tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post2240459327867341868..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: ode to Percy Bisque Silleygautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-33626350572774162242009-12-21T00:01:38.763-08:002009-12-21T00:01:38.763-08:00your witticism has charm :)your witticism has charm :)Americanising Desihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04089753612782157378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-4050955016262929542009-12-20T16:13:36.251-08:002009-12-20T16:13:36.251-08:00from Therese L. Broderick--"(so he says, but ...from Therese L. Broderick--<br><br>"(so he says, but I think otherwise)" --<br><br>Isn't that always the way with poets and their readership?! One says something, the other thinks otherwise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-76167606778612543202009-12-19T20:46:37.525-08:002009-12-19T20:46:37.525-08:00silleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee no doubt..and enjoyable...tha...silleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee no doubt..and enjoyable...thanks for thisWayne Pitchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-5291490304616579552009-12-18T07:26:08.724-08:002009-12-18T07:26:08.724-08:00Deb: Welcome then!Peggy: But you must attend more ...Deb: Welcome then!<br><br>Peggy: But you must attend more carefully. No wheat flakes were e'er mentioned - I cannot stress this enough, and it is perchance one matter upon which Ms. Antipathy and I remain in staid Agreement.<br><br>Julie: Moonly? 'Tis a tunely word and mellifluous enough; I cannot object.<br><br>A Question Engendered: Why do my threads attract almost exclusively the fair sex? I do realize that a certain searing masculinity penetrates my parlance, but fear not. I do not mean to threaten others of my gender and would frankly value the insights of other men, tho of course you cannot hope to be as moonly as me. (Please see above for "moonly.")Percy Bisque Silleyhttp://percybisque.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-11966011860348434392009-12-18T06:39:04.871-08:002009-12-18T06:39:04.871-08:00This made me giggle - not exactly meteoric or moon...This made me giggle - not exactly meteoric or moonly in the conventional way yet... somehow... fitting.Julie Jordan Scotthttp://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/jjspoetry/2009/12/i-see-it-a-shell-said-precious-samuel-get-your-poem-on-105.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-24088430622765382722009-12-17T23:56:18.304-08:002009-12-17T23:56:18.304-08:00I liked the rice bran and wheat flakes. gave me a...I liked the rice bran and wheat flakes. gave me an impression of the character.peggyhttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-20619647999586682562009-12-17T21:09:09.197-08:002009-12-17T21:09:09.197-08:00It seems I have walked into the middle of a tryst....It seems I have walked into the middle of a tryst. ;-)Debhttp://stoneymoss.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-69520497893923267012009-12-17T15:37:26.557-08:002009-12-17T15:37:26.557-08:00I'll be so disappointed triptoes if you are no...I'll be so disappointed triptoes if you are not blogging out of New Delhi and are wearing a cardigan and felt slippers in the Bronx.All my images are in place.<br>Yours..waist length hair,colourful<br>saris and lots of tinkling gold arm and ankle bracelets.rallentandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-52223374031604906872009-12-17T15:07:28.063-08:002009-12-17T15:07:28.063-08:00Than you for bringing some delightful fun to my wo...Than you for bringing some delightful fun to my world today, Gautami! =DLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-23311188683866945472009-12-17T14:32:44.774-08:002009-12-17T14:32:44.774-08:00Paul Oakley: So ah-reckon mebbe yer kin to the fab...Paul Oakley: So ah-reckon mebbe yer kin to the fabled Annie?<br><br>R. Broeker: Then in truth, Sir, you understand not much. <br><br>I pull thy Beard and patronizingly tousle thy head. (Or “noogies” as Ms. Americanisms would doubtless declare…)<br><br>David Moolten: Me or her? <br><br>Answer astutely Man - elsewise I am prepared to issue forth a Challenge…Percy Bisque Silleyhttp://percybisque.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-58838371413779805442009-12-17T13:12:33.863-08:002009-12-17T13:12:33.863-08:00I like the wordplay here and slant rhymes. This i...I like the wordplay here and slant rhymes. This is quite witty.davidmooltenhttp://davidmoolten.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-54406222440218225672009-12-17T11:46:41.887-08:002009-12-17T11:46:41.887-08:00My first thought after following the link: oh, two...My first thought after following the link: oh, two of one kind. Then I saw the comments of PBS - and do not understand why he doesn't like your commendation.<br><br>Best wishes<br>RalfRBroekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602494065251750620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-30500175822631309652009-12-17T09:50:51.255-08:002009-12-17T09:50:51.255-08:00loved it and thanks for dropping by This Blog Of M...loved it and thanks for dropping by This Blog Of Mine.<br>Larry.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086755362215081746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-83144063005542387122009-12-17T09:20:48.253-08:002009-12-17T09:20:48.253-08:00Great fun. Nice that it elicited a manly, modest r...Great fun. Nice that it elicited a <i>manly, modest</i> response from PBS.Paul Oakleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426789386840488470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-71911179404207036702009-12-17T08:22:53.215-08:002009-12-17T08:22:53.215-08:00Ms. Tripathy: When will you frankly acknowledge th...Ms. Tripathy: When will you frankly acknowledge that you blog from a flat in the Bronx? I have analyzed your writing style... India indeed...Percy Bisque Silleyhttp://percybisque.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-39410816077225749082009-12-17T06:23:57.646-08:002009-12-17T06:23:57.646-08:00Gautami, thank you for making me smile with this p...Gautami, thank you for making me smile with this poem, and for sharing. :)Raven's Wing Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576438868694047958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-21682291438161255502009-12-17T05:36:02.707-08:002009-12-17T05:36:02.707-08:00SmilesSmilesIrenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918979903066830662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-39510146934913157032009-12-17T05:27:20.059-08:002009-12-17T05:27:20.059-08:00That was a really funny read. Thanks for posting....That was a really funny read. Thanks for posting.Tim Remphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422296532550497806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-63335628511024609052009-12-17T05:10:47.168-08:002009-12-17T05:10:47.168-08:00I can see you're having great fun here, Gautam...I can see you're having great fun here, Gautami, as is Mr Silley!Derrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-32232990631934669252009-12-16T18:46:38.722-08:002009-12-16T18:46:38.722-08:00Nicely done, I got a good chuckleNicely done, I got a good chucklesagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-66494863086802843482009-12-16T16:38:22.865-08:002009-12-16T16:38:22.865-08:00Mark: By way of a more scholarly Introduction, ple...Mark: By way of a more scholarly Introduction, please see "The Complete Poetry of Percy Bisque Silley" published by Johns Hopkins Universities Presses.Percy Bisque Silleyhttp://percybisque.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-45347848089943397862009-12-16T15:09:55.741-08:002009-12-16T15:09:55.741-08:00It just gets better and befuddlier. :) Delightful!...It just gets better and befuddlier. :) Delightful!Tumblewords:http://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-73757586803241327242009-12-16T14:37:52.643-08:002009-12-16T14:37:52.643-08:00A wonderful introduction and way to produce a smil...A wonderful introduction and way to produce a smile.<br><br>Well done!markhttp://radio-nowhere.org/nb/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-64565975545468985752009-12-16T10:22:59.575-08:002009-12-16T10:22:59.575-08:00Very witty. You made me smile, and like Lorraine ...Very witty. You made me smile, and like Lorraine and Thom, curious to find out more.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809185582216906363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-16259389905018674272009-12-16T09:29:34.474-08:002009-12-16T09:29:34.474-08:00Tripathy AntipathyO vile pathetic pretense!Gautami...Tripathy Antipathy<br><br>O vile pathetic pretense!<br>Gautami Tripathy pretends antipathy<br>In peripatetic verse that, verily,<br>Treads pedestrian in all comparison<br>With mine as relentlessly she seeks<br>To discredit a Poet of mettled Merit <br>And Superior Wit such as Blogdom<br>Never did espy ‘afore this time<br>And who (by which I do refer to me)<br>I ought to add (no more than<br>Parenthetically) in days of yore<br>Was summoned intimately<br>With indiscretion sweet by one <br>I shall not name for Honor’s sake –<br>Her words with reference to perhaps <br>My reach, perhaps my stamina, ‘tis never<br>Mine to know, I cannot state…<br>In any case, she let is slip so lavish and unchaste:<br>“Come, O hither come to Momma <br>My Mohammed Ali of Amour.”<br><br>Ever Yours in Manful Modestly,<br><br>PercyPercy Bisque Silleyhttp://percybisque.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com