Sunday, April 13, 2008

Poems

Hey!
It's '08!! How did that happen? Somehow, I lost track of myself.
I heard that April is "Poetry Month". Is that correct . . . . . . . anyone??
Let's have a contest! Here are the rules:

RULES:
1.) Send me a poem that you just made up;
2.) Your poem should rhyme, but it doesn't have to;
3.) The dumbest poem wins a prize ( A DQ of your choice in St. James, Willmar, or Spicer);
4.) The shortest poem wins a prize too (A free espresso drink at The Stray Cat Coffee House)
5.) Your poem has to be decent (this is a family blog you know);
6.) This contest ends in April, 2010;
7.) Any of the above rules can be bent . . . . a little.

Any questions? O.K. then . . . I'll be waiting!

BG

17 comments:

paul said...

holy crap! you wrote a new one! i totally checked this on a whim, i'd forgotten what you'd written about clams. here's my submittion, it's a quick biographical riff:

There once was a man named dad,
whose habits were nothing but bad.
if neglecting our chores
or slamming his doors,
we knew he would swear and get mad.

we thought that was funny, if you can believe it. sorry. you didn't really have bad habits, i needed something that rhymed.
i'll come back later and give you another extemporaneous poem or limmerick...

JP said...

If I can get my brain working, can I submit a poem?

Jana's Dad (JP)

Biology Guy said...

Greetings Paul and JP!

Hey Paul, me swear? Hell! I never sw..... aw dang! I just did one right there. S 'b t! And yes, do another poem! Thanks!!

And jp! Hey, thanks for stopping by!! That blog (?) picture of me was taken in Seattle at the Public Market (not sure of the name) last March when we were visiting Paul and Jana before Paul left for Iraq. We were taking a donut/coffee break amongst the fish, fruit, honey, etc. vendors. It was great to be there.
Don't worry about getting your brain working. I would offer my jumper cables, but I'm not sure if my brain has enough power to start anyone elses! Maybe a bug (a small one), maybe. A good cup of coffee might help . . . and I know where you could get a good one, but it would be a long drive. Anyway, do submit one/some,and take your time. Just jump in when your ready.

Paul & jp, this can just be a collection instead of a "contest", so just fly with it!

Thanks!
Biology Guy

Biology Guy said...

Greetings Paul and jp! Glad you found me and jumped in! I wrote you guys a "comment" last night, but today it was gone so I'll try again. Paul, go ahead and send more. We'll make this a collection instead of a contest.

jp - Greetings from St. James! Glad you could stop by! Go easy on the "brain starting" . . . maybe something less that jumper cables from your car battery . . .a good cup of coffee might be best. Take your time, this "collection" doesn't end until 2010. Yes, do submit a poem . . . or two . . . or ten.

jana said...

Oh, yippie! How funny that my first thought was to write a limerick, and that is what Paul wrote. We still think the same. I will start working on a Haiku, though, and get back to you.

jana said...

Green Lake get-away
I rode the bus with David
It made me belch

Paul can belch my name
He has never belched "David"
He must love me more

LC said...

coffee and sunshine
busted dancing in the hall
music in my head

LC said...

Fun blog bio guy! I'm glad that there are no rules, that we can just "fly with it" and that we have until 2010 to work on this. I appreciate the lack of structure in this creative challenge.

Jana...that haiku about Paul belching your name is sweet. I vote you haiku master because you really packed a lot into three lines. That's a story worth many more words.

Biology Guy said...

Hi Gang!!

Hey...What the...My SON belches your name? I could just as well have been raising CORN!

There once was a guy named Paul,
who belched his way through the hall.
He belched in Montana,
and met a young girl named Jana,
and now he splits firewood with his maul.

JP said...

Biology guy, you should check my blog see what you think. It's on jana's page "Dad's blog". We may have one think not in common.

In HS I took Biology and got a "D"
Oh well, that's just me.

Home from the war,older and smarter
took Biology for a starter
behold another "D"
Oh well, that's just me.

JP said...

Bio Guy, Let's try this:


Steam coming off a still morning lake.
Is that a Loon call I hear,
Or is that my mistake?

A fish jumps out of the water way over there.
That's just my luck,
I sit in my boat not very near.

Water like glass, calm in the air.
A gentle slap of water on the side of the boat.
Makes one feel there is no care.

Two hours and no such luck.
I think I'll drive to town,
Sit and sip coffee for a buck.

Biology Guy said...

Nice job, JP!
Today you get an "A" in Biology AND in English (and a GOLD STAR for being present!)! Now, if this happens again, I'll be sending you to the principal's office . . . . for GOOD BEHAVIOR! More later!
Biology Guy

John said...

Okay dad, here's the dumbest poem I can think of.

Duh:

I love pants in winter
My legs will keep them up
But then when it is summer
I will put some shorts on and then I don't know how they'll stay up besides maybe a big brown belt.

And duct tape?



-john.

Biology Guy said...

Jeez! Cool! How 'jya do that? I thought I had some dumb poems, but that has to be about the dumbest I've ever seen!!

Bio. Guy.

John said...

Thanks dad!! By the way I love Jana's belching poem. Hilarious.

Here's a poem for the "short" category:

If time was a ___
We'd all ___

Posy said...

the dog is cute
the sky is blue
I stepped in shute
Now what do I doo?

I tagged you to do a meme. Details are on my blog on June 18th.

daiv said...

Nice try Jana H
your poem su-u-ck-e-d.
I'm Paul's favorite.