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scars
10-08-2007, 06:27 AM
Rose-tinted jewel

The spark of love burns brightly,
the fusion of two souls into one.

Flames of passion raging hotly,
confined by the walls of our heart.

The sands of time melting and flowing,
leave crystalline hope for the future.

Lifted high it shines like a beacon,
until one side glimmers and dies.

One half remains kindled and bright,
causing the crack to become a divide.

The shards of a once perfect union,
pierce heart, pierce mind, pierces hide.

The shattered remains of two souls,
drag tears from infants bright eyes.
B-Mental
10-08-2007, 11:34 PM
Where was it published, if I might ask?
scars
10-09-2007, 06:58 PM
In the book " Lost in thought", published in 1998 by poetry now
jon1jt
10-11-2007, 02:04 AM
In the book " Lost in thought", published in 1998 by poetry now

Poetry Now is a vanity press that compiles submissions and pawns them off as "books." they don't actually come out and tell you this in their website. it's interesting though how "self publishing" is mentioned.

scars, you're not really published, not sort of either.

http://www.forwardpress.co.uk/e_poetry_now/poetry_now01.htm
Xillus_Xavier
10-11-2007, 11:22 PM
well published or not I think the poem is pretty good.
Regardless of what the truth behind the publishing topic you should still feel happy about this poem.
scars
10-12-2007, 07:52 AM
Thanks xavier. By the way jon1jt its a book with my poem init so therefore i'm happy, you got a problem with that?
Granny5
10-12-2007, 10:19 AM
If it's printed in a book, newspaper, mag, or school paper, it's published!
Congratulations, Scars! Good job.
RPMI
10-12-2007, 01:54 PM
Yeah, i agree, it doesn't matter how it's published. It's a really good poem, nice work.
SleepyWitch
10-12-2007, 05:33 PM
The poetry published covers a wide spectrum and is relevant to people's lives and to their everyday experiences.

:sick: I'd rather die unpublished than have my poetry described in this way!
(this was a mean comment about poetry now, not about your poem, scars. no offence)
jon1jt
10-12-2007, 05:44 PM
i'm with sleepy. no offense to your poem, scars. it's the "publication" that concerns me with it's slight against "snobby poetry." but so long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters.
SleepyWitch
10-12-2007, 05:47 PM
i'm with sleepy. no offense to your poem, scars. it's the "publication" that concerns me with it's slight against "snobby poetry." but so long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters.

heehee, at the risk of sounding posh and snooty: if "snobby poetry" doesn't relate to people's life then their life must be very boring. so there's something wrong with their life, not with snobby poetry :) (having said that, I suck at writing both snobby and "every day" poems, so I'll shut up now.)