unshackling the joists of reality
déraciné slips a hypnopompic state
transports me to deepest fantasy
grenadine elixir hastens my fate
Polia’s vesica piscis forms the gate
reminiscent of Poliphili’s eros
an architectural treatise verbose
theory of linguistic anaphora
proportions mirroring grandest pithos
illustrating the incunabula
restless night devolves, mystic artistry
all defenses breached dragons lie in wait
global aphasia compounds mystery
declarations of love illuminate
witnessed in the temple we celebrate
disgorgement of erotic tempests close
sexual politics, habile pathos
right to expression passion’s nebula
vocalizing my abandoned logos
illustrating the incunabula
festal oblation, sensuality
jubilant gesticulations vibrate
blissful outcries of sexuality
my pleasure center forces activate
some yet imagined being inchoate
power to surreptitiously enclose
capturing my desire overdose
engaging a lustful hyperbola
accentuated fetishes repose
illustrating the incunabula
subsumed reason in a upturned cosmos
the dream mathematically jocose
its apt felicific parabola
etching these in fantastical lithos
illustrating the incunabula
Gay Reiser Cannon issued quite the challenge for today’s Form for All at dVerse Poets Pub on French Ballades http://dversepoets.com/2012/01/26/formforall-french-ballades-i/. Follow the link for an excellent article on syllable count, rhyme scheme, stanza length, and tone.
Chromapoetica 
whew you not only worked it but brought the heat of passion into yours as well…how do you do that with such big words…haha…i will leave it up to gay on form, if mine came near i will be suprememly happy….enjoyed much…
so are you still traveling?
Thanks Brian, I am now at my cousin’s house in Tulsa waiting for MINI bodywork repairs from a losing encounter with an errant tire in Georgia, or was it Alabama?
Ah, Ms. Anna, I’ve missed you! How joyous to have you back. Your words always tickle my brain and make me wish I were younger and had read more and knew more languages; however, my little memory of French and Latin served me here and I found this a fine festival of song and what a Ballade! Wow, full of art, and sex and beauty, and books. It took my breath away. I bow to your magical powers, and tell you I’m as green (with envy) as absinthe – just about the only thing missing from this fantastic work!
I greatly appreciate the prompt since my already obscure poem found a home in a form that aided the structure and tone. The Hypnerotomachia (sleep, love, fight) Poliphili was written in the late 1400 so the inspiration and form were from the same time period. As ever, I am very grateful for your encouragement!
I miss you too. Wonderful to read the poem and explore its references. A branching journey, like turning into a tree and finding all the leaves and buds. Life very often feels surreal, full of duality, schism, contention, confusion, many things. It could be a modern dream. I love the dragon.
I hope your adventures are soon on the way. Peace. j
Thanks, it’s hard to get to the blog while job searching and touring :). I like where you’ve gone with the interpretation. Jung considered the book as presaging his insights into archetypes. My poem really took the book as a jumping off point. Hope you are doing well.
Wow! K.
Thanks K.
Anna, excellent write. Love the combinations of disciplines here, really meshed, as they oft do, extremely well. This piece is all the more remarkable as you were so fluently able to fit it within the Ballade’s constructs. Wonderful piece, great job. Thanks
Thank you Fred for the helpful and complimentary feedback. It was a great challenge and I was happy to find the form conducive to the subject.
haha… why am i not at all surprised that you are going for the supreme…smiles
very nice job…i tried one yesterday but instead of counting syllables, i fell asleep and counted sheep…so no french ballad from me this week…smiles
Well, the original free verse had 28 lines and in order to deal with syllable count and get in rhymes I had to go for the supreme :). Sorry to hear I can’t read one from you but maybe for Gay’s part II? Thanks as always for reading!
Holy smokes! If there was ever any doubt in regards to your wordweaving ability, this just totally squashed that. How long did this take!? Bravo, lady!
With research, revising, and then rewriting to form I’d say several hours. Thanks ever so much for the kind words.
Awesome concert of words. Not much to say except, as usual I just love the experience of reading a new piece of work from you — all new words and expressions – all the color, movement and emotions.
I try to infuse my poetry with novelty, it keeps me interested in writing. Thank you :).
I find that refrain just wickedly clever! Awesome job with this.
Thank you MZ, its a great feeling when something works and meets the requirements of form.
Wow… This is another level. Your use of form seems to suit this form so well- it felt really classical. As for the subject matter- I got passion, dreams, desire and romance! Jealous of your wordplay! 🙂
Thank you Stuart, I try to provide layers of meaning, allusion, and metaphor. Very nice to meet you.
I’m just happy I got through that… hot!
Thank you Laurie.
I can’t even begin to say how you have made this form jump through hoops and work for you here–I took one look at the tables and bullet lists and just gave up. I’ve read a few though, and I think (oddly considering the depth and complexity of your language,) this one seems most like something one could dance to, as a song strummed on a simple stringed instrument. It would be a delicious contrast. So good to ‘see’ you, via this, dear Anna.
Thank you, a delicious contrast, like dark chocolate and sea salt caramel, yum. Always good to ‘see’ you and I look forward to reading what you’ve been writing!