Breezy sunlit day -
daffodils blown by the wind
now talk to the grass,
a dozen roses
climbing a broken trellis
all so very red,
some Canada geese
in loud honking formation
what is their problem?
Anthill: City of
a million soldiers all
so very busy,
snail - in his small house
tired of gypsy life could
throw away his shell,
bumble bee bounces
here & there; he looks so drunk
on living and flight:
All of these things I recall -
reflected in my mind's eye.
Last edited by Red-Headed; 08-05-2011 at 07:57 AM.
docendo discimus
I liked the snail segment.
Won't you undo your tidy bun and let that red hair go wild? Please oh please post a free verse poem?
Maybe ... Hmmm *pensively stares into middle-distance* ... but vers libre of any kind, itself, has structure. The term free verse is essentially a misnomer as most of it assimilates at least one or more of the prosodies. Although, in my opinion prosody is hampered from concepts derived from Classical Greek quantitative principles & English stress patterns are different. The entire theory is an artificial superimposure.Originally Posted by everyadventure
Having said that; the often irregular rhyme of free verse, although in itself a structuring, rather than an integral structural device, is often a better form or guide than any precise variation in line length. And of course, without any rhyme whatsoever, free verse has to accommodate or utilise some form of syntactic momentum, like enjambment for example. ... *suddenly snaps out of reverie*
So ... yes, I'm thinking about free verse, I just don't believe it actually exists.
Last edited by Red-Headed; 08-05-2011 at 11:41 AM.
docendo discimus
Ah, that is exactly what I am talking about! Stop thinking of poetry as science, complete with mathematical formulas. Just let yourself WRITE and see where it takes you. Consider it an experiment, if you must
Poetry IS science, all language is semiotic. Most of my poetry is pretty eccentric as it is. I don't do maths ...Ah, that is exactly what I am talking about! Stop thinking of poetry as science, complete with mathematical formulas. Just let yourself WRITE and see where it takes you. Consider it an experiment, if you must
Try & write a musical melody without a knowledge of music, try & compose a chord progression without a knowledge of rhythm & chord progression.
Even if you think that you are not using form or prosody, inevitably you are. When you realise that ... you can truly write free.
Last edited by Red-Headed; 08-05-2011 at 01:04 PM.
docendo discimus
I agree with EA and of course there is science behind poetry but it could impede that beautiful creative flow that pours out of each unique individual in the world when we get stuck in semiotics. I liked the snail too.
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
Oh no ... you're starting to sound like someone else on here. We're all stuck in semiotics. As soon as you put pen to paper or type words into your freeware word processor, you are using semiotics. All text is code, to deny this for naive concepts of 'creative flow' & 'unique individualism' is to do the art itself a disservice. A painter will learn skills to paint, whether they are a Van Gogh or a teenage graffiti artist spraying a passenger train.
"Impede the flow" ... bollocks!
docendo discimus
I don't disagree with you but if your focus is steeped in the technicalities of poetry then it may limit your writing. If I concern myself only with the aspect of my bodily functions then will I ever experience it holistically? No.
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
The sock puppet is wise.
Sock Puppet says: I knew EA would realize I said it and not Delta40 (I keyed it in using my head!)
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
And where did I state that my focus is only steeped in technicality? It isn't, you're starting to sound like the Scottish bloke.
Way too much information ...
docendo discimus
The sock puppet may have an odd evil twin for all we know LOL!
docendo discimus
You mean this one?
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
"Round up the usual sock-suspects"
docendo discimus
I like the Canadian geese.
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