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This Poem Smells and Feels of Rubber
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This Poem Smells and Feels of Rubber |
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Joe Houck Member
since 2001-04-23
Posts 324california 
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This Poem Smells and Feels of Rubber Synthetic words with artificial perspectives gnaw at my sonorous limbic system. This twine swathed around stem is sundered. Cloven in this parapet ode. Sheathed within my seahorses that live inside such skulls. Am I nearer a crowning dilettante the more I mollycoddle them? Excogitation auxiliary stuck in my gullet. Do I cough it up or try to swallow? Should I dance with this seduction of language, of cloak and dagger grasp? Do I write to readers, or to the writer? Oh, what’s a bard to do? When being a belletrist smells and feels of rubber too. By: Joe Houck |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
 oh my, Joe, you have used some words I don't know... I think I will have to consult my dictionary and come back for another comment ! I can tell you though it did make me smile...ooh I hope I should be smiling and not crying! nice poem Joe! RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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Joe Houck Member
since 2001-04-23
Posts 324california |
Hahaha....yeah I know. I purposely went over the top with language and said things that only the writer could know how to translate. I was kind of mocking language/abstract poetry that sounds too smart for its own topics. But at the same time i'm not really a huge fan of belletrist poetry either (a style that is purely aesthetic and minor in substance). the best poems for my money are the ones that balance between the two. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Good morning, Joe! Love this stretch of your linguistic wings ~ and your sense of humour! Have a wonderful day!  Linda |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
Very Much Enjoyed Joe ! ARCTIC WIND |
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Just another Pete Member
since 2007-12-06
Posts 74Scotland |
Rushed to the dictionary - thanks for the big smiles. Have to go now, to redesign my emergency excogitator. Pete |
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Ceinwyn Member Elite
since 2000-07-09
Posts 2175VA |
cool, new big words I have to learn  You know I think big words were invented just to make people look important  that's why I use them! lol If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
*Cracking up* Joe, this is a trememdous poem. (I hope you don't mind my finding it very humorous, but I do, in a very good way; and I hope that was your intent.) What a poet you are! .......jo [This message has been edited by iliana (12-11-2007 03:26 AM).] |
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chickoo007 Member
since 2007-11-06
Posts 70India |
Man How can i reply???? I needed a dictionary to understand this poem lolzzz... But man You sincerely ROCK!!!!!!!! cool poem... |
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Joe Houck Member
since 2001-04-23
Posts 324california |
Thank you all for your replies. And yes, this was intended to be a poem you can laugh at, hahaha...I hope you kind of get that I used big fancy words and odd references in order to make the poem like “vulcanized rubber” or seem processed. Just taking a little friendly jab at poems that are seduced by language and hide the meaning a little too much. =) Joe |
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Gumpy Member
since 2007-11-06
Posts 143Canada |
HAAAAAAAAAA. I like it. I like it a lot. The wheels were turning for this one Joe. Well done. Gumpy How is it that after your heart is ripped out, you feel so much? |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
Boy I hope you didn't swallow "Excogitation auxiliary", I'd choke on it just trying to say it. LOL Point well taken, Joe. Loved this tongue-in-cheek write. ~ Karen |
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