A poem without metre

[PrinceMyshkin]

A poem without metre,
rhyme or metaphors,
without God or broken-
hearted lovers, oleander,
the Nile or dawn breaking out
over the horizon;
without the whacked-out rough-hewn
‘wisdom’ of some bar-room philosopher,
without pimps or rough-talking
prostitutes, a poem about
that which we are and
that which we are not.

A poem without rhyme or reason,
without hope or despair.

In short, a poem...




Jerry Newman © 26Jan08

[Virgil]

hahaha, very good Prince. You have a way of jst expressing something very well. ;)

[kiz_paws]

Woot! Bring it on, Prince! :thumbs_up

As Virgil so adeptly says, you do have a great way with the pen. Love it! :) Kizzo

[Pendragon]

Cauliflower! I will not eat it, Jerry you are! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/ROFL.gif

I had to do that, Jerry, forgive me! A good poem as usual. Your wit isn't rusty anyway! :thumbs_up

I said that not everyone was a fan of prose poems. I can't stand the single unbroken line one's myself. I say they're a paragraph, not a poem! But others disagree.

[V.Jayalakshmi]

Dear Myshkin,

I liked it.Yes,metered ones are sublimated thoughts stitched to rule like a dress.But unmetered ones are just garments that trail,you know.I love free flow,so I liked that.

Here is one contribution from me too.

At This Time And Place.
-------------------------
Find me at this time and place,

where nothing stirs,

where nostalgia had a decent burial.

I am with you my own sweet self,

Resting with no thought about 'Just now',

A prosy paragraph this?

I dispute and I am all astir.

[V.Jayalakshmi]

Dear Myshkin,

I liked it.Yes,metered ones are sublimated thoughts stitched to rule like a dress.But unmetered ones are just garments that trail,you know.I love free flow,so I liked that.

Here is one contribution from me too.

At This Time And Place.
-------------------------
Find me at this time and place,

where nothing stirs,

where nostalgia had a decent burial.

I am with you my own sweet self,

Resting with no thought about 'Just now',

A prosy paragraph this?

I dispute and I am all astir.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Dear Myshkin,

I liked it.Yes,metered ones are sublimated thoughts stitched to rule like a dress.But unmetered ones are just garments that trail,you know.I love free flow,so I liked that.

Here is one contribution from me too.

At This Time And Place.
-------------------------
Find me at this time and place,

where nothing stirs,

where nostalgia had a decent burial.

I am with you my own sweet self,

Resting with no thought about 'Just now',

A prosy paragraph this?

I dispute and I am all astir.

Thank you, and I like yours, the way it combines both feeling and a gentle self-mocking humour. Also your description of metered vs free verse was witty & amusing.

[motherhubbard]

Jerry, I like this poem that is not about some great or tragic subject. I like poems about more trivial things- belly button lint, grout cleaner, the smell of matches... All masterpieces waiting to be written

[PrinceMyshkin]

Jerry, I like this poem that is not about some great or tragic subject. I like poems about more trivial things- belly button lint, grout cleaner, the smell of matches... All masterpieces waiting to be written

Speaking of belly button lint
I was excavating some the other day
and found
$2.85 in coins
and a souvenir from a long-lost lover...

[Nossa]

Love it :D