Difference between revisions of "Poet's Dilemma & Imperative"
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− | The writing | + | The writing<Br> |
− | That we put | + | That we put<Br> |
− | Upon the paper | + | Upon the paper<Br> |
− | Silently screams | + | Silently screams<Br> |
− | Its sibilants and plosives; | + | Its sibilants and plosives;<Br> |
− | Yet meaninglessly meanders | + | Yet meaninglessly meanders<Br> |
− | Across the surface | + | Across the surface<Br> |
− | Of many a mind. | + | Of many a mind.<Br> |
− | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
− | Too long, too short, | + | Too long, too short,<Br> |
− | Too nerdish, | + | Too nerdish,<Br> |
− | Too simple, | + | Too simple,<Br> |
− | Too out there. | + | Too out there.<Br> |
− | No rhythm, no rhyme, | + | No rhythm, no rhyme,<Br> |
− | Out of fashion, | + | Out of fashion,<Br> |
− | Too trendy, | + | Too trendy,<Br> |
− | "Who ya think you are?" | + | "Who ya think you are?"<Br> |
− | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
− | A man like any other | + | A man like any other<Br> |
− | More or less. | + | More or less.<Br> |
− | Like Shylock and not. | + | Like Shylock and not.<Br> |
− | A Jeffersonian bundle | + | A Jeffersonian bundle<Br> |
− | Of contradictions, | + | Of contradictions,<Br> |
− | Both plain spoken and | + | Both plain spoken and<Br> |
− | A dealer in allusions. | + | A dealer in allusions.<Br> |
− | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
− | Day in, day out, | + | Day in, day out,<Br> |
− | A streambed dry | + | A streambed dry<Br> |
− | Till a flash flood | + | Till a flash flood<Br> |
− | Of words burn | + | Of words burn<Br> |
− | In my brain, | + | In my brain,<Br> |
− | "Write us or lose us, | + | "Write us or lose us,<Br> |
− | We need to be said. | + | We need to be said.<Br> |
− | No one else can | + | No one else can<Br> |
− | The same way." | + | The same way."<Br> |
− | + | **Gerald Alan Ney | |
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[[Task & Purpose]] | [[Task & Purpose]] |
Revision as of 21:19, 23 October 2018
Poet's Dilemma & Imperative 11/08/2012
["A poem is the unpaid labor of the intellect,
the fonds perdu, practice with a sandbag:
one-sided, inconsequential, and without partners."
- - Gottfried Benn]
- - Gottfried Benn]
["anyway all artists feel 'other'.
There's not an artist on God's green earth
who feels 'emotionally speaking,'
that he or she has been invited to the prom."
- - Hilton Als]
The writing
That we put
Upon the paper
Silently screams
Its sibilants and plosives;
Yet meaninglessly meanders
Across the surface
Of many a mind.
~
Too long, too short,
Too nerdish,
Too simple,
Too out there.
No rhythm, no rhyme,
Out of fashion,
Too trendy,
"Who ya think you are?"
~
A man like any other
More or less.
Like Shylock and not.
A Jeffersonian bundle
Of contradictions,
Both plain spoken and
A dealer in allusions.
~
Day in, day out,
A streambed dry
Till a flash flood
Of words burn
In my brain,
"Write us or lose us,
We need to be said.
No one else can
The same way."
- Gerald Alan Ney