http://www.refreshorlando.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:59:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar WildePeople write poetry for a plethora of reasons, but this article has a sharpened arrowhead aimed directly at the fingertips of amateur poets who wish to be published yet refuse to learn the attributes of a well-crafted poem. These poets are the ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/10/11/how-to-write-bad-poetry/ Isn't that what they say?But what does that mean?There's no definition that mayanswer that question...For everyone everywhereBecause it's all about what youfeel in your heart and sharewith the important people in your life...I honestly believe it meansyou should make choicesthat will never let you seemto wonder "What if...?"Or ask yourself ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/10/09/live-for-today/ Nature The sky is gray On this late summer day As the sun imbues Its various hues Upon the scene. A sight to be seen, A beauty to behold, A thousand campfire stories to be told. With the settling twilight And the settling night Comes the settling fog About every ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/10/01/poems-of-nature-2/ Kamalakanta was born in Burdwan India in the late 18th Century. From an early age he expressed an interest in spirituality and later in life Kamalakanta received initiation into Tantric Yoga from a Tantric yogi named Kenaram Bhattacharya. His songs made him famous during his lifetime and because of his ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/26/hindu-poet-kamalakanta/ Tennyson wrote this centuries or so ago, and I ran across it during the Moslem riots in France. We've been at war, Christians, Jews and Moslems, for a very long time. It seemed timeless, so I decided to try to make an updated version of my own with the same ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/23/beautiful-city/ You can do and you can be whatever you want. You have the power, and the right, to make the changes.There are many choices to be made as daily life goes by. There are changes in our world and choices in our lives. There are those who come and those who go. There are those who enrich, and those who drain. There ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/19/choices/ I WANTED TO SAY IT WITH A BUNCH OF FLOWERS A CARD WOULD HAVE SUFFICED.I WANTED TO SAY IT WITH A PACK OF SWEETS A' HI' WOULD HAVE SUFFICED.I THOUGHT TO SEND A POETIC WISH. POEMS ARE MEANT FOR MEN & WOMENDOES A POEM NEED A POEM FOR A WISH? ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/15/birthday-messages-2/ Charlotte Bronte (1816 -1855) Novelist and Poet.Charlotte was the daughter of the Rev. Patrick Bronte,with her sisters Emily and Anne, Charlotte was brought up in a small parsonage in the Yorkshire village of Haworth. Whilst still in her childhood the Bronte sisters lost their mother and as the eldest Charlotte ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/06/biography-of-charlotte-bronte-2/ The poem on this page is a tribute to my father and his company, The First Electronics Company. The company is now 50 years old and is celebrating its 50th anniversary.I offered to create a poem in honor of the event, from a daughter to her Father. My ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/06/honor-your-loved-one-with-a-poetic-tribute-2/ Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004This poem was written for Ed Gallagher, a good friend and neighbour on the day his wife called me to let me know that he was in the hospital and wasn't expected to live. I was asked by the family ... http://www.refreshorlando.com/archives/2008/09/01/eds-poem/