The wordle provided by Jessica Wilson contained spam words
insolent ,capricious,reprobates,exulting,investment,irresistible,chelation,croak,progeny,
cosmoramic,vehement,exploded,thrasher,language, vowellized
Advertising Spam
Tired of vowellized language
by insolent capricious reprobates
exulting investment strategies
promoting irresistible deals
in the event of your chelations
not working and you croak
promising your progeny
the cosmoramic world
at your demise
Protest vehemently
toss the computer
place warning signs of
exploding bombs
in your letter box
and anyone who comes to the door
pedalling this stuff
gets a box in the ears
and a good thrashing
The link back works just fine.
ReplyDeleteI like a box in the ears and a good thrashing. The bomb in the mailbox might be a bit extreme, though. Or not.
It's a warning sign.I have a cd of wailing coyotes that I play when my neighbour plays
ReplyDeleteloud music at 2am in the morning. I don't actually have coyotes in my apartment.
This is a poem everyone can relate to. I'm not exactly sure what a cosmoramic world is, but now I want one :).
ReplyDeleteThanks Francis.My accessible poetry is coming to an end soon.I'm going very deep,meaningful
ReplyDeleteand obscure and will be effronted if anyone
professes to understand what I'm talking about!
I enjoyed how you used the words. The humour is explosively good.
ReplyDeleteI hate that they promote their "irresistible deals" all the time, in my face and they deserve vehement protest, maybe even the mailbox bomb. I agree with your assessment of the situation 100%! I agree with Irene too. Your humour is explosively good! =D
ReplyDeleteHello Rall,
ReplyDeleteYou have a new home! Nice to be able to visit properly.
So you've been receiving the same bumph huh? Where did you see the mailbox bomb adveertised?
My favorite part of this poem is the beginning of the second stanza, where you offer short, tight instructions: "Protest vehemently / toss the computer / place warning signs"
ReplyDeleteRall,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blogging world. I like the way the words develop into syallabic cascade in the first stanza, and the pun on the word croak. The shift, as Rachel gets at, to terser, blunter imperatives, neatly uses form and sound to convey/bolster meaning.
Good to see your blog. Welcome to that blogging with this wonderful spam poem. Very apt, I gotta say.
ReplyDeleteAs for linking, click on the title. And copy/paste the permalink.
exulting mixture
*CLAPS*
ReplyDeleteOh, this is great. Those last two lines were priceless...
Interesting use of the words. I sometimes wonder if email was a blessing or a curse. I enjoyed the read.
ReplyDelete-Nicole
I think there's great irony in this poem, because the "tired of" phrase at the very beginnning is verbatim how many suspect ads begin: "tired of bloating?" "tired of being tired?" Therefore, the solution that this poem offers in the second stanza is also suspect: really throw out our computers? really box someone's ears? So, this poem is, itself, advertising spam.
ReplyDelete--Therese L. Broderick
(P.S. Congrats on your new blog)
I, for one, will never, never, ever....cross your 'down under' door threshold with any thing pretending to be or reflective of spam including poetic inquiries, casual suggestions, dogma clothed as a sonnet, or presumptive cures for warts (or brown snake bites). All you spammers be aware, your gonna get 'a good thrashing'. Loved it, the poem, not the thrashing, I prefer a gentler form of spanking.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
DH
It's already been said, but I heartily ditto Mark.
ReplyDeleteI like the way the two stanzas are visually different, reflecting their different purpose and mood. Very nice.
if only!
ReplyDeletevery tight concise airing of the full set! my only question would be whether your "toss the computer" line is essential whether for the poem which reads strong without it or for the advice itself which would be tantamount to punishing the victim instead of the culprit, except i'm not one to talk since i've tossed this computer more than once
l.m.
My favorite lines are the last three.... I giggle when I see how everyone used "chelations"... after I checked out its meaning on Merriam-Webster, I gave up. Said "Nope, the reader won't get it - it will interrupt my reader's flow" and yet most people used it brilliantly (as did you) without concern. I appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteI like how the first part reads a bit like a spam advertisement: "Tired of..." but then leads us to a satisfying solution - a good thrashing and ear-boxing for those who spam us. Very clever.
ReplyDeletewell done as usual.....and nice to see your blog..thanks for sharing
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