Daver Austin Poet Free verse

The Art of Dental Floss

Here's a tangled    thready    mass of dental floss
Glued on some canvas board with gesso
Each layer of the spider's snare dyed a different color
One layer dried    then    layered o'er another
Oh    the marl-morning    sour-gut history
The saw-toothed    plaque-frozen    mystery!
There's corn    beans and sirloin on the string
Microscopic V-8    a thermal-digested chicken wing
Good    bad    medium days
Hidden 'neath    and in filet

Here's Jackson Pollock    with his dripping
Splashing    abstract expressionism
Pollock   though a genius    failed
In splashing paint    pale after pale
To realize a more thrifty    less messy way
To say    through teeth    what he had to say

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Sara Kendrick May 25, 2011 at 1:32 PM Interesting critique of Jackson Pollock..I will have to look up his work...Thanks for the kind review of my work..Your thoughts were uplifting..Sara

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2010 at 8:32 AM this one more difficult for me, but it was an interesting read. IN going from the back of your pages,I realize I had already done THAT way too, and I had to skip some from the back end. haha. LUv, andrea

Dima N. November 13, 2008 at 12:59 AM Your comments on my poem led me to yours which i loved reading and i noticed how the slightest sounds inspire u.. now, I'm aware of noise as a potential muse :) Love, D

Sue Mason October 30, 2008 at 8:04 PM LOL great with this one, Daver. I've always wanted to try a Pollock paint but could never find a big enough canvas ... smile ... What a wonderful write you've done and its a very well-deserved selection to be featured this week. Congratulations!

Michael Jordan October 30, 2008 at 7:55 AM Daver congrats on having this interesting write featured this week - God Bless

Carrie Richards October 28, 2008 at 8:47 AM This is so clever and interesting. Not what it appears at first! Congratulations on this creative, unusual writing! ~Great job! ~Carrie

Vince Suzadail Jr. October 28, 2008 at 6:33 AM Congrats Daver on "The Art of Dental Floss" being featured this week. There's more interest when the message is hidden between the lines. I guess that's why the abstract is more often described as genius than the "put it on the line" type of art. Food for thought. Vince

Carol Sunshine Brown October 27, 2008 at 9:36 AM Daver,Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol

October 26, 2008 at 4:58 PM The vivid imagery and creative format work well in this poem. Congratulations on having it featured. I wish you continued success with your writing. Karen

Sharon Winter October 26, 2008 at 3:13 PM Warmest congrats Daver on your unique and wonderful poetry being featured this week. Love, Shar

Elaine George July 13, 2008 at 6:01 AM Only a man with a very poetic heart could come up with this masterpiece. BRILLIANT! It is so nice to be home at the soup again. I have missed you. Love, lainie

Sharon Winter July 11, 2008 at 12:13 PM You are too much! Slightly gross but completely hilarious! What a creative mind you have. Actually, might just have been a good piece of advice for our poor Mr. Pollock! Could you imagine??? Love it! Love, Shar