A message and a sonnet

Insect Overlord

Hey all
I've been on Boards just over two years now. When I first signed up I wanted my username to reflect a side of me that I hold quite dearly: my artistic side. Unfortunately I mis-spelled it, but that's not too important! What is important is that I see myself as a poet. As such, this forum has always been my first port of call whenever I've logged onto Boards.

Over the course of these two years I've made an effort to contribute regularly to this forum in particular. I've always been more than happy to share my work with fellow artists and readers alike. Recently, too, I've begun to offer more critique of other writers' posts. This reflects my growing sense of self-confidence, a side of my personality that once was really in deficit.

I know I've annoyed a few writers from time to time! But, whether by telling them things they didn't want to hear, or by fault/misunderstanding on my part, it was always my aim to encourage not just more writing, but creative writing of greater standards. In this, my 1000th post on Boards, I want to thank those who have offered criticism (whether constructive or otherwise ) on my work, as well as those who have given support or just shown appreciation by posting in my threads.

I'll post up my latest sonnet in the next few minutes as a small gesture to acknowledge this minor landmark.

Long may we continue to write, rhyme and ridicule

Insect Overlord

Different and distinct speak voices three:
The first seems a dark prophet of despair,
The next foretells of brighter, things more fair,
Third philosophises on what it sees.

And yet it's in one mind that dwell the three,
As countless others do abide in there,
It being both a warm and shadowed lair,
Like birds and worms atop or 'neath a tree.

It's from one single fountain that these three
Have sprung with misty rainbows in the air,
Have trickled dirt and such malignance where
A strong new river makes its way to sea.

A simple rhyme comes to me late at night:
To write I must straddle both dark and light.

Sarky

Glad you're getting something out of the forum.

Pgibson

An Fhile wrote: »

Hey all
Unfortunately I mis-spelled it......In this, my 1000th post on Boards.:)

Can't spell, Can't count either !

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Insect Overlord

Pgibson wrote: »

Can't spell, Can't count either !

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I've made 11 posts (including this one) since the opening post in this thread. Which, if you do a little bit of simple subtraction, you should find works out as the OP being my 1,000th.

Any comments on the sonnet anybody?

Pgibson

An Fhile wrote: »

Any comments on the sonnet anybody?

Very good sonnet File.

In fact excellent.

One small point.

The worms atop a tree would presumably be in the birds' bellies.

Right?

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Insect Overlord

Pgibson wrote: »

Very good sonnet File.

In fact excellent.

One small point.

The worms atop a tree would presumably be in the birds' bellies.

Right?

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Good point! I meant for that line to read as though the birds were on top of the tree, with the worms being underneath ('neath). If I were to write this in another format, as a short story for example, I would put the word "respectively" at the end of that line for clarity.