Christof
on In the Quiet of the Night a Tree Gently Shakes by Nicholas Jones
30 Oct 2002, 7:35 AM
As Keats said, as poems do not come as easily as leaves to the tress, you might as well not bother. This is very good.
Nicholas Jones
replying on George Bush, Jesus Christ, and the good ole US of A! by dougsoderstrom
30 Oct 2002, 7:11 AM
I attend the University of Wales, Swansea, in the UK. Possibly Wales's premier university, although people in Cardiff might disagree.
you were cleary not a good fit, jack. this is a painful read; you are getting closer. put down that kale gun, wouldja? the thing makes me nervous. here, have a canape, i mean, 10.
yee-haw.
whatever did you so foolishly do? well, it does not matter. you have ripped a new tear in my heavily-scarred heart. curse you.
I'm not sure of the word you're thinking of, limonade, to describe this one, but I'd use "pukeypoo".
dougsoderstrom
replying on George Bush, Jesus Christ, and the good ole US of A! by dougsoderstrom
30 Oct 2002, 6:06 AM
Dear Nicholas:
Thanks for sharing that very interesting piece of information with me. And there is probably a great deal of "potential truth" in the scene that you saw on the campus. By the way which college are attending? Thanks again.
Doug
Nicholas Jones
replying on In the Quiet of the Night a Tree Gently Shakes by Nicholas Jones
30 Oct 2002, 5:48 AM
Thank you very much sir! I feel something of a fraud, 'cause that only took five minutes. I'm not worthy.
Now THAT'S a Haiku! I'd like to see more of these, please.
You're angry on the inside aren't you......
An ode to the lager lout.
Nicholas Jones
on George Bush, Jesus Christ, and the good ole US of A! by dougsoderstrom
30 Oct 2002, 5:19 AM
I just thought I'd tell you that I've just had lunch in my university canteen, and outside there were people lying on the floor, covered in fake blood pretending to Iraqi bomb victims. This may not be a very dignified way to protest, and it probably trivialises the whole thing, but it shows opposition to war may well be spreading.
A truthful account of many, many mornings. 7. I shall assume that most of the "low voters" are female.
A good effort. 7. Can't fault any kind of tribute to the late great Jeff Buckley. Bravo!
There were battles in my country, too, but not since 1745.
Nobody asked, but it'll please me to explain it. The original Clause IV of the Labour Party constitution read:
'To secure for the producers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry, and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible, upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry and service.'
Now, in 1994 Tony Blair chose to entirely change this clause, because he did not want the party to be committed to public ownership - in other words, this was symbolic of the abandonment of traditional left wing thinking in the party. However, I joined the Labour Party after this - either Clause IV was lost, oor the party itself was lost through jettisoning its principles. I know nobody cares about this, but I wanted to say it. And I love the bit about by hand or brain.
Evocative, especially the stuff about clay and glass.
This is so much better than any of your other poems - it's sweet adn funny. maybe 'Dad shoots'? Then you get a rhyme with 'scoots' and cartoon violence at the same time.
Nope.