The Maddened Poet-King (A Tribute to kublakhan27)

A tribute to kublakhan27, and a bit of a parody...04 02 2014

In the obscure dimension

resides the maddened poet-king,

scrawling in a frenzy, maniacal

meanings, locked beneath 

steel hinges.

The author ponders vowels from

dead languages, channeling the unseen

poltergeists of enchanted playwrights,

who mercilessly mock him in

dissonant voices, strangling his

composition into a twisted heap...

Yet he holds steadfastly, bathing 

in Latin verses, a midnight

walk in dactylic hexameter, singing,

"I am the night and the desolate

star, where she breathes this dark

repose."

The spondee and the trochee

summon something deeply from

inner reservoirs, a polluted inkwell

emaciated of adjectives and adverbs,

which he now refills!

And the systemic warlocks

who emerge in the canals of his

blood, cast hallucinatory incantations,

breathing cacophonous life into his

pen, which

once seemed to have lost its luster...

It is now hemorrhaging lines and stanzas

onto the empty parchment, the paper

starved of wording, in the throes 

of verbal catabolysis, suddenly

metabolizes this wordly fountain

into a resurrected song!

And this poem, which had

sat surreptitiously in the

abstruse mind of the

poet-king, now

stands proudly 

on the page.

  

Reviews

[Eric Pudalov]

Really beautifully written Eric, this ode to our "Steve." You give such a rich peek into his beautiful mind, and spectrum, and your aswell his rich vocabulair, and colors, and hues...

I can't say how much I love this... it's just perfect. You really studied him.
He is a wonderful person and brother to me. He's the Poet-King of all....

Thank you for making this to a new dimension my friend.

- Elisa

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very, very much Ellie! I'm glad that you finally had a chance to read it - I have some sense of how busy you've been. (I definitely did study your brother's work for this.) And I'm so happy that you appreciate it. How are you doing, by the way? Well, I hope.

[kublakhan27]

I am touched beyond words by your assessment here my dear Sis :) I think we've both been tangled up with various issues as of late, but I've met a great friend in Eric in the meantime ;) I hope to be in touch with both of you in greater depth soon...it's been a long couple of weeks...always a joy talking to both of you though :)

@ Eric, aww, yes, finally, I pop in when I find a moment, and I will be always around as soon as I can... thanks for all, and I'm having flu, but next to that, I'm okay, just crazy busy, @ Steve, thank you bro... you know you mean the world to me.. hope all is well, have mailed you (not sure if you received) twice... take your time to respond though, I'm busy myself, but know I don't forget you both, fantastic poets... and friends, one love

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Such an Awesome tribute, Eric!...

I know Stevie, he's an Enigmatic writer!... he flourishes within each piece written..
I love dissecting his thoughts, and he knows it! lol

Fantastic expression here!... well penned!~xoxo~:)

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very much, Robbie!! Steve is indeed an enigmatic writer - I think that's what I enjoy most about his work. Ooh, watch out, Robbie's dissecting your thoughts! DUN DUN DUNNNN!!

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Ha ha!!.... I love to slice through the layers and peel back the flesh of thoughts.
How morbid is that??!!! LMAO!! ;D

[Eric Pudalov]

That is quite morbid...might inspire a horror poem, who knows?

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Yup!... I'm all for that!lol

[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

Amazing piece, Eric! I like the exceptional words you use to describe this great poet...excellent diction. You have done justice to this tribute. Bravo!

[Eric Pudalov]

Oh, thank you Daisie!! I am humbled by all the wonderful reviews, and glad I could do a poet like Steve justice.

[Dye]

What a fantastic tribute!! I love the elaborate description and the humor that comes through with it. Great indeed!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you Dye!! How have you been? Yes, I was definitely imitating Steve's style to some degree...but it has a story to it as well.

[s y e]

all I can really say is I love Steveroo, he is a very dear and loving friend of mine here at WC and he deserves this. I knew he'd love it!

[Eric Pudalov]

Why thank you noodleyoodleybop!! He's becoming one of my friends too - his poetry has a lot of depth, and we seem to have a lot in common.

[kublakhan27]

You are both dear friends of mine...I assure you I'd be nowhere near this site anymore were it not for the support I get from both of you :)

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Hi, the approach that I will use to interpret the poem is what was inside the mind of the protagonist character in the poem.

The poem could be about a person that is in psychological prison from fear and uses true words to escape back into the real world while the same ghosts continue to input fear to try to control from the other side.

The message in the poem could be that sometimes we as persons think that everybody is watching us when in reality the only ones that have all the time to waste in the world are dead people known as ghosts.

I could had written how wonderful and incredible the poem was written but felt that by writing why it was incredible could be more helpful to the author.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks for your awesome review, Squink! (May I call you Squink?). I definitely appreciate what you've written, in a sense, even more so than the purely complimentary reviews.

The main subject of the poem was our fellow WC writer Steve (a.k.a kublakhan27), but your interpretation is really on point!! Part of the message of the poem is that he's haunted by mental demons and ghosts (as you said, "psychological prison"), and I think that's part of what inspires his poetry. In fact, I think that inspires the poetry of many skilled authors, whether they realize it or not.

Once again, thanks for your great review, and I wholly appreciate the depth of your interpretations.

[Zahra]

An amazing tribute to an amazing poet. Interesting, enjoyed it

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you, Voice! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, he definitely is amazing.

[M.K. Jawdat]

A unique an amazing write. Very nice tribute

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very much M.K.! I am so pleased that you think so.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A complete and utter bullet of a piece, fiery and delicate at the same time, I adore the use of integrated descriptiveness, well done, good read.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thanks Tom!! Wow, that's a huge compliment. I had started reading Steve's work, and I was so impressed that I wanted to do a tribute that did him justice. From reading the comments, it looks like I succeeded! I hope to read your work soon as well.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Your welcome!

[Scorpio]

very captivating read, I have never read any of kublakhan's work but this has encouraged me to start!

your use of language in this poem was very impressive, keep up the good work Eric!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you Scorpio!! This was partly inspired by the style of kublakhan's work - it has a very mysterious, classic quality to it.