Loss World Series Love

the fewtch

Wait and
it will happen
again

Make it
know

Candy will ripen
lions awake
or not

     still and valuable far from ladders at the bottom of a pit filled with African diamonds

Author's Note

I've wrote basically nothing since I left

Reviews

[boygene borice]

patience...wait and grasp from the peak..i love your art

[The Twin Arenas]

Thanks, man. I appreciate the read.

[Deana Marie]

In your words i read, i sized up in my thoughts this.

Time waits for no one.
The amazing world even the shadows lurking you can find the treasure for self.

I dig it.. Thank you.

Xo

[Siobahn McKenna]

My interpretation of this is how far and close and known and unknown the world is at the same time. (And I think your metaphor for the diamonds is the part pertaining to BLM, but it could also be used in the previously stated theme). I read that history repeats itself no matter where you are on the planet because we all have that kind of shared consciousness Jungian thing. However, at the same time, we seem to know very little about how others live. (Like the actual size of Africa haha). We are all the same people and often get the same outcomes but we don't really know each other. I don't think you were aiming for any of that, but that's what I got out of it. I have found much of your poetry to have seemingly arbitrary statements in them that cause the reading to draw their own connects, which makes the reader say more about themselves than your actual work. Interesting, thanks for sharing.

[The Twin Arenas]

Thanks for the read. This isn't one of my best, in my opinion. It's a little flimsy and would probably sink in heavy water. There's an expression used in baseball wherein a pitcher throwing strikes that are barely inside the strike zone is said to be "painting the corners." It's something I've always tried to with my writing - give the reader just enough for them to be able to swing at it. Anyway, thanks for the read.

[Shy_muse]

I'm not sure if I fully understand the meaning of this poem but I definitely enjoyed reading and thinking about it. What did you have in mind when you wrote it??

[The Twin Arenas]

baseball, broken hearts, and the black lives matter movement.

[Corset]

This one is very mysterious, world series love leans my thoughts into the biblical reference , as well as the pit of Lions, and diamond mining is hazardous to the environment, but it could also be a reference to baseball and the Detroit Lions. it's a puzzle poem! I love it!

[The Twin Arenas]

It's a little out of context now. I wrote it after the Mets lost the series this season, in the depths of despair. It's about love, and baseball. A lot of my poems are about those two things, together. Not my best stuff. I remember thinking long and hard as to whether or not I wanted "and" between still/valuable. Thanks for the read.

[Corset]

hot damn I nailed it! (sort of) but I think the Lions are football players aren't they? hmmm, I remember hearing something recently "stay right there, open a ball park..." I'm thinking you may be soon hitting some home runs :P

[The Twin Arenas]

Lions are football players, but they're also, to me anyway, the professional athletes of the animal world. Immense strength, King of The Jungle, most content lying around, not living up to public expectation. I also wanted to use an African animal, to accentuate the last line.

[Corset]

ah, I see the correlation there and I would agree, Lions are "all that" and regal too...gorgeous animals they are, nice choice.

[The Twin Arenas]

Magnificent. I was in Amsterdam, years ago, visiting their zoo, and was watching one pace in his cage, back and forth back and forth, for hours. He suddenly turned his a*s toward me and let loose a shot of his musk or scent or whatever the hell it is they've got tucked away back there, and hit me square in the chest. For the rest of my trip, despite numerous trips to laundromats, kitties and dogs would flee as soon as they caught a whiff of me.

[Corset]

rotflmao!!!!!!!!

[Jacob Clifford]

This is very different in structure. Interestingly done! I can't claim to fully grasp this poem, but is has my attention.

[The Twin Arenas]

Thanks, Clifford. It isn't my best stuff.

[jesserose99]

I'm so glad I happened upon you today..this is just different...like the whole structure, and your words seem to come alive. Nice write.

[The Twin Arenas]

Thanks, Jess. It's nice to be read.

[Ruth]

So tangibly in reach, this left me curious, brilliant! :)

[KWP]

Ye dog course it will happening / it's happening already somewhere else - just perhaps different by a fraction - it's noon the sun is high - lions slumber - diamonds sparkle

Welcome back Mr Springs X