King Gravity

By seannelson

Sun, 17 Apr 2011
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mountains
airplanes
and rain-drops pay him tribute
on their way to the ground

he soon puts down volcanic rebellions.
snakes have learned his lesson.

he sculpts grand canyons,
writes on learned minds,
and paints thick on the brows
of worried men

Certificate U
Poem
Humour

Comments

Submitted by camilla on
It made me wonder if it could be expanded further.

 

Submitted by seannelson on
Camilla, I'm flattered you'd like to hear more and not less of my poetics. But for me, there's a certain value in choosing sparse words very carefully and then leaving it succinct. It makes the poem more of a mediation piece and a launching point for the readers' imagination, rather than a pre-prepared literary experience.
"If I send you post-cards from the side of the road: photographs of movies, and hearts about to implode"  -  Elliott Smith