►►Which Poems have special meaning to you? Why? Post 'em below. ◄◄
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:15 am
This poem is me in a nutshell. I live my life with a strong sense of conviction and faith in great heroes, honorable people and strong hope for a better world. I believe the first step to a better world starts internally. Whenever I forget what I live for, or I start asking myself "what's the point" this poem helps me remind me why we fight so hard in this crazy world
►►What I Live For◄◄ I live for those who love me, Whose hearts are kind and true; For the Heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit too; For all human ties that bind me, For the task by God assigned me, For the bright hopes yet to find me, And the good that I can do.
I live to learn their story Who suffered for my sake; To emulate their glory, And follow in their wake; Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages, The heroic of all ages, Whose deeds crowd History's pages, And Time's great volume make.
I live to hold communion With all that is divine, To feel there is a union 'Twixt Nature's heart and mine; To profit by affliction, Reap truth from fields of fiction, Grow wiser from conviction, And fulfil God's grand design.
I live to hail that season, By gifted ones foretold, When men shall live by reason, And not alone by gold; When man to man united, And every wrong thing righted, The whole earth shall be lighted As Eden was of old.
I live for those who love me, For those who know me true, For Heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit too; For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.
A single rose stood all alone surrounded by a wall of stone around the wall were roses too still neither knew the other grew
Too often we, like flowers dwell to deep within our human shell and pass through life not understood nor making all the friends we should
Helen Steiner Rice
In middle school, we had a project where we had to memorize our favorite poem to recite for the class. I didn't have a favorite one because I liked books, not poems. So my teacher picked this one out for me, and it's stuck with me. Introverted roses, what's not to like?
"Liveeachdayasifyou're theprotagonistoftheEarth."
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 6:13 pm
There aren't that many English poems that I like apart this one :
"HAD I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. "
I could talk about the French poems that I like if anyone is interested xD
There aren't that many English poems that I like apart this one :
"HAD I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. "
I could talk about the French poems that I like if anyone is interested xD
►►I love poems in other languages! Please include a translation, but I would love to read them. ◄◄
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:06 pm
I have always been fond of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. The rhythm and the haunting, depressive scene spurs a reaction from me every time I read it. I have always found it to be an elegant poem with wonderful pacing. The way Poe moves the scene forward is masterful and the tempo is fluid even when it's read silently.
Plus, you know. It's fun to recite. A good exercise for one's mouth.
Here is a link to the poem, since I don't want to stretch the page with its length.
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:50 am
Goddess Rukus
I have always been fond of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. The rhythm and the haunting, depressive scene spurs a reaction from me every time I read it. I have always found it to be an elegant poem with wonderful pacing. The way Poe moves the scene forward is masterful and the tempo is fluid even when it's read silently.
Plus, you know. It's fun to recite. A good exercise for one's mouth.
Here is a link to the poem, since I don't want to stretch the page with its length.
★★☆
I adore Poe's writing, and The Raven is among my favorites. I knew it by heart at one point, but sadly no more.
"Liveeachdayasifyou're theprotagonistoftheEarth."
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:46 am
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I adore Poe's writing, and The Raven is among my favorites. I knew it by heart at one point, but sadly no more.
"Liveeachdayasifyou're theprotagonistoftheEarth."
I used to have it memorized completely too. Not anymore though, because there's lots of other stuff in my brain. But Poe was one of my greatest inspirations to become a writer.
My favorite poem has to be "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas. It's a beautiful piece that reminds me each time I read it that I shouldn't give up. That, no matter what happens, I need to keep fighting for what I want. Also, the style of a villanelle is such a pain in the rear(I prefer using other, less savory, words describe it but I'm trying to be polite) that I have a deep admiration of Thomas for putting this piece of art together in the villanelle form.
Besides Thomas' poem, Joseph Bathanti, Poet Laureate of North Carolina and Professor at the university I go to, Appalachian State, is an inspiration for my poetry writing. He writes in more of a prose poetry form, but it is so beautiful even though it doesn't follow that stereotypical poetry ideal most people think of when poetry is mentioned. His work, and going to one of his readings inspired me to actually enjoy writing poetry.
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:08 pm
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Goddess Rukus
I have always been fond of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. The rhythm and the haunting, depressive scene spurs a reaction from me every time I read it. I have always found it to be an elegant poem with wonderful pacing. The way Poe moves the scene forward is masterful and the tempo is fluid even when it's read silently.
Plus, you know. It's fun to recite. A good exercise for one's mouth.
Here is a link to the poem, since I don't want to stretch the page with its length.
★★☆
I adore Poe's writing, and The Raven is among my favorites. I knew it by heart at one point, but sadly no more.
"Liveeachdayasifyou're theprotagonistoftheEarth."
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One of my favorites as well. I am pleased to say I just reread it for a poetry analysis in a college lit course. I really enjoyed breaking it down. ◄◄
In Heaven a spirit doth dwell "Whose heart-strings are a lute"; None sing so wildly well As the angel Israfel, And the giddy stars (so legends tell), Ceasing their hymns, attend the spell Of his voice, all mute.
Tottering above In her highest noon, The enamored moon Blushes with love, While, to listen, the red levin (With the rapid Pleiads, even, Which were seven,) Pauses in Heaven.
And they say (the starry choir And the other listening things) That Israfeli's fire Is owing to that lyre By which he sits and sings- The trembling living wire Of those unusual strings.
But the skies that angel trod, Where deep thoughts are a duty- Where Love's a grown-up God- Where the Houri glances are Imbued with all the beauty Which we worship in a star.
Therefore thou art not wrong, Israfeli, who despisest An unimpassioned song; To thee the laurels belong, Best bard, because the wisest! Merrily live, and long!
The ecstasies above With thy burning measures suit- Thy grief, thy joy, thy hate, thy love, With the fervor of thy lute- Well may the stars be mute!
Yes, Heaven is thine; but this Is a world of sweets and sours; Our flowers are merely–flowers, And the shadow of thy perfect bliss Is the sunshine of ours.
If I could dwell Where Israfel Hath dwelt, and he where I, He might not sing so wildly well A mortal melody, While a bolder note than this might swell From my lyre within the sky.
I like a lot of Poe poems, but this one is my favorite. To me it is just beautiful in both the images it makes and the sound of it's rhythm. The words are just music in written form.
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