jerry carlin 08 Sep 2009

How in the heck are you supposed to post poetry here if you cannot control the lines??? the above poem is in 11 lines, it is impossible to read in 3!!!

John Swift 08 Sep 2009

I am a man today

today I am 17

I am to slay a lion

as did my father at 17

and as did his father before him.

my father's father

had his hands

and, perhaps a stone.

my father had a large hunting knife

and I have a gun.

IS THIS THE ARRANGMENT YOU WANTED, JERRY?

jerry carlin 08 Sep 2009

Wow, teach me please! yes, that's it. How do you do it?

John Swift 08 Sep 2009

The best way to set up a poem for centering and line spacing is to apply HTML language to the copy but HTML is not allowed on the discussion boards. The simple way to break the lines as I did in your example is as follows: (1) Type the line exactly as you want it to appear. (2) Leave the cursor flashing at the end of your line and hold the 'shift' key down as you press the 'enter' key one time. This will move the cursor down into position for the next line. Repeat the above for each line. Be sure to hold the 'shift' key down as you advance each line. I hope this helps.

jerry carlin 08 Sep 2009

Thanks so very much, I'll try it next time!

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