Dada Always Magic 0

Fun With Dada Poetry

In my book, Interactive Poetry I describe Dada poetry, its origins and use. I am not going to repeat that here, because you are here to play a silly game and win a silly prize.

To help you have stripped my poem, “Always Magic” of keywords, so you can insert your own.

I considered doing it “Mad Libs” style, and label my poem with the words, “noun”, “verb”, “adverb”, and “adjective”, but gave you the words myself. Click on a list of words to see them inserted into my poem.

_________ _________
When you see a _________ _________,
You know there's _________ in the _________.
There's _________ at the _________ of life,
And there's _________ when life's _________.
There's _________ in a _________ _________'s _________,
When he finds that _________ _________.
But I want you to remember,
_________ remember, there's
_________ _________.

There's _________ in a newborn _________'s _________,
Or when he says his _________ word.
There's _________ in the power of _________,
Once _________ only by the birds.
There's _________ in a true _________,
That makes your _________ go _________.
But remember, _________ remember, _________ believe in _________.

There's _________ in a _________'s smile,
And in that _________ _________'s _________.
There's _________ in the master _________,
When he really feels his _________.
I've never seen a _________ this _________ and, _________.
But remember, _________ remember,
_________ _________.

List #1-always, magic, flower, grow, sun, start, done, young, man, heart, special, 'chick', baby, cry, first, flight, accomplished, love, magician, click, illusionist, part, young, thick.

List #2-eternal, wonder, kitten, shrink, world, end, unfurled, old, woman, brain, unique, 'dude’, child, scream, second, running, done, hate, comic, blunder, magician, gain, old, under.

List #3-forever, mystery, fire, laugh, moon, inception, ruined, middle, child, loins, dreary, 'date’, puppy, whimper, third, falling, missed, tree, student, “weee”, deceiver, coins, middle, me.

List #4-sometimes, silliness, puddle, burn, pot, termination, forgot, stinky, frog, toes, beautiful, 'love’, kitty, stutter, fourth, floating, dropped, attraction, teacher, confess, performer, shows, stinky, progress.

List #5-never, boredom, puppy, cry, tree, eternity, free, universal, cloud, ears, handsome, 'moose’, blob, coo, every, clouds, established, mirror, climber, drum, comic, gears, universal, dumb.

List #6-All the words in any order. Click on the drop down menus to choose your words.