Advice For New Writers

As the air gently blow it whistle,
Thoughts are swirling slowly in brain;
Jaunt to the fingers slowly
As a crawling centipede, nurture it and let
It spirit drop in to your pen like some
Water spills on the floor and spread.

After it's being written,
Make a review to avoid mistake. 
Post it on soup, be expecting variety
Of comments because your aim to join soup is to
Know more about poetry.

Some comments may
Be harsh or kind,lodged in the heart
Like a heavy stone or lodged in the in the heart like a
Strand of a cluster of cotton wool.
My advise to new writers.
Anyone which comes your way absorb and digest it,
Make use of what is yours in it and
Make no allay of yourself.
Some personal issues may also stand as an obstacle,
Make no allay of yourself.
But people here on soup are generous
They always give their support.

As a new writers we need your help,
You that have much knowledge of poetry than we do.
Any mistake or misused of words in our poem,
Please do notify us we count on you.



22/May/2015.
Contest: Advice for new writers.
Sponsor: Tyshawn Knight.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Johnson-Saunders Avatar
June 16, 2015 at 7:29 PM
Wonderful imagery and advice, Afolabi. Keep writing! Thanks for your visit to my page. I appreciate your kind words...Hugs, Rhonda
Lamoureux Avatar
June 7, 2015 at 8:43 AM
Good advice, my poem for this contest is titled "Advice". If you have a chance give it a read.
Dome Avatar
June 4, 2015 at 10:09 AM
What a great write so humble, and not puffed up with pride. great advice. loved the bit about the spilled water could see it so clearly. well done. best wishes. Pete. A 7.
Laurie Avatar
May 24, 2015 at 9:23 PM
G'day Afolabi... oh yes, good advice all around Afolabi. If can take a little out of everything and put the pieces together we do become better writers - thank you Afolabi - Lindsay
La France Avatar
May 23, 2015 at 8:55 AM
Afolabi, love this advice you are sharing with new poets, 7, it is for sure hard in the beginning to find your way, but I will say that for all the years I have been on PS I have seldom received a negative comment on my poems and if I do, it is called block, I am not interested in negativity, I only want supporters, if I make errors there is a long list of poet friends who will quietly help me and thanks for visiting my poem, my poetic flowers
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