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| "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.)
Ah yes, the venomous yet caring viper.
ReplyDeleteLike with all snakes, they only attack when threatened.
DeleteHa.
DeleteI admire your acrostic poem ~
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful blooms even though there's venom beneath their blossoming petals ~ Good one Kenn ~
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.
DeleteNice!! I love the way it reads vertically. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is the beauty of acrostic poems for ya. :)
DeleteAh, 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.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know that it was hurtful towards pets. Thanks for the wonderful insight Debi.
DeleteSuch a luscious choice of words!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kerry!
DeleteI 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. :)
ReplyDeleteI did that to maintain the idea of musical parody between "pink polka" and "tonal irregularity." Thank you for stopping by and commenting. :)
Delete"petals of poison"
ReplyDeleteI like that a lot.
Has a nice Poison Ivy feel to it doesn't it.
Delete"Pink polka, dots of red" interesting how a comma can change it up. Nice.
ReplyDeleteSomething I learned while studying at the college was that punctuation makes a huge difference in the way a line is read in poetry.
DeleteThere 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.
ReplyDeleteWords can have tons of hidden meaning behind them if one listens close enough. Sometimes they can be both kind and cruel.
DeleteWith such allure, I'm sure this snake/bloom will find willing victims.
ReplyDeleteYou are probably right Susan. That is why we need to be careful about what we say.
DeleteVery nice write, like the dark side of a smile
ReplyDeleteHappy you stopped by to read mine
Much love...
Loki smiles upon the less fortunate ready for some trickery. That was the idea behind this is some ways.
DeleteGlad to have read yours.
Interesting opposites contained in this one.
ReplyDeleteYes there were a few contrasting ideas in this.
Deletelove the warning, regular people beware! :)
ReplyDeleteIt 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.
DeleteA viper with a sweet side...great piece!
ReplyDeleteVipers 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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