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Topic: An Ode To O
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This poem was actually an English assignment, w had to write an ode about a letter of the alphabet. I happened to choose my favorite letter, O. So, here goes. Please give me feedback, I can take it. 
O
O is an open invocation,
An exclamation, a realization.
Remembering something you forgot.
A dawning comprehension.
An olive tree at the Acropolis--
Or any -opolis, really. An ocean's rolling motion.
A porthole,
A window on the world.
Or the world itself.
O's orb suspends itself between consonants,
A lovely round bead to make a word
Warm. Like mellow, or flow.
Or glow.
O is the love you lost,
The mouth you opened
To speak the words that never came.
Possibilities that once seemed possible, questions left wide open
Waiting, hushed, for answers.
O is the cracked crater of some other planet's moon,
The croon of a mourning dove,
Like a moan.
Or Mona Lisa.
A mystery.
O is a perfect expression of infinity,
An imperfect C, completed.
Eden's apple before that fateful bite,
It's the tunnel that we see the light through
The sun burning a hole in the sky.
O is a foghorn,
Like whalesong, woeful and slow.
Oh, O.
“If birth is fission, then the love we make is fusion; and to make an End is nothing more than to realize a Beginning." --Evidence of Things Unseen (Read it. Kthanxbai.)
http://www.formspring.me/willworkforhug
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Post: #311337  , Tue 15 Dec 09, 12:53AM |
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that was freakishly catchy. it had an awesome kinda rhythm kinda thing to it. i loved it. *claps*
You pick the storm or you pick the shore, both take you to the floor, to the floor.
http://www.formspring.me/evilsandwich
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Post: #311339 , Tue 15 Dec 09, 12:57AM |
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Thanks! -feels fuzzy-
“If birth is fission, then the love we make is fusion; and to make an End is nothing more than to realize a Beginning." --Evidence of Things Unseen (Read it. Kthanxbai.)
http://www.formspring.me/willworkforhug
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Post: #311343 , Tue 15 Dec 09, 1:02AM |
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This was just lovely. You really have a gift! It takes a certain ear to know when to break a line, and you've definitely got it, IMO. Also great language and imagery. 
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Post: #312240 , Fri 18 Dec 09, 4:54AM |
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Beautiful.
It takes a creative mind to do what you have done.
Much impressed.
"God is the power of first cause, nature is the law, and matter is the subject acted upon."
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Post: #312356 , Fri 18 Dec 09, 11:03PM |
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I was extremely drawn by a poem about a letter. Loved it.
You're stubborn, hard headed, sheltered, impatient, angry, and altogether you irritate and frustrate me more than anyone else on the planet. I love you.
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Post: #318235 , Sun 3 Jan 10, 3:17AM |
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:: drky
:: QA8 High Householder | |
O is for Orgasm.
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Post: #318239 , Sun 3 Jan 10, 3:20AM |
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I think rhyming poetry with good imagery is hard to write and this is really great! who knew the letter "O" could be so complex. 
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Post: #318252 , Sun 3 Jan 10, 3:37AM |
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I wish I could write poetry. This is great.
I loved it
I have no idea what to say here.
Lalalalala
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Post: #318258 , Sun 3 Jan 10, 3:41AM |
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love.
and am particularly drawn to the line about
"-opolis"
for some reason. probably because it's witty and clever...
...awesome.
"We could imagine all sorts of universes unlike this one, but this is the one that happened."
--js foer, extremely loud and incredibly close.
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Post: #318269 , Sun 3 Jan 10, 3:46AM |
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Aww thanks everybody This is probably my favorite thing I've ever written, so I'm glad you all like it.
“If birth is fission, then the love we make is fusion; and to make an End is nothing more than to realize a Beginning." --Evidence of Things Unseen (Read it. Kthanxbai.)
http://www.formspring.me/willworkforhug
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Post: #323868 , Thu 14 Jan 10, 1:41AM |
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I love this poem it has such a catchy rhythm to it. I can’t stop picking out words with O’s in them! lol Well done
We should defiantly have that virtual music party sometime, sounds like fun. 
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Post: #334702 , Wed 3 Feb 10, 7:24PM |
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:: Inkfeet
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
I second Ky.
Hoot hoot <3
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Post: #334703 , Wed 3 Feb 10, 7:25PM |
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I'd just like to let you guys know that this poem is going to be published in my school's literary arts magazine. My school is full of talented writers, so that's no small feat. *squee*
“If birth is fission, then the love we make is fusion; and to make an End is nothing more than to realize a Beginning." --Evidence of Things Unseen (Read it. Kthanxbai.)
http://www.formspring.me/willworkforhug
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Post: #386550 , Mon 10 May 10, 9:49PM |
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