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Corner of 30th and Tibbs (Free verse) by klosterfobik

There couldn't be in these streets, of hoped for death and rain slicked dark, the possibility of the recent-new of guiltless lovers. And it seems in these windless alley ways of again and shadows, there could never be a child's smile. Hard to imagine the symmetry of sweet kind eyes looking into mine (big and brown), beneath the dim-yellow of street lamp's watch. Cannot believe the asphalt dusk and dreams, of these accusing cracked sidewalks, ever let sympathy pass. Was there ever unbroken or unfaded in these still gray streets of since forgotten? And will there ever be on these streets of hoped for death and rain slicked dark, the chance of a child's smile or the recent - new of guiltless lovers?

-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 22-Aug-04/5:01 AM
People who know how to punctuate do seem more literate. Because, you know, that's what 'literate' means. Punctuation isn't for artless people any more than it is for artful people. It's for anyone who needs punctuation to clarify their writing. Of course it's possible to write a good poeme without punctuation, but the vast majority of poemes do contain punctuation, and are all the better for it. Since poetry is all about the skillful use of language, it makes sense to know how to punctuate properly even if you don't always need it. You wouldn't be a painter if you had no control over your brush strokes, would you? I've got nothing against you for being inexperienced. But pretending it's a good thing to be ignorant by insulting nearly everyone who knows how to write correct English is obviously more than a little bit wallyish.




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