This poem is an interpretation of my lecturer's dislike of the use of exclamation marks and angels in poetry. I get his point, there are times and places for these things, and never because the poet or writer is lacking the suitable word or metaphor. So, enjoy my little parody of what a poem shouldn't be:
Poem Two
Angels! Glistening
like turgid jelly
on the moss. Overpowering
with their poetic
grace. Look!
I say
they are angels!
In other news Astrid may actually be homeless in a couple of weeks... More on this later if the events I'm hinting at actually take place.
More other news: I've joined Blog Action Day 2010. This year's focus is Water.
Taking a gander at my profile, you'll see that I'm a swim teacher. More to the point, I'm an Instructor of Swimming and Water Safety, but just say I'm a swim teacher.
I also live in Australia, a country where there is almost always water restrictions in some part of the country at any given time.
My point to all this, is that Water is a simple concept that many people take for granted in terms of safety and as a commodity. So on October 15, I'm going to do a post about my passion for these two aspects of Water.
I encourage anyone reading this who has a blog, to join in. If you're doing NaBloWriMo, it will be a great thing to post about.
That's it from me until tomorrow, where I will return to the serious (but not too serious) with my poems :D
The Blog Action Day is a new concept for me - thanks for sharing! And I love the poem - I think your teacher has a point, and I think you answered to it wonderfully. I'm still giggling at "turgid jelly" ;)
ReplyDelete"turgid jelly" might be the best phrase ever. In fact, I'm considering making it my new swear phrase.
ReplyDeleteHaha.... I'm glad it made you guys laugh. 'Turgid jelly' would make an awesome swear phrase!
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