Harley White Poet Rondeau

Word Sounding

The sounds of words can shake the skies
or cut an ego down to size,
when knowing sages have their say
of fitting words to seize the day,
conveying wisdom from the wise.

An avid versifier tries
through orphic craft to harmonize
with sense and lyric overlay
the sounds of words.

From inner cosmos may arise
the wordless visions word defies
that seek to find a worded way
with synesthetic interplay,
and thus in poem crystallize
the sounds of words.


~ Harley White

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Kurt Ravidas November 17, 2019 at 3:28 PM Your rondeaus are execelent, Harley. Although I've told you that before. P.S.: Orphics were familiar with the theory and practice of Shabda Brahman. You seem to have an idea too. Kurt Ravidas November 17, 2019 at 4:18 PM This one is really great. I did enjoy the reading. As for the ideas of this poem, they are a bit like some concepts in the theory of transcendental sound, namely, the third stanza. Harley White November 17, 2019 at 4:02 PM Thank you for the compliment. Indeed I have written several rondeaus, though this one seemed particularly challenging to write. And no, I did not have any such association in mind for 'orphic'.

Arturo Michael November 16, 2019 at 9:13 AM Who do you infuse the right sounding words to give meaning and effect to your write...that's the Key..."WORD SOUNDING" Harley White November 16, 2019 at 9:19 AM Do you mean 'How'? I have no answer for that. For me, it is a mysterious process. And when I put a poem 'out there', I hope for the best...