I composed my first work of genius when I was thirteen.
It was universally hailed and it thrust me into
a new world of overhyped ennui and sincere boredom.
I pledged to marry the firstborn and for my labours
was subjected to the anencephaly of my contemporaries,
their baldness and old age covered with the down of infancy.
Signing off state propaganda for no concern, watching
the wombs of the unnecessary rot in sepulchral darkness,
we waited to see if she shaved her pubic hair.
A contest entry
- 1000 POINTS or a smack in the head with a dead trout. by dp robertson.
1710 points, ended June 3, 2007, 34 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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your a punk a kid I burst into laughter reading this junk . I get it now. What a hoot.
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lol well my goodness this an interesting poem
thanks for sharin it with the rest of us im impressed
congrats on the award!
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Such excellent verbiage and meaning. Excellent flow.Honorable. Now, on another note, please quit clicking my poetry in the featureds box and not leaving comments. I'm going to quickly go over a couple of your other works, as you have impressed me.
*PEACE*
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I have found this poem by chance - and I have to say that although I find it evokes some interesting echoes, I regret I cannot see its relevance to Minsk or rather to of the cities now known by that name - either the capital of Belarus (which historically and philologically should rather be called Miensk) or Minsk Mazowiecki in neighbouring Poland.
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Congratulations on your well deserved silver trophy!
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Oh man, no wonder this placed second. A lovely piece.
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excellent-
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Can you make I someone else I wonder? He? someone named Tomas (or whatever name you choose)? Maybe not but that is what want you to do.
anencephaly/ contemporaries/infancy -- nice sounds.
Intriguing poem. I like it. Not ordinary and definitely reaching. Thank you for entering it into the contest.
Lisa
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Power to the pubes.
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I sure hope so.
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Interesting piece and even more interesting analogies. It is worth reading this piece for this sentence alone.
I pledged to marry the firstborn and for my labours was subjected to the anencephaly of my contemporaries, their baldness and old age covered with the down of infancy.
It is a very clever mix to describe being surrounded by brainless people, corrupt society and the way one ambivalently pop-s out the other end. I liked this thanks for entering.
David
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Oh, my goodness!!! A Russian poet???
Truly??? The first Russian poet I encountered was really a 16-year-old boy from Florida who was having fun with all things Russian! Amazing... and good that you live the life of poetry in Russia!
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MESSAGE TO MELODIES... (re your comment of 22 May on poem by "unknownpleasure"
PLEASE note:
Minsk is NOT in Russia! It is the capital of BELARUS!!!!
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Aye, dear poet... I said Russian because is this poet not a Russian, claiming to be so on his author page? Am I wrong? I shall look again.
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Thus thrives complex simplicity in the oneness of brilliant shadows...
Steeped in personal mire, shaking with the indignation of clear vision.
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