chima ononogbu
chima ononogbu
Oct 25, 2019

Power ever present

The birds roam the air
the lions in the jungle their majesty spreads
the whales on seas' thoroughfares ply, yet
in one transparent accord march them along the sky axis.

Around the four cardinal poles in jostling bliss they amble
in solemn fortitude far beyond their straying wings and eyes
in and out of the giant wintery doors of equinoctial winds
they glide and flap in search of the great unknowable.

The principality of great adore
on whose hands cling life dearest fountain
From whence comes the air whooshing down through northern pole
and sun rising from the east with harmonious rays.

They comb the sacred linings of cloud's everglade, like three musketeers
scowl the tucked away tents of the mountains' shoulders
and in fervent devotion search the virgin boundaries of the seas
for a glint of a glance at the face of the power so ever present.

In illuminating ecstasy, deep in celestial plane
they saunter, dialoguing, whispering, although in worlds apart
but in one giant awe light up their faces, of power ever glorious
invisible, yet the air, the sea, the land wrapped up in its drapery.

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 - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Houston, TX, USA

Favorite Poets: Maya Angelou

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Comments

Eumolpus

I think the sound and stance of the poem is really nice. Wonderful images and powerful. Some of the language is a bit archaic, but it works for me in a timeless sort of way.

A few suggestions- I would drop the first stanza, and begin with the second. I would stick with the whales, and perhaps use a reference to them in the title. This is a great opener:
Around the four cardinal poles in jostling bliss they amble
in solemn fortitude far beyond their straying wings and eyes..

The only real distraction for me is the 3 musketeers. The reference is too comic book, i can't see the whales in that comparison. It feels forced.

But what a nice use of words and emotion! I think the last stanza is just great..

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samary

Hi,
This is about God?
Are you using the lion, birds and whales as representations of all life?
I love your title, you have some great imagery. Love tucked away tents. Your diction is a little old fashioned and heavy and could maybe lightened in tone. I think you have a few excess words you could prune. But an interesting piece.