The Architecture Of Water

January 20, 2009 at 6:47 pm | Posted in genre isn't dead yet but it should be, poetry, writing | 10 Comments
Tags: poetry, taoist poetry, writing

(There are days when it all feels like some
strange pretense. One day
I will have to accept that shuffling
sounds around in the Dali-Crowley Deck
is no substitute for actual thinking, about
…things.)

One must have an objective, cannot
expect language to reveal her secret
hidden truths tucked away
in a tangle of mangrove roots
and tumbles like platypi pursuing
a purpose in all this bizarre design
simply by allowing her her dance
and sensing undertoads and overflows.

One must have an adjective, cannot
expect her secret
hidden truths tucked away in the roots
of words sound
surround and tumbles
like platypi pursuing
a porpoise pursuing a platypi
between
undertoads and over
flows.

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You are a true wordsmith. You make me strive to better myself. Always a treat to visit.

Comment by Selma— January 20, 2009 #
This must be what I need, an objective and an adjective, me being all tangled in roots. But then sometimes I too think too much — which is no substitute for thinking either. I have no porpoise. Nor hardly any poise.

Comment by alethakuschan— January 21, 2009 #
Adjectives, objectives and platypi – who needs more? I wish language would just offer it up on a plate, though.

Comment by Z— January 21, 2009 #
I find that beer provides and adequate substitute for thought

Comment by ozy— January 21, 2009 #
positively perfect piece of poetry, thankyou paul. provocatively entropic with pattern and porpoises would you consider doing a podcast performance? please?

Comment by tipota— January 21, 2009 #
i hope you record this, i would love to hear your read it, the sounds are glorious

and as you know yes i know those days

Comment by art predator— January 21, 2009 #
Platypi actrually have the an amazing neural network in their bills…

I’d trust a platypus to find hidden truth no other being could.

Comment by Crushed— January 21, 2009 #
Great truth here, Paul. It would be nice if we could pull diamonds out of our arses but the fact is it takes time, research and hard work (and of course an objective). The fact that you create these gems with such regularity is awesome.

Comment by Brad— January 21, 2009 #
Awesome work- and I second Brad!

Comment by harmonie22— January 22, 2009 #
No and yes, she cannot be expected to reveal her secrets. It’s all about the listening, I think. Beautiful, clever piece.

Comment by Narnie— January 24, 2009 #