We all “pass through “ a knot hole to see what is on the other side. Some times construction, sometimes not. But to see the world pass by and do nothing but carouse is a waste of time, energy and destruction left over pieces to be picked up by the broom sweeps of time home bye.
Is this one of your best? Rebel rebel you! RESPECT. I'm going off topic on today's too, slightly. Impressed with this poem these cannot be coincidences. Cavafy is gold.
If you've been paying attention to pop-music news over the past couple of weeks, you may know that Taylor Swift has released a new double album titled "The Tortured Poets Department." In recognition of this occasion, Merriam-Webster put together a list of ten words from Taylor Swift songs. We hope you don't find this too torturous yourself, but we'd like to challenge you to select one these words or all, and write a poem that uses the word as its title.
Thank you very much, Bethel!
Love the journey this took me on.
I almost declined, myself, but I'm glad in the end that I didn't.
Thanks for sticking with it till the end, Kristine!
a) ahahaaa
b) amazing poem. truly..happy you went freelance
c) my Substack is glitching-very untimely
d) my brother has his birthday on April 29
e)(I think) I. am. so. thankful.
a) :) :) :)
b) Thank you so!
c) Let it glitch, who cares?
d) Happy birthday!!!
e) (I repeat) I. am. so. thankful.
c) I care! the screen is jumping
d) thank you!!!
e) same here))
c) After twenty minutes of frozen screen, I get it!
We all “pass through “ a knot hole to see what is on the other side. Some times construction, sometimes not. But to see the world pass by and do nothing but carouse is a waste of time, energy and destruction left over pieces to be picked up by the broom sweeps of time home bye.
Gone bye
Now, how an I supposed to share your comment, ha?
Loved it by the way!
You shared with me. Restack?
Yes, restack, share it with the rest of world.
Is this one of your best? Rebel rebel you! RESPECT. I'm going off topic on today's too, slightly. Impressed with this poem these cannot be coincidences. Cavafy is gold.
Cardigans: Crimean War for what it’s worth
Sick and tired
Long before daylight
Charge of the Light Brigade
Wore cardigans to
Carnival in the round.
Erase and rewind.
After all losers
You’re the storm
A love fool
Hold me higher
My favorite game.
Love this!
Going off road, my favourite game :) Thank you, Pilgrim!
Did I mention I love your cardigan?
Thank you! I went off road too with this prompt. Couldn't help it.
Nicely done! Was a little surprised by the prompt myself which jars quite strongly with the vibe of every day before it.
Well, the prompt is optional, so no harm, ha?
Thanks, David!
We’re still waiting, aren’t we? I suppose it’s a tension in somehow enforcing justice without force.
It doesn't seem to work though...
*long loud whistle* What a poem!
Thanks Margaret! Your whistle means a lot!
I went with the prompt in an unexpected style:
If you've been paying attention to pop-music news over the past couple of weeks, you may know that Taylor Swift has released a new double album titled "The Tortured Poets Department." In recognition of this occasion, Merriam-Webster put together a list of ten words from Taylor Swift songs. We hope you don't find this too torturous yourself, but we'd like to challenge you to select one these words or all, and write a poem that uses the word as its title.
My attempt:
“cryptic hero”
performed by Evanescence
Verse 1:
In the clandestine night, a figure emerges
Cryptic messages, a purpose he purges
An incandescent glow, a do-gooder's might
Self-effacing, he fades from sight
Chorus:
Like an albatross, he carries the weight
Antithetical to the evils he must negate
Mercurial in his ways, a shadow in the light
An elegy for the wrongs he fights
Verse 2:
Beneath the cardigan, a heart so true
A mission to see the world anew
In the clandestine corners, he'll always roam
Cryptic and mysterious, a hero unknown
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Incandescent dreams, a do-gooder's quest
Self-effacing, he never rests
An albatross, a symbol of his plight
Antithetical to the darkness of the night
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Mercurial guardian, a whisper in the air
An elegy for the burdens he must bear
In the clandestine shadows, he will reside
The cryptic hero, forever on our side
__________
the 10 words:
Clandestine, Cryptic, Do-gooder
Elegy, Incandescent, Self-effacing Albatross, Antithetical, Mercurial Cardigan
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