What do you Know?

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by trekker, Jul 15, 2005.

  1. trekker

    trekker Intrepid Traveler

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    A confession......
    When I was young and losing my hair
    soap scum in the attic
    a pearl in the ocean of Titan
    A grey stare in the.....
    whispers of grey
    The attic appears empty, under the sofa
    the stairs are bleached with my....
    talcum powder hair curling
    iron

    When did we start when
    the oven is on,
    covert circulatiion of the wind.
    Just a jester cloaked and
    dagger of disguised antipathy,
    me thinks it is great
    the fragile Earth,
    hemesheres of eruptions with
    volcanic ash in my
    vestibule of sanctity

    If I say to the unclean
    be clean now, and go
    to teach in the house
    and to rise in my place
    will the music in my treacle
    sap, so that trees pine
    and roads meet at the intersection
    of tranquility requesterd

    Topple the doppleganger,
    pray or something in my diaper.
    To dispense of the plauges or
    or to rinse the wash clean in the ringer
    the phone placed in the ashtray
    tales understood in the mouthpiece,
    why under then in scrupulous intrigue.

    The old poets gather under the woods,
    teachers proseletize of wonders,
    sounds of words so pretty they
    search newly written plagerisms.
    In college the bard was without qualm
    and reached out to young minds
    in splintered syntax

    If every elbow was tipped
    the vine would be sapped
    and the sweet would taste
    in fresh nuances.
    Misery loves to forget what it
    praised so eagerly the day before
    the cataclysim

    The End of the proffecy of me.
     
  2. steffan

    steffan puffin

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    I'm not realy sure what this is about, but it has a surreal quality i liked
     
  3. OneUndone

    OneUndone Member

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    Avant-garde poetry is great, man. I used to write a lot of it, but I haven't in a long time. This poem is a good example of it, and it hangs together very well with lots of interesting departures. I enjoyed it.
     
  4. gdhmomchild

    gdhmomchild Duct tape abuser

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    Enjoyed it trek! Lottsa fun. I'm no good at this style but enjoy reading it when done well.

    Dangles forth with a modicum of angularities towards parallelisms while hurling down the stairs towards the attic.
     
  5. fulmah

    fulmah Chaser of Muses

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    awesome work, here! love the surreal nature, the twisted word-play, the flow and the vibe you got going here.... thx mucho for this!

    what a great stanza :)
     
  6. trekker

    trekker Intrepid Traveler

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    Thanks for all the possitive feedback. I will try to write somemore soon. I really enjoy this poetry forum a lot. It gives me an outlet for my creativity. I'ts like having your stuff published for free, well almost free. I am a forums supporter now. Anyway, I like reading the poetry on this forum. There is some good stuff appears here. Peace all.
     
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