- Illustrated Poetry
- Al·Gharb·2
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far away eyes decipher
the profile of ships the grammar
at times sumptuous at times
dry
of light
while pages of granite concentrate
in memory knives
un-edged symbols
of night
desperately white
- COMMENTS
LeBrozabout 17 years agoThis poem was mentioned in the Archival Review thread, in a picking through Lit's archive of over 34,000 poems.
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LeBrozover 17 years agoHere's another premium piece
Writing and photo stark and austere
Complementing each other;
See the photo then read the words
Look back at the photo and see how it's changed;
The power of suggestive words.
Anonymousover 18 years agoThe use of "grammar" clearly evokes the play of light as a form of communication. This is a well-written and interesting poem.
Sorry I am so late in getting to these!
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My Erotic Taleabout 19 years agoYour Poem was mentioned on the thread
"New Poems Reviews"
thanks for the journey~
Angelineabout 19 years agoI've been reading these Al-Gharb poems with great pleasure. The photos are stunning and the poems are a fascinating balance of spare and lush--which really is a structural complement to the photos. And I have no problem with "grammar" used in this context--a grammar is a system of syntactical rules that govern language in the strictest sense but a "grammar" as a means of understanding can have qualities, like aridity for example--I understand that this is meant in a metaphorical sense. Works for me. All poems have metaphors. Readers need to infer and they get what they get from it, which may or may not be what the writer intended, but that's poetry. This poem communicates, at least to me. :)
