Writers

Writers are a lofty bunch
Promulgating their own hunch

Oscillating between silence and verbosity
Exponentiating what they deem felicity

Chalked full of moods and expression
Not likely to see their direction

Explicit or implicit
Feigning verbage exquisite

Author's Note

Tongue in cheek observations. May offend some. Others may take it negatively.

Reviews

[ShelleyA]

A very good write. Clever word play that is short, concise and succinct. Excellent rhyming. A nice mix of perfect dactylic, feminine and masculine end line rhyme that is executed well in this piece. Good closing lines. Well penned and an enjoyable read.

[Parsimony]

Thank you for reading and for the incisive review.

[ShelleyA]

You're welcome.

[ANTO]

The piece just about summed me up anyways - its like your holding a mirror up to we writers - you included ;) Parsimony
Enjoyable read. I love that you wrote in the authors note May offend some - other may take it negatively. Thats a tautology I think lol.

My radio is playing that song 'Crazy horses' by the Osmonds at the minute and that kinda fits for writers too lol.

[Parsimony]

Thanks, that's what I intended. Thanks for teaching me something new.

[zainul]

Little piece with great resources.

[Aethereal]

I'll just make the first two lines sing so you may see what proper meter can do. There are seven syllables in each line here where all accents match top and bottom. / being an accent, and 0 being a non-accent we get a line that is: 1010101 If you can follow through in this way to the end of your poem, it should flow perfectly. Explicit or implicit is 0/0/0/0 the other way around so the line following should be 0/0/0/0, but this couplet would not match the top couplet if you did this.


Writers are a lofty bunch
promulgating their own hunch.

[Bare trees]

Would that mean there's an accent on the word 'their' if you were to follow the accent pattern?
read moreWould that mean there's an accent on the word 'their' if you were to follow the accent pattern?
/prom 0 ul /ga 0 ting /their 0 own /hunch.

[Aethereal]

"their" would match the accent in the "lof" of lofty. The "ty" of lofty would match the non-accent of "own" just below it. Sing the two line and you'll notice how this works.

[Bare trees]

I see what your saying perfectly. I'm a drummer. lol thanks for the tip. Should this always be a rule that's followed? I think I've heard Frost say that is should be broken at some point. Would that be to match the feelings of the poem at that point?

[Aethereal]

I'm only concerned with the feelings of my words, and not the poem. It's the words that make the poem. I try to use only exact meter and rhyme in my poems. I don't allow different endings on my rhyme words. Most of my poems never use the same rhyme word more than once in a poem unless it's a refrain. Most of the time I'll carry out two rhyme sounds for as many as 16 lines without endings, and without repeating any rhyme word.

[Bare trees]

Thanks for the info.

[Nirego]

I like the idea and feel of the poem, but I'm not comfortable with "verbosity/felicity" - would prefer a more natural rhyme like "ferocity", which I think you could work into the theme quite nicely.

[Parsimony]

It would be a better rhyme but it wouldn't fit with the rest of the line. Thanks for your input.read moreIt would be a better rhyme but it wouldn't fit with the rest of the line. Thanks for your input.

[Nirego]

I said it would fit with the theme, not the rest of the line - clearly the whole line would then need to change for the overall benefit; also, I didn't state categorically that it would have to be ferocity. You need to consider the whole before honing in on specific details.

As I said the poem overall is really good and a great interpretation of/insight into the world of writers, I just feel that the flow of the poem - like many shorter, more stringently patterned, pieces of writing - undergoes a detrimental effect from such a stark break. I'll be sure to keep reading (as long as I'm still welcome to?!).

[Aristede Craig Jr]

I know those writers... make webs
those spiders
trap thoughts and emotions
let them boil over
turmoil
four leaf clovers
they are the lucky ones..... lol I really like this obeservation

[Angi]

Ha! That last line made me laugh. I am guilty of that. I have a thesaurus next to me right now. I want to find just the right words. Sometimes my brain doesn't contain them. Is that cheating?! Ha! Nice. Angi~

[Parsimony]

It seems our reserve of words go beyond our mind especially when playing Scrabble. =P

[dw817]

Nicely written !

I like that last part, feigning verbage exquisite. Yep, I confess it, I'm always using Google and the Online Thesaurus to help me out with my writing; I certainly can't do it all on my own. :)

[Parsimony]

I'm privy to it too, That's how we add to our palette of words.

[dw817]

It's nice - years ago I'd have to have Dad help me with a chair and pull down that biggo thesaurus or dictionary he had in his bookshelf for my homework. Times have changed - I hope writers take full advantage of the Internet and the tools it offers today cause they are out there and they are very thorough.

[Parsimony]

I still like leafing through an old dictionary for archaic words ad meanings but with the internet we have a grasp of all kinds of thesauruses in many different languages.

[dw817]

I'm not reading as much as I used to - mostly Rose Estes. Anyhoo, have a good one, lass and c-ya 'round !. :)

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...:)

[Parsimony]

Thank you.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...:)

[Samuel Jack]

Definatly my kind of poem! Small, compact and brutally honest. The last line seems to take the Micky out of its self, if your American that means to make fun. I could have just Said that I suppose..............GREAT POEM! BTW your the first person on the Internet to critique one of my poems,
Thank you, domo arigoto, djen Koya and spaseeba!!

[Parsimony]

It was my pleasure. Thanks.