Thursday, January 22, 2015

Written In The Thorns

"Pink Tiger Lily" Image by Chalet Roome-Rigdon
I'm a blossoming flower:

Lustful and desirable slithering viper
Open-minded, caring of others.
Verdant delicate petals of poison
Eloping laws of nature full bloom.

Pink polka, dots of red
Outside the normal kinship.
Excepting my nerves, a Greek tragedy
Trying to sing aloud in tonal irregularity.
Regular people beware my venomous bite

Yonder the cultural garden in which I write.  



This poem is in response to Mama Zen's Word Count challenge over at the Imaginary Garden. (Exactly 60 words.) 

29 comments:

  1. Ah yes, the venomous yet caring viper.

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  2. I admire your acrostic poem ~

    They are beautiful blooms even though there's venom beneath their blossoming petals ~ Good one Kenn ~

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    1. Thanks Grace! It is cool that you noticed that. Did you know that people used acrostic poems to deliver secret messages? Of course there was a different method of delivering it. Like a key from which to decipher the poem.

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  3. Nice!! I love the way it reads vertically. :)

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    1. That is the beauty of acrostic poems for ya. :)

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  4. Ah, and the Tiger Lily can be fatal to cats, so be careful of them if you have a pet. Nice all the way round, Kenn.

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    1. I didn't even know that it was hurtful towards pets. Thanks for the wonderful insight Debi.

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  5. I love "eloping laws of nature" and the comma after "polka." I was expecting "pink polka dots," but the errant comma made it "pink polka" instead. :)

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    1. I did that to maintain the idea of musical parody between "pink polka" and "tonal irregularity." Thank you for stopping by and commenting. :)

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  6. "petals of poison"

    I like that a lot.

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    1. Has a nice Poison Ivy feel to it doesn't it.

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  7. "Pink polka, dots of red" interesting how a comma can change it up. Nice.

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    1. Something I learned while studying at the college was that punctuation makes a huge difference in the way a line is read in poetry.

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  8. There is always a sting beyond the beauty.. there is venom in the smile .. beware...the fangs inside a smile.. Such richness in your words Kenn.

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    1. Words can have tons of hidden meaning behind them if one listens close enough. Sometimes they can be both kind and cruel.

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  9. With such allure, I'm sure this snake/bloom will find willing victims.

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    1. You are probably right Susan. That is why we need to be careful about what we say.

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  10. Very nice write, like the dark side of a smile

    Happy you stopped by to read mine

    Much love...

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    1. Loki smiles upon the less fortunate ready for some trickery. That was the idea behind this is some ways.

      Glad to have read yours.

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  11. Interesting opposites contained in this one.

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    1. Yes there were a few contrasting ideas in this.

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  12. love the warning, regular people beware! :)

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    1. It is so much better to be your own person than trying to match everyone else. That is what I call regular people. Those who try to be like everyone else. I prefer to be on the outside because there is so much more fun.

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  13. A viper with a sweet side...great piece!

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    1. Vipers aren't all out to get people right. Some can have a change of heart. That whole nature versus nurture idea.

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All comments would be appreciated.