Poetweet!
So Hayah, an ardent fan of the Annasi & Kadalagotu Poetry Pilau proposed the idea of a “poetry chain” on Twitter. She explained it as a couple of tweeps deciding on an order in which to take turns and tweet poetry one line at a time. The spontaneous composition would be numbered according to the line number and the next person would retweet the previous poetweets before posting theirs. The following is by myself (@stfallen), Hayah (@hayahz) and T (@teavoted). The end result:
Temple trees adorned by Araliya flowers and glowing orbs, full-moon-lit streets thru people sway. #1
Candles peeping out of their laced veils, others glowing shyly behind glazed reds and greens,
their songs flapping in the wind. #2
their songs flapping in the wind. #2
Eyes and ears, soaking up the sights and sounds and somehow reflecting them uniformly
with awe filled faces and delighted smiles, #3
with awe filled faces and delighted smiles, #3
Heads upturned as lanterns hang from branches like electric leaves,
gently rocking, colours mingling. #4
gently rocking, colours mingling. #4
One candle. The one she lit. Peeks out of a purple veil, seeing faces, but seeking just a face.
One that may not pass by, not tonight. #5
One that may not pass by, not tonight. #5
And somewhere in a far away city, alit and alive, he too seeked some thing,
all too aware of the one thing he couldn’t have #6
all too aware of the one thing he couldn’t have #6
Those who seek and those who go blind are one and the same
- one is blinded by the light, the other by darkness. #7
- one is blinded by the light, the other by darkness. #7
What can this slow glow throb of her heart do but hope,
behind veils of insecurities and walls of doubt, somewhere someday he will see it. #8
behind veils of insecurities and walls of doubt, somewhere someday he will see it. #8
Just like the dazzling lights tonight,she can’t get enough of him.
But in the faraway city, he shields his eyes and turns to go home. #9
But in the faraway city, he shields his eyes and turns to go home. #9
photo-credit: twitter.com/hayahz
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[...] Filed under Art Review So Hayah, an ardent fan of the Annasi & Kadalagotu Poetry Pilau proposed the idea of a “poetry chain” on Twitter. She explained it as a couple of tweeps deciding on an order in which to take turns and tweet poetry one line at a time. The spontaneous composition would be numbered according to the line number and the next person would retweet the previous poetweets before posting theirs. The following is by myself, Hayah and T : Temple trees adorned by Araliya flowers and glowing orbs, full-moon-lit streets thru people sway. #1 Candles peeping out of their laced veils, others glowing shyly behind glazed reds and greens, their songs flapping in the wind. #2 Eyes and ears, soaking up the sights and sounds and somehow reflecting them uniformly with awe filled faces and delighted smiles, #3 Heads upturned as lanterns hang from branches like electric leaves, gently rocking, colours mingling. #4 One candle. The one she lit. Peeks out of a purple veil, seeing faces, but seeking just a face. One that may not pass by, not tonight. #5 And somewhere in a far away city, alit and alive, he too seeked some thing, all too aware of the one thing he couldn’t have #6 Those who seek and those who go blind are one and the same – one is blinded by the light, the other by darkness. #7 What can this slow glow throb of her heart do but hope, behind veils of insecurities and walls of doubt, somewhere someday he will see it. #8 Just like the dazzling lights tonight,she can’t get enough of him. But in the faraway city, he shields his eyes and turns to go home. #9 Quoted from http://saintfallen.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/poetweet/ [...]