>> Your reactions to each line of the poem were basically mine. I think you managed to break down why the poem irritates me? Thank you for that. <<
I'm happy I could help.
>> I actually prefer the form or specific poems.<<
There are a lot of interesting forms out there.
>> Although I also suck at writing them - since I can't count to save my life. So anything that has a count to it - or a specific syllable count won't work.<<
I can manage very simple numbers. Counting on my fingers, I can do syllabic poetry. But my math jinx is a field effect, it can affect other people at times.
>> I'm not much of a gamer - since I tend to forget rules that aren't logical and lose interest quickly.<<
*chuckle* In high school, my friends wanted to game in my writing world, so they handed me the AD&D dungeon master's guide and pushed me off the cliff. I sort of tried to follow the rules, but my friends quickly got bored of me looking things up. I said, "We can do one of two things: I look up the rules and you wait patiently, or I shut the book and you don't argue." They said shut the book. I shut the book. We had a blast.
It was many years later that I found the kind of game engine that really fits my style. It's elegant, it adapts to any context, and you can teach it and start playing in about 5 minutes.
>> I do however play Redecor - which is just matching colors and fabrics to room decor - weirdly calming.<<
That's a cool concept.
I'm doing a Poetry Fishbowl on April 2 if you want to drop by and watch the fun. Prompts are welcome but lurking is totally fine. The theme is "Screw this, I'm out of here!" I love my fans. They give me such neat ideas.
Re: Thoughts
I'm happy I could help.
>> I actually prefer the form or specific poems.<<
There are a lot of interesting forms out there.
>> Although I also suck at writing them - since I can't count to save my life. So anything that has a count to it - or a specific syllable count won't work.<<
I can manage very simple numbers. Counting on my fingers, I can do syllabic poetry. But my math jinx is a field effect, it can affect other people at times.
>> I'm not much of a gamer - since I tend to forget rules that aren't logical and lose interest quickly.<<
*chuckle* In high school, my friends wanted to game in my writing world, so they handed me the AD&D dungeon master's guide and pushed me off the cliff. I sort of tried to follow the rules, but my friends quickly got bored of me looking things up. I said, "We can do one of two things: I look up the rules and you wait patiently, or I shut the book and you don't argue." They said shut the book. I shut the book. We had a blast.
It was many years later that I found the kind of game engine that really fits my style. It's elegant, it adapts to any context, and you can teach it and start playing in about 5 minutes.
>> I do however play Redecor - which is just matching colors and fabrics to room decor - weirdly calming.<<
That's a cool concept.
I'm doing a Poetry Fishbowl on April 2 if you want to drop by and watch the fun. Prompts are welcome but lurking is totally fine. The theme is "Screw this, I'm out of here!" I love my fans. They give me such neat ideas.