not distinguishing
first person singular
from third person plural
peculiar grammar
where the punctuation
was the hope and struggle
the idiom was pain
the syntax was a dream
luther king and gandhi
their obtuse expression
the folly of a tongue
where "i" stood for ' them'
they stood for liberty
La langue d'amour
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
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What an amazing, symbolic overlay! Comapring the rigours of grammar with legendary leaders is quite remarkable! Loved this! It needed a couple of reads to allow all the allusions to sink in!
Truth spoken, no matter how poorly constructed, loses none of its beauty. Our ears delight in the hearing of it!
fools for love, brilliantly done.
Deeply thoughtful. Very interesting and clever conflation of grammar and the social/political action of these great human beings. I especially like this stanza:
where the punctuation
was the hope and struggle
the idiom was pain
the syntax was a dream
Life is language, really. And grammar, the context. So important. This is a tour de force, a wonderful poem about language and freedom. And I and them. Thanks.
Profound and beautiful. Your thoughtfulness is shown so well!
This is, I think, my fourth time coming to this one, experiencing it from different angles, so to speak. Like Raven said, "deeply thoughtful." I don't think I could say it any better. Well done!
I simply loved the grammar bit. Very well written.
yellowed piece of paper
You have SUCH a wonderful way with words!!! I love reading what you write.
A wonderful poem. I remember during the CRM, how very carefully we used words, so as not to offend. It was a hard time, but thank god people were trying.
You've done a fabulous job with this. I love "where 'i' stood for 'them'."
the folly of passion, of dreams, of thinking we can make a difference (and actually making it happen!) Peace, JP/deb
..deeply thankful to Everyone Of U..
Sorry to arrive late … delighted to have arrived at all. What an amazing poem … rich language and images resonating in my thoughts … beautifully conceived and created. Thank you.
Hugs and blessings,
storyteller _many thanks..
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