So simple, this waltz of words,
but so complex, this bright illumination.
Like twisting together vibrantly colored streamers,
like aiming a spotlight on every tiny flaw to find beauty,
hidden in the cracks and depths of the atrocious.
Every petal of every flower is etched by the poet's pen,
a quill has grazed the surface of every daisy and rose
to carve blood from it's surface, to vomit personifications from the stem.
We mull and muse over the intricate,
but just beneath our fingertips,
beneath the pressure of our fingerprints,
we imprint the keyboard or the paper
with the identity of our souls,
and spill our psyche out in manipulated vocabulary,
and this is poetry.
Author notes
"Poetry is nothing more than an intensification or illumination of common objects and every day events until they shine with their singular nature, until we can experience their power, until we can follow their steps in the dance, until we can discern what part they play in the Great Order of Love. How is this done? By fucking around with syntax."
-Tom Robbins "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"
A contest entry
- My Favorite Quote As Of Now Quickie by white stone.
1200 points, ended October 9, 8 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What do you think?
Comments
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wow,amazing poem,i needed some inspiration,congratulations on your silver trophy
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Awe striking!
A silver tongue and a deathtrap of a mouth, I adore this poem exceedingly. Thank you. Perfection!
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I quite like this one... it made me smile, genuinely, which is a rarity, but I'm not sure that's what you were going for... Still 'The waltz of Syntax'.... brilliant..
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Perfect capture of the prompt, I feel. The devil s indeed in the details.... the beauty is indeed in the details. Excellent. We are soul imprinters, masters of syntax.
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me gusta
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Thank you? That looks like a compliment.
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this makes sense, i enjoyed the read, take care and the best of luck in the contest
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You left me pulling reaching for more at the end of every line. I just could not get enough. You have quite an amazing piece here, just a really great insightful look on poetry. I totally relate with the things you are mentioning here. And you do so in such a beautiful way.
Great job, much love to you, and i look forward to reading more by you
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Twice had I to read this,taken so I was with its imagery and flow. Coherence twines through every line as tendrils of thought upon the latticework of your words.
Seriously, this is very compelling poetry, with graceful images used to describe the craft of the poet's art.
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed.
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Bravo!
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amazing as is all your work,you have a way with words,you capture emotion and imagery in everything you write,amazing
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Stunning. Just stunning. You have more versatility than you give yourself credit for!
Bravo, and thanks, once again, for sharing!
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And thank you for reading and commenting my friend. ^.^
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the identity of our souls... how true. this was delicately written and has a beauty that i love reading in poetry.
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Thanks.
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So very, very true. Totally enjoyed this. Awesome work!
Best o' luck and all that jazz.
--Katie.
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Thanks, luck to you too.
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Whoa. Now this is breathtakingly surperb!
Bravo dear you.
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Wow, thank you.
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vroom...
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Lol. You're clapping my empty poem? I'm just that amazing.
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Nope. I'm just that sloshed.
But yes.. you are talented.
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