a brief poem of symbolism concerning my youth
Adapted from a poem called: where I'm from by George Ella Lyon (who happens to be a female).
I am from dust and ashesPosted by jeremy stock at August 27, 2002 05:13 PM
born of bound love
and meager meansI am from waves and campfires
festive meetings with the closest brothers
where we battled imaginary foes in imaginary worldsI am from the greatests enchiladas
and some of the worst manners
where eating together meant only three things:
Christmas, Thanksgiving or EasterI am from 'the popular,' our jeans are the same
with all those sideways glances
friends for the moment
"I have found love at last!... again"I am from new wave beats
and melancholy flair;
test the airwaves
trends make me more awareI am from helpless to helped
divine aid in all
from grace and pity
the mystery of it all
"I am from the greatest enchiladas...." I love it :-).
Posted by: Toshikazu at August 27, 2002 06:42 PMWayne Oh,
You ought to do your own! "I'm Wayne Toshikazu Olson; I'm from..."
I'd be curious to see what you had to say.
Posted by: jeremy at August 27, 2002 10:20 PMJeremy,
I love your poem! I'm not just "saying that"-- I really do love it. I think you are very talented and you need to give yourself more credit when it comes to writing. You always say I'm so good at it but I really think you are ten times better than I am. Really. I expect that you will offer me your advice when I at last offer you my novel to read..Love, Me.
"novel"
I mean...sentences ??
:)
Yes, it is definitely a good poem. I fear, though, that for myself I have not a single poetic bone in my body. Never read much poetry, never tried to write it.... Perhaps, though, I will take up your suggestion and give it a shot.
And yes, you are far more creative than I.
Posted by: Toshikazu at August 28, 2002 12:52 AMstop it both of you. *eyes and head down, cheeks slightly reddening; sweeping the ground with right foot.*
There's a fitting line from Dostoyevsky that I'll roughly paraphrase (because all my books are packed away in storage for the next two months)
his creativity was obviously an attempt to disguise the fact that he was actually completely ordinary.Posted by: jeremy at August 28, 2002 07:02 AM
and Wayne... give the poem a shot; you too sweetness. You'll see that they're rather interesting, and very easy to write.
Posted by: jeremy at August 28, 2002 07:06 AM