Notes About The Poem

I'm not sure if one would define this writing as a shape poem also known as concrete. 

 

It's written so each block of the body of the work lines up perfectly. It has somewhat of a visual appeal. I've written between 50-100 poems in this visual style.

 

Can a poet compose poetry like music -like paintings -like a sketching with out affecting your poetry whatsoever.

The poem is exactly what you wanted to write. It's the cake the rest hopefully a delicious frosting.

 

Once

there was a man
a small man
-a little man
-a tiny man
a small little tiny 

man who found a-tiny-small-little-something 

he pulled on it -and realized it had give
he pulled -this stretchy-little-small-tiny

thing and it kept stretching this was when the 

small man - who was a flimflam man after all
realized he had a workable-fraud 
realized he had found something 
big -really-big it was more than a
stretchy band it was a movement 
one he’d sstretchh beyond one’s expectations 

you could recognize him -by his large 
*mouth - and by his *tiny little hands

*optional 

you may fill in the word *filthy before mouth 
or before tiny or both as you please -please

armand~
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Maverick Avatar
May 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Stretchy man who could it fit.?
Andresen Avatar
October 5, 2023 at 10:07 AM
- "big -really-big it was more than a stretchy band it was a movement one he’d sstretchh beyond one’s expectations " ... expectations of life begin with the tiny little man, Maurice - Great written ... nice to see you back :) - hugs
Dietrich Avatar
October 5, 2023 at 8:40 AM
An unexpected surprise and something quite different from you, Armand. Glad to see you back. Your "man" here reminds me of many politicians.
Yvonne Avatar
October 5, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Besides the unusual style & this is my least favorite poem of all my work. However I line up sentences to last letters. It could be 1st line of a stanza to the 4th line and the second to the third. I’ve written over 350 poems in this physical form many that line up from beginning to end.
Lane Avatar
October 5, 2023 at 7:34 AM
oh my gosh, I had no idea where you were taking this one, but knowing you, I was certain it would go somewhere clever. The word, "filthy" and a plethora of others, certainly would be fitting before his mouth. The moron reminds me of a T-Rex... little hands, big mouth and a monster! It's great to see you here!
Sands Avatar
October 5, 2023 at 7:23 AM
Oh my Maurice. I wasn't expecting that new creation. Well done :)
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