sipping coffee with a rock star from Mars....‏

random rumbling's ramble

Flammable dandelions in my iced lullaby

nostalgia for one in a cage's gilded alibi

wild horses on fire, rocking a bloody sun

castles crumble in the needle of an eye

layover collision in the hiccups of whimsy's madness

ecstasy's debacle'd brambles were twice forsaken

dancing in dove stew's handicapped heart lounge

raven and the butterfly had a pity party at the peanut gallery

audacious pomposity came to call, veer'd a left to stage right

tripping over images in rear hue mirror's kaleidoscopic view

bodacious Beethoven rumbles a thousand poetic kisses deep

whilst Walt slayed fractured Krakens cawing on his way to green,

once upon a dream and pomegranate wine's zephyr'd promises

canopied under wild thyme blowing in poppy's scarlet rhymes

still I sat quietly, sipping coffee with a rock star from Mars.... 

Author's Note

Reviews

[kublakhan27]

Wow, just wow...there is no review I can offer that can do justice to this undisputed epic...you continue to outdo yourself and blow me away in the process...I have no lines to single out, for every one is absolute perfection...of course the title hooked me on impact, but the poem that followed is one of the best things I've read in a long time...even the clip is perfect...you know I love elemental imagery, and the clash of fire and ice right out of the gate was enough to leave me awestruck...it will be a criminal act if this does not appear on the top of every meaningful list on the site...this felt like a visit to a coffee shop on Mars, but I could go to Mars myself, and not in my wildest dreams would I come back with something like this...'raven and the butterfly had a pity party at the peanut gallery'...I suppose this line is the unofficial cornerstone of the poem, but how can one truly pick out a cornerstone in this feast of poetic brilliance? I can say nothing more, I am out of superlatives...this is phenomenal poetry from the most phenomenal poet I know...you're a pretty phenomenal person too ;) This should be in an Oxford anthology, and would not be out of place amongst the grandmasters of any era, and I have lots of anthologies...again, I can only offer an unequivocal wow...xo

[Frieda P]

Wow, just wow yourself Benji, you just blew me away sweetie! I'm speechless reading your review, and you know Mrs R is hardly at a loss for words most time....since this was written even before you knew where this one came from, I'm double wow'd. Thanks so much my dear friend. xo

[kublakhan27]

You're so welcome Mrs.R...I've read it another few times since leaving the review and it still sends chills up my spine...whatever you do Mrs.R, never lose this poem, cuz if you ever did decide to try publishing, this is a prime candidate ;) xo

[Frieda P]

I'm never going to come down off the ceiling if you keep this up BEnji! :) x

[kublakhan27]

Haha I'll keep you company up there Mrs.R...I might get vertigo but I'll take it ;) x

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

This was a amazing to read, Frieda. Can't wait to read your next master piece. :)

[Lauriegirl]

this is amazing .,.you touched my heart with your poetic style..

[TL Boehm]

whatever you're smoking - I want you to send me some. I'll pay you. I am seriously rambling rumble deficient and miss the meandering madness of poseys and poppies and prism winged flitting flutterbies. I got concrete and the cadence of the day. Sigh.

[Sophy Freebirds]

I haven't watched this movie but i am gonna see it ASAP.. Your poem instilled that desire" castle crumbles in a needle's prick"- ooo ouch it hurt.. :p.. the phrases here paint a vivid imagery of the world around you.Still you are ignorant of it sipping your addiction with a rockstar.. damn it Freida ;)a brilliant write

~Sophy

[Sophy Freebirds]

I haven't watched this movie but i am gonna see it ASAP.. Your poem instilled that desire" castle crumbles in a needle's prick"- ooo ouch it hurt.. :p.. the phrases here paint a vivid imagery of the world around you.Still you are ignorant of it sipping your addiction with a rockstar.. damn it Freida ;)a brilliant write

~Sophy

[SquinklaPsyOps]

You do dark so well that perhaps people don't realize how enlightened you can write. This piece insightful and full of wisdom.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Random perhaps but there seems to be a movie connection in this?

[Frieda P]

I'll tell you a little secret John, but don't let on to anyone else, I was going through my catalog looking for a poem another poet had inquired about, and my titles starting to come together, that's where this one came from. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"ground control to major Tom"---

grok grok...

"stranger in a strange land" but i'm with sheryl crow..."i'm a stranger in my own life"

all the crap going on today...the world falling apart, and i'm having coffee with a rock star from mars---

hell, why not? might as well go on with live as normally as we can, since it will all end in a flash...and that flash could be comin' cause "there's a bad moon rising"---many of them.

[Frieda P]

Major Tom is taking a recess, just us mad poets in the house....thanks, love your review jacob!

[Liliana Wolfsong]

This is such a lovely poem with such wonderful imagery. I love the way you end each line with its own mysticism and bring such beautiful pictures along with them into the next line. Well done!

[Frieda P]

Thanks Liliana, glad you enjoyed!

[Cory Barrett]

I feel like dali rolled up in here and wrote a piece!

[Frieda P]

That's funny, that's what I call Kublakhan, must be rubbing off! Thanks Cory.