The Echoes poetry competition to celebrate Write Out Loud's 20th anniversary is now open.  Judged by Neil Astley.

Competition closes in 8 days, 15 hours. Get details and Enter.

Deviation

 

 

Deviant

 

I’m a deviant clause

No time to pause

I’m a hesitant invective

No place to inject this

I’m a repetitive boar

See them head for the door

You’re an elegant suffix

Without need of a prefix

You’re grammatically correct                    

Syntactically sound

I’m a world of vernacular

A language of difference

No place for resistance

I’m a vowel, a consonant

You’re a sentence

A paragraph

I’m a bullet point

Bullet point

Sketched-out plan

You’re a dissertation

An argument

Sound as a drum

Peer reviewed

And respected

And here I am

I’m a deviant clause

A pause in invective

A prefix to ever

Never, never

 

◄ Sack the sat nav

Ink lies seeping ►

Comments

Profile image

Moira

Sun 7th Sep 2008 22:24

Hello Jeff,

You are not a pedant..you are RIGHT...error and too late to amend! Bore indeed...where would we be without feedback, poorer for it. Thanks.

Happy penning Jeff

Profile image

Moira

Sun 7th Sep 2008 22:23

Melissa,

Great sharing, thanks! Pleased the emotion hit home and that you enjoyed the flow. It was a moment when I felt it needed to be said. The relief!
What a wonderful community here me thinks!

Take care,
Moira

Profile image

Jeff Dawson

Sun 7th Sep 2008 21:56

Hi Moira, like this as well, just one thing, is it boar or bore? Could have a major impact on the content, sorry to be pedantic!

<Deleted User> (4235)

Sun 7th Sep 2008 21:03

There is such a sense of emotion pouring out of this piece, and I love the flow of your words. :)

<Deleted User> (5479)

Sun 7th Sep 2008 13:55

yes yes MORIA [e] loving the fusion of both literature.. and simple language!

If you wish to post a comment you must login.

This site uses only functional cookies that are essential to the operation of the site. We do not use cookies related to advertising or tracking. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message