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  • Aqua LetiferA Offline
    Aqua LetiferA Offline
    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on last edited by
    #58

    Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

    So, on I went. I think I never saw
    Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
    For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
    But cockle, spurge, according to their law
    Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
    You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

    —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

    Please love yourself.

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    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

      Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

      So, on I went. I think I never saw
      Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
      For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
      But cockle, spurge, according to their law
      Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
      You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

      —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

      Catseye3C Offline
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      Catseye3
      wrote on last edited by Catseye3
      #59

      @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

      You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

      I'm like, "Okay, that's pretty good; maybe a little labored . . .

      Oh wait, Browning??? I take it back, it's way good. Perfect. 🙂

      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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      • Catseye3C Catseye3

        @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

        You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

        I'm like, "Okay, that's pretty good; maybe a little labored . . .

        Oh wait, Browning??? I take it back, it's way good. Perfect. 🙂

        Aqua LetiferA Offline
        Aqua LetiferA Offline
        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on last edited by
        #60

        @Catseye3 said in The poetry thread:

        @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

        You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

        I'm like, "Good one; maybe a little labored . . .

        Oh wait, Browning??? I take it back, it's way good. Perfect. 🙂

        I'd say this is probably his densest poem. So it's challenging, even for Browning. 😄

        Please love yourself.

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        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

          Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

          So, on I went. I think I never saw
          Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
          For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
          But cockle, spurge, according to their law
          Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
          You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

          —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

          RainmanR Offline
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          Rainman
          wrote on last edited by
          #61

          @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

          Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

          So, on I went. I think I never saw
          Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
          For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
          But cockle, spurge, according to their law
          Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
          You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

          —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

          So Aqua, what's wrong with me?
          I read the same poem.
          I read it again. And again.
          And I think I kind of get a sense of what it's about.
          But I'm probably wrong.
          So, that's frustrating.
          How is it that you love it, and I find it completely frustrating.
          Not enjoyable.

          Doctor PhibesD Aqua LetiferA 2 Replies Last reply
          • RainmanR Rainman

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

            Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

            So, on I went. I think I never saw
            Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
            For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
            But cockle, spurge, according to their law
            Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
            You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

            —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

            So Aqua, what's wrong with me?
            I read the same poem.
            I read it again. And again.
            And I think I kind of get a sense of what it's about.
            But I'm probably wrong.
            So, that's frustrating.
            How is it that you love it, and I find it completely frustrating.
            Not enjoyable.

            Doctor PhibesD Offline
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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on last edited by
            #62

            Here I sit
            Broken hearted
            Spent a penny
            And only farted

            I was only joking

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            • MikM Offline
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              Mik
              wrote on last edited by
              #63

              alt text

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • RainmanR Rainman

                @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

                So, on I went. I think I never saw
                Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
                For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
                But cockle, spurge, according to their law
                Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
                You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

                —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

                So Aqua, what's wrong with me?
                I read the same poem.
                I read it again. And again.
                And I think I kind of get a sense of what it's about.
                But I'm probably wrong.
                So, that's frustrating.
                How is it that you love it, and I find it completely frustrating.
                Not enjoyable.

                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on last edited by
                #64

                @Rainman said in The poetry thread:

                @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                Traveling for the Easter holiday and for some weird and crazy reason, this poem got in my head instead of thoughts of spring flowers. 😄

                So, on I went. I think I never saw
                Such starv’d ignoble nature; nothing throve:
                For flowers—as well expect a cedar grove!
                But cockle, spurge, according to their law
                Might propagate their kind, with none to awe,
                You ’d think; a burr had been a treasure trove.

                —Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

                So Aqua, what's wrong with me?
                I read the same poem.
                I read it again. And again.
                And I think I kind of get a sense of what it's about.
                But I'm probably wrong.
                So, that's frustrating.
                How is it that you love it, and I find it completely frustrating.
                Not enjoyable.

                There's nothing wrong with you.

                1. Most people consume art for a distraction or entertainment. When those people come across work that isn't that, they don't like it. Could be that.
                2. Poetry might not be your thing. Not everyone's into beekeeping, either. Totally fine.

                Please love yourself.

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                • MikM Offline
                  MikM Offline
                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #65

                  Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Mik

                    Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

                    Aqua LetiferA Offline
                    Aqua LetiferA Offline
                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #66

                    @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                    Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

                    Musicals.

                    Just. Not. My. Thing.

                    Please love yourself.

                    MikM 1 Reply Last reply
                    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                      @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                      Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

                      Musicals.

                      Just. Not. My. Thing.

                      MikM Offline
                      MikM Offline
                      Mik
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #67

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                      @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                      Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

                      Musicals.

                      Just. Not. My. Thing.

                      Silence! I keel you!

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • MikM Offline
                        MikM Offline
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #68

                        alt text

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • Aqua LetiferA Offline
                          Aqua LetiferA Offline
                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #69

                          Excellent.

                          Please love yourself.

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Offline
                            Doctor PhibesD Offline
                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #70

                            That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                            Granny

                            Through every nook and every cranny
                            The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                            Around her knees, into each ear
                            (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                            All through the night the wind grew worse
                            It nearly made the vicar curse
                            The top had fallen off the steeple
                            Just missing him (and other people)

                            It blew on man, it blew on beast
                            It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                            It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                            But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                            I was only joking

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                              Excellent.

                              MikM Offline
                              MikM Offline
                              Mik
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #71

                              @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                              Excellent.

                              I thought so too. It elevated itself above the subject matter.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • MikM Mik

                                @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                                Excellent.

                                I thought so too. It elevated itself above the subject matter.

                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #72

                                @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                                @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                                Excellent.

                                I thought so too. It elevated itself above the subject matter.

                                Inside baseball:

                                A most curious medley,
                                A fart can be harmless,
                                Or silent and deadly.

                                You're writing a poem about farts—absolutely guaranteed you're going to mention SBDs. But it's not fun to just mention them, it's far more satisfying for the known cliché to complete a couplet. So what's the lead-in?

                                This kind of initial setup and resolution is common in poetry—poems are rarely written linearly—but a lot of folks who dabble don't think to do it.

                                This was written by someone who on some level knew what they were doing.

                                (I'd have removed "strange" but that's me.)

                                Please love yourself.

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                  That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                                  Granny

                                  Through every nook and every cranny
                                  The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                                  Around her knees, into each ear
                                  (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                                  All through the night the wind grew worse
                                  It nearly made the vicar curse
                                  The top had fallen off the steeple
                                  Just missing him (and other people)

                                  It blew on man, it blew on beast
                                  It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                                  It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                                  But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                                  Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                  Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                  Aqua Letifer
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #73

                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                                  That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                                  Granny

                                  Through every nook and every cranny
                                  The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                                  Around her knees, into each ear
                                  (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                                  All through the night the wind grew worse
                                  It nearly made the vicar curse
                                  The top had fallen off the steeple
                                  Just missing him (and other people)

                                  It blew on man, it blew on beast
                                  It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                                  It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                                  But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                                  Spike's the man. 😄

                                  Please love yourself.

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                                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                                    That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                                    Granny

                                    Through every nook and every cranny
                                    The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                                    Around her knees, into each ear
                                    (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                                    All through the night the wind grew worse
                                    It nearly made the vicar curse
                                    The top had fallen off the steeple
                                    Just missing him (and other people)

                                    It blew on man, it blew on beast
                                    It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                                    It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                                    But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                                    Spike's the man. 😄

                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #74

                                    @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                                    Spike's the man.

                                    He really is. Probably one of the most influential people of the 20th century, if we but knew it.

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                      @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                                      Spike's the man.

                                      He really is. Probably one of the most influential people of the 20th century, if we but knew it.

                                      Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                      Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #75

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                                      @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                                      Spike's the man.

                                      He really is. Probably one of the most influential people of the 20th century, if we but knew it.

                                      I think I mentioned this before but there's a small town in Oz basically dedicated to him via place names. It's a cool place to walk around.

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                        Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                        Aqua Letifer
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #76

                                        Heroes

                                        My heroes never chased careers
                                        Or wanted to be paid
                                        And neither cops nor engineers
                                        Inspired what I've made.

                                        My heroes played with wands and rings
                                        And secrets time forgot
                                        And through the years they taught me things
                                        Reality could not

                                        -written by me during an all-staff meeting. It looked like I was taking notes, so, that's good I suppose.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                        • RainmanR Offline
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                                          Rainman
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #77

                                          Nice, Aqua!
                                          Thank You.

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