3rd Annual Poetry Challenge, #9, #10

Ummmm...oops - I missed a day. For those of you who've been playing along at home, you know that means that today - you get a double dose of poetry!! In the words of the Kool-Aid Man, "OH YEAH!"

Last week was sort of a jumble of things, a little working with some form and meter, and a little of the metaphysical dabblings (nothing too deep, of course). I wonder what this week will bring? Largely, I never know until I sit down to write - you generally get unedited works that have not been hemmed and hawed over. So, in turning over the ideas for what to write about today - and realizing I need TWO ideas - let us begin, shall we?

Composition

Note.
simplistic, a trio.
the beginnings of melody,
and then,
soft and soothing, undercurrent -
a fifth, a third, that shapes the colors of the song,
a thought.
Ideas swirling 'round again in sound,
graceful caresses,
gentle hints if new inflection,
robust, with heartfelt meang it's a song.
A simple line.
Because somewhere it mattered,
that someone was feeling,
a different thought and idea
yet to be heard.
And slow, again.
Hanging, waiting for resolution.
Back to where it began- - - -
note.


Poets

A curious animal,
more in kind with lunacy than with the lover,
in this the genius lies.
Riddling prettily, prattling rapidly,
crafting words that have meaning while saying nothing.
Why is the question and answer both,
within the wit not withstanding whys and wherefores,
lies the amusement.
Oft, in verses sacred does the meaning allude,
a private humour meant for no one.
Art and passion, combined here and there,
constant syllables of intrepid useless torment.
Dumb engineer of verbage
won't tell what it means.


Ok, I was originally going to do a whole juxtaposed theme thing today....ummm....oops. In any case, I had fun today, and hope you did, too!!

Thanks for reading,
The Fat Kid