a poem i d like to share with you all :-)

[RonBee]

Ron asks Lucy to send him to send him a donut through the computer,
But then he wonders if that would really suit her.

8)

 

[lucyarliwu]

Would Lucy from China be averse
To Ron posting another verse?

:wink:

8)

Lucy would love to read
Another poem created
by Ron
With laughters in spread



Lucy trying to imitate Ron

 

[lucyarliwu]

Ron asks Lucy to send him to send him a donut through the computer,
But then he wonders if that would really suit her.

8)

Lucy tries to send Ron a Chinese dumpling
Instead of a donut knowing
it will be a dream
For her to make it in dancing

hehe....

 

[RonBee]

Sorry for two same posts here, so I'm ready to delete one now, but what I don't understand is why I kept trying to post it last night but failed until today I found there are two here already !!

Weird! :?

Yep, that happens. Usually, the postings appear right away, but sometimes (for some reason I am not sure of) the posting doesn't appear right away. You might think your posting has been lost in cyberspace but your posting winds up getting posted to the board anyhow. It doesn't usually happen, but at times you will get another posting every time you click on Submit. Anyhow, I usually delete the duplicate postings.

8)

 

[RonBee]

Would Lucy from China be averse
To Ron posting another verse?

:wink:

8)

Lucy would love to read
Another poem created
by Ron
With laughters in spread



Lucy trying to imitate Ron

Ron likes to give Lucy laughter.
And, after all, that's what she's after.

:lol:

8)

 

[lucyarliwu]

Yep, that happens. Usually, the postings appear right away, but sometimes (for some reason I am not sure of) the posting doesn't appear right away. You might think your posting has been lost in cyberspace but your posting winds up getting posted to the board anyhow. It doesn't usually happen, but at times you will get another posting every time you click on Submit. Anyhow, I usually delete the duplicate postings.

8)

Ya, it's very strange and I just encounter this problem recently, it's really a headache! I'll try to delete the duplicate postings one by one.

 

[RonBee]

I think that mostly happens when the site is really busy (as it has been lately). Don't worry about deleting duplicate postings. That's what Red is paying me for. :lol:

:wink:

8)

 

[RonBee]

Tonight Ron will be sleeping.
Tonight he will be dreaming--
A dreaming that is seeming
To be a dancing dumpling.

8)

 

[RonBee]

I've posted a new poem. I'd like you to read it and see if you can discover the metaphor. Go here: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4586#4586

8)

 

[Tdol]

A new take on dropping someone a line. ;-))

 

[RonBee]

 

[RonBee]

Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson sailed the Half Moon up the Hudson River,
And that changed the world forever.
He was looking for a trade route to an old world,
But a new one is what he did discover.

Henry Hudson never did make it to China, I fear.
So he said, "The Chinese will just have to come here."

After Henry Hudson gave the Hudson Valley his name
He went sailing off to find another place to claim.

Henry Hudson ventured boldly where few had dared to go.
What fate awaited him was something he could scarely know.



2003-06-27

 

[lucyarliwu]

A new take on dropping someone a line. ;-))

May I get more explanation on this line,Tdol?

Lucy in confusion

 

[RonBee]

A new take on dropping someone a line. ;-))

May I get more explanation on this line,Tdol?

Lucy in confusion

He was referring to the posting where I posted this to you: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4586#4586

"Line" refers to "a line of poetry". Also, to "drop a line" to someone or to "drop someone a line" is to send them a note. It's kind of a play on words (a pun). I kind of enjoy the way Mr. Frost compares leaves to something else without explicitly mentioning that other thing. It is a metaphor. (Do you know what he is comparing the leaves to?)

8)

 

[RonBee]

Homophone pair.

I don't like food to go to waste, so I eat it, and it goes to my waist.

:wink:

 

[Tdol]

A new take on dropping someone a line. ;-))

May I get more explanation on this line,Tdol?

Lucy in confusion

He was referring to the posting where I posted this to you: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4586#4586

"Line" refers to "a line of poetry". Also, to "drop a line" to someone or to "drop someone a line" is to send them a note. It's kind of a play on words (a pun). I kind of enjoy the way Mr. Frost compares leaves to something else without explicitly mentioning that other thing. It is a metaphor. (Do you know what he is comparing the leaves to?)

8)

Eeeexactly. ;-)

 

[RonBee]

The Girl in the Red Dress

She stands. She walks.
She flits past me
Like a cardinal
Hopping on the bough of a tree.
On the vine, the tomato red
Is round and ripe and juicy.
Until I pluck it from the vine,
It sits and waits for me,
But she waits for no man,
And, it seems,
I can only touch her
In my dreams.





1997-06-26

 

[lucyarliwu]

The Girl in the Red Dress

She stands. She walks.
She flits past me
Like a cardinal
Hopping on the bough of a tree.
On the vine, the tomato red
Is round and ripe and juicy.
Until I pluck it from the vine,
It sits and waits for me,
But she waits for no man,
And, it seems,
I can only touch her
In my dreams.


1997-06-26

Good poem!
I love it!
I just wonder if the red color stands for strong and exciting love and it's so divine that it's even so hard for you to catch this mysterous pretty creature

Lucy wu in China

 

[RonBee]

Thank you. I'm glad you like that one. The girl described in the poem was indeed both pretty and mysterious. I didn't really know her. I just sometimes let my imagination run away with me. Indeed, that's the fun of it.

:wink:

So, do you think I should post more poems in this thread, or should I put them somewhere else instead?

:wink:

 

[RonBee]

A poem: "Remembering Is Too Hard"

I have a poem for you to read.

• Remembering Is Too Hard
  
  What I wanted to remember, I could not,
  And I cannot say what it is I forgot.
  What reason for remembering, I do not know why,
  And I don't even know if I should try.
  
  When it is too late for it to matter,
  Then I can oftentimes remember
  What I thought wanted to know.
  The memory is there, but it is too slow.
  
  Remembering is hard; forgetting is easy.
  (Thinking about that too much makes me queasy.)
  I try not to remember how easy it is to forget.
  At least what I cannot remember I cannot regret.

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