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A Force of Velocity - CCoburn - 10-18-2024
A Force of Velocity
A splendid day does turn this way
but day not unlike so many other
There must exist something more
something mundane fails to offer
game of chance and also pleasure
calculated and tempered measure
Four hundred horses at command
venture the rider to unknown land
Dragons breath fire 'neath unseen
alternating harmony of a machine
The road unfolds to glorious green
to what awaits the sights unseen
Like turning day it comes to wane
to merge the onset beginning lane
while in pass to press on the push
beloved torque to crush the cush
nudged side to side and then back
increase the jerk as stallions reign
In need of this fiery life so insane
if insane though I just don't know
and not sure does it really matter
to experience the mental laughter
grunting the machine wields force
till progressing scenes add a stop
Pressing onward my dear maestro
days' end lends more of the same
A splendid day does turn this way
but day not unlike so many other
There must exist something more
something mundane fails to offer
game of chance and also pleasure
calculated and tempered measure
Four hundred horses at command
venture the rider to unknown land
Dragons breath fire 'neath unseen
alternating harmony of a machine
The road unfolds to glorious green
to what awaits the sights unseen
Like turning day it comes to wane
to merge the onset beginning lane
while in pass to press on the push
beloved torque to crush the cush
nudged side to side and then back
increase the jerk as stallions reign
In need of this fiery life so insane
if insane though I just don't know
and not sure does it really matter
to experience the mental laughter
grunting the machine wields force
till progressing scenes add a stop
Pressing onward my dear maestro
days' end lends more of the same
the perk a not so dangerous game
RE: A Force of Velocity - xpert11 - 10-20-2024
CCoburn, that was an intriguing read to finish my week on.
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RE: A Force of Velocity - CCoburn - 10-21-2024
(10-20-2024, 06:08 AM)xpert11 Wrote: CCoburn, that was an intriguing read to finish my week on. [Image: https://denyignorance.com/images/ogemojis2/ats2508_cheers.gif]
I was thinking about my driving hobby when I wrote that. I just restructured it again and rewrote it a little to try and get all the lines the same length. When I first wrote it, I also did the align to center and made the overall structure to resemble a round of ammo with a taper at the end to complement the title, but I think I like this better.
Cheers
RE: A Force of Velocity - Encia22 - 10-21-2024
(10-18-2024, 10:32 PM)CCoburn Wrote: A Force of Velocity...
I like how you formatted the poem, CCoburn, it forces a speed read, reinforcing the title. Reading your later comment, I also enjoy trying to get the structure of the prose to resemble/represent an image... not always an easy task and often frustrating as hell.
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