Less Trodden

Fay Slimm.

 

Less Trodden.

Key-stone of conformity may
hide in banality while
trite phrases makes for straight
formalized lines.
Break with staid and difference
will strip tightly laced
to let in un-restraint and stretch
mere credulity.


Breach convention, invite insight,
then watch back-to-front
scribing turn mental somersaults
to violate customary.
Peer squint-eyed, allow curiosity
to welcome the Muse 
revitalize by refusing orthodox
desire for commonplace.


Sail out of usual, bathe in oddity
find rarer anomaly,
peruse free-style then decide on
becoming less ordinary.
Leave safe-shore solidity, sound
down with the lateral,
adopt mind-sets of dissimilarity,
leave norm on the ground.

 

Twist to seeing back-sidedness
fly with versing profound,
think more about quirky and less 
around the accepted. .
Keeping an ear close to authentic 
reveals original paths and
less trodden adds primary flavour 
to lines considered poetic.

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  • L. B. Mek

    'fly
    with versing profound,
    think
    more about quirky and less
    around the accepted. .
    Keeping an ear close
    to authentic'..
    Brilliant!
    how I cherish your Poetry dear Fay
    and try to heed your wise words
    at every gifted opportunity

    • Fay Slimm.

      You are so kind and many thank yous dear Mek - - so pleased you enjoyed the thoughts in this piece.

    • arqios

      Cheers to primary flavours and authentic poetry!

      • Fay Slimm.

        And cheers to your too for your visit and read of Less Trodden my friend.

      • orchidee

        Good write Fay.
        I did not get the hang of it. I went down a new path and fell in a bog! lol.

        • Fay Slimm.

          Never mind at least you looked for a new path my friend.

        • Neville


          this is a FAB poem Fay & I think it is a lot more cleverer than sum might at first imagine ......... tis terribly good ma'am .............. Neville x

          • Fay Slimm.

            Clever or not mon ami how kind is your comment on Less Trodden. An honour deserving more than just thank you is that word FAB coming from your pen - sincerely appreciated as always.................x

          • Doggerel Dave

            Thanks Fay – At first read (usually fairly superficial) methought this could be a gentle crit of formalised structure… Second read your advocacy of fresh, outside the accepted norms, ideas shone through. (Should I, as the result of some mental aberration, have completely misinterpreted you….. do let me know, and we can have a brawl…. Conduct a civilized discussion, I mean…🙂)

            • Fay Slimm.

              Spot on was your interpretation of my intent with this verse Dave - second reads of serious poems always seem to bring out further depth to me too - -- so so pleased you got the point of letting lateral thoughts lead poet's minds to more diversity.

            • Goldfinch60

              May those paths less trodden take us to the wonders in our lives Fay.

              Andy

              • Fay Slimm.

                I truly agree Andy - paths if taken on face value will give us much about which to write - nature is full of wonders.

              • Bella Shepard

                I love this poem, and the third stanza leaves me breathless. Rereading aloud, felt I had to speak it in a rush because it is so invigorating. And the graphic that accompanies this gem is priceless. This is such a fav!

                • Fay Slimm.

                  I am delighted you got the feel of my take on the words in the graphic dear Bella - - a huge thank you too for faving the piece.



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