tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post4550055056970670212..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--'Don't Let That Horse'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8327838019874810332014-08-15T07:31:47.724-04:002014-08-15T07:31:47.724-04:00I have seen the painting a long time ago long befo...I have seen the painting a long time ago long before i heard of the poem - but I can not find it I search every once in awhileGary LeDrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068991382387312722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-70850423583816258032012-05-01T06:39:27.042-04:002012-05-01T06:39:27.042-04:00I've been trying to find the picture too after...I've been trying to find the picture too after discovering Ferlinghetti's poem via the Judith Weir music setting. Lovely blogpost :)Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41372363778891876472010-11-11T16:36:38.057-05:002010-11-11T16:36:38.057-05:00At A Poem a Day from the George Hail Library, Mari...At <i>A Poem a Day from the George Hail Library</i>, Maria Horvath, found the picture that goes with the poem. You can find it <a href="http://ghpoetryplace.blogspot.com/2010/10/dont-let-that-horse-eat-that-violin.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Thanks for writing, Bob.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-81716613319076849202010-11-10T21:27:50.911-05:002010-11-10T21:27:50.911-05:00I performed this poem as part of a theatre ensembl...I performed this poem as part of a theatre ensemble that performed during the opening of the Witherspoon Art Gallery at the University of NC at Greensboro decades ago. The Chagall painting is not the one you have here. Hopefully I can find the one that we showed on screen and will send it your way.Bob Callicutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884809420705285090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-58012531761258991162010-10-08T10:35:08.551-04:002010-10-08T10:35:08.551-04:00Thanks for sharing this, Gary!
"Papish cats&...Thanks for sharing this, Gary!<br /><br />"Papish cats"? Interesting... Catholics? Real <b>cats</b> who are Catholic? I can't see the later since cats aren't the types to be reined in by Catholicism. (Cats can't be reined in by anything!) People with funny pope hats?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-17664183650623131282010-10-08T07:35:53.152-04:002010-10-08T07:35:53.152-04:00another fav Ferlenghetti
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It was like this wh...another fav Ferlenghetti<br /><br /><br />See<br />It was like this when<br />we waltz into this place<br />a couple of Papish cats<br />is doing an Aztec two-step<br />And I says<br />Dad let’s cut<br />but then this dame<br />comes up behind me see<br />and says<br />You and me could really exist<br />Wow I says<br />Only the next day<br />she has bad teeth<br />and really hates<br />poetryGary LeDrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068991382387312722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56060750571290868862010-07-03T08:41:35.625-04:002010-07-03T08:41:35.625-04:00Oops, that didn't work since it was read as sp...Oops, that didn't work since it was read as spacing! Duh! Email me and I'll send it to you!<br />dianemayrATdianemayrDOTcomDiane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-4328348408079913692010-07-03T08:40:04.169-04:002010-07-03T08:40:04.169-04:00You can manipulate the spacing with html code, but...You can manipulate the spacing with html code, but the above poem was just too crazy for me to tackle. Here's code that is equal to about 2 spaces: Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-3620402523993869682010-07-02T07:16:12.219-04:002010-07-02T07:16:12.219-04:00How fun to follow your train of thought and resear...How fun to follow your train of thought and research. Great idea to show a screen shot to give readers a sense of the format of a poem -- I've never figured out how to make Blogger cooperate with formatting...Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-5584377925283329072010-06-28T21:12:46.269-04:002010-06-28T21:12:46.269-04:00hmmmm. Looks like a horse with a violin in its mo...hmmmm. Looks like a horse with a violin in its mouth!I'm Jet . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/18126808059666263516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2995163335389191942010-06-25T21:32:26.568-04:002010-06-25T21:32:26.568-04:00Too cool, Diane! I love ekphrastic poetry!
Laura...Too cool, Diane! I love ekphrastic poetry! <br /><br />Laura Evansall things poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676584641409205152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41711936821494090992010-06-25T08:25:22.905-04:002010-06-25T08:25:22.905-04:00The poem, the song, the artwork -- everything spok...The poem, the song, the artwork -- everything spoke to me. I couldn't have enjoyed this more if I tried! <br /><br />Thanks, Diane!<br /><br />AndyAndrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.com