This skeltonic verse was written for three prompts: Poefusion’s Tuesday Title (Deep Fried Gravel), Simply Snicker’s weekly prompt (using the words: wander, wonder, weak, wilt, and wit), and today’s Meme Express Prompt (which includes this quote by George Eliot: “The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.”).
This was written in almost a single-shot, stream-of-consciousness kind of mindframe; some of this might seem a little esoteric or unlike my normal style or subject matter. Nonetheless, I offer it for your reading pleasure. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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I wander
with wonder;
through the diverse
corners of the Multi-verse,
I traverse
to immerse
myself in stardust,
satisfy my wanderlust.
It’s just
a passion of mine
to travel through time
and space -
to chase
the magic of creation,
to find its foundation,
and capture its formation
imprinted on the stars;
the scars
burned on obsidian,
photoimaged on crimson
Arizona cliffs,
river shifts
chronicled in silt.
I may wilt
from the sensation
of the radiation
of a thousand suns,
but not one
has killed me yet;
better yet,
I may fall
from the wall
of death and skin my knee
on rocky debris
or deep-fried gravel -
but I will still travel
to unravel
the mysteries that open sky begets.
I only regret
not sooner breaking open
my heart and finding my chosen
questions which tether
me together
with insatiable curiosity.
The atrocity
is not following
this calling
of knowledge to seek.
A weak
admonishment arises
in sensible guises -
“curiosity killed the cat”.
I’m not down with that.
I despise fetters
buried in cautious letters
which form sentences
like ones I have served,
unjust and undeserved,
but reserved
for those who
ask too
many questions.
I should mention
that I am not afraid
to invade
on my knowledge crusade
the land of held-back truth
of which in our youths
we were denied passage to;
so if you
stand in my way,
or try to delay
me by putting
mindless, maddening
bullshit in my path,
you might not see my wrath -
but I’ll admit
I might sharpen my wit
on your thin
onion-skin
and leaving you bleeding
and pleading
for something
for anything
to ease the pain.
In disdain,
I’ll walk away;
for today
is too short, and tomorrow
might be drowned in sorrow -
and I have galaxies
and fantasies
and truth
like a sleuth
left to discover
and uncover.
Written 7/29/08
©2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
How do you come up with all that rhyme? This is so impressive, and I like the theme: the passionate need to explore.
I think letting things just come out stream-of-consciousness wise is a great way to respond to a prompt… though in this case I’m sure the apparent spontaneity is based on a lot of hard work!
Love the skeltonic form . . . and how it works with your concept.
Thanks for participating at MEME EXPRESS daily prompts!
Blessings,
Linda
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Very impressive. Stream of consciousness is always a good way to start writing because those barriers we typically encounter aren’t there. I don’t think we judge ourselves as closely either. Love your passion here, invading your knowledge bank. Incredible rhyming too. Nice job. Have a nice night.
I like the way the rhyme progressed and pulled me through the poem. I liked the stream of consciousness flow, but thought for a moment you were losing focus — you weren’t. You pulled it back and you pulled it off — brilliantly.
I am not a poetry critic, but I know what I like and why I like it. I like this.
I am impressed! You make it look effortless, allowing us to float along the verse enjoying where we are taken. Thank you…this is truly lovely!
Thank you, all!
I am falling in love with the skeltonic. I do have a little help, rhyming dictionaries are good things…but the important thing is what the rhyme adds to the piece.
Thanks,
Nicole
Your poem is so good, you inspired me to try. I went back, signed up for the prompt, and posted my poem. It isn’t half as good as yours, but maybe if I keep trying, I’ll get there someday.
Wanton
Wow. Really nice piece. I’m not familiar with the skeltonic form, but I kinda like the flow.
Thank you, Rae and Quilly.
-Nicole
This is really cool. I think I like this better than Doc. Suess!
I like this alot!