tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post4502034855947251079..comments2024-03-29T06:16:09.260-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Double DactylTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-62559560596008792032011-08-31T02:01:27.456-04:002011-08-31T02:01:27.456-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ScottOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862732189843248100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-18175784608355708332011-08-31T01:51:35.883-04:002011-08-31T01:51:35.883-04:00I'm a bit (two years) late to this thread, but...I'm a bit (two years) late to this thread, but I wrote one even longer ago than that:<br /><br />Tremolo, Shlemolo<br />Vladimir Horowitz<br />What a pianist he<br />Turned out to be!<br /><br />Even when he was an<br />Octogenarian<br />Few on this earth could play<br />Better than he.ScottOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862732189843248100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-1014152305950481062010-05-25T15:17:44.113-04:002010-05-25T15:17:44.113-04:00sadly I remember only the first verse of the follo...sadly I remember only the first verse of the following, which I read in college:<br /><br />Higgledy piggledy<br />Physicist Heisenberg<br />Dotted his theories with<br />H-bars and q's [pronounced "cues"]Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879276000059572415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-26214851880098434962009-10-22T16:40:45.112-04:002009-10-22T16:40:45.112-04:00Third time's the charm...more revisions. Here&...Third time's the charm...more revisions. Here's the link:<br />http://maclibrary.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/double-dactyl-i-wrote-one/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-66295609587116872252009-10-22T16:20:51.711-04:002009-10-22T16:20:51.711-04:00Revised:
holy guacamole
Siamese, not chihuahua
aut...Revised:<br />holy guacamole<br />Siamese, not chihuahua<br />author Judy Schachner<br />Skippyjon plots<br /><br />he bounces big boy bed<br />closet is planet Mars<br />perritos amigos<br />books checked out lotsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-27880184369394690742009-10-22T16:19:25.432-04:002009-10-22T16:19:25.432-04:00Love these! I actually wrote one, didn't think...Love these! I actually wrote one, didn't think I could.<br /><br />holy guacamole<br />author Judy Schachner<br />Siamese, not chihuahua<br />Skippyjon plots<br /><br />he bounces big boy bed<br />closet is planet Mars<br />perritos amigos<br />books checked out lotsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-19423581872542754032009-10-22T14:21:21.057-04:002009-10-22T14:21:21.057-04:00Thanks, Julie. I'm a sucker for a catchy title...Thanks, Julie. I'm a sucker for a catchy title--or one with a play on words.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-29058716862932045692009-10-22T12:52:30.918-04:002009-10-22T12:52:30.918-04:00Elaine: "Better Duck...It's Dick" ha...Elaine: "Better Duck...It's Dick" has got to be one of the best poem titles of the new millenium.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-27511867548207809582009-10-22T00:02:21.638-04:002009-10-22T00:02:21.638-04:00Tricia,
I'm ba-a-a-a-a-ck...with another doub...Tricia,<br /><br />I'm ba-a-a-a-a-ck...with another double dactyl over at Political Verses:<br /><br />Better Duck...It's Dick: A Poem about Dick Cheney's Hunting Prowess<br /><br />http://politicalverses.blogspot.com/2009/10/better-duckits-dick-poem-about-dick.htmlElaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-73216453822343900262009-10-21T17:07:06.955-04:002009-10-21T17:07:06.955-04:00Tricia,
Here's another double dactyl for you:...Tricia,<br /><br />Here's another double dactyl for you:<br /><br /><br />Gravity savity<br />Isaac, Sir, Newton,<br />Math’matical genius<br />And physicist too,<br /><br />Got into alchemy…<br />Transmutability…<br />Tried making gold<br />From a base metal brew.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59283243984152440902009-10-21T14:15:40.822-04:002009-10-21T14:15:40.822-04:00Hi Tricia ~ First foray into double dactyl and fi...Hi Tricia ~ First foray into double dactyl and first post on your blog. Double challenge! This was inspired by a Poetry Alive! post on Facebook about Coleridge.<br /><br />Xanadu Shmanadu<br />Samuel Coleridge<br />created his Kubla<br />throughout the night.<br /><br />But oh! the intruder<br />a damsel from Porlock<br />who found the poor poet <br />high as a kite.Carol Weishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714185124041031419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-45147903304907252932009-10-21T10:23:04.263-04:002009-10-21T10:23:04.263-04:00I love these! Here are a few more, inspired by Ha...I love these! Here are a few more, inspired by Halloween reading, teaching my undergrads music history, and my son's favorite book on inventions, respectively.<br /><br /><br />Tippety Typety<br />Poe (Edgar Allen)<br />Sat down at his desk<br />At a quarter past four.<br /><br />Moaning and groaning<br />And clutching his stomach<br />“Oh WHY did I eat so much<br />crow? NEVERMORE!”<br /><Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-74663131628694993662009-10-20T22:42:34.322-04:002009-10-20T22:42:34.322-04:00Internet Spinternet
Tricia the blogerette
poses he...Internet Spinternet<br />Tricia the blogerette<br />poses her poem posts<br />into the sky.<br /><br />Teachers, librarians,<br />mothers, grammarians<br />gather words gratefully.<br />“This one I’ll try.”Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-28446493071723001372009-10-20T19:45:37.297-04:002009-10-20T19:45:37.297-04:00Well, I chose Emily before reading the comments.
...Well, I chose Emily before reading the comments.<br /><br />Higgledy-Piggledy<br />Emily Dickinson<br />Dressed all in white while she<br />Eschewed all prose.<br /><br />Scribbling poems that<br />Nobody would publish<br />That all could be sung to<br />The song “Yellow Rose.”janeyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58054445482674835522009-10-20T19:17:22.631-04:002009-10-20T19:17:22.631-04:00Great double dactyls, everyone!
I decided to writ...Great double dactyls, everyone!<br /><br />I decided to write a couple of double dactyls about characters from children's books.<br /><br /><br />Higgeldy piggeldy<br />Max was a "wild thing,"<br />Got into mischief,<br />Was sent to his room,<br /><br />Kicked up a rumpus<br />With like-minded wild things.<br />Some kiddies go crazy<br />Once they leave the womb.<br /><br /><br /><Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-63502401811862855302009-10-20T18:56:52.452-04:002009-10-20T18:56:52.452-04:00This one is inspired by the latest dinosaur book I...This one is inspired by the latest dinosaur book I'm reading with my 8-year old (just shoot me now ...)<br /><br />Scarety Rarity<br />Quetzalcoatlus the<br />Mexican dinosaur<br />what a surprise!<br /><br />Pterosaur terrible<br />wings unbelievable<br />ultrareptilian<br />king of the skies!<br /><br />Okay, I'll admit I cheated after the name with the word the. Just in case you need Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-75062964045951097482009-10-20T01:12:19.347-04:002009-10-20T01:12:19.347-04:00Thanks, Julie! I have to tell you that I thought a...Thanks, Julie! I have to tell you that I thought about writing one on Emily Dickinson, so I was pleased to see yours--and amazed you were able to address her fly poem in this particular poetic structure!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-10497165028034757592009-10-20T01:03:28.269-04:002009-10-20T01:03:28.269-04:00Kate, those are fabulous! Love "polymorphetic...Kate, those are fabulous! Love "polymorphetically" and the galloping suffragettes!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-86161600786380566112009-10-19T17:21:29.893-04:002009-10-19T17:21:29.893-04:00Okay, this is really fun! Here are my experiments ...Okay, this is really fun! Here are my experiments with double dactyls:<br /><br />Daisies and daffodils<br />Eleanor Roosevelt<br />Rode on a bicycle<br />Down to the lake.<br /><br />Sixty-four suffragettes<br />Galloped behind her as<br />Eleanor taught them to<br />Make no mistake.<br /><br />********<br /><br />Laggardy-Saggardy<br />Jefferson Cavendish<br />Fiddled and faddled and<br />Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-60258448865503540582009-10-19T14:51:40.386-04:002009-10-19T14:51:40.386-04:00Oops - I made an assumption that the "Pat&quo...Oops - I made an assumption that the "Pat" who contributed earlier was Pat Lewis, but I take that back. Pat-Whoever - that is a brilliant contribution/ I love the "quantumechanically" line. <br /><br />About the last lines of each quatrain - a double spondee would mean four stressed syllables in a row. That's not what's happening. It's a dactyl plus a single Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-49498784894243843082009-10-19T14:46:42.183-04:002009-10-19T14:46:42.183-04:00Well, it's true, my double dactyl over at Poli...Well, it's true, my double dactyl over at Political Verses doesn't have the name of a famous individual, but it does have the name of a crazy football team...does that count? And I'm proud to say that I came up with a tortured dactylic six-syllable single word ("Fort-Oglethorpishly"?)that pleased me. When I was learning about double dactyls, the six-syllable single word was Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-46590045737371908482009-10-19T13:39:37.934-04:002009-10-19T13:39:37.934-04:00Several years ago, at the 50th annual meeting of t...Several years ago, at the 50th annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, someone got up and read an entire history of the society in a chain of double dactyls. After a long day of serious academic papers, it caused uproarious laughter. I'll get to work on this!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-84193882292165702232009-10-19T11:05:55.659-04:002009-10-19T11:05:55.659-04:00Tricia,
I posted two double dactyls over at Polit...Tricia,<br /><br />I posted two double dactyls over at Political Verses last week--one written by me and another written by Julie Larios. Neither includes the name of a famous individual. Here are the URLs:<br /><br />http://politicalverses.blogspot.com/2009/10/god-goalpost-and-gimme-scriptures.html<br /><br />http://politicalverses.blogspot.com/2009/10/double-dactyl-by-julie-larios.htmlElaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-88365933707355340062009-10-19T06:56:06.730-04:002009-10-19T06:56:06.730-04:00Knowledge, Ltd.
A slight diversion from your rule...Knowledge, Ltd.<br /><br />A slight diversion from your rules, Tricia, but here's a double dactyl:<br /><br />Higgledy-piggledy,<br />Quantumechanical <br />Physicist Heisenberg<br />Wrote a new Planck,<br /><br />Constantly stressed the Un-<br />Certainty Principle,<br />Leaving some scientists<br />Drawing a blank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-63712368092445848862009-10-19T05:49:44.601-04:002009-10-19T05:49:44.601-04:00A Midsummer Night's Press published a murder m...A Midsummer Night's Press published a murder mystery told in 66 consecutive double dactyls:<br /><br />THE GOOD-NEIGHBOR POLICY: A DOUBLE-CROSS IN DOUBLE DACTYLS by Charles Ardai<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />www.amidsummernightspress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com