Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

The Living and Dead in 2024

Ye old poets, cause my demise.
My fingers release no signature.
Foolishly, in foolish times,
used to instant gratification,
I want to leave a comment.

Ye old poets, what you do to me;
get under my skin; your lips move
with vicarious words - you have a way
with them, (and because your dead to me)
I can say…with me.

Ye ole Frost, and Burroughs too,
paint the most amazing images,
unsheathing the natural in ways
that Consume me. You slay me.

I’m bound in your grasp, my lips alive,
my eyes on your poetic body,
as I breathe out the bequeathed
of ye old poets, dead.

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Joseph P. DiMino May 31, 2024 at 6:29 AM "Ye ole Frost, and Burroughs too, paint the most amazing images, unsheathing the natural in ways that Consume me. You slay me." Brilliant poetry! Blessings my friend. You get a FAV!

Yann Rolland May 31, 2024 at 4:11 AM fascinating poem, "between love and hate" did i get it ?, waw, will remember, bravo KIm Kim Rodrigues May 31, 2024 at 5:40 AM In love with the way those two speak about nature, before our modern times.

Evelyn Judy Buehler May 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM Your poem was gripping and also contained fascinating imagery, Kim. A stellar work! :) Kim Rodrigues May 31, 2024 at 5:40 AM Thank you, Evelyn!

Sotto Poet May 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM Kim, You have a captivating way with words. I was captivated by the vivid descriptions of being eaten, killed, and bound by potent words. The way you described the ethereal power of poetry to take me away from this world and its confines in time was also quite moving. Kim Rodrigues May 31, 2024 at 5:40 AM You’ve got and understand! Thank you, Lasaad!

Paige Hind May 30, 2024 at 1:33 PM I am a big fan of Frost, a haunting poem, you have 'bequeathed' their ghosts, seems to me Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2024 at 1:37 PM Glad you like Frost too! I am reading “Versed in Country Things” The book also has great photos. Hugs ~ Kim

Andrea Dietrich May 30, 2024 at 12:54 PM very creative, Kim. I guess I prefer to read poems with modern English. Even though I admire Shakespeare's sonnet form, I could never understand half of what he ever wrote. I do really appreciate Frost and a woman called Sara Teasdale and some others from only a century or two ago. Very nicely done here Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2024 at 1:35 PM We all have our favorites. Occasionally nice to read something from the past.

Daniel Henry Rodgers May 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM Dear Kim, You artistically blur the lines between the living and the dead poets in a mesmerizing way. I loved your visceral imagery of being consumed, slain, and bound by their powerful words. I also liked how you captured the transcendent ability of great poetry to transport me across time and mortality. Kim, this haunting yet beautiful piece pays tribute to the eternal influence of the masters. A captivating, imaginative work that awakens the senses. - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2024 at 1:35 PM So glad you thought so! Be blessed, dear one!

Paula Goldsmith May 30, 2024 at 9:50 AM I enjoyed reading your creative write. "Ye old poets" we can enjoy reading/maybe learning from them. They are dead but we are still alive/writing away. Hooray!!! A Blessed Day Writing Away.......... Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2024 at 1:36 PM Truly! It is our time to write. Blessings, sweet poet!

Hilda Greenhough May 30, 2024 at 8:22 AM Dead poets, I have to compile and publish. Time runs out. Thanks for this foreboding poem. Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2024 at 9:19 AM I know what you mean!!