The poem at 3 a.m.

The poem at 3 a.m.
does not want to be written;
it visits only to mock you.

- gjd

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.

> The poem at 3 a.m.
> does not want to be written;
> it visits only to mock you.

> - gjd

Quite a good short poem.....

On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>> does not want to be written;
>> it visits only to mock you.
>
>> - gjd
>
> Quite a good short poem.....

Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.

Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
/Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
forgotten it.

This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
two countries, but you probably knew that).

On 2022-06-26 4:25 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
> George J. Dance wrote:
>> On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>
>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>> does not want to be written;
>>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>>
>>>> - gjd
>>>
>>> Quite a good short poem.....
>
>> Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
>> off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
>> Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.
>
>> Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
>> top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
>> off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
>> /Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
>> and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
>> forgotten it.
>
>> This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
>> a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
>> belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
>> two countries, but you probably knew that).
>
> The "Wayward Muse", as I often refer to her.
>

Originally I was considering replacing it with "A Work of Art," but I
think it words as a good beginning to the chapter. I can always use
"Art" to begin the next page.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>> does not want to be written;
>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>
>>> - gjd
>>
>> Quite a good short poem.....

> Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
> off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
> Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.

> Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
> top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
> off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
> /Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
> and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
> forgotten it.

> This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
> a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
> belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
> two countries, but you probably knew that).

Again, good plan, in my opinion.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>> does not want to be written;
>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>
>>> - gjd
>>
>> Quite a good short poem.....

> Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
> off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
> Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.

> Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
> top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
> off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
> /Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
> and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
> forgotten it.

> This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
> a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
> belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
> two countries, but you probably knew that).

Once more quite good...

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.

> The poem at 3 a.m.
> does not want to be written;
> it visits only to mock you.

> - gjd

Another fave revisited....

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.

> The poem at 3 a.m.
> does not want to be written;
> it visits only to mock you.

> - gjd

Another all-time fave...

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>> does not want to be written;
>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>
>>> - gjd
>>
>> Quite a good short poem.....

> Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
> off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
> Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.

> Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
> top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
> off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
> /Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
> and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
> forgotten it.

> This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
> a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
> belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
> two countries, but you probably knew that).

Again, a good read.