Finale Poem by Tom Billsborough

Finale



I expire
But will the white dwarf
Heed my final utterance?
No, both are bound by the same law
Of Atrophy and decadence.
No prequels can deflect
The arrowing of time.

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: deaths
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Daniel Brick 24 August 2017

I love the sheer boldness of your thinking your death is comparable in cosmic impact to the explosion of a White Dwarf, that your small human voice could match the stellar event. But then you succeed in making a parallel between the two - BIG and SMALL are bound by the same cosmic law, and cosmic fate is equally illustrated by both events. This is heady stuff cleverly expressed. BTW The Alexandrine is the essential line form of classical French poetry, comparable to Blank Verse in English. But your poem is not metered in this way.So what do you mean by Alexandrine? ? I'm curious. swart.

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Tom Billsborough 24 August 2017

Er, I'm a bit lazy describing verse forms! My natural rhythm is a three beat or six beat system which is employed by some modern French poets, such as Perse, which is a disguised form of the more traditional Alexandrine of Corneille and Racine. To be honest I wasn't too sure what form best described this. Perhaps Free Verse would have been more accurate in this case. Thanks for your comments.

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Nosheen Irfan 24 August 2017

Wisely penned. A deep write. Enjoyed reading.

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Tom Billsborough 24 August 2017

Thank you, Nosheen. I must catch up on your verse.

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