A ‘Garland’ Shadorma
please don't pre-
empt your conception
of thorny
ideas
before taking a moment
to reflect on them
do you con-
tend you can under-
take the most
difficult
challenges put before you?
what of poetry?
challenging
for people to with-
stand all con-
tradictions
put before them on journeys
from birth to decease
do you feel
simply overwhelmed
with the pre-
cepts and ex-
igencies of this mortal
coil to which we're bound?
lately, I
have been wondering:
how does one
avoid in-
tensive, infernally con-
centrated hardships?
expression
through verse, tortuous
though such may
be, provides
release and respite from dumb-
founding conundrums
please don't pre-
tend you can under-
stand all con-
cepts and ex-
tensive, infernally con-
founding conundrums
‘Garland’ Shadorma?
The ‘Garland’ Shadorma was created by Sylvia Cognac, modeled after the ‘Garland’ Cinquain. Essentially, it a Shadorma series of seven stanzas, with the seventh and final stanza being composed of lines from all six previous stanzas.
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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
I’m not a poet, but when all the incongruent, inconsistent, growing pile of ‘what shows up’ seems to feel as if it’s bent on overwhelming me? Ahh – then? That’s when I most tempted to try work through it – by free verse poetry – in fact – I only seem ever, to really want to write in that form….when words escape me in any other form possible – sigh – if I’m writing poetry, or attempting to? Um, dark soul of the night, for moi – but it works to heal or nourish the ‘internal me’ – whether it’s ‘good’ or fit for public consumption or not – usually – “NOT” – but, well, if I’m writing alot of poetry? Sigh – time to reassess myself, and core internal functionality – ๐
๐๐๐ป Tamrah ๐๐ป๐ ~ I feel you!
Yes David
๐๐๐ป Shashi ๐๐ป๐
Pondering on ponderingโฆyou say it so well
Pondering on pondering may lead to beyonderingโฃ๏ธ
Pondering on beyondering โฆ.
I am very impressed – you must have really thought this through to get that last stanza to be so perfectly cohesive! โค
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
So what gives,young man ?
๐ค Andrew ๐ค ~ huh?
Non comprende? Sorry, seems to me your soul is writing and your mind is in the depths.
This is an interesting style.
๐ค๐๐ป Molly ๐๐ป๐ค ~ I agree
Emanating from a deep poetic sweat
Extensive considerations
In mapping out the versions or chapters of the manuscipt.
Excursus!
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐
๐๐๐ผ
Very timely advice and an excellent poem. Thank you, David.
๐๐๐ป Tanmay ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!