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    Posted: 30 January 2016 at 3:42pm
The myth of the mist
High on the list
Of dangerous places
You probably should miss

Devils triangle what it is called
An he resides there
Shrouded in fog
Sits on a throne
His horns rising high
He releases the thunder
That shatters the sky

The oceans block passage
To enter his realm
But sailors still venture
Mad men at the helm

Push through the red water
Land on the rocks
The ship is no use now
No use for soft talk
Your time is soon over
Your end it is near
Escape is not likely
Your soul will stay here

On an island called Adeptus
Shackeled in chains
Any who visit
Are meat for his pain
His torrment brings wind
Torrential rain
Blood boils the seas
And cripples the brain
Abandon all hope
You shall not escape
Hundreds of ships
Wrecked on the cape

No chance to remember
A time before pain
As your soul is devoured
Becoming a chain
Part of the system
That holds him in place
It is a secret
God's great disgrace
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ha, i commend you on using Limmericks, bro. Very creative!
 
This is more of a rap site, we actually don't even have a poetry section and i'm not sure how much this will appeal to reader but i personally dug it. Are there any intricate rhyme scheme? no, but it had some nice creativity. Aside from the limmerick-like execution, i like the personification of the Bermuda as an actual Devil lol. Inventive. Hope to read more from you man.


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Thanks, I'm going for lyimricical verse, it just kind of pours out like some kind of curse. Try as I might I cannot refrain, given the option of retraining brain though I'd rather I stick to what I do best, instead conformance to be like the rest.
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Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Cuba Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 February 2016 at 6:59pm
Poem, cool...

I quite liked the simplicity of the form, I've just read a couple of verses where the rhythm was kind of ignored really so I salute you on using a semi-strict format. Reason I say semi-strict is that I noticed a couple of points where you had a bit of a stumble. 

"Devil's triangle what it is called" was the first hint...you're too syllable heavy on the "Devil's triangle" to follow up what "what it is known"...I possibly would've gone for:

Triangle of Devils
as it is known.
And he resides there
Shrouded in smoke.

^^ you get that more natural sound from smoke to known as well.

I could continue chopping away..."push through the red water", too many stressed syllables. Interestingly, MAD MEN had a similar feeling, but that put the emphasis onto MAD which actually worked I thought, essentially, you can be subtle with it and get away...but it needs to be deliberately deployed as a tool at the right time to be effective. "Soft talk" felt awkward and didn't really fit in...I would've changed that.

Penultimate stanza was better, you moved back towards that consistent rhythm and kept it simple...this felt more effective, I liked the images you created here of abandoning hope, ships being wrecked, blood boiling. Way you closed it out was clever as well, I liked the idea of being devoured and becoming a link in the system...felt the "God's great disgrace" was again a misuse of the stressed syllables, jarring effect that I didn't like.

Overall, I thought you did a good job...I liked the form (generally speaking) and I liked the literal interpretation of the brief...what's beyond the triangle? The Devil. Then your descriptiveness despite your form was good. Think you could've introduced some imagery to make your descriptions more powerful. I don't think I noticed any throughout the piece, which would've added an extra layer.

Keep at it.
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Post Options Post Options   Likes (0) Likes(0)   Quote Zinaii Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 February 2016 at 9:13pm
This was pretty cool; I always respect poetry and this being a kind of different topic i figure it's not easy to write to this type of topic and still keep those same mechanics so you obviously have some skill. Now, as far as the piece as a whole it wasn't a bad piece at all; but it didn't have anything that made it stand out; the rhyme schemes came off a little basic imo; you have the idea down now I think you could work on taking the next step into possibly some character development; or adding some complexity to some of your lines; get the reader engaged in your story. Keep writing and it will come naturally; check out a few of the other pieces and make note of some of the things they did but stick around here ill keep an eye out for more of your work
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Thanks Zin that is the plan
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