A Mad Man’s Paradelle Dream
I like to think and dwell
I like to think and dwell
With ink on a spike from hell
With ink on a spike from hell
With ink I think to like
Dwell on hell and from a spike
Held in my hand as the mike
Held in my hand as the mike
Land rhymes that felt to strike
Land rhymes that felt to strike
As Mike felt the rhymes to land
My strike held in that hand
The drink that hides dead limes
The drink that hides dead limes
In a shell rides us mad many times
In a shell rides us mad many times
Time's a shell that hides the dead
In many lime's drink, rides us mad
With limes as ink from a drink
That hides the dead many think
A shell that felt to the hand
That strike us mad to land
My rides held a spike mike in times
And I dwell like hell on rhymes
Jan H. Hellberg (01.11.2024)
Today we do Paradelle poems with Grace at dVerse. A very nice challenge and I love the story behind it as it started as a parody form invented by Billy Collins. Read more about this in the respective post at dVerse on the Paradelle Form. Come along and read some more or join in to write!
A little update. I had friends a long time ago playing black metal. I just had to try to make this a black metal track, as I thought the lyrics did fit. Here it is with the help of Suno:
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There’s a darkly delightful lilting lyrical madness to the poem. Well titled, well illustrated, well done!
Thanks a lot! And what a poetic comment, D.
That one ran amok and made me smile with the last line lol
Thank you. Indeed, I got carried away a bit by the rhymes and the form and that last line was therefore the perfect ending to me. Glad you liked it.
You’re most welcome.
You pulled a feat with this mad rhyming paradelle. I particularly love this part:
Time’s a shell that hides the dead
In many lime’s drink, rides us mad
Thanks for joining in and wishing you a good weekend.
Well, thanks to you, Grace, for the prompt and your feedback!
This was an awesome challenge. And as said I love this poetry prank story. It’s just hilarious and fun.
your final stanza RHYMES⁉️ That’s just too much, Jan… I really love how this poem sounds!
~David
Thank you, David, means a lot to me! And like you, I really enjoyed this puzzle.
Impressive wording.
Thank you, Ali!
Beautifully rhymed. Enjoyed your poem. 🙂
Thank you, glad you liked it.
That last line, wow! You ended with a bang, not a whimper. I especially liked how this line came together so powerfully:
„Time’s a shell that hides the dead“
Perfect.
Thank you, Dora! Appreciate your feedback. 🙏
Impeccable. You did that so very well, full of atmosphere and feeling, in a very difficult form indeed.
Thank you very much