A poem in blank verse
The vociferous clamoring follows
me, as I descend into the tunnels,
fading slightly as I slosh through the wet,
gurgling flow of words. Cringing, I recall
the mob's chanting: "Charlatan! Imposter!"
Pipes clink and quiver, releasing tonal
rhythms of steam around me, drowning out
the distant blabber. Here, deep within me,
dissonance dissolves into honeyed hums;
Aurus' sonorous mumbling reaches me.
Splashing about at the rippling source is
the imp, babbling in the vibrant waters,
rainbowed by his endless, rambling verses.
"They've discovered you, Aurus! They've figured..."
Gleefully, Thesaurus cackles: "At last!"
d’Verse poetics prompt
The Poetโs Store House
At d’Verse, poets were encouraged to do one of two things:
- Write a SOUND POEM which includes AT LEAST ONE from EACH of the FIVE HEARING CATEGORY SELECTIONS below: (reference the hearing words you chose in your post).
- bellow; clink; drone; jingle; quiver;
- clamor; dissonant; rip-roaring; tempestuous; vociferous;
- dulcet: honeyed; poetic; sonorous; tonal;
- blabber; cackle; dribble; gurgle; seethe;
- beseech; chant; drawl; embellish; intone
- Simply write about the Thesaurus โ what it means to you; describe it, have fun with it. Let the synonyms flow, or antagonize with antonyms.
I did both.
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๐๐ Lauren ๐๐
oh good loved this!
๐๐ค Kunjal ๐ค๐
Awesome write, David. โ dissonance dissolves into honeyed hums;
Aurus’ sonorous mumbling reaches me.โ Fantastic. โค๏ธโค๏ธ
๐๐ Jeff ๐๐
โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ๐
Well done creating an underground feel with mostly sounds. It’s dangerous, exciting, and covert, like those peaks in the thesaurus can be. Such fun, David. I love this one.
๐๐ KK ๐๐
Like Dolly mentioned, I was reminded of Stephen King as well, when the kids descended into the sewers in The Barrens in IT. You did a good job of conveying the clamor in this particular piece. Despite my bad ears, I could hear everything you described! ๐
๐๐ Mike ๐๐
Witty!
๐๐ Muri ๐๐
This is cool David, I really enjoyed it! ๐๐ผ๐
๐งก๐ Rob ๐๐งก
Good job, sir. I think you nailed the whole list; ambitious, effective. Your poetics never disappoint.
๐ค๐ Glenn ๐๐ค
I felt I was in a Stephen King book, until your Thesaurus cackled. Very clever, David!
๐ป Dolly ๐ป
๐ป (Hey, thatโs my trademark emoji!)
I know! I used it for you ๐น
I didn’t think of that – but yes until the need for similtude arose it might well have been Stephen King.
I suppose two teenage sons got me immersed in Stephen King years ago, so I see him everywhere.
Mine were never interested. They are 48 now
Sorry I live it. However the first thing I thought of was that you are in a Sewer. It was the sloshing Freud lurks. And Jung beckons and George Kelly will take you smell and all.
๐ Andrew ๐
โกlike in not live it – sorry about the analogyโก
You did this challenge proud David! Lots of sounds from below the ground. I especially like how you worked Thesaurus in at the end!! ๐น๐
๐ Karima ๐