This Poem was Submitted By: Jordan Brendez Bandojo On Date: 2006-05-07 18:29:52 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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In Welter

Perchance hawks excrete behind the misty clouds, What would befall to their dung? Would it drop wholly on rooftops? Or vanish into thin air like a shooting star shattered before reaching our clasping hands? Perhaps, not all that fall, reach aground, Object may fling with direction uncertain; What is freed from our hands  (or fell from the outer space) may arrive no clime. Lucky's the man on parachute, he alit atop roof, The lost kite--hung above lamp post; The drizzle shed upon a void cruet-- Ah, what a Physics! Where did your laughter echoes  when it bounced the lagoon? Where did your words hover when no ear to catch them? Ubiquitous, my mind roved afoot like a vagabond, In welter, ever and anon stunned by the quagmire; The lovers' wraiths after the suicide aloft on cliff-- Had they throbbed in wilderness? Fell into the abyss? Or wafted at zero gravity?

Copyright © May 2006 Jordan Brendez Bandojo

Additional Notes:
I appreciate if you can provide me a good title on this one. <smile>


This Poem was Critiqued By: Nancy Ann Hemsworth On Date: 2006-05-30 10:39:15
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.75000
I really thought your title was an excellent choice to describe the turbulance of thought within your poem. Very interesting write Jordan. The continous questioning gives this piece the feeling of anxiousness which makes the reader go for a tumble along your lines, and also makes you think which is good. I like that in a poem, when the reader actually has to think about what is written. I got lost in your lost thoughts..(smile) You have done an excellent job of composing and presenting your poem, very approperiately to the subject. My favorite parts are "Where did your laughter echoes when it bounced the lagoon? Where did your words hover when no ear to catch them?" also your last stanza really hit strong and left a lasting impression.


This Poem was Critiqued By: April Rose Ochinang Claessens On Date: 2006-05-14 06:21:27
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
hi jordan,to begin with,i like this poem,from beginning to end.the first stanza i find funny because of how you got inspired by the "...dung." i have not read a poem that has been inspired by it and i guess this one is a fine piece.and the title is okay; you can use that. i just have a little correction and suggestion on the stanza, "Where did your laughter echoes when it bounced the lagoon? Where did your words hover when no ear to catch them?" "Where did your laughter echo when it bounced into the lagoon? Where did your words hover where there is not an ear to catch them?" the phrase "aloft on cliff", i think its better if you say "aloft a clift" cos the word "aloft" in itself already means "on top" so if you use the proposition "on" then it would be redundant, then i suggest that instead of, "throbbed in wilderness" u can say "strayed in wilderness, Fell into the abyss, and wafted at zero gravity?" this are just suggestions, its still up to you if you want to use them or not.and for the last one,i gave this suggestion because of the line "The lovers' wraiths after the suicide aloft on cliff." i saw here a dispirited couple (its probably the reason why they resorted to suicide). well, despite the suggestions, i still think this is a good piece and again,i liked reading it from beginning to end. take care. april
This Poem was Critiqued By: marilyn terwilleger On Date: 2006-05-09 14:55:45
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Hi Jordan...I think your title is just fine. I wrote a poem called I am a Lighthouse and I used the word welter...as the sea weltered at the lighthouse root...anyway you don't hear that word often so I applaud you for using it. You have also used other unusual words...clime (I love this word), cruet, quagmire, wraiths (wonderful)...in fact they are all wonderful words. My favorite is "The drizzle shed upon a void cruet"...absolutely stunning and I would like to know why I didn't think of that?? Oh yes...ubiquitous...don't hear that one often either. This entire poem is filled with thought provoking statements...Oh there is another one...anon...I love this word...Shakesperean...I think. So we begin this journey with the hawk's dung and end with either falling into an abyss or wafting in zero gravity. Your imagination at work is a wonder. I must go now as I need to ponder some of these thoughts but I doubt if I can answer any of the questions...bravo!!! Peace...Marilyn
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