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EvocativeVerse2
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since 2003-09-10

Posts 1279

0 posted 2003-10-08 10:13 AM

Intelligentsia

When the inverse of all starts to unfold,
And uncertainty tumbles e'en the bold,
They'll navigate through a misty curtain,
Committing to words what was uncertain.
Their dreams will not take amorphous shapes,
They'll leave behind lesser lights and seascapes,
For the high ground of profuse abstractions,
And 'tis there unhindered by distractions,
They'll swallow deeply from poetry's streams,
'Til their words are charged with sermonic themes.

These conquerors of the mind's last frontiers,
Will hear the vibrant music of the spheres,
And the colors that might spring forth from pearls,
May well vault into a whirlwind of swirls.
Yet 'tis the restless song of the oceans,
Which will incite their ardent emotions,
Wedded to an unending rhapsody,
Their skills they'll deploy on their prosody.
Their words though grounded in worldly concerns,
Are braced by whimsical spellbinding turns.

Maestros of retrospection and imprints,
Their musings are comprised of shades and tints,
They breathe life into sculptures of beliefs,
Repeating their themes in stunning motifs.
Juxtaposed against harmonized backdrops,
Life's idiosyncrasies are their props,
And contorted by their larger passions,
They follow not the commonplace fashions.
'Tis not the unexplored they'd represent,
But the ethereal realm of the moment.

Like the vibrant singing of blissful hymns,
Igniting the currents of their heart's whims,
Their soul's hungers they can only appease,
With the virtuous fire of expertise.
The literati pour onto the page,
A meter out of the Victorian age,
'Tis an abstraction of released vision,
But we will abide by their decision,
And come the dawning of the new morrow,
We'll read their rhymes of regret and sorrow.

Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history!

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

1 posted 2003-10-08 10:22 AM

loved the metre and the style. Loved the words and almost understood them all except for this "prosody." I have no idea what that word means.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

EvocativeVerse2
Senior Member

since 2003-09-10

Posts 1279

2 posted 2003-10-08 10:53 AM

Prosody is the study of poetical forms, including accent of syllables, meter, and versification. Thank-you for the kind words Kethry!

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2003-10-08 12:54 PM

These conquerors of the mind's last frontiers,
Will hear the vibrant music of the spheres,
And the colors that might spring forth from pearls,

Beautiful!

Kevin you have done a great job here ...
if the mind is "integrated" with the heart, then the results will be perfect, then the true poet will show ...
And I think you have put heart in this!
Love, Margherita

pandonov
Member

since 2003-10-03

Posts 478
b/w conscience and insolence

4 posted 2003-10-08 01:05 PM

enjoyable read. thx

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

5 posted 2003-10-08 01:56 PM

Your poetry is always an evocative and interesting read. I also enjoyed the ease with which I was able follow your flow of thoughts.

EA

EvocativeVerse2
Senior Member

since 2003-09-10

Posts 1279

6 posted 2003-10-09 02:38 AM

Thank you Margherita, pandonov, and Earth Angel. I am glad someone gets this one. This was actually a very difficult write for me. Probably the hardest one ever. I am glad someone appreciated the effort.

Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history!

froggy
Senior Member

since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan