He created his best works, one after the other-
of biblical proportions, of ancient myth
of ambrosia love, of a first kiss
all monumental and sublime
elevating beauty to a new extreme;
in other works touching horrid depths
too terrible nightmares, far beyond dreams...
He gained acclaim and recognition
from his colleagues and highest peers
garnered love and respect from academia
exemplified in tomes of graduate schools
for creating with uncompromising objectivity...
Whirlwinds of stirred-up emotions were his tools
as he probed the inner world of nothingness
or stood in the centers of revolutions;
he led a tumultuous life, became a mystagogue
was broadcast across the airwaves and in celluloid
reigned like a Pharaoh demagogue;
yet, in the end, after all the fire and brimstone
all people remembered was his crooked nose.
Please tell me what you think
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I am deleting this one, but thanks for the entry.
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thanks, sorry about that the contest didn't work out, it was a good idea- to work with irony...
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Very interesting. You used a multitude of words rarely used in poetry, but are themselves poetic, which made it that much more fascinating. That last line was humorous. Great job.
Write on.
~*~SP~*~
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I think I used a multitude (nice word! I'll have to use it) of words rarely used anywhere...! How many mystagogues do you know?
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Wry humor
Great ironic twist here, with a fine list of accomplishments, each one worthy of much note alone, and even more so in combination. Such a true statement of what people in general will bring one's accomplishments to. (I wonder is "he" in the first line of the last stanza should be "him"?) I enjoyed this poem, as much for the point it makes as for your wry humor.
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thanks for (hey new pic! ) the looksie... my grammer gaff was due to editing, and not taking care of tenses/possessives (I think)... ok, let's see, it is "He tools were the whirlwinds", and you suggested "Him tools were the whirlwinds"... lol see- editing can be a treacherous sea of salty spray in the eye... maybe I should do something creative with the line instead...
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Beepsies! I was trying to say "I wonder if "he" should be "his". I think I blew that much more than you might have! 'Twas much amusing, though---Him tools were the whirlwinds----laughter here, much needed. I waxed poetic with 'twas---trying to be creative.....
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'twas him, said his tools, from the whirlwind... hmmm... I may use that somewhere...
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