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gowerboy 5/5/2008 8:53 am
incapable

just incapable
of writing a straight sentence
or framing
a coherent phrase

which is a problem
when translating

and the sun is shining
and the outside beckons
like a friend wanting me
to come out to play

and I'm imagining
superpowers
and what I would do
with them

and I'm dreaming
of journeys
like books
and books
like knives

and the swifts scream
in an ecstasy of flight

but the page drags me back
to its drear dead wood
and black marks
like an epitaph
to my life

here he sat
and died

where's my cape?


debutanteBaltimr
11349 posts 

5/5/2008 10:19 am

I found my cape in a bottle of pills. (I got three 8's for this post! That means I'm gonna get a bunch of MONEY!!!)

TAKEN it yet? Yes or No? ( )

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/5/2008 10:31 am

    Quoting debutanteBaltimr:
    I found my cape in a bottle of pills. (I got three 8's for this post! That means I'm gonna get a bunch of MONEY!!!)
I won three euros on the lottery at the weekend!

Three euros!!

*starts running round making "whoosh" noises*

rachieannelol
1000 posts

5/5/2008 11:46 am

I love the cartoon piccys, just tried to find them on google but can't...oh and by the way i won £10 on the lottery saturday...so...bigger 'whoosh' noises than yours...

sunnybonnita
221 posts 

5/5/2008 2:28 pm

spontaneous !

but....that epitaph "here he sat and died"is so desperately sad.
(U sure you didn't write "here he sat dry-eyed"in the original.)

aplansos for your new haircut too!

sunlover1950
3559 posts 

5/5/2008 3:35 pm

Hmmm, so you can be nice-looking ? Now I see you have beautiful eyes.
Nothing Welsh though ...

Sorry you can't go out i8n the sun...Skip some classes !

SL

Keep love in your heart !
SL

mickey6785
701 posts 

5/5/2008 5:33 pm

Hummmm.........did you just wake up????

Later,
Mickey

Never take life seriously. No one ever gets out alive anyway.

bituin4u
307 posts 

5/5/2008 6:12 pm

wished for super powers?what could that be?

Yours,
Pola

bellezia
15638 posts

5/5/2008 6:39 pm

What about imagining a superwoman?

melmac
1355 posts 

5/5/2008 6:58 pm

hey mate good to see you man
have a peaceful day pal

straight from the heart

MunchkinMatron2
8447 posts 

5/5/2008 7:30 pm

Ow, the notion of you with your knickers worn over your tights.

Didn't you get the memo from The Incredibles' suit designer? No capes---NO CAPES!!!!

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

Whatsherface
2044 posts 

5/5/2008 10:03 pm

I think you're supposed to wear the cape over your shoulders and not your waist. It's not a blinking kilt or nappy, mate.

Jealous of peeps who win at lottery as never won at those. Of course, it would help if I actually bought some.

In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 3:59 am

    Quoting sunnybonnita:
    spontaneous !

    but....that epitaph "here he sat and died"is so desperately sad.
    (U sure you didn't write "here he sat dry-eyed"in the original.)

    aplansos for your new haircut too!
Ah, not that sad. Just an epitaphy way of describing how life goes
by while you're sitting at work having to work. But that, as they say,
is life.

I'll pass your aplausos on to my barber

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:01 am

    Quoting sunlover1950:
    Hmmm, so you can be nice-looking ? Now I see you have beautiful eyes.
    Nothing Welsh though ...

    Sorry you can't go out i8n the sun...Skip some classes !

    SL
Nah, that's not me, that's my nice-looking (but evil) twin.

Let's skip some classes and go to skipping classes!

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:02 am

    Quoting mickey6785:
    Hummmm.........did you just wake up????

    Later,
    Mickey
Yup

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:03 am

    Quoting bituin4u:
    wished for super powers?what could that be?
X-ray vision, of course.

What superpower would you like?

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:04 am

    Quoting bellezia:
    What about imagining a superwoman?
Have you got the costume?

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:05 am

    Quoting melmac:
    hey mate good to see you man
    have a peaceful day pal
You too, Mac.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:07 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Ow, the notion of you with your knickers worn over your tights.

    Didn't you get the memo from The Incredibles' suit designer? No capes---NO CAPES!!!!
Those aren't tights!

We gotta have capes...we can't whoosh without capes...

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 4:09 am

    Quoting Whatsherface:
    I think you're supposed to wear the cape over your shoulders and not your waist. It's not a blinking kilt or nappy, mate.

    Jealous of peeps who win at lottery as never won at those. Of course, it would help if I actually bought some.
Ah, but it's a bulletproof nappycape.

Which protects from within and without.

Give me six numbers between 1 and 49
and I'll buy a ticket for you.

Whatsherface
2044 posts 

5/6/2008 5:09 am

Actually, I have never ever bought lottery tickets except for things like raffle tickets and lucky draw stuff. Wouldn't know how, really.

OK, how about 6 3 28 31 42 13? So if they won, you are actually gonna give me the dosh? *where's the cynical raised eyebrow smiley?*

Also, bit unnecessary to protect within, isn't it?

In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 7:02 am

    Quoting rachieannelol:
    I love the cartoon piccys, just tried to find them on google but can't...oh and by the way i won £10 on the lottery saturday...so...bigger 'whoosh' noises than yours...
I have to stop being oh-so-clever and replying to you in Spanish,
the censor doesn't like it.

You can find the cartoons at w w w . explosm . n e t / comics

(guapa y rica? no puede ser!)

There. Let's see if that gets through.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 7:08 am

    Quoting Whatsherface:
    Actually, I have never ever bought lottery tickets except for things like raffle tickets and lucky draw stuff. Wouldn't know how, really.

    OK, how about 6 3 28 31 42 13? So if they won, you are actually gonna give me the dosh? *where's the cynical raised eyebrow smiley?*

    Also, bit unnecessary to protect within, isn't it?
Any money won by these numbers will be placed in a trust fund until
you are considered to be of responsible enough age to deal with the
enormous sums involved.

I'll be trustee *cough*

The protection within is to protect those without.

BegumMagnolia
105 posts 

5/6/2008 8:13 am

Hi

I just noticed your pic in the Magazine and thought ....
this is the sexiest picture I have seen in a long long time

and a poet to top it


If you love someone, set them free

MunchkinMatron2
8447 posts 

5/6/2008 9:31 am

    Quoting gowerboy:
    Those aren't tights!

    We gotta have capes...we can't whoosh without capes...
Pantyhose?? You've been hanging out with elricardo, haven't you?

Fluffy bloomers work if you want to make whoosh sounds.

(Just a suggestion)

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 9:35 am

    Quoting BegumMagnolia:
    Hi

    I just noticed your pic in the Magazine and thought ....
    this is the sexiest picture I have seen in a long long time

    and a poet to top it

Well, that's very kind of you to drop by and say so.

Thanks very much for visiting

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/6/2008 9:39 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    Pantyhose?? You've been hanging out with elricardo, haven't you?

    Fluffy bloomers work if you want to make whoosh sounds.

    (Just a suggestion)
Darn.

I appear to have put my underpants on over my stockings and now
the suspenders have got all tangled up with my superhero utility
belt (a la Batman...the belt, I mean, not the stockings...although
I always had my doubts about Robin...).

Anyway. Can someone cut me free from all this, please?

Very, very carefully.

rachieannelol
1000 posts

5/6/2008 11:28 am

    Quoting gowerboy:
    I have to stop being oh-so-clever and replying to you in Spanish,
    the censor doesn't like it.

    You can find the cartoons at w w w . explosm . n e t / comics

    (guapa y rica? no puede ser!)

    There. Let's see if that gets through.
Hmmmm...FF must like you...i have tried twice to comment here...once in spanish only...got deleted...then again in english and spanish like you but again got deleted...so will mail my reply....

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/7/2008 1:24 am

    Quoting rachieannelol:
    Hmmmm...FF must like you...i have tried twice to comment here...once in spanish only...got deleted...then again in english and spanish like you but again got deleted...so will mail my reply....
It's tricky...you have to sandwich a little Spanish between
a couple of thick slices of English...I'm feeling hungry now...

agag_00_back
881 posts 

5/7/2008 6:39 am

The poem seems to be depicting a teacher's accumulated agony in the middle of the term. Makes me want to play some movie in class for a change.

Agnes

MunchkinMatron2
8447 posts 

5/7/2008 6:47 am

    Quoting gowerboy:
    Darn.

    I appear to have put my underpants on over my stockings and now
    the suspenders have got all tangled up with my superhero utility
    belt (a la Batman...the belt, I mean, not the stockings...although
    I always had my doubts about Robin...).

    Anyway. Can someone cut me free from all this, please?

    Very, very carefully.
*takes a piccy first*

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

melmac
1355 posts 

5/7/2008 6:53 am

hey bro

peace to you mate
have a great day

straight from the heart

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/7/2008 7:30 am

    Quoting agag_00_back:
    The poem seems to be depicting a teacher's accumulated agony in the middle of the term. Makes me want to play some movie in class for a change.
Accumulated agony....sounds painful.

What ages do you teach?

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/7/2008 7:30 am

Fat load of help you are.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/7/2008 7:33 am

    Quoting melmac:
    hey bro

    peace to you mate
    have a great day
You trying to give me déja vu, mac?

Have a good day

MunchkinMatron2
8447 posts 

5/7/2008 9:06 am

    Quoting gowerboy:
    Fat load of help you are.
You actually expected me to miss the opportunity?

*chortle*

Now stop grumbling---I'll get WHF in here with Hakim.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/7/2008 10:56 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    You actually expected me to miss the opportunity?

    *chortle*

    Now stop grumbling---I'll get WHF in here with Hakim.
You think I'm scared of those two?

Whatsherface
2044 posts 

5/7/2008 1:16 pm

You called?

Double-sworded with Hakim and Fairouz.

Might be getting a new one over the weekend. Beaut who will be named Faddah.

MM has seen me wield the assaya ... WEG.


In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.

MunchkinMatron2
8447 posts 

5/7/2008 5:55 pm

    Quoting gowerboy:
    You think I'm scared of those two?
I thought you needed cutting down?

Make up your mind--you need to be scared, or you need cutting down? Because if you need to be scared, I'm telling you, I burned all those pics of me with a root perm yonks ago.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

agag_00_back
881 posts 

5/8/2008 7:26 am

    Quoting gowerboy:
    Accumulated agony....sounds painful.

    What ages do you teach?
It's both painful and tiring especial at the thought that there are still two months left before the arrival of my summer vacation.
The ages I teach are 18-20 this term.

Agnes

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/8/2008 11:20 am

    Quoting Whatsherface:
    You called?

    Double-sworded with Hakim and Fairouz.

    Might be getting a new one over the weekend. Beaut who will be named Faddah.

    MM has seen me wield the assaya ... WEG.
    /:>
I love a woman who loves swords...I shouldn't, but I do.

You can bring your assaya, just leave the soles of my feet alone.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/8/2008 11:21 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    I thought you needed cutting down?

    Make up your mind--you need to be scared, or you need cutting down? Because if you need to be scared, I'm telling you, I burned all those pics of me with a root perm yonks ago.
I needed cutting free, not cutting down.

And don't you know the difference between scaring and terrifying?

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/8/2008 11:22 am

    Quoting agag_00_back:
    It's both painful and tiring especial at the thought that there are still two months left before the arrival of my summer vacation.
    The ages I teach are 18-20 this term.
Ah, not so bad...better than teeny teenagers...they're the worst.

MunchkinMatron2
8447 posts 

5/8/2008 5:28 pm

    Quoting gowerboy:
    I needed cutting free, not cutting down.

    And don't you know the difference between scaring and terrifying?
For some reason I had the notion of you suspended by your suspenders. What superhero wears suspenders anyway?

Scaring is sending you the piccy of a head shot of me with a root perm. Terrifying is panning down and giving you an eyeful of the 80s shoulder pads. It got so bad in Manila we gals actually wore T-shirts with them shoulder pads and thought we all looked spiffy. Now THAT's terrifying.

I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.

gowerboy
7848 posts

5/9/2008 7:31 am

    Quoting MunchkinMatron2:
    For some reason I had the notion of you suspended by your suspenders. What superhero wears suspenders anyway?

    Scaring is sending you the piccy of a head shot of me with a root perm. Terrifying is panning down and giving you an eyeful of the 80s shoulder pads. It got so bad in Manila we gals actually wore T-shirts with them shoulder pads and thought we all looked spiffy. Now THAT's terrifying.
Are you sure we're talking about the same suspenders here?
You might want to check your American - British dictionary.

T-shirts with shoulder pads?

omigoodgod

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