Re: a comment on I Have, Because I Am by flock	26-Sep-06/11:20 AM
Cool. ') Hey, personally I think most issues that people have are somehow derived from negative interactions from other people. But it seems then that some people like yourself appreciate criticism and thats cool. One thing to also keep in mind then is that not everyone can take it as well as you do and I believe that people with a better a understanding of things should be able to consider other less understanding people and communicate on their level. In the same vein someone will say its a its cruel world and all that but we who have some form of respect and appreciation for life have the same power than those who destroy and brings down to create and build up. My poems are about my thoughts and experiences and also my perspective of others. Above all its about God who made me and gave the ability to do is and so much more. Hey, I'll do some research on the poetry of others and Im sure I'll learn a few things. ') Thanks for the chat and cul8er. It was funny indeed but not boring at all. x
Re: a comment on I Have, Because I Am by flock	22-Sep-06/7:59 AM
*I might be wrong about this whole thing then. ')
Re: a comment on I Have, Because I Am by flock	22-Sep-06/7:53 AM
True that. What authority then do we have to criticise the poet's work? Who am I to destroy his writings and his dreams? That kinda is what that other quote I put at the end means to me. Criticism is usely harsh and alot of the times very rude and injurious. It all comes down to the way you say something. If you feel you have to criticise someone then do it in a good way, a positive way. Why make somene else feel bad? "It's about the poet's perspective? That's debatable." Yup it seems to be. hehe. Is it not the poet who wrote the story? Who else's perspective would it be then? The only time it might be different is if the poet is out to make poeple like his work through following a set formula that works and then you just fill in the words. And Im not say that's easy to do, if that's how it's done. "But this is a poem - and therefore it needs to be presented in an effective way." Continuing on the previous statement, maybe I'm not knowledgable enough in the art of poetry but when I write something, its something that's on my mind and I write it. Alot of the time it comes out in rhythmical form but that's just the way I write. Is there a set way to write a poem? Maybe then I shouldn't call my writings poetry. I might be wrong about this whole then. Hey, ur no sod, just someone with a different opinion to me and I also dig hearing other people's views. Isn't that an awesome facet of life? I believe (this might also cause another branch of discussion) that when we are no longer in this world, dead that is, things are alot different and there is much more congruity. ') Have a awesome weekend and thanks to Flock for allowing us to use his space to entertain ourselves. We are therefore we can. ') x
Re: a comment on I Have, Because I Am by flock	21-Sep-06/9:50 AM
Howzit ranger! What I merely said was that there are certain things that all people can relate to, like crying about something, and then there are other things that not all of us can relate to, like hanging from a cliff. The poet, according to me, put more emphasis on those unrelatable things because those moments probably made more of an impact on him. I could be wrong but im speculating as much as any other reader would. So the other, more common things he mentioned still pertains to his experience of life and taking them out would defeat the purpose of his poem, which is an expression of his existence. It might not be spectacular to you but to him it might just be. In the end, a poem is an expression of the writer's thoughts and it all depends on the intention of the writer. If he wants to elicit any emotions from the reader or if he wants to express more of what he is feeling, then that's the way it is. To me, it's about the poet's perspective and it's awesome if the reader can see what he was on about. You can't always please everyone I guess and it's not always about us. "I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism." - Charles Schwab x
Re: I Have, Because I Am by flock	21-Sep-06/1:52 AM
It starts off in an intimate detail of moments that the poet holds dear, then builds up into a climax of successive emotions and expressions of life. On Dovina's comment, yes we do all experience most of those things but isn't that what we've been given to experience? And by reading someone else's experiences and knowning these feelings and things for ourselves, does this not make us relate to the poem so much more?Isn't this what life is all about? To experience life by ourselves and with others? To be? So Flock, you were, you are and you will be because you have. Awesome poem. Continue living life to the fullest for it's been given with the greatest love. x
Re: Rain by flock	21-Sep-06/1:31 AM
I feel it. x
Re: The Surfer's Prayer by flock	21-Sep-06/1:29 AM
everthing and then some. well said. keep riding them waves of life with vigor and with dreams. to god be all the glory. x
Re: a comment on To be alive by nightowl	15-Sep-06/8:09 AM
Greetings Dovina! Thanks for your comment. When I wrote this poem I was very inspired by life and those things I was experiencing. So it might be oversaid or not even well said but I still like it. ') So what would sugggest? x