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    • for sake of the lesson I added punctuation…don’t get attached.

      gravity slip

      I stumble thru a world
      that’s bent slightly outa focus
      as if it were half dream,
      half burn.
      heat risin off my skin in waves
      like quiet embers tryin
      to decide if I’m worth ignitin.

      every breath feels wrong,
      every step lands heavy,
      gravity clawin up my s…Read More

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      • Sheer brilliance, Syr 253👌

        You’ve mastered the heatbeat techniques of Free Verse poetry: Imagery, deeply gripping emotion, metaphor, spot-on line-breaks, seamless enjambment, syntax; and, except for the distraction of missing “g’s”, your diction and spellbinding flow would be irresistibly captivating to the senses.

        Also, your well-placed…Read More

    • This is my Free verse

      Do you hear the sun?
      As the rays beat down on the ground,
      It is subtle but poignant
      It’s purpose is to burn.
      The exquisite heat,
      does not match the coolness in your eyes

      Do you smell the wind?
      Multicolored in its complexity
      Surrounds you,
      Invades your very core.
      It gives you life.
      Then withdraws to take your b…Read More

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      • Beautifully imagined, Fia, an excellent effort!
        Deserves a VERY strong title!

        ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
        1. Unnecessarily Capitalizing every line, which tends to confuse when one complete line, thought, etc; begins or ends, effectively stumbling the flow, attention, and overall magical smoothness of a poem’s captive spell.
        2. Poetic voice … how a poe…Read More

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      SESSION THREE
      Wednesday, November 11th, 2025
      This session will be on the Free Verse form.

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      FREE VERSE

      Because its unrhymed without a set meter or syllable count, the Free Verse is considered the most versatile poetic forms, but to be powerfully effective, t must flow smoothly…Read More

    • ok…not a fan of haikus apparently. they’re harder than I thought. wrote a whole bunch wrong and had to start again. then my favorite involved a pond. I saw SeaCat’s and thought damnit…let’s not both write ponds. ultimately I realized I’d rather write a thousand sonnets than a single haiku. but I definitely learned somethin.

      clouds file past t…Read More

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      • LOL!
        Two ponds would be just fine, but I’m quite chuffed with this one, myself!
        Now, that’s a splendid Haiku, 253.
        Ditch “the” and replace it with something meaningful, like “gold moon” or some such and it’ll sparkle on the page✨

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      SESSION THREE
      Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
      This session (by request) will be on the Japanese Haiku form.

      Haiku 俳句
      (by Western rules)

      An unrhymed Japanese poetic form recording or expressing the essence of a moment, that at fist blush might appear to be quite simple, yet is far from it. Still, it is far l…Read More

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