David W. Parsley Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT 50+ YEARS OF POETRY XIII It was evening all afternoon. It had snowed days ago and it was going to snow again again. The blackbird O.D.ed in the cedar limbs. unpublished © David W. Parsley 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The first four lines were enough for me. badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 A wee bit of genius! Loved it. Perfect for the eve before;-) Many Thanks, Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It's a real part of our world, but we seldom pay attention. The black bird could be any of us. I can't phrase my thoughts in your poetic world except to say I felt the images. We often think in images, but few pause to see those special moments. Summary is I like it a lot. A good present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Reminds me of "In the bleak midwinter" the blackbird as Franklin said could be any one. Nicely done B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think I agree with Badge. The first four lines ... BOOM! Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Help me out here, Dave! I am drawing a blank. The tag is parody. OMG, who did "13 ways" to...ugh...something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Thanks to all who replied. I am in one of those intensely busy modes (again), but I see a need (thank you, DC) to acquaint folks with the origins of this satirical little piece, and where to look for the other sections. It is loosely modeled after Wallace Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, which does not deserve the treatment accorded here, but I won't let a little thing like that stop me. I will post the parody in its entirety sometime soon, now that every publication on my list has rejected it. Until then, I recommend looking at the commentary (go all the way to the end!) from the following section (just click on it) first posted here summer 2011. Section 3 It is not a very nice poem to the New Establishment in Poetry, but what can I say? Enjoy! - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Ah, Stevens. I will look it up. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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