02-10-2026, 02:18 PM
Hi. First thread on here. I've been trying to write poetry for a while, but really most of it ends up more like aphorism. I took one such attempt and tried to make it more poetic by making it longer, more metric (is that the right word for having meter?), and tried to fit in a few rhymes. I'd definitely appreciate feedback on those aspects as well as the poem's concept, theming, and respective execution thereof. Thanks in advance!
Staying Warm
Wet and cold and hungry
My sleeves and collar torn
From gripping doubt and mis'ry
I peacef'lly slip come morn
Moonlight in your smile
Your eyes a starry host
Tender warmth of your embrace
Brings dawn o'er hill to coast
The moon and stars become my friends
And whisper many things
And when to them my ear I lend
I jump and dance and sing
So in the rain I have my fun
And think of you, my sun
Staying Warm
Wet and cold and hungry
My sleeves and collar torn
From gripping doubt and mis'ry
I peacef'lly slip come morn
Moonlight in your smile
Your eyes a starry host
Tender warmth of your embrace
Brings dawn o'er hill to coast
The moon and stars become my friends
And whisper many things
And when to them my ear I lend
I jump and dance and sing
So in the rain I have my fun
And think of you, my sun
