JimLucas Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 (edited) As some of you know, each year the Northeast Squeeze In sponsors a limerick contest. (I'm sure you can guess what the "subject" might be.) Some folks (I'm one of them) think a haiku contest would also be fun. Although I won't make it to this years NESI, I am sending in a couple of absentee entries. Now, if you have squeezebox/free reed limericks -- or even haiku, -- you've composed, you may want to save them for the contest. But maybe you have have something that's in another form (sonnets, anyone?) or with more limited appeal. Why not put them here? (And all the others could show up here after the NESI.) I think everyone must be familiar with the limerick, but for those who don't know, a haiku is a very strict form. It need not rhyme, but it must consist of three lines, of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. E.g., Eyes like shining orbs, Playing her concertina, It's Rhomylly Forbes. But: Bellows in and out, Pumping away like crazy, Irish virtuoso. isn't a haiku, because the last line has too many syllables. Anybody else want to try? Edited December 11, 2008 by JimLucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart estell Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Anybody else want to try? OK, I'll bite. It's early enough in the morning... Lachenal, Wheatstone, Concertina burning bright ...This poem's not by Blake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomylly Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Jim, I am totally flattered What a great start to a rainy Friday morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Three more A concertina In out in out out in out An Anglo, of course Oh another one The bellows worked so smoothly English or Duet? That first one I saw perhaps an English played with welly, Rhommyly? Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Breath of wind in hand Billowing bellows fly to Concertina Land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomylly Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 kudos to all the poets who have figured out without hearing it pronounced that Rhomylly has 3 syllables. I'm not usually so lucky! the only other thing I can say is concertina playing is an awesome pursuit and the nicest people in the world do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 kudos to all the poets who have figured out without hearing it pronounced that Rhomylly has 3 syllables. I'm not usually so lucky! the only other thing I can say is concertina playing is an awesome pursuit and the nicest people in the world do it! Of course it's got three syllables - how else would you pronouce it? Samantha PS only four more posts, Rhomylly, and you'll be an ADVANCED member: if only advancement in concertina playing were so easy, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Thanks for the suggestion. I had fun with this. Tune is on the right Sometimes tune is on the left I'm in the middle Bellows in and out Buttons too go in and out Music can happen The concertina Is a very long instrument That can shrink to fit Concertina wire A telegram that you send to squeezebox player J.S. Bach would smile Music should be flexible Jesu Joy on Anglo Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Push the buttons here. Squeeze the bellows to and fro. Music comes out there. [but I think Wendy's "Breath of wind in hand..." is the best so far. When I first learned about Haiku in 8th grade, I was taught that in addition to the syllable count, there should be a reference to something in nature.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 13, 2003 Author Share Posted September 13, 2003 PS only four more posts, Rhomylly, and you'll be an ADVANCED member: if only advancement in concertina playing were so easy, eh? It works the same way, Samantha, and you know the Russian proverb: "REPETITION is the mother of learning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caj Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 One I submitted on the newsgroup: Imagine a goose blowing into an oboe while being stepped on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 13, 2003 Author Share Posted September 13, 2003 Rhomylly said: kudos to all the poets who have figured out without hearing it pronounced that Rhomylly has 3 syllables. I'm not usually so lucky! Three syllables; still, I feel silly. Is it "RHO-myl-ly", or is it "Rho-MIL-ly"? Or might it just be She says, "Rho-my LEE", Or even takes them by lots, willy nilly? And I hope she takes the following joint effort as the flattery it's meant to be, rather than as plagiarism. ...concertina playing is an awesome pursuit and the nicest people in the world do it! Concertina playing is an awesome pursu-it And the nicest people in the world do it! With good cheer and decorum They meet in the Forum, And post posts when they get around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 One I submitted on the newsgroup: Imagine a goose blowing into an oboe while being stepped on. Gee Caj, That sounds EXACTLY like my friend playing the bagpipes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Good golly, Miss Molly, I thought it was RHOM yl ly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 13, 2003 Author Share Posted September 13, 2003 And yet another one with local references: My friend has just bought a Maccann, sir, And to learn it he'd like a good plan, sir. But he needn't fret; Concertina.net Has a Forum for finding the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart estell Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 And yet another one with local references: My friend has just bought a Maccann, sir, ... etc That's a great one Jim. As it's tax return time for those of us in the UK, how about this one... When busking with various fellows, Passersby give me coins with their "hellos" When it comes to my taxes (If anyone akses) I hide them away in my bellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomylly Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 LOL it is RHOM-ill-eee. Y'all are so cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I thought I should write a quick homily for a squeezer who calls herself Rhomylly then I thought "I'm a berk! If the last line should work the poem would be an anomaly!" Samantha PS "Berk" is a mildly insulting term in British English ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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