Dana Crandell
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Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.
Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist
My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity
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Yo, Girl!
Ok, let me get this part out of the way. These words are original. They're a translation of a reasonably well-known poem, though. When Vocal threw up a challenge to write a love poem with words of four letters or less, I got to thinking. "What would good ol' Bill Shakespeare do with that? What if Sonnet 18 was translated for a rapper?" (I've come to appreciate rappers as poets.) That should be enough to explain the abomination written here. I make no apologies, except perhaps to the late master, himself. No slurs of any kind are intended.
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
Isle of Manifestations. Content Warning.
Author's Note: What do you do when a friend and one of your favorite Vocal creators suggests you use your weird Facebook cover photo as inspiration for a poem? Personally, I do as I'm told. Thank you, Cathy Holmes, for the marvelous suggestion and I can only hope I've done justice to the idea. (I'm not sure how my mind went on the journey it did, but here's where we ended up!)
By Dana Crandell3 years ago in Poets
