B is for Blitz Poem

I couldn't find a good picture to represent the word "Blitz" without trivializing the WWII attack on London. So, I give you Ballroom Blitz before presenting my poem. I follow with an explanation and an example.

Ace of Lies

Ace up sleeve

Had me aced

Aced this test

Aced this ruse

Ruse of the heart

Ruse of goodwill

Goodwill to many

Goodwill on paper

Paper of pins

Paper of lies

Lies like a drug

Lies left me lonely

Lonely for love

Lonely for the impossible

Impossible dreams

Impossible schemes

Schemes to win you

Schemes to destroy you

You had my heart

You used me completely

Completely broken

Completely alone

Alone in my bed

Alone in my grave

Grave of my sorrow

Grave of betrayal

Betrayal of the heart

Betrayal of the soul

Soul yearns for love

Soul yearns for belonging

Belonging to another

Belonging in the world 

World of emptiness

World without end

End of all hope

End of my dreams

Dreams of you and me

Dreams of ecstasy

Ecstasy of body

Ecstasy of mind 

Mind lost in pain

Mind filled with hollow hope

Hope for tomorrow

Hope flown away

Away to yesterday

Away to a place that doesn't exist

Exist in my dreams

Exist in another time

Time

Dreams

~Blooming Psycho~

The Blitz Poem

The Blitz Poem is a poetry form created by Robert Keim.

This form of poetry is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow.

Begin with one short phrase, it can be a cliché. Begin the next line with another phrase that begins with the same first word as line 1. The first 48 lines should be short, but at least two words.

The third and fourth lines are phrases that begin with the last word of the 2nd phrase, the 5th and 6th lines begin with the last word of the 4th line, and so on, continuing, with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them, which establishes a pattern of repetition.

Continue for 48 total lines with this pattern, And then the last two lines repeat the last word of line 48, then the last word of line 47.

The title must be only three words, with some sort of preposition or conjunction joining the first word from the third line to the first word from the 47th line, in that order.

There should be no punctuation. When reading a BLITZ, it is read very quickly, pausing only to breathe.

Example #1:
Bucket of Poetry

Kick the can
Kick the bucket
Bucket of chum
Bucket of worms
Worms in dirt
Worms in my brain
Brains in my head
Brains in my book
Book of lies
Book of secrets
Secrets in the chambers of the human heart
Secrets in the diary of my teenage sister
Sister of mercy
Sister in a habit
Habit of swearing
Habit of smoking
Smoking gun
Smoking outside
Outside of the box
Outside of what is normal
Normal people
Normal days
Days and nights
Days upon days
Days of storms
Days of no power
Power to the people
Power over people
People who need people
People on the streets
Streets of Philadelphia
Street sweeping
Sweeping under the rug
Sweeping her off her feet
Feet grinding your face
Feet sweating in old shoes
Shoes for the homeless
Shoes for rich women
Women who want
Women who need
Need a change of scenery
Need to stop
Stop needing
Stop reading
Reading poetry
Reading poetry
Poetry takes
Poetry gives
Gives…
Takes…

Copyright © 2008 Robert Keim

A L'Arora: An Infamous Life

Fickle Fame by Time Released Sound is the perfect musical accompaniment to the poem.

In my youth

I wanted to live

An admirable life

Where others envied

And wanted to be me

I would be one of the great ones

To my dismay

I've been one of the hated ones

People don't understand those like me

We live on the fringes

Scraping by

Many say its our own fault

If we could just behave correctly

We would be accepted

I guess I didn't know how to

So I've always been rejected

I guess I lack

The looks

The confidence

And the courage

To be one of the beautiful people

I suppose I wasn't thin enough

I've always had something, that's certain

But I guess it isn't the right stuff

As I enter the late afternoon of my life

I no longer crave adulation

I just wish I had enough to get by

I think the truth is I was lonely 

I wanted someone to love me

But it would have been hollow

The truth about fame, or lack thereof

Is a bitter pill to swallow

~Blooming Psycho~

A L'Arora The A L'Arora, a form created by Laura Lamarca, consists of 8-lined stanzas. The rhyme scheme for this form is a, b, c, d, e, f, g, f with no syllable count per line. The minimum length for the poem is 4 stanzas with no maximum length stipulation. The A L'Arora is named after Laura Lamarca as "La" is her signature. "Aurora" is Italian and means "dawn" - "Arora" is derived from this. This form is dedicated to Chad Edwards.

Example:

To Eternity

She had harboured her conscience
as saddened seas set sail
and a hail of happiness
harpooned her harmed heart;
yet the start of her story
cast its line long ago...

when blame built a boat
to float to and fro.

She had waded through waters
towards distant dreams,
as sky's streams shone strong
for promise to grow,
and tide told of legends,
of pirates and gold...

of adventures and romance
and treasures to behold.

Soft breeze blew her homewards
towards challenge and smile,
over miles of surrender--
befriending love's sighs.
Undercurrents urged notions
to traverse oceans...and land

as anchors raised rainbows
and sorrows turned to sand.

She harnessed the beauty
that greeted her ashore,
as core swelled with longing
to sing songs...and survive.
And she lived with pride's palms
for forever and a day...

past's anchor has long rusted--
eroded echoes...stripped away.

Copyright © 2009 Laura Lamarca

Satisfy

The post that this image was found in is worth the read.

Satisfy

I want to satisfy

The need in you

To need me

I want to satisfy

Your every need

So you always need

To come back for more

I want to satisfy

My love

~Blooming Psycho~

SATISFY  (transitive verb)
1a : to carry out the terms of (as a contract) : discharge
  b : to meet a financial obligation to
2: to make reparation to (an injured party) : indemnify
3a : to make happy : please  
 b : to gratify to the full : appease
4a : convince
  b : to put an end to (doubt or uncertainty) : dispel

5a : to conform to (as specifications) : be adequate to (an end in view)

Notes:

Trifecta is going away. This is a bummer. Even though Team Netherworld's writing never passed their muster, we still kind of like them and enjoyed the challenges.

The Psycho has no-one in her life to inspire the writing of such a poem as the one shared above. This poem is written by one of our favorite characters to his wife. He has a tendency to write sappy poetry to her. 

This is far less awkward than the awful poem that one of our other borrowed characters wrote with someone else's wife in mind. In fairness, it was actually an old poem that he wrote after he and this woman spent 666 years together in a hell consisting of nothing but kitchens with spray cheese and saltine crackers. Also, at the point when he wrote the poem, he hadn't yet met the lovely succubus who would become his wife. He used the poem to impress the Vogons, who had asked him to participate in a poetry reading aboard their flagship. He was suffering from writer's block and couldn't come up with any new material.

This blog will officially be participating in the April A-Z challenge. Stay tuned. We hope to avoid writing any awkward Vogon-appeasing poetry.

~Bloomy~

Invictus by William Ernest Henley

Guided Adventures by Robert Earl Hoffman

Popcorn is Poppin' Out the Poetry

It takes a lot to get Brittney to say that poetry is cool...

but this kid earns the Brittney Seal of Approval!

Alfred Noyes: The Highwayman

Alfred Noyes stopped by Nervous Norvis' café last night to have a cup of tea and recite his famous poem, The Highwayman for the crowd.

Beavis and Butthead showed their support for Noyes' work. Butthead stated "and then, my friend, you die," followed by Beavis' enthusiastic assertion of "you die!"

Noyes invited the fellows to join him for tea, but Beavis said they'd prefer a Crappuccino. They enjoyed reciting poetry until the next morning when the caffeine finally wore off.

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