Dr. Seuss Gives Up Women (how to, love, call, wedding)

[beowulf7]

Originally Posted by sierraAZ

That's poetry, wolfie, and it has to rhyme! Don't be a nitpicker!

I couldn't resist the nit.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

I couldn't resist the nit.

I know the feeling...

[JerZ]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

LOL, I wonder who wrote that.

BTW, the plural of "fish" is "fish", not "fishes".

Yes, but making it "fishes" was definitely Seuss-esque. As for a happy marriage...I read that Geisel (is that the spelling?) had a really weird marriage...possibly his wife abandoned him? I'm not sure. She was then estranged from their children for many years; that part I'm sure of.

And as for his feelings on various matters...he's dead so I doubt he's feeling much of anything. Except bliss, if you believe in that sort of thing.

But heck. It was a poem and it was fun so it's all good.

[beowulf7]

Originally Posted by JerZ

Yes, but making it "fishes" was definitely Seuss-esque. As for a happy marriage...I read that Geisel (is that the spelling?) had a really weird marriage...possibly his wife abandoned him? I'm not sure. She was then estranged from their children for many years; that part I'm sure of.

And as for his feelings on various matters...he's dead so I doubt he's feeling much of anything. Except bliss, if you believe in that sort of thing.

But heck. It was a poem and it was fun so it's all good.

BTW, you're attempt at poetry wasn't shabby either.

[JerZ]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

BTW, you're attempt at poetry wasn't shabby either.

Awwwwwwwwww...thanks, b! What a nice thing to say.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by JerZ

Awwwwwwwwww...thanks, b! What a nice thing to say.

I liked these parts, too.

For we girls are so desperate,
We girls are so fat,
We have warts, we're small-chested,
We'll take any rat.

Oh, it's true, you may find
That the girl you reel in
Has fourteen baby-dads
Or a quadruple chin.

[beowulf7]

Originally Posted by JerZ

Awwwwwwwwww...thanks, b! What a nice thing to say.

Here's my lame attempt. It's only 1 stanza.

I once went out with a girl.
I was giddy and went in a whirl.
I asked her what we should do.
She said, "Whatever, but not with you!"

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

Here's my lame attempt. It's only 1 stanza.

I once went out with a girl.
I was giddy and went in a whirl.
I asked her what we should do.
She said, "Whatever, but not with you!"

Yey, another poet! Darn, I'm the only talentless one...

[JerZ]

Originally Posted by beowulf7

Here's my lame attempt. It's only 1 stanza.

I once went out with a girl.
I was giddy and went in a whirl.
I asked her what we should do.
She said, "Whatever, but not with you!"

OMG, I'm dyin'!!!

Sierra, I don't believe you for a minute. You write so well in general, there must be a poet in there somewhere.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by JerZ

Sierra, I don't believe you for a minute. You write so well in general, there must be a poet in there somewhere.

http://members.aol.com/nkouzmina/music1/Diogen.jpg

JerZ, life must've killed the poet in me before she was born... Being bilingual (aka speechless... ) and bicultural doesn't help, either, but here we go!

In this fine quorum
of our dear forum
everybody is a talent
and some are even gallant.
Rhyme dictionary, have a little mercy
and help this poor poet get some gramercy!