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Arlene Longson. © 1991

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Storm Of The Mermaid

From inside the edge of a creamy charcoal mist
her opaque emerald hourglass fans it's display .
Sea creatures offer themselves to her halo,
luminescing in her fragrant aura.

Her pastel song echoes to ephiphany.
Delerious intoxication fills hollowed swells.
She dances to metaphors, forming lavender dust.
Elusive moonsnails abandon their shells.

Whirling currents envelop orchid tunnels,
staining every sleeping nostril .
Hypnotic elixirs brush every embroidery.
Drizzles of repent transform into helpless rapture.

All tapestries answer her summons.
Crystal droplets fall from her slow raising tail.
With one deliberate thunderbolt,
she forces it down behind her.
he universe unfolds in her wake.
And then, she is gone !

Arlene Longson. © june 24/2001

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Welcome To All Drop-In Poets

Come in and wander thru a wordy stew

simmering with essence and aroma for you.

The scent of the rose is heaven and divine

but the toss of the garlic suits us just fine.

Drop a sash of lavender on your way out

to lessen the bitters, prevent writer's gout.

And leave us a poem or two before you go,

knock someone off a metaphorical throne.

We do love to analyze and criticize.

We'll do it to you cuz we want the prize.

A Word From Arlene : Deeply metaphorical,

free-verse poetry is my absolute favorite.

Not only do metaphors take us past the word,

but when they are born in free verse, they go past

the poem, and beyond ,to the reaches of shores outside

our reality , hijacking our imaginations to the shores

of those shores' reality, and the shores of those

shores' shores!

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Exerpt From Tori Amos Song
{ Silent All These Years}:

"What if I'm a mermaid in
these jeans of his with her
name still on it ?

I don't care cuz sometimes,
I said, sometimes, I hear my
voice.....and it's been
....here !"

Interpret Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda is our spotlight poet. His use of metaphor is outstanding. One of the primary themes of this site is to promote and understand the use of metaphor, and celebrate those who do use it in their poetry. Many poets are lead to believe that if they simply adhere to form and meter and make their work clear and understandable, they have achieved the aim of poetry ( not so, in my opinion )! Of all the poetic forms that have existed through time, it is my opinion that only when freeverse was born, did we really discover poetry! Up until that time it is my belief that poetry did not really exist ( ok, ok don't throw pies at me for saying that! ). What they referred to as "poetry" ( again in my opinion ) were just confined ideas that should have burst forth, but rarely did!

"Pablo Neruda is the epitome of metaphor and freeverse. You are asked to visit the pages which display his poetry again, and again. Then please post your interpretations of at least one of his poems in the "Serious Poets Forum". Once we have interpreted Pablo Neruda, I intend to forward our interpretations to the University Of Texas, which holds the rights to the works of Pablo Neruda. We'll see what they have to say about our interpretations. View Pablo Nerudas' Poems on the "Love Poetry Page", and also on the "Mindbending Poetry Page" .

Don't forget to read the Pablo Neruda Bio on the "Poet Spotlight Page".

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