Oblivion: An Object Poem*
flickering sun,
whispering shore,
shells lay silent
in ocean-made floor,
humanless space
no one’s in race
aside from the footprints
of a sunken soul towards
an aqua oblivion.
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Word Inspiration: Sarah Doughty of Heartstring Eulogies (Thank you, Sarah!)
*The Dinggedicht or Object Poem is a things poem.This is a genre of poetry in which communication of mood or thought is made through acute observation of things and symbolic concentration. It was introduced in the early 1900s by Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke while studying impressionist paintings. It is closely connected to the imagist movement of the same time. It appears the difference may be in the subject of the observation. The dinggedicht appears to be more likely to observe man-made articles while the imagist tends to observe more natural surroundings.
The Dinggedicht is:
- framed at the discretion of the poet.
- formed by acute observations of concrete images in the world around, expressing symbolically an event, social condition, mood or idea.
Wow what an interesting kind of poem! Your words never fail to inspire me Rosema ❤
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awww. that is so sweet of you, April! ❤
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Very pretty imagery Rosema ❤️
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thank youuu! 😀
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Beautiful, haunting poem and what a wild name for the form!
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ooooh. love that you felt the haunting part, Mel!!
Yeah, can’t even pronounce that name! HAHA
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🙂
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NIce. an aqua oblivion <—love that finale.
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yeah. 😉 A better word for suicide through drowning? 🙂
Thank you! 😀
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I agree, “aqua oblivion” is a phrase that provokes much thought. Your wordplay (word-work) amazes me, sister.
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ooooh. thank you very much!! that is my subtle way of saying a suicide via drowning. kinda dark, eh?
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Yeah, kinda. But suicide is dark. And should be written about.
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i agree, brother!
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Beautifully written, great observation, Rose.
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thank you very much, Iris!!!
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You’re welcome, Rose. Have a great week!
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thank you, Iris! you, too! 😀
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Oh Wowza, sister–I LOVE this!!
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yaaaay! thank you very much, sister!!!
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You’re very welcome always!!
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❤ ❤ ❤
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<3<3
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Nice, my fav is he last line, “my Aqua oblivion.”
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aww. that’s my fave too! Thank you, Mandi!
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