Vlad Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 hmm... it's been a while since I wrote anything, decided to poke my head in. -------------- How many roads must a man walk down to know where he is in this life? How many ways must he reject to find the one meant for him? Can he ever stop searching for the only true love? Can he honestly live with his heart for display? Will anyone ever decide what they need to be? Will this life and next be full of the joys? How will we know? How can we know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mira Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 That first line seems very familiar. Probably due to the fact that I have spent the day listening to Dylan, and that it is the first line of “Blowin’ In the Wind”. Not that I am accusing you of plagiarism or anything, but unfortunately for me I subconsciously read the poem to the same beat as the song. It doesn’t work, trust me. It ruined my whole experience. The words are good, the meaning is there, it just doesn’t go along with the song. "It’s not you, It’s me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted July 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Never heard the song. Sorry. But to tell the truth I reread the hitchhiker's trilogy, and I think that line was in there somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayshela Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 *laughs* okay, so it wasn't just me.. i heard that in the same rhythm and melody as the song as well, and had a horrible time letting that go to read the rest of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mira Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 What do you mean you've never heard the song!?! http://www.themightypen.net/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif You got to go download it or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaeha Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 The line "How many roads must a man walk down?" was one of the possibilities that the mice in the first book (Hitchhiker's itself) were considering as the possible Question. They were trying for something philosophical sounding to go with the answer (42). "The trick to flying is to throw yourself at the ground, and miss." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoaringIcarus Posted August 1, 2003 Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 Greetings, Vlad. Long time, no read. I did hear a little bit of Dylan in the back of my head, but I quickly pushed it away. This is good. The third stanza feels to me like it needs more. If I were given godly permission to alter it, I might consider a different word than "joys" or maybe rework the meter. Nice re-broadening of the mood of the poem, at the end. Nice to read you again. -Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasslehoff Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 Very nice peom you have written yourself Vlad. Keep on writing. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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