We weren't as we thought, were we by Cudo-cudo

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Mon, 2006-07-03 09:14

http://www.abctales.com/story/cudo-cudo/we-werent-as-we-thought---were-we

I read through several of Cudo's poems this morning and this one kind of stands out from the rest. It has a lovely pace to it that fits the poems reflective mood perfectly. It also has some pretty good images in it that you don't tend to expect in what is primarily a poem about lost love/opportunity.
A good read, thanks.

Mon, 2006-07-03 14:44

littleditty

This was the one for me too - i liked the foriegner, perceived by the speaker as 'brave' to keep encountering newness when the speaker is obviously still hooked, how culture meeting culture has similar curiosity/awkwardness of new lovers getting aquainted, how the subject dreams of 'dislocation' and the speaker dreams of the subject, not there, singing. Layered for me, and so well written - i thought it ace! Nicky x

Mon, 2006-07-03 17:02

camus

Didn't get a chance to read that one before the sunbed called me...I couldn't agree more BBF, excellent!

Tue, 2006-07-04 23:08

Brooklands

Fuckin' A! Well good. I like them both, but I prefered 'you remember all the details' to 'we weren't as we thought...' Really smart, sharp writing. This one's good too :http://www.abctales.com/node/554225 and has a great title, The Trouble Is We Think People Change The worm, flat as a ribbon. Nice.

Wed, 2006-07-05 11:57

brighteyes

Only had a quick browse, but I agree that cudo has a lot of consistently well-written stuff. Really interesting, with neat turns of phrase. That sounds like restrained praise, but I'm giving it two very enthusiastic thumbs up. "I have a room for life at the Home for the Chronically Groovy."

"I have a room for life at the Home for the Chronically Groovy."

Wed, 2006-07-05 18:58

mcmanaman

excellent stuff. well flagged. I'm off to read some more now.

Thu, 2006-07-06 16:02

span

Veery much agreed, what a lush voice! Span

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