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robynm
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 Tue, Jan 04 2011, 7:26 pm
Chochmes Nushim, I didnt even get a chance to welcome you and you managed to write such an amazing piece!!! thank you
o and welcome!!! 
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sequoia
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 7:27 pm
"How's it going, Calliope?" Euterpe asked. "Have humans been writing as much epic poetry lately as they did before?"
"Not so bad," the Muse replied to her sister, "but they have taken the 'poetry' out of it. All their epics seem to be in film. Well, I don't mind. My job is to inspire, their job is to create. What about you? Have they been writing much lyric poetry?"
"To tell you the truth, sister, during the age they call the Romantic period, I thought my time had come, but lyric poetry has lost its popularity. They are almost afraid to feel. I am generous with my inspiration, but they have to be willing to access their emotions before my gift can do any good."
"Ain't that the truth," exclaimed Thalia as she strolled in, pulling off her comic mask. "It seems most humor these days is very superficial and flippant. I pour out my gifts liberally, but few take advantage. If it were not for Abbot and Costello, I would genuinely wonder if humans are capable of being funny anymore."
Erato and Melpomene wandered in hand in hand, surveying the scene. "You are always together, dear sisters," Euterpe murmured.
"Naturally!" they answered in unison. "Most great love stories are tragic, though humans forget that sometimes."
"What about sacred poetry?" inquired Polyhymnia. "Wouldn't you say that man's love for the Divine is always unrequited, while man's love for woman may sometimes lead to a happy ending?"
"That's your area of expertise, sister," replied Thalia, "though to my mind, humans usually make themselves ridiculous when they try to access the Divine."
"Not as ridiculous as they look during so-called modern dance," laughed Terpsichore as she glided past gracefully. "They seem to have forgotten everything I've ever taught them."
"I have nothing to complain of," interrupted Urania. "My mysterious science is more studied and more honored than ever before. Humans used to imagine all sorts of fanciful things about the stars, but now they study them seriously, and I could not be happier."
"What do you say, Clio?" asked Melpomene. "How is history proceeding lately?"
"What?"
"Hello, earth to Clio! You look like you're a million miles away! What do you think of this whole discussion?"
Clio looked up from surveying the earth, where a short, hysterical, frighteningly charismatic man with a funny mustache was making a speech that drew millions of loyal followers.
"Oh, nothing. I was just... spacing out."
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robynm
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 7:28 pm
| sky wrote: | These are fantastic! I really hope it won't be hidden because I'm enjoying reading so much.
Perhaps this can be moved to a forum with amother enabled and writers can use pen names when amother to hide their identity if needed.
Imamother is so full of talent.
Please don't close this. |
thats a suggestion.
would you like to join? and share your writings with us too?
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Chochmes Nushim
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 7:34 pm
| robynm wrote: | Chochmes Nushim, I didnt even get a chance to welcome you and you managed to write such an amazing piece!!! thank you
o and welcome!!! |
ty.
I thought this will b more of spontaneous combustion!
keep it coming gals!
lets not overthink it!
we're all pals
in one pit
just hit the keyboard
without regret
air whats stored
and then forget
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LiLIsraeli
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 7:50 pm
| sequoia wrote: | "How's it going, Calliope?" Euterpe asked. "Have humans been writing as much epic poetry lately as they did before?"
"Not so bad," the Muse replied to her sister, "but they have taken the 'poetry' out of it. All their epics seem to be in film. Well, I don't mind. My job is to inspire, their job is to create. What about you? Have they been writing much lyric poetry?"
"To tell you the truth, sister, during the age they call the Romantic period, I thought my time had come, but lyric poetry has lost its popularity. They are almost afraid to feel. I am generous with my inspiration, but they have to be willing to access their emotions before my gift can do any good."
"Ain't that the truth," exclaimed Thalia as she strolled in, pulling off her comic mask. "It seems most humor these days is very superficial and flippant. I pour out my gifts liberally, but few take advantage. If it were not for Abbot and Costello, I would genuinely wonder if humans are capable of being funny anymore."
Erato and Melpomene wandered in hand in hand, surveying the scene. "You are always together, dear sisters," Euterpe murmured.
"Naturally!" they answered in unison. "Most great love stories are tragic, though humans forget that sometimes."
"What about sacred poetry?" inquired Polyhymnia. "Wouldn't you say that man's love for the Divine is always unrequited, while man's love for woman may sometimes lead to a happy ending?"
"That's your area of expertise, sister," replied Thalia, "though to my mind, humans usually make themselves ridiculous when they try to access the Divine."
"Not as ridiculous as they look during so-called modern dance," laughed Terpsichore as she glided past gracefully. "They seem to have forgotten everything I've ever taught them."
"I have nothing to complain of," interrupted Urania. "My mysterious science is more studied and more honored than ever before. Humans used to imagine all sorts of fanciful things about the stars, but now they study them seriously, and I could not be happier."
"What do you say, Clio?" asked Melpomene. "How is history proceeding lately?"
"What?"
"Hello, earth to Clio! You look like you're a million miles away! What do you think of this whole discussion?"
Clio looked up from surveying the earth, where a short, hysterical, frighteningly charismatic man with a funny mustache was making a speech that drew millions of loyal followers.
"Oh, nothing. I was just... spacing out." |
OMG I'm getting chills! That is so powerful! And I love how you made it into a conversation among the Muses.
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Marigold
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 8:13 pm
Wow! I am gone for a few hours and already this thread has accumulated a few gems.
Sequoia, thats absolutely amazing.
Chuchmes N, your poem is beautiful....I forgot the rest but loved them all. Keep 'em coming ladies!
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sequoia
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 8:17 pm
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Thanks, LilIsraeli and Paddington Bear.
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Aylat
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 8:22 pm
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I really liked your piece sequoia though I wish I knew more about the muses, feel it would have added to my understanding of what you wrote.
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Aylat
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 8:26 pm
So thanks robynm for getting me to stay up so late with a 2wk old baby 
Here's my piece. It's a first draft. Requests: please help me improve my writing: if you like it, pls tell me why and what specifically, how it made you feel and which part of the writing made you feel that. If you don't like it, or it doesn't spk to you, also be specific, and tell me how and where you think it could be improved. If you don't have much time just a constructive one-liner is appreciated. Thanks so much!
Spacing Out
Alaaarm
Out of bed
Modeh ani
Wash my hands
Kids join me
Dress, eat
Rush to school
Kids then me
Work to the rule
Plan, teach, interact
Pick up kids
Home, we’re whacked
Supper, bed, tidy up
Finally
Satisfied, productive
Sink into sleep
Alaaarm
I need some space in my life
Wide mental grasslands with empty blue skies
Where I can breathe fresh air deep and long
Room for my thoughts to wander
To amble slowly along winding paths
With no set destination or limit of time
And as I discover, uncover
My relaxation refocuses me
I remember where I want to go
Realise I had been running frantically
On the spot
Before
Spacing out
or
Tuning in?
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seer
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:27 pm
First of all I think this is a great idea! but it definitely needs some fine tuning in order for everyone to really enjoy such a forum.
1-perhaps each topic can be in it's own folder with everyone's contributions in one place.
2-there should definitely be a commenting system so that people will know their work is being acknowledged which will encourage them to write more.
3-there should be a time limit on each topic-two weeks lets say so that we all kind of keep pace
4-a miscellaneous (sp?) folder for those with random inspirations.
I really hope this works out there is definitely a need for it!
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Imhappy!
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:32 pm
| sequoia wrote: | | GramaNewYork wrote: | | Ladygodiva, that is BEAUTIFUL! |
I agree! |
luv it ladygodiva. I used to write like that ... short and powerful choppy poems... hope to uncap my pen .... feel stuck. can't write... keep writing luv to read ur stuff.
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a.r.
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:33 pm
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Count me in too! My days are full of crazy episodes that'll make a great humor column one day if I ever have time...
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Imhappy!
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:36 pm
| baba wrote: | I really enjoyed reading those two poems.
I'd like to join, though maybe a closed forum would be a little less intimidating since I'm not yet secure of my writing.
Also, I'm more of a story person, haven't written poetry since my dark and confused teenage years:
I feel happy, I feel sad.
I feel good, I feel bad.
I feel joy, I feel pain.
I feel I can't go through all this again. |
all those emotions of the teenage years.. remember writing that... feeling all pain n joy in one shot... full strength writing . good!
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Imhappy!
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:48 pm
aylet, I nice poem. I luv it - I really liek the short poems that are homey- in my definition- simple to read and understand and talk my life.
well writen.
robynm, when I read "spacing out" my first thought was "omg, I never space out" my minds always full.... thanks for 'not doing a poem'...
and all others its I enjoyed them all... Robynm- how can we work out a system with comments.... e/o can post their peice and we can comment on each... I'd luv that...
time to write my own...
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Imhappy!
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:56 pm
I ponder at the topic,
“Spacing out”
Do I ever?
I’m sure I do.
Don’t we all?
Yet niggling within,
The truth.
I don’t space out,
I can’t space out.
I’ve got too much to do.
Too much to think about.
At times I wish,
To close the shutters of my mind.
Shush, quiet- PLEASE!
Can you move aside?
Why? When? Where?
What if? Then what?
Never ending.
Never content.
No, I’m not capable to spacing out!
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Imhappy!
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 10:57 pm
omg!  im taking the floor here... sorry ladies-
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robynm
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 11:03 pm
| seer wrote: | First of all I think this is a great idea! but it definitely needs some fine tuning in order for everyone to really enjoy such a forum.
1-perhaps each topic can be in it's own folder with everyone's contributions in one place.
2-there should definitely be a commenting system so that people will know their work is being acknowledged which will encourage them to write more.
3-there should be a time limit on each topic-two weeks lets say so that we all kind of keep pace
4-a miscellaneous (sp?) folder for those with random inspirations.
I really hope this works out there is definitely a need for it! |
any help would be much appreciated!!! these suggestions are great! problem is that I do not not know if its possible to make folders on imamother. and if there is, I dont know how or where. any help would be wonderful. still waiting to hear back from yael.
Aylat, I have a question for you.
Work to the rule
what does this line mean?
I really really like yours!!
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robynm
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 11:04 pm
| a.r. wrote: | | Count me in too! My days are full of crazy episodes that'll make a great humor column one day if I ever have time... |
WELCOME A.R. !!!
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happyone
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Tue, Jan 04 2011, 11:10 pm
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I'd love to be part of it. Can we please make it a private forum?
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