Cobalt Rattlings Duo

COLLABORATION ~ kublakhan & Frieda

Cobalt rattlings in gray matter
spun in Dali quintessence
ramblings encapsulated of time
palatalization of vapor'd history
Cobalt chord sequences infiltrate
the ears of the introspective poet   
powerless to blind the senses
in conscientious retroaction
Connection to the self a live wire
Loose sparks spraying danger in a dare
Ambition shivering in cold sweat
crumbles in the subconscious
like a flustered ball of ink-soiled paper
Mockingbird taunts thought gravity
monopolizing the burble's sting
birds blossomed into x-poetry  
in three dimensional inky hostility
Flying flesh singes on contact
with the unamused canvass of guide lines
and the aviary birthright is brainwashed
into a demotion of teardrop blobs
The ill-fated notion of an Operation Phoenix
strategy only drowns ideas in a lava shower
melting all the desperate hours
in a pot of calculated surreality
until the inspiration falls to evaporation
leaving the once-introspective poet
with sordid scraps of thematic ash

swooning to the end of time in rhyme

riddled in presumptuous analogy

 wringing withers amply fortified

caricatures dance on cue'd medleys 

escaping furnished reality's bind

 insomniacs sense of superiority 

stand in farce's quot'd alignment 

benign metaphorical travesty's fix

 winding down in a dish of foreplay

Hallelujah's moment in sunrise's praise

Author's Note

captcha~trapdoor

Reviews

[s y e]

Holy crap, I had to read this a few times because when you two write together it is deep and my brain needs to like, think and think and think to completely understand it 100%... :-)

// Ambition shivering in cold sweat
crumbles in the subconscious
like a flustered ball of ink-soiled paper
Mockingbird taunts thought gravity //

I felt like I couldn't breathe while reading this... it was so powerful it took my breathe away. Well done guys, loved it.

Wellies & all that jazz! xo

[Frieda P]

Haha always appreciate a holy crap, when you figure it out let me know noodlebumble, thanks muchly for the wellies, it's raining it's pouring here ;-) Jazz'd you enjoyed peanut. xo

[s y e]

It's raining cats and dogs here, I just walked home from school, aha. I look like I just had a shower. ;-P Always a pleasure, Mama! xo

[kublakhan27]

OMG This is funny...everybody has pretty much said the exact same thing: that they had to hold their breath while reading. Not that that's a bad thing by any means, it's great ;P Thanks so much Noodlebop, glad we could entertain you, or perplex you, or both haha

[Vidya Bacchus]

Woman you and Sami run in the same circles don't you.Why you ask ?I mean your vocabulary is so great wow.I loved this even as I scamper for a dictionary ,such lovely words ,awesome lines :)

[Frieda P]

It's a collaboration, all the scamper words are by my good friend kublakhan ;-) Thanks we had great fun writing about our trip to Oz. hahaha ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You mean there are more of you .You guys are going to make me educated d****t !!!! lol.You are welcome you guys did a lovely job :)

[kublakhan27]

Thank you :)

[Frieda P]

Haha Vidya, yep we're like an infestation of insomniatic poets ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Oh well to each his own :)

[Frieda P]

Ha look who's talking bella pazzo ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

If that means crazy beautiful i shall ignore the scathing tones you phrased it in and say I'll take it.If it means something not so nice you can keep it chica.Hahaha

[Frieda P]

Ha I wanted cheeky monkey but I don't know how to translate that in Italiano! ;-P

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank god for me cheeky monkey so doesn't ring my bell :)

[Frieda P]

Ha and crazy does, good to know! ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Yes sadly it does crazy and proud I be :)

[Frieda P]

Always the best way, I hardly trust people that say the're 'normal' ftw is that anyway? haha

[Vidya Bacchus]

True only the real weirdos say that they are normal.So say the two most batshyte crazy people I know lmao:)

[Frieda P]

HAHAHA true that....touche dahling ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Hahaha ...................:)

[Dye]

So my review is going to stink, not because I have anything bad to say-- but because I am genuinely confused. LOL No surprise there, I know-- but I had to Google at least 20 words. Haha-- But hey- I read it and tried to understand it. I'm assuming it's really, really good since the good stuff always goes over my head. I could have filled the review with fluff, but I wanted to be honest and let you know that I tried. :)

[Frieda P]

It's just two insomniacs having a bit o'fun with poetry Dye, I helped write it and I hardly understand it haha ;-) Thanks for hanging tough ;-)

[redzone]

Sorry Frieda, sorry Steve.. I did read more than 20 times and all I realized was that I wasn't in Kansas anymore, more like on the planet Pluto (thanks Jack).. not that I didn't appreciate the collaborative artistry, I really did. But it was the x-poetry and Operation Phoenix that did me in.. and Red, believe me there were little people and they were green.. honest.. maybe it was just Frieda and Steve dressed up in green skin.. who knows... and by the way it's very possible they were smoking while writing this.. ;0) ~~redzone

[redflutterby]

Ha...I'm still reading it Curt. Maybe they need to pass that pipe this way!! ;-D

[Frieda P]

Don't bogart that joint my friend...ha believe it or not there was no wacky weed involved, I think we're both overtired...ha, makes for a nice trip to Oz......thanks so much curt!

[redzone]

Was going to ask but I figured they might still be smoking it..

[redflutterby]

Hahaha... dont be stingy with the creative smoke!! ;-pp

[redzone]

Yep, overtired right I believe you Frieda .. whata think Red... overtired??? Is this what is called a trippy excuse.. Ha;-p

[Frieda P]

Hahaha, yep that's it, but no one mentioned that stuff ha

[kublakhan27]

Haha That was something I was not expecting, but it makes sense when you read it ;P

[redflutterby]

Yeah...thats what we used to call it!! My eyes are red cause I'm TIRED...lol!

[Scott Metro]

Wow this is a busy little offering...
This I'm sure was written for some future generation that will stumble across ghost images on some long buried server.
Excellent word choices..another spin cycle weave.
Scott

[Frieda P]

Oh no....my future grandkids could read this....thanks so much Scott.

[Scott Metro]

:)
Scott.....

[Jack...]

Holy Crape...I take a little vacation and the universe collides with brilliance, raging flames, torrid heat and emotive eruptions leaving in its wake one of the most amazing collaborations I have ever seen. I am considering filing a UFO report...Ultimate Fantastic Offering. Frieda and Steve...I am blown away...I mean all the way out to Pluto...which to me is still a planet. But as it stands right now the best planet is Earth because it is home to you two amazing poets...two of my favorites...2 X amazing...2 X out of this world.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Jack, nice of you to come out of retirement to read our trip to Pluto...I still think of it as a planet too....

[kublakhan27]

So glad you enjoyed it Jack...this was a spontaneous combustion, I think it is a culmination of things that were already swirling around in our subconscious.

[A. Amos]

FP another master piece and yet another dive in world of your words, every time you make me feel alive with such a wonderful poetry. Thank you and the music goes very well.. Your words and music walking together as two lovers on shore:)

[Frieda P]

Thanks A, I can't take all the credit for this one, I was working with genius here, it was kublakhan's idea, I went along for the ride, thanks so much.

[A. Amos]

You both did great job and you're most welcome

[kublakhan27]

You sell yourself short Mrs.R...you know you did more than that :)

[kublakhan27]

I have a huge smile on my face after reading this through Mrs.R...it did come together shockingly fast didn't it? At least shocking by my standards ;P This continues to grow on me with successive readings...we may actually confuse some people trying to figure out who wrote what haha It was a blast my dear friend, and a pleasure :) xo

[Frieda P]

Ha, I know right? I think in trying to emulate each other's style I confused myself, I'm not sure which lines are mine at this point. ;-) Was such a pleasure Benji. xo

[Lyn Anderson]

First off, let me say, great collaboration. Then, let me be confused about this apostrophe thing. I would think, if you are going to use one in a word that doesn't normally take one, shouldn't in be in place of the e? as in, ok, I get vapor'd but not riddle'd - shouldn't it be riddl'd? and cue'd and quote'd confuse me for that same stated reason ... other than that, are the little indents at the end intentional? I wasn't sure as to their purpose.

[Frieda P]

First let me say thanks, then, you're a pain in my tush...ha, yes you're absolutely correct, my bad, it's been a very long, tedious day, the indents are intentional but it's a secret. You figure it out genius... ;-)

[Lyn Anderson]

okie, I will look again at the indents, I was just trying to rationalize your apostrophologicality.

[Frieda P]

Ha very cool word there KL......

[Lyn Anderson]

doh me thinks insomniac's is missing an apostrophe -- I really was just back to look at the indents again.:)

[redflutterby]

Lmao....pain in the tush!! ;-pp

[Frieda P]

Seriously KL you need to get laid hon, or get new batteries lol ;-) MWAH

[Lyn Anderson]

Now that is too funny. :)

[Frieda P]

Seriously, should insomniac's have an apostrophe you think? I guess it's possessive.

[Lyn Anderson]

yes it is possessive in this case, so I would say it should.:)

[icelandicblue]

I think I read that in one breath! Very Daliesque in it's imagery and the manic mood you both have created. I especially liked your avian imagery. The entire piece is a total surreal roller coaster ride.

[Frieda P]

I think we wrote it the same way, jazz'd you came along on the trip Anne, thanks so much!

[redflutterby]

So you two do realize I will need to read this twenty times to get the full effect and meaning. Right now I'm too stunned to speak....I feel like I was sucked up into a tornado, whirled like crazy and thrown into Oz. Except theres no little people here....just lots of hissing snakes, confusing signs and birds trilling "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". No I havent been smoking anything either...haha!! Wow....you two rock!! Ha!!;-)xo

[Frieda P]

OMG I was crying half way through this, I was laughing so hard haha, get it together Red! ;-) Get back to us when you figure it out, and there were little people ;-P

[redflutterby]

Well technically you qualify as a little person...haha!! But Steves much to tall. ;-pp

[kublakhan27]

NOT BY MUCH lol ;P

[kublakhan27]

For all intents and purposes, I am an extremely little person :P

[redflutterby]

Okay...I think I get it!! Insomnia and poetic frustration seems to be the theme. A few dozen more reads and I'll hit gold!! Lol....

[redflutterby]

Haha Steve....how little?? You play hockey right? You cant be that small... ;-p

[kublakhan27]

Haha I'm pretty sure insomnia is in there somewhere ;P

[kublakhan27]

I'm 5'2, and I'm twenty years younger-looking than my age...I am an anomaly among the guys I play against ;P

[redflutterby]

Lol...we are the same height ...ha!! Awwww....your so cute Steve!!

[kublakhan27]

Haha There's only one problem with that...I'm a guy...but if you think it's cute, I can handle it ;)

[redflutterby]

Hey...its the size if the heart not the height hun!! ;-)

[Frieda P]

Oh gawd we're all the same height like the lollipop kids ahhaha

[kublakhan27]

You're very sweet my friend ;)

[redflutterby]

Hey...I'm not wearing one of those silly costumes!! Screw that...and the hair?? For god sake.. bahahahaha...

[redflutterby]

Thanks Steve...but I'm really a cranky bitchy redhead!! I just make an exception for you!! ;-D

[Frieda P]

I'll vouch for that ha ;-)

[kublakhan27]

Haha Lollipop kids :P

[kublakhan27]

Ah well that's even better Red ;D

[redflutterby]

Thank you Steve...and Frieda you better hush!! I'm too tired to find my whip!! ;-pp

[Frieda P]

Hey I was only backing you up.............

[kublakhan27]

Haha Am I the only bonafide Lollipop kid here? :P

[redflutterby]

Haha...nope I love lollipops!! ;-D

[kublakhan27]

Haha I'm relieved ;D