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tripping the Light fantastic

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Neon


Tour 
wavelengthed mysteries
of time and space
illuminations dazzling 
luminescent journey
zapped with splendor 
tastes of a club fantasy
satisfying any visual appetite
in all types of weather.

Look up 
heaven and hell 
playful angels and devils 
bathing in the reflected rays
of the Light fantastic.

Aliens above the flag pole 
shooting flames and fountains 
a laser tableau
beaming down on you.

   
Tour

 

Neon
night skies
nocturnal alchemy
in glass-cavitied
fissuring tubes
rainbow of hues
electric 
phosphorescence
crackling and buzzing 
one hundred and fifty colors
planted across the desert landscape
relics of a bygone era
Time Square to Route 66
a brash display of the American Psyche.

   


Psychedelic
feel it buy it share it
trippin' shakedown ripped-off
flower patterned cotton-candy
groovy tangerine-flaked streamlined baby.

Dancing




Technology
advances
point-to-point meshed topology
at 622 Mbps (OC-12) connectivity
and free space optics
in the infrared broadband
and massive wirings of fiber rings
using 1550nm opti-meshed lasers
with erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
that support the magnitude of the task
with a 99.999% reliability.

 


Technology





Dance
Digital disco
hot night club
fashion party
refracting sexuality
on tight chaps in funky boots
high energy excitement
your next night out.

“Come, and trip it, as you go,
On the light fantastic toe;”
John Milton, L’Allegro, 1645

Psychedelic

 

 

          


 

..............and I almost forgot,
the real reason behind this piece...

She
is there
and a light vs. dark relationship
going on here-

She
has passed through a dark world
of street lust pissed cigarettes
splintered glass junkie whores
bloody messes
lifeless dreams
fishnet hose flesh bumps
masking the pain
unnoticed by the sweaty truckers...

a life without the lights fantastic
except maybe when on ludes
and framed in a furtive glance
before turning the next corner at 3am
around which Death waits and glances at his timepiece...

Myself?
Well, let’s just say
I made her smile once
recently.
a light fantastic.

 

 

 

She

 




 



 

Author notes

.
title and subject from SterbendeKrahe allpoetry.com/poet/Odds%20and%20Ends
source acknowledgements:
Tour:
www.blackpooltourism.com/?OBH=265
Technology:
www.cedmagazine.com/ced/0009/9001.htm
Dancing:
www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-tri1.htm
www.funkyboutique.com/discoparty.html
Neon:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/tripping.shtml

Written November 17th, 2005

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  • LOL! I just reread this one last night. I'm glad it's on the list. I can't help it. I have to applaud it again. These words are where we met. lol silly lights...


    • wbiro gold member
      July 1
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      I just made my list on you, so I think there are others, I'm still digging back in time...

      and the pics are having temporary technical difficulties... too bad, I do love adding visuals when they work...

  • wbiro gold member
    January 1, 2006
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    thanks, Sapphire, and to think the phrase has been around since...
    “Come, and trip it, as you go,
    On the light fantastic toe;”
    John Milton, L’Allegro, 1645


  • Sapphire gold member
    January 1, 2006
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    A truely original write you have penned here my friend
    Very late 60's early 70's kind of stuff where most adolescence spent their days and nights is a psychedelic haze of one sort or another.
    Absolutely love the layout and visuals of this piece, very striking and adds that much more impact to the work. Really does add that little extra WOW factor.
    Couldn't really pick a favoutire part as is all ties in so well together, very artistic Definately worthy of a round of applause.

    Sapphire


  • thepoisonpen
    November 26, 2005
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    super cool. I luv this part:
    Neon
    night skies
    nocturnal alchemy
    in glass-cavitied
    fissuring tubes
    rainbow of hues
    electric
    phosphorescence
    crackling and buzzing
    one hundred and fifty colors
    planted across the desert landscape
    relics of a bygone era
    Time Square to Route 66
    a brash display of the American Psyche.


    Psychedelic
    feel it buy it share it
    trippin' shakedown ripped-off
    flower patterned cotton-candy
    groovy tangerine-flaked streamlined baby.

  • wbiro gold member
    November 18, 2005
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    thank, suseann... I see it still needs a bit of work... but happy to have taken you back in time for a moment!


  • suseann
    November 17, 2005
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    I just had a mid 60's flashback I think! Sounds awfully familar in spots.Loved the lay out,and neon signs! Where have they gone? I thought at the onset of this piece.You might have just returned from Vegas.Guess I'm going to have to go check out Sterben's write.Very artistic write ,with sad overtones.But remembrances too.Nice one nefew!LOL~~Suseann


  • wbiro gold member
    November 17, 2005
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    thanks, dragonheart, glad you enjoyed my 'tripping' piece!
    Edited on Nov 17, 9:52 p.m. because ''.


  • Dissodatore Cuore
    November 17, 2005
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    That. Was. Cool. Straight up, that was wicked. I love that. Your really good. This has a good a beat to it. I adored how your pictures, just seemed to work, and of course, the words off to the side, and the writing going from side to side, brought more meaning to your poems. Good work.


    ~~~me


  • wbiro gold member
    November 17, 2005
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    Thanks, Cyb- yes... there are ever new directions to get lost in is my motto... lol


  • wbiro gold member
    November 17, 2005
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    glad you enjoyed the eye candy, Joanna- I'm still struggling with the words! lol


  • Annie Oh-So
    November 17, 2005
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    oh my goodness -- it's like eye candy! i love all the images! and all of the poems are very well written!!! well done!
    ---Jo
    Please listen to my music
    www.purevolume.com/joannaolson


  • wbiro gold member
    November 17, 2005
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    thanks, Goddess! High compliment- written like a hippie! lol


  • ImNoGoddess
    November 17, 2005
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    How colorful. It's awesome...written like a hippie. I love the staggering stanzas..very original. -Raviyn-


  • Cyber Artist Moderators member
    November 17, 2005
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    It flashed at me! I’m liking the whole visual experience but as Artists we comprehend things visually it makes reading easer that and the glasses so the Blackpool eliminations inspired this I liked Blackpool rock candy I like that you don’t stand still and you try new things and head off in new directions nice one
    Paul


  • wbiro gold member
    November 17, 2005
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    thanks, James, I'm still pumping life into this piece!


  • wbiro gold member
    November 17, 2005
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    thank, Cheryl, oh, make that sis! lol a late night effort here, may get some tweaking...


  • James R
    November 17, 2005
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    Wow this was great I loved how you set this piece out and how also you can take something so true and turn it into a wonderful piece of writing like this. The graphics were such a great touch to this piece also.


  • whispersoftly
    November 17, 2005
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    well this is a nice write very vibrant and light! reminds me of a very good night out on the town well done and i like the graphics good one Bro xx Cheryl

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