Notably Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Dreaming	Cynthia Cross	Blank verse	Blank verse	notably, inspiration,
	my friend the wind	douglas pederson	Rhyme	Rhyme	notably, friend,
	FactoidMan and ShallowMan - Part 1	Terry O'Leary	Rhyme	Rhyme	notably, society, truth, universe,
	WINTER SOLSTICE WONDERLAND---	James Edward Lee Sr.	Sonnet	Sonnet	notably, analogy, appreciation, celebration, universe,
	A Tribe of Trolls	Elizabeth Wyler	Rondeau	Rondeau	notably, anti bullying, bullying, computer,
	Tale of a Former Black Sheep	Rhona McFerran	Free verse	Free verse	notably, abuse, hope, how i
	Integrity is a gift of self	Jacqueline R. Mendoza	Free verse	Free verse	notably, christian, devotion, faith, god,
	We Must Be Careful How We Love	Lovie Divine	Abecedarian	Abecedarian	notably, life, love, power,
	Truth matters	Lewis Raynes	Quatrain	Quatrain	notably, judgement, solitude,
	White Cotton Sacks	Emile Pinet	Free verse	Free verse	notably, 8th grade, 9th grade,
	Jammin - spreading positive vibrations - Bob Marley tribute	Silent One	Pantoum	Pantoum	notably, inspiration, inspirational,
	A Philosophical Predicament	Ram R. V.	Free verse	Free verse	notably, language, philosophy,
	The Battle of the Vitasta	Ram R. V.	Narrative	Narrative	notably, history,
	No free lunch	Ram R. V.	Free verse	Free verse	notably, irony, satire, society,
	Literal or Figural	Ram R. V.	Free verse	Free verse	notably, language, philosophy, religion,
	please return to sender	roy hanshaw	Free verse	Free verse	notably, change, introspection, symbolism, winter,
	without roses for Victor Buhagiar	Lisa Ricci	Free verse	Free verse	notably, appreciation, beauty, celebration, image,
	Renewed, Redirected	Kristie Raburn	Free verse	Free verse	notably, anxiety, confidence, courage, love,
	Pharmaceuticals	kewayne wadley	Free verse	Free verse	notably, anxiety, appreciation, black african
	Indy's White River	Reason A. Poteet	Verse	Verse	notably, adventure, celebration, nostalgia, water,
	'Everybody Knows' the Illustrious LC	Paloma P	Elegy	Elegy	notably, appreciation, death, dedication, destiny,
	LONELINESS	Anisha Dutta	Acrostic	Acrostic	notably, loneliness,
	Outstanding Service	Eugene Harvey	Free verse	Free verse	notably, appreciation, dedication, education, giving,
	The Sinking of the Cargo Ship El Faro	Marilyn S Jennings	Free verse	Free verse	notably, storm, tribute,
	Very Very Soon	Funom Makama	Romanticism	Romanticism	notably, romance, romantic, sensual, sexy,
	I Am A Poet	Mister Write	Lyric	Lyric	notably, art, creation, culture, deep,
	Lessons Learnt In Life	m.n.i.w m.n.i.w	Etheree	Etheree	notably, death, education, life,
	ABC Poem From Joseph	Joseph Guth	ABC	ABC	notably, allusion, humor, humorous, sensual,
	Blind and Can Perceive	Barbara Campbell	Rhyme	Rhyme	notably, wisdom,
	Developing Like a Distant Runner	Funom Makama	Ode	Ode	notably, africa, community, earth, nature,
	love and care	Abed Anthony	I do not know?	I do not know?	notably, care, fear, life, love,
	Lies From The Pit of HELL	Al Kender	Free verse	Free verse	notably, addiction, christian, dark, grave,
	Eyes Open	Lei Strauss	Rhyme	Rhyme	notably, girl,
	Joyless Joseph	Yorn Called	Alliteration	Alliteration	notably, crazy, creation, imagination, ,
	Destined	TS Lewis	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	notably, creation, love, together,
	America Walking	Glenn McCrary	Free verse	Free verse	notably, longing, memory, mystery, women,
	free cee IN THE PAST 17 MONTHS I LOST BOTH MY PARENTS this is humbly dedicated to them	jeffry cohan	Dodoitsu	Dodoitsu	notably, angst, me, autumn, faith,
	Motherly Love	Eugene Harvey	Rhyme	Rhyme	notably, dedication, mother, thank you,
	New Year	Rick Parise	Acrostic	Acrostic	notably, introspection,
	THE RACHEL QUINN acrostic-Italian sonnet 11-7-2012	dakarai cobb	Italian Sonnet	Italian Sonnet	notably, dedicationme,
	free cee	jeffry cohan	Free verse	Free verse	notably, angst, autumn, faith, fishing,
	free cee JUST ONE MORE MYSTIC MILE	jeffry cohan	Free verse	Free verse	notably, angst,
	free cee IT MIGHT BE DELIGHT	jeffry cohan	Free verse	Free verse	notably, angst,
	FREE CEE is that a trivial trifle or a rifle	jeffry cohan	Quatrain	Quatrain	notably, angst,
	free cee IS THAT A TRIFLE OR A RIFLE	jeffry cohan	Free verse	Free verse	notably, angst,
	FREE CEE live to evolve	jeffry cohan	Free verse	Free verse	notably, anniversary, autumn, faith, fishing,
	GREEN	Amanda Sullivan	Acrostic	Acrostic	notably, visionary,
	Huzuni	Glenn McCrary	Verse	Verse	notably, life,
	A Song That Almost Was Not part two	Robert Pettit	Rhyme	Rhyme	notably, adventure, history, girl,
	Do not go gently into that good night	Doris Culverhouse	Free verse	Free verse	notably, adventure, caregiving, daughter, care,

Notably Poem Example

No free lunch

A scientist pursuing research—
with disinterested curiosity,
Poets distancing themselves—
from personal emotions,
from ‘personality’ (in Eliot’s idiolect),
A sportsperson focusing on the event—
not obsessed with results,
demonstrating sporting spirit,
Anyone doing their karma—
regardless of results,
as characterized in Indian scriptures,
notably the Gita—
All these are instances of detachment—
Of varying degrees
And of course in various domains.
Thus, they all fit into a paradigm.

The old order changeth, yielding place to new!
There was a paradigm shift in the globe—
A mutation.
Detachment suddenly changed
To (greedy) Attachment—to profit.
And the Rat Race started.

It originated in Keiser’s pre-War Germany.
Chemical industry sponsored Academic programmes.
Welcome!
But chemical weapons were piling up.
Oh, what a pity!
And war seemed to be the only solution—
To dispose of the weapons.
Dreadful!
No free lunch!

A weak Kaiser yielded.
Germany plunged into war—
A development not dissimilar
To the piling up of warheads in the US,
Leading to the Gulf War.
Germany lost.
Kaiser abdicated and fled.
Now, a broken Germany
Had to launch another war,
To salvage its economy—
With far more disastrous consequences this time.
The Fatherland broke down.
Führer killed himself.
Germany was broken in two.


But the new paradigm continued to work—
Spread globally.
The world came to be governed
By corporate concerns,
T&C. 
No free lunch!

The rat race continued
And still continues,
At breakneck speed,
Between the two Geopolitical Blocs,
Between members of the same Bloc!
What about ideology, then?
No problem.
No free lunch!

The paradigm shift means
Commodification, Cutthroat competition,
Aggressive marketing, Subliminal appeal,
Throwaway mode,
Exploitation of labour.
What about ideology, then?
No problem.
No free lunch!

Benjamin Bloom came.
Outcome-Based Education
Displaced Liberal education
Academies gave up Engineering,
Offered Technology.
Research was all geared to
A noble, commercial purpose.
The world became a Workers’ Paradise,
(in Tagore’s idiom).
Exploitation of labour?
Will go on.
No free lunch!

Fundamental Research?
Who cares?
But what about values?
‘Politically correct’ language, please.
No free lunch!

Writers?
Of late busy with contests—of course.
And write only for prize money!
The muses or Sarasvati?
No superstitions, please.
No free lunch!

Sportspersons?
All on the market,
Waiting to be bought off 
Or already auctioned.
Can’t help it.
Sponsor-pressure.
No free lunch!

And sporting spirit?
What do you mean?
Current English, please!
No free lunch!

And what about detachment?
Why, are you a Buddha?
A Charlie Chaplin?
A Tithonus?
A Rip Van Winkle or an ET?
Google Postmodernism and Kali Yuga
And find out.
Read rags and update.
Or you’ll be detached.
No free lunch!

Om, shantih, shantih, shantih!

Poem Copyright © Ram R. V.