the_fool
the_fool
Nov 16, 2011

Breaking down the 'Bet

the D is a soft T
the B is a soft P
the G a soft K
the J even softer
Z a soft S
V a soft F
H a soft W
(o, yes it is!)
making L, M and N
a triplet set of purity
R and X have
personalities all their own,
the vowels, of course,
are the stars of the show
(but sometimes Y
scabs for E,
don't tell him i said)
these tools educated
our art to
communicate
letting us
simple monkeys
reach out.

all in all, though,
this makes Q and C
the little black sheep
bastards
of alpha-
C is a noob
substitute teacher,
confusing small children,
with its silence
helping K,
not to mention
the whole act
of being S on occasion,
Q is just a
bargain-bin K with
a speech impediment
that usually
needs a crutch,
trying to pass itself
off as high-class.
hrumph!
is there a point
to this?
of course!
no grouping of
letters
can be complete
without a period .

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About This Poem

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?
Is the internal logic consistent?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Austin, TX, USA

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Comments

lou

lou

13 years 5 months ago

welcome to Neopoet, a very clever idea for a poem, but it is a bit too unconventional, as it doesn't really resemble a poem in the usual sense. I'm probably missing something and someone with more brains than me will probably point it out. I just found it a little complicated .

Having said all that I admire people who are willing to be original.

Lou

K

So glad to see you back with the artful dodging of the same old same old personified exteriorized
homogenized rarefied (ratified, stratified, strafed and chafed) and lo and behold! sanctified!
Let us provide a primer from A to Z. Nothing having and heaving, hawing, jamming and jawing more value.

Did I say that?

~A

Candlewitch

Welcome to Neo Poet! An unusual and eyecatching poem.

(but sometimes Y
scabs for E,

always, Cat