poetry lesson #9
"THE ONLY WAR THAT MATTERS IS THE WAR AGAINST THE IMAGINATION"
Diane di Prima - "Rant" (Revolutionary Letters, 1971)
pencil sketch by dsnake1
poetry lesson #9
() on matters of poetry
two colleagues had a fist fight the other day.
and then amicably went out for coffee together.
there is a word for that, mixed martial arts.
i thought i saw you in a bus the other day.
that girl must be spooked, the way i looked.
there are no ghosts in the day, i am told.
i see a darting dragonfly in the rushes today.
it is a helicopter in vietnam in a past life.
how can you explain the way it skims the waters?
there are dirty dishes in the sink to wash.
and after that i will really think of poetry.
the baby cries, is she thinking of poetry too?
there is no reason why you cannot write.
why you couldn't at least freaking try.
afraid people laugh at your poetry? read mine!
22/03/2021
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SiM -- The Sound of Breath
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2021
Diane di Prima - "Rant" (Revolutionary Letters, 1971)
poetry lesson #9
() on matters of poetry
two colleagues had a fist fight the other day.
and then amicably went out for coffee together.
there is a word for that, mixed martial arts.
i thought i saw you in a bus the other day.
that girl must be spooked, the way i looked.
there are no ghosts in the day, i am told.
i see a darting dragonfly in the rushes today.
it is a helicopter in vietnam in a past life.
how can you explain the way it skims the waters?
there are dirty dishes in the sink to wash.
and after that i will really think of poetry.
the baby cries, is she thinking of poetry too?
there is no reason why you cannot write.
why you couldn't at least freaking try.
afraid people laugh at your poetry? read mine!
22/03/2021
**********
SiM -- The Sound of Breath
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2021
Labels: life, longing, poetry lesson #, urban, Work
posted by dsnake1 at 9:47 PM
14 Comments:
To a poet, everything is subject, from the humble and ordinary to the profound and tragic. It's not quite walking around with rose colored glasses, but it does give us some interesting perspectives to consider.
Your end line made me smile. Luv the scarcastic mood.
Happy you dropped by my blog
Much💖love
To embrace life and our efforts - even when we are still learning, is to be joyful, positive, open.
After reading this, I might never be able to think of mixed martial arts without giggling.
Rommy,
Thank you for your comment!
Art is subjective, but the poet must always try to tell the truth. (read somewhere.) :)
Gillena,
thank you!
glad you like the sarcasm. :D
Margaret,
Thank you!
you words are so true. :)
Magaly, thank you!
it's true, it really happened at my workplace a long time ago. punches and kicks were exchanged, and then they went out for coffee together. :)
I only laugh at your poetry when you mean me to, LOL.
😁
Thank you, Rosemary!
Wonderful poetic snippets and another great sketch!!!!
"i see a darting dragonfly in the rushes today.
it is a helicopter in vietnam in a past life.
how can you explain the way it skims the waters?" ...........Oh, my that is powerful.
i loved every line of this... ezcept the last line =). i definitely do not think your poetry is laughable. i especially liked this image:
"i see a darting dragonfly in the rushes today.
it is a helicopter in vietnam in a past life."
really enjoyed this dnake, very well written
Helen,
Thank you!
glad you like the sketch. :)
Debi,
Thank you!
I like those lines too. :)
Phillip,
Thank you!
the poetry i am referring to are those 'rants' that were written when i started on poetry.
i guess it wasn't very clear though :)
I liked the way you made a sarcastic presentation of truth.
Thank you, Jossina! :)
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