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Making Sense of Nonsense
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On Poetry Meaningless phrases
That at first sight
Seem to be common sense.
But their vagueness
Goes right over their heads.
They will view
Your creation with awe.
Only a true artist
Can confuse the common man.
They will swear
They discovered
Subliminal messages
Hidden among hollow metaphors
Strung together
To make you appear clever.
Boast your extensive vocabulary
Choosing words
That are, not only
Pleasing to the ear,
But make you sound intelligent
Even if you just made them up.
Use rhyme
And avoid cacophony
But it’s not like they
Even know what that is.
And if you can manage
To add accents,
Like sonnets in iambic pentameter
They will swear
You are a genius.
Form scented expressions
That create a pleasant smell
With allusions
Oh so fragrant
To mystify the multitude
So they think
Your verbal scrabble
Is more than ambiguous babble.
Don’t disgust them
With lines of offensive odors.
Instead, leave behind
An aroma of creativity
That they can breathe in
And that will stay lingering
Long enough to be found distinctive.
Make your imagery
So imaginative
It entices their taste buds
So that they will
Drool on your drivel.
But, of course,
Don't leave a
Bitter aftertaste
Because they won’t appreciate
Being sampled as fools.
Just make sure
You give them
A mouthful of originality
That they can savor
And call you uniquely flavorful.
Compose analogies
That seem to jump off the page,
So they can almost
Touch your words
Craft your mumbo jumbo
So that it is tangible,
Filled with feeling and emotion
Making yourself into
A sensitive poet;
Most will believe anything they read.
Worst case scenario:
They may expose your gibberish
As nonsense
But who's to say that wasn't
Your objective?
Rewrite 2012
Meaningless phrases
that at first sight
seem to be common sense,
but their vagueness
goes right over their heads.
They will view
your creation with awe.
Only a true artist
can confuse the average man.
They will swear
they discovered
subliminal messages
hidden among hollow metaphors
strung together
to make you appear clever.
Boast your extensive vocabulary
choosing words
that are, not only
pleasing to the ear,
but make you sound intelligent
even if you just made them up.
And if you can manage
to add rhyme and accents,
like sonnets in iambic pentameter
they will swear
you are a genius.
Form scented expressions
that create a pleasant smell
with allusions
oh so fragrant
to mystify the multitude
so they think
your verbal scrabble
is more than ambiguous babble.
Don’t disgust them
with lines of foul insipidity.
Instead, leave behind
an aroma of creativity
they can breathe in
and that will stay lingering
long enough to be distinct.
Make your imagery
so appetizing
it entices their taste buds
and that they will
drool on your drivel.
But, of course,
don't leave a
bitter aftertaste
because they won’t appreciate
being sampled as fools.
Just make sure
you give them
a mouthful of originality
that they can savor
and call you uniquely flavorful.
Compose analogies
that seem to jump off the page,
so they can almost
touch your words.
Craft your mumbo jumbo
so it is tangible,
filled with feeling and emotion
making yourself into
a (sym)pathetic poet;
most will believe anything they read.
Worst case scenario:
they may expose your gibberish
as nonsense
but who's to say that wasn't
your objective?
