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Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
And here you come, with a cup of tea
Wreathed in Steam.
The blood jet is poetry,
There is no stopping it.
~ Plath
Your poems: I feel like I enter a forest
of toothpick trees, a rigid summer
where shadows fossilize
the lungs of poetry asthmatic—
wheezing air does not absorb;
but, there is a silence here—
I do not feel alone.
I seek artifacts, pooled
in the sweating hollow of your verse
I read and read and read
while their prison'd orange contrasts
the etiquette of embroidered lace—
tablecloths, crumpets and tea
white-gloved pinkies
attempting to mediate
nervous chatter of saucers and cups
over the infidelity of an oath—
over the drought of belief
and drying roots of a rose bush
'There is no stopping it' —
blatantly excused ignorance
I mind my manners out of respect:
right foot over left, intentions
shaded by a wide-brimmed hat;
steaming skin contained
in an apricot scarf—
polished silver service
tablecloth stiff with starch
The blood jet of poetry
a sanitary napkin in my lap—
my phallic posture smiling
hard, and politely erect.
~
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Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 7:23pm
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31st May 2016 10:06pm
Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 8:02pm
killer, kid......very cool homage(if that's what it is- dont mean to be all presumptuous'n shit, yknow?)
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31st May 2016 10:07pm
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3rd Jun 2016 7:40pm
yes. true. I always presume to be not presumptuous , but....o, nevermind
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Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
Anonymous
31st May 2016 8:02pm
This has the feel of how on the surface things look pristine and perfect and inside a convoluted twisted reality, just like her, just like her poetry.
The imagery is quite descriptive, very nice Ahavati, enjoyed it.
The imagery is quite descriptive, very nice Ahavati, enjoyed it.
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Re: Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 8:34pm
I like how your avatar is wearing a wide brimmed hat such as the one described in the poem. :)
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Re: Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 10:08pm
(haha @ Daniel)
Thank you, Vee. I appreciate your insight and response.
It's pretty much spot on.
Thank you, Vee. I appreciate your insight and response.
It's pretty much spot on.
Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
A powerful write Ahavati. Many points are noteworthy, the images they evoke in the mind's eye are so clear and revelatory.
The first verse is so arid. I think I reached for my coffee unconsciously, the effective rendering causing a psychosomatic thirst to arise.
Second verse reminds me of my recent post where I was making a (well tread, at this point) metaphor about the absurdity and madness of human beings and our society by mentioning Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter, the March Hare and their tea party. Absurdity, futility. You adroitly touch upon ideas, awaken the mind and heart to them and dance away. Not belaboring a point is something a master class author executes gracefully.
Third verse brings the two together in a solid, seamless summation. (Oh, but I love the subtle subconscious syllabic rhyming of alliteration). Plath is amazing and worthy of remembrance. Minding one's manners out of respect is done for both the other and the self, I came to realize. One should purport themselves with dignity, calm and humility, not as a surface show to appear aloof or superior, but as a display of one's awareness and wellness of spirit. I did a good bit of ranting in my works when I was younger, but as I calmed, I found my works calming in turn, an author's works being an author's shadow.
The first verse is so arid. I think I reached for my coffee unconsciously, the effective rendering causing a psychosomatic thirst to arise.
Second verse reminds me of my recent post where I was making a (well tread, at this point) metaphor about the absurdity and madness of human beings and our society by mentioning Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter, the March Hare and their tea party. Absurdity, futility. You adroitly touch upon ideas, awaken the mind and heart to them and dance away. Not belaboring a point is something a master class author executes gracefully.
Third verse brings the two together in a solid, seamless summation. (Oh, but I love the subtle subconscious syllabic rhyming of alliteration). Plath is amazing and worthy of remembrance. Minding one's manners out of respect is done for both the other and the self, I came to realize. One should purport themselves with dignity, calm and humility, not as a surface show to appear aloof or superior, but as a display of one's awareness and wellness of spirit. I did a good bit of ranting in my works when I was younger, but as I calmed, I found my works calming in turn, an author's works being an author's shadow.
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Re: Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 10:15pm
Thank you, Daniel. I appreciate the time you've taken to respond
and love your interpretation. Plath is both amazing and worthy of
remembrance. I think it so important to look down on the road we're
walking and remember that some paved it with their own lives.
I think that very revelation would cause us to walk it a bit more
lightly and with respect for the dangerous beauty that is poetry.
Again, thank you.
and love your interpretation. Plath is both amazing and worthy of
remembrance. I think it so important to look down on the road we're
walking and remember that some paved it with their own lives.
I think that very revelation would cause us to walk it a bit more
lightly and with respect for the dangerous beauty that is poetry.
Again, thank you.
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31st May 2016 11:37pm
Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 9:00pm
Re: Re. Blood jet is Poetry: After Plath
31st May 2016 10:17pm
One of the first etiquette lessons I was taught was how
to balance a tea cup that it not rattle the saucer when
socializing. I was hoping the words would be weighty
enough to prevent it's movement.
Thank you, Brother.
to balance a tea cup that it not rattle the saucer when
socializing. I was hoping the words would be weighty
enough to prevent it's movement.
Thank you, Brother.
Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
31st May 2016 11:26pm
I feel like I have read this before, a brilliant piece to say the least!
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1st Jun 2016 11:30am
Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
Anonymous
31st May 2016 11:33pm
In the lone of my opinion this piece reminds me of a girl flourishing into a woman, and carrying with it all the obstacles and burdens that which creates her. . .Quite an echo stroll, Lady Ahavati; Plath is, and always has been, brilliant. . .~xo, Devlin.
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1st Jun 2016 11:31am
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Re: Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
1st Jun 2016 1:16pm
Thank you, Aemelia. I very much appreciate your observations. They encourage me to step outside of my comfort zone.
Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
1st Jun 2016 8:09am
that's intense, like a monolith springing up where it's not expected.
shows why woman never needed a penis...
shows why woman never needed a penis...
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1st Jun 2016 1:20pm
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1st Jun 2016 12:37pm
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Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
2nd Jun 2016 4:52am
Ahavati, I just love the beauty that lies within your pen. Something so authentic and pure about your scribes that makes the reader want to take a long sigh. Love it!
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Re: Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
2nd Jun 2016 1:09pm
Thank you very much, Rain. This is such a lovely thing to wake up to.
And so appreciated. xo
And so appreciated. xo
Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
2nd Jun 2016 12:42pm
A well painted poem, the little details perfectly fitted the character and content of the writing.
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2nd Jun 2016 1:09pm
Re. Blood jet is poetry: after Plath
3rd Jun 2016 3:41pm
My dearest honey, you should see
the smile on my face ..as of now..
this has rock'd my world and you
know it..
In love with this, as in one of many.
holyfathergods..
-Howlings
the smile on my face ..as of now..
this has rock'd my world and you
know it..
In love with this, as in one of many.
holyfathergods..
-Howlings
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4th Jun 2016 3:04pm