Random Lali Poems

[Lali]

Just a couple I wrote recently. This one was read out at our Leavers' Service, for our final year at school before we all do our exams and run away to uni.

Crossroads

It may feel like it’s the end, but really it’s the start
We all are moving on, but this isn’t where we part.
We’ve made our own decisions, we’ve made our own demands
We’ve all been making choices, and our lives are in our hands.
You know that there’ll be tears, before the day is done
We’ll take our different courses, say goodbye to everyone.
But there’ll always be reunions – stay in touch, we’ll meet again
We’ll be back here for the summer, and I’m sure I’ll see you then.
So now we’re at the crossroads, there are many ways to go
But this isn’t where you have to walk alone.
Because whatever path you take
And whatever life you make
There’ll always be a road that leads back home.


And this one, I have no idea. It just turned up and I thought you might like it.

What He Wanted Most

What he wanted
More than anything
More than life
He could not have.
Could not touch.
Could not see.
He pined and wasted
Sighed and sorrowed
Loved and longed
And lost.
He learned.
But slow
Sure and sound,
He found
He knew
A way.
To win
To watch
To find
Be found
And know at last
That what he wanted most
Was his.
And would forever be.

[Bree]

I love the first one..

Shira should realy read that one..

the second one?

What is his? I dont undestand completley

[Lali]

Thanke most kindly. ^_^

The second one was from a word prompt - desire. So you can interpret it as pretty much anything you like.

And please do, 'cause I don't have a clue.

[Shira]

I love the first one! I was all like 'Oh....'

And the second one has me thinking... It's very inspirational, in an odd way. ^_^

[Lali]

Well thank you. I'm always happy to provide inspiration, however odd. ^_^

And I'm glad you like them.

[Riemman]

The first one's pretty. I luffles it lots, but I actually like the second one a little better. It makes me think. I like the way that you never really state what "it" is. I agree with Shira; it be inspirational. ;D

[Lali]

Thanke most kindly! I like the second one a lot too. Mostly because of the random alliteration and rhyming.

"Sure and sound / He found" are just about my favourite lines of any poem I've ever written... Okay, maybe I exaggerate a bit. But I likey.

And I am very very pleased you also find it inspirational! Go forth and write! ;D

[Bree]

WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!

Or do you mean "right"?

[Shira]

Lali! You should post your haikus here. I was showing Bree and some other friends at lunch (yes, my geekish friends) and they all loved them. So post!

[Lali]

Ask and ye shall receive...


Grammar Haikus - a short, easy sort of thing with which to review stories and other things of that ilk: both constructive and creative at the same time.

Grammar Haikus[/u]

The Beginning and Ending Haiku
Capitalise the
First letter of a sentence –
End with a full stop.

The Name Haiku
Remember, people’s
Names (like Jack) should be written
With a capital.

The Layout Haiku
Please use paragraphs
Effectively and often:
A line between each.

The Beta Reader Required Haiku
A beta reader
Is a writer’s truest friend.
You should seek one out.

The "Unbetad 'cos it's short" Haiku
Any piece of fiction,
No matter how short it is,
Should be beta read.

The '"And then it exploded" he said' Haiku
Dialogue needs a
Comma before the closing
Speech marks, if ‘he said’.

The Sky Is Blue Haiku
Be careful not to
Repeat too often a tale
Already told once.

The Forgotten Series Haiku
Don’t leave your readers
In the lurch, waiting for an
End that never comes.

The Computer Spellcheck Haiku
Don’t trust your spellcheck!
Ewe may fined it will trick yew,
And ruin your stile.

The It's/Its Haiku
If something belongs
To “it”, no apostrophe
Is necessary.

The "It's alright, it's been fine" Haiku
“It’s” – apostrophe
Included – is short for both
“It is” and “It has”.

The Constructive Criticism Haiku
Please take no offence –
These haikus were meant kindly.
Do keep on writing!


They're more applicable to the online fanfic scene, really. Particularly with beta readers etc. But still.