CLICHÉD

CLICHÉD

A Poem by -inactive now-
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Acrostic

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CLICHÉD


Clever words and wit repeated
Long beyond meaninglessness.
Inside of them, little truths endure
Colourless, exhausted and aloof.
Hackneyed words once were sharp, 
Épée-tipped and gloriously witty.
Damned now to the recycling heap.
    

© 2016 -inactive now-


Author's Note

-inactive now-
First proper attempt at an acrostic.

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and very proper at that---you do so well with the form...and speak truths...the wittiest poetry, the smartest poetry can lose its wit and wisdom when done too often---words that appeared fresh and stylish when overused---such as "in my mind's eye"

we see too much and too often.

well done,

j.

Posted 8 Years Ago


-inactive now-

8 Years Ago

Thank you! Yeah and many such phrases are embedded so deep in our everyday language we often don't r.. read more
Nice job...a fun acrostic and who can resist a sword reference?

Posted 8 Years Ago


-inactive now-

8 Years Ago

Thank you, haha yea I thought a reference to epee would be somewhat fitting. :)
Zugzwang

8 Years Ago

Yar. Nice one!
Haha....
What an interesting piece...
You've done it again.....

Posted 8 Years Ago


-inactive now-

8 Years Ago

haha, again? This was a practice exercise. I'm glad you liked it though :)
Haha....
What an interesting piece...
You've done it again.....

Posted 8 Years Ago


Good job.

Clichés are good when they are epee tipped and gloriously witty but awful when the are lazy and tried. Nicely thought out attack on the endless recycling of ideas.

Well done

Posted 8 Years Ago


-inactive now-

8 Years Ago

Thanks man :)
Well done! I actually enjoy cliché'... Who died and said it was a bad thing? :)
There is a reason everyone has used them. If it creates understanding, then it can't be all bad.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

-inactive now-

8 Years Ago

Than you :) Yeah, I got no problem with using them either...some anyway, if I need to.

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Added on January 12, 2016
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Dipton, Southland, New Zealand



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