Apr 21 2007

Let’s Get Poetic

Published by MsQ at 1:02 pm under Blogging, Poems, Writing

I love what Stretsh is doing at A few good notes – encouraging people to write poetry. He asked How poetic are bloggers and then started a poetry meme.

I know, you’re thinking MEME – run!

POETRY – run faster!

I though, hey, good excuse for us bloggers to flail our poetry on our unsuspecting readers because hey, we were tagged, we had to do it.

Okay, I wasn’t tagged but I wanted to flail my poetry on my unsuspecting readers. You’ve already read my Bad Rapping – how bad can my poetry be?

Don’t answer that.

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll appreciate my title.

Intoxicating

I am intoxicating.
Intoxicating, eroticating,
 Distilled.
I pour myself into you
Essence into sensualence
I am liquid
 pure
one hundred proof
I burn.
I burn.
I burn into you.

I would love to read more poetry by Chris Macalino who contributes to Peogles. I wouldn’t mind if Christian or Chesg wrote something but I don’t want to be greedy…

Ricardo of Unloaded has been a great sport at all the people who have been tagging him for all sorts of memes. I betcha he would come up with something…different.

I think Mr. Gary Lee should take a break and Get Creative. So how’s about it Gary? Roses are red…

13 responses so far

13 Responses to “Let’s Get Poetic”

  1. # dietrologiaon 21 Apr 2007 at 3:32 pm

    On the shelves beyond the dunes
    Are the bottled waves of the sea.
    Their tranquil-blue waters
    Drowned me by degrees.
    I reached out to grab hold of you
    And sharply, you pushed me away.
    But the tide’s flotsam and jetsam
    Will carry me back someday.

  2. # Ricardoon 21 Apr 2007 at 6:30 pm

    Oh no……

  3. # Gary Leeon 21 Apr 2007 at 9:30 pm

    I’m gonna come up with something . . . but it’s gonna sound like it’s from a 3rd grader! hahahah

  4. # MsQon 22 Apr 2007 at 12:22 am

    dietrologia: Wow. No one tagged you and … wow. Beautiful and evocative. I love it.

    Ricardo:     Performance anxiety? ;-)

    If anything, it’s an idea for a post and hehehe, maybe you can tag Maritza as payback!

    Gary Lee:     Glad you’re up for it!

    I think we should have fun with this! Big bonus: We don’t have to worry about spellchecker!

    Affair

    The transitory nature
    of this time we have together
    Is as honey mixed with cream
    A sweetly slumberous dream.
    Someday I must awaken
    Not now, not now!
    Once more the snooze button.

  5. # Greggon 22 Apr 2007 at 4:28 pm

    I’ve never been a fan of poetry for some reason…

    I hear the ladies love it though! :p

  6. # MsQon 22 Apr 2007 at 6:27 pm

    Gregg: I don’t go out of my way to read poetry and my tastes run to poetry I can understand. If it’s too esoteric, fuhgettaboutit!

    For example, dietrologia’s poem – I get that.

    This poem by e.e. cummings, I do not get (and it uses “flotsam and jetsam”!)

    I’m sure I could figure it out (I took enough English courses) but guess what – I don’t really want to!

    flotsam and jetsam

    flotsam and jetsam
    are gentlemen poeds
    urseappeal netsam
    our spinsters and coeds)

    thoroughly bretish
    they scout the inhuman
    itarian fetish
    that man isn’t wuman

    vive the millenni
    um three cheers for labor
    give all things to enni
    one bugger thy nabor

    (neck and senecktie
    are gentlemen ppoyds
    even whose recktie
    are covered by lloyd’s

  7. # Stretshon 23 Apr 2007 at 3:05 pm

    Let me officially thank you for your poems and spreading the meme. I listed both your poems.

  8. # MsQon 23 Apr 2007 at 3:33 pm

    Stretsh: you’re welcome and thanks for listing both of my poems. I really liked your question – how poetic are bloggers?

    I was a bit intimidated by poetry and then I realized…WHY? If people blog for self-expression and to share their experiences, why not write poetry for the same reason?

  9. # HMTKSteveon 24 Apr 2007 at 6:48 am

    I accept your challenge!

    Check my blog for my new “Steve’s bad poetry corner” feature!

  10. # Ramblings from the Marginalized » Steve’s bad poetry corner: Acid Manon 24 Apr 2007 at 6:49 am

    [...] I was inspired to share this bad poetry with you after Ms. Q brought this up on her blog with her Let’s get poetic meme [...]

  11. # Ricardoon 25 Apr 2007 at 9:42 pm

    I can’t sleep tonight.
    There’s nothing new to dream of.
    I’m not ready for another day,
    but the sun is slowly breaking through the night.
    There’s a dream I used to have where I knew everything,
    I’m hoping to catch it before the stars fade.
    I wait to catch my moment, my time for swimming in bliss.
    I grab the sheets and pull them close but my blood stirs so I stay awake.
    Somewhere before this night ends I’ll find it,
    that place where I know what to do and say, where I’m not afraid.
    Where it all flows in a clear, cool stream for me to wade.
    And I’ll let the wave take me to a better place,
    where the water ends and the stars are as bright as the sun.
    I’ll find her there, waiting, smiling, beautiful beyond words,
    We’ll hold each other and kiss, never letting go, never thinking of the next day.

  12. # MsQon 26 Apr 2007 at 9:05 am

    Ricardo: lovely! A great sense of restlessness and longing. I love the imagery – sheets, swimming, water, blood, day and night.

  13. # Stretshon 30 Apr 2007 at 5:54 pm

    Your poems are entered in part 1 of my Poetic Bloggers Contest. Get your visitors to vote for your poem at http://www.afewgoodnotes.com/2007/04/30/poetic-bloggers-contest-part-1/ to win a 2 GB USB Drive.

    Good luck,
    Stretsh

    PS: Sorry, I have no other way of contacting you :(

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