Some days it's far too windy
to sail on the bay alone.
Some days there is no wind at all
so I may as well stay at home
Some days make you want to sail
when you should be doing laundry.
Tuesday was a day like that.
Some days I just goof around
and have no plan at all.
Some days I do random practice
like this day when I did it all.
Some days I want to work on a single skill.
It's just another way to train.
Tuesday was a day like that.
Some skills evade me after all these years
like roll tacks in light air.
Some coaches have tried to teach me the tricks
but I really can't remember where.
Some things I have to learn by trial and error
until they are as familiar as eating cornflakes.
Tuesday was a day like that.
Some places are cold and shifty
like Newport on a winter's day.
Some places are full of sailing friends
like Bristol after work on Tuesday.
Some places are remote and lonely
like the Sakonnet River near Fogland Beach on a summer morning.
Tuesday was a day like that.
Some posts are angry
and on others I just ramble.
Some posts are so darned silly
that my readers want to scramble.
Some days I just scribble bad poetry
with lines that go on and on that I never should have written.
Today was a day like that.
In memory of William Topaz McGonagall.
I'm not really sure what this post is about, but I think that's the whole point of truly awful poetry. You've managed to obscure the main theme beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI realize you may have ulterior motives in trying to defend for Britain McGonagall's title of Worst English Language Poet, but I'm still doing what I can to claim it for America.
Thank you O Docker. I don't really understand poetry but I think one of the essential elements of good poetry is that the author tries really hard to obscure the main theme. Does that mean that I succeeded in writing a good poem and that this poem isn't truly awful?
ReplyDeletePerhaps if I had had a recurring line after every verse that stated the theme it would have been more awful?
you won't make this a writing project, will you?
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