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My old teacher, telling lewd jokesto mallards, wears a feathered hat.The sign says ' do not feed the ducks'but life does not change overnight.
Oh I love this! Despite the ton of information/images it imparts I don't have any idea the gender of the teacher. But its clear to me the teacher is very old and a little pixilated. Anyway, past a certain age gender is less well defined so it doesn't matter. And of course lewdness takes the place of more direct action (teehee). So the ducks are the recipients of the teacher's great wit (and never mind the insult to their kind by the feathered hat). And the Teacher WILL feed the ducks There are just those elderly people who have lived long enough to outlive a need to follow rules. Lord they can be infuriating. I love that this one is the one-time teacher of the N and a figure of authority gone goofy. All in 4 lines
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...reminded me of this. Haven't thought about it for a while. Thank you.
https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/072.html
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Cheers Indar. Pleased the poem resonated with you and life experiences.
best
Phil
best
Phil
indar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:08 pmOh I love this! Despite the ton of information/images it imparts I don't have any idea the gender of the teacher. But its clear to me the teacher is very old and a little pixilated. Anyway, past a certain age gender is less well defined so it doesn't matter. And of course lewdness takes the place of more direct action (teehee). So the ducks are the recipients of the teacher's great wit (and never mind the insult to their kind by the feathered hat). And the Teacher WILL feed the ducks There are just those elderly people who have lived long enough to outlive a need to follow rules. Lord they can be infuriating. I love that this one is the one-time teacher of the N and a figure of authority gone goofy. All in 4 linesMy old teacher, telling lewd jokesto mallards, wears a feathered hat.The sign says ' do not feed the ducks'but life does not change overnight.
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Thanks for sharing Tim.
cheers
Phil
cheers
Phil
Tim J Brennan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:28 am
...reminded me of this. Haven't thought about it for a while. Thank you.
https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/072.html