THE REVELATION OF METAPHO

I always thought of metaphor
as a group of words woven together –
the sum of its parts
congruent to the whole.

Esoteric or nebulous metaphor
cleverly anointed by Poets –
hiding behind wall of enigmatic words.
Fragments of nebulous metaphor –
loitering in my mind – incongruous –
beyond grasp – wallows in deep end –
shutting down my mind.

Clarity of light lifts the curtain of hazy
that clouds my lethargic mind –
brightens – opens my mind -
broadens my scope.
Metaphor can be unrelated –
incongruous in its context –
and contrary if taken literally –
an opposite approach in its depiction –
shedding light with a different slant
in its presentation.

The subtlety of metaphor
swollen with mystic and mystery.
Ruminate each morsel of word –
savor the essence of esoteric
or nebulous poems.
The moving eloquence of metaphor unfolds
aura of sensual beauty heightens –
avalanche of euphoria inundates my soul.
THE REVELATION OF METAPHOR.

Raymond Chow – May 7 2009