Write a haiku, limerick, or short (eight lines or less) poem that best represents you.
I've never written poetry before so I don't know if i need to fix the structure or change the syntax or anything like that, so any comments about anything will be much appreciated.
I dream of seeing sights Magellan's Victoria never saw.
I yearn to be freer than even Daedalus on the wind
I long to find love Darcy and Bennett never found
I aim to be for justice what Wyatt Earp never was
I aspire to overcome what Carnegie never could
I strive to be strong where even Heracles never tread
They all have their stories
I shall have mine.
In case you don't understand the allusions:
Magellan was the leader of the first circumnavigation of the globe, although he himself didn't complete the voyage; he was killed in the Philippines. Of the five ship fleet, the only ship that made it was the Victoria.
Daedalus was the character in an ancient greek tale. He was a legendary inventor, and because of his knowledge was imprisoned by an enemy. However, using his brains he created wings out of feathers and wax, and with his son was able to fly away into the sky with his wings.
Darcy and Bennet are from the story Pride and Prejudice, and I'm not going to summarize that entire book.
Wyatt Earp was a famous sheriff and symbol of justice in the old west. He's a popular subject in western films.
Andrew Carnegie was a rags to riches story of the same period as Ford and Rockefeller. He started as a poor irish immigrant and grew to be one of the richest men in the world.
I've never written poetry before so I don't know if i need to fix the structure or change the syntax or anything like that, so any comments about anything will be much appreciated.
I dream of seeing sights Magellan's Victoria never saw.
I yearn to be freer than even Daedalus on the wind
I long to find love Darcy and Bennett never found
I aim to be for justice what Wyatt Earp never was
I aspire to overcome what Carnegie never could
I strive to be strong where even Heracles never tread
They all have their stories
I shall have mine.
In case you don't understand the allusions:
Magellan was the leader of the first circumnavigation of the globe, although he himself didn't complete the voyage; he was killed in the Philippines. Of the five ship fleet, the only ship that made it was the Victoria.
Daedalus was the character in an ancient greek tale. He was a legendary inventor, and because of his knowledge was imprisoned by an enemy. However, using his brains he created wings out of feathers and wax, and with his son was able to fly away into the sky with his wings.
Darcy and Bennet are from the story Pride and Prejudice, and I'm not going to summarize that entire book.
Wyatt Earp was a famous sheriff and symbol of justice in the old west. He's a popular subject in western films.
Andrew Carnegie was a rags to riches story of the same period as Ford and Rockefeller. He started as a poor irish immigrant and grew to be one of the richest men in the world.
