To hear the whispers
of ferns as they unroll
is nothing short of a lalamity,
causing me to hum
the hymn of unrolling,
heedless if it clashes
with the rambangle monotone
of cogs busy at grinding
everything deaf
to sylvan movement
into a snarfdiffanous powder
that settles into
indifferent drifts.
Song Choice: Everything Is Everything by Earth, Wind and Fire
This poem was created from a prompt at Imaginary Gardens For Real Toads: Stuff and Nonsense. It's also linked to Poet's United, Poet's Pantry 333
Nice one Rommy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angie!
DeleteHoly cats! I flipping LOVE this poem!!! Damn. This is super awesome.
ReplyDeleteWoot! Glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteWow!! Beautiful!! I love the way you web your words!
ReplyDelete(Rommy, not to get too personal, but the security blanket has a lot to do with my life. There is a lot of emotion in it! When the security blanket drops, my entire life changes completely! And, that security blanket affects many people around me. I have to truly let go and there is a guilt feeling too, because this will affect so many people. But, I want the next chapter of my life to begin! I got to do this for me!! I know this probably doesn't make sense and I don't know if I have even explained it properly! But know, I appreciate your words and also know, I am going to do this!! ) Big Hugs and Much Love!
Good luck! *hugs*
DeleteShades of "Alice Through The Looking Glass"
ReplyDeleteYep, I did want a nonsense feel to it
DeleteAre you sure that my Muse was not sending some of her often-weird smoke signals your ways? You left me picturing decapitated ferns... Which is sort of funny, in a teeth-baring sort of way, if I imagine the right heads. And I'm quite good at imagining. So, *giggles*.
ReplyDeleteWhen the muse feels macabre, it's best to don your best Morticia Addams dress and work it.
DeleteOoooooo, love the words, love the words!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it!
DeleteThis is wonderful! Love the imagery of the fern unrolling.
ReplyDeleteThere's a place near me that is filled with ferns. It's a delight going there in the spring when the fiddle heads are just beginning to unroll.
DeleteYou are a genius Rommy!!❤️ This is soo exquisitely penned!❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks Sanaa!
DeleteI love this, Rommy, especially that last stanza:
ReplyDelete'everything deaf
to sylvan movement
into a snarfdiffanous powder
that settles into
indifferent drifts.'
So seasonal!
Very much so, in many ways.
DeleteYou played with words,
ReplyDeleteand coined them all
in a genius poem,
all like a masterstroke!
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Thanks Ekta!
DeleteI want to listen to the ferns unfurling too... wonderful lala here.. Thank you for the excellent words to play with
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the spring when I can walk in my local nature center and see them as they unroll.
DeleteGood one, Rommy. You really got into the spirit of this prompt.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I think I many have pushed the spirit to its limit
DeleteYou made those words work really well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry. I made them up very randomly, without having a feel for what they might mean until I sat down to write.
DeleteKeep humming, girl.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that will be a problem.
DeleteYou caught me in a web of awesome from Verse one. Luv this
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
Thanks Gillena!
DeleteI wonder what the hymn of unrolling sounds like...This is a wonderful piece!
ReplyDeleteI think it may vary from singer to singer. One might sing it as a celebration of spring while another may sing it like a battle song of defiance against the cold.
DeleteLovely evocative and seasonal playfulness, Rommy - delightful to read - will be back for more in the new year... With Best Wishes Scott
ReplyDeleteThanks Scott. See you next year!
DeleteYou continue to blow my mind... I was even stupid enough to look up some words. Even though, I knew who you are :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously I think that style is fresh and you make it creatively understood, meaning your theme and how YOU put it together.
ZQ
I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D
DeleteThis is a rare flower of a poem. You've given me three words to look up.
ReplyDeleteWell, those were nonsense really. I was trying to construct a poem around three made up words and see what I came up with. The results were a little sideways from my original intention, but when it was done, I decided I liked it enough to share.
DeleteNonsense is good for minds bents on stretching our language from reading and hearing to feeling and of course laughing.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good experiment for me to undertake with my writing.
DeleteI loved the fern image so much. Wonder what they are whispering to the wind
ReplyDeleteHappy holiday
I imagine some lovely things, if we had the ability to listen.
DeleteThis is very unique! This poem really speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary!
DeleteI like the nonsense and the music here.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Thanks! Glad you stopped by.
DeleteI am sitting here wondering what the ferns would have to say, I want to hear their whispers.
ReplyDeleteI imagine they'd be very interesting if we all slowed down and quieted ourselves enough to listen.
DeleteBeautifully fantasised! But the words I love best of all are 'indifferent drifts'.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of weight in those indifferent drifts.
Delete"everything deaf / to sylvan movement..." i find a tinge of sadness here...
ReplyDeleteYes, quite a bit
Deletethe whispers
ReplyDeleteof ferns as they unroll... absolutely want to hear them now!!
Woo-hoo! I think we have the beginnings of a fern appreciation club. :)
DeleteHappy Holidays to you as well! I'm looking forward to the seasons shifting so I can see the ferns again.
ReplyDeleteI love those magical words -snarfdiffanous powder my favourite - maybe it would go well with a cup of tea
ReplyDeleteSilly words are fun to play with
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