Inking words onto
naked parchment,
with hope of returning
to their ageless beauty.
Their sayings,
directed to myself,
the only interpreter
of its magic.
Outsiders critique the surface,
I know its true depths.
If you should inch a bit closer,
hints of understanding might appear.
Author of my own feelings,
Possessor of this heart.
No one knows me better.
Author notes
T h e R o c k e r W h o L o s t A l l
Prompt: I write to myself because no one knows me better
Min. 10 lines
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700 points, ended August 18, 7 entries
Honorable mention
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What did you think
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Wow...your emotion is shining right through....
It's so true, we writers are the only ones that understand the depts and emotions of what we write down....
And right now I am only judging the surface.....
But it's a great poem as I try to read deeper than only the words...
Good luck in the contest
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Wow Great take on the prompt this was amazing congrats on the H.m that you have won so far for this great write
Thank you so much for entering my contest and Good luck
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a definite message conveyed here
i like.
myself,
the only interpreter
of its magic.
well thought out and clever. the last three lines are strong and i like how you put a space before the last, final line that summed it up well. congrats on your HM, hope you can get some more trophies with this
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the last line was so well written
it really did a great job ending this poem
bravo
thanks for entering
dont forget you will be judging this contest along with all other enteries :] -
I love the rythmn of this poem. and the rhyme the ending is sweet and adds to the rythmn very well. I would add one more stanza to this. "The speech of the written word in printed poetry for your own eyes." is something that your could expound on. I do love the part that says, " possesor of this heart". " no one knows me better. I love those parts. well written and it left me feeling a happy contentment as I to feel when writing a poem that it is directed unto myself.
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I love the rythmn of this poem
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oh and..
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this was great. thank you for entering:]
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I'm a bit unsure of your use of "critique" as a verb - I regard it as a noun. I think you should revisit "ageless beauty" as it's somewhat clichéd as a phrase. Apart from that, I liked it.
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we are our own best publicist and critic, we know more than many what the true meaning is that lies scripted for others to peruse.
one can only hope that others can read their own life moments into our happenstances, and find solace or similarities there. ~~superb write~~~Artis
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nice poem, the first stanza really worked well pulling me in to the rest of the thoughts you share.
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When I first read this, I was sceptical, but now learning you only had 10 lines, I understand you couldn't really add anymore. I thought this was pretty cool and it potrayed a nice meaning. Good job! I'm going to say no, because I think I would like to see how you progress in the future. Please try out for next season! Thank you for auditioning!
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I really liked this poem.
'Author of my own feelings,
Possessor of this heart.
No one knows me better. '
You wrote beautifully, and I loved your words. They stucked me in and made me want to keep reading. Well done sis.
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Loved it as always....
These lines really hit home
'Outsiders critique the surface,
I know its true depths.'
Countless applauds....
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I think we all can relate to this, pushing outsiders that little bit further to get to know us that bit better so to understand us.
Totally relatable on my part anyways
I do quite like the flow, and I didn't see this before the grammar problems so I didn't see anything wrong with this now ^^
Thank you for entering,
I wish you the best of luck;
Claire x
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Well done my friend! So true and well written.
All the best to you with this one and thanks for
sharing it here!
Jeremy0826
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