Eileen Manassian Poet I do not know?

Playing With Forms and Breaking the Norms

Playing with Forms while Breaking the Norms

Debuncking it
Slam duncking it
Saying “the old is gold”
ain’t nothing but junking it
“new is true blue” is cool a way of funking it
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To argue that there is one better form
is to express your preference for a norm
Yet free expression is the soul’s delight
It matters not if it’s considered “right”!
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Various garments
Beautify the human form~~
Poems follow suit
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To copy well the Bard, this verse I write
Pentameter delight in every line
For poems come to life in rhythmic bursts
A soul can truly thrive in metered bliss
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People are perplexed about poetic perfection:
forms frustrate!
Lauding laureates,
each writer rightly responds
To testimony of time
from past to present
The wonder of words defies
Limitations! Configurations! Stipulations!

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I write because if I don’t
I’ll die
My little words
My little rhymes
in no way profound
flutter about forlorn
waiting to be welcomed in
to find a home

in some welcoming heart,
my grief and pain
my joy and laughter
will resonate
will live
will be treasured

I write what I please
my melancholy muse, I amuse
Afflatus caressed
I express
the many lives I live

and in my lines
in my little groupings of thoughts
I am free
Unbound….
I am  me

Eileen Manassian

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Paige Hind August 7, 2024 at 3:16 PM Yes, you are. Loved your originality- you are so easy to relate to! <3

Richard Lamoureux July 8, 2017 at 10:16 AM I enjoyed this epic and thought provoking piece Eileen. Thanks for commenting on my Boom Like a Tenor piece. Eileen Manassian July 8, 2017 at 11:58 AM That was my pleasure, Richard. Your work is always top notch and always feeds the soul.

Joanna Daniel July 8, 2017 at 12:25 AM A lovely poem proving that a poem need not necessarily stick to one form:) you're amazing, Eileen:) Eileen Manassian July 8, 2017 at 11:58 AM How kind, Jo. Thank you. It's good to receive this praise. I sometimes think I've not much to offer. You've lifted my spirits.

Richard D Seal July 7, 2017 at 5:15 PM May your little groupings of thoughts carry on and live forever my little Desert Orchid, I know I enjoy your writings. Take care, Richard Eileen Manassian July 8, 2017 at 12:00 PM It does my heart good to know that, Richard. Thank you. I hope that before my time has come, I will be able to have some of my little poems published. Nice to leave a little something behind. Hope you are well. Blessings.

Paul Callus July 7, 2017 at 10:43 AM I can write in different forms, but that does not make me a poet! I believe that every writer has a way/style of expression wherein s/he feels free and comfortable. Then it is the reader who will decide if he likes or not what's written. May Eileen stick to writing like Eileen:) Hugs // paul Eileen Manassian July 8, 2017 at 12:03 PM :) Thank you, my dear collaborator. I like to try my wings now and again, but I do love writing sonnets. Iambic pentameter may be old school, but it comes easy to me. You are very talented, and well you know that. It's been a privilege to collab with you many times. Hugs

Frank Sheehan July 7, 2017 at 10:34 AM Excellent pen. You never know where the muse will take you. Enjoyed it immensely. Eileen Manassian July 8, 2017 at 12:06 PM Yes, one must always follow willingly where the muse leads. Thank you for your visit.

Sara Ella July 6, 2017 at 9:07 PM This is a fun poem Eileen :) I love the last stanza <3 Eileen Manassian July 6, 2017 at 9:31 PM Thanks, Sara. I'm glad you found this to your liking. :)

Ilene Bauer July 6, 2017 at 7:03 PM i love the "little rhymes" that "flutter about forlorn, waiting to be welcomed in to find a home" - brilliant! i'm sure they've found a home here, eileen, and i will welcome them in anytime! Eileen Manassian July 6, 2017 at 9:32 PM Thanks, dear. You are ever kind to me. I appreciate it. Knowing that there are those who appreciate my poetry and welcome it makes me very happy indeed. :)

Lin Lane July 6, 2017 at 3:57 PM That's a lot of norm breaking, and a whole lot of good poetry, Eileen. Eileen Manassian July 7, 2017 at 4:15 AM Thanks, Lin. I try to go out of my comfort zone now and again. I appreciate the visit.

Tim Smith July 6, 2017 at 3:27 PM Excellent Eileen...carefree and fun Eileen Manassian July 7, 2017 at 4:16 AM Thanks, Tim. Always good to get a visit from you. Hugs