Short Unsolicited Advice on Writing Poetry
write long poems on short days
short poems on long days
you don’t need a drummer
but you do need rhythm
avoid melodrama
your head cannot explode all the time,
there is uncharted territory
between ecstasy and despair
look after your images
they should splash like cold water
on the reader’s face
observe, always observe.
Taking part in Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Writing Poetry
Stopdraggingthepanda 
I love this – need to post it on my forehead to remind me, especially in those overly melodramatic moments. Mind if I repost?
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Thanks VJ, please go ahead and repost!
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You’ve had 19 likes so far – good post!
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That’s great, thanks for the re-post, I don’t get too many of them!
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You are very welcome! Don’t know why not. I love your work.
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Awesome advice Jim (sorry to be passé) but really. My head explodes and only gives me a headache. Like middle path advice. Perhaps it’s possible to oscillate so rapidly between the extremes that you appear to be in the middle? That’s my forlorn hope. 😜
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Thanks Steve, best thing about unsolicited advice is, you can always throw it in the recycle box as soon as it comes through the door!
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My pleasure, Jim. To be sadly honest, I actually do oscillate between blind obedience and doing exactly the opposite with advice I get. The advantage of these strategies is that they both avoid any need to think. 😜
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Excellent ars poetica
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Thank you!
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Serious writing aspirations…
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