Magister operis epici - Ode ad Creatores Vocales

Friends, Rommi, countrymen, contemporaries

I stand tall before you as a man, a crusader

purveyor, ab.-.user of words, mispelings,

frac/tured form...atting, ellipses...

deliberately cryptic, deliriously tricksy

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Always cynical, dramatic but appreciative

who set out to become a mediocre writer

with inflated sense of self, raw talent

hidden a ma(inside)n more uncertain, broke.../n

than he ever lets on, but never shuts up about it

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A man who takes such a.

-.-.-brok.../en thought... must come back to this

add something of a conclusion to this segue.

*note to self, go back through the piece

Jazzy it up without care and a lot of aplomb-.-.-

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I stand before you, with gratitude for so much

blah blah, journey, blah blah, shared experience

blah blah, cliches, blah blah, pure reciprocity

make no missstake, there's no room for sickophancy

we all know the tRuth, we all know the tRuth

wHeather the Hubble-r telescope pictures sharply

our microscopic galaxy of glittering stars or not

we all know the tRuth, we all know the tRuth

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Joi-h-n me in celebrating, encouraging (like a Cox)

the greatest of linguistic endeavours in small scale

all come from different Holmes, different nations

united, inspired and so much Moore by each other

some fallen, to Underland, the Blue of River Joy

others vanished from among us with no return

Hardy we remain, offering Gold in their absence

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Hard to Singleton out anyone individually

harder still to light a Kendall (Candle)

under the asses of everyone

deserving a spotlight

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The best thing about this thing in our lives

friendship, our contemporaries, comrades

know no borders, look beyond differences

joy we get from sharing, being shared with

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wHeather through sleepy eyes in the evening, morning

we share words, thoughts(?), it reminds me of Hey Jude-y,

while we hum along, lose ourselves in McCartney's words

we are all waiting for the moment, that glorious Moement

when we can share, singalong the NaNa NaNatalie climax

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Subtle, visceral Silver Serpent of wordplay, verse

Bonnie adherences to, ab...errations of form, format

bring Joy and Dread, our Marks of noteworthiness

Novel-ty never wears off, the hand on the back

"Cor... win the challenge you might, with this piece"

Shirley that is one of the best things about this thing

this thing we have

the chance to sow our Poppy seeds of lyrical mastery

among the masses

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There is too much to bear

too sad, too joyful,

too Randy, too clever

too good like Bugsy

or Jesses and Chloes

Alexander/Alexandria the Great would be in awe

of the wisdom, wit and wide-eyed wonder of it all

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wi-wi-wi-wo

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Melissa to DJ, Shepard, Rene, Darkos

Margaret to Scotts, Kelli, Kayleigh

hardest tasks, Deeming best/worst

welcome with happiness Andrew due respect

wHeather Lindsay, Ava, Pamela, Sarah or Sara

you sit on a ROCK or are the friendly Archivist

Kodah or introductory passage, Belle of the ball

Rick in tRick, Rob, Lana, Dana, either one, other

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G-e-r-a-l-d or G-e-r-a-r-d

G-a-b-r-i-e-l or G-a-b-r-i-e-l-a

M-i-c-h-è-l-e or M-i-c-h-e-l-l-e

K-r-i-s-t-e-n or K-i-r-s-t-e-n,

A-n-t-h-o-n-y as G-r-z

K-e-l-l-e-y or K-e-l-l-y,

E-m, E-m-i-l-y or E-m-a

M-e-g, M-e-a-g-a-n or M-e-g-a-n

D-o-n-n-a with an FHKB or D-o-n-n-a with a Renee

MC, ARC, SA, RC, JR, J

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Rosie, Kenny, Penny, Tressa, Vicki, Doula Sam

prolific Mikey, Kelli, Brenton, that Scottish daftie

persistence consistence Gloria, Clyde, Joe, Denise

imaGinative tapestry of words

incredible storytelling prowess

like Tina, Stephens and Christy

whip us into a Frankie/frenzy

whisk us off to fantasy lands

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On another plain like the Carolines, Will, Suze, Teresa, Angeli

along with Mesh, Mackenzie, Hannah, Zara and many others

too much interesting stuff to consume and be consumed by

eclectic musings of Tom, Addison, James, Andrei, Mohammed

passion and heart of Sonia, Jennifer, Bex, Dani, Oneg, Joelle

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Doctor, Doctor, I am suffering from sensory overkill

a sharp intake -breathlessness,

in my role as Earl of endeavours and misdemeanours

chall(challenges)enges att(challenges)empts at sense(delete within)

in my broke...ncrack--/ed...chaotic...strick/en cortex

call me an MD or Dr Segarran to cure my wavering Wiggins mind

Fromm one writer to others concerned with the finest of details

I'L.C. to it that we never find a cure for our literary disease

no need to quest like JBaz and the Argonauts, start a Tiff

with Babsylonian Goddess to rid yourself of your unique gift

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Where would we be if Morgana was actually a Miller

or evil witch of Arthurian legend not a great poet like Sian and Rowan?

If Gary was a real Viking, heading to Valhalla not a soul-searching wordsmith?

Where would we be if Raymond was a Tailor not a sharp, critical mind?

We're glad that Real Poetic stands true to her creative direct, moniker

We all (including Ian) Read Sean Patrick's reviews, don't we? (We should)

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So, friends, Rommi, Colleens, Natasha

Anna, Cindy, Andy, Alyssa, Angela, Lacy

let's celebrate, Leslie we forget anyone

from our diverse pool of creative genius

there's a Storm, Keila, Thavian

ThatWomanWriter to be mentioned

that Justin guy

I'll take a moment to say thanks

-a moment-

For everything, everyone, anyone

(like Bri, Mariann, and Brin)

not mentioned above, throughout

everyone, anyone

(like Ashley, Jazzy and Amanda)

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Who treads the writes fantastic, unleashes their soul

for those who worry or procrastinate about their craft

the Amber light is flashing, signalling the time to write

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: This is my firsr entry (I have another fermenting) for wHeather Hubler's Friends Among Us Challenge(Link below). I tried, really tried to fit as many people directly or indirectly in this piece to showcase the friendship and sense of community here on Vocal. I've probably still missed some people out, so if I have, this spot right here is for you, but here are others on my list that I never found a space for, so you still get a shout-out - F Cade, Atomic Historian, Loryne, Everyday Junglist, Susanna, Beth, Kelsey, Alivia, Rachael, Sian, Susanna, Sheila, James, Phil, Vadim, Katarzyna, Talia, Sandra, Veronica, Lonzo, Jordan, Angel, Lisa, Rebekah, Kali, Misty, Holly, Isla, Carol. Please share it far and wide, maybe?