h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: Greylags - A12855594
Author: langsandy - U4056622

got this off to the wrong place - hope this corrects that - Greylags meant for Alternative Writing Workship - sorry

arent greylags geese

Anser : anser

That’s beautiful. Really is. Particularly the second part. Cool word choices - love all those d’s in the middle).

I find the effect of single word lines difficult to understand. I ignore them reading through and that works. But if I imagine it with out them, it doesn’t work as well. It’s a bit like learning to see those 3D pictures that only appear when you don’t focus properly.

Waz

(PS miraculousrandomness, yes, they are. Don't you see them in this?)

yes It just seems a strange name for a goose

Nearly as strange as Anser anser. Which google annoyingly changed to answer answer.

From googling, having insisted on the 'wrong' spelling, there's a suggestion that Greylag is because it's one of the latest to migrate. Making it the grey goose that laggs behind. Don't know if it's true, but it's a neat idea. I like it.

I like neat ideas

shorter oxford english 1936 confirms meaning - I like your wallow
- will visit now and then - in Shrewsbury, have you heard the clock sprinkle its quarters on the sleeping town

typography must have a place in how we look at print - imagine
reading poetry in black letter or Old English caps - how beautiful
the oriental scroll - the caligraphy of the Book of Kells - the difference between Gill Sans & Garamond - the emphasis of a line
by itself - a title for instance.

ardea cinerus [latin for langsandy]

I wonder wether I have lost all facial expressions except and

there should be one for shuteye - its past your bedtime

Waz called my attention to read your poem. Certainly is nice, short and clever. ( I like that)
Though your English is very high class for me, because where I live in America they speak a different English. Where I was born they did not speak English, so I hope you understand.
The grey is OK, guess lag means goose.? I am Blue Bird so I must know something about feathers.
Waz sent me some photo from these birds. Perhaps they are in between geese and ducks. Than the name lag must be proper. I never saw them here -yet.

dr bb of happiness, 'grey' means 'grey goose' - 'lag' means
to fall behind - ie : Greylags are the last species of goose
to migrate [to leave] - you will not find them in the Americas
- enjoy your 4th of July

A lovely poem, langsandy.

it depends upon a literary conceit, the short metaphor,
a device I use to get around the stigma of vers libre - not
always sucessful and a long time in developing - I'm pleased
you like it - what, I boldly inquire, is your forte - cheers

their is a shuteye amiley

shows I can still intuit which means I don't have to pinch myself
to know you are awake - & what's with the camouflage - you must be
VERY young as there are no neater ideas than hydrogen bombs - take
a look at a dragonfly or a honeybee if you don't believe me - &
apart from being bored out of your skull - what's your metier - are
you a grey one left behind