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Cursed
In the spinning of the blade,
a superseding wish for gain.
In lieu of noble sentiments,
a list of new ingredients.
The jolly round is passed on by.
A jeroboam of bubbles lie.
Grail like drinks are fortified
by angel’s breath and Gorgon’s tied
into a Mandelbrot bootlace
of needing more but saving face.
Poised pen and poisoned inks;
lots of love, heart breaks and sinks.
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wesley snow
Sun, 2012-11-25 17:45
Ah, I loved it until...
... "lol". I hate computer/cell phone shortcuts.
W. H. Snow
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Ross Hamilton Hill
Mon, 2012-11-26 00:35
now Wes
I whole poem came in a rush, without thinking, but lol crept in there because my ex on f'book asked what it means, 'laughing out loud' or 'lots of love' so I liked the barbed double entendre.
author commentIan.T
Tue, 2012-11-27 02:29
LOL
Just ask David Cameron the UK's Prime minister LOL.
Yours Sparrow..
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Geezer
Mon, 2012-11-26 02:19
I can see...
what you are saying in retrospect, it just didn't translate well. Maybe you could use: "laughing out love"? ~ Gee
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Ross Hamilton Hill
Mon, 2012-11-26 14:06
Hi Gee
not being a texter myself I had no idea how much lol annoyed people, shall edit it out.
thanks for commenting
Ross
author commentweirdelf
Mon, 2012-11-26 02:59
Really clever and elegantly written.
but Ross, oh Ross, that lol sucks.
I really would use words instead, lol is mostly meaningless even in text context. Nobody is really laughing out loud or giving lots of love when they type those three letters like a reflex. You could use a whole poem commenting on its meaninglessness.
Otherwise, yes, I really like this piece.
cheers,
Jess
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Ross Hamilton Hill
Mon, 2012-11-26 14:12
Hi Jess
thanks for your comment, as I said to Geezer I had no idea 'lol' was such an annoyance. Shall edit it out.
cheers
ross
author commentweirdelf
Mon, 2012-11-26 14:20
oh yes, much better
it was such a distraction I couldn't see the poem as a whole.
into a Mandelbrot bootlace
magnificent line!
Thanks for this, I've been going through one of my periodic allergies to poetry and this has restored the faith. It belongs in the "Mindful and Meaningful" workshop with its close rhyme and near structure.
cheers,
Jess
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Ross Hamilton Hill
Mon, 2012-11-26 23:34
glad
you liked it
author commentwesley snow
Mon, 2012-11-26 22:03
What about a workshop...
... producing poetry by using only text shortcuts?
Not that I'm offering to lead it, of course.
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Ross Hamilton Hill
Mon, 2012-11-26 23:36
gr8
if you can find a texter who's interested
author commentIan.T
Tue, 2012-11-27 02:35
Wesley
Now come on I have never texted anyone and the bastardisation of English is bad enough world wide, without having a workshop on the bassist language yet.
Our children are beginning to talk that way and here we are trying to improve poetry.
There will be no need for syllable counts as each text will be in single syllables anyway.
We will make you do the workshop for suggesting it lol, Yenti, Ian.T
Or swamp in Aborigine.....
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Seren
Tue, 2012-11-27 07:55
Dear Ross
This is a really good write I guess I came after the talk of 'lol' ? smile Jess took me to task about 'lol' I only use it now when I actually laugh out loud !
into a Mandelbrot bootlace --- love this line
sigh I cannot offer anything but a kudos
love Jayne-Chloe x
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Ross Hamilton Hill
Tue, 2012-11-27 14:36
thanks JC
like you 'lol' doesn't have bad connotations for me as I don't text, though see nothing wrong with it, lol is like asap, nice alliteration.
glad you liked the poem
ross
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