Create (A Tribute to Arzel Joy)

A spoken word poem dedicated to fellow writer Arzel Joy.

Destined to create

From the date she was created,

Arzel will not be negated,

Nor will she be emulated!

Are you related 

To these words she composes?

No...

But you absorb through osmosis,

A mind pathway that turns you ferocious,

Until you accept that she's quite

Precocious, and you hear from

These poets, "Of course everyone knows this!"

Yet she's told us her muse,

One whose name you've confused,

Has morphed into a stranger,

Like a mystic form-changer,

A thought that makes souls

Feel like foreign exchangers...

But when her muse is fluoresced,

We see that she has expressed

Her intimate words of the lovers caressed...

And we who write know 

That our feel-

ings

u n d r e s s e d

cre-ate

sense-you-all

pow-er

like we're verbally

SEXED!!

And after...this ecs-

tatic feeling starts... 

to wane,

Arzel, like her fellow poets

Must keep herself sane...

Arzel -

We ask for a dose of

Your verbal cocaine...

So please

Write us a sonnet, 

Villanelle, or quatrain

Because from your poetry

We cannot...

abstain.

Author's Note

Reviews

[BlackHeart]

Wow, I am not sure if I can say anything other than that. I loved your.... just everything about this poem. It touched me and I couldn't stop reading it. I feel like I could read this poem over and over again. You have done an amazing job and I hope that I can read more of your work in the future. Thank you for sharing your work with me.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks so much, BlackHeart!! I'm really humbled and flattered that you would say that...when I wrote this, I never imagined the great response I would get. And I would love for you to read more work and get your feedback; I hope to read some of yours soon as well.

[BlackHeart]

I hope that you enjoy mine as much as I enjoy yours and please if you don't like it let me know what I can do to make it better.

[Melobldnfr]

"Sense-you-all power..." I love it!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks Mel! That's one of my favorite things to do with poetry (divide up words, that is), or do plays on words.

[Blue]

I think it's creative, too. :) Thanks, Mel.

[SpeedyHobbit Armstrong]

Awww, this was a really sweet write to dedicate to Arzel! She is quite the good poet =o)

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you! This is my first time meeting a speedy Hobbit...well, first time for everything, right?

[Blue]

Thank you, SH. I'm honored.

[cycy]

Arzel -
We ask for a dose of
Your verbal cocaine...
So please

Write us a sonnet,
Villanelle, or quatrain
Because from your poetry
We cannot...

abstain.
-couldnt agree more, a great tribute to a very talented young lady and one of my fav poets on here, a phenomenal lady indeed :) :) an the poem is well written too, great piece

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Cycy! I'm encouraged by your words.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks cycy! She has become one of my favorites recently too. I'm glad you liked the poem as well.

[cycy]

:) :) you are both so welcome

[Calibaster]

I love Arzel! She is awesome! I'm glad you put that on, ;)

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you Alverrann! She definitely is - hope she gets to see the video too. She requested it! :-)

[Calibaster]

I hope she does too. :)

[Blue]

Thank you, Alverrann!

[Calibaster]

You're welcome! ;)

[m.s.early]

How sweet... I'm sure she appreciates this :)

[Blue]

I do, Silver! Thanks a lot!

[L4rn13]

Aye she is :) Her poetry is very captivating but I do want to mention this poem is remarkable, perfectly expressing the love fellow poets share for her and her work. Spot on my friend. Well penned.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks L4rn! That's really what I was working to get across...I even referenced specific poems of hers (like the Muse one). Hope to check out some of your work soon too!

[Blue]

Thank you so much, L4rn13!

[Leslie Philibert]

A fine tribute, like the broken words, good idea. and the structure here. Excellent.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks Leslie! Glad you liked it. I made an audio version too, which I've intended to upload, and haven't yet - I think that will express it even better. Thanks for reading!!

[Blue]

Thanks a lot, Leslie.

[Dhaye]

A great tribute to a young brilliant writer. She deserved those precious words.
I'm so proud of Blue!
Thanks for the share.

[Eric Pudalov]

You're very welcome, Dhaye!! And I hope she continues to produce great work...no doubt she will.

[Blue]

Thank you so much, you, two. You're spoiling me. Haha.

[Eric Pudalov]

Oh, we don't want to spoil you too much now, do we?

[Shirlena]

I really like Arzel's poetry too. She has a flair for what is called "out the box" writing. She is not predictable and this is the best trait of her writing...I said it and I'll say it again, she is one of my favorite writer's on this site. Very appropriate tribute to her...well, ah of what a man would write about a women. My tribute would be slightly different LOL.

[Eric Pudalov]

Oh, I see Shirlena...I didn't realize that this tribute was "man-like." ;-) But yes, I don't see things from a woman's point-of-view. I'd love to hear your tribute as well, if you do one.

[Eric Pudalov]

Ah, perhaps you are referring to the "sexual" lines...I specifically wrote those in reference to some of Arzel's romantic/erotic poetry, which I've really enjoyed. But regardless, I'm sure anyone who writes a tribute would do so in very different ways.

[Shirlena]

Well yeah, to me it doesn't read the thinking of a women to a women but I could be wrong...it could be just my perception. I hope I didn't offend...if so I offer an apology.

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Shirlena. It so happened I'm a fan of your poetry, too. :)

[Lexi Villanueva]

Thats beautiful that you deiced to do this i loved it.~100

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very much Alex! It was fun to write as well.

[Blue]

Thank you, Alex!

[Lexi Villanueva]

Your very welcomed