Strayed Poem by Randy Littik

Dear Randy, please don't call me 'Sir', we are both Poets to begin with, hence equals.. And you and I are almost same in age.. So you can call me Souren. About the language, buddy, for most of us here, English is not our native language.. For me it's my third language... As a fellow poet and your friend, I would advice you just a simple thing - don't care about 'rules' of writing poems and simply keep writing, you will improve with time, just keep writing and participating here - read poems of other members, comment on them, invite others to read your poems, ask what they say about them, and listen, but do not follow everyone, just those whose suggestions and inputs you feel are worthy of a consideration.. Spend a few months doing this, and your poems will shape better and so will your language.. Until then, and even after that keep writing and engaging in activities... Best wishes friend.. Keep it up pal. You will rock!

Your poem is really nice and well written, particularly the lines- 'Even the wound could not darken inside me I still see it brighter than yesterday.' Thank you for sharing... ____________ P: S: As far as having a 'formal' knowledge of poetry and choosing a 'right' form.. It doesn't really matter a great deal my friend. I had been publishing poems here for almost six months now and have 49 poems, never had I cared much about the form and all... Btw, you may add 'love' and 'heartbreak' as a topic here as you had mentioned them in your 'notes' as well as the fact that they are evident in the poem... Keep penning poems, keep reading poems, and keep interacting with others; and you will surely improve Randy. Welcome to PH :) Cheers mate :)