http://slow.writerscafe.org/antar The original writings of author Ashr en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779825785 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 The poet : Beloved, you are perfect.You seem the craft of a patron of artisans.He : But my poet, why ?Why make me a statue ? I walk and think and breathe.Why make me divine ? None belongs in a Pantheon.Have you not seen my body ? I have marks.Have you not seen my face ? The shape is off.Ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1364325/ A quick exercise in poetry. The instruction is pretty simple, and can lead to interesting compositions : picking any piece of advice / common sense / rule / view, and arguing for the opposite side. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1364323/ See further down for a description. There's a lot to say and this small space isn't enough for the required explanation of what would otherwise be rather obscure, and still is, I think. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1348897/ Brought to me by my Scumbag Brain at an ungodly hour of the night. I was forced to write it down, else I would have lost it. Thanks a lot, Brain. You sure chose the best time to inspire me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1348411/ I was feeling awful when I wrote this. A combination of lack of sleep and misanthropic mood. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1346993/ I was thinking that there is too much love poetry. Much of it very clichée. So I distractedly wrote an unhinged poem that starts from a clichée and turns to horror. I tried to go for "disturbing". http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1331322/ Spurred on by Abu Nuwas' verses on wine, which really impressed me, I decided that I would try writting my own wine poetry. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/antar/1331315/