PROMPTED RHETORIC REPUTATIONS
orgiastic
verbiage
seething
irresistibly
then
pouring
forth
in
extraordinary
existential
preoccupations
of notable
now
enlightened
themed
insights
mysteriously
striking
a
distinction
utterly
irrationally
visual idioms
s
The notion engulfs my conscience.
It raises a question, I fail to answer.
They say, the body remains,
Whilst the soul departs.
A claim backed by none.
How do I know it's not trapped?
The emotions I endure today,
Magnified and unbearable.
The scorching sun,
A glass of lava poured over my body.
How do I lie on a pyre,
With hundreds of woods burning beneath?
Once contemplated burial.
Yet how I ignore,
The revulsion of crawling maggots.
Feeding on my brain.
Fading consciousness heralds the stench,
Declaring the emergence of decay.
The eternal peace is agonising,
Quivers, petrifies and shatters rationalization.
Though I'm acquainted with it.
I saw it, I knew it,
Nevertheless I attempted to evade it.
Why do I deny surrender then?
It is a race,
And death, the destined victor.
Age is the vessel I am aboard,
sailing forward, yet no reversal.
Not a glimpse of the past I discovered,
What is left of me that I'm afraid to die?
pugnacious
zest
yet
quiet
rumanative
provocative
tracing
ironic
eloquence
in
slightly
prosaic
sound
&shape
oscillating
'twixt silence
&
musings
of
metaphor
implicit
&spelled out
in
an enlivened
voice
The simplification of a traffic jam
In an office
Finish print job
And release document to document owner
Mail fraud in possession of access
Whom accessed file of document owner wrong
Is in hearing
No hearing of printer job
No crime in owning document
Homekey fraud
Interpreted in California as economy
Unemployed printers?
City does and does not operate hotels
Business transacts in appropriation of funds
and ink press powers
In time observation
Of collection is willing
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Sincerely,
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Obstructing journalism
Very literal
The homeless point at and time move
Down generation gymnastic snatch skills
Front lines of tinder relocate shift reward visuals
Out the house dodge
Grades good bye byes
RHETORIC eloquent expressive eulogy
He took Elon's cars.
Campaign promises broken?
No - he gave him Mars.
I stand before the closed door hopin;
That it is unlock and that it will open;
Leaving the school of hard-knocks;
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Racing on the street and around the block;
Breathing air like a heathen addict;
Spitting out rhymes hooked phonics
9/25/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
Stay to the subject in hand
Write what you like
Yet relating to the subject
Instead of nonsenses.
Some speak love for all,
And yet they only love one.
And if love is for all, then why do I see it only for one?
Is love only for all, until it is only for one?
I am not a Poet
I know this fact true and full well
In the orthodox conventional literal way
As I am not able to use set standard form
So what I write
Therefore does not conform
So I agree wholeheartedly not disagree
Technically I am not a Poet
All I am is simply someone who
Likes to write and comment about things
That don't necessarily fit any set remit
But yet I still want to have a go
So I end up having to encroach
And impose and join in other ways
And blur the lines and rules of engagement
Because although I may not be a poet
1 thing I can admit is this
I suffer through my words
Like any tortured Poet would
As to me writing is more about
Exposure of one's true self soul and heart
Than a form of compliance to an art
If that stifles my openness and integrity
And does not keep my demons at bay
Rather lets them lie in wait
And my silence further leads onto
Yet more inevitable tortured mistakes
Iridescence
intermingle
explicate
wriggle
& inspire
placidity
immaculate
prearrange
dedicate
& appreciate
accolade
amplify
achieve
affection
&bravery
intrepid
explore
galvanize
promise
& specify
symbiosis
relationship
cooperation
stipulate
& venture
shrewd
resourcefulness
recommendation
unpredictable
& corroboration
Obdurate
resist
persuade
endure
&reincarnate
acquiesce
argue
comply
quiet
& blissful
tremendous
tempting
teamwork
tantalizing
&bespoke
conundrum
intricate
wrestle
to nurture
solemnity
Written: March 24, 2023
1st place contest winner
A Brian Strand Premiere No 1202 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
rhetoric allies looking on
courage of convictions gone
stand by and watch so many die
we ask ourselves the reason why
O mist
If Autumn comes can Winter be far behind?
NOTE: Essentially a couplet as a question that needs no answer:
( this example of mine is after Shelley's 'Wind')
Hey, Death! Have you lost all your radiance?
Where is your iconic, conspicuous venom?
Sadly, you have no gripping tales to tell.
Cast a spell to discover the origins of fate.
Who has felt the agony of death?
You are chastised for cursing Him.
Let losers cry, and the cowardice will fade.
These blows knock you down.
Don't be stingy; apply your best effort.
I'll be a punter than I was the day before.
Your most lethal consequence is extinction.
Written: October 29, 2022
Inspired by George Herbert's poem: A Dialogue-Anthem
Words can have so many meanings
It pays to carefully choose what you say,
Lack of phrasing can reveal your leanings
Ill-chosen words will often make you pay.
Politicians quickly learn how to double-talk
Meaning exactly what they did not say,
Like a sidewalk drawing with colored chalk
Knowing a weepy denial will wash it away.
Written October 16, 2022
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