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Pressure(Writing Poems Again :P)

TJgamer

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    A sequel to a poem? Now that is something you don't see everyday.
    I love how the mother's daughter learns from the past and thinks about her future.
    The rhymes are good, but I think the rhythm is slightly off-balance. Although the short structure is pretty refreshing.
    Nice work!
     

    Scytheteen

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    Again, another great poem. I personally liked the first one better (but, I always like an original better than a sequel). Sequel are a little unusual for poetry, but who's to say they aren't allowed.

    I like how there is this parallel idea of love and loss between the two poems. The mother had this whole relationship that was quickly cut short, and you related it to the daughter by having her also love and lose.

    It was very unusual having Kevin's family adopt the speaker as well. If they're in a relationship, but are brother and sister at the same time, well...I think you get the point.

    darkpokeball, I'm sick of fighting with you about the rhyming thing. You realize you're doing it too, which is I guess an improvement. You have to have constant flow of good rhythm to have a poem that flows correctly. Otherwise it's just words paired together. Please, I beg you, either find a way to correct your rhyming, or don't do it at all.
     

    darkpokeball

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  • Well....Scytheteen, let's try this, a poem without rhymes:

    This poem rhymes, but it introduces the one that doesn't!
    Spoiler:

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    The one that didn't rhyme literally was just a bunch of words pasted together. Let's hope it works!!
    HAIKU!! At least this way, I don't have to paste words together:
    Spoiler:

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    TJgamer

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    Those are very sweet haiku poems!
    The second one about the hiding place is probably my favorite.

    Also the opening poem was pretty....funny? At least humorous.

    Keep up the good work!
     

    Scytheteen

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    The haikus were very good, darkpokeball. You're very good at those, and you've really grasped the idea of how a haiku is supposed to resemble a moment in time. I'd suggest for you trying tanka poetry, it's just like a haiku, except the number of lines and syllables are different. You can find out how to write one of those here. My favorite haiku is the second one, just like TJ. The third one is also very well done. The first one is a little strange, and I could see it being in one of those sophisticated foreign films that have a very deep message.

    I don't mean to be so harsh on you, darkpokeball. It just irks me to have such a good poem (dear diary) be overshadowed by something silly. If I offended you in any way, I apologize.
     

    darkpokeball

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  • The haikus were very good, darkpokeball. You're very good at those, and you've really grasped the idea of how a haiku is supposed to resemble a moment in time. I'd suggest for you trying tanka poetry, it's just like a haiku, except the number of lines and syllables are different. You can find out how to write one of those here. My favorite haiku is the second one, just like TJ. The third one is also very well done. The first one is a little strange, and I could see it being in one of those sophisticated foreign films that have a very deep message.

    I don't mean to be so harsh on you, darkpokeball. It just irks me to have such a good poem (dear diary) be overshadowed by something silly. If I offended you in any way, I apologize.
    If I was offended that easily, I'd have quit when 'A pokemon poem' died. :P I just wanted to try not rhyming, and you gave me an excuse.

    TANKA!!!:
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    Progessing in Haiku:
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    Getting familiar with TANKA!!:
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    Acrostic!!(From the poetry guide):
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    Heck, why not: Cinquain!!
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    TJgamer

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    First - That one was pretty cool. It sounds so real.
    Second - It's concept for a haiku isn't necessarily correct, but it's still plain hilarious. Like it.
    Third - Again, odd, but hilarious.
    Fourth - That's a very neat style. I've known about acrostics before, but I sort of forgot about them.
    Fifth - A dark nature.....just like you.

    Very good!
     

    Scytheteen

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    I really like seeing you challenging yourself with more difficult types of poetry. Before you know it, you'll be writing sonnets and villenelles. I'd advise you not to try those yet, continue getting yourself familiar with the easier types of poetry.

    With your tanka and haikus, you're getting near perfect with the structure of them. You're second haiku on Pokabu is definitely strange, and I've never quite seem something like that, but it's nice all the same.

    I like how you tried an acrostic poem. It is the simplest form of poetry, and you definitely nailed it!

    Your cinquain was nearly perfect in structure. The fourth line is supposed to be 8 syllables, and instead is only 7.

    An added note, try giving some of your poetry a title. Short poems like a haiku or tanka don't need titles, in fact, it's encouraged not to have a title. But acrostic poems, cinquain, and many others in the guide can have titles. Just a tip.
     

    darkpokeball

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  • Ty TJ and Scythe...btw, who the fizzle is Chris Martin?

    Next poem:
    The world is ending, I don't care
    Deadly storms and solar flares
    Though some people can't bear
    I think it's fine and rather fair

    We've treated it like junk
    So, into death we dunk
    This is nature's vendetta
    I mean, it's simple, Duh!

    Molten lava crawls out
    We can just cry and pout
    It won't change anything
    We're at the end of everything

    I sigh as ground breaks beneath me
    I fall backwards, it's dark, I can't see
    My legs go over my head a few times
    It shows that life's not fun and rhymes

    I feel so weak
    Scraped and bruised
    The situation's bleak
    My life, I'll loose

    I close my eyes
    Death is like a wave
    Ground around starts to capsize
    It grows darker in this cave

    Rocks come at my head
    Doesn't matter, I'm dead
    Then I wake up, in my bed
    Was it all a dream?
    Then there's a scream.

    I open the door
    There's blood and gore
    The world really's ending
    Then the roof starts bending

    It begins to fall towards me
    And-----
    --
    ___
     

    TJgamer

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    You seem to love the apocalypse don't you. :cer_laugh:
    Anyway, again, you did a fairly good job on this writing.
    A couple things I have noticed, though.
    This is nature's vendetta
    I mean, it's simple, Duh!
    That's funny. But it doesn't rhyme too well.
    My life, I'll loose
    It's spelled lose, not loose.

    Other than that, it was very well written.
    Keep up the good work!
     

    darkpokeball

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  • Indeed, I do love the....

    Apocalypse, nothing we can do
    This is the end, sadly true
    The world collapsing around
    That awful screaming sound

    Death has taken the Earth
    Those born, those without birth
    My scream is lost in the panic
    This experience is traumatic

    What have we done to deserve this
    The dying world, the lack of bliss
    My body is jerked around
    Before landing on the ragged ground
    Blood seeps out of my skin
    It stains the once pure world
    Apocalypse shall have it's win
    Into death I am hurled
     

    TJgamer

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    The rhyming and rhythm is well done.
    The last stanza was especially dramatic. And I just love it that way.
    Good job, and keep up the great work!
     

    darkpokeball

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  • Ty TJ...let's try an apocalyptic acrostic

    Anyone of any status will die
    Poor or rich, doesn't matter
    On this day, the world's ending
    Chaos and catastrophe everywhere
    All lives will be lost
    Let us try to savor our final moments
    You and I, everyone should savor
    Pardon all wrong-doings
    Start life over, let your old one end
    Everything's falling apart

    Yogurt.
    --
    Next is a haiku:
    There is a dark moan
    The zombies now surround us
    We might get virus'ed
    --
     

    TJgamer

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    Well done, again!
    And the haiku is pretty good, except for....virus'ed? That's....strange.

    But seriously, where on this earth do you get all these different ideas for one event?

    And yogurt? Yes!
    Oh wait, I don't like yogurt that much. You can keep it.
     

    darkpokeball

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  • Well, infected is three syllables, so I made up virus'ed :P
    And what do you mean "All these ideas for one event"? Do you mean like one poem or something?

    You acknowledged the random yogurt. Hence...

    You want yogurt
    Other foods aren't as appealing
    Getting more at the store
    Under tons of it, you are buried now
    Randomly, it comes to life
    Tearing everything apart

    Yup, that's the end of the world.

    Scytheteen is missing
    Is the poet infected
    Did zombies eat him?

    Haiku about Scytheteen(Scythe-Teen, two syllables) getting bitten and why he's no longer on PC :P

    Yogurt, a wondrous taste
    Just don't eat it in haste
    Yogurt, eat it all the time
    Yogurt is simply sublime

    Ducks
     

    TJgamer

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    I mean, how do you come up with so many poems with the same premise?

    And Scytheteen? I don't know where he is, but I doubt it's zomb
     

    darkpokeball

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  • I mean, how do you come up with so many poems with the same premise?

    And Scytheteen? I don't know where he is, but I doubt it's zomb
    Don't be silly TJ, of course he's a zomb! Despite the fact that zomb's are fictional...
    What does premise mean? If you wanna know about my premise quest, click the spoiler and waste precious time.
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    Finally, the poem

    Her name was Syla Smith
    Who thought evil is a myth

    She saw no danger in the world
    That poor, unsuspecting girl

    She heard the tick-tock-tick-tock
    Thinking it was her vintage clock

    She saw something shiny in the ground
    Then she realized it was the ticking sound

    She dug it up, to see what it was
    Though she never did just because----

    (Conclusion to poem in spoiler)
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    TJgamer

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    Ehhh....five things.
    1. My iPod Touch is apparently fail for that incomplete message! :cer_pissed:
    2. I was going to say "zombies", as you have said.
    3. I thought premise meant basic outline or description of a story. Yeah, I'm an idiot.
    4. ......Ducks?
    5. Your poem really makes it clear what you are.
    You are a dark humor writer.
     

    darkpokeball

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  • So...is dark humor writer good or bad?
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    Darn, totally forgot how to write Tanka's and cinquains. Might check back on it later, but right now I'm too lazy.

    Haiku:
    When the world meets death
    When all shall fall to their graves
    I plan to survive

    Haiku:
    I am falling down
    Into the unknown abyss
    Where will I end up

    Haiku:
    Blood-covered strange corpse
    We want to know who killed you
    Maybe a seyonce?

    (Okay, I mean seyonce like when people try to contact the dead, but I don't know how to spell it. If I spelled it wrong, that'll make the poem easier to understand.)
     

    TJgamer

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    It can be either, depending on what is written.

    All three haiku are nice. Especially the second one, since it fits well with the concept of a haiku poem.

    Oh, and the proper spelling is "Séance".
     
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