Dear Death,
Do you hear the painful cries
of a world in crisis
people lost looking for signs
to ease their
grief
what choice remains
when souls are
lost
brushes with near
death
happening each day..
broken hearts... pauses
vital rhythm of
life
how does one fight the battle
the panoply of
power
flatland in the journey
let us take a
leap of faith...
Conquer death with life...
Author's note: The challenge was to create a Dada Poem..how this works is you take some text cut it up into pieces and pick words to create a poem. For this exercise I made a copy of a page from a book I am reading..cut into pieces and selected words randomly to construct this poem. This was an interesting prompt..thank you Charles...
Very nice, especially the much-needed word of hope at the end. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Nico,
DeleteThanks for visiting and the reply.
Nicely done
ReplyDeleteUnder your sun
All can take the leap
Just land in a hay heap
Then roll away
So fun to do at ones bay haha
Landing on something hard though
Would not be nice at my show
catch me when I fall?
I only weigh 10 pounds at my hall haha
Hi there my friend
Deleteglad to see you
before the day's end
a leap of faith is
always great..
into a heap of hay you say..(lol)
I will catch you if you fall
after-all, you're only 10lbs at your hall
hahaha..cat's do like to leap...
Cats do leap
Deleteinto the deep
Although the myth is not true
On their feet a landing doesn't always come due
Glad you will catch the cat
So he won't go splat
What?? you mean it's not true
Deletethat they always land on their feet
I thought they had some magic flute
that helped them stay on their feet
have no fear, I will catch the cat
before he hits the mat..
nice....in your approach you used the words like a word list...making it a bit more coherent than most....panoply was a new word on me...i think we often find the most life in those leaps....
ReplyDeleteHi Brian,
DeleteI cut up a pieces of text I was reading but, I didn't use all the words..not sure if I was suppose to..so perhaps, this is why this is a bit more coherent. In any case it was fun..but, I agree more of a word list poem.
Death hears it all right, but yes, conquer death with life. Great job keeping the theme from start to end, a fantastic Dadaist write here. -Mike
ReplyDeleteHello,
DeleteThank you! I think once I have a a line the rest sort of comes into play. It's just the way I roll...
Death is inevitable. Faith does wonders! Loved this piece. very poignant!
ReplyDeleteI agree even in our darkest hours there is light. Thank you for your kind words.
Deleteconquering death with life...that surely IS a good thing...those leap of faiths can change everything
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia,
DeleteI agree, but some find it hard to take the leap.
what choice remains
ReplyDeletewhen souls are lost
brushes with near death
happening each day..
These may have been random choices when you 'Dada' them. But reading them make lots of sense. It's relevant to the dare-devil antics of our young drivers. They become demons on the road! Nicely Trudessa!
Hank
Hank,
DeleteThanks so much for dropping over to read and leaving your thoughts. Always nice to see you.
Your poem reads like a very well thought out message - I do not feel times are so bad, though I think people often feel this way - but you do describe that feeling very well. k.
ReplyDeleteHello,
DeleteI took text from a book I am reading "Dreamways of the Iroquois". The passage was about dreaming your soul back. So, I am not surprised that a powerful message would be transformed into this poem. While life has it's ups and downs many do feel lost in their internal and external world.
Thank you for reading this and your comment as I always appreciate feedback.
I am glad you do not feel times are bad as that is a sign of hope.
Peace...
Lovely. Sometimes it is difficult to make those leaps. I especially like the way you addressed your poem to Death. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I don't usually address "Death "but, for some reason I was lead this way for this particular write.
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