Author's Notes: "Turbidity" is an Accentual Meter poem I wrote on January 14, 2016 with the intent of delving deeper into the notion or attribute of turbidity from the standpoint of a theme being not clear, not transparent; in effect, being opaque or obscured to the reader. From a poetic perspective, it can serve as that perfect "Literary Conceit" when an experienced writer purposely seeks to cloud or obscure the true meaning of a particular poetic motif. Some poets actually do this by intent, many times just to get the readers to possibly think and use their imaginations. In other instances, some inexperienced writers are still learning the trade craft of writing and perhaps are not so well-versed, at times, in the art of clear and concise writing. But, "clear and concise," per se doesn't always directly transfer to poetic exposition. (This largely depends on the poet -- of course!!) And, I think, some other poets just tend to be turbid in nature and orientation, because that's the way they actually think. This makes the challenge of reading, understanding, and deciphering some poetry all the more interesting. At least, this is my take on this fascinating subject. Things would truly be boring, if all of us wrote our poetry and other literary works exactly the same way!! Great and exciting writing does indeed add zest to life!! (Gary Bateman - April 30, 2016) (Accentual Meter)  

Categories: allegory, analogy, emotions, imagination, metaphor, passion, and symbolism.