What power makes a foot to flow
and quiver as it tense,
into a meter then to grow
to verse that makes no sense?
What hides behind a syllable
waiting, biding its time;
Then jumps at, making laughable,
a word destined to rhyme?
What being gnaws inside an octave
and cripples a sextet,
to prematur'ly send to grave,
a most well-meant sonnet?
What evil looking black-cloaked thing
silently casts a curse,
to break up each ta dum I sing,
into meterless verse?
What force can help me to deter
them back from wench they came?
Go, be a vile poetaster's cur,
in Calliope's hall of shame!
Author notes
Written May 25th, 2004
A contest entry
- Fantasy by Gvn.
350 points, ended July 15, 2006, 7 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Heart Of A Poet by HisFavoriteMistake.
650 points, ended July 14, 2008, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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A very amusing, different, unique piece of writing certainly. It makes you think a lot, and is very clever, although it's senseless gibberish. ^____^ As humorous and creative as I think this poem is, it doesn't really match the criteria of this competition, but on it's own I'd say yes, it's clever & Brilliant.
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amusing, and clever, good work with this.
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This is great! Thanks for entering. It flows very well and is very cleverly written.
Georgia
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excellent
the comma after tense should be after meter in these lines......
and quiver as it tense,
into a meter then to grow.
ta dum should be hyphenated I think in these lines....
to break up each ta dum I sing,
into meterless verse?
Excellent poem. You have an amazing talent with words and rythm. Reading your pieces makes me feel as if these words jump out of you in the rhyme and rythm they end up in.
Thank you for sharing this one.
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This was a great piece..Very well done..Strange it is , but in its own way.. Good write.I can't wait to read more from you soon..Again good write
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thats cool but its strange .. I dunno.
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Creative.
Beautiful.
What great way to greet a rose
With a bottle in perfumed world!
What great way to praise poetry
Using only a poetic word!
You have written in a very creative way. The poem also has a nice touch oh humour to it. Very well done. -
Very well written. And gosh, funny and relevant to all of us poets.hehe
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OUCH!!!!
What a force this poet has
What a power in the word.
Great big thoughts do live,
in this soaring free bird.
But fly into that light
and you'll see too clearly,
we all are in a plight
that here hell calls thee.
Shall we turn the other way?
Shall we judge of your doom.
No for to you I truly say,
my heart has much more room.
You might try my group "Seeking Clues For You".
allpoetry.com/Application/642584
Tommy
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nice
good write. liked the dense use of language, and the rhyme was good too. thought the theme of the piece was great to, very origional.
what evil looking black-cloaked thing
silently casts a curse
to break up each ta dum I sing
into meterless verse?
think this was really great, there is so much more to this poem than it first seems. i'm off to read more of your work, hope its as good as this! thanks for sharing! take care -
LOL very rhymingly done... You made me smile, even at three in the morning, so I am definitely impressed.
And if you ever figure out the answers to your questions, kindly pass them along to me, I'd like to know.
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