A Poetry Reading

[MHenry]

A Poetry Reading

As he recited
(He could not be cowed at all)
He passed a little gas
Still, he milked the cudding crowd
Grazing lazy in the grass



Number four in the series...Intend to post reveal today

[Bobby Del Boy]

I missed the first two and also any directive. However, I will give my interpretation. I hear the old song "Grazing in the grass it's a Gas can you dig it!"

[MHenry]

Hi, BDB, thanks for the look and the interpretation!
I saw those guys in person about ten years ago (The Friends of Distinction) with the Turtles and Three Dog Night at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles!

[Suz-zen]

'all silence is the recognition of mystery'

MHenry my last words (with help from Nabokov!)

[MHenry]

That is a great quote! Thanks for that, Suz-zen!

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Ah, MHenry, I saw the reveal before I got to this one (me being a linear thinker and starting at the top of the queue), but I love it! I was going to guess something like 'Shakespeare on the Green' or some such, which our town does each summer, but never would I have guessed the makeup of the audience!

[MHenry]

Thanks, RLW! If you can tell what the cartoon is about by reading the tanka, I probably have not done a good job of 'reinterpreting'! The Armored Cargo is an example of one that is so much like the cartoon, it might be unfair to call it a reinterpretation. It is more like a restatement in poem.

[grant hayes]

I knew this would be something bovine, but never expected a cartoon reference. Quite apart from the ekphrasis, I admire the sound of this tanka. I want to use 'cudding'!

[MHenry]

grant, Sensei! It is heartening to see you again after a well-deserved haitus! Thank you chewing on this domesticated tanka!

[DWAYNE]

Hilarious!

Tis an ill-wind, that blows no good.

Couldn't resist!

[MHenry]

Ah, you found the source of the ill-wind! Mighty fine sniffer my friend! Thanks for following the trail of effluvience!