A Fragment Poem
I.
... rhymes in the drift lethargic still long past cockcrow hour he hears children's Gales of laughter and squalls cherubs performing punk rock somewhere near...
II.
... got the idea he was a poet Never snorted Sewage nor spewed it Out, down To earth himself Broken brilliant in the rough...
III.
... like the rest,
that
aged bearded Jew -
like those before, doesn't even
like all that are
like him in...
IV.
... the quality of our respective armchairs ranging from plush to ragged ragging on one another veins pulsing in our necks arms wrestling...
d’Verse prompt
‘Picking up some Pieces’
At d’Verse today, poets are invited to write Modernist / Post-Modernist Fragment poems, meaning either:
- A poem of several numbered stanzas, each being complete in itself and having only a passing relationship to each other, if at all, or:
- A poem of disjointed images (like listening to conversation in passing, repetitively switching between radio/tv station, random images across a screen, or paintings/photos seen in a gallery)
Rules:
- Poems should NOT conform to any rhyme scheme;
- Poems MUST include Fragment(s) somewhere in the title
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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I am in the half-sleep insomniac bloom of zolpidem, but I like your work. I will return when I am once again razored out to write a ringing comment! ✌🏼❤️
❤ Thanks, Rob ❤ – feel better!
-David
I love the flow and imagery!
❤ thanks, Dana ❤
-David
Love what you did here, David. ❤️
I couldn’t keep it disjointed
❤ Punam ❤ – why not? just copy-paste from other poems 😉
Love this especially; “got the idea he was a poet/Never snorted/Sewage nor spewed it/Out, down/To earth himself/Broken brilliant in the rough…”💝💝
❤ Sanaa ❤ – thanks!
-David
That’s brillaint David!
❤ thanks, Kim! ❤ – it's really just a series of snippets from other poems.
It works so very well!
Ahh nice! But well, I’m confused a bit, can I, like, write about things like pieces of my different, random thoughts on science? I’m curious, so..?
If you have questions, you can post a comment on the prompt itself – I just tried to follow the instructions. The comment section is at the bottom so feel free to ask questions there –
https://dversepoets.com/2021/12/02/mtb-picking-up-some-pieces/
A kaleidoscope of images – excellent, David.
😘 Dolly 😘 – that’s an apt description!
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