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On punctuation |
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Red Member
since 2000-01-01
Posts 143Ca 
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(random. ? or something more... what speaks? -they- or) words |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
ouch... this one hurts!  |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
It's is very nice to see you here again. Welcome home.  |
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Red Member
since 2000-01-01
Posts 143Ca |
Thank you Poet deVine... it's been awhile, I must say I almost forgot about this site, but now I remember how much I like it. Christopher- it wasn't meant to hurt.lol I was reading the punctuation in poetry thread in the English Workshop forum and this is what resulted. |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Red, this was interesting to me. But, until I read your explanation in your reply to Christopher, I thought of something entirely different. I thought of how I can't tell, sometimes, if poet's are writing from "OBSERVATION", "INSPIRATION", or actual "PARTICIPATION". Maybe I'm not supposed to be able to tell the difference?!? I don't know. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Love To All, Ethel |
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Red Member
since 2000-01-01
Posts 143Ca |
garysgirl-- maybe the difference doesn't matter?? Who knows??  I suppose I was writing from observation here.. reading through the English workshop thread got me thinking and I guess I think that while punctuation can help lead to something more, some greater meaning in a poem or whatnot, I believe it to be constraining and I'd like to think that words are freer than that and are where the true 'voice' of a poem is found.. again, who knows? Thanks for replying, I'm off to bed, have a good evening!! |
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Tammy Blessing Member
since 2002-08-26
Posts 366PA |
Way to go RED!!  I'm not much into punctuation in my poetry either. I feel it tends to distract from the message, but then again, an occasional question mark or two sometimes helps with the flow.. Guess it's really up to the individual writer. I like to think it doesn't really matter one way or another, as long as the poem is from the heart of the writer, the message gets there either way. Thanks for sharing this.Tammy |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) Oh Melissa, this is excellent, sweet friend, I do love punctuation in poetry in certain instances but I agree too it could be distracting to the depth of ones own heart in it and it is the voice and the purity of ones thoughts that matter most! (big hugggssssss) This is excellent, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Melissa, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
hope my teasing came across right! actually, i found this rather amusing.  |
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