Eretorua
by Chris Galvin
Eretorua —somewhere in the land of the Māori
where I arrive with plans to birdel for a few days
I wander into the primal forest and azaib
the Osirko trees 'round me vimble maddeningly
Deeper into the woods I swashay
I do not fear these m3nasing trees
I carry a cloubb and I stride along the path
small cr8tres snarkle under my footfalls
I do not fear the wrsemelat farblx
nor do I hesitate when before me
an Y9brem rises, neckfolds whim-ering
I raise my cloubb and kamtr it hard
Zraacx! It hollers in agony but I
kamtr it again and again
the sting of the Y9brem is lethal
and I've still much to see in the forests of Eretorua
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Author's Note
"Eretorua" appeared at Kaffe in Katmandu in December 2011.
Thanks to curator/editor Marcus Speh for pairing this Captcha poem at the Kaffe with such a magical image, Max Ernst's "Une Semaine de Bonté" (1934)
http://kaffeinkatmandu.tumblr.com/post/14519232111/captcha-poetry-by-chris-galvin
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How much I love this piece...I have already expressed, so no need to do this again. Thanks for the shout out and for letting Kaffe in Katmandu have it. "I raise my cloubb" to you, Chris!
Love the strangeness and linguistical freedom in this piece where the reader can fill the words with whatever meaning she wishes. You don't see poems like that every day.
Welcome to Fictionaut and I hope you will enjoy it here! :)
Thanks Marcus. I am honoured that you would raise your cloubb to me!
Berit, thanks so much for the fine words of welcome. I am enjoying the place very much. Thanks too, for appreciating my strangeness, linguistical and otherwise. :)
Fantastic! My brain was more than happy to accept these new words & allow them to paint a vivid picture. Of course it brings to mind Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky." Now I shall swashay away..
Thanks so much, Susan! Lewis Carroll's poem has been a favourite since I was very small. I wasn't thinking of "Jabberwocky" when I wrote this, or perhaps I was, on a subconcious level.
wow, this is indeed wonderful!