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

[Bright Ocean Star]

This is a masterpiece of verbal art. I am saving this to my favorites. Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us. I love it!!!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very much Anne, I am flattered that you like it so much!!

[Lyn Anderson]

I like this one. It has a whimsical, funny, intelligent quality to it.

[Blue]

You never cease to impress me, Eric. Just when I thought I've read your best poem, you come up with a better one. Plus, your tributes seem to reflect the style of the writer. I see a Steve-ish touch here (I am a fan of his poetry, too.) and the wordplay in this piece is utterly amazing! I'm caught in a whirlwind of linguistic ecstasy. (I read this twice and I twice 'wowed'.)

Poet-king--Steve deserves such noble title.

Always in awe of your words,
Blue :)

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you so, so much, Blue!!! Well, I figure if a poet isn't challenging himself, then he'll remain stagnant. Let me tell you, this poem was a real challenge to write. I read a lot of Steve's poems first, and then went to write something in his style. Thank you for the compliments, again.

[kublakhan27]

Wow, thank you everybody for the kind words...I am truly humbled...on days when I'm feeling down, I'll remind myself of this...I've said this before, but I would have packed it in a million times now if it weren't for you all :) For some of you, it's a full-time job, so it means the world :)

[Eric Pudalov]

You really do deserve it, Steve. But trust me, I know how a smart person can get down on themselves; not to toot my own horn, but I do it often. I think it's that we hold ourselves to high standards, and in our minds, we can never quite do enough. At least that's what it is for me! I'm so glad to hear that this poem brightened your day, and that you feel the love of your community.

P.S. I hope your sister gets to read this poem too! I think she'd appreciate it, no?

[FlamingPhoenix]

I LOVE this incredibly refreshing piece. I often find poetry emotionally stimulating, but when a poet produces a piece that appeals to my intellect, I am truly satisfied. I can be a bit of a serious brooding sort, so the fact that this piece also made me laugh, is something I rather appreciate! I'm glad I found it and look forward to reading more!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you Phoenix!!! I find poetry both emotionally and intellectually stimulating (but not *all* poetry). I've been going back to the epic poems and form poetry lately, because I feel that we wouldn't have much of the present-day poetry without it. And it's nice to meet you too!! I would love for you to read more, and I promise to check out some of your work as well.

[redflutterby]

Such an amazing tribute to Steve. His ability transcends average poetry. I know he rarely sees the magnitude of his words and the impression they leave on the reader. His poems leave me stunned and I read them multiple times to try to absorb their complexity. Thank you for singing his praises with your own pen!! Fantastic!!

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very much, flutterby!! I was definitely wanting to capture the essence of Steve's poetry with this one, and that was not an easy task, as I find his to be sooooo far advanced! :-)

[icelandicblue]

Long live the king! You have captured his energy and talent in your tribute. It is wonderful and well deserved.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you!! It certainly is - I only hope that he can see it himself.

[Frieda P]

Holy smokes, I'd have known this was about Steve without even reading the title!! Such an honor for the great kublakhan...I agree wholeheartedly and then some! Outstanding, even if it wasn't about one of my very favorite poets/person.

[Eric Pudalov]

Thank you very much Frieda!! I pored over his work to get the right tone for this...guess it worked!

[Frieda P]

Perfectly, you captured his Daliesque essence. I don't know why more people don't appreciate his genius to be totally honest....you have superb taste. ;-)

[kublakhan27]

I am utterly speechless my friend...this is the ultimate compliment and I don't have the words to articulate my gratitude...I'll tell you this, I was having an absolutely brutal day and I didn't anything would cheer me up, but this trumps all of that brutality, so not only is the poem immaculate but so was the timing :)

Even without the reference to me, I would be gushing over this piece...I still have a great deal of catching up to do but this is my favourite piece from your catalogue to date...the trochee and spondee brought a big smile to my face, I didn't think anyone remembered those terms anymore :) The imagery throughout is just off the charts...I've read some parodies of the poem before but this is by far the best, and the only one that still works as a phenomenal poem in its own right...I can't say enough about it :)

This will be printed and stuck to my fridge, and will proudly be showed off, and not just because it's about me...thank you Eric :)

[Eric Pudalov]

WOW, Steve!! I figured you'd like it, but I had no idea how much, nor did I realize that it would be timed so perfectly. And thank you for additionally putting it on your fridge!!! I don't think we've even done that at my place. :-) I'm really glad you like it. I can only hope that someday someone will do the same for me.