Writers, poets and authors,
Help this young girl of 16 to master her writing skills. She is childish in words and childlike in thoughts. She is yet to grow out of rhymes and understand grimes. She writes about herself thus……
Blue spots in white
Dressed for the night
On the stage she runs
Lights flicker in turns
Sings ‘Little boy blue’
Hears applause new
Wears gowns in yellow
Knows not how to bellow
Studies lessons of books
Stays away from the crooks
Her eyes roll wide and far
For ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’
Walks her life with time
Tries to reason every rhyme
‘Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall’
She sits alone before a waterfall
Decides to write her feeling
Finds her outpours healing
Like the mother of ‘Three little kittens’
She wants her words to glisten
Alas! She sees them with a blot
Wonder how to gain a spot
To become a writer of bright
Does she need to swallow light?
[Through her eyes...]
Padmaja Balaji
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poetBittersweet,
Lovely, lovely.
Just let them free
And watch them flourish
This is oOne of the most important aspects to be considered by the writer. Thank you very much for your poetic feedback. I am obliged.
Padmaja
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Glad that you found the poem cute. Thank you very much, tanushri podder.
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Just let it flow
Write what you feel
The words will dance
To your tunes they'll prance
Just let it go
Let it all flow
Don't stop to think
Or break the flow
Just let go
And let poetry flow
Words will dance
To your music, they'll prance
Just let them free
And watch them flourish
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I think the poem was really cute!
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kalkal,
Welcome! Any poet or writer, whether his/her work is great or not, needs a few dedicated and consistent set of people who can applaud or analyse the same. Over a period of time, he/she will mature out in expressions.
The girl will surely succeed provided her desire to express her feelings and emotions in the form of words is strong.
I agree with your point. Thank you very much.
With regards,
Padmaja
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Anneshwa, Thanks for dropping and leaving an encouraging comment.
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Really it's an peculiar and splendid description of a girl's iternal and her sentimentals that she wants to give out by means of her pen as it is.she comes in dilema that will she able to express out and out as she thinks.
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I can actually close my eyes and visualise the girl......
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Well said, Raj. Any forced work would never stir the heart of the readers.
It is sad that many do not have reading habit, out of them only a few write. Of those few, only a small percentage try out poetry. The irony among the readers is, only a very few enjoy poetry. So, poetry has a very limited circle in terms of reading and writing. This is its strength and weakness.
Many young budding talents die out very soon without proper inspiration, guidance, motivation and critical comments. I often wonder at Emily Dickinson how she managed to stay closed doors without meeting people, without showcasing her talent to the public's eye and without showing her identity. How did she manage to do this? Probably those one or two people in her lives kept her high throughout and she derived motivation and satisfaction out of their presence and comments on her works.
With kind regards,
Padmaja
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Dear Swarajya,
I did mention my name underneath, I think.... but am marvelled at the constructive feedback received though only few.
Rhyming ending is a difficult task as you say. Extreme care must be taken not to spoil the flow of the poem, meaning, grammar, beauty etc. It can drive anybody to nuts sometimes but it is a challenge one can thrust upon oneself. For that matter, any specific patterns like sonnets deserve immense concentration, vocabulary, understanding, usage etc. But when such rigidity becomes a hindrance to express the heart's language properly, then it can be thrown away. After all, those who have shown creativity in writing and broken the contemporary rules have only managed to climb the ladder of success fast. :)
As for the mystery girl, she is no Light either in name or personality, Swarajya. 'Through her eyes.......', I managed to write a simple poem to gain feedback from readers and writers about excellent writing skills.
I am very thankful to you for the same. As a well read person, I request you to highlight the areas in my writing which require improvement. Keep visiting.
With kind regards,
Padmaja
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