I like the sound
of a word when it
page-dives
from the tip of my tongue.
Take cerulean for instance,
it makes a right-turn squeal
in the middle of a spectrum
and crashes itself --bang
head on into Indigo's palette
then, they push and shove
until one of them
falls off my bottom lip.
You try it,
feel the word -- Cyrillic,
notice how
it makes your tongue
roll back as if it was
a woman's eye,
you know
that show of white when
she's hating you.
Now, try saying existentialism
pay attention to the way
it tangles in the blanket
of your teeth, kicking
and flailing its feet
trying to get out.
Then, there's logorrhea --
she's the mother of them all
she drops whelps everywhere,
there's no word-control in her
vocabulary they go on and on and…
well, you get
the picture.
Still, words are
hershey, zagnut
and snicker bars to my sight
I like --
the look of them
as they melt and slide along
the lines of a surface;
-- hearing
their snorts and grunts
while looking for somewhere
to go.
Author notes
Words, words, and more words.
Oh and...always editing
Written July 10th, 2006
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This is the second poem I've commented on today that involved words as the central character. And both have inspired me to the point of wanting to write a poem myself, which I actually am going to be doing a little later, so that works perfectly.
"pay attention to the way
it tangles in the blanket
of your teeth"
I truly love the stanza segment above. The metaphor is just....so precious and lovely.
Keep on writing and have an excellent day.
much love,
James
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Wonderfully penned. best of luck to you in the contest.
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hahahha brilliantly done
I love triskaedekaphobia, orchidectomy, salacious,bawdy... oooohh so many, so many..
this is marvelous Dee.... I really should visit here more often.. shame on me
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Oh now this is amazing girl! Definitely. Definitely definitely! I love these descriptions. This is genius stuff really. I love love love the cyrillic word. Yes. I think its description is my favourite. The eye rolling this is really well thought of. And all of this is just brilliantly thought of. I'm running out of lame adjectives honestly. But this is .... wooolalalalalla! Yes I love this piece. I'd definitely applaud this however I don't applaud contest poems until the end. So you'll have to wait 'til the end. Anyway. I don't know if this'll inspire me to write but I know this has inspired me to say words out loud and... stuff. This is outlandishly fabulous!
c... yrrrilliC... yes
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Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed the read.
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you make paint feel good in my mouth. Just now learning of your poetry . . .very pleasing to read.
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Dayyyummmnnn...I dunno whether to be more impressed by your wondrous penning or by the comments henceforth, Dee...
Very cool poem, my Friend...Sighhh... I love words. Always have. Always will. As a (former) librarian, I lived for the reference books, particularly the etymology section...
I think it should be compulsory that every aspiring writer have a large collegiate dictionary, as well as a super "Roget's Thesaurus"...I have several of each... Intriguing piece, Dee...& I ain't a bit skeered, neither... Good luck in the contest, Lady...Be well, Poet..
Wanda
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Oh my what an eloquent comment. Thanks for reading.
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A word or seven on logorrhea: you must have lucubrated into the night plume to have smoked dreams stoking hope unlike the poetess manquée who wandered with words in the waterfall of diversion trying to acquire gravitas, trying to celebrate her birthday with a lost cake and a riff on her saxophone for ships on ice, blinking her fog lashes in cacophony with no worry that a crowd would cast opprobrium like a lugubrious net that catches fish, crabs, and curmudgeons, but she perseveres given her poetic license, a verse car to ride a Trochee beyond the grunts and moans of vulgar Anglo-Saxon words to the lascivious splendor of voluptuous words that milk the mammeries of mother memories, and for this brief and elegant poem you have written, indigo praise is due your cerulean poetic sky the lingua franca of your terse verse controlled and elegant unlike the title that this brief candle flickers in demonstration. Q.E.D. Cognito ergo sum Poet
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Ah, but they do want to be written. Can't you hear them banging from the inside of my skull
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Creative write. I like the flow. It's like the words in the dictionary want to be spoken or written.
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Nice! I love the flow it makes you think! who knew? -
Oh, this is a delightful poem, Deee - I just love it. If all people could teach grammar and language like this, the classrooms will be filled to capacity. Thank you for this word-journey that speaks to all the senses!!
~ Nicolette
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What a delight this was! Only a poet can truly understand this Very creative and very fun. Thanks for entering!
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Oh I love the description of eyes rolling back in the head -- What a FUN read! Good to have you back. Truly. Good luck in the contest.
Lisa
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I do love the way words play tag in the mouth. Thanks so much for reading.
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Yes indeed I am delighted it illicited the reaction I was hoping for. I love that word! Thanks so much, you've made me smile
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Thanks so much for reading. I tried to incorporate all my favorite words but, if I did that, I'd still be writing
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I love the dictionary too. Words are a beautiful thing! Thanks so much for reading.
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Made me stop and take notice...Now I am thinking of how my tongue feels in my mouth while saying your poem aloud...Isn't that what you were going for?...lol
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this is quite interesting.... the wording is graphic.. not too many poets can use cerulean and existentialism in the same poem and make it work, but you did!! great job! keep on writing them just like this and you might be famous one day!
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Such a clever poem. This made me smile. I love to read the dictionary, and it's so much fun to find words that roll off the tongue. My favorite word is 'avenue.'
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Hiya Sweetie! Thanks for reading and the applause, hope this finds you doing well.
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existentialism is one of my favourite words and you put it in such an excellent poem too
elaine
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Hiya sweet jane! Thanks for reading. Hope this finds you well and scribbl'n.
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Dazzling!
Now there's my girl! With her wit and wisdom, dazzeling my mind! Oh how I missed your sparkle, oh how you shine with this poem! Jane -
Thanks Linda,
This piece was inspired by the writing of Billy Collins, he's my favorite poet. Have you read him? If not you should go and get one of his books, I love the man! -
I know what you mean, faux paus is one of my favs too. Thanks for reading
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I liked your descriptions of the words in this poem. I'm fond of the word "Serendipitous" and "Faux Paux" I can't spell it right but its said "Fow-Pah" haaha anyway good luck in the contest, Danna will be along with her red pen shortly
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