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....yes the subject name is unforgiveably lame.

I was originally going to put "Poetry of the Oubliette" as I tend to use the name Oubliette other places... but it just isn't me this time. Besides, often I think I don't think Oubliette suits me anymore.

Anyhow, this is where I'll be placing my poetry, new and old, in hopes of constructive opinions, encouragement, or just comments.

I won't be just throwing my best here, so be warned, not all of this will be the cream of the crop. The reason I'd share ones I am less proud with is just in case someone sees something salvageable in it that I may have missed.

-Cedrych

"Morning by the Window" reminds me of Boo Radley. hee... I'm on a "To Kill a Mockingbird" fixation or somethin... sweatdrop

we were required to read it since this was my freshman year in highschool. I loved it, personally. I just didn't like the 200 vocabulary words, 100 questions, and map that we had to do on it. But, I guess it comes standard for an honors class... I loved it, it was a good book. Boo Radley is awesome. 3nodding

Right then. Also easy to digest are poems about nature. We all love nature, right?

I'll start with two Haiku.... I think the plural for Haiku is still Haiku... since japanese words aren't proper to pluralize with an S at the end... like... how wrong it is to say "Ninjas' even though people do it anyway. Okay, rant aside, two Haiku, and one non-Haiku.

Winter

Bleached sunlight shining
Glaring off of pristine white
Merciless winter

Fall

Golden eyes peering
Nature sheds her dying skin
Autumn consumes life

And here's another Fall poem that is NOT haiku

Automn Creeps

Automn creeps in,
silently whispering,
she consumes all life
in a soft breath.
Then she burrows slowly
and hides her golden face
to slumber until
life trespasses once again.

No, I don't believe I have read "Night" either.

I like "Blocked"
Especially the last line.

It's true. I can't write haiku. Well, on command however. That one was the result of someone making me write a haiku.

Night is about the holocaust? Well, then, yes, it probably is depressing.

However, not all stories that take place in the holocaust are depressing. I recall an excellent movie, in Italian (but you can get it dubbed into english) called "Life is Beautiful". It starts out very light hearted and funny, but then it gets darker. However, it continues to have very funny elements. It isn't making light or fun of the holocaust, it's just the main character is doing what he can to pull the wool over his son's eyes and keep him hidden, and has to keep smiling and being funny to help his son survive.

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