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sherm Member
since 2000-07-21
Posts 94Evansville,IN |
i wrote this poem because i had to i had a horrible english teacher this year and one of the many incredibly stupid things he made us do was wright poems in sonnet forms so that we had no artistic influence on them we just had to make words fit the way he wanted so in response to this crap assignment i wrote this for the english sonnet (the words and rhyming scheme fit perfect) Tell a musician what song he should sing give him restrictions on how to write it keep hold of his art tight under your wing and tell him how all of the words should fit Tell an artist what medium to use and what message he should try to relay tell him how he should blend in the hues and make it be done on a certain day Tell an author how to write his next book also exactly how long it should be and tell him how to have the layout look give a day it must be ready to see forcing someone's artwork is just plain dumb and makes it cold, emotionless, and numb |
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Erin Member Elite
since 2000-06-15
Posts 2527~Chicago~ |
when my teacher made our class write poems there was one i wrote...me and my best friend were fighting at the time...and in the poem i wrote the way i felt...check it out if you want its called an unforgettable friendship...and honestly i think that it is one on the best poems that i have ever wrote...< !signature--> ~IF YOU WANT SOMETHING VERY BADLY~SET IT FREE~IF IT COMES BACK TO YOU~ITS YOURS FOREVER~IF IT DOESNT IT WAS NEVER YOURS TO BEGIN WITH~ [This message has been edited by ERIN (edited 07-27-2000).] |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Oh Sherm ... you made me smile here!  I wrote something very similar years ago ... a little defiance in the structure of it all. I'm glad I learned it though, because I find I look at styles like this now, and see it as a wonderful challenge! You should have a peek at some of the wonderful sonnets some of the other poets write in different areas of the forum ... they're amazing! You have a wonderful talent Sherm ... so now I'm curious ... what mark did you get?  Best wishes, /Kit |
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LyricFetish Senior Member
since 2000-01-13
Posts 528North Carolina |
Well, even if you had to write it, it's beautiful and very personalized. I like it. Be cool. *~Meredith~* It's so obvious That the promise Keeps me here Painting pictures where All the colors Disappear *Lit |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
As I return home after my last class of summer school English... where I had my class interpret a sonnet - for theme, rhyme scheme, meter, and imagery... This is fun to read... and I'd have to call it more directed art, sherm - The thing about "writing" is - like many other aspects in life - You need to know what the rules are before you can break them... and it appears that you've learned the rules here.... and broken them... an all around success, I'd say...  |
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IsGona Senior Member
since 2000-07-14
Posts 723 |
hehehe Well done!! I love it. I also am curious as to how your teacher reacted though. |
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sherm Member
since 2000-07-21
Posts 94Evansville,IN |
well, my teacher loved to give busy work assignments and make them worth lots of points and give real assignments like this one and not make them matter so it was only worth 20 points and i got 19 because when i recopied it i missed the of in line 4 |
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