He said I like to jazz the sky
Sometimes, you know
See me some hardcore Detroit
Drummer overdosing it
Like intensely
On proximal melodies
Ghosting me some romantic moonlight
Jigging up this wasteland
Taking an axe to all the quotidian brainiac
Entanglements of pigeon-freaking
Sh**—
She said Brick it up, man,
I’m not one of your ratty here-today-
Gone-tomorrow charm-school
Friends on anesthesia for the last stages
Of their latest art-appreciation-activism
Veering destitute of anything but ego-
Maniacal mimetic devolution into hedonistic
He**—
He said I want—
She said I want—
They said —you
And the woman on the bench said That’s a wrap.
You can blame this beat offering on the “absurdist” mood I’m in right now. But don’t leave out Shay’s Word Garden and her celebratory list of randomly chosen words from the first issue of the recently returned CREEM magazine, known for its irreverent presence on the music scene. The word list from which we are to pick at least three for use, is as follows:
anesthesia, axe, brainiac. brick, charm, Detroit, drummer, ghost, hardcore, intensely, jazz, overdose, pigeons, proximal, ratty, romantic, stages, transmissions, veering, wasteland. For more or less random poetry, check out dVerse’s OLN hosted by
Dreams from a Pilgrimage 
You have executed this impressive, original and very entertaining use of all the words so well I smiled all the way through. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem.
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This is one cool piece of poetry!! I am totally down with it .. if ya get my drift!!
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Yep, Ms. Dora … that’s an enhanced pic of me from the 80’s singing my heart out.
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Beautiful! ❤️
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THere’s a vibe here of jazz and escaping from reality for the moment
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This makes me smile. ANITA
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Interesting read Dora.
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I like the jazzy feel. Great rhythm. (K)
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Oh my! I love this, Dora! I stated snickering at “charm school friends” and by the time I finished the stanza I was rolling. Moreover, your ending is note-perfect. Boy howdy, what a hoot!
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This one made me smile, Dora! I like your interesting chain of thoughts!
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Streams of consciousness…….
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You packed all those words in your poem and did it with finesse Dora!
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Absurdist mood or not you always have a good grip on cadence in the words you use.
And how perfect your sentence structure to reinforce your poetic ideas.
Don’t understand it all, mind you, but I enjoyed being in the presence of your work. Stellar. Thank you.
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That is some jazz… the music sounds like something you will be addicted to.
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Oh, Dora! This is so cool and certainly has a vibe! Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼
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Love where your muse took you Dora. So much fun to read. Great lines in this – too many to quote.
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Your verses sing! Enjoyed the creative wordplay!
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This is wonderful, and while we may blame this beat offering on the “absurdist” mood you are in, I’d like to think this is the best mood to be in. Enjoy the day!
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Love your beat poetry! Perfect opening line and love these lines:
“Friends on anesthesia for the last stages
Of their latest art-appreciation-activism
Veering destitute of anything but ego-” – ha ha! I relate to this!
Then finishing with that last line which ties it all up nicely. Great write, Dora 🙂
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This had soul. Thanks for sharing, had me grooving.
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Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
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