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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, February 20 2005 13:50
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Threshold I once saw two people walking in the park. One was an idealist, the other a pessimist. One’s reflection of reality was bright, but the other one’s dark. They argued their points in spite of difference. I did not consent to either of the perspectives. I had always been quiet and pensive, and I admired those strangers for being respective, But I kept my faith in a meaning that is above the senses. And for every action there is a reaction, this was the case, In a blink of my eye, my conscience had shifted. A heavenly power staring me in the face And all my doubts and regrets were lifted. Let’s talk about our freedom, and the dreams we’ve chased, When we should be fighting for unity. I only know there are other things at stake, Just to let them kill their opportunities with their own prudency. Now, wisdom is not related with age, we all know that, And opinions are nothing to limit your talents. When you cross over your final threshold, there’s no looking back. It was in that infinite moment I realized the true meaning of balance. What do you think of this poem? It's pretty obvious who wrote it, I did, but I think that this type of writing is limiting and overused. Anyone agree? -------------------- Never regret anything, because it was meant to happen. Posts: 323 | Registered: Thursday, December 18 2003 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, February 20 2005 18:41
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I hate your use of "threshold" in the (counting) uh... second to last line. I like my poetry to rhyme and have rhythem, so I shall not judge any further. -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, February 20 2005 18:51
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I'm not much of a poetry critic, but I liked it. Sounded to me more like the lyric of a song than a poem (not meant as a detriment, btw) but I liked the message and the way you expressed it. -------------------- quote:Random Jack Vance Quote Manual Generator Apparatus (Cugel's Saga) Posts: 604 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Sunday, February 20 2005 23:00
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quote:So, uh, because you can regard them individually, you admired them? While I suppose this can vaguely make sense if you stretch the word's meaning a bit, it still seems bad. [ Sunday, February 20, 2005 23:01: Message edited by: Imban ] Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, February 21 2005 07:12
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Also, it's "prudence" not "prudency" as far as I am aware. I think he was trying to make it kind of sort of rhyme. I guess the poem is okay. Better than I could do anyway. -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Monday, February 21 2005 09:43
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While some poets can get away with stretching rhyme and rhythm, most cannot. The same goes for narrative poems. I think you need to focus more on the poetic aspect rather than the meaning of the poem. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, February 22 2005 02:59
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poetry is in the eye of the beholder. i liked it but i'm not one who likes rhyming poems. Not sure if i'm allowed to post this here but if you like poetry go to www.poetry.com. If you can work out my real name i have a few in there as well :P -------------------- If there is no light at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and turn the damm thing on yourself! people often tell me i've lost my mind, but i tell them i have to have one to lose it! lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Posts: 289 | Registered: Monday, January 28 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, February 22 2005 03:36
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Might need more time to savour, for I could not feel, any rhythm from the lines, rolling in my mouth. Forgive me my imprudence, I am but a student, of this new language utterly foreign. This be the only point, self could think of, but I do feel the efforts you have put into it, . . . and admire as such, for that I could not. Yess. my meagre opinion sshould not limitsss your talentssss.... [ Tuesday, February 22, 2005 03:41: Message edited by: whitenightever ] Posts: 53 | Registered: Saturday, February 19 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, February 22 2005 04:41
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Just incidentally, what is your first language, whitenightever? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, February 22 2005 05:02
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sssss . . mee sssthinksss thatssss eerrelevant to the topicssss ssssorry. . .ssss. . . ssss. ... sseee yoursss own profilesss for sthat mattersss. [ Tuesday, February 22, 2005 05:09: Message edited by: whitenightever ] Posts: 53 | Registered: Saturday, February 19 2005 08:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Tuesday, February 22 2005 14:17
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Sounds like a German fanboy to me - he uses oddly placed commas, which you or your father noted were common in the writing of English-speaking Germans, and slith-like esses as well. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, February 23 2005 00:55
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Yes you could be right, could be wrong. One way to tell though - ask him -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, February 23 2005 05:07
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"In this language utterly foreign" is not the word order used either in English or in German. Come to think of it, French has a similar structure. [ Wednesday, February 23, 2005 05:08: Message edited by: And striving he must err. ] -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 | Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, February 23 2005 17:18
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oops [ Wednesday, February 23, 2005 17:18: Message edited by: dampeoples ] -------------------- Scandalous Stories, fishing,and great photos Posts: 294 | Registered: Monday, November 24 2003 08:00 |