B'eating A'round the B'ush

[DanaC]

From time to time, throwing out an unfinished poem for others to continue it is an interesting little experiment/fun thing to do.

But I really would like to see a poem finished. Because that is where the craft of poetry lies.

Finishing a poem is difficult.

[JBKlyde]

If I make it back to school the first thing I will do is take a class in reading and math.. hopefully that will expand my horizons to the point where I'm a better writer...

[wolf]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Finishing a poem is difficult.

Pretty much you just add the words "The End," just to make it clear. It's not like music where you have to do stuff like establish a sub-dominant-dominant-tonic cadence or anything.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by wolf

Pretty much you just add the words "The End," just to make it clear. It's not like music where you have to do stuff like establish a sub-dominant-dominant-tonic cadence or anything.

You're right it's not like music. But just adding 'the end' does not an ending make.

Personally, I find starting poems very easy. Finishing them can be a bitch.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by wolf

Pretty much you just add the words "The End," ...

Originally Posted by DanaC

... But just adding 'the end' does not an ending make. ... Finishing them can be a bitch.

The End, Bitch.

[JBKlyde]

your use of apostrophes is most perplexing.

my grammar is rotten as flies on dead fish... i don't know how i got through English one and 2..

[jimhelm]

Originally Posted by JBKlyde

my grammar is rotten as flies on dead fish... i don't know how i got through English one and 2..

grammar is a different thing. I'm talking about punctuation. Usually, an apostrophe is used to contract two words or to indicate possession... occasionally to note a missing letter. And, sometimes in names of characters in Sci Fi stories.

I was just curious.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by jimhelm

grammar is a different thing. I'm talking about punctuation. Usually, an apostrophe is used to contract two words or to indicate possession... occasionally to note a missing letter. And, sometimes in names of characters in Sci Fi stories.

They are also valid as a way to identify multiples of acronyms if confusion may otherwise result. I would far rather see DVDs than dvd's, but I admit sometimes it is useful.