fuguepoems

(for my wife) BE FULLY YOU EXPRESS THOSE HOPES AND DREAM BIG WHY SLOUCH? CREATE MORE RELEASE BY LOVE OFFER UP SONGS TO HIM A LIVING HEARTH TO CARRY BEAUTY MELTED MY SPIRIT SHOW ME REALITY NIGHT TO DAY FEW WHO LIVE REALLY KNOW OPEN OUR NOW TURN TO CAPABLE SWEETEN LIFE FOR ME I VOW EVERY DREAM Starting with Letter 1: -- Every 5 Letters -- Every 25 Letters B E FUL L Y YOU E XPRE S S THO S E HOP E S AND D REAM B IG WH Y SLOU C H? CRE A TE MO R E REL E ASE B Y LOVE O FFER U P SON G S TO H I M A LI V ING H E ARTH T O CAR R Y BEA U TY ME L TED M Y SPIR I T SHO W ME RE A LITY N IGHT T O DAY F EW WH O LIVE R EALL Y KNOW O PEN O U R NOW T URN T O CAPA B LE SW E ETEN L IFE F O R ME I V OW MY E VERY D REAM Subtext 1: B LESS E D BY C A RE YO U GIVE T RULY, I WANT F OR YO U TO BE L OVED Subtext 2: BEAUTIFUL

HEAR, O GOD WHEN DO I GO HOME? I DESIRE A NEW ME THAT WON'T PASS IN EXILE SERVANT I AM A SON STILL A PRIS'NER OF AWFUL AGING LEFT OUT CRY, CRY, CRYING ON MASTER'S HEM "HELP!" STILL, I CLIMB KNEEL TO FLY FOR ASH, YOUTH A CRUSHED SCALP LAID OPEN UNDID A CRYPT SMILE IN ALL FOR I AM KEPT FULLY Starting with Letter 1: -- Every 4 Letters -- Every 16 Letters H EAR,  O  GOD W HEN  D O I G O  HOM E ? I DE S IRE  A  NEW  M E TH A T WO N 'T PA S S IN  E XIL E SER V ANT I  AM A  S ON S T ILL  A  PRI S 'NER O F AW F UL A G ING L EFT  O UT C R Y, CR Y , CRY I NG O N  MAS T ER'S  H EM "H E LP!" S T ILL,  I  CLI M B KN E EL T O  FLY F OR A S H, YO U TH A  C RUS H ED S C ALP  L AID  O PEN U NDI D  A CR Y PT S M ILE  I N AL L FOR  I  AM K E PT F U LLY Subtext 1: H OW D O ES A M AN S E E VI S TAS O F GL O RY I N THE T IME O F SU C H CL O...

BLIND REVISED A HEALER'S TOUCH HANDS HELP MAKE MY SIGHT MUCH SAVIOR GAVE VISION CLEAR DOCTOR'S AGHAST NOW CAN'T FEAR CRYING OUT HE MET ME REST JUBILE A LOUD CROWD HUSH'D SHOCK EVIL SLINKS AWAY AND WE FLOCK NOW I AM IN HIM SON OF NIGHT I'LL BEGIN TO HOPE Starting with Letter 1: -- Every 5th Letter -- Every 10th Letter B LIND  R EVIS E D A HE A LER'S  T OUCH H ANDS  H ELP M A KE MY  S IGHT  M UCH S A VIOR  G AVE V I SION  C LEAR D OCTO R 'S AGH A ST NO W  CAN'T  F EAR C R YING  O UT HE  M ET ME R EST J U BILE A  LOUD  C ROWD H USH'D  S HOCK E VIL S L INKS  A WAY A N D WE F L OCK N O W I AM  I N HIM S ON OF  N IGHT I 'LL BE G IN TO  H OPE Subtext 1: BETHSAIDA FOR A HEALING Subtext 2: BREATH HAS MAGIC DRAW FROM RUACH'S ELAN, LO, IS NIGH

(written for an upcoming trip to Hawaii with my wife for our 5th anniversary) IN MAY, WE FLY U AND I 2 OAHU IN LOVE WITH A BEACH SANDY STREET  BOILED POI UKE BEING SOLD FIRE PIT RICE WET DEWY ORCHID YOU WILL SMELL A SWEET ISLAND RAIN TO SLURP BOBAS O, IT'S MY JOY, LOVE! Starting with letter 1: every 8th letter                   [Forwards]      Starting with 5th to last letter: every 8th letter   [Backwards]   I N MA Y , WE F L Y U A N D I 2 O AHU I N LO V E WI T H A B E ACH S AND Y STR E ET  B O ILE D POI U KE B E ING S OLD F IRE P IT R I CE W E T DE W Y OR C HID Y OU W I LL S M ELL A SWE E T IS L AND R AIN T O SL U RP B O BAS O , IT'S M Y JO Y , LOV E ! Subtext 1 [Forwards]: I LOVE YOU SPECIAL TO ME Subtext 2 [Backwards]: YOU'RE MY  WIFE DESTINY

Welcome Thank you for visiting my blog! I hope you enjoy perusing the poems published here. Purpose This blog has been created to explore the possibilities that exist within the English language to layer words, meaning and narrative in poetry. The primary inspiration for the blog name comes from the music term "fugue," where two or more musical voices explore a melodic idea. For the uninitiated, singing "Row Row Row Your Boat" in a round meets the basic definition of a fugue. In the author's biased opinion, Bach's "Little Fugue in G Minor" is the quintessential version of the form. Another medium that has influenced the creation of this blog is film. Specifically, Stanley Kubrick's filmography contains many examples of layered visual narrative, though Kubrick would often subvert the primary narrative of his films through visual subtext. Rather than subverting the primary line of verse, my goal is to enhance it through layered subtext....