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The Little Things That Matter

February 10, 2013
By SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
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SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
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I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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A thousand hues
A million mixes
When my eye,
Upon that scene fixes;
I see a palette divine
Artistry, ever so fine.
The sky may be, the way to Thee
And in itself ‘tis
The manifestation of bliss.
Yet each little pigment makes it so

The petal, the pollen of the flower
The seconds, minutes of the hour
The roots, the branches, the stem, the leaves
Come together and form, the lovely trees
The aromatic smell of rain
The spicy jab of pain
The tiny crystal of snow
The flame’s silent glow


Every pencil stroke
In my charcoal sketch
Where each line broke
And where two curves met
Vertical, horizontal and slanted
Each shading method brings it out
The true essence
Through the details shout

My Fujifilm camera captures
Each independent pixel though
I s the factor that
Gives life to the photo

The intertwined strands of wool
Adorning my winter sweater
Twists, knots and patterns rule

‘Tis said handwriting displays
What a person’s personality says
How curls the ‘f’ in ‘fur’
How clear the writing, or how blur
In what way, you cross the‘t’s
And dot the ‘i’s
Jot down the truth
Or fashion lies

Now I delve,
Into the magical world
From whence unto
These lines unfurled
Poetry, poet’s pretty muse
Each element in a poem,
Has high esteem
How the rhythm goes
And how the theme
The simile well knows
And the metaphor shows
If ‘tis written in joy
Or excruciating pain
Much knowledge about it
From these facts can gain
The little labors, never in vain
Thus, your eyes
To look for them, train

And all above discourse concludes
All details to a mountain amount
And they are what make…
The real thing count

© Meghan T., Scottsdale, AZ

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This one is about how we tend to look at the big picture and usually ignore the little but more important bits. Hope you like it. Do comment. :D Best Regards.
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SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on May. 25 2013 at 6:25 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Wow, Thank You! And it was something new for me but now that you're encouraging me to di it I sure will keep that in the back of my head. And I'm just simply plainly glad that you read these. And well..for that I just love yours so I won't stop reading til I've read it all and after that I'll just reread. :D Will you ever publish?
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on May. 15 2013 at 3:35 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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Looking at the big picture of what you wrote here, I'd say this is my favorite one of yours (of the three I've read, that is), in part because you seemed to give yourself more freedom with rhyme and with wording. But also because of the ideas you're touching upon here. And I adored "the spicy jab of pain"~I encourage you to incorporate more lines like that into future poems. Well done, with it all, it was a pleasant experience reading your work, and my thanks to you for reading mine...
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Mar. 23 2013 at 11:44 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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Thanks ever so much for reading! LOve ya so much! Hey I posted this new poem titled "What She's Worth"...It's sort of a new kind of writing for me so please could you give some feedback when you have time. And Thanks again.   I do think this one is one of the best though I don't think thta highly of my own stuff,.... :P
thatunknownthing DIAMOND said...
on Mar. 23 2013 at 3:24 am
thatunknownthing DIAMOND, Dubai, Other
67 articles 0 photos 208 comments

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&quot;Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift; that&#039;s why they call it the present&quot;

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I little long, but perhaps one of your best pieces, it's finely woven, and intricately presented there! go on!
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 25 2013 at 5:41 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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WOW,...It's an honour really,, Thank YOU!!   Your feedback is amazing, plus you explain what you like/dislike which I love...Do keep giving the golden advice. And again Thank You! :D
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 24 2013 at 2:29 pm
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND, Clemmons, North Carolina
56 articles 0 photos 253 comments

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&quot;Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.&quot; ~Camille Pissarro

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I wish I could think of a better, more precise way to say this, but your poem is just beautiful. It is quite elegantly written. As I have said before, you demonstrate an amazing amount of control over your words.
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 14 2013 at 6:48 am
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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That's one of the things I like about this one too, how all the independent stanzas come together,...I guess it is better than the others as I strongly truly fiercly believe in this. ANd THank you for reading and for the feedback.   :)  .. Check out some other stuff too...you might even like some :D
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 13 2013 at 3:01 pm
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
59 articles 24 photos 280 comments

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&quot;I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; <br /> I lift my lids and all is born again.<br /> (I think I made you up inside my head).&quot;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

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THis is beautiful. Your poem's makeup fits the subject, as I found myself reading it slowly in order to absorbe the graceful crafting of each line. Everything fits togeather to make a wonderful poem, but if you took each section apart you would still have something lovely :)