Even Newer Poem by Harry Harpin (quite challeging, really)

Harry Harpin · Post by **Harry Harpin** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:12 pm

To New York
they went
in 2004
some by the window (well, not really- poetic license!)
some by the door.

Never to come back
until the end of The Event
which end, you ask,
but I hear Leonard dissent.

If I had £10,000
then I would be only half as rich
as my nephew
who has £20,000
proving an uncle is only
relative.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:37 pm

"Quite challenging, really"....got that right ~ 'specially if suggesting you're 'poetically challenged.'

Harry Harpin · Post by **Harry Harpin** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:42 pm

well, I'm surprised. I had never thoguht that Lizzy was the jealous type.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:25 pm

For good reason that you didn't, Harry. I'm not

. However, I must say that in the realms of cadence and rhyme, I had it goin' on

. There may have been potential in those lines that went forever unacknowledged and un-nourished

.

The absolute height of my severely limited, poetic career is probably the one I wrote at age eight:

"Time for tarry
Time for play
None have I
This busy day"

I rather freely admit that I am poetically challenged myself......I guess it just takes one to know one, eh

?

Upon a re-read of the above ditty, it even somehow applies to the instant moment. See ya.........

Epurcelly · Post by **Epurcelly** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:05 pm

I like that one Harry...

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:17 pm

Well, what about mine, Ep

? After all, Harry's had many years to improve upon his style over when mine was written. Are you trying to make me be jealous

[

sniff, choke, sniff

]

?

Epurcelly · Post by **Epurcelly** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:34 am

Of course I like that poem Liz... I was just too excited, I don't get a chance to say nice things to Harry too often.

And what is "Tarry" exactly?

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:28 am

Oh good, Ep, do I feel better now

! The child within thanks you

. I understand your previous dilemma and oversight.

"Tarry" ~ linger; to abide or stay in or at a place; sojourn. The place in question was the large rock [my favourite] that bordered the property line between ours and our neighbor's. I was sitting on it when I wrote the poem. Now that I think about it, I'm a little amazed that, that little 8-year-old girl even knew the word, and was able to use it in its 'appropriate' sense. Maybe we'd had it in one of our spelling bees, which if I may brag a minute, I always used to win

. Okay, I'll stop now, but again, the child within thanks you.

Now, I don't need to worry about developing a jealousy of Harry [whew

!].

~ Lizzy

Epurcelly · Post by **Epurcelly** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:44 am

I was and still am, THE worst speller in history. A childhood friendship was forged with another speller of equal or lesser value by afterschool spelling lessons. Having to "tarry" around after school was always much better with a friend

Have you seen "Spellbound"- a documentary about spelling bees?

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:31 pm

"Spellbound" ~ No! What was the jist of it? I remember the tension and the immense relief that alternated, and the sense of accomplishment of winning. However, learning later that spelling is a skill that a person generally either has or doesn't have [unrelated to intelligence and other factors ~ many high-level executives, etc. being terrible spellers] caused me to really feel badly for those who had to sit down early on.

You did well with using your new vocabulary word in a sentence

...I'd leave out the word "around" though, as I think it'd be considered redundant

.

Epurcelly · Post by **Epurcelly** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 8:58 pm

The pressure is the basic jist. Very interesting doc...