Eating Paste

Friday, September 09, 2005

Language of Shape

At the behest of my sister, I decided to dig up more of my work to thrust upon the world. The following is a shape poem I wrote back in the eighth grade for an assignment I felt was rather silly. Looking back, I realize that the exercise was quite interesting...we must often sculpt our words to convey meaning and give significance.



posted by Lessel Peeper at 3:34 PM

8 Comments:

  • I am at a loss for words. Your poetic greatness is ... well ... indescribable. Hmmmm.

    So if you said this was a blog about me, am I to take it that I'm the slimy worm? Or am I the little stemmy part? And I'm sure there is some hidden symbolic reference in your poem to Adam & Eve. Care to explain? One might also read some phallic symbolism into the worm reference....but perhaps I'm waxing a tad bit too literary for such a short poem. I'm reverting to my college English days when you had to write a 10 page literary analysis of a 5 line poem.

    By Blogger Sister Pottymouth, at 9:20 PM  

  • Oh--and Lessel Peeper? What's up with that? I thought you were Naughty Lizard?

    By Blogger Sister Pottymouth, at 9:21 PM  

  • I never said it was ABOUT you, only that you were mentioned--albeit as my trusty prod to get me to post new content. If it makes you feel better, I can write one about you next time. :-)

    I, too, spent many late nights trying to decipher greatness from a short poem. But, alas, this one is just what it appears to be--fun. I'll dig out something with some meat for your next visit.

    As for Lessel Peeper, it's a pen name Jenny and I came up with. (I also wanted to make sure that no one thinks the blog of the same name is mine.)

    By Blogger Lessel Peeper, at 3:01 PM  

  • Is there a blog called "Naughty Lizard"? Sounds scary. But how did you ever come up with "Lessel Peeper"????

    By Blogger Sister Pottymouth, at 10:33 PM  

  • It's from a mis-spoken comment that used the phrase "lesser people." My thought was that the name would embody a simple, ordinary person.

    By Blogger Lessel Peeper, at 9:48 AM  

  • Someone named Lessel Peeper would probably have eaten paste as a kid...or on toast for breakfast this morning.

    By Blogger Lessel Peeper, at 9:48 AM  

  • Yeah, paste with some of that Kentucky Jelly. Mmmm...

    By Blogger Sister Pottymouth, at 10:33 PM  

  • Now that's just icky. Just plain paste for me.

    By Blogger Lessel Peeper, at 1:10 PM  

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