This Poem was Submitted By: Thomas Edward Wright On Date: 2005-04-25 14:50:31 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!To Listen to Music While Reading this Poem, just Click Here!
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Two Sir Isaacs for a Galileo?
We’re trading Famous Historical Science Figurines (it's Monday).
In amongst Henry’s nervous systems sits
This little man who Henry really is.
Let’s call him Manny.
Manny sits inside Henry making certain Henry is.
Henry has doubt spilled on his shirt.
When walking-talking-Henry dissipates into the ethereal,
Manny will go to the Kingdom of the Father,
Where he will eat with other Mannys after water polo?
Henry is confused but I assure him this is doctrine.
He ordered take-out in response, nothing quick and easy,
But Kung Pao Chicken and Spring Rolls with White Rice.
One day all the Mannys will be together in the Kingdom?
I open Einstein’s mouth and drop in his headache medication.
Big Ben bongs and the Queen flies by.
I wonder why my daughter has trouble
With an acute angle subtended by an arc tangent to the line
Connecting the two points.
Pass the rolls.
Manny?
He has Darwin in his mouth, about to neuter.
The air is fresh.
I jiggle Bach's box.
It's warm to the touch.
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Copyright © April 2005 Thomas Edward Wright
This Poem was Critiqued By: Elaine Marie Phalen On Date: 2005-05-07 10:19:08
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Hmmm, Manny/Manna/many/Man. In this skull are many mansions and so on. Henry is branching out, or maybe imploding. Lines 3 and 6 definitely strike me as being crucial. When a person is unsure of his own existence, what's left?
I love "Big Ben bongs and the Queen flies by" ... tangential thoughts, which continue with the mathematical tangent to follow. We are constantly self-aware and sometimes that can be our undoing; maybe Henry and Manny are better off, eh? Being immersed in the moment, and not off wandering in the ether, must be restful sometimes.
Bach's box!!! Oh Lordy, that's priceless. And Darwin in his mouth ... but what can evolve from this? Further genius, or deeper madness?
This series is habit-forming. I keep uncovering other layers here. Soon as I clicked to submit my last crit for you, the "Mark my words" hit me (too late, of course, but I still got to chuckle).
Brenda
This Poem was Critiqued By: arnie s WACHMAN On Date: 2005-05-04 19:41:58
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 8.81818
Sounds like the Cuckoo's Nest or Alice in the rabbit hole?
Does Big Ben smoke crack? He's got the bong!
How about two Einsteins for a Manishevitz?
Thnks
This Poem was Critiqued By: Tony P Spicuglia On Date: 2005-04-26 09:44:03
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.71429
Thomas, I consider myself somewhat adroit at puzzles, analogies, mixed content, and other- non essential preservatives, and I have tried, surely I have tried, but your indexing is beyond me. I can presume to note what this is about, but I would be “untruthful”. I can, however, share what I’m thinking when I am not figuring out what it is you are saying, and maybe, that is the truer purpose to begin with.
Two Sir Isaacs for a Galileo? – considering the existential properties of both men, their abilities to characterize the real world in idealistic terms, I am not sure I’d make this trade. However, as we all know, there are a lot more Sir Isaacs in circulation than Galileo-s, so the trade may be lucrative, no matter the intrinsic value of scientific contributions.
We’re trading Famous Historical Science Figurines (it's Monday).
In amongst Henry’s nervous systems sits
This little man who Henry really is. – We are left scratching our heads as to Henry. He may be any of many famous Henry-s or he may be just a common trader in scientist commodities. At any rate, I’m going to pretend he is Henry VIII. He at least can be traced to “doctrines” that affected the world, well, so can Henry Kissenger, Thomas, this is too hard.
Let’s call him Manny.
Manny sits inside Henry making certain Henry is. – Manny, the only famous Manny-s I know are all ball players, Rodriguez, Mota, ect. .. ect… ect… hence, the trading of figurines,… - and/or cards…?
Henry has doubt spilled on his shirt.
When walking-talking-Henry dissipates into the ethereal,
Manny will go to the Kingdom of the Father, - Of course, the ID of Henry becomes the soul expectorated- that is, the figurine of Henry will be devoid of soul when Manny leaves, and empty hulk, without substance, a white washed grave stone, or is Manny the real loser?
Where he will eat with other Mannys after water polo? – since Manny has gone to the Father, and eats after water polo, does that mean a horse’s Manny goes as well?
Henry is confused but I assure him this is doctrine.
He ordered take-out in response, nothing quick and easy,
But Kung Pao Chicken and Spring Rolls with White Rice. – Henry must be really confused, soulless, and probably quite jealous of Manny, who gets the real promotion.
One day all the Mannys will be together in the Kingdom? – Is it not a done deal? Can their really be a morbid destination for those who do not embrace the doctrine of abandonment/promotion, and Mannys- why them?
I open Einstein’s mouth and drop in his headache medication. – Einstien never really had these problems, he believed the the foundations of quantum mechanics, which easily can be made to fit the pre-manny leaving Henry, and the post-manny leaving Henrys. It is simply the properties of energy and matter conservation at work.
Big Ben bongs and the Queen flies by. – “Bongs”, high on life?
I wonder why my daughter has trouble
With an acute angle subtended by an arc tangent to the line
Connecting the two points.
Pass the rolls. – here we have a real problem, balls, curvatures, arcs, strings, but ROLLS? Please.
Manny? – See big Ben, and the polo crowd.
He has Darwin in his mouth, about to neuter.
The air is fresh.
I jiggle Bach's box.
It's warm to the touch. – Darwin would understand Henry, Bach’s clavier would only be warm to the touch if his Manny still plays. Anyway.
Thomas I feel I have missed the big picture, and am quite, irritated at that. Correct me severely, tell me the nuances I have missed, and I’ll read it again enlightened, almost as the penance for…. the Pope dying and doctrine being affected by, Mannys?
This Poem was Critiqued By: Rachel F. Spinoza On Date: 2005-04-26 07:50:29
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
We’re trading Famous Historical Science Figurines (it's Monday).
...Whoops wrong room - I thought this was anthropologists anonymous
In amongst Henry’s nervous systems sits
This little man who Henry really is.
Let’s call him Manny.
....Okay – “Hi Manny” – welcome//
Manny sits inside Henry making certain Henry is.
...Can he come out to play?
Henry has doubt spilled on his shirt.
...Here – let me clean it up with a little Freud – the Lime Aquinas didn’t work
When walking-talking-Henry dissipates into the ethereal,
Manny will go to the Kingdom of the Father,
...Kind of a conjoint passage?
Where he will eat with other Mannys after water polo?
Maybe…but that would pre-suppose the possibility of cosmic losers
Henry is confused but I assure him this is doctrine.
...Easy for you to say
He ordered take-out in response, nothing quick and easy,
But Kung Pao Chicken and Spring Rolls with White Rice.
...Please pass the soy sauce and where is the lemon chicken?
One day all the Mannys will be together in the Kingdom?
...Yes, but will there still be a need for fortune cookies?
I open Einstein’s mouth and drop in his headache medication.
...Careful – Aleve does funny things to his hair
Big Ben bongs and the Queen flies by.
“…you owe me ten farthings says the bell of saint martins
When will you pay me says the bell of old bailey
I do now know says the big bell at Bow….I forget the rest].
I wonder why my daughter has trouble
With an acute angle subtended by an arc tangent to the line
Connecting the two points.
You need to ‘splain it to her better
Pass the rolls.
Manny?
He has Darwin in his mouth, about to neuter.
Darwinian man for all his ways
Is always and only a monkey shaved – Princess Ida
The air is fresh.
I jiggle Bach's box.
It's warm to the touch.
Must be from those tender physician's hands whioh can also make great
poems. Bravo Thomas and good old Henry {and Manny too]
This Poem was Critiqued By: Mark Steven Scheffer On Date: 2005-04-25 23:06:48
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Ho,
Galileo. Manny's got something for him. Or so I hear. Didn't get him good enough first time around. You left out that part.
It's been fun.
Again.
If you ever come across an inter-disciplinary Aristotle, claim him for me. No much is too much. My Aquinas is lonely.
Nox
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