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    Jenna Terese
    @jenwriter17
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      Recently I’ve had a fascination with freestyle poems, because they don’t follow any specific pattern or form. I just recently wrote one, one that I was hoping to submit to some website possibly (maybe even SE).

      The thing is, I don’t know much about writing poetry, and I would love it if anyone had any suggestions they wanted to give. 🙂


      <p style=”text-align: center;”>It’s a Big World Out There…</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>It’s a big world out there…</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Very big</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>So many people</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>So many possibilities</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>So many ways to fail</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>How can one person</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Make a difference</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Make changes</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Change lives</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>In this big world</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>So many people.</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>People that don’t agree</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Don’t understand</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>What we’re doing</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Where we’re going</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>How can one person</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Change so many?</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Make a difference</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>For all these people</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>When the world is so big?</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>But we know</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>We know how strong we are</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>How strong the One is</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>That we believe in</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>In Him is our strength</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Because He is bigger</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Than the world</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Stronger</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Than all those people</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>People that disagree</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Because it doesn’t matter</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>What they think</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>We are the mighty</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>The chosen</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>The determined</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>We are writers</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>We may not seem like much</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Because we fight with words</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Instead of weapons</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>With stories</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Instead of muscle</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>But stories change lives</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Make a difference</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Challenge the norms</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>In so many ways</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>In this big, big world</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>So don’t underestimate us</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>We are His scribes</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Chosen to show Him</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Through us</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Through our words</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Don’t underestimate Him</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Don’t focus on this big world</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Focus on the God that created it</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Who will guide you</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>If only you let Him</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”></p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Don’t underestimate yourself</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Don’t wonder</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”> if you can change the world</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>Wonder if the world is ready</p>
      <p style=”text-align: center;”>for the change you’re about to make</p>
       


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      #77141
      Jenna Terese
      @jenwriter17
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        Okaaaaay…that’s odd…

        trying again…

         

        It’s a Big World Out There…

         

        It’s a big world out there…

        Very big

        So many people

        So many possibilities

        So many ways to fail

         

        How can one person

        Make a difference

        Make changes

        Change lives

        In this big world

         

        So many people.

        People that don’t agree

        Don’t understand

        What we’re doing

        Where we’re going

         

        How can one person

        Change so many?

        Make a difference

        For all these people

        When the world is so big?

         

        But we know

        We know how strong we are

        How strong the One is

        That we believe in

        In Him is our strength

         

        Because He is bigger

        Than the world

        Stronger

        Than all those people

        People that disagree

         

        Because it doesn’t matter

        What they think

        We are the mighty

        The chosen

        The determined

         

        We are writers

         

        We may not seem like much

        Because we fight with words

        Instead of weapons

        With stories

        Instead of muscle

         

        But stories change lives

        Make a difference

        Challenge the norms

        In so many ways

        In this big, big world

         

        So don’t underestimate us

        We are His scribes

        Chosen to show Him

        Through us

        Through our words

         

        Don’t underestimate Him

        Don’t focus on this big world

        Focus on the God that created it

        Who will guide you

        If only you let Him

         

        Don’t underestimate yourself

        Don’t wonder

        if you can change the world

        Wonder if the world is ready

        for the change you’re about to make

        I'm a Kapeefer 'TIL WE'RE OLD AND GREY!
        www.jennaterese.com

        #77142
        SeekJustice
        @seekjustice
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          @jenwriter17 I love it! It’s so true 😀

          INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

          #77145
          Jenna Terese
          @jenwriter17
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            @seekjustice 😀

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            #77169
            Ariel Ashira
            @ariel-ashira
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              @jenwriter17 I love it!  Great poem, Jen!

              "In a mask, was he?"

              #77170
              Rochellaine
              @rochellaine
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                @jenwriter17 I like it!

                Your poem has a much better chance of getting accepted by SE than any of mine do, because yours has meaning, while all mine are silly, empty comic poems. 😛  So congratulations on that! 😀

                I don’t know much (anything 😉 ) about free verse, so I can’t give you a lot of suggestions.  There are a couple of lines that don’t quite flow smoothly, and I think that’s the point of free verse, right?  So I could try and point them out if you like, but I cannot give you suggestions to improve them! 😉  I can only write structured poetry.

                I wrote a free verse poem once, and it actually turned out okay, but even though I tried to write it seriously, it turned out a bit comical just like all my other poems. 😛

                "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                #77171
                Rochellaine
                @rochellaine
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                  @jenwriter17 Oh, and every time I read your title I start singing “It’s a Big, Wide, Wonderful World.” 😛

                  "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                  #77175
                  Ariel Ashira
                  @ariel-ashira
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                    @rochellaine You do to write good poems!  They are not empty!

                    "In a mask, was he?"

                    #77176
                    Rochellaine
                    @rochellaine
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                      @ariel-ashira Thanks, I’m glad you like my poems. 🙂 I didn’t mean my poems are bad.  I meant that they don’t have themes or deep meanings.  They are meant simply to entertain – to make people laugh – to be light, fluffy, airy creatures which don’t make you think about the meaning of life.

                      And while a lot of people, including myself, love to read poems like that, those are not the type of poems the people running SE are looking for to publish.  Their requirements are that poems and stories must have themes.  So even if they absolutely loved my poems (and Daeus has said that he does like the poems I write) they would not publish them because they’re not the type of content they are looking for.

                      So, don’t worry that I think my poems are bad.  I don’t.  I love my poems.  And if I submitted them to a site that published comic poems, they might get published.  Just not on SE, and that’s what I was saying to Jen, since she intends to submit hers to SE.  Hers has a theme.

                      Does that make sense? 🙂

                      "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                      #77179
                      Ariel Ashira
                      @ariel-ashira
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                        @rochellaine Ah, that makes sense – got it.

                        "In a mask, was he?"

                        #77181
                        Jenna Terese
                        @jenwriter17
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                          @rochellaine Thanks! Yes, I would actually like to know what verses you said didn’t flow very smoothly.

                          I’ve always liked your poems. 😉


                          @ariel-ashira
                          Thank you! 😀

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                          #77204
                          NC Stokes
                          @daughteroftheking
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                            @jenwriter17 Hey, sorry I’m late. (My computer decided the robot takeover should start and it would be the first to rebel against the humans.) I’m usually not big on poetry, but I liked yours! I really don’t have any critiques. *read- I retained nothing from poetry class*  I liked the overall theme, and especially liked the ways you used to describe writers.

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                            #77205
                            Jenna Terese
                            @jenwriter17
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                              @daughteroftheking Thanks so much! 😀

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                              #77470
                              Rochellaine
                              @rochellaine
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                                @jenwriter17 I’m so sorry!  I keep forgetting about this, because when I’m on KP I really only check Writers’ Corner (the only really live topic left). 🙁

                                Going back and reading through your poem I can’t find the places that I thought were jerky before.  However, I think the difference could be that I read it aloud this time, rather than in my head, like I did the first time.  And poems – especially free verse – sound very different when read aloud.

                                So, it sounded fine, and flowed smoothly when I read it aloud, and I did it twice to make sure.  I think it’s great. 😉

                                "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                                #77471
                                Jenna Terese
                                @jenwriter17
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                                  @rochellaine Thank you so much for reading it over! 😀 I hope to submit it to SE maybe late November. 🙂

                                  I'm a Kapeefer 'TIL WE'RE OLD AND GREY!
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