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    Lightbulb what is the shortest poem you have written?

    in words and/or in time?
    and
    could you/would you write one piece a day for say two months regardless of length?
    Last edited by cacian; 04-15-2013 at 06:30 AM.
    it may never try
    but when it does it sigh
    it is just that
    good
    it fly

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    A poem or whatever you write should be good. It doesn`t matter how much time it will take.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hannah_arendt View Post
    A poem or whatever you write should be good. It doesn`t matter how much time it will take.
    hannah do you write poetry?
    it may never try
    but when it does it sigh
    it is just that
    good
    it fly

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    I have two complete and very short: one word each.

    Panda

    Lemur

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    Quote Originally Posted by cafolini View Post
    I have two complete and very short: one word each.

    Panda

    Lemur
    ''lemur'': fascinating word:
    The word "lemur" derives from the word lemures (ghosts or spirits) from Roman mythology and was first used to describe a slender loris due to its nocturnal habits and slow pace, but was later applied to the primates on Madagascar.
    it may never try
    but when it does it sigh
    it is just that
    good
    it fly

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    The shortest poem I have written is a haiku which goes like this:

    rain carving craters
    sunshine creating shadows
    silence filling both
    Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist.

    Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. - Albert Einstein

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    Jassy that is a lovely haiku. I enjoyed that
    it may never try
    but when it does it sigh
    it is just that
    good
    it fly

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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    hannah do you write poetry?
    Yes, I do

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    Quote Originally Posted by hannah_arendt View Post
    Yes, I do
    cool do you have one to share with us?
    it may never try
    but when it does it sigh
    it is just that
    good
    it fly

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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    Jassy that is a lovely haiku. I enjoyed that
    Thank you. It was totally spontaneous as I think all authentic haikus are.
    Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist.

    Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. - Albert Einstein

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    I liked that also, Jassy. Very nice.
    You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi

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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    cool do you have one to share with us?
    I think that I have written only 5 in English:

    ***
    Suddently you couldn`t be sure of the words.
    Sounds as well as the meaning became futile and dank.
    The shape of my eye and arm could be called whatever you wanted.
    I was to lose myself in drone of muttering.
    However,
    I wasn`t.


    If you speak Spanish you can read my poems here:

    http://metapoesia.es.tl/Anna-Banasiak.htm

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calidore View Post
    I liked that also, Jassy. Very nice.
    Thank you
    Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist.

    Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. - Albert Einstein

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    Quote Originally Posted by hannah_arendt View Post
    I think that I have written only 5 in English:

    ***
    Suddently you couldn`t be sure of the words.
    Sounds as well as the meaning became futile and dank.
    The shape of my eye and arm could be called whatever you wanted.
    I was to lose myself in drone of muttering.
    However,
    I wasn`t.

    If you speak Spanish you can read my poems here:

    http://metapoesia.es.tl/Anna-Banasiak.htm
    Very nice Hannah it is very different and intriguing.
    I have just constructed this. I am trying very short to see where it leads me

    quiet preserves silence
    from bottle to jar
    the act is instant barred
    timeless sits lasts
    to ages it's art
    Last edited by cacian; 05-01-2013 at 11:53 AM.
    it may never try
    but when it does it sigh
    it is just that
    good
    it fly

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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    Very nice Hannah it is very different and intriguing.
    I have just constructed this. I am trying very short to see where it leads me

    peace preserves silence
    from bottle to jar
    an act is instant bared
    timeless sits quite
    to ages it's marv
    Thanks However, I think that I shouldn`t change in it something

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