Lament of the Blacksmith (poem) by Leo Durrant on AuthorsDen

Lament of the Blacksmith
by Leo Durrant → (All Poetry by Leo Durrant)
Rated "G" by the Author.

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I watch the weaver wind his words through simple strands of flaxen phrase he effortlessly leads the loom his limber fingers flashing He nimbly bends his shapes and shades a magic mix of hidden hues with supple curls and subtle swirls a masterpiece creating His woven opus moves my muse who lights creation's fervent flame and hastens me to hammer out a work of my own weaving Hurry Homeward Workbench Calling Rhythms Writhing Blue-prints Sprawling Billows Breathy Oven Screaming Leathers Spark-specked Embers Gleaming Anvil Anguished Hammer Singing Iron White-hot Forceps Ringing Salt-sweat Streaming Eardrums Banging Forearms Quaking Temples Clanging Cacophonous creation done its speckled surface sparkles darkly lying 'longside weaver's wonders waiting for due praises The ooo's and ahhh's pass by alighting lightly on the woolen works of tapestries so tightly-twined now lying limp beside us I shuck my clumsy gauntlets and let fall my apron with a shrug I mop my brow and ask the sun why no one wants an iron rug

Reviewed by Gene Williamson

Reviewed on September 12, 2008

Leo, I'm a bit late getting here. Charlie, on reading one of
my things, suggested I read your Lament of the Blacksmith.
I'm glad she did. I like it and plan to read more of your work.
-gene.

Reviewed by Charlie

Reviewed on September 6, 2007

You're my fave!

CIAO
Cheryl

Reviewed by William Cryer (Reader)

Reviewed on August 27, 2007

Holy flipping cow, Batman! That is da shizzle!!

Reviewed by Ruth Rey (Reader)

Reviewed on August 18, 2007

This is bloody brilliant, Leo, and I would LOVE an iron rug! Poetry at its best, kind sir.

Sunniest,

Deborah

Reviewed by Melie Bacon

Reviewed on August 17, 2007

I'm surprised at how few reviews this masterpiece has received . . . are the literati wearing blinders or are they on vacation?! This is a piece of Americana here, people . . . embrace your culture!! Give this man his due. Great write, my compatriot, and I am not given to idle praise!!

Mel

Reviewed by K. Mulroney

Reviewed on August 15, 2007

Wow! This was pure art in motion! Great poem structure. the singling out of the first letter in bold just makes the whole poem come at you in 3-D. Absolute great write!!

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo

Reviewed on August 12, 2007

So very interesting and creative! A dying breed blacksmiths are and it is so sad for such a wondrous art to disappear.....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

I would buy it for its folk art value. Superb poem of the blacksmith trying to be creative. My great great grandfather, was a blacksmith for a Wisconsin regiment in the Civil War. We have nothing written from him.

Ron

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Superb word painting, you give us both words and image through your poetry! Thank you!

ET

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

enjoyed the write-really creative