Tenaciously As Conundrum

Elton John Flying at Piano

Beckon philosophy with music―
No conclusion to confusion
A genius cherishes cacophony
Tenaciously as conundrum.

Does the trepidation of adoration
Make a sophist any different,
That the shocking digital bolts of melody
Reverberating in a modern gallery of art.

Thus only one species will invisibly endure,
To query the Sphinx with ironic distain;
To nibble on narcotics with a golden tooth―
Contemptuously drilling with discipline.

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Written for:

Poetics: ‘OUR Music’

Photo credit: marcel d wilson

Black Tailed Fliers

Black-tailed Flyers

Black tailed fliers semi-hover, thrust, retreat,
and fly backwards. Still facing their foes,
they swiftly assault. They strike and repeat.
Black tailed fliers semi-hover, thrust, retreat,
and flap flight patterns. Each bird knows
how to sustain and support a propelling wingbeat.
Black tailed fliers semi-hover, thrust, retreat,
and fly backwards, still, facing their foes.

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Written for:

Poetics: New view for you

Prompt, by @bmiller007, was to choose a picture from the dverse page and write a poem that reflected the picture. I chose to write one in Triolet form.

Photo credit: Tracey Grumbach