What is poetry if not the most exquisite form of hubris—the audacity to take language, that crude and insufficient thing, and make it burn like Promethean fire? You claim not to be a poet, yet here you are with a deftness that betrays your own modesty. What you have crafted is not just an attempt but an invocation, a thing that lingers, unsettles, demands to be reckoned with.
The lens of enmeshment—how apt. You have both rewritten Prometheus Bound and you have felt it, allowed it to coil around you, suffocating yet inescapable. The weight of obligation, the consuming nature of devotion—these are not foreign to me, nor, I suspect, to anyone who has ever lived under the shadow of expectation. And yet, your words lament and smolder. They remind us that fire, once stolen, cannot be returned, only wielded—recklessly, desperately, beautifully.
If this is what a non-poet creates in haste, then I almost dread to see what you would produce should you ever choose to linger.
Dilay, you do me a great honor with your words and with your time, through drawing out themes and anchoring them so beautifully. I thank you!
". . . fire, once stolen, cannot be returned, only wielded - recklessly, desperately, beautifully." Indeed! And even in defiance of the gods may that fire prove to be such a boon to those we love, as Prometheus's gift of warmth and light to humanity.
My favorite thing about poetry is that it either has all the rules- or none! That was beautiful, Monique. Whether or not you see yourself as a poet, you certainly have the gift of it!
Google definition:
Free verse is a poetic style that doesn't follow a set rhyme scheme or meter. It's also known as non-metrical or non-rhyming poetry
Characteristics
Free verse poems are organized by the natural cadences of speech.
They use figurative language and line breaks to create poetic effects.
They may use rhyme, but it's usually irregular and doesn't follow a pattern.
They may also use alliteration, rhythms, and other poetic techniques.
Most of my poetry is free verse, it’s my favorite way to write because it allows you to dig into the real and raw emotions and just spit it onto the page and then rearrange as you please.
Consider yourself a poet, I do believe you are one 😉
Anna, thank you! I do believe I shall make full use of this definition 😀 I love the pieces you've shared on here so far and look forward to continuing to read what you post!
Monique, my favorite part of this is “my body soft as lead.” Oh, how it rings! Hope you’re doing well? If I remember correctly you have kids as well? Hope they’re OK, too. Cheers, -Thalia
What is poetry if not the most exquisite form of hubris—the audacity to take language, that crude and insufficient thing, and make it burn like Promethean fire? You claim not to be a poet, yet here you are with a deftness that betrays your own modesty. What you have crafted is not just an attempt but an invocation, a thing that lingers, unsettles, demands to be reckoned with.
The lens of enmeshment—how apt. You have both rewritten Prometheus Bound and you have felt it, allowed it to coil around you, suffocating yet inescapable. The weight of obligation, the consuming nature of devotion—these are not foreign to me, nor, I suspect, to anyone who has ever lived under the shadow of expectation. And yet, your words lament and smolder. They remind us that fire, once stolen, cannot be returned, only wielded—recklessly, desperately, beautifully.
If this is what a non-poet creates in haste, then I almost dread to see what you would produce should you ever choose to linger.
Thank you for that beautiful piece.
Dilay, you do me a great honor with your words and with your time, through drawing out themes and anchoring them so beautifully. I thank you!
". . . fire, once stolen, cannot be returned, only wielded - recklessly, desperately, beautifully." Indeed! And even in defiance of the gods may that fire prove to be such a boon to those we love, as Prometheus's gift of warmth and light to humanity.
My favorite thing about poetry is that it either has all the rules- or none! That was beautiful, Monique. Whether or not you see yourself as a poet, you certainly have the gift of it!
Google definition:
Free verse is a poetic style that doesn't follow a set rhyme scheme or meter. It's also known as non-metrical or non-rhyming poetry
Characteristics
Free verse poems are organized by the natural cadences of speech.
They use figurative language and line breaks to create poetic effects.
They may use rhyme, but it's usually irregular and doesn't follow a pattern.
They may also use alliteration, rhythms, and other poetic techniques.
Most of my poetry is free verse, it’s my favorite way to write because it allows you to dig into the real and raw emotions and just spit it onto the page and then rearrange as you please.
Consider yourself a poet, I do believe you are one 😉
Anna, thank you! I do believe I shall make full use of this definition 😀 I love the pieces you've shared on here so far and look forward to continuing to read what you post!
Monique, my favorite part of this is “my body soft as lead.” Oh, how it rings! Hope you’re doing well? If I remember correctly you have kids as well? Hope they’re OK, too. Cheers, -Thalia