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Poetry

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17. Here I sit broken-hearted

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 08:54 AM

Apr 2020

Learned at my Mother's knee. lol

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How do I know if I write decent poetry? [View all] Marthe48 Apr 2020 OP

If it resonates, it's good. 😉 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

Do you feel like you might post some here? eom guillaumeb Apr 2020 #2

I could. I have time Marthe48 Apr 2020 #4

I like it ... for the last line, I'd have maybe ended it like this ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #9

Thank you very much Marthe48 Apr 2020 #16

i like it the way it is noiretextatique Apr 2022 #19

If it is written on shithouse walls you have arrived jpak Apr 2020 #3

Ha. Not yet! Marthe48 Apr 2020 #5

Hee hee jpak Apr 2020 #7

Here I sit broken-hearted Marthe48 Apr 2020 #17

She taught you well Grasshopper jpak Apr 2020 #18

If your poetry makes you feel happy, then it's certainly at least decent. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #6

Maybe writing it makes me feel good Marthe48 Apr 2020 #8

My poems are an outlet for all my sad stuff. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #10

My happy poems aren't as satisfying Marthe48 Apr 2020 #14

If you like your work, that's all that matters PJMcK Apr 2020 #11

To A Battered Moth Marthe48 Apr 2020 #12

Brava! noiretextatique Apr 2022 #20

I'm glad you liked it Marthe48 Apr 2022 #21

Thank you Marthe48 Apr 2020 #13