Rainman

RAINMAN

What is art? Is a question, focus of much conjecture
And may be the subject of many an academic lecture
“If you has to ask, you ain’t got it” is a neat deflector
But “We know it when we see it” less flippant a reflector
And  chremamorphism may clarify and serve as effector

Roles of fiction aesthetically please, in book, stage or film
But there are those who steer a life at their own helm
Write their story with such style and form that it may o’er-whelm
And we're moved, given joy by their being in reality's realm

There's one who's presence enhanced many a location
As he moved through spheres of news and education
With wit, style and verbal finesse played a role with elation

I laud him, known as 'Rainman' who’s performed such a part
That we perceive his life as a tangible work of art.
 
Thus he in his existence has embodied the aesthetic

You find me as the happy and willing perceptor
Of a life cast in a holy creator’s kiln
A divine and allegorical creation
That moves emotions such as to impart
A delight as of an experience poetic

25 March 2018

Minuanetta - Poetry Contest
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Gentry Avatar
April 29, 2018 at 2:45 PM
Back to congratulate you on your placement. Well done. :)
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April 29, 2018 at 3:07 PM
Thank you again, Susan; and for your good luck received
Barden Avatar
April 29, 2018 at 2:14 PM
What a great and surprising subject matter this was, Geoffrey, and I enjoyed this thoroughly! (My ex met the Rain Man and had supper with him, as her brother-in-law actually worked with him for a while). You showed a command of the form, though new, and created a wonderfully impactful and thoughtful poem, going in a fresh direction - love this one! Congratulations on your placement, and thank you for entering my contest! :-)
Barden Avatar
April 29, 2018 at 5:37 PM
No, most likely not, but it is an interesting irony just the same ... I was speaking of the subject of the movie called "Rain Man" (starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise) which was based on the life of a man who was a Savant named KIM PEEK, (who my ex met).
Barden Avatar
April 29, 2018 at 5:37 PM
He created some amazing things and possessed extraordinary abilities, yet had trouble with even the most basic of communication. Blessings, my friend!
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April 29, 2018 at 2:54 PM
Thank you for your full, detailed response, Gregory; and for giving me a place. This was a challenging format to match. I have to say that the ‘Rainman’ (it was a nick name I gave to one: Roy Rainbird) to whom I alluded was probably not the same one to whom you refer; but I could be wrong.
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April 29, 2018 at 8:09 AM
A delightful poem. Well deserved congrats, Geoffrey.
Gentry Avatar
March 28, 2018 at 10:58 PM
An excellent entry for this contest. Well written, caught my interest right from the start. Good luck!
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April 29, 2018 at 2:44 PM
Many thanks, Susan
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