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Question: When you come across a great feast-meal, do you feel obligated to share!?
BAYOU COUNTRY
by Dr!. Glenn Robert Swetman
This poem is a crayfish in my head!.
He dances toward my eyes!.
His pinchers ready as I precind
the diseased gas pump standing by
the gray stucco-fronted
empty shack beneath the
rusted Esso sign that hangs
askew like a broken arm healed wrong!.
Forward across the damp gray
the crayfish skittles now, claws extended
for the unsuspecting image!.
His antennae touch a flaw, and—
pop,
he snap-tails back
against my skull’s sloped bank
and sinks again into
my mind’s dark mud!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Somedays I wonder why I attempt to write poetry!. I will never reach these heights!. Jealous is what I am, and melancholy!.
Where would an opening line like that come from!?
How can a rusted Esso sign, bring forth the analogy
of a 'broken arm healed wrong'
sigh, sigh and even longer sigh!.
Will we see this in the 2009 anthology!?!.!.!.!.I do hope so!.
ps - I don't recall ever seeing the word 'precind' before - my attempts to find out its meaning have drawn a blank!. Help!
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O for some crawdad pie and filé gumbo! I'd even go for crayfish tails skewered and broiled!. This verse only speaks of the awkward movement of the crayfish, nipping and retreating into its hole!. Why does the verse give a headache!? What was the deserted gas station, and why did it recall a crayfish!? An Intriguing poem!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Let the poets learn that humor need not be raucous!. You have shown them the meaning of real genius!.
I am honored to have seen his poems these past months before actual publication and yes, humbled to have copies where I can touch them again and again!.
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AHA!.!.That's how it's done!.!.!.!.This is a great departure from werewolves!.!.!.Nothing I write is legible by the time I word process it!.!.!.
Lines Lines
My words are full of Lines
Scratching out the thoughts
I thought were just fine
Screw this don't do that
Scratch it out with lines!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
This does take you different places!. Great imagery!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
That was delicious, what's for dessert!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
thank you for sharing this wonder!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Thank you for letting us share in your feast!. It is a wonderful treat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I'd give anything to have crayfish in my head!. The screaming cicadas just don't do it for me!.
A crayfish for a muse is an interesting idea!. The mind as a murky swamp is very close to the temporal bone!.
I think the emotive connection to this poet is largely regional!. But there is a lot for non-locals to like about his work!.
EDIT - Grannyjill - It just tweaked with me - the reverse of Esso (Osse) is a medical term relating to bones!. It works here!. Very cleverly in fact!. I am betting Dr Swetman would be a master at cryptic crosswords!.Www@QuestionHome@Com