en Poesy
NSFW Skirmish: Mine the Poets (@dudachris)Liner Notes
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Is there a tag for songs about songwriting?
I don't think I followed the skirmish prompt as written, but I was inspired by it. That counts as something, right?
I think I would consider performing the last line optional, depending on whether it feels right to be a potty-mouth or not.
Lyrics
En poesy We belabored Bent we to task with will Forswore to talk with neighbors Lent we our ears not elsewhere Grindstone to nose we favored Did we ourselves an ill?
En melody We contemplated Lost in imaginings While outward selves grew wasted Touch-truncated, and trembling Kept we so isolated For us will none now sing?
En theory We persisted By madness of dictation led Cryptic symbols interpreted Arcane coding tweaked to fit Unintelligible, we created Can what we've written be not read?
En harmony We concocted Legions from but our ones Spawn that could span the octaves Ghosts with contrivance-voices Companions soon unconstructed Then are we ourselves undone?
En alchemy We combinéd Disparate elements we force-fit This to that by whim consignéd From distant, darkened studios Racing time to seem refinéd Outside, matters it one whit? (Or is what we've writ all shit?)
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It's so easy to fall into the trap of needless worry (I do it all the time!) - I enjoyed your lyric, especially the old-english style.
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Delightful! "For us will none now sing?" Great line!!!
Good write!!!
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Even if it is all shit, I think we are better for it. That's why I am here and I really like this. In my mind it is definitely not shit 💩
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Super intrigued by the narrative voice here. The phrasal construction seems to be from a bygone era, but it reads authentic to me - there's an internal consistency that makes it sound like you're not just shaking things up to be cool.
The byproduct of this is several brand-new sentences, which I love to discover. 'Spawn that could span the octaves' is the best in a competitive field, and the ensuing lines have a marvellous flow despite the unusual arrangement of words.