Appy

Made perfect sense to me Salinye, even though I am not religious.

hmm now for the question, I have a tough time answering this, since I, myself always see myself as an individual in control of her own actions, but, as my mom recently told me, to the outside I come over as dependent on others and unable to make descisions.

Now the ONE problem I really have with this question;

Does living as though you control your own destiny lead to a more powerful life??

is the mentioning of Destiny...

That word in itself for me, already holds something preordained in it, something that we cannot fully control or change...

So I will answer the question without that word in it, if you will permit, Salinye..

"Does living as though you control your own actions lead to a more powerfull life?"

To that I say Yes, with all my heart.

Forcing yourself up everyday takes huge effort at times, the same for forcing yourself to do the simplest things, but it made my life and 'myself' that much more powerfull. It's great to find out that you indeed can overcome most 'moods' that affect you physically.. specially for one such as me (winterdepressions going towards manical, aka, highly influence by weather conditions)

The only way towards "Living" is to "Live"

There, did I make sense?

Interesting concept, quite a double moral you have here.. well put.

I'm having some trouble with the meter in the 6th stanza, but i'm not sure yet what... I might comment on that later, possibly with alternatives

*hugs*

Welcom from me aswell, and a very nice first addition. Well done!

*hugs aswell as it seems to be(come) tradition*

Great topic! Not bad at all for someone who normally doens't write poetry, well done, I enjoyed it

Great suggestions there also, better then any I could give.. I'd say use them as you please

*giggle* great and neat little thing this, thank you for sharing

*Appy looks lovingly at her pen... &keyboard *

*Appy nods in agreement with Ayshela* false love will help for only so long.. and then the knowledge becomes too much and you hurt even more. Acknowledge that some people actually mean it when they say you are beautiful, inside or out. Wish I knew you better, just to be able to say it.

Very emotional read, well done *hugs*

*Appy tip-toes in so as not to wake the (finally) sleeping ones and quickly scribbles a little note to leave on the bureau*

This was a great poem to read, there was energy in it.. how silly that may sound for a poem on sleep deprivation. I enjoyed it a lot, thank you for sharing. I hope you find some peace soon *hugs*

*Appy tip-toes out again, smiling on the sleeping bodies*

Thanks for your comment, Loki

Heh and thank you for nit-picking too, it is indeed "truthful" (I still don't get when it's one l and when 2... someone able to explain maybe?)

About 'therefor' or 'therefore', I checked merriam-webster on those and these are the definitions:

Therefor

: for or in return for that <ordered a change and gave his reasons therefor>

Therefore

1 a : for that reason : CONSEQUENTLY b : because of that c : on that ground

2 : to that end

I'm therefore () keeping my 'therefor' since I think it is sufficient and I believe that this part of the definition; in return for that, fits perfectly into the poem.. better then the definition of 'therefore' in my mind

babble babble *giggle*... thanks again loki, I've learned something new now. There's definitly the possibility that a different way of spelling has big influence on meaning, I'm going to have to keep that in mind

EDIT: *sigh* offcourse even I see that both definitions are the same in that their meanings are the same.. I still like the Idea that "my" 'therefor' means; in return for that... just a little thing I saw after I re-read my post. Appy out.

Three times Hooray, one for each!

Hooray!

Hooray!

Hooray!

Congratulations!

Have a nice day all

*blush*

thank you..

*hugs back*

~edited because of a stray 'l' in the word 'truthful'~
~edited again because the centering works now, thanks Rune!~

Trust

"It is close to having faith.."

To depend, nay
to utterly depend
on being truthful

To rely, nay
to utterly rely
on being cared for

To confide, nay
to utterly confide
in secrets kept sealed

*
*
My faith was crushed
long ago
before being aware
of such thoughts
*
*

Therefor I am incompatible with this

Trust

Even myself, I cannot
grant the privilege
of certitude

Not after adapting
after compromising
every inch of my life

Again that question:

"Who am I?"

I do not know,
and I do not trust
anyone to answer it
least of all me..

[01 oktober 2003, Leverkusen]

*giggle* so true, most of it... thank you for a good laugh Tralla

*follows Salinye to the photocopier* Need one for my husband aswell

*hugs*

ooh I want that "find" feature too, pls tell me when you find a way lol

Wren, great poem, I really enjoyed this!

The only thing that caught me off-guard so to say is the last line, it seems out of place to me, possible because to "me" all the other 'end-words' have the same "energy".

Words like:

explode

load

gathered

crafted

If you put 'paper' in that list... you know what I mean I think. Paper is a "soft" word, while all the others (as pointed out before) have some sort of "energy". Gah, I'm blabbing now. I don't even have a proposition on how to improve it

Just my 2 cents. Again, I really enjoyed it, especially the first three stanza's *hugs*

neat idea

Safe:

*(first definition)Dictionary:

1 : free from harm or risk : UNHURT

2 a : secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss b : successful at getting to a base in baseball without being put out

3 : affording safety or security from danger, risk, or difficulty

4 obsolete, of mental or moral faculties : HEALTHY, SOUND

5 a : not threatening danger : HARMLESS b : unlikely to produce controversy or contradiction

6 a : not likely to take risks : CAUTIOUS b : TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE

*(bigger then I thought!)Reliable would be my choice of definition, to put it into context with my own definition, I assosiate Safe with people.

*(second definition)My own:

Having not to fear

whom to trust in

or whom to depend on

Not having to worry about

the world around you

Feeling

comfortable no matter

how you act and why you act

Not to be questioned

about actions from the past

Not feeling the need

to wonder about

what others think

*By my own definition, I've never felt completely safe, but it is accurate and what I search for.

Again, neat idea, looking forward to other definitions

What's a mob?

(Yes, I'm annoying today, but I would like to know...)

Happy day Peredhil!

Four of my favorite Terry Pratchett quotes:

* - "We've got a lot of experience of not having any experience"

- "But the point is... the point is... the point is we've not been

experienced for a lot longer than you."

--(Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad)

* It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

-- (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

* The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.

-- (Terry Pratchett, Hogfather)

And my favorite of favorites:

* Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck.

-- (Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)

(Nanny Ogg rules, yay! )

Ah... oh.... oops!

First of all, thanks for your comment, Regel!

The revised, finished version is already posted though...and in that I replaced the "Heritage beat(s) my soul" with "Heritage made my soul"

What I 'really' wanted/needed was critisism on the last poem I posted in the "my" thread, called "Rejoice"

Apologies for the confusion! I just figured I would continue posting the poems I need help on in that one thread.. maybe I should give them their own thread afterall?

*walks away pondering on the various uses of the rooms of the Pen in this particular case*

Lazily the cat yawns and starts licking her paws.. after some time she blinks and looks down from her high vantage point (the balcony of the house on the 5th floor that belongs to the old Lady) and her eyes follow the young man that's walking down the street...

*Appy nods at Valdar's words* I know nothing of Everquest... therefor that's also a reasonable request no?

*giggle* I really enjoyed this, thank you for writing and posting!

Congratulations

And the fluorescent light illuminating the interiour of the compound we call the web flares over the databases and dissapears around the corner, taking it's add and "only today!" sentences with it.. filling voids along it's way.

Knowing is different from Understanding

Understanding is different from Applying

Applying is different from Knowing

If this is true

then how are we supposed

to figure it all out

Unchallenged

Because what we Know, is not always what we Understand

That which we Understand, is not always what we Apply

And what we Apply, is not always what we Know

If this is true

then how can anyone expect

humanity to cope

Untroubled

Opposites and Paradoxes, are Keys to our future..