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How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

Just get a job.
Just get a job. It’s simple. Really. Update your resume. Update it again. One more time for good measure.
By Shelby Larsen11 days ago in Poets
Martin Luther Was Important To The "History Channel" - So Why Are You Telling Me This Now !??
Why is he staring through, as if he knew what to do !? A little muppet I suppose, assuming this is something that makes sense !?
By 365poetry12 days ago in Poets
A Good Breakfast and Fresh Flowers
Others may leave, but you will always remain. So, eat a good breakfast every day, keep fresh flowers in your room, and occasionally buy yourself a gift. The secret of life is nothing more than this: what remains in your life amidst the tranquility is what you truly desire—what truly belongs to you. It doesn’t have to be much, but it must be good.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing12 days ago in Poets
The Romance of Being Unloved
A person's emotions are at their most stable only when they are loved or when they love no one at all. Loneliness is never sadness; rather, it is the freedom of being alone. It is not the misery of being ignored, but the blank space that life provides you.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing13 days ago in Poets
"Formal".... Look, People Don't Even Know Their Poop Color "They Hyde"
Sometimes our imagination runs wild when we don't know the fun of life ! The danger that lies in front of us - beside us or in the world that nothing can stop us !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
Day 9,000 - I Still Have A Headache - But I Know, We Are What We "EAT", I "Know" That !?
If I could eat this shirt, would I be a shirt !? What kind of question is that - I don't know I'm just asking !? If I could eat this shirt, WOULD I be a shirt !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
The Magnetic Core
When you possess sufficient value, you truly no longer need to expend energy managing others' emotions or trying to capture their hearts. Valuable people possess an inherent magnetic field.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing14 days ago in Poets
I Cannot Be Helped ---------------- Then Why "DO" You Talk To Me Then ---------------------- ---------- Huh, I Need To Understand The Problem
I am NOT alive, why do assume I am !? I am not well, why do you assume I am !? I am nothing, why do you keep assuming I am something !?
By 365poetry14 days ago in Poets
Do You Think If I Have Like Pork "Scenarious" It Would Be My Fault - Hmmm Who Are The "Farmers"
Look at this image right here - woah, like woah !? Look at this image right here, I just cannot go to "Sunday's" corner without the hope of repentance....
By 365poetry14 days ago in Poets
Making Room for Better Things
The harder it is to let go, the more you need to face the truth. Often, we cling to things not because they are truly worthwhile, but because we have invested too much, waited too long, and nurtured too many fantasies.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing15 days ago in Poets
(***** 877) - NOT 876, But Who Knows We Ain't Too "Proud" - My Story ----
I walked inside - she said: "what's up", as if I knew exactly who she was speaking of !? My WIFE !? I walked outside - he said: "yo mama" - I want you to ...........
By 365poetry15 days ago in Poets
1......... 12......973........
Do you have a person you are seeing !? This is usually the conversation !? Will you marry me comes after that - as I know, I am special !?
By 365poetry16 days ago in Poets