medium-rare anthem

a little cheesy, but I like it!

medium-rare anthem

each honest poet has ten thousand strange eyes

each eye has a unique and eccentric lens

to channel majesty from cold cluttered muck

process the procession

ingest the progression

and herald the bloom

of yet uncracked

seeds

 

*

pens spider-weave hope, fear, lust and dream

in mystical webs of soul-driven hunger

 capture winged moments that would buzz by unnoticed

and siphon their pulsing glory and gore

 

*

 

nurture pure nature

neuter sheer bane

spin color of sunlight

and virtue of rain

 

make rhythm of racket

form life from dead air

foster true change

with jagged edged jolts

 

without whispered beauty and wailing regale

of poets on couches, on thrones, in cold jails

poets hoisted on shoulders or hung up with nails

the passion, the power, the spirit would fail

 

*

 

pine on drastic dreamers and focus your skills

polish your viewers and sharpen your barbs

sift refuse for treasure, cast demons in ink

process the procession

ingest the progression

and herald the bloom

of yet uncracked

seeds

 

without poets

passing time is thistle and weed

Author's Note

I know it's not my usual....I am testing my limits.
tell me whatcha think.

Reviews

[justice]

Very nice! This is a wonderful "Call to Arms" piece in that it asks for writers to keep the writing. Highlighting the importance of an author is a very nice touch as well. It sure is an inspiring piece to writers. However, I do not know how much play it would get outside of the writing community. I do not think that matters though...
Now to the actual piece... Beautiful wording. I can tell that careful consideration was taken for each word. You use words that work so well together in sound. This practice of picking words with similar roots is an art that I feared lost. Wonderful revival.
The one sticky spot in this piece are L17-20. I was really expecting another iambic stanza. I was expecting another rhyme. I was not expecting that ending. Sometimes this is a resounding success, other times, it seems contrived and an utter failure. I feel that this is an example of the latter. The ending just does nothing for me. I think you overthought this stanza. I like the idea, but the execution, IMO, could be better.
Okay, I am just looking for a way to improve this piece that is already a great success. You have a very successful poem here. With a little more work, it may just be great. However, keep searching and expanding those limits. You will find your voice as a writer. Keep on writing them, and I will keep reading them. haha. Thanks for sharing.
J

[OR]

Poets are all that ? lol WAW !
Nice piece

[Aven]

testing is great, you can never get enough of it... this is a great write, only goes to show that you evolve in whatever direction you want!

[Geralyn Miller]

I do believe you have expanded your limits, with excellent results. I enjoyed the way this is written, as well as what was written, it is written the way my mind works, seemingly jumbled, but producing a coherent whole. You have captured a poet's mind; and that is a difficult feat.

[Hollow Man]

Limits were placed to be exceeded. An excellent piece sir. Great tribute to poets

KGS

[What happened to simple..]

ohhh these limits are huggggggggggggggge, =) you had me singing along, love the idea, the rhyme, every line, all the words, unusual combinations, great work!! XX

[Amy Bumpas]

This is great...loved it. What I got from this is that
as us as poets have many facets on life, and can look
and feel things on another level...and we create...
good, evil....we are ther for the final results...

[Maurice]

The writing is beautiful. The imagery is very rich. Excellent.

[Robin]

poets see beyond the horizon , they color outside the lines , they make peanut butter and mayonaisse sandwiches , they laugh at limits ...

excellent writing here .

[just is]

This is written very well, such an enjoyable read. I like this write.