Tuesday 9 November 2010

electronically yours

tiny electrons,
arrayed into words- 
jump into my page

I play around with them
the fire reaches out
melting me immediately

a seed, fruition
at its fringe-
is a gesture no more

inside walls of my skull
tackle a patchy tattoo
myriads of treasure

"tiny electrons enthrall me, always" 

28 comments:

  1. i love the title :)

    (off topic: you are tagged)

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  2. I love the image of how words are composed.

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  3. This gave me a lovely image of you typing up your wonderful poetry..it is amazing where the words come from sometimes..Jae

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  4. "tiny electrons enthrall me, always" ... you showed this well, well written.

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  5. this was lovely !! totally :)

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    Just realized you teach maths (am slow at noticing anything except poetry most times) , have you seen the show Numb3Rs ? I am watching it these days and i adore it !!
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  6. something of a future nostalgic, I think.

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  7. wow, your work is so indepth, friend. i'm impressed. as always. bless you, e.

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  8. Words are powerful indeed, just as they are in this poem :)

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  9. Very true. they jump around like little devils sometimes, don't they? Enjoyed it.

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  10. Very cleverly done!

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  11. "inside walls of my skull
    tackle a patchy tattoo"

    I am always amazed at what you do with words. Am only now reading the first in this trilogy. I think I like your 'version' better,

    Elizabeth

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  12. Oh, the magic in that first stanza! Bravo.

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  13. I noticed you mentioned that math and poetry make good partners. It's also true of music and math - but I didn't know it until after high school!

    Have to say, I love your writing, Gautami. Not a comment on this particular poem, just a general overflowing of admiration.

    Amy Barlow Liberatore

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  14. Excellent! So often you come up with a wonderful ending. This is no exception. I love "tiny electrons enthrall me, always."

    http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2010/11/confession.html

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  15. ideas and writing as energy down to the very frequency and source. Very cool poem!

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  16. what a perfect description of the imagination, and where poetry comes from!

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  17. I feel like I jumped into my computer while reading this thanks for the great trip!

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