MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Heartless Poet
By Oxy Mora on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 11:17am |
He wanted one poem to plop down in his lap,
Contented and revealing within the first draft;
It's phrases weaned...lines well proportioned,
.....a poem like that seldom walks in the door.
We need to talk. she said.
Odd timing, he said, I'm writing.
No, I mean it, she said.
O.K., just a minute,
.. a wildflower steals under yon fence row,
poignant, the shy hues of parting glances,
Is your heart in this? she asked.
Hang on,
hints of pale yellows...and savvy magenta,
I thought so, she said,
and walked out.
...its doleful, soulful...
Damn, I lost it. he said.
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Comments
Lol,
Barefooted. Perfect!. (I've almost been there. I'll leave it at that.)I meant Oxy Mora. Sorry! Jeez. . .
by Ramona on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 1:42pm
But, but, I had my shoes on.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 1:49pm
This is really, really good, Oxy. Makes me wish I had written it.
I don't think he's a "heartless poet", though. Timing really is everything. You've captured that sentiment beautifully ... both in the writer's creative, all-consuming quest, and his lover's plea. Both require singular attention and cannot coexist. Well done!
by barefooted on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 3:07pm
Mad at myself about the mixup, but I love this comment, too. So there.
by Ramona on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 3:54pm
Ramona, I love all your comments.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 4:19pm
Thanks, barefooted. Appreciate the comments.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 4:17pm
Nice poem, barefoot ... err Oxy!
A heartless poet
needs to have a strong liver
to feel his way through.
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 6:59pm
A heartless poet
Has no rhythm at all when
A dream girl walks in.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 7:20pm
Good one!
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 8:23pm
A heartless poet
doesn't recognize his dream
when she dances in.
by barefooted on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 8:25pm
Ah, yes. Yes.
by Oxy Mora on Sun, 01/25/2015 - 12:24am
A heartless poet
won't recognize his dream till
she provides a beat.
by MrSmith1 on Sun, 01/25/2015 - 1:20am