This neat thing called visual poetry

Hey guys, I've come across a beautiful and exhilarating form of poetry called concrete poetry. Concrete or visual poetry depends on more than just words to convey a message... it also uses structure and pictures to help augment its meanings and usage of words. The way the poems lines are organized gives additional meaning to the poem that might not have been inferred by the reader. It also seems to be a way that a poet uses to force the reader to think and see the words in the way that the poet intended it be viewed. I'll provide an example of my own work I just finished after reading some of these poems (I had to insert it as an image, I hope everyone can see): might be a little hard to read. Here are the words: ~the waves carry me away to unknown places everyday, somewhere exciting! However, in my short, short existance I realize that the waves dont move~ Analysis: The lines are placed in steps, showing the movement of time. The last words are spaced out giving a wave effect. The tildes (squiggly hyphens) before "the" and after "move" are also a wavelike effect. Come on guys comment back and see if you can make your words paint me a beautiful portrait of your inner selves, or feel free to compose a somber elegy of unknown tribulations. your friend ~Chance Carmichael~ Examples: Making your own days, pages 234 and 235 http://www.poetrytodayonline.com/online-poetry/concrete/ http://www.poeticsolutions.com/pips25.html http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/bernstein/visual/cannot_cross.html <--- check this one!