Thursday, October 9, 2014

Doodling with words



I doodle on edge of the noodle.   
A flower wears power then snitches on the boy.
The boy walks on paper hat, itchy as a tart.   
Where the clouds slips, I also lip sing aloud.
Latin in Manhattan, English is ticklish, like licorice. 
Maybe I should be eating a strudel instead.
Or canoodling with the whole caboodle. 

Instead I doodle oodles of wiggly lines
Curvy lines, vines, pines and nines
In the center is the sea of peas
Rushing, thrashing, blushing blue
Suffocating the dark is a spark
Grass grows underneath my teeth
Wheat is whey, milk is silky
Playing with words is swaying with birds.   



Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Hosted by Bjorn Rudberg ~  A poem with no meaning but relies on sounds.

Picture credit:   here

29 comments:

  1. Playing with words is swaying with birds.

    Great ending and great word craft. Some words seem strangely spectacular to bring mysterious structures into acceptance. Wonderful write Grace!

    Hank

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  2. you should def be eating strudel...ha...that would be a treat...much better than eating a sea of peas....fun read...there are moments of coherence which really pull you in before spinning away madly...

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  3. lol that was quite the word doodle, bet it even impress a poodle

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  4. I think it is a good idea to canoodling with the whole kaboodle. I like your word doodling, Grace.

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  5. Fun. Following the Doodle as it bounces and sways ...

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  6. You have written a nice collection of cubist lines. I love the first line, the one about Latin and the closing lines. And now I feel like having some nice apple strudel.

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  7. You fully captured the nonsensical bent to the prompt, rocking the crap out of it. Your title is trey apt; liked the line /suffocating the dark is a spark/ Oddly for me, this form overlaps, shadows, apes Flarf, nonsense verse, & several other forms; all fun though.

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  8. I had always thought English ticklish.. definitely licorice.. what a perfect way of playing with the sounds.. something to be read loud with those rhymes and gradual changes...

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  9. This is a whole symphony of sounds!

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  10. Nice one, Grace...you evoke so many entertaining images and inspire new thoughts in the word combinations...love the part with licorice, hard to NOT
    turn it into a meaningful poem as it works the mind.

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  11. I love the way this sounds! Very fun, Grace.

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  12. What a groovy and fun piece. Loved the last line.

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  13. loved the fun choice of words throughout... great work on this

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  14. smiles ... fun play with words....English is ticklish, like licorice...ha...that is so very true...

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  15. perfect take on the prompt..."Playing with words is swaying with birds" this best describes the joy of being a poet..lovely Grace :)

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  16. loved the rhythm here..beautiful Grace

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  17. Delicious! Lewis Carroll, eat your heart out! :)

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  18. This was a fun journey to go on with you. The words flowed beautifully and brought a smile to my face. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Have a fantastic weekend!

    Elsie

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  19. love that last line and the whole pen, Grace. Hope you have a good weekend ~

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  20. A bit of cubist fun, Grace - clever pairings and images, nice!

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  21. this was a fun read...makes me wish I could doodle words as elegantly.

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  22. oh, i love your wordplay: "English is ticklish, like licorice"--you know it! such wonderful fun, this, and the last line says it all. Thank you.

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  23. There is meaning in each line beyond the metric and mechanics, it all comes together to form a whole picture of 3 dimensions to walk around and see the story told in each pane and then the connecting of each pane to hear the statement of the piece. Idling time away can have it's own benefits.

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  24. Super cute, Grace. Really charming. k.

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  25. Holy Cow! This is totally "cool." It has made me think of Shell Silverstein and also the "Madeline" books by Bemelsman. This was just jolly and wonderful. Also, your first line about "doodling on a noodle," made me think of those tomes written upon a grain of rice. ;)

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  26. Made me think of the Mad Hatter and Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland sitting down to tea with you. Great write.

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