To be or not to be

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Glenny Palmer
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Re: To be or not to be

Post by Glenny Palmer » Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:38 am

Well Wazza I dunno what they'd make of this one of mine....(from last century when I was young & more outspoken ;) ...berating one of my suitors. mmm I never did hear from him again after this...)

'I don't know very bloody much bout bloody love affairs,
they seem a bloody lot of strife cause no one bloody cares
if I tear my bloody hair out by its fiery bloody roots
or sit and smile in bloody rage, who'd give two bloody hoots.

You give your bloody heart and soul and bloodywell regret
your being such a bloody dill when the bloody dill forgets
he's made a bloody date with you so place your bloody bets
and never fear of losing that you're sure to bloody get
a bloody call in six months time to bloodywell say 'Hi,
ow ya bloody goin' love?' (...by train you bloody trial.)

He says some pretty bloody words and you think you're bloody right,
then he bolts to watch the footy for 'Tonight's the bloody night.'
Three cheers for bloody Windsor and up bloody Zillmere too
I hope their bloody jock straps cut them into bloody two!...........................etc, & finishes up with:

There are some compensations of a silly bloody sort.
I've got a bloody ten ounce pot to drink my bloody port,
and the bloody pill it keeps me safe for bloody rainy days,
but bloody hell I wish the bloody sun would go away.

Well there's a bloody lot of swearing in this silly bloody verse
so I think I'd better bloody learn to better bloody curse.
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So Waz...although this probably won't enhance my reputation as a judge, I think it demonstrates that there's a time & place for everything & that we should be wary of taking ourselves too seriously. (I'm sure there's a well known similar 'bloody' poem about an outback town too??)

I wouldn't have the least problem with your use of 'buggered' despite my being quite rigid about the use of real vulgarity/obscenity. Go for it mate & hope you don't cop a wowser judge. GOOD LUCK!

and yeah yeah, written in a fluster pre-technical study...

:D Glenny
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Re: To be or not to be

Post by Neville Briggs » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:38 pm

Generally in the arts world, literature included, there's been some huge stoushes about
" artistic licence ", I don't think your word would raise a ripple Warren.
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Re: To be or not to be

Post by alongtimegone » Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:28 pm

Made me laugh Glenny.
Especially:
Three cheers for bloody Windsor and up bloody Zillmere too
I hope their bloody jock straps cut them into bloody two!.

I was a Morningside supporter so I would have seconded that in the day.

Further to my original post - thanks all. Your feedback has allowed me to feel much more comfortable. Great to be able to get help and opinion from members as needed from time to time.
Thanks also to David who assisted me with a different feature of the poem.
And Marty, The Dying is a pearler of a poem deserving of all of the accolades it received. I hope I wasn't out of line making reference to it. In other words I hope you weren't (you know) off in any way.
Wazza

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Re: To be or not to be

Post by Heather » Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:24 pm

Just don't over use it Wazza! :lol:

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