Hatrack River Forum: A Poem for Hatrack

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Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

Hatrack River

Flowing invisibly between databytes
The webnaught strays
In the harbor of Hatrack River.

Helpful dockmen haul the boat ashore.
You are fed and greeted.
A local god drops by and says hello.

Everything you wanted to know is
Here, at Hatrack River.

Friends to be found, stories to be told,
Landmarks made,
Abundant music, and laughter,
Old-fashioned photos to show who you're talking to,
Occasional picnics to bring the world together,
Always conversations to take you late into the night.
Debate, and love.

Come home, my friend, to Hatrack River.

Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :

[Smile]

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

So true [Smile]

Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :

I like poetry. And i like your one. Right ! It's so true !

Posted by no. 6 (Member # 7753) on :

Cool. I'm still reading Journey to the West and that could almost be lifted right out of it.

[Cool]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

[Kiss]

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

Now, make it rhyme and put it in an iambic pentameter.

JH

Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :

[Smile]

Posted by kacard (Member # 200) on :

[Big Grin]

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

Or, write a sonnet with the same meter and the following rhyming scheme:

AA
AB
BA
AA
CD
DD
CC
DC
EF
GF
EG
GE
FG
GE

Posted by no. 6 (Member # 7753) on :

I like it just as it is. [Razz]

Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :

Where is that thread where you ell people what makes you cry? This does...
Its too pretty.

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

*thwaps Jonathan*

When people write you poetry it is a gift.

You do not then turn around and give them an assignment.

Posted by Vána (Member # 6593) on :

It's beautiful!

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Very touching.

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

I never said it wasn't a fantastic song. You think it didn't touch me? The fact that I didn't ignore it means that it's a real poem (today, anyone throws in a post-modern, meaningless, random array of words and calls it fantastic poetry), and I like it. Besides, my "assignment" is an impossible one, unless you invent a language (and the last one invented got a bit out of hand).

Seriously, I like it; and was using the sonnet as a joke.

JH

[ May 05, 2005, 02:56 PM: Message edited by: Jonathan Howard ]

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

I'm working on it, okay? Give me some time. It takes longer to put passion in sonnets. (But it's usually worth it)

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

Hey, only if you want to do it. I was basically joking.

Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :

That's beautiful!

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

It is... [Eek!]

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

You've smacked me with your glove, and you don't expect me to respond to your challenge??

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

I am offering you an unpassable challange. You may ask OSC to help you, but you're essentially limited by the English language - unless you invent words. That rhyme structure in an iambic pentameter? Impossible!

Posted by Chris Kidd (Member # 2646) on :

hey jenny maybe it can become the hatrack anthem.

[Blushing]

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

Well, I was going to go for just a plain sonnet first!

Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :

[Big Grin]

It's lovely!

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

I've been taking a ride down the River, revisiting old familiar and beloved places. I wrote this poem to a community that embraced me.

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

It's beautiful.

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

Unfortunately, I never did write that sonnet.

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

Thanks, Tammy

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

Jenny! I've missed you. How are things?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Hiya, Jenny. [Smile]

Nice to have you visit.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

Nice to see you around. [Smile]

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

Beautiful. Anyone want to try setting it to music? Though... I'm not sure how OSC will take being compared to a god.