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My Janices

grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
edited January 2005 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
I wish I knew a girl named Janice
For then I could yell across a crowded room:
"Hey Janice!"
Likewise I wish I wore a size ten-and-a-half shoe
So I could say to the man at the bowling alley:
"Ten-and-a-half, please."
If I had an uncle with no arms, I would be happy.
I'd tell folks about him,
Recount his terrible story.
I'm sure it would be gruesome.
If I were in an airplane crash
I would write a feature article for Esquire
Complete with alliterative flourishes
And maybe I'd be on TV!
But oh, to be dying of some terrible nameless disease,
To break that to your friends,
To watch them cry.
To tell them you are about to drive
The car into the lake.
The priceless looks on their faces then!
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    That's "Wishlist" with extra balls, if I may say so on a PJ board. Great stuff as usal, Sir Groover.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    I mean, usual.
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    mr groove is at it again.. like it alot as it reminds me of a time, actually two different periods..

    I was in love with Janice. Her name was pronounced "Ja-Niece" .. she said it was a German name and that actually her name in German is pronounced "Sha-niece".. was she truthful? I don't care but I still remember her incredible talents...

    The other period of time is not as exciting.. however, at the time, it was quite humourous.. why are men such assholes??

    Whenever a new hire worked with our crew on the railroad, there was a sick initiation which my crazy buddy Bob was want to do.. especially if the newbie was young and naive..

    During a conversation, with the newly hired kid present, of course, Bob would ask another crew member how his wife (or girlfriend of some other relative) was feeling these days.. the script was that the wife was close to death and the doctors had given her only a few weeks to live.. the new hire would never say a word.. just stare blankly out the window of the diesel powered locomotive, wishing he had never taken this job ..

    sorry to ramble, but your poem has relevance to all of us and I can remember why..
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    I wish there were thirty-two counties,
    I wish I wasn't a rebel

    I wish I could stay up all night talking,
    I wish I could get to bed

    I wish I could hear Sandy Denny sing again beyond the grave
    like on the night I fell in love with her, fifteen years ago

    I wish I'd never ouija'd, never tapped the glass to sound.

    I wish,
    I wish,
    oh God,
    oh God,
    oh God.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I wish there were thirty-two counties,
    I wish I wasn't a rebel

    I wish I could stay up all night talking,
    I wish I could get to bed

    I wish I could hear Sandy Denny sing again beyond the grave
    like on the night I fell in love with her, fifteen years ago

    I wish I'd never ouija'd, never tapped the glass to sound.

    I wish,
    I wish,
    oh God,
    oh God,
    oh God.

    The last one was just a cod. I couldn't think of a third one and Sandy Denny came on the radio. ;)
  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    I don't kow Groove..but I feel I am that poem.....
    ali
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    That's "Wishlist" with extra balls, if I may say so on a PJ board. Great stuff as usal, Sir Groover.

    ha! that's a huge compliment in my book, Fins. Thanks!
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  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    olderman...how fortuitous that my poem could recall two such distinct events from your life. Words are quite incredible, no? Thanks so much for sharing those tales...'tis nice to hear about the lives of folks on the board outside of our writings...
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  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I wish there were thirty-two counties,
    I wish I wasn't a rebel

    I wish I could stay up all night talking,
    I wish I could get to bed

    I wish I could hear Sandy Denny sing again beyond the grave
    like on the night I fell in love with her, fifteen years ago

    I wish I'd never ouija'd, never tapped the glass to sound.

    I wish,
    I wish,
    oh God,
    oh God,
    oh God.

    even if the third bit is a cod, I love this. adore it. thank you for it.
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  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    Ali wrote:
    I don't kow Groove..but I feel I am that poem.....
    ali

    This makes me rather happy.
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  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    Its just a poem thats felt...to me.

    walking blind.I am.
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    Ali wrote:
    Its just a poem thats felt...to me.

    walking blind.I am.

    you? walking blind? how so?
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  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    Walking blind in the fact of life.
    its like I said..I am not in control of my own destiny..last night proved it.
    You just kind of do-you know.
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    I think I know. Or, rather, I think I knew.
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  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    I actually had my fingers crossed in my pockets praying that no completely
    unwanted relation ship arose...and it worked.
    Walking blind.
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    Ali wrote:
    I actually had my fingers crossed in my pockets praying that no completely
    unwanted relation ship arose...and it worked.
    Walking blind.

    you know what I think happened?
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  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    What happened?Dit-moi...(Tell me)
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    check your pms. :)
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  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    Dont you think we should have a philosophy page?
    Lets notify our webmaster Mr. Vedder....
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    Ali wrote:
    Dont you think we should have a philosophy page?
    Lets notify our webmaster Mr. Vedder....

    it would be cool...but do you think enough people would post on it?

    I want to think of a cool name for it that relates to PJs lyrics (like All Encompassing Trip and A Moving Train)...currently thinking...
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  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    I think people would post on it.Philosophy boards must be hard to find...plus if they relate to PJ...the better.
    Just life philosophy.
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    Check it out.I wrote a philosophy question on SOLAR.
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • grooveamaticgrooveamatic Posts: 1,374
    it's a great idea...pm sea or kat about it...although I doubt it'll happen since they just spent a month and a half overhauling the board...it's worth a shot.

    my first two ideas for a philosophy board name:

    A Seed Wondering Why It Grows

    The Answers Are Fatal
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  • shiftlesslayaboutshiftlesslayabout Posts: 20
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    That's "Wishlist" with extra balls, if I may say so on a PJ board. Great stuff as usal, Sir Groover.

    Totally!

    Actually, I see it being set to music, but not "Wishlist" like music, but funky dirty music...it would be an awesome song. even though it doesn't rhyme...it could be done.
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