Poetry to make you smile at stupidy rampant at present.
Utopia.
My motorway is crumbling,
With an enforced fifty limit,
and what is even more humbling,
Is there are speed traps in it,
Still I use the extra petrol,
Paying more tax as a result,
Vainly seeking for a reason,
Behind the latest congestion fault,
Taking solace from my car,
As it could have been the train,
Better to just be delayed,
Than never be seen again,
And […]
Poetry to help in bereavement.
When I wander in countryside,
Or when water runs quite near
I feel you are there somewhere
I feel there is more than me here
I suspect and sense Im not alone
But in the presence of quiet power
Sometimes I see it at sunset,
Others caught up in a shower.
Any time Im alone with nature,
And my senses are subdued
If I relax […]
Poetry Techniques
The style of writing poetry differs from person to person; long or short meters, three or four lines to a stanza. But the great thing is, no matter how a poem is written it still holds great emotion. Some techniques used in poetry are onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, rhyming, simile and metaphor.
Onomatopoeia is one of the […]
Poetry in a Nutshell
Poetry is more than just rhyming and prose that is in meters and verse. It is an art form. It is something that can not be judged by its cover and can not be critisized to the point where it just “sucks.” Poetry is about expression. Poetry expresses the way we feel on a certain […]
Poetry For Health and Healing
Learning to de-stress with a new journaling technique that can improve health, productivity and relationships.
Article by Steve Jaffe First seen in Positive Health Magazine United Kingdom May, 2003, issue 88
“Poetry for Health and Healing”
Poetry saved my life. I know you think I mean this in some lofty, metaphorical way, but I […]
