"A'Rising Reeling" Collaboration with Frieda

i am re-posting this oldie because i was asked to ... to keep dear friend Frieda in remembrance here at the Cafe' ..in the hope that she will one day come back to us .. peace and joy to all! <3

A'Rising Reeling



Have you looked square into the eye of death's dragon

whilst the sky was falling down in ember's shadow

fire burning blood mountain tops where god should be

butterfly wings clipped in the namesake of austerity

spelled Wyverns hording antiquity's gifts
even in sleep red eyes mesmerize
striking deaf and dumb all who so 

foolishly dare fly into the lair on shivery aileron 

skeletons in smoky closeted dust

prey upon the mind's placidity 

graying the essence of coma's stake

suspended in lethargic dormancy 

osteoporitic clickety clack
thighs calves and tendons rendered
under the leech bloat belly of Smaug
Puff never was real; Jackie Paper remains delusional

Loch Ness roars a Scottish highland's lullaby

murky bodies of water sync in disconnect

discontent of an allusion's regimented menagerie

Requiem's Mass hysteria hijacked greener pastures

Author's Note

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'A Rising Reeling'
Einstein Noodle,
I was intrigued and inspired by this poem at the same time.
This one touches the reality of confusion and discouragement
-when hope is gone- when evil and or or chaos then fills hopes place.
The metaphors of dragons and the surrounding powers of darkness
swirl throughout this writing.
"Fire burning blood mountain tops where god should be
butterfly wings clipped in the namesake of austerity"
The thing that is so interesting and even lovely is to see
that it was a collaboration between two people which really played
well off each other and that is just plain cool. The whole peice was
stunning and I had to read it through several times. I also like the ending.
Loch Ness roars a Scottish highland's lullaby. The theme continues all through
of what is desired and comforting looked for but not found.
Impressive for sure!
Blessings,
Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much for taking time to read several times...Frieda was always an inspiration and so much fun to work with ... when people find the poems we collaborated on i am doubly thankful because, of course, my thoughts turn to her :( i think you nailed us Kathy .. spot on review for sure! thank you so much!
E.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

I have wondered if I could write something different then seems to come forth in my simple prose. You both are just amazing.thanks again for posting this goody.
Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

oh i'm sure you can Kathy! try a classic form of one kind or another .. or use the "voice" of a man ... or an animal ... or another culture you are not too familiar with ... ;)

[Kathy Van Kurin]

When you put it that way it sounds doable.

[Einstein Noodle]

YES! doable my friend!!

[Tate Morgan]

You two are becoming so alike I cannot tell where she ends and your work begins. Twins. Nice work I am not great at abstracts as you might have guessed. I have trouble understanding them because I myself am so simple. However I am working on it and I have to tell you I read this one over and over again to gain an idea of its conception. And you and she are the very best of friends to me Thank you This one feels like a dream to me

[Einstein Noodle]

it was just like that working on it .. thank you so very much for trying as much as we ;) .. it's a loaded gun! .. more like a shot-gun! :)
E.

[Frieda P]

Oh geez, does that mean I'm becoming a genius like E! Woo...thanks so much Tate, I know you're more into straightforward poetry and this was a stretch for you, hope your head didn't pound too muchly....

[Tate Morgan]

Ha ha it was hard for my feeble brain but I'm trying lol

[Zahra]

Awesome you guys.... two really strong voices. beautiful collab

[Einstein Noodle]

hi Voice! .. thank you for reading and your comments .. your encouraging words are valued and so appreciated
E.

[Frieda P]

Jazz'd you enjoyed Zahra....