The Not-So Austen Bookclub discussion

Brought to my attention by Isabelle, was the fact that many of us enjoy putting our imaginations to work. The roleplays cater for those more inclined to creative writing, but as Isabelle pointed out to me, poetry was left unaccounted for. So here is a challenge for all you budding poets!

Each month, I will set here a theme. Feel free to post up as many poems as you want, of your own composition, that are connected to, discuss, or feature the chosen theme. The person with the best poem will:

- Get their poem featured (credited to them) on my blog
- Receive a PDF copy of Tennyson's Early Poems (which are magnificent!)
- Get to choose the theme for the following month

This month's theme (ends on the 2nd of August):

DENIAL

So get those mind cogs whirling and I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!

Another fantastic new element within this diversly rich & exciting group...lets get writing!

This is amazing! Thank you so much Booknut (and Isabelle) for this amazing new idea!

My attempt at a poem spoken from my heart, on DENIAL...


My heart bleeds as I stand dying begging for your mercy,

You forsake the one who truly cares without a second glance,

Soul destroyed and devotion crushed into splinters that pierce,

Years of longing, yearning to be close to you is now futile,

Giving yourself body and soul to another undeserved individual,

I scream out with such wrath as to exhaust myself,

A spirit crushed, entirely demoralized all hope now fades,

Brightness and beauty wilts and diminishes leaving an empty hole,

You were forever present for so long and now you linger within my mind,

Like a ghost that haunts my thoughts but is untouchable,

Unreceptive and detached you now are a stranger to me,

True love vanishes at a blink of an eye leaving only memories,

beautifully written Lucinda :)

Lucinda wrote: "My attempt at a poem spoken from my heart, on DENIAL...


My heart bleeds as I stand dying begging for your mercy,

You forsake the one who truly cares without a second glance,

Soul destroyed and ..."

That was beautiful, Lucinda.:')

Here you go :)

Denial

I creep down the hallway,
And peak around the bend.
My stomache does a somersault,
For I see you once again.

You are extremely rich,
And you look simply divine.
You are irresistable,
And your smell is just sublime.

"No!" I do tell myself,
"Remember when he did that?"
I nod as memories break my heart,
You used to make me feel like crap.

But I always give into you,
Every single time.
Now I feel you, drawing me close,
As you sit there in your prime.

I begin to walk towards you,
All these lies that I create.
None deter me, I take a slice,
Of you, my rich chocolate cake.

Rachel wrote: "Here you go :)

Denial

I creep down the hallway,
And peak around the bend.
My stomache does a somersault,
For I see you once again.

You are extremely rich,
And you look simply divine.
You are irr..."

*Claps* you guys make so nice poems:)

Wow, you guys have such potential =)

No, this can not be true,
But still, I saw her with you.
I saw her run her fingers through your hair,
But still, you didn't care.
You were with her in her house,
You were being quite and sneaky from me like a mouse.

And when I found out I went my room,
I thought I was never going to be myself again, like a flower that will never again bloom.

I treated you right, but still you weren't fair.
And now I always feel this heaviness in the air.

I wish I never was yours,
You've been lying, all this time under my nose.
He doesn't deserve you. They say.
But I still feel my heart break everyday.
I feel it bleed and cry in pain and sorrow.
Please, come hear and heal it maybe today or tomorrow.

The silence in my room covered me like a second skin,
Now I'm always grim.

I'm filled with denial of choosing you,
I'm filled with denial trusting you!

My life is full of sorrow because of the wrong choice I made.

To Rachel and Athlea,

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. :)

Lucinda x

Lucinda wrote: "To Rachel and Athlea,

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. :)

Lucinda x"

lovely comments for a lovely poem:)

True that ;)

Althea wrote: "No, this can not be true,
But still, I saw her with you.
I saw her run her fingers through your hair,
But still, you didn't care.
You were with her in her house,
You were being quite and sneaky fro..."

"The silence in my room covered me like a second skin"

Wonderful imagery - that is exactly what certain silences feel like...as if they are clinging to you. Very raw and well put!

Lucinda wrote: "My attempt at a poem spoken from my heart, on DENIAL...


My heart bleeds as I stand dying begging for your mercy,

You forsake the one who truly cares without a second glance,

Soul destroyed and ..."


The word 'forsake' brings so many raw, emotional images to the forefront of the mind - beautiful!!

Rachel wrote: "Here you go :)

Denial

I creep down the hallway,
And peak around the bend.
My stomache does a somersault,
For I see you once again.

You are extremely rich,
And you look simply divine.
You are irr..."

*laughs* Oh goodness!! I thought in the beginning it was a guy...and then for it to be cake!! The whole poem became utterly true...cake is a weakness and I adored reading it!! :D

Althea wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Here you go :)

Denial

I creep down the hallway,
And peak around the bend.
My stomache does a somersault,
For I see you once again.

You are extremely rich,
And you look simply divi..."

And it's funny too! You show that things may not be all as it seems denial means it's supposed to be emotional and dramatic and stuff like that...you proved it wrong...in a good way!:D

haha thanks guys :)

Rachel wrote: "haha thanks guys :)"

No problem:)

Rachel wrote: "Here you go :)

Denial

I creep down the hallway,
And peak around the bend.
My stomache does a somersault,
For I see you once again.

You are extremely rich,
And you look simply divine.
You are irr..."

Haha, that's fantastic!
I love the way it just rolls off your tongue when you read it, as well :)

~ ☺MiNi☺~ wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Here you go :)

Denial

I creep down the hallway,
And peak around the bend.
My stomache does a somersault,
For I see you once again.

You are extremely rich,
And you look simply divi..."

Yeah! I like your pic, ~ ☺MiNi☺~!:D

Booknut wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "My attempt at a poem spoken from my heart, on DENIAL...


My heart bleeds as I stand dying begging for your mercy,

You forsake the one who truly cares without a second glance,

Sou..."

Thank you Booknut...i do try to pick the words that i use very carefully, and especially in poetry where 'less is more'

Booknut wrote: "Althea wrote: "No, this can not be true,
But still, I saw her with you.
I saw her run her fingers through your hair,
But still, you didn't care.
You were with her in her house,
You were being quite..."

Thank you, Booknut:)

Those were all amazing! Lucinda, that was beautiful! It was so raw and emotional. I absolutely love it.
Rachel, you had me on the brink of tears until the end, then you had me laughing:)
Althea, that was great! It flowed really well!

You are all such talented poets! Lucinda, you're poem was beautiful and heart wrenching. Rachel I absolutely loved your poem!! Very few poems can make me laugh, and yours made me fall on the floor laughing! Thank you! Althea, that was so great and so sad!

Well, what can i say? I am quite a sensitive person and so do feel things deeply *coughs whilst picturing a certain person in my head*
Thanks Anna & Olivia, you are such lovely friends. x

Lucinda wrote: "Well, what can i say? I am quite a sensitive person and so do feel things deeply *coughs whilst picturing a certain person in my head*
Thanks Anna & Olivia, you are such lovely friends. x"

You're welcome Lucinda! You are quite talented. You are an amazing friend:)

:) x

Lucinda wrote: "Well, what can i say? I am quite a sensitive person and so do feel things deeply *coughs whilst picturing a certain person in my head*
Thanks Anna & Olivia, you are such lovely friends. x"

You're very welcome Lucinda! You are very talented and deserve the praises!!!

I am very much looking forward to next month's challenge, as i am sure are many other avid writers. x

Lucinda wrote: "I am very much looking forward to next month's challenge, as i am sure are many other avid writers. x"

I'm looking forward to reading all of your responses!! Especially as I am not talented at all for writing poetry! Example:

The duck ran out of luck.
Got hit by a truck.
The driver said "OH ...."

That's the best I got LOL!

Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "I am very much looking forward to next month's challenge, as i am sure are many other avid writers. x"

I'm looking forward to reading all of your responses!! Especially as I am not..."

Haha I like it:P

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "I am very much looking forward to next month's challenge, as i am sure are many other avid writers. x"

I'm looking forward to reading all of your responses!! Especiall..."

Aww shucks :)

Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "I am very much looking forward to next month's challenge, as i am sure are many other avid writers. x"

I'm looking forward to reading all of your respon..."

Haha:P

That was quite funny Anna, and i would not be so hard on yourself as you might just find that you suprised yourself if you had a go. (My attempt of a poem above was the 2nd poem that i have ever written, so i would not call myself experienced).

Lucinda wrote: "That was quite funny Anna, and i would not be so hard on yourself as you might just find that you suprised yourself if you had a go. (My attempt of a poem above was the 2nd poem that i have ever wr..."

Haha thanks Lucinda! That's very kind of you :) And the 2nd poem you've ever written was awesome!!

Lucinda wrote: "That was quite funny Anna, and i would not be so hard on yourself as you might just find that you suprised yourself if you had a go. (My attempt of a poem above was the 2nd poem that i have ever wr..."

Really?? I thought it was quite good! I am very surprised that it was only your second poem!

Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did much poetry- there is a big difference between reading poetry and understanding it & writing it yourself! :)

Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did much poetry- there is a big difference between reading po..."

Wow! That is amazing! It is an amazing poem:) And yes, that is very true.

Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did much poetry- there is a big difference between reading po..."

As I'm sure you can tell I absolutely LOVEEE reading, and I also enjoy poetry too, but I have the hardest time understanding it sometimes! So I don't always enjoy it that much which is sad

Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did much poetry- there is a big difference be..."

Reading is amazing, as is poetry:) I love the hidden meaning that can be found:)

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did much poetry- there is a big ..."

Agreed!! I just have a hard time finding the hidden meaning :)

Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did much poetry- ..."

Ya sometimes it can be difficult. It depends on the poet I think.

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but never really did ..."

Definitely!! :)

Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Yes, only my second EVER poem. When i was younger at school & even at college studying English, we read novels & plays but ne..."

:D

I'm terrible at poetry, but I give it a shot occasionally. My newest flop is "I thought I saw a blade of grass But my eyes were fooling me I thought I saw a wisp of spring But that it cannot be."

βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "I'm terrible at poetry, but I give it a shot occasionally. My newest flop is "I thought I saw a blade of grass But my eyes were fooling me I thought I saw a wisp of spring But that it cannot be.""

That's really good!! Add a little more to it and you're on your way to a poem!

βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "I'm terrible at poetry, but I give it a shot occasionally. My newest flop is "I thought I saw a blade of grass But my eyes were fooling me I thought I saw a wisp of spring But that it cannot be.""

That's awesome!! Keep going!

Thanks! *Megamind voice* You always know what to say.

βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "I'm terrible at poetry, but I give it a shot occasionally. My newest flop is "I thought I saw a blade of grass But my eyes were fooling me I thought I saw a wisp of spring But that it cannot be.""

I really like it:)