Turning images
into words
Feelings
into fact
(and)
Passion
— into love
(Dreamsleep: October, 2025)
(P)errsonal
(Opportunity
(E)xpressing
(T)he
(I)nner
(C)reativiity
(S)emantically
POETICS
the
images
emerge
imagination
gives
birth
the
poesy
is born
a blur
soon
defined
in my
mind
words
cluster
around
adjectives
surround
&
imprint
my ear
with
tentative
footsteps
the verse
is
brought
near
&
posted here
ABSTRACT POETICS
stored
images
conscious
of gaps
of rhetoric
& inspiration
of
instinctive
clichéd speech
inner
explanation
is evoked
resembles
&appeals to
to the ear
& then
to mould
at
a later
stage
As I breathe in the air,
of this cold winter night
Open my eyes, just to be blinded,
by fog
Meter is like math in my mind
and I cannot go down that path
of confusion again.
I remember the pain
of multiplication and division,
I dismiss the prosody of stresses or not.
Syllable count is my specialty,
as easy as 1-2-3 A-B-C.
Where is my calculator?
Where is my dictionary?
without-
the waning sun
warms my face
shalom cloaks
the wells within
POETIC ESSENCE
a creative
impulse
on the spur
of the moment
in drops
of poetic essence
spontaneous
& prolific
from the workings
of the heart
to distil
into
another’s mind
A painting
with words
uttered
one by one
to another
an experience
of the wind &rain
of ordinary life
An
intimate invitation
to stroll within
& behind the veil,
’neath inspiration’s
triumphal arch
there
to share & participate
in the raw reality
of the creative
drive of another
A vision enhanced
by mutual
experience
of each
One thing
leads to another
translating
awareness of new
& deeper meaning
germinates
the empathy
orchestrates
the chords
as together
explore
the world
of the poetic
FREED VERSE uses
spaces&breaks
sans
grammatical
symbols
'the one breath
limitation'
the intuitive
cadence
being the key
both
to read
&to say
an interplay
interpretation
unique
to the moment
visual on the eye
wrapa-around
lines
good-bye
RHETORIC the form
a question that needs no answer this example after Shelley's 'Wind'
O mist
If Autumn comes can Winter be far behind?
a creative impulse
on the spur
of the moment
with
spontaneous
drops
to
distil
as
a painting with words
an invitation
to stroll within
behind the veil
share &participate
with
another’s mind.
POETICS
to
celebrate
sbapes
in a
formal
experimentation
a passionate
interest
in
contemprary
spatial
arrangements
an aim
to
facilitate
&
paricipate
in
the
conscious
continuity
in
traditions
NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable.
All poetry in the hug
from your mouth that kisses me,
from your lips that embrace me...!
VERS LIBRE
Born free
maybe?
NOTE:A footle is a two line ,2 syllable verse with an integral title-Light Poetic verse form,witty,pertinent,topical etc (technically a trochaic monometer and not necessarily in rhyme).A 'hybrid' innovative sequenced variation has
developed over the years (since 2009)alongside the original definition
FREE VERSE
no stress
I guess
NOTE:A footle is a two line ,2 syllable verse with an integral title-Light Poetic verse form,witty,pertinent,topical etc (technically a trochaic monometer and not necessarily in rhyme).A 'hybrid' innovative sequenced variation has
developed over the years (since 2009)alongside the original definition
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