- C. J. Black
Here I was floundering – all at sea out in the poetry garden
Mind in turmoil – sitting beneath the poetry tree seeking pardon –
It was as though I had been thrown a lifeline – a lifebuoy filled with words
I grabbed at it valiantly – (it) manufactured from the skin of gourds.
The fruits of my labour were showing signs of blooming
Words planted on a this page I can continue grooming
By the time I have concluded I should have a tasty dish?
This is quite apposite to what is going on here once I’ve found the right ingredient.
Kneading the dough and moistening it with alphabet soup
Words will be its essence I must then place them in a group –
So when I wish to choose a word it will be close at hand
And this poem will give food for thought, be made difficult to understand.
What inspired me to write this poem? – In Memory of W. B. Yeats –
A poem by W. H. Auden another of those poetic greats
“The death of the poet was kept from his poems”
“He disappeared in the dead of winter: “Earth, received an honoured guest:
- C. J. Black©β
Wednesday, 06 May 2015
*A line from – The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.
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The published and unpublished manuscripts of Chris Black. A writer from Wexford, Chris has been writing and publishing poetry for over quarter of a century. September 2016 saw his dream come to fruition with the publication of his first book of Poetry and Short Stories titled Same Train, Different Track.
Preferred reading - Autobiographies, the history of the native American Indian and a vast array of poetry books. Continues to write by day and night by giving the sawdust a shake which in turn awakens the grey matter. - has an eclectic taste in music, spent 16 happy years as a radio presenter in a part time capacity while "slaving" away at the coal face now enjoying all that retirement has to offer and more. Tweets @CJBlack2012, on Soundcloud @ https://soundcloud.com/the-poets-poet-1 youtube @Chris Black-poetry-spoken word. You can find his "work" at https://chrisblack2012.wordpress.com If you do happen to drop by do let him know your thoughts, who you are and where you come from - He will in time also pay you a return visit. Thank you.
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