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Column: How I Write a Poem at allpoetry
I have found that a good way to prepare to write a poem is to do it in layers.
This process often works best if you spend a day or two on each layer (Rome wasn't
built in a day). Give your idea time to germinate. Write more verses than you inten
'A Thing of Beauty' at allpoetry
My eyes drink in each detail,
each cottage, bridge and tree.
My Cat's Not Wacky..BUT..I Can't Say the Same for Me! at allpoetry
My precious cat is anything but wacky,
her keen intelligence amazes me.

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on A Dog Has Died by Pablo Neruda, on July 29, 2005
I love this poem and Pablo Neruda's simple way with words. I have two cats and I did have a dog that I loved very much. A friend of mine's style of writing has been compared to Pablo Neruda's..now I know what a compliment that was!

Maureen
on Cat's Dream by Pablo Neruda, on December 13, 2004
Enjoyed this poem by Pablo. I love my two cats. A friend of mine was told he writes like Pablo so I came to check him out..I like his style and his way of looking at things.

Maureen
on Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath, on May 21, 2004
Sylvia succeeded with suicide #3..no more Lady Lazarus for the curious to see. She desired relief from agonizing thoughts and brutal betrayal. Ironically, the years she was happy, she lost her muse. Suffering brought out her greatest poems and her triumphant suicide.
on Beautiful Dreamer Serenade by Stephen C. Foster, on February 27, 2004
Beautiful words to a beautiful love song! Sweet and romantic...it sang to me!

Maureen