He is very skilful and void of pride; He was so to me when at my bedside, When I turned badly on the 25th of July, And was ill with inflammation, and like to die.
He told me at once what was ailing me; He said I had been writing too much poetry, And from writing poetry I would have to refrain, Because I was suffering from inflammation on the brain. On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 4:41:36 AM UTC+1, archytas wrote: > > And we have been moving from poetic to bureaucratic technology. Allan's > poems are as bad as Scotland's greatest: > > They will one day yet rear him monuments of brass, and weep upon his grave, > Though when he was living they would hardly have give him the price of a > shave; > But his peerless, priceless “Poetic Gems” will settle once for all > The claim to immortality of William McGonagall. > > Mine are worse. I rarely like the stuff. Yet we have to beat bureaucracy > with something! > > On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 3:21:12 AM UTC+1, archytas wrote: >> >> Graffiti in the women's closet is rumoured worse than ours Don, but I >> haven't seen any decent stuff in ours for years (the beer in here reminds >> me of making love in the bottom of a punt - fucking close to water). I >> always though poetry was what a poncey git used to get into women's >> knickers. >> >> On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 1:21:47 AM UTC+1, Don Johnson wrote: >>> >>> I wasn't going to post here 'cause I don't write or particularly >>> subscribe to poetry in general. That is I don't seek it out and I don't buy >>> poetry books etc. I, of course, studied in school somewhat and learned to >>> appreciate it somewhat but also learned it's not really my thing. However, >>> while in seedy bars draining swill embibed in the pursuit of debauchery us >>> gentlemen are forced to read what passes for poetry in men's bathrooms, I >>> am quite certain, across the world. Since I have an international >>> readership here(impresses the chicks when I tell them this) I'd love to >>> know first, if girls have rude/bad poetry in their restrooms and if so >>> share please, and second, how badly are Americans trashed in foriegn >>> bathrooms? >>> >>> Here's a little ditty from the 70's that's still in style. >>> >>> Here I sit, gruntin' and strainin' >>> Giving birth to another Iranian >>> Mullah >>> >>> Of course, various Presidents over the years are trashed as well. Bush >>> got his fair share during his day. Apparently "bush" is an synonym for a >>> woman's vagina. Fun stuff, eh? >>> >>> dj >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 2:36 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Coffee offer is still open. (",) >>>> >>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: archytas <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 9:22 AM >>>> Subject: Mind's Eye Re: Poetry >>>> >>>> I was going to call you worse Allan - but then remembered the coffee >>>> offer! >>>> >>>> Portree lines of two >>>> Cocaine addiction Scooby Do. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 7:21:37 AM UTC+1, Allan Heretic wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Repeat to change subject >>>>> >>>>> Have been called far worse. >>>>> I actually wrote out the rules years ago so I could write poetry. . >>>>> Also how to break them.. then it became easy.. never could figure out >>>>> the >>>>> guidelines for other formats of poetry.. >>>>> But it is both easy and fun to write. >>>>> >>>>> Poetry >>>>> With lines of three >>>>> Middle longer >>>>> >>>>> Bending >>>>> To fit language >>>>> Needs >>>>> >>>>> Ideas >>>>> Ever expanding >>>>> Thoughts >>>>> >>>>> Minimum >>>>> One set of three >>>>> Growing >>>>> >>>>> Occasionally >>>>> Fourth line added >>>>> Emphasis >>>>> >>>>> Variable >>>>> Fitting mood >>>>> Variable >>>>> >>>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
