Quantity vs. Quality

Dig deep. They are your thoughts. Present them well.

Quantity vs. Quality

 

Do not sate this appetite

With a multitude of motley letters

Strung together

With no substance.

This sustenance

Will not provide

The fulfillment

Of the craving within one's cranium.

A quantity of fecal matter,

Stacked within a sentence or story,

Still smells like s**t

No matter the presentation.

Provide quality

In brevity

And saturate with significance.

Once appropriately attained,

One word will feed the world.

 

Legion

18Dec07

Reviews

[Anatar]

Although it could stand for syllable coordination, its aggressive stance doesn't really require rhyming at all. Straight forward, expressive, but without any symbolic reference or stylistic euphemisms (which I suspect is the point). Not the most "poetic" poem, because it aims to bludgeon, rather than enthrall.

[Gandré]

bravo this one. A row of nice attributs, alliteration, following the abstract rules and objectivity and you made a final point emerging from your personal analysis - without sounding preachy.

[Bud]

Amen! Bravo!!! I agree completely. Below is a reviewer who prompted my write on this subject matter. Excellent piece!

[Brittany]

I like it. It has a vicious undertone to it, but I find myself agreeing with you. I myself can be prone to long-windedness and I find myself saying "why don't i just get to the damn point?" It can be a little much if drawn out and drug through, until it lacks the purpose it set out to define.

"A quantity of fecal matter,

Stacked within a sentence or story,

Still smells like s**t"

Brilliantly worded. There really is such a thing as eloquence in brevity.

[Dianah]

This made me smile especially

A quantity of fecal matter,
Stacked within a sentence or story,
Still smells like s**t
No matter the presentation.

Wonderful.

[Adrian K. Smith]

But it is through a perverse path of meaningless phrases and inept words that one would best lead the reader astray as to the point one is not trying to make in that sweet attempt to steal but a moment of their time, time after time....

[Collette]

hahaha you certainly have a talent for coming up with a sing-song way to describe the ever-flowing literary crap of the world. I must say, you have me cracking a Cheshire grin and wondering what of mine might not follow such measures of significance. Make them think, I say!

also:

A quantity of fecal matter,

Stacked within a sentence or story,

Still smells like s**t

Hilarious!
brava!

[LSS]

Crudely put, but so aptly said. Sometimes the only way to read good material is to write it yourself. Now isn't that the height of self aggrandizement. I've been reading some of the younger writers, up and coming, and some, if pushed away from maudlin, might become great writers. It was once said to me that the best writers were all great readers of great readers. But I will also confess, without spell check I would be up a tree without a pen, and afloat in a see of words.
Lar

[Lalli]

I can now see why the title couldn't be remembered lol... its only buried behind like 90 poems. lol... glad to see you write so much!

this poem is brilliant
your word choice portrayed your messaged perfectly

one word will feed the world!
amen

much love n respect

Lalli

[lilain]

Ah, you are a man after my own heart... or the frustrations my heart has at times. Indeed, quality is often neglected for spewing out quantity. Of what? It doesn't matter. It can be writing, music, anything in which we neglect the fine are of craft. To me the most poignant line in your message is:

"One word will feed the world."

Exactly!

I'm glad you let me know about this poem. I had to dig for it and it was well worth it.

Cheers,
l