Take
and break
the word
(like so much decomposing vegetable matter),
using teeth to chew
it into bits.
Then spit
them
on the south side of the hill
and the north bank of the river.
The naked sun
will bake them
into hard round pebbles
which will then roll
into rings around Saturn
before falling back to Earth
where they will form
a perfectly planned,
random
poem.
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Amaya is hosting at dVerse today and asks us to write a poem about or tangential to our element. (Chinese Five Element Theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology)
I am a “yang earth dog” according to this. I worked these elements into the poem answering the question “Of what am I made?”
May 15, 2019 @ 22:16:30
Great journey – I like the idea of words taking off on their own like that.
May 15, 2019 @ 22:18:48
Thanks! 😊
May 16, 2019 @ 01:32:03
Well done, I like this.
May 16, 2019 @ 06:09:35
Thank you. 😊
May 16, 2019 @ 02:20:03
A random but beautiful poem. Love how it is created.
May 16, 2019 @ 06:10:19
Thank you, Grace. 😊
May 16, 2019 @ 03:02:50
And I thought my muse was demanding… 🙂
May 16, 2019 @ 06:20:32
😂 Yep — all or nothing. Thanks for reading.
May 16, 2019 @ 05:13:47
very good!
May 16, 2019 @ 06:20:50
♥️ Thank you!
May 16, 2019 @ 12:50:08
Ooh, so good! The chewing words of and decomposing vegetable matter and earth and sun-baked clay was a visceral experience for the reader and physically connected me to the yang earth dog. I have a yang earth dog daughter, who just turned 1:)
May 16, 2019 @ 16:17:10
Ah! One year old! A special time! Blessings to you! 🙂 (Watch out – those yang earth dogs can be pretty strong willed! 😀 )
May 16, 2019 @ 22:14:46
A whimsical fun flight of fancy!
May 17, 2019 @ 05:34:55
😊 Thank you.
May 20, 2019 @ 19:29:27
The first word that comes to mind here is cosmic. I love how “you” travel to the nether regions and return to write your poem ❤
May 21, 2019 @ 06:54:47
Isn’t it wonderful that words can take us places! ♥️ Thank you.
May 21, 2019 @ 08:07:34
Yes they can and yes it is 🙂 You are welcome.