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Published: 2014-05-23 17:15:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 30096; Favourites: 780; Downloads: 0
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When a writer puts his soul and passion into his work.
It will go unnoticed, often because of its length.
It is a rather sad fact, but a truth nonetheless.
For the simple emotions conveyed in just a few words,
Often hold more sway with those who are emotionally swayed.
There is no depth of the heart, nor a single thought spared.
For the effort placed into a piece that forgoes the winning edge,
For a hint of true meaning.
You will not read this piece and I will not expect you to.
It will not be popular or famous, nor will it see the light of day.
For length is the bane of true poetry,
And that is why so many of my kin have already left.
Thank you however, for reading this;
For you at least took the time to see what I would consider 'truth'.
It is bitter indeed and intensely sad,
But for the you that respects this, I am eternally glad.
-Chen, 23rd May 2014
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I've noticed that people tend to prefer shorter works, and I try to write something short... and I end up writing long poetry and prose more often than not. Oh well, that's how it goes, I guess. Although I'm one to talk, since sometimes I will skip something if it is long, which I'm trying to stop doing, since long works can be just as good as short works.
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Haha, well everyone has their own style, best not to fight it. I tried to fight my rap style, but it didn't end well x'D
-Chen
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Do you think it's ironic that this piece is gaining popularity? I only found this because it was on the dA home page. But I do really like this though, as it is very true; sad but true. I really wish more people would be willing to put in the effort to actually READ things. :/
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Well it is a little ironic, but I am glad for the irony x'D
-Chen
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Sadly, this is often true when it comes to poetry these days.
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*Sigh* Sad, but true. I'm not a poet, but the same could be said for every writer, don't you think?
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Well...that may be the norm, but it's not hopeless. Heart-breaking and hard, but not hopeless.
Everybody has a dream. I have a dream, too. I might not get there. And even if I do, it's going to be a loooooooong time.
But no - it's not hopeless. Far from it in fact. If some people who dislike long poetry then there's a equal amount who DO.
EVERYONE: DON'T GIVE UP. NEVER EVER GIVE UP. TRUST ME, IT'S GOING TO PAY OFF IN THE END
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Not quite equal, but your positive thoughts are a great encouragement. Thank you for what you have said ^^
-Chen
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I've been in the same situation. When I write, it usually becomes very lengthy and no one bothers to click and read why it's so long. It's disheartening, but I push myself to get over it, because I can't really ask people to change, and also, it's their loss.
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I guess we have to try and find that balance between length and meaning, it's not easy, but it can be done...still a sad truth though
-Chen
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Oh, this is so true. It drives me mad.
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Completely and utterly!
Doesn't help that I'm the...lengthier sort of writer...ehehe...
Ah well, what can you do? People.
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Yes, people, I love them, but I also hate them...what to do...what to do x'D
-Chen
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....put them in little boxes and wear them as pendants?
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I don't think I can wear people as pendants x'D
-Chennie
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It's the same with prose, too. Novels don't do nearly as well as short stories or flash fiction.
Or so my Creative Writing professor would have me believe (looks at the stats for Harry Potter, Twilight and 50 Shades of Gray and wonders).
I have a dream of writing a science fantasy trilogy, but...if length is as bad in prose as it is in poetry, what hope do I have? After all, it only took me less than a minute to read this thought-provoking poem. If people don't have a minute for a "long" poem, they certainly won't have a week or two to spare for a trilogy of lengthy novels. :c
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The best way to counter that is to just work with a lot of creative writing groups. You will never get Front page on DA, but you will still get lots of feedback which is the real aim of prose ^^
-Chen
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Thanks for the tip! I'll see if I can find any.
Thanks again, and good luck with your poetry! C:
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I know, this fact really sucks. But if you tell somebody not to do something, they'll probably do it anyway. XD
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Haha, well I accept that people will always do shorter works to amp their viewership up, I do it too, but the decisive factor is whether or not you're just doing short works, or whether you really choose to write ^^
-Chen
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Good point, so long as you write, you're good c:
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That's what was going on with me there when someone wanted me to write my story the way they visualize it.
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Ironically, when I logged in, this piece was at the top of 'Popular 8 Hours' category. Funny how the world works.
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It just... ya know... hit me in the feels, I guess.
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While I agree that shorter pieces often do become more popular, which is unfortunate since there's a lot of great longer works, I don't believe that shorter pieces (as a whole) have any less meaning that longer works.
Some poets intentionally compact the meaning into shorter pieces, see Robert Frost's Fire as an example.
Not to say that there aren't shorter pieces which are easily forgotten though.
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True, but I am referring specifically to the DA front page x'D
My simple six word story has close to 1,000 favourites. While my longer works will barely get 100. It's just the way things are
-Chen
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Ah, yeah, that makes sense.
I think shorter poems on dA have only recently become the norm, from my personal observations. Longer works had more of a place previously on this site.
In any case, the only thing we can really do is to try to work around it and promote work that we think is worth being there.
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Longer works were much more prevalent during my time...and then I left and it went to hell...well not anymore, because Chen is back
Even though he is no longer super popular .3. x'D
-Chen
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Haha Time to reclaim you're place
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Workin' on it for sure ;3
-Chennie
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Ahaha Good luck with that!
If not, I want to catch up to you (in a friendly competition sort of way 
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Sure you can, but you'll need a little bit more rhythm for that :'3
-Chennie
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I do write quite lot but I guess it has nothing to do with poems 
And that is true for sure, it seems like four words makes more popularity than four hundred :/
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six words apparently, judging from my own recent piece as opposed to the works I've spent hours on x'D
-Chen
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