Poetry, n. A form of expression peculiar to the Land beyond the Magazines.
2005 Update: A mechanism for adding depth to the base. An alternative to the post-hole digger and shovel for when accuracy is unnecessary and a small tool will do.
Happy Birthday to Brer Sreekesh!
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ReplyDeletePoetry 2005: some use this as a genuine artistic tool, others - sadly, use it like toilet paper for their brain ;) or a soapbox for their entitlement.
ReplyDeleteI thought that I was a poet,
ReplyDeleteBut wouldn't you just know it.
I tried to make a rhyme
but gave up in time
I shoulda guessed I'd blow it.
Ha Ha - you're TAGGED!
Don't you need a license for poetry?
ReplyDeleteThank you Brer Doug !!!
ReplyDeletePoetry: Life in words less said.
Poetry-a way for people to express themselves, often badly. But I listen politely during hour long drives anyway.
ReplyDeletePoetry: Crappy writing that won't fit into any other category.
ReplyDeleteMe thinks, I said to my reflection today,
Most poetry sucks, should be thrown away.
Some rhyme and some don't,
To prove it, this will not.
Poetry,n.,
ReplyDelete1. Writing which can help one see more clearly, to feel more acutely, and to understand more deeply what one sees and feels and thinks.
2. Less lovely than a tree, but lovely nonetheless.
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ReplyDeletepoetry is brevity...like looking through the window of a house.
ReplyDeleteJ, I think you need a new handle.
ReplyDeleteRainbow Lotus, so good to se you here.
a4g, I'm not polydactyl. That's why I hope. Pretty funny, though. Good feet.
Curse you, Red Dddragon!
You should, Icy. You need one for guns.
Happy Birthday and Dusserra, Sree. Ironic that good conquered evil and you were born the next day. Mission Accomplished!
Masil, we should carpool.
Funny, Jamie Dawn. I like the poem. Not crappy at all.
Thanks for that ray of sunshine, TLP. I bet your feet are Longfellows.
Fin. Welcome and nice to meet you.
POETRY
ReplyDeleteas with beauty lies
in the poets cataract eyes
the art of language
it has been called
but that's not true
let me tell you all
it's not so tough
words don't have to rhyme
words that are mangled
will do just fine
If you’re feeling lofty
and above it all
poetry may be your call
it can be rap
or hip hop even
or hazy meanderings
about the season
Poetry is for everyone
When they are bored
and want some fun
It can be for me
it can be for you
when we are in class
with nothing left to do.
Don't be so cynical
just take a pen
and spill you guts out
to other women and men
it can be profane
never is profound
it won't get you a lover
Usually
Poetry, n. elitist escapism
What a lumbering poor vehicle prose is for the conveying of a great thought! ...Prose wanders around with a lantern & laboriously schedules & verifies the details & particulars of a valley & its frame of crags & peaks, then Poetry comes, & lays bare the whole landscape with a single splendid flash.
ReplyDelete- Mark Twain
And Happy Birthday Sreekesh! :)
ReplyDeletePoetry, n. 1. A medium of expression, which, when shown to others, is peculiarly suited to alienating one's friends and family, and even better suited to alienating complete strangers. 2. What happens when your tongue trips over your heart.
ReplyDeleteBy golly, you intimidate me, Alice. That poem is absolutely you.
ReplyDeleteGreat quote, Sar! Twain's prose was poetry. Even his letters read that way. And thanks for helping me wish Sreekesh a Happy Birthday.
To summarize, Andrew, the Amway of romance.
That is such a good quote, Actonbell. I have Sar for Twain and you for Wilde. I'm gonna be so smart! someday
ReplyDeleteThe contrary to Wilde's quote is also pretty much true: All genuine poetry springs from bad feelings. Just kidding. And Doug, as long as I can be on the top of the pyramid, I'd happily be the Amway of romance.
ReplyDeleteI can't be sarcastic about poetry. I love it (and write it!).
ReplyDeleteIt's seeing a single rose as a garden and love as heaven.
Dark poetry is still my fave though.
Andrew, I like the multi-level part.
ReplyDeleteBless you, Marwa. No need to be sarcastic about poetry when you can write it like that.
poetry, n. The art of waxing pathetic, in a scheme to rhyme and woo coffeehouse collegiates.
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