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On The Matter of Form
by James Shammas (Age: 44)
copyright 05-16-2005


Age Rating: 10 to 127

 
Just why does one prefer the smooth, round curves
Hugging the skin of apples, buttocks, or breasts,
Donald Duck's downy cheeks, quacking in song,
Or the boundness of Mister Mickey's head?

Or grow to crave the jagged edges,
Lines like knives which slay the enemy,
Forming cool sleek planes, lining skyscrapers,
Where we stab in the back with enmity.

Some go crazy like Gorky or Miro,
Choosing biomorphic forms, floating freely,
Untethered, going nowhere and everywhere,
Swallowing all that's both fine and unseemly.

You just want to trim hedges, mow the lawn,
Smile, rest and pray on the Sabbath Day,
Do the right thing so your children can sing,
Just pay the bills at the end of the day.

Let philosophers search from whence we were born,
And Plato strive for divine forms behind forms.
Aquinas, rather, sets my mind straight:
Love thy neighbor-- his form, face and race.


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05-22-2005 Jean George    

OK....I am personally very affected by form, texture and color. And while Gorky somtimes confuses...I am very fond of Joan Miro, he always seems to take the eye on a journey, that surprises and then lulls, but has always brought me back again dizzy with expectations rewarded.
On the other hand, I am of a libran turn of mind when it comes to hedges and flower beds and lawns...they all have to come together with balance and harmony and straight edges...Life is so very complex at times, especially now as
philosophical/theological differences are having a profound effect on our lives as opposing sides come together in conflict and seem to think that nothing less than annihilation is the answer. I honestly don't think that those who have unwillingly perished would have cared whether the reasons for their deaths were philosphical or theological and will there ever be a world populace that can love their neighbor irregardless......My goodness, this poem covered a lot of territory in just a few verses...I really enjoy it when your poetry can be read so many different ways...thanks.
05-19-2005 Jeniffer Brand    

I may mis-take this one....uh.....but are you having a problem doing your yard work and people complaining about it!?!?! hehehehehehe. Summer is here. Mow that lawn my man! JUST DO IT. "And you can take that any way you want". Fashizzil my nizzil!
05-17-2005 Anthony Lane Stahlhut    

The message here is good, the flow is a little harder to follow than your usuall poems. The "Form " that you used is different, but maybe that was your intention. The rhyme pattern is also very different than usuall. Thank you for this write, but it will take a while to soak in! Anthony
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