Sharing with total strangers your favorite piece of poetry might sound like walking in your underwear in a shopping mal; something only wierd people would be able to do without minding it. To be honest, I was a bit anxious about the wierdos that would come and attend such a meeting. Apparently, either I was totaly wrong, or I am very much wierd myself :hehe: Because I felt pretty comfortable sharing ideas, texts and feelings with the people of the group. Everyone was very respectful of others choices, opinions, feelings. Sharing points of view on the debate, "is translating betraying", that naturally emerged form the discussion, was ever more interesting with every single member coming from another country.
I don't know what will be next really. In any case, may it be connected with that meeting or pure luck, I've found myself writting more prose on my computer since Saturday than I usually do.
I want to thank all the participants for they kind attitude, the poems they have shared with us and their interesting discussion. And send a bigger thank you to Tony for this great initiative he got the guts to throw on the Member Activities page.
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Poetry / creative writers by TonyT
Mar 4, 2008 @ 00:40
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Sharing with total strangers your favorite piece of poetry might sound like walking in your underwear in a shopping mal; something only wierd people would be able to do without minding it. To be honest, I was a bit anxious about the wierdos that would come and attend such a meeting. Apparently, either I was totaly wrong, or I am very much wierd myself :hehe: Because I felt pretty comfortable sharing ideas, texts and feelings with the people of the group. Everyone was very respectful of others choices, opinions, feelings. Sharing points of view on the debate, "is translating betraying", that naturally emerged form the discussion, was ever more interesting with every single member coming from another country.
I don't know what will be next really. In any case, may it be connected with that meeting or pure luck, I've found myself writting more prose on my computer since Saturday than I usually do.
I want to thank all the participants for they kind attitude, the poems they have shared with us and their interesting discussion. And send a bigger thank you to Tony for this great initiative he got the guts to throw on the Member Activities page.
HobbesMar 4, 2008 @ 00:40
I don't know what will be next really. In any case, may it be connected with that meeting or pure luck, I've found myself writting more prose on my computer since Saturday than I usually do.
I want to thank all the participants for they kind attitude, the poems they have shared with us and their interesting discussion. And send a bigger thank you to Tony for this great initiative he got the guts to throw on the Member Activities page.
HobbesMar 4, 2008 @ 00:40
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Re: Poetry / creative writers by TonyT
Post 1
Mar 4, 2008 @ 00:42
And here are the texts I read
[quote]Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon coeur amoureux ;
Retiens les griffes de ta patte,
Et laisse moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux,
Mêlés de métal et d'agate.
Lorsque mes doigts caressent à loisir
Ta tête et ton dos élastique,
Et que ma main s'enivre du plaisir
De palper ton corps électrique,
Je vois ma femme en esprit. Son regard,
Comme le tien, aimable bête,
Profond et froid, coupe et fend comme un dard,
Et, des pieds jusques à la tête,
Un air subtil, un dangereux parfum,
Nagent autour de son corps brun.
Charles Baudelaire[/quote]
[quote]A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a pack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he ploughed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travellers came riding down the track
And they never went further, no, they never went back
Then came the churches then came the schools
Then came the lawyers then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Then came the mines - then came the ore
Then there was the hard times then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river. . .
And my radio says tonight its gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
Theres six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow. . .
I used to like to go to work but they shut it down
I got a right to go to work but theres no work here to be found
Yes and they say were gonna have to pay whats owed
Were gonna have to reap from some seed thats been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road
You know Id sooner forget but I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder you had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder like you dont seem to care
But believe in me baby and Ill take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
cos Ive run every red light on memory lane
Ive seen desperation explode into flames
And I dont want to see it again. . .
from all of these signs saying sorry but were closed
All the way down the telegraph road
Dire Straits / Telegraph road[/quote]
[quote]Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon coeur amoureux ;
Retiens les griffes de ta patte,
Et laisse moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux,
Mêlés de métal et d'agate.
Lorsque mes doigts caressent à loisir
Ta tête et ton dos élastique,
Et que ma main s'enivre du plaisir
De palper ton corps électrique,
Je vois ma femme en esprit. Son regard,
Comme le tien, aimable bête,
Profond et froid, coupe et fend comme un dard,
Et, des pieds jusques à la tête,
Un air subtil, un dangereux parfum,
Nagent autour de son corps brun.
Charles Baudelaire[/quote]
[quote]A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a pack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he ploughed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travellers came riding down the track
And they never went further, no, they never went back
Then came the churches then came the schools
Then came the lawyers then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Then came the mines - then came the ore
Then there was the hard times then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river. . .
And my radio says tonight its gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
Theres six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow. . .
I used to like to go to work but they shut it down
I got a right to go to work but theres no work here to be found
Yes and they say were gonna have to pay whats owed
Were gonna have to reap from some seed thats been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road
You know Id sooner forget but I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder you had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder like you dont seem to care
But believe in me baby and Ill take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
cos Ive run every red light on memory lane
Ive seen desperation explode into flames
And I dont want to see it again. . .
from all of these signs saying sorry but were closed
All the way down the telegraph road
Dire Straits / Telegraph road[/quote]
The text you are quoting:
And here are the texts I read
[quote]Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon coeur amoureux ;
Retiens les griffes de ta patte,
Et laisse moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux,
Mêlés de métal et d'agate.
Lorsque mes doigts caressent à loisir
Ta tête et ton dos élastique,
Et que ma main s'enivre du plaisir
De palper ton corps électrique,
Je vois ma femme en esprit. Son regard,
Comme le tien, aimable bête,
Profond et froid, coupe et fend comme un dard,
Et, des pieds jusques à la tête,
Un air subtil, un dangereux parfum,
Nagent autour de son corps brun.
Charles Baudelaire[/quote]
[quote]A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a pack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he ploughed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travellers came riding down the track
And they never went further, no, they never went back
Then came the churches then came the schools
Then came the lawyers then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Then came the mines - then came the ore
Then there was the hard times then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river. . .
And my radio says tonight its gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
Theres six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow. . .
I used to like to go to work but they shut it down
I got a right to go to work but theres no work here to be found
Yes and they say were gonna have to pay whats owed
Were gonna have to reap from some seed thats been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road
You know Id sooner forget but I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder you had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder like you dont seem to care
But believe in me baby and Ill take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
cos Ive run every red light on memory lane
Ive seen desperation explode into flames
And I dont want to see it again. . .
from all of these signs saying sorry but were closed
All the way down the telegraph road
Dire Straits / Telegraph road[/quote]
Hobbes, Mar 4, 2008 @ 00:42
[quote]Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon coeur amoureux ;
Retiens les griffes de ta patte,
Et laisse moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux,
Mêlés de métal et d'agate.
Lorsque mes doigts caressent à loisir
Ta tête et ton dos élastique,
Et que ma main s'enivre du plaisir
De palper ton corps électrique,
Je vois ma femme en esprit. Son regard,
Comme le tien, aimable bête,
Profond et froid, coupe et fend comme un dard,
Et, des pieds jusques à la tête,
Un air subtil, un dangereux parfum,
Nagent autour de son corps brun.
Charles Baudelaire[/quote]
[quote]A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a pack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he ploughed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travellers came riding down the track
And they never went further, no, they never went back
Then came the churches then came the schools
Then came the lawyers then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Then came the mines - then came the ore
Then there was the hard times then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river. . .
And my radio says tonight its gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
Theres six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow. . .
I used to like to go to work but they shut it down
I got a right to go to work but theres no work here to be found
Yes and they say were gonna have to pay whats owed
Were gonna have to reap from some seed thats been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road
You know Id sooner forget but I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder you had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder like you dont seem to care
But believe in me baby and Ill take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
cos Ive run every red light on memory lane
Ive seen desperation explode into flames
And I dont want to see it again. . .
from all of these signs saying sorry but were closed
All the way down the telegraph road
Dire Straits / Telegraph road[/quote]
Hobbes, Mar 4, 2008 @ 00:42
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Mar 4, 2008 @ 10:50
For my part I am glad you enjoyed it. The group created its own success. I am looking forward to the next one. But posting it on the review forum is kind of misleading as it will not be an open event next time. But it was nice for you to share the poems you shared with us.
Lookingforward to hearing your own poetry next time.
Tonyt
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For my part I am glad you enjoyed it. The group created its own success. I am looking forward to the next one. But posting it on the review forum is kind of misleading as it will not be an open event next time. But it was nice for you to share the poems you shared with us.
Lookingforward to hearing your own poetry next time.
Tonyt
TonyT, Mar 4, 2008 @ 10:50
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Mar 17, 2008 @ 22:53
Hi Dave thank you for the link. It sounds like a good group. The only reason I wrote that it would not be an open event next time is that we haver already 12 members and last time 10 of us showed up. For an open sharing group it is sometimes difficult to get through all 10 or 12 people in a night.
i would like to come up sometimes and see what you guys are doing. Thanks for the reply. ;)
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Hi Dave thank you for the link. It sounds like a good group. The only reason I wrote that it would not be an open event next time is that we haver already 12 members and last time 10 of us showed up. For an open sharing group it is sometimes difficult to get through all 10 or 12 people in a night.
i would like to come up sometimes and see what you guys are doing. Thanks for the reply. ;)
TonyT, Mar 17, 2008 @ 22:53
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Jan 18, 2012 @ 11:05
I read my English poems with Swiss poet, Susanna Merkle in Geneva. Susanna is an established poet and she has published 8 books. Her books can be found in Amazon.Com. I have published two poetry books in Persian and my English poetry has been published in anthologies, magazines and online since 1986. A well known musician Amelie, Feihl will accompany us in Flute. Ticket: 15 Fr
Date: 28 January
Time: 19 hrs
Address:
Heim Foundation
1292 Pregny-Chambesy
6, Ch du Champ de ble
Please see the link bellow:
http://www.sakhawarz.com/english/images/stories/poetry_reading.pdf
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I read my English poems with Swiss poet, Susanna Merkle in Geneva. Susanna is an established poet and she has published 8 books. Her books can be found in Amazon.Com. I have published two poetry books in Persian and my English poetry has been published in anthologies, magazines and online since 1986. A well known musician Amelie, Feihl will accompany us in Flute. Ticket: 15 Fr
Date: 28 January
Time: 19 hrs
Address:
Heim Foundation
1292 Pregny-Chambesy
6, Ch du Champ de ble
Please see the link bellow:
http://www.sakhawarz.com/english/images/stories/poetry_reading.pdf
Bashir Sakhawarz, Jan 18, 2012 @ 11:05
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Jan 22, 2012 @ 23:08
If you are interested in joining a poetry and creative writing group in Berne, please get in touch with me. It's been running for 5 years now. Graham
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If you are interested in joining a poetry and creative writing group in Berne, please get in touch with me. It's been running for 5 years now. Graham
grahamtritt, Jan 22, 2012 @ 23:08
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