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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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
Offline) - Published: December 9th, 2022 05:42
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Comments7
'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
You are so kind and many thank yous dear Mek - - so pleased you enjoyed the thoughts in this piece.
Cheers to primary flavours and authentic poetry!
And cheers to your too for your visit and read of Less Trodden my friend.
Good write Fay.
I did not get the hang of it. I went down a new path and fell in a bog! lol.
Never mind at least you looked for a new path my friend.
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
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
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…🙂)
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.
May those paths less trodden take us to the wonders in our lives Fay.
Andy
I truly agree Andy - paths if taken on face value will give us much about which to write - nature is full of wonders.
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!
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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