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The Official Original Poetry Thread
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The Official Original Poetry Thread

In this thread, you share a piece of poetry you wrote yourself. Yes, I know, we've had threads like this. But wait, there's more!

Instead of just sharing original work, you can also rate the poem(s) above yours on a scale of 1 to 10, and share what you like about that poem (or those poems).

Bonus points: Make each poem 15 words or less.

I'll start:

To seek joy
Is to catch a butterfly
Once the hunt ends
It is crushed

___

Consider the bird
Free, flying away

Examine the fish
Swimming, in play

But I stay

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05-02-2014 08:19 AM
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