West of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddun lies the village of Cnwch-y-craig, and west of Cnwch-y-craig lies everywhere else. Keep going and you get to Llanfihangel-y-creuddun. This is home to one Richard Emmanuel Jones and others.
The happy keystone Looked left and right It was buttressed snug and tight Left to solid materialism Right to liquid sensationalism The arch, from a certain perspective, formed a knowing smile.
I smiled at least three times; which for six lines of poetry is pretty good going.
A perfect snapshot of comforting security from the first three lines. They radiate and suggest warmth, bonding, closeness, fit. Beautifully reassuring in their mundane, instantly recognisable way.
Then a spreading smile of superiority after reading the next two lines; 'I know what he's talking about here, I'm pretty smart and knowing.'
Followed by a surprise and then laugh of relief after the last line delivers its charge; the play on 'arch' and 'knowing' reflecting exactly the sensation you have just experienced.
I felt a warm glow of luxury after reading it by being in touch for just a few seconds with a mind so layered, so different, so full of skill and yet so frail and human that I felt grateful.
So four smiles in total then; one last one of thanks.
Original and arresting...he experiments with so many different ways of seeing and writing. "The happy keystone" - what a thought! Another lovely pome.
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That is just what I feel, Allan. It encapsulates happy.
ReplyDeleteI smiled at least three times; which for six lines of poetry is pretty good going.
ReplyDeleteA perfect snapshot of comforting security from the first three lines. They radiate and suggest warmth, bonding, closeness, fit. Beautifully reassuring in their mundane, instantly recognisable way.
Then a spreading smile of superiority after reading the next two lines; 'I know what he's talking about here, I'm pretty smart and knowing.'
Followed by a surprise and then laugh of relief after the last line delivers its charge; the play on 'arch' and 'knowing' reflecting exactly the sensation you have just experienced.
I felt a warm glow of luxury after reading it by being in touch for just a few seconds with a mind so layered, so different, so full of skill and yet so frail and human that I felt grateful.
So four smiles in total then; one last one of thanks.
What a good analysis. Lord A. And he has just blown everyone away on RD - true brilliance and a one off mind,
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