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By wt
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26 May 2008 |
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true to form
the norm
far away stood still
beckoning on and on the urge
to listen but not instill
doctrine that was to be said
in a second of prulamajestic nonsensical middle England
whose defeat was for ever
protected not by 007
but rather by he steed
the mustang
the black stallion
beauty
forever more
explain to the child in your class room
that what matters is never on the news
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Written by Mr_E_Writer (187 comments posted) 26th May 2008 | | Gobbledegook 99.99 recurring. | What . . .
Written by Katanga (1229 comments posted) 26th May 2008 | | . . . are you on? |
Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 26th May 2008 | Looked up prulamajestic - couldn't find it anywhere - even the mighty Google came up stumped. Still, there is a Purely Magestic Massage Parlour in Calgary.
The last couple of lines carry some meaning and depth - what went before was lost on me.
Phil |
Written by Veronica_Milvus (637 comments posted) 26th May 2008 | Phil I was about to say the same but thought I would let somebody else do it first!
didn't find the massage parlour though! | abastract
Written by bwoz (125 comments posted) 26th May 2008 | As an abstract piece it is somewhat interesting. I personally don't think abstract works well in poetry -- I have proof -- read some of my spam pieces.
Anyway, I think there is a good message there, but it is lost with all the smoke and mirrors you have attached. Maybe you can put more details about the current or historical events and pop culture that I think you attemted to use as metaphor. Example, referrence to 007 -- James Bond I presume. Is there a specific Bond episode that you could invoke to make a point?
First stanza of you opus is completely scattered to me. Seconda stanza is not much clearer; Last two lines seem to make the point very well, just that everything leading up to that is not as relevant.
Cheers
BW | Abstract?
Written by Katanga (1229 comments posted) 27th May 2008 | Okay, just for fun, for what it's worth, this is what I think wt means:
First stanza: As usual, writers of poetry on GW are not developing, but rather urging other people to listen to them instead of criticising.
Second stanza: We in the Home Counties are detached from reality to the extent that we feel protected by romantic notions such as are portrayed in 'Black Beauty', rather than the political reality of MI6 (007).
Third stanza: I think this is a dig at all of us, the children's section in particular. making the sarcastic point that giving children poetry instead of 'what's in the news' is doing them a disservice.
Am I paranoid? Maybe. A lot to ponder? Maybe. Worth it? In my opinion, no. | katanga
Written by wt (137 comments posted) 29th May 2008 | actually this has to do with foreign policy / empire rather than gw
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Written by Mr_E_Writer (187 comments posted) 29th May 2008 | And that just proves how clear your work ain't.
If you have important messages to deliver, wouldn't it be so much better if people understood those message?
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