with writing poems, except for this one. That's why she asked me to help her. I've done research and everything on trying to find the perfect words, but I still can't find anything. Can you please help me? I would greatly appreciate the help?

[Dreamer]

What do you have so far

[Seizure]

I suck at poetry.. but I can make a couple suggestions when I see where you're at.

[Dreamer]

guess she must have figured it out herself

[Leah06]

im working on my own grad poem. for i am also graduating this year. wow.... its coming up so fast. june 16th yay!