Monday, 18 April 2016

numbers don't lie...





fallen 
minus reason
added myth to legend
divided by old circumstance
graceless

turncoats
multiplied shame
political castles
exponents of dark indices
dust mites



Poetry form: cinquain



NOTES
The image is of the winning sculpture in the 2014 Montalto Sculpture Competition at Red Hill.
It is entitled Fall From Grace by Adam Stone.
The two cinquains intend to surprise by warping many illusions together
creating a surprise network in a numbers game.


Linking to:
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads - Turns of the Tale:  Poetic Surpise

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

There's a terrifying symmetry between the two cinquains, conclusions (concussions?) equal to the poor sculpture's fall from grace. As we say here in America, same difference ... same cheek-smooshing result. Same old tale (if only the turncoats could see it!)

Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost said...

People never forget (or forgive) a mistake. A foolish thing one does will be remembered years later, and no matter how much one now regrets the error, they will not be forgiven by the majority.

brudberg said...

The second stanza really brings back the reasons of the deliberate falsehoods of political manipulations... Turncoats is a great word.

Hannah said...

Intriguing...I enjoy the thought you've put into this...the cinquains paired with the diverse imagery is so effective.

De Jackson said...

Love the math terms sprinkled within!

Susie Clevenger said...

Numbers don't lie..Well, it depends on who is manipulating them. This is a powerful statement of our current political mess.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

This is very clever! I really liked it.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

My comment disappeared.......I found this to be very clever. Read it twice and enjoyed the progression. Amazing sculpture too.

grapeling said...

seems like lots have fallen from reason. thanks for visiting my place, too, and your wise words ~

hedgewitch said...

That statue is really compelling, and your words express the tension and turmoil and failure in it perfectly.

Gillena Cox said...

looking at the image and reading your two cinquain, what came to mind is "another one bites the dust"

Enjoyed

much love...

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