The Moping Owl Complains..

[prokopton]

7. Still Rolling After All These Years

Curiosity persists.
1340 days after its arrival at Gale Crater
the robot insists
on completing its mission, much later

than ever expected, the little transformer
has scaled dusty hills - of late, Namib and
the slopes of Mt. Sharp, flanked with sand,
all in all an inspired little performer.

Alone it searches the barren landscape
by night and by days bathed in a rosy glow
still rolling after 3.7 years. With mouths agape,
to our lonely little Mars Rover - we bid Chapeau!


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[Mimic_Octopus]

Hi prokopton!

Smashing play with styles here. Priscilla and Charybdis has a real classic, slightly bawdy feel, while 'Wolves' is almost liquid darkness in its rhythm and imagery. Magic!

[Shearsman]

I enjoyed 'Wolves' a great deal. The ending may be a touch on the nose (or the winking nostril), but the poem is very clear, crisp. Good stuff.

[Steven]

I like 'Ebb and Flow'. Lovely description of a port, and the enmity between the tourists and the locals.

[Janet]

Alluring imagery. Loved the idea of rotten snow in Wolves and the good-humored N's perspective in Pricsilla & Charys. Keep 'em coming (you don't seem to be suffering yet).

[prokopton]

Hi prokopton!

Smashing play with styles here. Priscilla and Charybdis has a real classic, slightly bawdy feel, while 'Wolves' is almost liquid darkness in its rhythm and imagery. Magic!

Thank you, Mimic, I appreciate your reading. Glad you liked it.

Gfeof

[prokopton]

I enjoyed 'Wolves' a great deal. The ending may be a touch on the nose (or the winking nostril), but the poem is very clear, crisp. Good stuff.

Good to hear that, Shearman. Thanks for stopping by and commenting,
G.

[prokopton]

I like 'Ebb and Flow'. Lovely description of a port, and the enmity between the tourists and the locals.

Hi Steven, thanks for your comments. I suppose it could be read that way, but on reflection I don't recall the locals having any rancour towards tourists, disdain perhaps, head-shaking amusement. There must have been some who resented the influx I supose. Everybody I met was friendly though.
Gefof

[prokopton]

Alluring imagery. Loved the idea of rotten snow in Wolves and the good-humored N's perspective in Pricsilla & Charys. Keep 'em coming (you don't seem to be suffering yet).

Hi Janet, glad you liked it.
Lots of rotten snow still left at higher altitudes among th etrees on north facing slopes yet.
Love is a funny thing, sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry.
Thanks for reading.
Geoff

[5th column]

What I like about your thread is the diversity and lack of (typical, for me at least), introspection. Keep it up!

[prokopton]

What I like about your thread is the diversity and lack of (typical, for me at least), introspection. Keep it up!

Thanks, 5th. I dunno how you're going to feel about the next one, if it counts as introspective or not.
But as often happens, it just came to me.

ffGoe

[prokopton]

8. Country Music:
Moral Relativism vs Democracy of Taste

Is it hypocrisy if I buy a record
because it sounds good,
until you listen to the lyric?
Does the message become okay
if it’s dressed up in a pretty melody and great hair?

"Yeah, I slapped ya around a little bit
but it's not my fault, it's just the gin
that makes me such a shit
so don't be hard on me 'cos my pappy's never bin
home much, or even kin."

Does feeling sorry for yourself accompanied by
a sweet guitar sound, excuse alcoholism, misogyny
committing larceny and running from the law?
So what if your dog died, you're still a felon.

Millions love country music "cos it's country!"
Millions love The Donald too, don't make him good;
that's no reason to vote for crap, or buy his records,
or love Merle Haggerd, just 'cos you can dance to it.


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[5th column]

New definitions of old words: 'Countryside' - to kill The Donald.

[Julie]

"3. Priscilla & Charybdis"

My favorite title this NaPo. You clever thing.

[romac1]

"NaPo's all that matters", eh? It begins to feel like it after a while... Poor Alphonse! I know how he feels. And I like the foggy melancholy of Wolves.