A rare try at Prose poetry...

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

My friend, Prose poetry has a fairly broad and vague definition.
I that do not edit or force my poetry to always conform to the strictest of rules given in poetry forms, see prose poetry as not much different than is --""free verse"".
Each artist/poet should be as original as they like in their writings, IMHO.
If you take this foundation as the start- prose poetry does not rhyme, does not obey most of the rules given in most known and well recognized poetry forms, such as meter, rhyme, etc, etc.
Hope this helps and I know with your immense and natural poetry talent and your keen intellect you could write superb prose poetry, if you chose to do so.
Myself, its never much interested me, thus I have rarely ever chosen to write in that form..-Tyr

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

my friend, prose poetry has a fairly broad and vague definition.
I that do not edit or force my poetry to always conform to the strictest of rules given in poetry forms, see prose poetry as not much different than is --""free verse"".
Each artist/poet should be as original as they like in their writings, imho.
If you take this foundation as the start- prose poetry does not rhyme, does not obey most of the rules given in most known and well recognized poetry forms, such as meter, rhyme, etc, etc.
Hope this helps and i know with your immense and natural poetry talent and your keen intellect you could write superb prose poetry, if you chose to do so.
Myself, its never much interested me, thus i have rarely ever chosen to write in that form..-tyr

in turmoil heart denies sad echoes heard as hard flung stone into space silently flies. Gone dreams and glories of achings oft brought. As universe in its cold shadows has taught. Vain is the heartless and cold soul of mankind. For the free ia a darkness in all mortal minds. A chasm cold deep and wide.. A convenient fortress for evil to hide.

edited, complete revised and finished version of the jotted down fragment..

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We Must Endure Time, Life's Brevity Oft Under Dying Skies

In turmoil heart denies sad echoes far too oft heard
rumblings of despair, jealousies and despicable words
So hard this flung stone into space silently flies
we must endure Time, Life's brevity oft under dying skies
Gone are those failed glories of achings oft brought
as vast universe in its long, cold shadows has taught
Vain are those heartless and blackened souls of mankind
for lonely cold is darkness resting within mortal minds
An immense chasm bitter cold, deep and abhorrently wide
A convenient fortress in which evil so cleverly hides
Massive walls that hold within, pain and sufferings cast
self-inflicted from uncovering graves of a dark past!

From within such destruction is nurtured and thus wrought.
As penalties of dark treasures that we so foolishly bought!

Robert J. Lindley, 5-06-2020
Sonnet, ( Those Mysteries Colliding Within Span Of A Life )

[SassyLady]

Today I plod through the shallow waters barely able to move
Yesterday I skipped across quicksand like a butterfly
Today my mind is bouncing around like a pinball
Yesterday my mind floated like a feather on a breeze

If my mind and body ever connect....

I can conquer the world!



Robert, what It's this? Free form?

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Today I plod through the shallow waters barely able to move
Yesterday I skipped across quicksand like a butterfly
Today my mind is bouncing around like a pinball
Yesterday my mind floated like a feather on a breeze

If my mind and body ever connect....

I can conquer the world!



Robert, what It's this? Free form?

Yes my poet friend, yours is indeed exceptional free verse.
Mine is a quick draft of a thought I had while out. I slammed it out on my phone while at my doctor's office this morn, and did so as -reply-- I hit reply instead of -edit- . I had intended it to only be a stored fragment(a quick note only least I forget it) to be edited and competed later.

I want to say --yours is indeed truly great and beautiful --free verse poetry!
I will finish my fragment as finished poem and post it in another thread as my emerging poem will be classed as rhyme.

I hope that you post yours at our poetry site....--Tyr