FOLLOW THE LUNATIC ROAD ( COLLAB WITH FRIEDA)

Blackbird talons dug into heart
wrapped around the time of day
mocking lunatics chanted in braille
implored a wracking head's twist
live wires collided in chilled thunder
Implicit agitation leaning on controlled aggression
The Sun behind a fog of snow
longs for the alarm of Spring's emerald chimes
A knock on the door of inner peace is answered
by the barrel of a frozen gun
amber brick roads led to basked cavorting
rollicking in roughhouse ports of call
cruised steamy underpasses gate
emerged in a heyday of peaked poppies 
Survival is the new orgasm
Every deep breath a monolith
floundering between a sway and a foundation

A diva's shimmy sparks an earthquake
in decorum's sodium savannah

arms wide open in a clasped grasp

surrendered to sunlight's cornflake tang

cobalted moons reluctantly received

sympathy's tea in soothsayer's ruddy wine

Philosophers dance with razors in their shoes

Logos eat the language with a virus' appetite

Daylight will be burned up

and then there will be lightning

the lone survivor of age like dinosaur bones

pine for grandiose calamity's remorse 

moments of clarity in curtained visitations

afflictions cross negated in a pig's fly retort

sanity rearranged in redemption's snappy riposte

counter quips arresting grace's resurrection 

Author's Note

Thank you Frieda :)

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

The lunatic road is lined with irony and unexpected surprises. It has a most frenetic feel to it and I think that I would rather drive down this road than stroll down it:

The Sun behind a fog of snow
longs for the alarm of Spring's emerald chimes
A knock on the door of inner peace is answered
by the barrel of a frozen gun
amber brick roads led to basked cavorting
rollicking in roughhouse ports of call
cruised steamy underpasses gate
emerged in a heyday of peaked poppies

It certainly is a wild ride. You two take energy to another level!

[Frieda P]

I think we were driving at intense speeds whilst we were writing this one Anne, so happy you picked both of our lines....! That means they melded, color me goo goo g'joob delighted, thanks muchly!

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much Anne, glad you enjoyed it :)

[star73]

Very good well done nicely written.

[kublakhan27]

Thank you Star, glad you enjoyed it.

[Frieda P]

Thanks star.

[Saddam]

Abroad mind of a wide think...
First i was think what kind of poetry is this! Arre yaar; what is this! -Realise then wow piece is it. Awesome.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much Ssadd, glad you enjoyed it :)

[Frieda P]

Ha laughing here, I was thinking the same whilst we were writing it Ssadd. ;-) Grazie mille.

[Rita L. Sev]

The alarm of spring's emerald chimes... Very cool! Beware the diva, and take off your shoes before philosophizing... This is a wild back and forth of images and notions! Can't pick a favorite, they are all so vivid! I may have to read this again before bed, so your combined words can fuel my dreams... Great collaboration, Frieda and Steve!

[kublakhan27]

Haha I love your observations Rita...so glad this one resonated with you this deeply, thanks so much, I'm sure Frieda will thank you later too :)

[Frieda P]

The diva's not me...I am the walrus. ;-) ha, thanks muchly Rita!

[Relic]

So, you're a walrus and a lunatic huh? hmm. :p

[Frieda P]

No, Steve is the lunatic diva. ;-)

[Relic]

Steve who? ha :p No I think it's all starting to fall into place now. Yes, hmm

[kublakhan27]

Yeah I did have something to do with this...:P

LOL Well you're half-right Mrs.R...actually no, you're probably entirely right ;P

[Frieda P]

Omg kublakhan, the guy who wrote this collaboration with me....pay attention Relic!

[Relic]

You're not going to tell me you didn't see the ha and the :P after I said that are you. Gotcha! Hey, why did he call me mrs? What's going on here? :)

[Frieda P]

Haha I know!!!

[Frieda P]

Oh sheesh, we need to do roll call, I'm Mrs R, he's Benji....get with the program Relic.....

[Relic]

Hmmmmmmmmm

[Frieda P]

I guess you missed our poems about Mrs Robinson............see what happens when you leave.

[Relic]

Mrs R? Benji? It's like a sitcom here now.

[Frieda P]

More or less.........

[Relic]

That must have been why.

[Frieda P]

Poor Rita, she' going to kick your butt...

[Relic]

Nope, she's too nice to do that. She might yell a little...

[kublakhan27]

Haha Yeah I saw, it's all good :) The sitcom thing would require an anthology on its own haha

[Relic]

And a producer.

[Rita L. Sev]

Sheesh... I step away from my computer for a couple of hours, and look what happens... :)

[Relic]

haha, yell at Frieda, Rita.

[Lyn Anderson]

Very awesome collaboration, with some great imagery. The age old apostrophe after an S' is the great puzzle, isn't it? However, since virus is not plural, I would say virus's - but, poetic license can be invoked here. :)

[kublakhan27]

I debated briefly over the apostrophe but not long haha Glad you enjoyed the collab KL, many thanks :)

[Frieda P]

Ermahgerd the apostrophe monster nabb'd you too Benji. ;-) Thanks KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

ha ha shoot me now.

[Frieda P]

Ha lock'd and loaded. ;-)

[redflutterby]

Need I say I'm knocked over by this one...seriously both your combined words are like an electric charge! I'm feeling a little whiplash at this moment. And the music... oh my...perfect match to the dance of your words. Fantastic...

[kublakhan27]

Haha Thanks so much my friend...it's funny how these things turn out with us ;P

[Frieda P]

Ha we should give out neck braces eh? thanks muchly Red, jazz'd ;-)

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Great piece you two! You two really know how to make a writer seek out a pen and paper.

[Frieda P]

Thanks muchly Travis, good to see you back, you've been MIA for a while.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Yea, dealing with some big changes right now. Just trying to adjust to it all.

[Frieda P]

Hopefully good changes, but it's usually never that....you've been missed.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much PH, ironically I have been picking up lots of pens lately, I just haven't been able to do anything with them...the props go to Frieda for the inspiration :)

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

@Frieda... Its a mix of good and not so good. A difficult balancing act.
@khan I understand completely, she has inspired my pen hand as well. You two keep doing what you are doing, because it's outstanding.

[redzone]

I am the walrus, hoogookishoo.. er... I mean I just love opening the door to a frozen gun.. but there is the line survival is the new orgasm, red, shaking head in approval.. as a friend used to say, orgasmicfantastic.. the poem I mean.. good collab you 2.. ~~redzone

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much for the kind words Redzone :)

[Frieda P]

Ha blame the orgasmic frozen gun on the kublakhan, I had nothing to do with that. Thanks so much curt. :-)

[redzone]

Frieda your protestations remind me of something Shakespeare said about protesting too much .. HA!! ;-p

[Frieda P]

Ha I use that line a lot.... Shut up curt. ;-P

[redzone]

hmmm which line is that??? "survival is the new orgasm"; or Shakespeare's line: or "Shut up Curt"???? lol most likely that last one... OHNO!!!!

[Frieda P]

Goo goo g'joob you. ;-)

[redzone]

ooooh that one... ;o)

[kublakhan27]

Haha She does use that line a lot, especially with me...I should count how many times she says it to me in a day ;P

[B-poet]

Loved the abstract written creativity between you two. It was like reading a journey through a written work of art. Great work by the both of you. An interesting creative read. :)

[kublakhan27]

Haha Yeah they just seem to come out that way with us...so glad you enjoyed it :)

[Frieda P]

It was a journey somewhere ha....thanks Bpoet. :-)

[ms. barrie]

Very engaging write, sarcastic, yet whimsical poem...
Enriched with frenzied, vibrant imagery.
Brilliant collaboration, by both you, Mr. Steve and
Frieda...i much enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing :)

[kublakhan27]

So glad you enjoyed it Miss Barrie, thank you :)

[ms. barrie]

You're very welcome, Mr. Steve! I did very much so :)

[A. Amos]

Great Job both of you and I was back in times of chill out:) simply amazing piece...

[kublakhan27]

So glad you enjoyed it A, thank you for the kind words :)