Grooves, Gripes and Gropes - Discussion for the Inaug. Poem Contest

poetinahat · Jan 28, 2009

A million and a half people staring at the stain on my tie
or the cowlick over my forehead.

So much depends
on a thin plastic coffee cup lid
and a jar of styling gel.

dclary · Jan 28, 2009

It's due when?

I picked a bad day to stop ingesting peyote.

Dipstick · Jan 29, 2009

Ummmmm....... call me a noob, but what is this anyway?

poetinahat · Jan 29, 2009

There's a contest going on - write your own Inauguration Poem. Look at the top of the Poetry Forum for the thread.

This thread is just for people to discuss, whine, vent, enthuse, etc. about their experiences writing their entries.

I was in a rather strange headspace when I started the thread.

Noob.

P.S. The last bit is a riff on William Carlos Williams' poem The Red Wheelbarrow, discussed and lampooned here some time ago.

KTC · Jan 29, 2009

strange indeed.

dclary · Jan 29, 2009

Especially since we all know no one can see a cowlick under a hat.

III · Jan 29, 2009

Plus "depends" doesn't rhyme with "lid" so ... double whammy

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

*sidles in*

*gropes the Inaugural poem contest's ample bosoms, jiggles them really, watches them flobble about*

*snicker snicker*

*sneaks out*

KTC · Jan 29, 2009

Pardon me. I was looking for the weirdo parade. I must have taken a wrong turn. Wait now...there it goes now.

poetinahat · Jan 29, 2009

Belly raspberries for all!

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

TEEEEHEEEHEEEHEEEE

*snort giggle snort*

HEE!

KTC · Jan 29, 2009

I have grapes for the discussion. Grapes to add to the plethora of gripes and gropes.

It just seemed necessary.

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

KTC said:
I have grapes for the discussion. Grapes to add to the plethora of gripes and gropes.

It just seemed necessary.

*groans

KTC · Jan 29, 2009

I don't believe groan was an option, Missy.

poetinahat · Jan 29, 2009

/chortle/

*wipes mouth with sleeve*

(whew!)

*massages face, now numb and sore from laughing*

Seriously. I've done a draft, and it's as though I'm driving along a mountainside dirt road in an old, yellow Blue Bird school bus. On one side is the rock-cobbled hill, representing bland metaphor peppered with sickly platitudes.

On the other side is the sheer drop into obscure irrelevance.

Praise song for crap poems.

caseyquinn · Jan 29, 2009

i think this contest is impossible. there i said it. i am sticking to it. poems are best effective when very personal and specific. something of this magnetitude requires a broad stroke, connection of topics wide and far fetching .... AHHHH!!!! I AM GOING INSANE... okay, i pulled it together... my poem is going to be the biggest piece of poo this contest has ever seen, but damn it your all going to have to read it!

*goes to cry in the corner*

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

KTC said:
I don't believe groan was an option, Missy.

ahh, so you want to grapple, I see

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

caseyquinn said:
i think this contest is impossible. there i said it. i am sticking to it. poems are best effective when very personal and specific. something of this magnetitude requires a broad stroke, connection of topics wide and far fetching .... AHHHH!!!! I AM GOING INSANE... okay, i pulled it together... my poem is going to be the biggest piece of poo this contest has ever seen, but damn it your all going to have to read it!

*goes to cry in the corner*

*looks up from corner in which she has been crying all week*

I know. I know how you feel Casey.

KTC · Jan 29, 2009

poetinahat said:
/chortle/

*wipes mouth with sleeve*

(whew!)

*massages face, now numb and sore from laughing*

Seriously. I've done a draft, and it's as though I'm driving along a mountainside dirt road in an old, yellow Blue Bird school bus. On one side is the rock-cobbled hill, representing bland metaphor peppered with sickly platitudes.

On the other side is the sheer drop into obscure irrelevance.

Praise song for crap poems.

I tried to tackle this. I'm still going to try, but I feel you have to capture an essence that really doesn't have a lot to do with the actual inauguration (obviously) but maybe senses the pulse...if you know what I mean. I don't know. I think I'm going to be reading a whole bunch of past inaugural poems to try to figure out what the hell it's all about. I am sensing pulse. Who the hell am I, though...not an American.

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

KTC said:
I tried to tackle this. I'm still going to try, but I feel you have to capture an essence that really doesn't have a lot to do with the actual inauguration (obviously) but maybe senses the pulse...if you know what I mean. I don't know. I think I'm going to be reading a whole bunch of past inaugural poems to try to figure out what the hell it's all about. I am sensing pulse. Who the hell am I, though...not an American.

I was thinking maybe we just need to write about what strikes us as the best thing about America, or maybe our own experience in America, like being an immigrant (for me)...hmm...I might have an idea. But it might end up sucking a fart.

Izz · Jan 29, 2009

Feiss said:
ahh, so you want to grapple, I see

*grins*

caseyquinn · Jan 29, 2009

Feiss said:
sucking a fart.

why can;t i stop laughing right now because of this statement? has this contest killed my brain? have i drank too much *realizes his wine glass empty* ... hahaha sucking a fart... classic

Izz · Jan 29, 2009

caseyquinn said:
have i drank too much

yes, you has...

KTC · Jan 29, 2009

Feiss said:
I was thinking maybe we just need to write about what strikes us as the best thing about America, or maybe our own experience in America, like being an immigrant (for me)...hmm...I might have an idea. But it might end up sucking a fart.

My main experience with America is sitting on a beach in North Myrtle, SC, eating a choco taco...and getting sand in uncomfortable places. I am not sure that would fly for this white guy???

Feiss · Jan 29, 2009

caseyquinn said:
why can;t i stop laughing right now because of this statement? has this contest killed my brain? have i drank too much *realizes his wine glass empty* ... hahaha sucking a fart... classic

fart sucking is serious business. you should be ashamed, sir.

Grooves, Gripes and Gropes - Discussion for the Inaug. Poem Contest

Numbers are beautiful

Unabashed Mercenary

Numbers are beautiful

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Unabashed Mercenary

rockin the suburbs

Sleeps during the day

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Numbers are beautiful

Sleeps during the day

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Sleeps during the day

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Numbers are beautiful

Just happy to be here

Sleeps during the day

Sleeps during the day

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Sleeps during the day

Doing the Space Operatic

Just happy to be here

Doing the Space Operatic

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Sleeps during the day