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a poem by ME!.......let me know your thoughts after reading it..thank you...~~?
ONCE
Once as I was walking on a path through the trees
a flower with all it's beauty brought me to my knees
I wanted so dearly to pluck it but no matter how I tried
I couldn't bring myself to ruin this flower that I spied
so I sat there and I watched it as it tottered in the breeze
then looking up to heaven I got up from my knees
I gave a smile and thanked my God for pleasures such as these
then turned my back and sighed a sigh and walked on
through the trees
8 Answers
- kittybritonLv 52 decades agoFavorite Answer
It shows promise. I like the imagery but I feel that the use of rhyming couplets lets it down a little, makes it feel too simplistic. If the pattern of the rhymes was alternated in some way so that the reader's mind is less focused on the rhyming and more on the imagery, it would become much stronger in its effect.
Hazel raised the question of stealing from the internet: If you put anything else on the web, mail a copy to yourself in a sealed envelope. When it arrives, don't open it, put it someplace safe; then it can be presented in a court of law as legal proof of your authorship and that you own the copyright to it.
- ChameleonManLv 42 decades ago
I'm picky when it comes to songs and poems.It was ok.I like the concept of appreciating the small things in life, I just felt it lacked something.I feel you could have been more creative with it.A few metaphores and similes would have been nice.You should also learn new words.The more words you know,the more complex rhymes you'll find. Ryming Trees,knees and these are pretty cliche'
Read more poems.Learn a few things from the pros.By all means,keep writing.You're on to something.
I hope it wasn't too harsh.I'm just giving my honest opinion.
- metaraisonLv 42 decades ago
You have captured a thought, feeling, and an image. Reminds me a little of Robert Frost taking a walk to feed the calf.
- 2 decades ago
I am not trying to be rude but you should not post poetry or other works of yours on the Internet. Anybody could see them, steal them, and publish them under their own name, unless yours is already published or something.
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- 2 decades ago
yes it was really gud. u hav a gud talent.not eveyrone will hav that talent u hav it thats really nice keep it up.try to write some more poem like this. all the best for ur future!!!!!
- Anonymous2 decades ago
nice job, you are quite talented. I think your style is a little rough, but that is just my opinion. I really did enjoy your poem. PLEASE, PLEASE keep writing you have talent.