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Comment on Tuesday poem: Watching Les Murray by pscottier

pscottier — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:54:38 +0000

Eggs bearing fruit is a terrifying image, Tim, a kind of infinity of fertility. Although my literal mind runs to what sort of fruit? Pineapples or bananas?

Of course I didn’t really keep the beer. (Burp.)

Comment on Tuesday poem: Watching Les Murray by Tim Jones

Tim Jones — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:07:13 +0000

I enjoyed the poem, and the sense of the occasion I get from it, but (frivolous person that I am), what I really want to know is: did you give him back his beer?

I love the ‘wistful eggs’ – I think they have, to mix metaphors horribly, borne fruit.

Comment on Tuesday poem: Watching Les Murray by pscottier

pscottier — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:13:38 +0000

I’m glad you liked my excursion into ‘occasional’ poetry Elizabeth!

I think the name The Gods possibly comes from the fact that there’s a student theatre in the same building, so it may be a reference to those types of seats in the theatre? But I prefer to think of Greek or Roman Gods chowing down on pasta ambrosia while sipping a VB (Very Bacchus?).

Comment on Tuesday poem: Watching Les Murray by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:58:33 +0000

I really enjoyed the shaky sense of disbelief woven through this – the repetition of ‘you won’t believe this’. I have to say, what a name for a cafe/restaurant! I laughed a lot at the line ‘leaning on a giant pencil, listening to God’ – fabulous.

Comment on This rock poems! by pscottier

pscottier — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:20:06 +0000

`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works ye Mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
Because of the Government’s lack of foresight another day.
If only they’d lowered the scandalous levels of company taxation
and helped build Heaven in our mineral-rich Southern Nation.

(-:
Your poem scanned too well, Tim!

Comment on This rock poems! by Tim Jones

Tim Jones — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:52:37 +0000

I’m encouraged by Gina R’s love of poetry. Now she’s bought a major share in Fairfax, it’s clear that Fairfax papers’ pages will be swept clean of the right-wing rubbish that normally fills them, and replaced with poetry! Highlights will include “The Waste Land” and “Ash Wednesday”, in 2.0 versions rewritten by Ms Rhinehart in her own inimitable style:

“Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Should have worked in a mine instead…”

Comment on This rock poems! by pscottier

pscottier — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:29:12 +0000

If I’m in Perth, I’ll know where I’ll be going to pay homage. Although I think that the poem may be swiped from the rock long before any visit from Eastern States me.

Comment on This rock poems! by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:13:24 +0000

Such a good afternoon laugh!! I loved the description of the street as a bad poetry Champs Elysee It seems like a rather fitting description.

Comment on Tuesday poem: Modern Jesus watches Roger Federer by pscottier

pscottier — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:49:59 +0000

I do like the occasional funny poem, and the fact that others appreciate them too! Thanks Helen.

Comment on Tuesday poem: Modern Jesus watches Roger Federer by Helen Lowe

Helen Lowe — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:12:27 +0000

Enjoyed the fun!