[Jan D. Hodge]

I referred a non-Spherean friend to the thread, and she posted back in short order the following:

She Walks in Beauty (Sometimes)

Lord Byron was certainly right
comparing her beauty to night.
.....I heard him remark
....."She's fine in the dark,
but by daylight she gives me a fright."

and while this isn't really a summary of a poem, it is pretty much in the same spirit:

Words, Words, Words

Some words are a pleasure to say,
like "mulch" and "Guantanamo Bay."
.....But forget all the rest;
.....the one I like best
is "Edna St. Vincent Millay."

[Roger Slater]

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in the wood.
Confused, for a moment I stood
.... and muttered an oath.
.... I could not take both,
yet damn how I wished that I could.

[Roger Slater]

Reluctance

To man it has always been treason,
confronting the end of a season,
.... to feel no regret;
.... it grieves us, and yet
our grief is rebutted by reason.

[Robin-Kemp]

When Beowulf checked into Heorot,
he ripped off Grendel's arm (what a show-boat),
chopped off Gren's ma's head,
left Dragon quite dead,
yet soon followed suit -- that's all he wrote.

(ducking)
Robin




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[Roger Slater]

Stopping by the Woods

Whose woods these may be I don't know.
I'd like to lie down in the snow
.... and perish right here,
.... but my horse thinks it queer,
and he's right. I've got miles to go.



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[Henry Quince]

The Ancient Mariner

When a silly old salt killed a bird, it
hung round him — I wish he’d interred it.
....Such a tedious bore, he
....repeats his long story
endlessly — doubtless you’ve heard it.

....

O Woman Mine

Hey girl, where ya headed? Ya need me
Ya practically guaranteed me
My songs gotta suit ya
Don’t live in tha future
Let’s do it right now, do ya read me?




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[Kate Benedict]

Antigone

Little sis, come, we must have some words!
The rulers of Thebes are such nerds!
.... If I had my druthers,
.... I'd bury all brothers,
I'd not leave their bodies to birds.

[Michael Cantor]

Buffalo Bill's Defunct

buffalo bill is defunct
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxand the horse
he came in on as wellxxxxxxxxxxxxx and of course
mister death got the
blame

but some others will claim

xxxxxxxxxxxxxit was ee who had no


remorse



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[Michael Cantor]

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Edmund Conti, McKenty and Moore
can be so slight their Lightness may bore -
some verse is Sophomoric
(which I find abhoric) -
for the good stuff gets crushed by the poor.



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[Jan D. Hodge]

A Dover Duet

I brought you to Dover to tell
you, my dear, that I’m caught in the spell
.....of an infinite rue,
.....but that we must be true
though the world's headed swiftly to hell.

..........*..........*..........*

Do you plan to keep talking till dawn?
Your monody’s making me yawn.
.....I really don’t care
.....about your despair.
Get over it, guy, or I’m gone!


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