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  • A Aqua Letifer
    8 Apr 2023, 03:02

    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

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    Rainman
    wrote on 8 Apr 2023, 03:32 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.

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    • R Rainman
      8 Apr 2023, 03:32

      @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.

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 8 Apr 2023, 03:34 last edited by
      #62

      Here I sit
      Broken hearted
      Spent a penny
      And only farted

      I was only joking

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        Mik
        wrote on 20 Oct 2023, 18:22 last edited by
        #63

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        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        • R Rainman
          8 Apr 2023, 03:32

          @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.

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 20 Oct 2023, 18:30 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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            Mik
            wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 01:36 last edited by
            #65

            Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            • M Mik
              21 Oct 2023, 01:36

              Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 01:40 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.

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              • A Aqua Letifer
                21 Oct 2023, 01:40

                @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

                Musicals.

                Just. Not. My. Thing.

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                Mik
                wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 03:55 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!

                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 23:45 last edited by
                  #68

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                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 10 Dec 2023, 23:46 last edited by
                    #69

                    Excellent.

                    Please love yourself.

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                      Doctor Phibes
                      wrote on 11 Dec 2023, 00:45 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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                      • A Aqua Letifer
                        10 Dec 2023, 23:46

                        Excellent.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 11 Dec 2023, 02:55 last edited by
                        #71

                        @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                        Excellent.

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

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                        • M Mik
                          11 Dec 2023, 02:55

                          @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                          Excellent.

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

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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on 11 Dec 2023, 03:16 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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                          • D Doctor Phibes
                            11 Dec 2023, 00:45

                            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!

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                            Aqua Letifer
                            wrote on 11 Dec 2023, 03:16 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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                            • A Aqua Letifer
                              11 Dec 2023, 03:16

                              @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. 😄

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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on 11 Dec 2023, 03:57 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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                              • D Doctor Phibes
                                11 Dec 2023, 03:57

                                @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.

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on 11 Dec 2023, 04:03 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 Letifer
                                  wrote on 16 Dec 2023, 19:15 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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                                    Rainman
                                    wrote on 16 Dec 2023, 21:20 last edited by
                                    #77

                                    Nice, Aqua!
                                    Thank You.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 16 Dec 2023, 22:07 last edited by
                                      #78

                                      When my son was in second grade he came home this this one around Valentine’s Day:

                                      Roses are red
                                      Grass is greener
                                      When I think of you
                                      I touch my wiener.

                                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 18 Dec 2023, 02:49 last edited by
                                        #79

                                        Send him to a nunnery.

                                        Oh, wait……

                                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 18 Dec 2023, 14:50 last edited by
                                          #80

                                          Not sure this is poetry, they just made it look like it. Still worth the read.

                                          “Do not ask your children
                                          to strive for extraordinary lives.
                                          Such striving may seem admirable,
                                          but it is the way of foolishness.
                                          Help them instead to find the wonder
                                          and the marvel of an ordinary life.
                                          Show them the joy of tasting
                                          tomatoes, apples and pears.
                                          Show them how to cry
                                          when pets and people die.
                                          Show them the infinite pleasure
                                          in the touch of a hand.
                                          And make the ordinary come alive for them.”
                                          The extraordinary will take care of itself.
                                          ~William Martin

                                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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