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

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

beautiful in every nuance~ poetry:the bridge between souls poets: souls that span the quaking bridge planting poppies everywhere~

[Kerry O'Connor]

Ooh I love the peacock eyed Argus allusion in line 1...
Pens spider-weave hope...
Oh I love it so much - every line, every metaphor, especially the last.
Whatever you try your hand at is gold, my friend. Gold.

[The Silver Chord]

Beautifully written and a very imaginative piece. Good job.

[Ashleyx]

this is just wonderful! i truly did enjoy reading it, its just so abstract yet coherent, almost like a poets mind, which im sure was the idea! like a proclamation, very inspring, and very rythymic. i ecspcially love the lines
"process the procession
ingest the progression
and herald the bloom
of yet uncracked
seeds"
Excellent!!

[jenniewren (J.W. Bouwma..]

i love the imagery of "pens spider weaving"
not cheesy in the least.. lyrical and searching. lush delicious verbiage..

[KAREN]

I thought it was good! I'm new to your writng, but so far I haven't read anything I didn't like!

It's not medium-rare. It's well done! Even though it's not your usual unusual style, it still has a sprinkle of your unusualness, but definitely not your usual. :P

[MuSe Ampoule]

I love it! A deeply encouraging write to all we progressing poets casting out demons in ink. Every word of it was wonderful!

Especially loved:
"nurture pure nature
neuter sheer bane
spin color of sunlight
and virtue of rain"