Wind in a jar

Some fear death

Some life

Bloody hands of Lady Macbeth

combing with a butcher knife

Van Gough whittled his ear

Dostoevsky's faux firing squad

Poe drunk on his child wife's bier

De Vinci painted Mona Lisa flawed

A kamikaze metal band

A photographic assassin scar

Holding smoke in my hand

Dancing the wind into a jar

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

And as Donovan sang..."we might as well try and catch the wind."
This is one of the most clever writes I have gotten to read.
Maybe De Vinci hated Mona and didn't even realize it.

[Soren]

Thanks so much Jacob that means a lot. I always have lots of hot air and have been known to pass wind but never in a jar. Yea I don't know about De Vinci but I know that he carried the damn painting around with him for many years always touching up this or that, never content and they say it was never finished.

[Chris Shaw]

An intriguing title and a thought provoking poem. Life can hurt you in many ways. Death ends all that. Not one of us is without flaws. Love those final two lines. So visual.

Chris

[Soren]

Thanks so much Chris your words of encouragement are most valued.

[Zeb Smith]

Creative use of all those characters of the past. Very good alliteration, rhythm, and end rhymes.

[Soren]

Thank you so much for your most kind words.

[John the Baptist]

I understood the references until I got to the assassin's scar. Are we talking Oswald or John Wilkes Booth here?

[Soren]

Open to interpretation John. Thanks for the read and comment. Either is acceptable.

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the tales spins in the poetry Soren. The ancient poets and artist. Had to overcome a lot. I liked the sentences. "Holding smoke in my hand
Dancing the wind into a jar"
Thank you my friend for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Soren]

Thank you Coyote for the read and most kind words. Yes I have tried to hold smoke in my hand, I find it healing and as for wind in a jar the wind is like a lost friend to me that at times calls my name. Thanks so much Coyote

[Vol]

Soren,
The twenty-first century is more than flawed, it is downright tatterdemalion... It appears we have lost all direction except the one toward mutual annihilation... As Yeats said "Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold." The wisest of us see it it coming, and who are we to argue?
Vol

[Soren]

Thank you most kindly for the review and words of caution about the times.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

A delightful look at imperfection and entropy. Brava! Youth is uncertain and immortal. Old age is mortally aware. History gives us lessons and advice on things each generation must learn for themselves. Art imitates life and life is often surreal in return. I enjoyed the read.

[Soren]

Thank you for your most gracious words the are deeply valued.

[Neville]

This just happens to be some of the best ink spilled ever .. Yep, that bloomin good .. Neville

[Soren]

That means a great deal coming from a poet like you. Thank you for your support.

[nadia dmitri]

Your word choice and allusions are always so captivating, wonderful job as always :)

[Soren]

Your words are much appreciated and so glad you came by