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Poets Cannot Hide

Wallace Stevens said: 
"Poetry is not personal."
He tried never to divulge
anything about himself
in his poems.

Or so he said.
But, the work 
is self-revelatory, veiled confessions,
repeated choices -- water, sea motion,
weather, the sky -- introspective isolation --
those silences and descriptive phrases
that communicate and characterize.

Human, 
no one -- especially not poets --
can really hide.

Meticulous a Freed Verse

METICULOUS
 points
of coincidence
 involving
the
earthly
realm
deservedly
 displayed
as
cryptic
utterances
impossible
 to decipher
 based on circles
segmented
 intersecting
divided
so
precisely
 elegant
&minimalistic
with fine
 distinctions
& variation
in complex
 permutations
segregated
in scintillating
flashing
  tilting
then receding
  in theatrical
spirals
& curves
forward
& back
to& fro
the
inseparable
 ethereal
abstract
in
a
revelatory
context
to draw to
attention
  to the
 deeply
absorbing

Shapes

SHAPES
so playful
&
revelatory
yet
& strange
captivating
meticulous
& exquisite
full
of
conceived
emotion

a stunning
  series
of  radiants
 striations
  dotted here
& there
 with a
 sense
of
 the evocative
 ambiguity
 to
evoke
an
array
of
the
 subtle
to
conflate
&exquisitely
condense
the
understatement
back &forth
in
a
rectilinear
 seam
 of nothingness
in
a
 visual diary
 of
yesterdays

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.
Copyright © Brian Strand

Hideaway

HIDEAWAY
a
definitive
tendency
to impute
a
 significant
reverence
to
detail

discovery
&
its rarity
to the
particular
 beautiful
 revelatory
 & restored

the novelty
&
 tantalising
significance
of
reality
of
being
  alive

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.
Copyright © Brian Strand

Mirror

MIRROR

an artifice
  of  endeavour
precise
candid & confiding
quietly
in unobtrusive
      clarity

a focus
mirrored in
unshowy
  lucidity
in calm
equanimity

inducing
feelings of
 anxiety
a
revelatory
 addendum
 intimate &
immediate
beguiling yet
 singular
with
interesting
glints
&gleams

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.
Copyright © Brian Strand

Focus

FOCUS

an artifice
  of  endeavour
precise
candid & confiding
quietly
in unobtrusive
      clarity

a focus
mirrored in
unshowy
  lucidity
in calm
equanimity

inducing
feelings of
 anxiety
a
revelatory
 addendum
 intimate &
immediate
beguiling yet
 singular
with
interesting
glints
&gleams



TONES
a scathing
  ring of truth
 indulging a
kind of hope
 with awkward
revelations

so  glamorous
yet
decadent debauched
&reluctant
in
an intimate setting
 of perception
recast
to intervene
  &

sought comfort
of desire
 so sweet — until
tension was
 present

this closeness
within
the
relationship
of
  intrigue
so circumspect
 & on  display
yet
 constructive &
respectful.


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.
Copyright © Brian Strand

Erudition

ERUDITION
unveiled
 to the past
&the future
 to a
ambitious
 pre-eminence
now
 no longer
a given

to challenge
&
correct
the
irrelevant
moving
in
a different direction

once
  besotted by
 tradition
so
revelatory
yet
 elemental
  reach out
within
  ourselves
afresh
to voyage
a complete
rethink
in
small
interventions
of the
moment
to the
postmodern
& be transformed

simultaneously
to make
  evident

separately
ensure
relevance
of
the
scholarly
&
innovative


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.

A Score and a Six

Which is better or bitter without been in cool paints? 
What will remembrance be like if there is no alphabets? 
To memorise all thoughts would be very silly of sages 
Or something else like the divinely blessed earth revelatory saints
What more would be the perfect ever  glowing safe diskettes? 
Enclosed tightly in a well framed document of many pages 

Power to the deaf and relief to all who stammer 
Its awesomeness has learned students unique ability to create writes 
Of different kinds figured historical building the classes 
Which keeps redirecting and reshaping human as it continuously hammer 
On all ears the need to respect one another's rights 
Its effects remain despite how soon each new generation passes 

Thanks to the awesome 18 consonants that romance the vowels 
What more diamonds are; digged deep all out from heart 
Absorbing all the beautiful thoughts of minds like dry towels 
And restructure its uniqueness into a pleasant and lovely art

Allusions

reimagined
  conventions
from multiple
angles
complemented
repeatedly
  rich&individual
yearning
fora sense
of difference

dramatic
  changes so
revelatory
 in exhilarating
richness
liberated
&
in personal
way

a conflated
pervasiveness
baffling &
  perverse
in an
atmosphere
so tantalising
&beautifully
in
 simplified
   allusions


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.

Second Thoughts

SECOND THOUGHTS
comprehensive
yet
idiosyncratic
  souvenirs
 with unfailingly
 interesting
but insular

an artefact
so
intricate
& exquisite
 perfect&
precise

a miniaturism

 palm-sized
 auspicious

an
appropriation
with
 appreciation of
 reality
almost
 revelatory
 that breathes
&  transforms
novelty
into
a reality
so
comprehensive &
often
charmingly
  decorative

THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived

Revelatory

In this world of heartless consumption

waste of human life to the whipsaw;

never did so little mean so much

when one lonely deer in a field

saw you and you saw him

nothing else mattered...

as neither blinked.


2 Feb 2021
All Yours (Feb 2) Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand

The Other God

THE  OTHER  GOD

It is a rare noise I hear. 
Those sounds that seem to say:

I could be a pond; or
Have been a reflection.

Knees that are forever bent 
Into a prayer of all things.

I am in each thing.
The aspect shown,

The one that is most needed.
The slope of spring untended,

While walking toward an answer;
always visiting myself in stranger’s clothes.

I don’t think anyone imagines 
quite enough these days 

To meet 
Their other God.

You Crazy Muse

Fortunately I don't mind jumping to the tune
of something new fresh and revelatory
but how is it that the novel unique and unusual
can render the familiarity of your embrace
somewhat unfamiliar as in the case where
surprise is desired as much as love or truth
and we let the next moment work its magic
unpredicted unexpected unanticipated 
a home with chairs and tables on the ceiling
my dog with a tangerine eye wagging two tails
doors that open only once but many of them
an irreversability that creates nothing but wish
my arms around you while writing this

Murderous Holiday

MURDEROUS HOLIDAY
By Roy Merritt

The havocs came out of the fog 
with faces wretched and forlorn
Borne them up from hell 
Borne them upon the storm
A vacation from the nether world 
Satan has granted these few
To alight upon the living 
To do the things they knew
To do the things they knew 
To do the things they've done
To smite the good and bad 
In revelatory fun
And one can hear the terror 
Where these monsters feet have tread
Leaving blood where they walk 
And many prone and dead
And when their victims wail and bade 
The reason why
Why this compulsion they possess 
Why must it be they die
The havocs will roar with laughter 
A horrid sound it be
And declare to these inquiries 
It merely be destiny
It was written upon tablets 
From Ages ill defined
Deemed before the minutes 
Even merged themselves with time
And we be just the servants 
Of Satan and God as well
They be one in the same 
Ruling in heaven and hell
We obey their every whim 
We act on what they say
And they be the ones who grant us 
This murderous holiday
This bloody holiday

Apology

Your apology
Changed me
Opened me up
Helped me to feel
Understand the gift of you
By illuminating my understanding
Of who you are
The we-ness of us

You broke down
The walls I had erected
To protect myself
There was no need to fortify 
Or keep you at my fringes
For your love
Is my completeness

Yesterday's sorrows
Invaded my heart
Caused me to restrict my voice
Holding back
I made the wrong choice
Denied what was important to me
Kept my heart at bay
Yet you opened me in a different way
As I listened to what you had to say

Your mind explored
Deep within me
beyond my words
It was my soul cry you heard
Bringing on a wave of tears
You listened
With more than just ears
Unpacking a treasure 
Dissolving shadowed fears
Revelatory images
From my broken mirror
I was comforted
By you being near

In the end
An apology
Was your greatest gift for me
It showed me a different way to be
I rose up from the muck
To a place where I could see
Where I touched and was thankful
For the you in we
Who helped me finally be
Emptied of those things I held back
The long lost 
restricted 
parts of me

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