Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Matthew 19:23-26
Everyman rapture,
CAPITAL
to have and have not
petrified
all the colors of darkness
blinded
Lucifer’s shadow.
Never let me go
I’ll keep you safe.
Today I host spine poetry at dVerse. Go to your bookshelf and find the poetry of titles.
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April 23, 2020
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Björn Rudbergs writings 
A very interesting found poem Bjorn. I admire how you almost used most of the titles. It is easy to blinded after all.
so many way to combine but these 4 lines worked so well
” petrified
all the colors of darkness
blinded
Lucifer’s shadow”
I like the contrast between the fear and darkness of the first and second stanzas and the safety and comfort of the final lines, Björn.
Ooh, what a clever idea. Unfortunately, all I have on hand would like create a poem of vice or glutton consisting solely of romance novels or cookbooks!
I am sure they can become great poems.
I like those last two titles.
ALL THE COLORS OF DARKNESS sounds intriguing; great prompt. Found poetry leads to unknown landscapes; what fun.
There is a lot out there to be blinded by and tempted with. The last two lines are comforting as if they are saying despite all that… Very nice.
Great ending! Well done!
Beginning with some fine words from Matthew and threading those titles through the eye of poetry’s needle- very cool.
Very good Björn. This is a fun prompt 😌
kaykuala
all the colors of darkness
A great title. It conjures a picture kaleidoscopic in nature yet mysterious in many ways.
Hank
Petrified colors of darkness…that’s an interesting idea. (K)
from the haunting firrst few stanzas and then the peaceful and reassuring last one. beautiful!
“petrified
all the colors of darkness” – These work so well together.
This is a great prompt to play with reordering phrases. Thanks for offering it up.
Much trickier than it looks! Great line up there, Bjorn.
I wonder if I detect a touch of irony in the last stanza? Grim picture right through.
Very clever poem, and a fantastic critique of capitalism from a few book titles. Thank you
The Lonely Recluse
This is amazing, and now I’m glad I didn’t look at everyone else’s before daring to submit mine. Love the message your own spine reveals!
You really pulled all these titles into an impressive poem!
https://christinebialczak.com/2020/04/24/poem-in-my-bookshelf/
Thank you for hosting. I could do this for hours, well, if I had that many books! Very creative way of writing.
Great poem, I just wish and thought that the picture of the books used was needed to be included. Not that I’d much understand Swedish titles.. 🙂 Also, great excerpt from the bible, one of my favorites, right after “no man shall cut their hair nor beard”. But nice wordscape, Lightbringers shadow, blinding, colours of the darkness…
..and after my comment, the picture of the used books appeared.. We truly are the joke, the laughter, the teller and the punchline..
Interesting titles made a great poem!
I love this prompt and love looking at all these book shelves. Your lines meshed and made sense, which was hard for me to do. Thanks! I will make the rounds sometime tonight and into tomorrow.
Yours, a hard act to follow. I’m getting some new novel ideas. Need them now more than ever. Never Let Me Go was so beautifully written, but was a distressing subject.
See, I’m so scattered I responded twice, so why not thrice?!!
I sense some some sarcasm in the last two lines. Your message comes through. Such a fun prompt. Would be fun to do it again.
An interesting list. This group is really true during this time of uncertainty…. ( Being without puts fear in everyone! )
CAPITAL
to have and have not
petrified
all the colors of darkness
What a novel concept!
*slaps knee, hooting with laughter*
Novel, get it?