• The poem at 3 a.m. / gjd

    From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 14 17:55:22 2022
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    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

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  • From General-Zod@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Wed Jun 15 20:35:55 2022
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    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.....

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to General-Zod on Thu Jun 23 18:01:39 2022
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    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).

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  • From George J. Dance@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Thu Jul 7 21:57:58 2022
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    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.

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Wed Jul 27 04:14:40 2022
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    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.

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Thu Jul 28 22:52:08 2022
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    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...

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Tue Oct 4 21:50:05 2022
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    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....

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  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Mon Oct 10 22:07:43 2022
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    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...

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to George J. Dance on Sun Nov 20 20:51:30 2022
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    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.

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