How to Write a Poem 

The Moon He shines, luminating the gloomy sky Cold, stern, huge he stands there hovering over mankind His soft glow ignites a fire inside of me Keeping me warm whether i wanted to be The loneliness that once was there Disappears when i admirably stare Into his beautiful beam As if its all just a dream But coldness quivers my heart When he suddenly departs Behind the gloomy clouds Out of my bounds Oh how does a single moon Bring one so much fortune? (Hope yu like it)

As a beginner i want to say that : you must have two things for writing a poem 1:words 2:feelings

Poetry’s not hard You can do it easily Wait that’s a haiku

The sun. She’s as bright as the morning skies She’s always immensely happy But she’s not like that deep inside. She’s a ray of light, shining others with happiness as she skips through the halls You’d never be able to tell what went on behind the walls. The sun. Always so caring So fragile, yet so bearing. I wished I was like her. We all did. But after all, we were just kids. The sun. She was so happy, yet she broke. Her voice trembled as she spoke. Her father was abhorrent, her mother was gone. But who was there for her all along? The sun. She listened to everyone, but did anyone return the favour? No. Nobody went out of their way to save her. The sun shines so bright, but soon enough, it all ends. She was so strong, she held on for so long. Not long after, we all stood in-front of her casket. We all had questions, but no one dared to ask it. Suddenly, everyone’s sorry and trying to make amends. “Oh I’m so sorry, she was such a sweet girl” No, you were never one of her friends. The sun. So bright, yet so vulnerable. She went through things, so insufferable. The sun. You don’t recognize it. Until it all ends.

my therapist said i should try and find more hobbies lmao. let’s see if poetry works 😅

Honestly, when I write a poem, I pretty much get inspired and write the poem. There's not usually much brainstorming involved. It just comes out. I may fine-tune it a bit after but most of mine are written in one go.

My poems are abrupt, confusing and messy Just like me They leave you perplexed and

I always like to force my rhymes, Now, just like every other times, Uhh, strawberries, lemon and limes.

Pigeon's life Their feathers Touching the sky I wonder if I could Fly that high They move with a mysterious grace An enchanted force that's keeping me away Will, I ever have wings like them I want to fly unafraid Touching​ the stars It's all I have ever wanted So please little pigeon Let me share your wings with me For that's all I ever wanted for me

is it just me or do yall feel like theres so many people with that same exact voice......

Let me try a poetry for the first time 😅 A Promise - I saw you, Saw you in the night sky Shining with the tiny stars You stood up there Shining and shining With the light of a thousand stars The night sky reminds me of something And brings a sourness in my heart Oh! There's something I wanted to say But I'm just too afraid Too afraid it'll make you sad So I'll not say it Not say it now But I'll tell you, someday or the other That's for sure That's a promise between you and me For promises are never to be broken Just wait till that day comes And I shall tell you Because that's a promise A promise I made to you

An ode for him. Ever since I met you, I know there's something, I know there's this feeling. A feeling in my heart that wants to break out and wants to dance with you. With a mind of its own that circulates and revolves to nobody other than you. That feeling I've had four years ago... When I look at you in the eye, there's a spark in my heart and a fear in my mind so, I once tied my eyes to someone else. Someone not like you... Someone more captivating than you... Someone I can like other than you... And at those moments I've been with somebody are the same moments my eyes still look at you. Don't you dare try to ask me to forget you because you don't know how many times I've tried. That every night you stay in my mind are the nights I tried fighting it. Stop thinking of him. Stop imagining yourself with him. Just stop loving him. Yes. I tried. And I can't. As time passes by, I kept everything secret because we got closer and closer together even more. We build a friendship and you became my best friend and every time you tell me something, I think of it every time because you are precious in me, you are the apple of my eye, my only rose, the one I have been telling to the moon and the one I want to be with when I look at the stars at night. This friendship of us grows into a circle that rejoices victories. We did our projects and assignments together that you even bring me to your house. I saw your mother and your brother and it made me blush to see your family around. We had a great friendship together especially with other people in our circle that makes our day yellow and brighter. With every single smile I saw in you are like stars that shine and fireflies sparkle up my night. You told me your secrets and those things I didn't know will stab me in my heart. You said there's someone in your heart, someone you've been dating, someone that completes your day. My mind cherishes because for once, this might be a reason to forget my feelings for you. But my heart mourns and suffers tremendous grief. My mind cheers you with your lover while my heart torments itself alone in the corner. Three years ago, our world splits and our paths never meet again. This brings me to hope in myself that the feelings I have with you will forever be gone. You became a star and I became someone who just lived in your past and will never be remembered by you ever again. I've heard rumors about you and your lovers and still makes me in pain especially that those lovers are my friends. My mind forgets you but your heart kept you for years. I have loved people other than you and got my heart into a different journey of love. There are some paths that lead to an end, and some path that still continues even with a stop sign that is long been there. There are some loves that led to tragedy and some love that tests possibility. But there's a love that never disappears. That love I had on you. My mind once forgets about you and I will never dare to remember again the past I have with you. I always ask myself things that might happen if we ended up together. Will my friends you've dated will forgive me? Will society accept us? Will I be happy with you? Will my heart stops loving you if I finally have you? Will you love me back? I told hundreds of cruel words to my heart every night when it speaks your name. I torture my heart every time it thinks about you.. the way you move... the way you laugh... the way you make jokes... And thinking about you makes me question. What did I do to you to hurt me in this way? I always cry every night thinking about those times we had that I will never have again. One year ago... Me and my friend reconnect again. We restore the joyful bond we had four years ago. And at that day we rejoice, I remember you. You and I are in the same circle of friends and our squad will never be complete without you. Scared and worried, we still rebuild the group we made and make myself control my heart every time I see you. The squad held things together My eyes look over you every minute while my heart thinks about you every second. Every time we touch, are sparks like lightning, and every time our eyes meet, are an intense force that makes my heart explode. I'm over you! I am! Please don't let me dig your grave I once buried in my mind I saw you there in the middle of a party with your previous lovers that surround you and here I am, sitting on a bench alone, the only one who kept the love for you in secrecy. The one who hides the fear of being together and the joy of being together. Why am I like this? Why do I have to befriend someone I love just to hurt my heart over and over. I hate you, you are the root of my heartache. The reason I'm crying every night. The cause of my miseries and agony. You, and only you. Your gestures, your smile, your humor, all of that excruciates my heart. Why do you have to be in my mind every night? Why do you have to dance with my heart in my dreams? Why do you have to be there when I'm happy? Why do you have to exist and agonize this precious heart of mine? Why do I have to ask these things? I have this pillow made of cotton. I always hug it every night And every night I hug it, my heart hug someone Someone that resembles you. I made an ode. An ode just for you. It has 16 stanzas, and 10 lines each filled with thousands of words and countless figures and yet there are three words I can't say to you. Three words my heart wants to tell you. Three words my mind don't want you to know. Three words that might tear our friendship apart. I loved you. 2017

I tried.. Not sure how good it is though why fear death? When it's just another thing in life, Is it death or the unpredictability that we fear? It's one day anyway gonna appear; As the day moves closer to night, We burn and ignite, With each breath, a step closer- A move towards death, and we feel colder.

Confusion The clarity in the great blue skies reminds me of the look in your eyes the look full of love and care while I caressed your hair Will it ever return You left me with a burn yet I still stupidly yearn Now I hate you with a passion Will every woman leave me in a similar fashion Attempted poetry i hope you enjoyed it lol

let’s see how much I can fit into a haiku oh no I’m out of-

"Poetry is not only an enjoyable from that will let you experiment with language, ideas, and creativity, but also a great exercise to improve your prose." I entirely agree with you.

So weird, I was just looking through the channel wishing there was more poetry videos and then you guys post this, I'm taking it as a sign. Thank you!

The tree -(unknown) Once there was a green oak tree So tall so green yet so free The children came And sat under it's shade Those were the happy days Once there was a old oak tree So tall so bald yet so free The shades were empty It was all alone The happy days were finally gone.

I'm about to write my first poem ever for an AP Language assignment. This very was very helpful! Thank you!!

Let me try Depression The life I had long ago I just let it go Now it's a unwanted mess The fear that I can't face My life is broken Still unspoken The answer I wanted What I am living for They left me here But still unclear Will the mist go away But I must live anyway It's time that I learn Dying is not fun I have to be free Like a child And live on Be alive Ahh, I am actually a little bit you can say obsessed with knowing about mental illness that's why.

Words (A dedication to Maya Angelou) Words can make you feel all sorts of things, no one is immune to them not even mighty Kings. Words can be like a hug that warms you up in the rain, but sometimes words can be hurtful and be a source to someone’s pain. Let’s toss out those nasty words and focus on the rest, friends, sister, brother, love, I like those words the best. When you plan on saying such lovely words please use them as you should, because you can feel a lot better when you use your words for good.

As a matter of fact, I have wrote Poetry in both English and Arabic. Thank you very much for this wonderful video!

I just finished my first villanelle thanks to you, i watched it about 2 weeks ago and it really encouraged me so i tried and did it 💕 now I feel great

why are people giving here dislikes she is helping me out a ton for school. she is also helping me learn, i think she is a good teacher

thanks to you for explaining poem writing so well and breaking it down to such an easy level!

The moon shines with a shade of crimson Roses bloom around rivers dyed red Ghostly wails resound through the night A lone warrior marches on The myriad waves roar at heaven The eerie winds curse at the earth Endless graves scattered throughout the realm A lone warrior marches on Limitless chains arise from the ground Countless swords glisten under the light Endless arrows fall like rain Eternally, a lone warrior marches on

just leaving a comment no clue doing poetry but your skill and ability made me try it myself

The way you love me- The way you love me is like a broken stereo playing a tape. The song will start and stop; it’ll skip but then play smoothly. Through the whole song everyone tells me that I’m lucky to have a song at all, even if it won’t play right. But By the time the song is finished I start to wonder if I ever wanted to hear it at all. (I wrote this and I know it’s kinda shit but it’s my first one :))

Poetry can be freestyle too

Autumn September packs up its crowd of poises, And drifts out to the hostile air. The atmosphere unleashes a blanket of stones, Casting a spell on every moisture and petal. The last raindrop falls from the lotus leaf. The radiance of sun baffles the disheveled sedges. Birds fly to the skies where sunlight still makes a restful impression. Empty terraces moan a tame sonata. In the branches of the cherry trees, Moving feelers discover something barren. The sky puts on a foul mood, And urges the clouds to spread and turn gray. Meadows have surrendered their ambience to the windows of imminent frost. Leaves fringed with scars of summer hang from the aged branches, And a gust of arctic winds scatters them on the ground. The twilight brings more coolness, And the frozen shadows dim gently into the overhanging bleakness.

Thank you Shaelin, you are huge help! I love watching your videos and revising my writing after it. I find new mistakes and can fix them! Thank you :)

Umm here is my poem hope it's good Under the light of the sky. Your treasure will be found at night. A treasure you seek to find from a king who lost his life. Under the blood of a knife a treasure will be lost at sight. A mask is held and deep feelings are told . The treasure is revealed when a rose speaks of death. Pierced in the heart with a curse that can not be reversed. A legend is told a secret you must keep or perish on the blood moons rise. Is it good I hope it's good I'm using it for a comic so.

I found this video very helpful, in fact I've actually done several of these steps naturally as i write but I feel the things I've learned will take my writing further

this is soooo helpful i’ve been wanting to start writing poetry and have a lot of ideas, but could never figure out where to actually start :’) and this really helped with that!!

This my first poem so don’t judge y’all ! “I am hopeful, I believe in us, I know you believe in us We shine together, we bring meaning to each other’s lives Our bond will never be tear apart and together we will get far “ Please give me suggestions on how I can improve please y’all.

I have been writing some poems in this language for fun...actually wrote 30 odd peoms without knowing any rules or forms of poem. Just moved by heart I write. My friends liked it. This vedio is helpful. I like to learn about different forms of poems but I am wondering whether rules and forms for free writing can be restricting.

A lesson that was taught Was indeed by a teacher An essay was submitted Was in fact written by a student A student that was stressing out in class Needs to understand Understanding a lesson in class Might take time, but with hard work It’ll pass just fine So no need to be in distress You will be okay Believe in yourself and your great mind It is a treasure for a person and that person is what you’ll find Maybe in a mirror, maybe in a reflection But who knows maybe you’ll learn a lesson.

Thank you for this video. It was very easy to understand and it was straight to the point.

This video's timestamps are a great guide to life in general.

i wrote a poem and i need feed back. let me know what i need to do better or if i should just never write again. my poem is about a man who doesn’t get to express his sad feeling just because he’s a man. his girlfriend doesn’t believe he gets to be sad but all he does is try to be good enough to her. i know it’s trash but please let me know what to do his sparkling, grass-green eyes he works. day and night. his sparkling, grass-green eyes he tries to avoid her evil, yet beautiful disguise he turns away from the gorgeous ray of light, beaming beneath the sky. his sparkling, grass-green eyes forms a heavy, yet small tear. it begins to slowly fall out of the corner of his eye, leaving a trail of sadness that can’t be expressed, because he’s a guy? his sparkling, grass-green eyes her stunning, plump, red lips move with the following sentence “stop playing the victim, men do not cry.” he wipes his tears from his beautiful, pastel skin and says, “you’re right, but you do not see how hard i try.” his sparkling grass-green eyes have been fooled by her beauty, this entire time.

So here is my thought of poem I escape from reality as it is no good and doesn't give me happiness. I can create situations in my mind which give me pleasure that not really exist . Yes, I run away from the sadness of the reality and escape into my world , my Dreamworld. I may look stupid when I laugh alone or may look embarrassed when I laugh in public. But believe me , now i see no difference between my imagination and reality as the non existent one gives me more pleasure. Yes I am a dreamer but not the one with closed eyes but rather with open eyes , moving body cuz I am a day dreamer. And I love to be one but it gives me stress at times as I can't concentrate on my work wellbut can't help as it helps me smile brighter. For all the daydreamers out there .

Great. i've an concept percentage to you and all of poetry lover. Don’t obsess over your first line. If you don’t feel you have got were given exactly the right terms to open your poem, don’t give up there. Keep writing and are to be had once more to the number one line whilst you’re ready. The setting up line is genuinely one difficulty of an trendy piece of art. Don’t deliver it more outsized importance than it needs (that could be a now no longer unusualplace mistake among first time poets).

Very well spoken and kind way of talking. Really good way to help listeners really listen. Good teacher

Thanks! I appreciate it!

Beauty of wildlife Wildlife is a beautiful world of wildness Where you feel free and forget your sadness Surrounded with beautiful flowers and trees Looking at the beauty you will get freez Look at the water fall running down the mountain Interaction of water and sunlight Makes it look like a rainbow fountain The roaring of lion and squealing of sparrow Today, I am feeling really happy And not sorrow The good looking surrounding And the feel of everything Makes me realise that Wildlife is the beauty queen - Shreyasi

Thank you for this great explanation of how to write a poem. I really appreciate your time and effort to do this.

Thank you for those pieces of advice ! Take care 😃

Really good video. To the point, useful info.

You have good advice here, but I believe you are teaching one way to write a poem. Sometimes I get a line in my head, sometimes I'm thinking about something and it inspires me to write, other times I free write what I'm feeling and can turn that into a poem going back and looking at the language I wrote, other times I read a poem or song lyrics and they inspire poetry, other times I see something and it can get my creative mind rolling, I also have just spit off words and hit a word and let it do its thing in my mind and then write when it comes up with a great line that has to do with that one word. I do understand where you are coming from since you are speaking to people new to writing poetry, but I still think you should have said this may not work for everyone, but it may not. That being said I did start writing poetry with writing prompts in a creative writing class, but even when I was in that class I was just coming up with lines and making poems on my own that weren't homework assignments. That was probably just my first instinct for writing poetry and it worked for me. Poetry ultimately is what you make it. When you write poetry you don't want to use cliches for that kills the creativity of poetry and you don't want that, so dare to put things together that don't usually go and surprise the reader. Example: (I did write this in a poem which it was published at a local college campus and it is also in my first book too) "puts a smile on my jaw" instead of "puts a smile on my face." See what I did there, something unexpected and it works brilliantly and doesn't use a cliche. You should write poetry in whatever style you want. If you want something like a paragraph with breaking the line mid sentence then go for it or if you want to do a few words on every line and space between each line then go for it or whatever it is you want to do. My last advice is (this goes to anyone reading this) is write poetry in the way that works for you. It was mentioned in this that there aren't many rules to poetry and that also means there isn't one size fits all to writing a poem, so have fun creating and don't be scared to surprise your readers.

Thank you so much I will follow your these steps

The way you have explained, its really appreciable.

Depression The life I had long ago I just let it go Now it's a unwanted mess The fear that I can't face My life is broken Still unspoken The answer I wanted What I am living for They left me here But still unclear Will the mist go away But I must live anyway It's time that I learn Dying is not fun I have to be free Like a child And live on Be alive Ahh, I am actually a little bit you can say obsessed with knowing about mental illness that's why. Edit: Thank I for the likes if you like it then leave a comment Here's and one Autumn leaves -(unknown) Her smile hid the truth Her soul was beautiful She was an angel in earth That left me alone And made me tore apart She was right beside me But why ,but why did she Left me like this Probably it was not her fault The sirens came They took her with them The beep beep beep.... It stopped suddenly She couldn't​ be saved She turned into Autumn leaves. Probably still smiling Where ever she is I still miss her But it's all that's left. Imagine some dry maple leaves falling on someone's grave then you will khow hat I am trying to say. I meant siren of an ambulance.

Thank you for the tips!

The thing i would like to say that no one is born poet 😅and let's see the fact behind every poet, there was an event or circumstances that made them into like this. I started writing poets about my crush since 8 grade and i used to show my senior friends, they really admired me alot. While writing poems you may sometimes feel words are so limited to express your feelings and emotions. I would recommend you to make a playlist of your favourite songs and try to focus on the lyrics part(what it is about, how the feelings are portrayed and poured through the words etc). I know you can write a great poem, best of luck on ur journey Luvs

Sadness and happiness combine to make feelings and feelings combine to make words and words combine to make poetry and your 1 poetry become inspiration for thousands of people

She set foot in her room as she staggered She threw her self on the couch struggling to find a moment of solace A thousand hands hands pulled her back, A thousand voices cried in her head. A voice came out of nowhere She checked the threshold but saw no one It felt like she was waiting for someone but not sure who. A person , a thing or even a feeling She fell pray to despair Though she did not no why It felt like her inside was eating her up Slowly slowly slowly With a miserable heart and a broken soul She compelled herself to sleep but the noise won’t let her As the thousand voices yelled in her ears, overwhelmed she let out a cry for help Though No one was there to hear,no one She said not but her tears spoke Those cries, that reflected pain and agony Her eyes cried so did she Hurt ,lost the will to live She slept as many thoughts invaded her mind, But the dawn came, bringing a new day As the Morning came she felt happiness Or more sorrow, she was not sure , the thought, covered by fog She got back up not sure what to do But it felt like pending were a thousand duties This is my first poem is it good???

The Koi I see a koi in a pond Swimming so freely I take envy on the fish For it knows the secret to life But only swims, swims, swims It eats the algae from the surface of the water It waves its fin to me as to flaunt its achievements But I still watch The koi notices my gaze And greets me with one of its own The koi knows of my grief But only swims, swims, swims I try to hold the fish But the koi retreats to the end of the pond I continue on my path The koi an example The gaze a promise As I listen to the wind through the trees All I hear is the koi As it knows of my own secret But only swims, swims, swims

GREAT TIPS!! THANK YOU!!

This helped a ton! Thanks a lot!

"UNIVERSE" Sunrise that brightens my day before, Turns out to fade it's powerful force. Clouds that calmed my mind, Now, chaotic thoughts what it reminds. Stars that I coped in many directions, Slowly trapped me with cautions. Moon that I considered as hope, Began to have a strange feeling and puts me in trouble. And sunset that reminds me a new life, Becomes darken and wanted to kill me using knife. I don't know what happened, But you're the universe I considered. Your smile that brightens me up like sunrise. Your voice that calmed me like clouds. Your hands that can join me in different directions like stars. Your words that I considered as my hope like moon. And your actions that can come with me in this universe, called life like sunset. You are my universe. But your universe is not me. Hope you like it!🤍

Easiest poetry to write is about Love. Therefore I don't prefer writing about it.Dark and flawed thoughts are way better than love poetry.

i love your explanation of how to write a poem. It really help me out.

I’ve been doing poetry ever since middle school and now I’am a sophomore in a high school so here’s mine Soaraway C’mon settle in with my faith i swear you’re a true one, as i start to take off the white drapes you come flying with the sheets and cover me up till my sorrow is disappeared, it feels black and white until the colors spread wide open as my wings, as i begin to soaraway with you

i’m gonna compete in a poetry competition for my creative writing club wish me luckkkkkkk

*Sorry Father...* Sorry Father, But along with the nightfall this fear crept inside me, The fear of disappointing you again! It's not that I didn't try, I strived, Harder than you ever expected me to, But maybe I was just born to let you down. As my tears mixed with my sweat and trickled down my cheeks, I found it difficult, This whole thing of being only a failure didn't let me be at peace, And just like that I let myself collapse! Sorry Father, But I guess this was what destiny planned, Maybe the end of me was the only harbinger of tranquility... So finally I thought to not let you down and chose the best! Beacuse succeeding in anything else just seemed to be yet another burden... And yes! Please don't shed any precious pearl like tears, Because I dwell in a better place now, from where you can't see or hear but feel me I will love you forever, For the last time, Sorry Father, Sorry! Here's a poem of mine, hope y'all like it ❤️

Nice video it help me write a poem for my class. And side note, your voice is very soothing xD

Thanks. I had never understood before your video.

One if my classmates really tried to choke me in class for like 3 years ago and I just haven’t found any ways to exprès my feelings because I haven’t been able to talk about it to much so I hope that a poem can help me!!

The man that blocks my path holds a power over The man that blocks my path is non-other than me I try to flee from the man that blocks my path But soon I come to realise that man is me The man that is me blocks my path because It cannot believe in itself

This was very helpful 🙌🙌😊 Thanks so much

Hello 👋 glad to know about your videos. I just downloaded. I'm also a content writer in my native language. But I'm really interested in the English writings both prose and poetry.

Appreciated!

I’m just not creative and I’m quite honestly one of the blander people you’ll meet. Think of basic rice, with absolutely nothing added to it. That’s me.

Thanks for your help, it helped me a lot

thank you so much for the info, i like your way of explanation

i gotta right a poem for my social studies class lol

constructive criticism: Pure as an angel Open to any feeling Dreams slip away Across the ceiling To somewhere without danger

nice information given about of how to write a poem, I like it. 👌👌❤❤

Thank you this was very helpful :)

This is my 1st poem that I had written when I was feeling low 😇 DESOLATION Desolation has become a part of my life I wasn't like this in the past time . I feel empty inside Make false pretences to be happy outside 🙂. Overthinking kills me inside I'm a worrier , who is within died.

I learned some tips for writing poems in English, I already write poems in my native language, which is Spanish.(Aprendido ciertas cosas para también escribir poemas en Inglés)

You jist helped me in my language class, tysm

Fun poem song thing I wrote a while ago Dark with pallor Consumed unattended power Struck by wanness The flowers they all vanished Mountainous frozen man made lair Bountiful harvest left the air Colors vanished in his snare Far above he does not care Bones chilling for the kill Ashes embers storm the hill Boneyard dashed in golden flame Heights cold all the same Populous famished Crops all damaged The crowds clamored Does he hear them No he doesn’t Chancellor enamored by the flames Flight of a thousand silent screams The commoners rally unset by folly make their way up the snowing flurry Build up hatred master complacent hand of conquest all but faceless Trek to tempted forbid dreams Palace of malice holds their peace Sharp contrast of blue enters view so stark Rhythmic beating flew into all their hearts Cut through the gate like a blade False gods life is theres to take Colors boldened and renewed Revenge painted the shade of blue Cha’ll think? I been up to poem writing so I got a little practice. Here’s another one a while back about the devil inspired by folksy blues music Strut at the pace time is moving Stepping to the song But then enters something cloven Depths he dances on Clutch to me this creature fallen Lets me into hell Tell me what is this my true calling Breath speaks of a tell Yelling I can’t see his logic Death rings it’s null bell Well wont you stop this suffering Vault of the fallen Death dealt by such macabre things Halt be my offspring Breathless calls me to my coffin False light of jewels Only to him my respond is Fallen to his rule Golden flames that keep me blinded Laws of the cruel A tip is to expand your vocabulary to use more vidid imagery. I know this sounds boring but it’s not in the moment. Google a word you want to use, write the definition, look at the synonyms that sound atmospheric and cool for the idea, see what they mean, if it leans towards something more than the original word, and if you like that word more you can continue that feel through the meaning and tone. That helped me very much when I was having a tough time finding what to say. Also in the second poem you can see I relied heavily on a syllable counter which I simply found online as the first result. I based it off of haikus, short sections with limited syllables. I find having some structure can actually make you more creative in writing because you have to expand or condense your ideas. Or you can wing it a bit like the first one where if it just sounds best with random syllables, that’s okay. Find your style of poetry, don’t just speak, convey your message through structure, and tone in your words. That really helped me. Another thing that was really fun to play with was rhyme! At the end, the beginning, middle, trying to make a pattern, or trying to cram as much rhyme as possible into every sentence. I think challenging yourself really helps you just build the skill. Make bad poems! Try a haiku and say dang I can’t make it sound so simple and say so much! Try a rhyming one and think gosh I just can’t think of anything I can affectively rhyme, or I can’t think of how to put a rhyme in the middle of the sentence. It helps so much to make mistakes in poetry, since it’s so free the only mistakes can be what doesn’t sound good to you. Bad poems are the only way to make poems that sound good to you. And of course emotions help! Feel it! If you have any questions I’d absolutely love to answer them! :)

G.A.R.Y By The Suit Show I sat on top a plastic chair, Listening to cries, So many children screaming, Yet none of them were mine. I heard then a sigh of relief, And joyful merry cries, I rose upon my feet, For there was a special person, Who I was yet to meet. I ran into the nearby room, And sat upon the bed, I smiled at my lovely wife, Before kissing her on the head. I looked down at her chest, And saw a peaceful child, I was overcome with joy, So innocent and mild. I looked down on my wife, Who began to say the name, She had gone through nine months of pain, Only to name our baby Gary.

The lights keep on blinking, but we never stop thinking. While everyone hopes for a better tomorrow, I just hope for a present with much less sorrow....

This was so helpful!

Tongue tied no words to scream only my brain to bleed to squelch in the mush to die, to death to never come back the words I say make no sense but I must say I must talk there is no bigger crime than silence of an innovative mind. speak and free the mind of the daunting pains and the haunting that call to you at the break of dawn and break your tumult in the daylight free those binds, free thy tongue for god's sake speak!

Hey, I write poetry sometimes too. I hope it is okay to post one here, tell me if you like it... It is one of my best. Sandal I'm a runaway with wings, Sneaking through the windows into strangers houses Look inside, then clutter, sometimes breaking things Running then, as sadness on my cheeks arouses And I always walk with one bare foot One of them, with them, yet remained and stood As I go again, I'll put one of two And a half of me, will still walk with you I'm a runaway with a small bare foot At doors waiting hopeful for the other shoe The moral: friends are like shoes, none of them is better, one might be cleaner, more expensive, or more beautiful, but they do not look to each other from above.

Who else is being forced to write an elaborate poem in 42 minutes?

Great advice, thank you 😊

First time. Can't wait to try out

This is my poem which I actually wrote about the floor When the lights came on she could only ever feel feet on her Even when the lights were off that master continued to be an abuser She couldn't fathom why from the day of birth to the day of her rotting That people would look at her as if she was just subatomic She felt like she didn't exist She never had people that she could call her friends The only people that looked at her were those that would step on her till the night ends She wanted to run away from reality but she was stuck She wished she could just get up and leave just to run amok Just to cause violence to these people that would always hit her She repeatedly wished that these people would wither But when It actually happened she lived the rest of her days sadly Because she knew that she would slowly rot away while forever being lonely.

the only reason im here is because i have to have 5 poems in 9 days and its worth 200 points

The fire melted everything above it into watercolors.

cool video . good info . for the review portion i think a list (#1 - 7) of the things you already said would be better with way less text . the text at the end made me zone out and i couldnt even tell when the slide changed cause it was all a blur . great video thank you

Thanks! I like to write poems and this helps a lot!

Autumn leaves -(unknown) Her smile hid the truth Her soul was beautiful She was an angel in earth That left me alone And made me tore apart She was right beside me But why ,but why did she Left me like this Probably it was not her fault The sirens came They took her with them The beep beep beep.... It stopped suddenly She couldn't​ be saved She turned into Autumn leaves. Probably still smiling Where ever she is I still miss her But it's all that's left. Imagine some dry maple leaves falling on someone's grave then you will khow what I am trying to say. I meant siren of an ambulance.

So nice thank you sharing basic ideas

I think with being afraid what other's think, it's incredibly normal to fear other people's opinions and to want your poem to be good - you WANT to write something good don't you? When you first start writing, just acknowledge that this is still a brainstorming stage. You are going to edit it for other's eyes later, you're playing with ideas. Allowing yourself to throw everything that sounds cool on the page and trimming it away later will do a much better job at creating something good that not writing anything down.

Lost in the Darkness I am born in a world of cruelty, Where there is no tranquility, I am born, Without the power of speech, Where no one hears my screech, Many innocents have been massacred, Violence and despair is all-over, Life has become a tragedy, Not what we wished that it will be tidy, In the world full of fruitfulness, This is what we manifest, We are truly lost in the darkness. hope you like this