baptism by fire

By elisa

perception of chaos
methodically tossed asunder
Mendeleev's mustard seeds;
winnowing the chaff
in reading the tea leaves.

periodically the table
makes a sacrifice.

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Published on Monday, September 9, 2013. Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

my second coming.

Comments on "baptism by fire"

On Friday, March 12, 2021, Adagios (716) wrote:

Wow, ever so cleaver. I’m such a sucker for the wordplay. Bravo
On Tuesday, July 28, 2015, sheff (137) wrote:

You have this subtle way of hitting me with the last line in every work. I love your art form. I love this.
A former member wrote: Don' choo become a Ghost Rider. This place lacks that non-Euclidean geometry without ya.
On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1580) wrote:

...and the cycle never ends. I love this piece! Ciao, T/S
A former member wrote: tossing everything known into the flames and starting again... a task braver than me. you have god thoughts.
On Sunday, October 13, 2013, carlosjackal (2788) wrote:

A wonderful muse-bender..For some reason, when reading between the lines, I saw a clever "Fuck you!" to Thanksgiving :)
On Monday, September 16, 2013, dwells (4177) wrote:

You are a deep one, recalling the allegory of the tiny mustard seed only vaguely (got distracted by Gregor Mendel and his green peas). Meanwhile the periodic table is quite regular until age or polliwogs interfere, cheers Elisa!
On Thursday, September 12, 2013, TaintedButterfly (653) wrote:

Your words, your soul, always amaze me! I've missed you, Elisa.
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, Six-Out (1423) wrote:

There's never a true order, simply those that try to understand the fragments of chaos we can see. This made me think far too much. You build excitement well.
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, FadedBlues (2096) wrote:

...I enjoy poetry that leads me to research. who would expect the dark mystery of love in the life of an Orthodox Russian chemist. but there was. regarding his 2nd wife. everyone gets a love story...
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, Devilish (2633) wrote:

Oooooooooooh i got chills just because it said your name. i havent seen a post by you since i joined and i got addicted to your poetry after I want head. ohhhhh baby.. i wanna eat you alive.
A former member wrote: I've haven't seen you post a new written work the whole time I've been here at DP. It's a pleasure to see your second coming. Tossing thoughts & paring away the wordiness. Thoughtful piece.
On Monday, September 9, 2013, TheProphetUntold (160) wrote:

There is an aura of mystery, despair and foreboding here. Heavy, blunt force meets precision. Feels like something more lies below the surface of this. Dark, nerdy, awesome. +tpu+