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Woman With a Red Scarf

 
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Alpha-Epsilon



Joined: 24 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:18 am    Post subject: Woman With a Red Scarf Reply with quote

What is reprehensible is the curve, the wavy smiles of hips forming crowded streets, where smooth signs bleach the night blood red.

Beneath the mirth of mazes, there she's standing, a palpable peach blossom, black soot hair stranded, stoves simmering in her eyes, with summer empty.

Now that autumn breathes on her neck, her cheeks, the first kiss of welcome and fresh freedom, the coming months unseen, hidden behind the blacker cloack of mountains and

Man-made buildings she's taken shelter from, on the yellow-teethed sidewalks, where there's the crack of a smile forming the lavish footprints of the years when she was young, blood-red signs staining her body with youth's once bright-rosed dress

A red scarf concealing the petaled lips long shed to man.
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It doesn't even rhyme.
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yingwenlaoshi



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:34 am    Post subject: Re: Woman With a Red Scarf Reply with quote

Alpha-Epsilon wrote:
What is reprehensible is the curve, the wavy smiles of hips forming crowded streets, where smooth signs bleach the night blood red.

Beneath the mirth of mazes, there she's standing, a palpable peach blossom, black soot hair stranded, stoves simmering in her eyes, with summer empty.

Now that autumn breathes on her neck, her cheeks, the first kiss of welcome and fresh freedom, the coming months unseen, hidden behind the blacker cloack of mountains and

Man-made buildings she's taken shelter from, on the yellow-teethed sidewalks, where there's the crack of a smile forming the lavish footprints of the years when she was young, blood-red signs staining her body with youth's once bright-rosed dress

A red scarf concealing the petaled lips long shed to man.


I are gabujua grangutally bagga.

Bagga din bin salsa

Ger, ger, ger raen to lart
Biggie, biggie, biggie than a fart.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:37 am    Post subject: Re: Woman With a Red Scarf Reply with quote

Alpha-Epsilon wrote:

Man-made buildings she's taken shelter from


What other kinds of buildings are there?
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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rock, natural shelters. Caves are nice, but the guano is hard to get out of the dress shirts.
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Plume D'ella Plumeria



Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Location: The Lost Horizon

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The OP is mentally ill, people. Have a heart.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bibbitybop wrote:
Rock, natural shelters. Caves are nice, but the guano is hard to get out of the dress shirts.


I don't consider natural shelters or caves "buildings" I guess. Apparently, neither does m-w.com.

1 : a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)
2 : the art or business of assembling materials into a structure
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Rock



Joined: 25 Feb 2005

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where'd you get this poem, OP? It sounds a little stinted, but much like Hopkins, or Suthersbye. Really yours?

What style is this in, just free style? It has meter, no doubt. Is there an indication here of sub-themes besides the old lady wearing a scarf? 'Man-made buildings' meaning that man's in control of this woman's destiny, her body?

Like it, this theme, since all the women in Korea seem to be under control of men.

Ought to publish it in that local magazine called the 'Roar and Tide.'

Forget these bozos.
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Alpha-Epsilon



Joined: 24 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jack Lamborsky's 'RealGirs' recited this at a poetry contest in Seoul not long ago, though it's yet to be seen if the content is correct, since JL doesn't write his poetry, just ad libs them.

Jack Lamborsky's part of the 'RunningProphet' movement now being recognized in Japan, and Thailand. It speaks of social injustices, particularly for women, thereby given his poetry a sort of prophetic recognition.

And JL? He's on this board frequently, used to go by the username TDN. I once knew him.
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RedRob



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Location: Narnia

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jaysuss Crisst!! Isn't there some godawful emo forum you could fcuck off to and slash yr wrists on? Fking drivel.
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Xerxes



Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Down a certain (rabbit) hole, apparently

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, that does indeed sucketh, and that it was a professional's piece is amazing too.

I, too, thought that the OP had Laughing blown one out of his gaseous emission extremity upon us all.

I am ghast. Alack! Alack! Alack! Mine nuncles!
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Corky



Joined: 06 Jan 2004

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Woman With a Red Scarf Reply with quote

Alpha-Epsilon wrote:
What is reprehensible is the curve, the wavy smiles of hips forming crowded streets, where smooth signs bleach the night blood red.

Beneath the mirth of mazes, there she's standing, a palpable peach blossom, black soot hair stranded, stoves simmering in her eyes, with summer empty.

Now that autumn breathes on her neck, her cheeks, the first kiss of welcome and fresh freedom, the coming months unseen, hidden behind the blacker cloack of mountains and

Man-made buildings she's taken shelter from, on the yellow-teethed sidewalks, where there's the crack of a smile forming the lavish footprints of the years when she was young, blood-red signs staining her body with youth's once bright-rosed dress

A red scarf concealing the petaled lips long shed to man.


Many of the images have strength here, TDN. The ideas of colors staining now that winter is coming and it's autumn creates some tension in the images that I enjoy. I think you could improve the form. Maybe measure it or put it in 2 line stanzas.

That last line kind of hangs out there though, and it would function better either moved, removed. "Long shed to man." Didn't work very well for me, but maybe I'm missing something.

It's a definite improvement on your stuff from a few years ago, especially on a visual level.

Thanks for sharing
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indytrucks



Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hate poetry. Poets moreso.
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Tiberious aka Sparkles



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!

PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alpha-Epsilon wrote:
And JL? He's on this board frequently, used to go by the username TDN. I once knew him.


Know thyself.
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Bondrock



Joined: 08 Oct 2006
Location: ^_^

PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:57 am    Post subject: Re: Woman With a Red Scarf Reply with quote

a reprehensible female
curves wavy miles of
*beep*-swarming rowdy
streaks where smooth
thighs beach the blood red night

neath the pulpy palpable peach
girth blossoms black snot hair
stranding droves
slithering with summer empty
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