Michael Jackson R.I.P.

Michael Jackson 1958/2009 R.I.P.

Never allowed to be a kid
Never allowed to be a child
Never allowed to be a man
Never allowed to be un hid

He sang the songs the world will never forget
He danced the dances we had never before seen
He wowed the world with his endless talent
He suffered alone trying to fill a need.

A need to be loved , and a need to care
A need to be hugged, but no one was there
A need to be him, but was never to be
Michael Jackson wanted to be , just be....

The pain in his lyrics will live forever on
Listen to the words and hear his pain full song
He cry ed out for help, and no one came through
He wanted to love, but to his self couldn't be true.

The great King of Pop, is gone but not in our hearts
As the Cd's , videos and all stuff him will be carted
To our homes, libraries and places to remember him well
Now in death they will sell sell sell

I hope the world can see what we've done
To a boy, a man, a person who wanted to belong
He may have been rich, but what we don't see
Is how poor, sad in life he really could be.

Written by Cheryl Edwards June 2009
Copy rite @2009 Cheryl Edwards


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Poetry by Cher, writing tips

Poem writing tips

A poem is one of the most personal forms of written expression. A poem is without . It should be open, honest, and accessible to the reader. If you have been bitten by the poetry bug. Write poems—lots of them. Write as many as possible, good or bad, then pick the ones you absolutely love and look at a way to get them published. Chapter books are a good start...(see blog on chap books.)

Learn the fundamentals of poetry. Don’t limit your study to reading published poems. That’s like looking at a car on the showroom floor to learn how the engine is designed. Look under the hood. Read books on the subject. Practice a variety of styles and forms. Most of all , keep it yours. Keep your style, your feel and your form.

Write from your own experiences, your own visions, your own thoughts. What you love, what loves you, when you are sad, when you are angry, happy, all the emotions that hit us in the gut.

Then write, write what you feel. You can form your poem however you like, you can write and rewrite it, the more you write, the faster you will see it suddenly form and come to life.

Finally...............enjoy what you are doing, if poetry is not a passion, but frustrates you, try something else, it may not be for you. If you love it, continue on, you will be successful!

Happy writing!

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DADDY's HOME -by Cher

Daddy's Home Out the front door I steppedAs he pulled into the driveHis face covered full with hairLike that of Santa's pride.Who was this man before me?My father's friend I was sureI started off to tell himThat my father was not here.So long gone was he awayTo a child it seemed foreverLike a dream that never endedBut soon would get much betterWith the puzzled look he gaveAs I'm sure I had one tooHe opened up his arms and said boy did I miss you!Just like in a movieMy heart was pounding loudlyThe longest foot I ever ran into the arms of Daddy!Cheryl L. EdwardsCopyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards
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POETRY SCAMMING?

Has Poetry.com stopped scamming?
For a long time, I thought of the International Library of Poetry and its online - Poetry.com scamming would-be poets by advertising big cash prizes, then accepting everything submitted to them as “high quality” work, and asking the poets to purchase the book-sized volumes with their poetry at a high price. Now, Watermark Media Group, the original owner of the Poetry.com domain, has gone out of business, and the domain name has been sold to Lulu.com, the big online print-on-demand self-publishing site.
from Publishers Weekly:“Lulu.com Launches Lulu Poetry, Introduces Contest,” by Lynn Andriani“Self-publishing site Lulu has launched a Poetry site, www.Poetry.com, where users can connect with other poets and digitally publish their own verse at no cost. The site resembles Lulu.com in that it is targeted toward writers who want to connect with their peers and have access to resources to receive reviews and feedback on their work.”
“Lulu Poetry Separate from Former Scam Site,” by Lynn Andriani“When self-publishing site Lulu announced earlier this week that it had launched a Poetry site at www.Poetry.com, some confusion ensued. That’s because before Lulu bought the domain Poetry.com, it was owned by Watermark Media, which had operated a “contest” on the site that was largely regarded by the online poetry community as a scam.”
Will Lulu Poetry be any better than the original Poetry.com? It’s still vanity publishing, but at least Lulu appears to be upfront about what they do.
Required reading before you submit to any contests:How to put together a poetry manuscript for publication“What’s Really Wrong with Poetry Book Contests?,” by David AlpaughIs Poetry Contest Publication Worth It?“A Word To the Wise: On entering your poems in competition,” by Kurt Heintz“You Do It Because You Love It,” by S.A. Griffin

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Poetry by Cher-Poem writing tips

Poem writing tips

A poem is one of the most personal forms of written expression. A poem is without . It should be open, honest, and accessible to the reader. If you have been bitten by the poetry bug. Write poems—lots of them. Write as many as possible, good or bad, then pick the ones you absolutely love and look at a way to get them published. Chapter books are a good start...(see blog on chap books.)

Learn the fundamentals of poetry. Don’t limit your study to reading published poems. That’s like looking at a car on the showroom floor to learn how the engine is designed. Look under the hood. Read books on the subject. Practice a variety of styles and forms. Most of all , keep it yours. Keep your style, your feel and your form.

Write from your own experiences, your own visions, your own thoughts. What you love, what loves you, when you are sad, when you are angry, happy, all the emotions that hit us in the gut.

Then write, write what you feel. You can form your poem however you like, you can write and rewrite it, the more you write, the faster you will see it suddenly form and come to life.

Finally...............enjoy what you are doing, if poetry is not a passion, but frustrates you, try something else, it may not be for you. If you love it, continue on, you will be successful!

Happy writing!

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Merry Christmas Dad-(i miss you very much)

Daddy's Home Out the front door I stepped As he pulled into the drive His face covered full with hair Like that of santa's pride. Who was this man before me My father's friend I was sure I started off to tell him That my father was not here. So long gone was he away To a child it seemed forever Like a dream that never ended But soon would get much better With the puzzled look he gave As I'm sure I had one too He opened up his arms and said boy did I miss you Just like in a movie My heart was pounding loudly The longest foot I ever ran into the arms of daddy Cheryl L. Edwards Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards Please Read -Disclaimer I am not a professional poet. I can only offer advice and my personal knowledge on the subject.


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THE ONES IN NEED BY CHER

THE ONES IN NEED BY CHER

Poverty can be unseen Poverty can be in your facePoverty is what no one wantsPeople want it in it's place

Why, do we treat people soWhy don't we try to knowThe kind of people who are in needThe ones who need to beg and plead

For your kindness and your heartFor your ear to listen and your eyes to seeHow bad life can really be

We walk on by, some of us sighSome want to help, others want to look awayWe grumble and say get a jobSome lend a hand and lift them up

Imagine if you canImagine, not a manBut a child crying out for foodOr crying for help from painNow Imagine if everyone listenedIf everyone helpedIf everyone opened their eyesIf we all just made that step

To do a little extraTo open our hearts and never turn away!

But for now we pretend it's not thereFor now we don't seem to careFor now we refuse to seeFor now they cease to be......literally

How do we close our eyes and justifyThe fact that we just walked on by??.....



Cheryl L. Edwards Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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Poetry by Cher-How to get Published

Publication objective

Size of audience

Size of publication

Publication

Objective

If your goal is to become a best seller , a chapbook is not the way to go, but if what you're aiming to sell is small, conventional book publishers will not usually be interested. You might consider trying to sell your works to several literary magazines and such.

Size of Audience

Now, if you are trying to gain national recognition, you will most definitely want to submit your works, query letter and all, to conventional publishers.

Chapbooks will help you, though, if you are trying to reach a local audience.

This is not to say that a chapbook cannot get wider attention, especially with the the Internet; however, if you just want to get in touch with the people in your area, chapbook will definitely be sufficient.

Size of Publication

Chapbooks are relatively small. Usually, they are less than 50 pages in length, though a few of them are a bit longer.

Poetry and short stories are usually what chapbooks are best suited for.

Ways to Publish.

Self-publish at home. Chapbooks don't have to be complicated publications with a pretty glossy cover.

Some card stock, printing paper, software, the right stapler and a good printer can get you started.

Best of luck, now get started!

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Poetry by Cher- She has it all!

SHE HAS IT ALL!

SHE HAS IT ALL AND DOESN'T KNOW,

SHE HAS IT ALL, BUT LACKS THAT GLOW,

SHE HAS IT ALL BUT CANNOT SEE,

SHE HAS IT ALL WHAT CAN IT BE?

SHE CRIES ALL NIGHT, THE TEARS THAT BURN,

SHE TRIES TO FIGHT, THE LOVE THAT YEARNS,

SHE WANTS TO SCREAM AND LET IT OUT,

SHE HOLDS IT IN, WITH PAIN AND DOUBT.

SHE WATCHES THOSE WHO WALK ON BY,

SHE SEE'S THE OTHERS, SHE WONDERS WHY,

SHE HASN'T GOT WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE,

SHE KNOWS DEEP DOWN, AND IT MAKES HER SAD!

SHE SEES IT ALL, THE GLITZ , THE GLAM,

SHE SEES IT ALL, WHAT'S THE MATTER MAN,

SHE KNOWS THAT THERE IS A BETTER WAY,

SHE SEES IT ALL, WHAT CAN I SAY.

SHE HAS IT ALL I SAY AGAIN,

SHE HAS IT ALL FROM NOW TIL THEN,

SHE HAS IT ALL, HOW CAN THAT BE,

SHE HAS IT ALL, IT'S FAMILY!

Cheryl L. Edwards Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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POETRY BY CHER-INTRODUCTION

Hi all,

I'm sure if you have come to my blog you are looking to read some poetry, or maybe you want to know how to get your poems published.

Well you've come to the right place.

I will be giving you samples of poetry that I have written and let you know how you can get it published, also some tips to writing a good poem.


I hope you come back often, as I will update frequently with new and interesting tips and poems.

Thank you


We all have a little poet within us!

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Poetry by Cher-The Loom

The Loom

The shuttle of her loom Thuds dully against the rug,

being woven, from the rags, Tags of other peoples lives.

I watched her in the cellar, with shadows whispering in the corners.

She seemed ancient to me, even then.

The fingers bent, the breasts sagging.

Myself wrapped in the coccoon of her quiet whistling.

The shuttle thuds

Over the days and years of my adolescence.

Surely youth: So sure, so independant.

She weaves the rug from the rags Tags of other peoples lives.

And the foreign woman, with the tooth-gold-capped,

and Loblaw's shopping bag Full of tatters.

Arrives too late for her four dollar rug.

The loom-dismantled, Bound, sold.

Another time-gone.

Cheryl L. Edwards

Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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Poetry by Cher-Memories

Memories

As the years wear on, I sink into myself wondering if

I'll ever know What made me sick so long

I take the pills

I see the doctors

I suffer the pain

I hear the shrills

How was I to know what lurked in my mind

Not knowing was hurting, But to know, well

Did I want to?

Filing through my memories was scary to say the least

What I was to find was not fit for man nor beast

Infact it was a man in my past

I was to see

This man was there, when I was young,

and hewas hurting me

Now I take the pills

And hope to be much better

But there is no cure for

A baby girl who is hurt forever

Cheryl L. Edwards
Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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POETRY BY CHER-PANIC

Panic

With every move I make, I cry

With every thought I think, I cry

With every one I love, I cry

With every heart I break, I cry

I cry for the life I had

I cry for the soul I lost

I cry for the love I gave

I cry for the ones I miss

Panic took my life

Panic took my soul

Panic took my family

Panic took it all

But Not Any More

No more will I cry

No more will I quit

No more will I hide

No more will I die

I take my life back

I take my soul back

I take my family back

I take myself back,

Panic you lose!

Cheryl L. Edwards
Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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Poetry by Cher- Baby

Poetry by Cher

Baby

Too small to see

Too hard to believe

Too crazy to be true

But it's there in you

No easy way out

No way around

No time to waste

Reality must be faced

It grows in you

It moves all about

It's part of you now

You must deal somehow

There's no other way or

You'll regret it someday

Keep that baby of yours and

Love it forever more

Cheryl Lynne Edwards
Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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Poetry by Cher- How to get published

Poetry by Cher-How to get published.

There are so many places to get published online. The resources are there, you just have to check them out thourouly. Watch for publishers that want money upfront, I wouldn't fall into that trap.

Places like Poetry.com are a great place to start. They publish your poems and for a small fee you can buy a book or a book on tape

You can also enter contests, and there are word play games within the site.

There are other publishers online, good ones, all I can say is check them out. Make sure they will follow up with what they offer and as I said above......never pay out anything in advance.

I will check out some more sites and get back to you about who's the best to go with.

For now keep on writing, its good therapy and doesn't hurt to have plenty to work with.

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THE DARKEST DAY-by CHER

THE DARKEST DAY
TO NEW YORK CITY
The greatest tragedy of all
Was watching the towers fall
On 911 was the day
When the planes crashed into world trade
The world was sent into mourning
As thousands of lives fell to dust
Sad and angry we're we that
Someone could do this to us
War they say was declared
Retaliation was the words of The heads of our country
That osama bin landin must pay
We still we wait this day
With hope that some are still living
At the bottom of the rubble so deep
Oh how new york city does weep
Be careful are my words to thee
For more we're involved than we can see
Pray for peace in this world
Love all people, boys and girlsCheryl L.Edwards Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards


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Mary Kate
Me made a friend the other day

Him had no name

or wouldn't say

Hims tail was wong

Face wosey wed

Poor wittle mousy

Me finks hims dead

No eyes

nor mouth.

Me went to check

and hims tail wapped

wound me wittle neck.

(written about my cat who got wrapped up in the computer mouse, while curious)

Cher Edwards

Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L. Edwards

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Poetry by Cher-Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home

Out the front door I stepped
As he pulled into the drive
His face covered full with hair
Like that of santa's pride.
Who was this man before me
My father's friend I was sure
I started off to tell him
That my father was not here.
So long gone was he away
To a child it seemed forever
Like a dream that never ended
But soon would get much better
With the puzzled look he gave
As I'm sure I had one too
He opened up his arms and said boy did I miss you
Just like in a movie
My heart was pounding loudly
The longest foot I ever ran into the arms of daddy

Cheryl L. Edwards

Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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POETRY BY CHER- DADDY'S GONE NOW

POETRY BY CHER

Daddy's Gone Now
about my Father


I wrote a poem about how he came home,
How I missed him so much, To a child it seemed forever.
Well forever is here,I'm no longer a child,
For now he's not home he's passed on into the unknown.
Years passed like a short day ,How I wished I'd made them longer.
Once here, then gone it seems so wrong
Like the snap of a finger, or a blink of the eye
My Daddy was gone, my Daddy died!
That Daddy of mine, whom I will Love and miss forever more
I'll see you again one day
But for now I'll stay,
I have kids of my own and they need me home.
So I say see you later
This is Not good bye
I will see you again the day I die.


Cheryl L. Edwards
Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L. Edwards


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POETRY-BY CHER- DADDY'S GOING

DADDY'S GOING

Daddy's Going

Don't cry my babies

Daddy's not gone forever

Mommy & Daddy just can't seem to get it together

Somedays's are good you know, but most are not

So Daddy must now go

He's not far away

He will visit often ,you can see him when you wish

So don't cry my kids

It'll hurt for a while, for all of us it must

It'll take getting used to

But hear me and trust

Don't cry my babies

Things will get better

Now, we move on and Hurt no more

Cheryl L. Edwards

Copyright ©2008 Cheryl L.Edwards

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