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Posted by Dingo Posts 93 Registered at 2013-03-09 04:23:58	2018-02-19 23:34:47 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Trying making a poem with Mouthansar, His name uses up a whole stanza, But down in the south, where he's shortened to Mouth, He's more well known than Mario Lanza.
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2018-02-19 23:58:34 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	<i>Extracts from a chat somewhere past St. Ana on the way from Hong Kong to Auckland ... gobsmacked by the Doldrums:</i> <b>Mouthansar:</b> Will you go to the East or the West There is no way of telling what's best The winds are so fickle "Was will sich entwicklen?" Asks Rumskib, who's sailing with zest. While I listened to Carlos St. Ana I was sailing an eastbound banana Now, we're heading South And the bard known as Mouth Is wearing his Aussie bandana. <b>Dingo:</b> T'was early in the month of Feb, I left to sail the VOR, Told my wife I'd be away, four weeks or maybe more, That's fine she said, sail well my boy, go fast for the Auckland shore Now it's looking on the cards, I'll sail right past her door. <b>Mouthansar</b> Dingo! That is phenomenal. Nothing like the doldrums to turn the poetic side of a manbrain inside out There is a fine Aussie named Dingo Who is currently leading this stint. Yo!!! His wife is a dear. She's steering him clear. Of the beer joints to which he might else go. (By 'stint' I mean overall VOR so far) <b>Dingo:</b> Mouth, I now realise there's a SOL version of haiku. Poem's are limited to 200 letters. Nice one Mouth! )) Trying making a poem with Mouthansar, his name uses up a whole stanza, but down in the south,where he's shortened to Mouth, he's more well known than Mario Lanza. <bZ>Mouthansar:</b> Haiku is a very different stanza. Here's an attempt at the noble art: An ocean becalmed Plowed by furious keels Rest the seas, sailor. LOL ... Who's Mario Lanza? <b>Dingo:</b> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Lanza That is a lovely haiku Mouth! <b>Mouthansar:</b> I am so proud to be compared to Lanza. I quote from Wikipedia: "Lanza was known to be "rebellious, tough, and ambitious." ... also known for: " addictions to overeating and alcohol" Hmm ... still spot on! --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2018-02-20 00:00:18 ---
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2018-02-20 00:04:31 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
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Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2018-02-20 00:34:22 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Furthermore: There's a species of the coyote It's a prominent 'Stralian' floaty Not quite like the gringo It is known as a Dingo A poetic and competent boatie.
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2018-02-22 23:14:37 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Celebrating a fickle 3rd place in Hong Kong to Auckland: There once was a man named Mouthansar Who lived his life chasing a stanza His mind in the bends Harassing his friends And just now in a sailing bonanza.
Posted by Dingo Posts 93 Registered at 2013-03-09 04:23:58	2018-02-24 04:51:37 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	A keen young SOLer named Mouth, Had entered a race way down south. But by five in the morning, He could see he was yawning, So he took a long nap on the couch.
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2018-02-27 06:14:03 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	On the imminent threat of being Bonk'ed: When you're racing a close race with Bonk You're in trouble much more than you thunk On your stern with a grin You cannot let him in This is one race you don't want to flunk.
Posted by SaltheartFoamfollower Posts 4 Registered at 2015-09-27 16:11:01	2018-03-05 15:29:49 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	On dicing for the minor places with Mouthansar and Dingo... Well, tha’ didnae work Guess I must be a burk Ta think that a shift Woulda gave me a lift So I’ll have ta continue ta lurk If we battle too much A dog from the bush I think it’s a Dingo, Yes indeedy, by jingo Will pass us, ‘like’ (modern parlance) whoosh For avoidance of doubt You must click on the route Then the waypoints you’ll see And the red ones will be Stuck to the coust Also sprach Mouthasthustra Aha, yes, abracadabra! “You make me hot, you make me sigh, You make me laugh, you make me cry,” Thus Steve Miller on the matter --- Last Edited by SaltheartFoamfollower at 2018-03-05 15:30:24 ---
Posted by Jan van der Puil Posts 92 Registered at 2013-08-06 21:35:15	2018-08-12 18:37:16 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	After a month going nowhere too fast in the GGR, Tamalone was moved to compose... This is the race that never ends, It just goes on and on, my friends. Some started sailing it not knowing what it was, And they'll continue sailing it, forever just because.... This is the race that never ends. Clipping along
Posted by Dingo Posts 93 Registered at 2013-03-09 04:23:58	2018-08-24 10:37:13 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	The Rustler She's a conservative boat, and she'll stay afloat, through storms and high seas, with the wind in the trees. She'll guide an ol' fart, eyes on the chart, with a nose for the hustle and the wind up her bustle. Dingo

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