Bogman

by xanthan gum

  • Poetry
  • Dramatic

Published February 20, 2006

In Old Poetry

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whoa.
i did not understand a word you said.
well, most of it at least.
my brain hurts.

Old sketchbooks no longer devour
birthing landscapes, cloud notes or a resting cow. An anonymous girl drips autumn
along a bank, and two lovers will never kiss.


--i got this part. i liked this part. why?
1) because i understood you
2) because it has beautiful imagery.

um...it would be nice if your poems made sense to the common people. backstory, maybe, or am i asking for too much?
i liked the style of this poem - the odd, random linebreaks.

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Incandescence commented Comment · Feb 20, 2006

xantham --


thanks for reading/generous comments.

this link may help:

http://www.modersohn-museum.de/index%20eng.htm


best,

brad



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