No poet ever

Ms. Haiku
Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,374
edited December 2005 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
My old boss gave me a framed paragraph of prose by Mary Oliver from "Rule of the Dance." It starts, "No poet ever

How would you finish

No poet ever



?

No poet ever truthfully told a lie.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    My old boss gave me a framed paragraph of prose by Mary Oliver from "Rule of the Dance." It starts, "No poet ever

    How would you finish

    No poet ever



    ?

    No poet ever truthfully told a lie.

    no poet ever...lived the images in his head
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    No poet ever spent as much time writing as we'd imagine.
  • EvilToasterElf
    EvilToasterElf Posts: 1,119
    No poet ever lived, that didn't wrestle fate from failure
  • Blanche
    Blanche Posts: 247
    No poet ever would start a poem with "No poet ever".
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Blanche wrote:
    No poet ever would start a poem with "No poet ever".

    Haha, I nearly wrote that but I thought I'd get in trouble.

    Fakk it, get in trouble... :D
  • velvet I site
    velvet I site Posts: 192
    EvilToasterElf wrote:
    No poet ever lived, that didn't wrestle fate from failure

    nice.

    "No 'poet' ever" worried about others' judgements.
    change begins with discontent.
  • Blanche
    Blanche Posts: 247
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Haha, I nearly wrote that but I thought I'd get in trouble.

    Fakk it, get in trouble... :D
    It's been chilly these past few days. I could stand some heat. :D
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    no poet ever died happy
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    No poet ever realised the potential of an orange zygosporange.
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    No poet ever realised the potential of an orange zygosporange.

    or a purple murple
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    No poet ever found an exact rhyme for discombobulate, though.
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    No poet ever found an exact rhyme for discombobulate, though.

    Piss! Come, Bob, ya late! Does that come close? even if it does, I'm no poet, so it still holds true :)
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,374
    No poet ever walked backwards without finding a reason for a poem.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    No poet ever grew an oak tree out of his left armpit.
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    No poet ever "falls" in love. They may glide, float, run, dive, or even enter love riding side-saddle on horseback, but only the unwordly fall!

    PS that oak tree thing is not for lack of trying!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,374
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    No poet ever grew an oak tree out of his left armpit.
    Well, I don't know about that. I believe there was a time when we communed more with nature, and I could see how we could morph into a tree, and then grow another tree out of any nook and cranny available. You silly man, Fins.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    Well, I don't know about that. I believe there was a time when we communed more with nature, and I could see how we could morph into a tree, and then grow another tree out of any nook and cranny available. You silly man, Fins.


    That wouldn't make him a poet. That would make him a looney. :D

    No poet ever doubted those wise words. ;)
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,374
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    That wouldn't make him a poet. That would make him a looney. :D

    No poet ever doubted those wise words. ;)
    They most certainly do, Mr. Fins. All a poet does is doubt - doubt this doubt that, why why why? They are the word scientists.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    They most certainly do, Mr. Fins. All a poet does is doubt - doubt this doubt that, why why why? They are the word scientists.

    No poet ever doubted anything but the stupidity of non-poets. Poets are transcendental magi, bringing word gifts to the musechild of the Infinite.
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,374
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Poets are transcendental magi, bringing word gifts to the musechild of the Infinite.
    You got that right!

    I'm putting that on a bumper sticker.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird

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