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About Me Premium Member General Writer Bret T. Norwood24/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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oh, not literally, you dolt.there is a windchime in my bedroom whose beaded horse gallops south,  toward the wars of the equator and below.  if that isn’t enough,  the brave yet antiquated professor folds the edges of the earth neatly into a napkin.   
i no longer write condensed poetry for your soup labels, your cheery greeting cards.  boxes shaped like the moon don’t exist without lids; who’s trying to pack up my moon,  what i want to know.  take your paper bags, young conqueror.  it’s been a mess here before.   
two weeks i was away and return to find the tops of my hands painte oh, not literally, you dolt.
by ~iLISI
July 09 HaikuthonI.  hop, hop, poke-tug  garden worm  young are fed   
II  earth sparkling...  icy boughs  greet the ground   
III  hen hustle bustle  roadside rodeo-  wild turkey chicks   
IV  venous wings, flit-flit-snatch  
deer-fly snack...  dragonfly   
V  flat-faced, bulgy-eyed  galloping dishrag…  ankle biting dog   
VI  writhing walkway  littered bodies-  ant war  
 
VII  black tide  blinding swirl of white  December squall   
VIII  rearing up  wings full span &nbs July 09 Haikuthon
by *rlkirkland
Song of PassageTo thrive, be loved, held dear - our song  Hearts fondly held by those blood bound  From youth… yea, babes do sing along  In helpless seasons, caring found  Yet toddler years were soon to end -  Then trials with tears come drawing near  To cloud fair child with sinking doubts  Few weeks would pass but sorrows send  Grim days which strife had stabbed by fear  And nights impaled with combat shouts   
When passing through the cast of days  Sweet peace, it’s blissful presence sought  Though seeming few they brew bright praise  With echoes of dear melodies caught   Song of Passage
by *rlkirkland
love and other demons
by *Basia-AlmostTheBrave
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Roll Over Homer

Mon Jul 6, 2009, 9:46 AM
Epic Win
I have been honored with first place in the =PoetryPlease Epic Poetry Contest. Thank you to everyone involved! The other places belong to

~Aruchel with [link] and

=lady-shirakawa with [link]

My entry was The Arboretum: [link]

Step aside Homer, this town ain't big enough for the both of us! I am pretty sure I could take the Hellenic Epic Poet in an Old West main street gunfight any day. He was, after all, blind.

BANG!

Homer: "Did I get you?"

Bertron: "No... you just shot your man Achilles... in the ankle... ironic."

BANG!

Homer: "How about now?"

Bertron: "Well, I think you just shot a stray dog."

Odysseus, entering stage left: "Well, I finally made it home from the Trojan War. Anybody seen my dog, Argos?."

Homer, pointing at Bertron: "He shot him. Hey, here: use my gun. (I think he's been after your chick, too.)"

BANG!

And as Bertron-the-Prophet fell dead in the streets of Shinbone, nearby John Wayne crouched in the overlooked alley by the large, movie-set stereotyped barrels of unknown contents, his rifle barrel still smoking.

John Wayne: "It is done, and now they'll never know... who really shot Bertron-the-Prophet... pilgrim!"

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Okay, maybe not...

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  • Mood: Euphoric
  • Listening to: Incubus - Look Alive
  • Reading: Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses
  • Drinking: black tea

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Wyoming, USA
  • Interests: Languages, cultures and religions, literature, music, philosophy, mysticism, nature, dreams
  • Favourite movie: Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage, Let the Right One In, Mirrormask, Life Is Beautiful
  • Favourite band or musician: Incubus, Tool, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, A Perfect Circle, Rush
  • Favourite genre of music: Progressive rock, metal, catchy pop
  • Favourite artist: Bill Watterson, John William Waterhouse, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Alex Grey, Andy Goldsworthy
  • Favourite poet or writer: Jorge Luis Borges, Rumi, H.P. Lovecraft, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paulo Coelho, R.W. Emerson
  • Favourite style of art: Magical realism, Transcendentalism, Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Classics, Surrealism
  • Favourite game: Wii Sports
  • Favourite cartoon character: Aang, Katara, Sokka, Appa... especially Appa

The Reading List

Some All Time Favorites:
Collected Fictions Jorge Luis Borges translated by Andrew Hurley. - The complete short stories of Argentine master of magical realism and literary surrealism. *****

Momo Michael Ende - Also run as The Grey Gentlemen, this is perhaps the best work of mild fantasy I've ever read, and is wholly accessible by a vast range of ages. A remarkable orphan who has named herself "Momo" confronts the mysterious Time Theives who are slowly taking every joy from her life. *****

Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist translated by Ebba Segerberg. - A rare case where a great novel made an even greater film. While it doesn't avoid every pitfall and cliche of vampire fiction, it does a damn good job. ****

Recently Read:
The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie Rushdie is like the bastard child of G. Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges, save that he speaks English doesn't write quite as well as either. ****

One Richard Bach It pains me to see my own conception of the universe embodied in a somewhat less-than-stellar book. ***

Reading Now:
The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie

Reading Next:
The Zahir Paulo Coelho

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:iconkhagta:
*khagta Sep 3, 2009, 1:34:23 PM
Hi

Thanks a lot for watching :)

Regards

khagta@gmail.com

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Himanshu Khagta
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:iconmarzguy:
*marzguy Jul 31, 2009, 5:50:46 AM
Thanks for placing the "watch" on me.

I know my works are often little more than witticisms, but that they interest someone who delves into more serious work is humbling to me.



Mark Pearce

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You don't have to read a book on fat rabbits
To be a fat rabbit.
:iconrlkirkland:
*rlkirkland Jul 8, 2009, 1:32:05 PM
Thank you for the :+devwatch:
Somehow I missed that it was yourself that had won the "Epic Poetry" contest. Wonderful work of persistance. :star:

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People are Important - Goals much less
When we stop learning we have begun to die - Shamelessly Purloined
:iconanavah:
`Anavah Jul 6, 2009, 4:18:07 PM
Congratulations on winning First Place in the Epic Poetry Contest! I've featured you and your entry in my journal!

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No need to thank me for "Faves" or Watches; however, if you feel the need, please do so in my Shoutbox.

Thank you.
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*Bertron-the-Prophet Jul 6, 2009, 4:41:05 PM
Thank you! I greatly appreciate both the congratulations and the feature.
:iconrhyme-and-reason:
*Rhyme-and-Reason Jun 17, 2009, 7:52:26 AM
Thanks for joining! We look forward to reading your submissions!
:iconramonasandhurst:
~RamonaSandhurst May 4, 2009, 10:47:40 AM
Heey, thank you for the welcome!

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Lifes too short to drink bad wine (stolen from a fridge magnet)
:iconilisi:
~iLISI May 2, 2009, 11:52:19 AM
thanks!

it's been a while (:

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let's play a game called you pretend i am an actual poet
:iconbertron-the-prophet:
*Bertron-the-Prophet May 2, 2009, 12:43:38 PM
You're welcome. Great poem.
:iconilisi:
~iLISI May 2, 2009, 12:49:15 PM
: D

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let's play a game called you pretend i am an actual poet
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