I think am losing my poetic touch, so I am going to take a break. I was toying with the idea of writing an elegy for Makeba,but all I could come up with is this acrostic,mirror cinquain in free verse.
There used to be a time when all I needed was a phrase and a poem would be in the offing.
It quite simply doesn’t happen anymore!
I need a new perspective.I should get another anthology. What’s the name of the poet who wrote Men love chocolate but they don’t say?
petesmama said,
December 3, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
What do you mean you are losing your poetic touch?
The Emrys said,
December 3, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
if this is you losing touch, can i just atleast get to this level with mine
Apr9 said,
December 4, 2008 @ 2:14 am
u still have it……..look deep within.
Princess said,
December 4, 2008 @ 7:59 am
You have it, Josh.
It won’t ever leave.
slybard said,
December 7, 2008 @ 8:47 pm
@Pete’s mama: It’s just that I take longer to ‘fabricate’ my poems. I used to write up to 5 poems a day and I had ideas floating around in my head; overflowing!
But now, I struggle to finish them.
May be it’s natural, and this is my low,…I don’t know. I ‘ve heard of that peak and bottom shit and am starting to believe in it..
Thanks Apr9 & Princess; thanx y’all…for the encouragement…
Ugandan girl said,
December 8, 2008 @ 8:57 am
i love your poems…they are grand…first time here…was passing through…will definatly be back
Tamzel said,
December 9, 2008 @ 2:27 pm
Don’t know the poet but this is beautiful.
slybard said,
December 12, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
Thanks Tamzel…
lulu said,
December 12, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
this is good…but if you feel you need to break…do… i totally understand, i like the poem before, rich gripping, deep
Miss Cheri said,
January 15, 2009 @ 12:16 am
Hello, hello…anybody home?