al-naafiysh
on The Symbol by Dovina
25 Mar 2005, 2:48 AM
Hey D. It's been awhile I love the poem.
When you wrote this poeme, did you imagine the "gang member's babe" as a black woman? Be honest.
There once was a young girl from Milwaukee,
Who went off west to star in a "talkie",
Alas, that her fate,
Was to star with horus8,
After which her movements were gawky.
That was fun to read!
Dang! I like it is an understatement
love the topic but I've seen your other poems and I bet you could make it flow a lot better
Grand poeme...i love it the way it is...though, i warn, it has potential to be somewhat ambiguous in meaning...
otherwise, very creative, witty...superb
peace,
sean
Offcially rated -10-
From the durrty south boyzs Baseball team.
blacksoul, nova, kilo, and link.
I really feel you on this one D.
Sadly, true.
If poetry is a drug then i'm an addict. (So is water yes?) So Mr Blair, lock me up a throw away the key cause i ain't quitting this cold turkey. Thanks Johnny. Thats a 6.
I hope you're talking about the Rails-to-Trails project we have going in America, where abandoined railroad rights-of-way are being converted to bicycle trails. Revive the bicycle!
Sorry, don't get it overall. Some nice language.
terrorist? -0-
"Skull & Cross Bon Mots"
I love the "probably AIDS" bit. I can't help but wonder if that wasn't just a bit of on the ranker humor though, or is it something else?
<3 Jason
What is this symbol round her neck though. Agree about AIDS, the cack handed grammar of it, that the narrator does not really know what she is on about.
Not only do I give my love,but with that love
comes patience, understanding, trust, respect
and loyalty.
wow that says it all right there. -0-
The added lines are, I think,
âHe is a branch of your family tree
that was torn off and discarded
before you were born.â
I also think that could have been understood from the original version, but those smooth words improve the poem.
I have revised it because nobody understood it the way I did. Of all the comments, here and elsewhere, I did not see that I had communicated. I hope these changes will clarify.