Articles tagged with poetry
Dusty Winter White
The first winter white of the season showed itself here in my neck of the woods today. Fortunately, the snowflakes did not fall heavily enough here in Canal Winchester, Ohio, USA to even be considered a real dusting. Nonetheless, temperatures dropped thro
Greek Poetry: Callimachus and Asclepiades
Every so often I try to dissect poetry from a tome titled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. It does not skimp on the poetry. It does, however, skimp on context. While the editors provide a general intro
INVISIBLE
Investing one's time and energy in people Never results, but rarely, in a good return (as has been my experience). Violation of one's heart closely resembles the rape of one's soul In those moments when reality is hardest-hitting. Silly me. I do my damnede
Greek poetry: Epitaphs by Posidippus , Heraclitus, Leonidas of Tarentum, Tymnes and Theocritus
Every so often I try to dissect poetry from a tome titled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. It does not skimp on the poetry. It does, however, skimp on context. While the editors provide a general intro
Greek poetry: Epigrams by Cydias, Plato, Anyte, and Antiphanes
Every so often I try to dissect poetry from a tome titled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. It does not skimp on the poetry. It does, however, skimp on context. While the editors provide a general intro
Life Your Way
The morning is cool The morning is cloudy The day goes on without thought I’m nobody's fool But I know I am crazy I have been told that I am a major haunt The tables have turned I am the one in control I decided years ago that I will
Greek poetry: Parody by A. E. Housman and Comedy by Aristophanes
Every so often I try to dissect poetry from a tome titled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. It does not skimp on the poetry. It does, however, skimp on context. While the editors provide a general intro
Dark Memory
The music is playing The moment serene No one is speaking Except, come on Eileen The music is playing The slow part begins Everyone is listening And then it begins That horrible sound That sound that bothers your teeth They feel to the gr
A Writer's Go-to Topic
Author's Note: I want to thank &Kasman for the idea for this acrostic poem (first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase). It was his comment on a recent post that inspired me. * * * * * * * * * * * * What, I wonder, shou
Poetry review: Greek tragic playwright Sophocles
Every so often I try to dissect poetry from a tome titled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. It does not skimp on the poetry, and happily includes from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas as well as Europe and the Midd
Poetry: Question for a Fool
An acrostic poem is one where the first letter in each line forms a word or a phrase. This is one that I wrote in response to what a loved one was going through when she left her marriage. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Question for a Fool Many peop
Poetry review from World Poetry: Pindar
Every so often I try to dissect poetry from a tome titled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. It does not skimp on the poetry, and happily includes selections from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas as well as Europe a
Her Loving Need
Anxiety runs deep inside The jumpiness gets worse Every time a situation is near Feel as if my mouth is open wide Having to take it all with force It might be too big is what I fear I have a pillow on the floor I have everything I need To d
30-Day Song Challenge - Day 6 - A Song that You Associate with a Sad Memory - "Across the Universe"
I've had this #Beatles song in one form or another in my music library since I was in my teens. I bought my first copy of it on one of those Beatles compilation albums (on vinyl) when I was sixteen or seventeen years old, but I'll admit that this song
No Longer Will I Cry
Though I have never been a true fan of poetry, I find myself drawn to writing acrostic poetry, the most comment and simplest form is when the first letters of each line spell out a word or phrase. I find that, instead of limiting me, it allows me to b
The White Flower
She wore a white flower in her hair So delicate, a breath of air She moved through the room like spring sunlight Filtering through drapes of gauze The soul of grace, I should have known That lithe spirit would soon have flown Rather than to stay rooted in
28 April, Great Poetry Reading Day
I've always believed that everything seems to have a special day allotted for it and today is no exception. Are you aware that 28 April is Great Poetry Reading Day? Now, I'm not sure if this means it's a day for reading great poetry, or a great day for rea
Journal 04-13-2015
As I mentioned in my earlier post on World Poetry, this book presents poetry chronology, further divided by culture. The first division is poets of Bronze and Iron Ages, which the book dates from 2200-250 BCE. That’s long period of time. The editors
Poetry from Archaic Greece
As I mentioned in my earlier post on World Poetry, this book presents poetry chronology, further divided by culture. The first division is poets of Bronze and Iron Ages, which the book dates from 2200-250 BCE. That’s long period of time. The editors
Some poetry from Ancient China from "World Poetry"
As I mentioned in my earlier post on World Poetry, this book presents poetry chronology, further divided by culture. The first division is poets of Bronze and Iron Ages, which the book dates from 2200-250 BCE. That’s long period of time. The editors
Diary – Thursday 26th February 2015 – Audition Day
An exciting morning for me today, as it was the day of my first ever acting audition. Having never taken drama at school, which I regret, I have had minor roles in a few science fiction convention comedy dramas as well as performing my own poetry
Ode To Persona
I must stop abbreviating Persona Pages To PP Writing it in full takes ages But no one wants to Pee-Pee We should be proud To say our site name in full Shouting it loud Declaring how wonderful It is to have a Persona And A personali
review: a selection of pre-classical Greek poetry from "World Poetry"
As I mentioned in my earlier post on World Poetry, this book presents poetry chronology, further divided by culture. The first division is poets of Bronze and Iron Ages, which the book dates from 2200-250 BCE. That’s long period of time. The editors
Out of the Darkness (Poem)
So many people stumbling blind With hard hearts & closed minds They don't seek truth, and then they wonder why they don't find They rage & rail and complain They spend their lives treating it like a foolish game they wallow in darkness never
The Hospital: A Poem
This was written during the time I was caring for my mom and spending a lot of time sitting in the hospital by her bedside so that she could retain a bit of her dignity. Mom’s ailment was horrible back pain, for which she was heavily drugged. It was
World Poetry: Some Hebrew Poetry form the Bronze and Iron Ages
As I mentioned in my earlier post on World Poetry, this book presents poetry chronology, further divided by culture. The first division is poets of Bronze and Iron Ages, which the book dates from 2200-250 BCE. That’s long period of time. The edi
Creating A Creative Writing Workshop
I am giving serious thought to starting my own creative writing tutorial workshops. There have been a few in Manchester, but most seem to be low key or dying off nowadays and none serve my area of the city – the North. I don’t aim to p
Poetry Review – Walt Whitman – The Sleepers Verse 1
1855 Whitman disturbingly pictures himself not just dreaming but travelling the astral planes and moving voyeuristically into the dreams of other sleepers around the World. He sees them sleep, as well as seeing and interacting in their dreams. He seems li
Rainy Day Gift of Gratitude
Overnight and early morning thunderstorms here in the Florida Panhandle made for rainy day fun for me and my dog Valentino. We began our day becoming soaking wet during our morning walk in the neighborhood, trudging through mud puddles along our way. Afte
Poetry Review Walt Whitman Passage To India Verse 9
1871 The final poem in the Passage To India portion of Leaves Of Grass. Whitman sees the Suez passage as opening up far more than just a quicker route for shipping between the US and India. It creates progress way beyond earthly ambitions
Science Fiction Limericks
A friend challenged me to come up with science fiction themed clean limericks. The first is self-contained. The second is a two parter in limerick form. Enjoy. Harry Android dreamt Of Electric Sheep After counting them while trying to sleep Insp
Poetry Review – Walt Whitman – Passage To India Verse 8
1871 Whitman compares the engineering completion of the Suez canal and safer sailing over the oceans to India to finding a more direct communication channel to God. He envisages setting off on his personal inner yet transcendental voyage
Beauty and Beast
I can not write of beauty without thought of the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" originally published in 1756 by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Through many retellings of the tale the bottom line of the plot is not to be forgotten--Beauty is
What is art?
As I pondered an answer to the question What is art? I quickly arrived at a very simple answer to my pondering. Rather, my definition of art. Art is beauty. Yet with that definition came the rebuttal: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." (Accor
The Fairy House
My brother and sister-in-law gave me a fairy tree house for Christmas. I love it and so do my Grandchildren. When my five-year-old Granddaughter looked at it with the lot glowing she asked me where the fairy was and wanted to see it. This inspired a little
What About Some Poetry?
Do you write poetry? Are you a poet in your soul and you are at the same time able to express this gentle part of yours on the paper? Where do you publish your work then? On the real paper in books and in magazines? Do you publish your poems on some
The Fall (A Poem)
I made this poem up the other day. I was thinking about fall and how the beginning of the season is the end of the leaves. They are colorful, but it means they are dying. It is sad and beautiful at the same time. I hope y'all like the poem. The Fa
The Beanstalk Brawl
Fellow Persona Paper writer, &Ellis, posted a cute story that you can read here. It reminded me of a poem I have in one of my eBooks, Scared Sleepy. The poems in the eBook are my recreations of old nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Ellis asked me to shar
The Theater: a Tanka Verse
&indexer challenged us to write a Tanka, which is a form of Japanese verse or poetry similar to a Haiku. I’ve written Haikus over the years, but never tried a Tanka before. I thought I’d take him up on his challenge. The poem has to be wri
The Real Me
Years have slipped away and I have changed. I no longer pride in my appearance or experience the playfulness Which one made me unique. I am now a captive Of my own dimise. As my new persona is disconnected Full of lies! The past, p
