Posted by Atticus on August 31, 2004, at 21:58:29
In reply to Re: poem ... And That Kiss Finally Comes, 1989 » Atticus, posted by malthus on August 31, 2004, at 21:06:52
Hi Malthus,
This rhyme scheme is called "The Making Up Rules As You Go Along" rhyme scheme. This didn't start out to be a rhyming poem, and it's the first one I've ever attempted. But when I tried to inject at the outset some of that high-octane adolescent sexual energy that I remember being the subtext on every first date I went on at that age, I noticed I'd unintentionally created a rhyme, so I stuck with this, for a number of reasons. I felt it reflected the bouncy, can't-sit-still urgency of adolescent longing; I felt it relected the relentless clickety-clack rhythm made by the wheels of a train; and finally, for the sheer challenge of seeing if I could sustain it and not run out of rhymes before I ran out of poem. I guess I come from the idiot savant school of composing poems (some might argue the savant part ;) ). My only rule with poetry is no rules. If it works, great; if it flops, well, better luck next time. For me it's a form that begs for experimentation if it's not going to get dull to the author. Every other poem I've ever written has been free verse, heavily influenced by the Beats and flavored by the Punks.
Hmmm. What book did I like in the high school curriculum the most? Good question, because I didn't encounter my favorite book, "Catch-22", until college. I read "On the Road" by Kerouac and liked that, but it wasn't part of school work. I guess it would be Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", because it began the nascent stirrings of outrage at social injustice that is now such an ingrained part of my outlook. There's just this need to confront what I see as cruelty, and in fact it earned me my second PBC today from Dr. B in the last month for asking some rather pointed questions of someone who was flaming people left and right on Social. So it goes. I don't know the answers to any of your other questions, I'm afraid. I hope you're feeling better tonight, serious puppy. ;) Atticus, tilter at windmills
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