Mostly Water
after . , noise , . and Refusal
Thyme and sage
Wisdom on page
Not a philosopher
Barely a poet
Switch blade
Suicide
Not a philosopher
Rarely a footnote
List. List.
To sea. The s ea
Not a philosopher
As the waves c rash free from r ock poo ls and buoyed la goons
(They consume.)
Early destructor
Trying to make 75% (water)whole
When. Of water
S ource m eets ve ssel
Facilitation is takenNot
offered.
As I sit by the waters edge, fee ding pig eonsreminiscing I feel a clarity e mergefrom beneath the b,(r)each of the fog. Survival is as much within grasp as total era sure
Not a philoso.
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Author's Notes: This sits alongside two others I posted earlier (“. , noise , .” and “Refusal”). All ee were written in response to a recent article and an exchange about poetry, permission, and meaning. This piece approaches the conversation from the body rather than argument.
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I love this, Paul. Your words, the sentiment and the formatting-- all fantastic. ⚡💙 Bill ⚡
I knew what article you were referring to before I saw that you linked it, nice and bold choice! Poetry is an expressive art, I don't feel like anyone can say what it is or isn't. It's all up to interpretation. Though, I understand everyone has their own point of view, but it's anyone's choice on how they express themselves in any way they like. Like I said; poetry is art, are is subjective.
Unusual which is why I like your poem, thankyou for sharing xx
True to your author’s note, the poem thinks through sensation rather than thesis. Water, feeding pigeons, breath, and erosion ground abstraction in lived physicality, which gives the work its quiet insistence.
You know, you always push yourself, don't you? I admire that about you, your off-the-wall-edness, enormously. I think that that is the sign of the true artist, the one who defies form or precedence and just creates according to a set of values or a vision they have at the time. And I disagree with the "cantankerous nuisance" part of your bio. The rest? Yes. But this description, no. You get passionately angry but not cantankerous and nuisance implies you getting on people's nerves and you're far from doing that. So there. Deeming has spoken.
Love the broken thoughts and words here, Paul.
I love the way you played with the spacing of your words, as though the letters were drifting apart and running together in a puddle of water. Only a true poetic genius would be so brave.
Thyme and sage wisdom on page... very nice. The fr ee scripting made for an interesting read.
I don’t know the article, but it ties in all so well together that it doesn’t matter. It still makes complete sense. Great work, Paul 🙂
LOVE this. Such an ee vibe with the use of punctuation as language. Totally dig it.