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

I went over bent,
wincing,
to take my pun-ishment.
I had asked for it,
I had made my bed,
and now had to lie in it,
covers over head.
The uncovered eye
is liable to
catch anything.
That poem caught
my eye
now
I hope it will
throw it
back....

Time In A Bottle

hi TR,

bye both of you. off for a swift 'demi' afore i eat.

cya
spiff

Are you drinking coffee or watching 'G.I. Jane' on fast-forward?

Striptease on Freeze Frame is far more satisfying.

*Dragging this thread kicking and screaming back on topic*

Dr T's original poem, which this thread relates to, is this:

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Here is a 'poem' I wrote for the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.

Bastion

So long sovereign surrogate mother.
150 years of servility and subjugation,
Born in the cloud of an opium epidural;
Now to return to the home of my father,
Land of my people,
No longer to be your little yellow bastion.

Dr Montague Trout
20 June 1997

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I like it. I like the wordplay of the last line, and the imagery of the opium epidural. In fact the metaphor is well sustained, and the whole thing does it for me.

I am bumping this up to the top of the page for my fellow Underguiders' delectation, pleasure and commentary.

Ben

I've submitted it to the BBC Poem Competition.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/homepage/int/DM/B/1/img/-/arts/poetry/essentialpoems/competitionpage.shtml

Good luck!

B

"the metaphor is well sustained" was enough for me. Thanks.

I never won any prizes, dammit.

I like the poetry of Post 21 though.

Trout

Thanks for bumping it up Dr T, it was good to read it again.

B

I just saw you were spring-cleaning. I've got a whole heap of crap in here as well as some that I'd like to get into UG if poss. Just post something impolite to those you don't want and I'll ship 'em out.

Trout.

Well if it is really crap, you can always remove it yourself! But don't worry, Dr, I will call it like I see it. However, I like most of the stuff of yours that I have seen.

B