Jewish Duet

by LordLoredaen

Published June 7, 2009

In Poetry

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A Jewish Duet

As abalone clings

The cabaletta lingers,

The Ealdorman sings

His gaberdine in his fingers.

They sing Jabberwocky songs;

A cabala tune it doth sound,

As the leavy hillsides long;

Nae but to be able to sing along.

That pachydermous man and his lady

To each other roband under trees shady.


P.S. In this context the word "Jabberwocky" means: meaningless syllables that seem to make sense
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DreamWeaver commented Comment · Jun 8, 2009

Ten words from a dictionary, huh? I should try that sometime...to help get the creative juices flowing! Keep up the good work! You're a great writer!

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Flower~Child commented Comment · Jun 8, 2009

Haha I feel stupid cause I didn't know what all of the words meant haha. I did however know Jabberwocky haha. All in all it's really good.

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LordLoredaen commented Comment · Jun 8, 2009

Whoops!! Forgot the period!
Yeah, you may have had some trouble understanding some words because for this poem I did this thing where I selected ten random words from a dictionary and use them in a poem. Kinda hard, actually, especially fitting "Jabberwocky" in there.

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DreamWeaver wrote a review Review · Jun 8, 2009

Wow! This is beautiful! I feel kind of dumb because I had to look up a few of those words...but I love the tone of this poem. The meter is very elegant and flows nicely. Wow!! You are one talented writer! One critique however: just put a period at the end. This poem is very beautiful! :D



That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)