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Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

JynxModerator23 Jan 2024, 4:29 pm AEDT

Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

TW: Intense themes/potentially triggering content

Hey everyone, there's a few of us around that have spoken about their poetic streak, so I decided to create a space for folks to share their poetry!!

@creative_writer @tonys @tyme @Bow @Birdofparadise8 @ENKELI @Blackbird11 @Snowie @Captain24 @Shaz51 @Glisten @Former-Member @Jacques

Please also tag anyone who might want to have a read, or share some of their own!

You're welcome to share any kind of poems or small pieces of creative writing. Feel free to share some of your darker works if you have them, so long as they still remain within the bounds of the Guidelines, and please include trigger warnings and use spoiler tags as necessary.

Sometimes, this kind of deeper, more vulnerable form of expression can bring up some pretty heavy feelings. If you ever find yourself becoming distressed or dysregulated whilst sharing or reading along, please don't hesitate to reach out to your supports. The SANE line is full of lovely peeps who can sit with you through the darkness (Call 1800 187 263, Mon-Fri 10am-8pm). For out of hours support or for crisis, contact the following:

Lifeline: 13 11 14 or Crisis Chat

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If in immediate danger: 000

It's hard to be vulnerable. But seeing the deeper parts in others can give us the courage to share those deeper, sometimes very raw and emotional parts of ourselves, and see that we're not alone in this wild ride called life. I hope we can learn from each other, become closer and more connected, and find resonance in our shared human experience. I'll kick us off ~

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ENKELISenior Contributor23 Feb 2024, 9:34 pm AEDT

Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

@tonys darn it, I wrote a reply but before I could post it my mum rang and the page timed out. Apologies if you get 2 replies!

I hope you write your poetry down because it is really good and worth keeping. I love the depth of your verses and as I've mentioned before words are like art to me, they picture so much and I feel like I'm wrapped up in a colourful rainbow of prose.

I was going to post a poem that my father wrote but realised it could be triggering as it talks about Vietnam and how the Vets suffered upon their return. He's crappy at being a father but he's a damn fine poet.

@supermodel my very best wishes for your new academic adventure. I hope you enjoy it and excel at all you do

@Glisten how are you my fellow Perth-ite? Like me I bet you're glad the temp is dropping for the week. Was it you who had a sauna at your apartment complex?
Apologies if it's not you and to the person who does I still envy you!! As I have mentioned the air con in my 6 year old car has died and I thought maybe if I leave the windows up, lie on the backseat on a towel maybe I could re-create the spa experience! Lol, nope not happening!

@Jynx @Appleblossom @Oaktree @StuF @KirSa_EnigmA @Emelia8 @TAB @SmilingGecko

@Historylover @Shaz51

May your evening be a good one x

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GlistenSenior Contributor23 Feb 2024, 10:08 pm AEDT

Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

@ENKELI I admire your ingenuity. WA car saunas 🙌🏼 Yes my friend’s apartment where I currently reside has a sauna, gym and pool.

But I can’t stay here forever. They want to sell in 5 months.

I was at my daughter’s house this morning, helping her renovate the bathroom. I drank 3 litres of water. Best upper body workout.

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ENKELISenior Contributor23 Feb 2024, 10:44 pm AEDT

Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

@Glisten have you told your friends how inconsiderate they are?! Lol what a bummer. Do you have somewhere to move to? I know 12 months ago when friends of mine were looking for a rental they had a heck of a time trying to find something that wasn't too expensive. Rent here is ridiculous.

Ooooh, bathroom reno's. I'd love to renovate my bathroom and kitchen, it's my savings goal for when I am working again. My house was built in the mid 90's and is a starter home. It was only a couple of years old when I bought it and some of the options the original owners chose were questionable. Like exposed brick around the gas stove.

Thank goodness it's cooling down for the week. I think it goes back up to 38 next Friday so I am going to take advantage of the cooler weather and hopefully find the motivation to do some spring cleaning.

Hope you have a lovely weekend 😊

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tonysSenior Contributor23 Feb 2024, 11:24 pm AEDT

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Thankyou so much for your encouragement @ENKELI .. To answer your question. My carer has to

fix up my spelling, and since I got out of hospital she has been emailing them all to her boss along with a heap of good short stories I have. They are going to sift it all and see if they can do something with it.

So at least there are dated records of it. I'm just grateful I can now share words in this place with people that understand..

@Jynx did give fair warning that some of the poems may 'triggering' when she started the thread so viewers can tune out, which was thoughtful. Now having said that, it took me two goes to get that last

poem up on tis thread because of the sensors, and I had to make fast changes on the hop, but I like that it challenges me. I am in truth grateful for the latitude they have allowed all of us . So I think / hope,

that you put that poem up. The people that drink from this well , know the waters laced.. we all share

a love for words and a need for a place with no parachutes. Hug to you @ENKELI

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GlistenSenior Contributor24 Feb 2024, 7:18 am AEDT

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@ENKELI BAHAHA - my friends are so inconsiderate! LOL 🤣

ATM my life is like painting a picture and someone asks, what are you painting a picture of? My answer is, I don’t know. But I’ll recognise it when I see it.

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Emelia8Senior Contributor24 Feb 2024, 7:27 am AEDT

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Please do not apologise @tonys for evoking an emotional response from the reading of your poetry. That is, after all, a major aim of poetry. You have achieved what you should. ♥

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GlistenSenior Contributor24 Feb 2024, 7:44 am AEDT

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@Emelia8 Hello 👋🏼 How you doing? I was just strolling by on my way out.
Have a great weekend

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Emelia8Senior Contributor24 Feb 2024, 8:41 am AEDT

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Hi @Glisten 😊 I am ok tks. Hope you are too? ♥

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GlistenSenior Contributor24 Feb 2024, 10:58 am AEDT

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@Emelia8 Any day above ground is a good day lol

Last T-ball game of the season today

Go Wolves!

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ENKELISenior Contributor24 Feb 2024, 12:15 pm AEDT

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And hugs back @tonys. I'll post it and see if it needs to be censored.

@Glisten and my fellow Perthvillians, have you noticed a strange phenomenon happening with the weather? All this wet stuff has been coming from the skies and some loud claps of thunder too. I'd almost forgotten what rain was!!

This poem was written about the families of soldiers who fought in Vietnam. A little backstory, the poem was written for my grandmother, and the line about already losing his father, my grandfather was on the HMAS Sydney and he died on the 19/11/1941 when the Kormoran sank it. It was my grandfathers' 21 birthday and he never got to meet his son as my dad was born the following July.

Trigger warning ahead -

Those Left Waiting

In a caravan in the red dust and gums of the outback,
In a sleepy town by the seaside in a little shack,
In towns and cities, you who were left, waited,
Hoping against hope, your wait was not ill-fated.
The sisters and brothers, the mothers and fathers too,
The wives and sweethearts, all seeing it through.
Closely watching each day, the news on TV,
Never knowing just what they might see.
Hoping to catch just a glimpse of him,
Is it him, it can't be, he looks so grim.
Each night a mother kneels down to pray,
For her beloved son so far away.
She lost his father at war before he was born,
If she lost him now her heart would be torn.
Dear God won't you please hear my plea,
Bring him back home again safely to me.
Sadly for many came that knock on the door,
And they knew then that they'd see him no more.
Slowly but finally that long year passed,
And he is now back home with you at last.
You endured the agony, heartache and pain,
Of never knowing if you would see him again.
But you waited faithfully, steadfast and true,
So here is my tribute just for you.

For my family who cared so much.

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