random redundancies
in abstraction
a geomancer divines what already is,
specified and un-
new age in old age is redundant,
chic notwithstanding;
'take me as I am', also is,
for I already am;
the mindset, 'this is the new that'
reduces both to each,
so impel me with manic laughter
for these verbal dances:
'repeat after me'
'weather the storm'
'it is what it is'
'double-edged sword'
'and so it goes' : I'm a wanderer
among vagabonds,
redundant
all.
Poem © 2013 Rick Burnett Baker
Painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec shared by Tess Kincaid.
In the circle they dance... and dance... and dance... and again.
ReplyDeleteThis touches deep, and true.
manic laughter, verbal dances... Very interesting.
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ReplyDeleteif you will
amazing
Perhaps once upon a time these redundancies were for emphasis, but bunched together in your poem they seem absurd indeed! Wait--Now I will have to check for RR as well as VT and SP! I think I have them winding through everything, especially cliche.
ReplyDeleteThese opposites have tended to cancel each other out,leaving us with ...................................
ReplyDeleteTake me as I am, for I already am...striking pivotal line...
ReplyDeleteI'm all for manic laughter...
ReplyDeleteA riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside of an enigma. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteRick you dance in balance and deeply felt
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