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Question: Line break help!.!.!.!.!.!?
Would you offer suggestions, please!?

Room for You

Many rooms
exist
locked tight with
key
within my
protected
heart
of doors
and walls, yet
one room
remains
candle lit
door wide open
reserved
exclusively
for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Many rooms exist locked tight
with key
within
my protected heart of doors
and walls,
yet one room remains
candle lit
door wide open
reserved exclusively
for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Oh, I usually have about 3 or 4 stressed syllables per line!. If you want to enter this poem in a short-poem category of a contest, I would do something like this:

Room for You

Many rooms exist
locked tight with key
within my protected heart
of doors and walls,
yet one room remains--
candle lit, door wide open,
reserved exclusively
for you!.

To make it even stronger, I might include some sort of specific sensory image -- maybe something with the candle, a particular scent or color!. Maybe you can use a color no one has thought of, like "aged-mauve" or "young rose" or something like that, and a scent that isn't what you get in the stores, like "pine needles after summer rain" or something like that!.
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Many rooms exist,
Locked tight
With key
Within my protected heart
Of doors and walls,
Yet one room remains:
Candle lit,
Door wide open
Reserved
Exclusively
For you!.


As soon as I read the question I knew who would have the best answer!. (Well that is before I posted mine, of course!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

You know what!? I think it is so strong and powerful, just as you said!. It's funny, I have a problem with putting in too many words when I write poetry, so I need to learn how to go about that!. This is a great example for me to refer to!. Thankyou for sharing it with us :)


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Room for You

Many rooms
Exist
Locked tight with
Key

Within my protected
Heart
Of doors,
Walls, yet

One room
Remains
Candle lit,
Door wide
Open

Reserved
Exclusively
For
You!.
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Hi Ma! Just an attempt to help!. Welcome back!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I dont think it really needs changing!. I personally do not rewrite others poetry!. I think what is what you feel and that can't be changed
a great read!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I hope I can help!.

Many rooms
exist
locked tight with
key
within my protected
heart
of doors and
walls
yet one room remains
candle lit
door wide open
reserved exclusively for
you


did you write that!?
I really like it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

likes it… meanings seam to change and grow with each new line… one thing that nags at us is the plural doors singular key… Www@QuestionHome@Com

Door open
waiting
candles lit, call
safe, down halls
my heart exists
your reservationWww@QuestionHome@Com

All good advice before me!.

I may have cut the words "with key" thus letting it read "locked tight within my heart"!.

I said "may have" :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Decisions, decisions, now what!?
Pretty poem Sue!.
(can't call you Ma your too young for me)Www@QuestionHome@Com

thanks ma for that!. Www@QuestionHome@Com