― Brian Lovestar, Dream Myself Alive
But don't want to
Put out the candles
Or close the window
To the smell
Of rain...
Just lie
In the lightning's flare
And watch
Streets glow
Where I go
In dreams...
dreaming of you
is so sweet...
who knows?
perhaps this time
We'll meet.
What style of poetry is this? I'm having a hard time following it. The content of the poem is sweet but it's hard for me to follow.
It's free verse poetry and may seem different if you are used to regular stanza and rhyme structures. Let's put it this way - if you fit your thoughts into a template like a sonnet, ballad or typical poetic form, you produce a predictable effect. But if you allow the form to develop organically and grow out of the meaning, you get a quite different experience that is uniquely suited to what's being described. This poem is designed to mimic stream of consciousness and the associative thought patterns of someone on the verge of sleep.
Don't buy it? Try Robert Frost
That's so cool. I always thought poetry is about rhyming stanzas. I am a beginner but I can rhyme and structure whatever I want to convey without the need of fitting in unnecessary rhyming sentences. But this is unique. Are there any other forms of poetry too? Where can I learn it? I am a self learner, didn't study it from anywhere. Kindly enlighten me if possible. Thank you.
nice poem
thank you for sharing
Thank you, @youk95
Love it! Thank you for sharing these beautiful words. upvoted and followed
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thank you
That seeet expectation. Reminds me of the time me and Abi were long distance dating, and we prayed to dream of one another each night.
that's beautiful, lydon
Beautiful
thanks Harry
You are welcome
Very nostalgic...
I once had a distant love who dreamed of me regularly, but try though I might I would rarely dream of her... A reality that I found frustrating.
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Not bad for a poem. Keep believing, keep moving.
Sweet poem! enjoyed it
Keep up great work :)
thank you
Really getting in to it.