For dVerse, March 11, 2017 — a List Poem. Come join the fun!
Poetry and Money
From English poet Robert Graves –
“. . . there’s no money in poetry,
but there’s no poetry in money
either . . .”
which explains
the Kardashians
Dow Jones averages
pyramid schemes
Machiavelli
mercenaries
loveless marriages
in gated communities
also
street musicians
old dogs
boy soldiers
violets
workrough hands
not taking her fair share
in the divorce
-Sarah Russell
This is absolutely everything a list poem should be. Period.
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Wow! Thanks so much!
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Oh, this is good. And the truth you express is so true and one learned, sometimes, through difficult experiences. Thank you, Sarah.
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Yup. Been there. Thanks, Victoria!
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What a novel and clever approach to the challenge. Well done!
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Thanks, Bev!
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Wow! This just stopped me in my tracks. Perfect picture painted here – simply love it!
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Thanks so much, Jilly.
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Ain’t it great, there’s a lot of things that just don’t make sense except in poetry. That definitely includes money, but it’s a lot more fun. Loved your list
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Thanks, Walter.
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You absolutely nailed it!❤️
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Thanks, Sanaa!
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That’s one of my favorite quo9tes..matching poet Bobby Byrd, “It’s a good time to be a poet, but the pay is still shitty.
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It always has been shitty, hasn’t it. But it does seem that poetry is needed now more than ever, and that’s pretty cool.
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Razor sharp, Sarah. Love it 🙂
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Thanks, Ryan.
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Excellent.
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Thanks, Amaya. And thank you for posting my site as one that inspired you. So cool!
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I’m happy to have discovered your poetry 🙂
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Nice pair of lists set in contrast to each other.
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Thanks, Frank.
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This is fantastic. A keeper.
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Thanks, Sarah!
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Brilliant! in a word 🙂
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Thanks, Jane!
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🙂
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Perfection!
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Thanks, Lynn.
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It is a funny comparison you elaborate on, nicely done, so. What you do, is to make the statement poetry needs to be positive. And that is necessary, and a fine thing to do. You state the need for poetry, in that sense. So I love it. The form of the poem is clear, though it has no form, and I love that too.
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Thank you, Anders. I’m not sure that poetry is always positive, or should be, but I think we need poetry more than ever today.
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What a great set of lists. Wonderful
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Thanks, Bjorn. Figuring out what belonged in each set was surprisingly easy.
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Wonderful write Sarah. The contrast brings the piece to life for me.
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Hey, Paul. Thanks a lot!
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