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The Poet King |
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RogueandPoet Member
since 2007-06-04
Posts 126Oregon |
The Poet King Such a captivating thicket - the poets all agree – disturbing tangled imagery - a daunting, haunting read. Obtuse and unforgiving no one truly could confirm what the Poet was asserting so entwining were his terms. A treatise on the toes of God? A tribute to a cat? Poets gnashed through every vine as if it were their last. And the Poet suffered accolades from all those pruning fools who tried to cut through his accomplishment with their blunt unsharpened tools. Brambles, roots and thorns in rhyme the Poet who’d be king couldn’t tell a soul the words he'd penned weren’t meant to mean a thing. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I enjoyed this tongue-in-cheek treatise (now there's an oxymoron for you! lol) on the 'perpetrators' and critics of poetry! "Obtuse and unforgiving no one truly could confirm what the Poet was asserting so entwining were his terms. A treatise on the toes of God? A tribute to a cat?" ~ Ofttimes, that be true! lol I believe that this poem is about Columbus discovering America. ~ Sorry, I couldn't help myself! I have a perverse sense of humor. Enjoyed the read, Dear Poet!  EA |
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RogueandPoet Member
since 2007-06-04
Posts 126Oregon |
Thank you Earth Angel, you exactly nailed my intent with this poem. I had spent a couple days lurking around a site called the Poetry Free for all. Very serious place. It struck me that the end result of suffering the harsh critiques this site encourages would be that one would become a writer of poems for poets. I think poems should be accessible. |
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