With an apparent absent-mindedness #
He walks the city streets
Pausing in parks or restaurants
With silly, little blue legal pads
Some may think him rather wierd
Always going off alone and
Having a "little blue flame" **
speaking to him
Who is this old geek who
On super-bowl Sunday said:
"Watching football is as boring
as watching paint drying on the wall."
Is he simply one who drifts
'twixt two worlds never fitting in?
Nose in books; pen in hand:
He really writes some silly verse
His thesaurus he's never
Learned to use
$.75 words are beyond his ken
He's often lost between lake and fen
And hardly ever stays within his den
He deems himself a poet
And often says: "His feet show it..."
Author notes
*Partial line taken from: The Throne of Saturn, by Allen Drury Avon Books Copyright 1970, 1971 by Allen Drury Lib of Congress Catalog Card # 73-138928
First Avon Printing March 1972
Funhouse mirrors:
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/lawslight/funhouse/index.html
** "Whimsical Underground Tour", my poem. See link:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3869959
# http://www.celebritywonder.com/movie/1961_The_Absent-Minded_Professor.html
Title changed on 5/29/2008 DCK
Deleted last line 5/30/2008 DCK
Minor editing done on 5/31/2008 DCK
I read this one at a Poets West, Seattle, Wa. Venue, between 4 -5:30pm, Sat. 6/21/2008 DCK
For more information about Poets West, just click on this external link:
http://poetswest.org/about.htm
See also: http://allpoetry.com/poem/4351095
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I loved the chaotic yet calm -if that makes sense?!- scene that you created. It made me feel lost in my mind, staggering towards some kind of light...weird I know. But then ofcourse, what is normal?
Great write and thank you for sharing.
Catacomb.
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I love your comment. Order oft comes out of chaos. Thanks for the compliment, and applause. I do appreciate them.
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I like the way you have described yourself as if observing yourself from afar - I guess a lot of what I do would be incomprehensible to anyone who wasn't a poet! I love the muse as "little blue flame' (at least I think that's what that means). Nicely done!
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Thank you for your kind comments; compliments, and applause. I do appreciate them.
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I love this piece and that silly old man with the yellow pad is someone special. You never know. Maybe one day he will have his name in print and I wonder if people will think him weird then. I like his idea of traveling with that pad. I carry one with me wherever I go cause I never know when inspiration will come. I like this man a lot and your description of him paints one of many who roam our city. They all mean something and have a place. Well written indeed and thank you for the read.
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Oh, indeed, he is a silly old man, cause I know him rather well, you see.
Thank you, for your marvelous comments; compliments, and applause, for I do appreciate them.
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Oh. This is a cool little poem that you have going on here. It really does seem whimsical and kind of crazy like a fun house mirror. I thought it was also kind of neat how in the author notes you put what you changed and on what date. It immediately made me wonder what was there before. I thought that was great. You did a good job of expressing yourself here.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments; compliments, and applause. I do appreciate them. By the way, this is probably going to be the closest I'll ever get to writing an autobiography!!!
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cute
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Thank you.
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Hmmm... thinking, thinking... nope! I don't get it! But if you read my most recent one you'd probably say the same! It sounds like a work of non-fiction here... like there is really some tablet wielding wizard in your town that pushes an empty shopping cart from a store across town. The possible fictive aspect of this write is that someone could sit in front of a big-screen Superbowl fest and feel he'd rather watch paint dry. Hell, iguanas watch the Superbowl from opening kickoff to final field goal! Heck, they even do push-ups the whole time! it's a shame the $.75 words are past his ability to grasp... that would be a horrible state of mental affairs! See ya round!
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Thank you for your ironic, humorous comments. Yep, there really is a weird dude in this town, who goes around with a 'silly little yellow legal pad', upon which he writes his poetry, before he posts it here on AP. To see a clue as to who he is, click on the reference provided. (URL).Thanks again for commenting.
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this is funny in such a random way but you just know it's not random! if that makes sense! great poem!
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Thanks for your comment and compliment. I do appreciate them.
If you promise not to tell anyone, I'll let you in on a little secret (psst - remember don't tell), this poem is my attempt to write a satirical poem describing myself writing poetry. (Think we can keep this a secret?)
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excellent poem.. a lot of good subtle humor
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Thank you for your compliment and applause, I do appreciate both. Hope you have a good day. Thanks again.
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I did not recognize the name of the poem when I clicked. I like it now as much as I did the first time. Grat job.
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Thanks again for your comment and compliment. I do apreciate both.
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Wonderful Write
Oh I love this poem. It give a little insight to who you are as a poet. Its great when we don't take who we really are too serious and are just ourselves. Thank you for sharing a bit of yourself with us. You take care.
Sandy
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Thank you for your comment and compliment. I do appreciate both. You are welcome. Yes, I shall and please do athe same.
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I like this. I can relate to the man in your tale. Great job.
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I'm glad you can; some days I think he's a complete stranger to me. (lol) Thanks for the comment, compliment and applause. I do appreciate all three.
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