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In this together (Neopoets)

We are old, we are young, we are in this together.
(New Model Army)

Gypsies of the cyberspace, vagabonds and seekers
We elope together, disattached from the real world
To dive head over heels into this sea of words

The Neoflood, iridescent, tastes new each day
Bittersweet, salty or honeycomb-delicious
Spicy-hot like chili or chocolatey-smooth

We glimpse glorious glacial undercurrents
Schools of fiery asides dart back and forth
Amongst backbone coral, heartblood-red

Discussion, disagreement float this poets' boat
Remind us that we ride this tide together
This ocean is horizonless
 

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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Jayne,

so glad it made you smile :) I still have to catch up on you, only returned a couple of days ago... Much love, ~Nina
kaligantsaros

kaligantsaros

16 years 9 months ago

Glug glug glug

Rub a dub dub, three poets in a tub..Too true and congrats' Nina !
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Theo,

three poets in a tub indeed! (Though it's more like 3,000 meanwhile...) Laughing, ~Nina
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

An afterthought:

I'm the baker, who are you? Yours, ~Nina P.S. If all the world were paper...
Tam the Chanter

Tam the Chanter

16 years 9 months ago

spelling

As a notorious pedantic, may I comment on your work? I really liked the analogy you used, but "disattached"?(not unattached or detached) and iridescent. Please don't ask me the German equivalents. I am not trying to knock this piece, Nina, I really like it . Kindest Regards Ian T
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Of course you may!

Fellow pedantic ;) "disattached", yes, I mean it. My reasoning being that one is not so much detached or unattached but cuts the strings intentionally, thereby dis-attaching oneself from a world to which one is usually attached. Hope that my choice is clearer now... iridescent, maybe it comes in a place where you do not expect it? Might be better suited for the stanza that has "glimpse" in it... I'll be thinking about that. Thanks, Ian (I take it we are on first name terms?). Yours, ~Nina
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Wafi

16 years 9 months ago

And I Love All The Neopoets!

And ofcourse this write too! Sincerely, Wafi "Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!" ~Afzal Shauq~
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Wafi,

your words are an integral part of the tasty soup that is Neopoet.com! Yours, ~Nina
Tam the Chanter

Tam the Chanter

16 years 9 months ago

Spelling

After I submitted my spelling "correction" I had a feeling thar you might have meant it to be disattached. I am hopefully on first name terms with you , but feel free to call me whatever you like, as long as you call me! Kindest Regards Ian
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Calling...

nah, that was just a test ;) Thanks again, Ian. Yours, ~Nina
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 9 months ago

Nina

You are so right. And we all depend on each other to keep us honest and help us when we falter. Always, Cat
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Cat,

thanks for your kind comment. And yes, helping each other out is a part of it. Yours, ~Nina
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Hi Cassie,

the boat came sort of naturally, as I was using all this water imagery... Thanks for the read and the comment, will have to check out your posts. Yours, ~Nina
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2 Quills

16 years 9 months ago

Well I’ll take another

Well I'll take another slice of the honeycomb-delicious dressed with a little bit of the chocolately-smooth please. That's my fav! And there is always room for one more in my boat. Hey,...is there supposed to be water coming out this thinga majigger? The trio is good where it is (I think). Prost! Corey (2Quills)
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Prost, Corey!

*raises coffee cup* You (and the caffeine) have just kick-started my day! Yours, ~Nina
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 9 months ago

nice to be among

the glitterati! Exceptionally brilliant idea -well executed! Tshcuss BOni
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Hi Boni.

how funny is that, I was just commenting on your "Le chaim" when you commented on my poem! Glad you joined the boat! Yours, ~Nina
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 9 months ago

It is such fun swimming with you Nina.

Couldn't you put YOU at the end? It is such fun swimming with you Nina. Your descriptions in verse two are so tasteable, you should write a poem about such, its sticky and wonderfully evocative- I ski across on the chocolate sea. Your friend Ann of Norway
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Ann,

that is certainly a good idea, thanks! I can see revisions of the final lines coming up in the near future... Glad you loved the "tasty" stanza, I'm quite fond of it, too. Yours, ~Nina
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2 Quills

16 years 9 months ago

Ahh yes, you’ve changed it

Ahh yes, you’ve changed it up a bit. Perhaps in light of recent activities no doubt. We’ve somehow managed to go from witty all the way up to fiery now as this piece is getting hotter with the changes which I am liking just as well. It adds a bit of spice to it which never a bad thing. I also like the idea of the addition that you’re debating. Spacious enough even for us all Spacious enough for you and I Vast enough for each of us even you as well as I Just throwing a few ideas attcha. I like the ones that you were already considering too. Corey
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Corey,

thanks for the reread and the added ideas. My motivations for changing the end are quite simple: I felt it lacked a transition, and many comments suggested that the original final stanza was too abrupt, too simplistic. Furthermore, my proprietress felt that the lines in stanza 3 were awry, and I trust her incorruptible eye, so I added the "glacial", which brought "fiery" along in its wake. I'll be thinking some more about adding a line or two. Yours, ~Nina
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Cassie,

yes, I know you are not one to praise lightly and I was truly grateful for your first comment here, which elbowed me in my ribs, so: Thank you! Yours, ~Nina
Sinbadthesailorman

Sinbadthesailorman

16 years 9 months ago

Yes Dragon in ink you have stated a truth

We are dis attached but, yet we remain the same poets that we are or will become black bone coral heart blood red so glad it floats your boat it some times sinks my Battle ship or my cross I try to bare but, it still is fun to try and make a diff. Sinbad/Donnie/Sinbad an alter ego or an altered state very nice read.
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Donnie,

hope your battle ship is not sinking right now and hope you can swim ;) Thanks for the read and the fun comment. Yours, ~Nina
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

16 years 9 months ago

important to remember,1/2 the English language was poet inspired

Yay, how great to see you here in spotlight & well deserved as well, really enjoyed this piece Nina, a beautiful write & thought provoking (& most pertinent as well...sigh!) I only read one comment... caught by the new visage of Tam the chanter (I love that name & the image is equally enchanting...) i was also distracted by the terminology in a couple of places & mulled the term "disattached", not even sure it is a "proper" word, but I figured you would know... in the end though, I like the idea of word creation when it fits & I can totally relate to your reply on that issue, it doesn't cut the same angle with the other options, even if they are technically correct... & it's important to remember that half the English language was created by poets & their ilk... Shakespeare the main culprit, bless his fabulous (probably stinky) boots... how I adore him, he made life far more delicious for his actions thus!!! As for iridescent (I think we all missed that you have actually written irisdescent, was this intentional?... let me know if so, you have coined another new word or used one I did not know of if that's the case) I LOVE that word, & whilst I see writing here rarely reflecting such vibrancy, it is evident on occassion, & since you are describing the continuum of styles/flavours/feels it is quite perfect to pop that beauty in... Me, I tend to like the combinations, Lindt chocky (mmm smooth) with chilli is a big fave... but I digress (Hmmmm) congratulations & thanks, a pleasure to read this. Oooh now those pics are edging to the very seductive side of things, but don't change it, it's fabulous & I love the mystique of only half seen images here. A slow silent bow to you on leaving... xx Cheers Anni~ "Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves". Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Anni,

I wasn't aware this one made the spotlight before reading your comment, so thanks for letting me know. Phew, I'm just glad I made the changes before it got in here... would have felt embarrassed for the first version to make it... I've looked up "iridescent" after Ian remarked on it, to make sure I had got the spelling right, and have now looked it up in yet another dictionary. It says "iridescent" in both of them. Laughing about Shakespeare's stinky boots, you have made my day with this beautiful remark about word creation! Much love, ~Nina
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

16 years 9 months ago

You'll laugh when you find it.

Hey Nina... it is elusive, just look carefully at the word iridescent, you have a sneaky S which reads irisdescent, hard to pick it I missed it first read too, funny how typo's can slip by, you'd be the first to pick it normally, I love your sharp eye. You'll laugh when you find it. Cheers xx Anni~ "Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves". Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

You're right, I'm laughing!

Now how did that little bugger sneak in? I've no idea, but I solemnly swear never to read or write again without my glasses! Thanks, Anni, for coming back and pointing that out! (I did say I make mistakes just like everyone else does, didn't I?) Much love, ~Nina
weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 9 months ago

Too good, Nina

and thanks for the generous piece. Personally I disagree with "disattached from the real world" as a generalisation. Some provide piercing insights into it. Although perhaps disattachment from the real world provides the perspective for insight. Cheers, Jess "The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue." Emma Goldman
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Jess,

I daresay: Yes, it does. Thanks, ~Nina
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

16 years 9 months ago

In this together

Great tribute to a great group of poets. Loved how you you ended it~ _____________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Janice,

thanks for the read and the comment, and glad that the new ending works for you! Yours, ~Nina
weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 9 months ago

it is so trivial I am embarrassed

but I know you like to get it right Discussion, disagreement float this poets’ boat Discussion and disagreement float this poets’ boat Discussions, disagreements float this poets’ boat Discussion, disagreement floats this poets’ boat somewhere in there. Cheers, Jess "The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue." Emma Goldman
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Ink Dragon

16 years 9 months ago

Jess,

I was wondering who'd pick that one up. I debated putting that "s" in "float", but it sounded awkward to me as I read the comma as substituting for an "and". I'll reconsider. Thanks, ~Nina
weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 9 months ago

you could well leave it as it is

there is a reason for the thing called "poetic license" Cheers, Jess "The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue." Emma Goldman
weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 9 months ago

if I hadn't opened my big mouth

you would have gotten away with it this time. That is the criteria- getting away with it. If the poetic sense over-rides any rules broken there is no limit of number to how often it can be used. Cheers, Jess "The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue." Emma Goldman
Rett

Rett

16 years 9 months ago

Nina, at the risk of sounding banal

I really liked this one. It captured the essence of cyberspace and poets quite well. Somehow, I think from the rub a dub comment above, I got to thinking of the old saying..."Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater". a throwback to the days when everyone used the same tub of water to bathe in. Sometimes we tend to throw the cyberpoet out with the bathwater. *L* Good one. Respectfully, Rett: "Let us then turn this government back into the channel in which the framers of the Constitution originally placed it. " Abraham Lincoln
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kathy bell

16 years 7 months ago

inspiring

inspiring task with some how philosophical write, good luck
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Ink Dragon

16 years 7 months ago

Thank you, Kathy,

and welcome to the site. I feel honoured that you picked one of my poems to comment on. I hope you will have a good time here at Neopoet. Regards, ~Nina