Pen Cushions

Apologies are in order.... hold out your hands everyone!!!!
Category: Personal diary

Excerpt:
Well... I'm here to tell you stuff you all should really already know. I have yet again attacked a poet on this site... and I guess he never really does deserve it. Lol. So as my apologies are starting to mean less and less... here they are. -I'm so »More

Written: 2009-11-19
By darksideofme

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Poem for the week #4
Category: Non-fiction

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It was only a matter of time before Emily Dickinson popped up. I picked this poem thinking of a whole heap of people i've read on here. Emily Dickinson CXXXVIII SOFTENED by Time’s consummate plush, How sleek the woe appears Th »More

Written: 2009-11-16
By monkeyboy2416

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Poem for the week #3
Category: Non-fiction

Excerpt:
I can explain this wonderful poem no better than the man who sent it to me did. So here's his explanation. Peter Skrzynecki was born in Germany with Polish parents who immigrated to Australia. They were put in a migrant hostel, and moved into a home i »More

Written: 2009-11-10
By monkeyboy2416

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Poem for the week #2
Category: Non-fiction

Excerpt:
Not been a week i know, but i'll be doing this on mondays. This poem was written by Dylan Thomas for his father who was dying. I think that says enough, i'll let him say the rest. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Dylan Thomas Do »More

Written: 2009-11-01
By monkeyboy2416

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Poem for the week #1
Category: Non-fiction

Excerpt:
I've moaned more than once about people writing poetry and calling themselves poets, but having never read the work of anyone widely accepted as a Poet. So i shall be posting a poem on here every week. And praying for osmosis. IF by R »More

Written: 2009-10-30
By monkeyboy2416

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A CHALLENGE TO POEM OF QUTOES...... POEM COLLAB #2
Category: Personal diary

Excerpt:
Earlier in my time here on Poem of Quotes I gave a challenge to the Poem of quotes community. It came out pretty good and everyone involved enjoyed it. 18 poets responded and wrote this. http://www.poemofquotes.com/members/dark-poetry/what_a_distorted_ »More

Written: 2009-09-25
By darksideofme

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I have been accused of plagiarism for "The End You Preferred".
Category: Personal diary

Excerpt:
This is the message I received from someone that has no poems and I believe just started this username to make this claim. View Mail From: Rokkii Subject: The End You Prefferred Message: This poem is beautiful, so very well thought out and writte »More

Written: 2009-09-23
By grunty

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Q: How do I keep her? A: You Don't
Category: Personal diary

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Some of you might remember my pen cushion from before where I asked how do I keep my girlfriend when she wants to date other guys. Well I have the answer..... you don't. 9 days before we would celebrate 2 years together.... She admits to having been »More

Written: 2009-09-15
By darksideofme

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writers block
Category: Personal diary

Excerpt:
ok I got it bad and yeah sure this is writing but this is just what's on my mind writing...lol yes that's poetry but whenever I try to do that I never get past the first two lines......sad. I've had writer's block for months!!! Yeah I posted two poems re »More

Written: 2009-09-10
By friendZdogZ

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Rant...
Category: Non-fiction

Excerpt:
Ok, sod it. I'm just going to say it. I'm sick and tired of reading lazy poetry on this site. NOT sick of bad poetry, I still write that myself. But sick of reading "poems" which are little more than a diary entry and written in something »More

Written: 2009-08-29
By monkeyboy2416

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