From where I sit
the world is a landscape of fading rainbows,
life is a banquet of stagnant dirges,
eloquent ghosts sewing my mind with dementia's philosophy
and a cavalcade of left over take out food.
It is the summoned ecstasy
brewed in a quill
that I have so much trouble catching
while it dances in the shadows
of ink belonging to immortal pens.
Still, my fingers never get paralyzed
from lusting to have communion
with a muse
spending most of her time
off skinning dipping with some fairies,
or so the message I heard in my pillow
claimed.
For all the splendor I have missed
each passion and kiss denies
by my slavery to verse,
there is nothing more infectious
bringing balance to my lopsided lunacy
than when again
a poem's last period
I have made.
A contest entry
- Quickie for the Bored Poet by zillion.
300 points, ended June 15, 2007, 11 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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"skinning dipping with some fairies,"
Those muses! Never reliable. I love how you went in such depth about writing a poem, which is often times marked as easy. In actuality, it can be quite difficult. This was very lovely, and certainly not like many poems I've read before.
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Thank you so much. I didn't know if this was going to be okay. You're always such a great and thorough judge.
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This is how I feel when we compete together in a contest.... your writing is beyond great...
"It is the summoned ecstasy
brewed in a quill
that I have so much trouble catching
while it dances in the shadows
of ink belonging to immortal pens." -
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Awww, thanks so much. Not sure what beyond great is like. Perhaps out there so far it doesn't make sense? Really you too kind.
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Ok, I love the first stanza. It has such dark, unique imagery and then whammies the reader with lots of take out food. I just thought that was a fantastic switch.
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Pass the french fries! Thank you so much.
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Wow!!
Powerful piece You have penned with stunning images that tug at the Heartstrings
Loved it!!
Thank You for sharing this one!!
Best wishes to You in the contest
Many blessings too
and my Love
~ Desire~*~
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Awww, gee precious, from where i sit you are the one that counts.
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Incredible. This is one of my favorites of yours... and you know that is saying a lot since I like so much of what you write.
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Awww, thank you so much for the kind comments.
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Ah, very nicely written Pen, I agree with the other comment, a mindgasm indeed, very well done...Scott
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Thank you so much for the great comment.
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This poem is like a mindgasm of vivid imagery, astoundingly perfect diction, metaphors, whatever else and written in so few lines. I am impressed beyond words.
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Wow. You left me almost speechless. Thank you for that comment.
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