{"id":6444,"date":"2019-12-27T21:57:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T20:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2019-12-27T21:57:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T20:57:03","slug":"between-two-unknowns-by-ianthe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/between-two-unknowns-by-ianthe\/","title":{"rendered":"BETWEEN TWO UNKNOWNS by Ianthe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slooped from the slow hiss,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bombadee, bomp,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Slip, shine, whine and chuckle.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tinkle, rattle, buzz and winkle,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Slurp, burp, fart and stomp,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With xylophone and whoopee whistle.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Emerging, raging,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Question, riddle,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dance and rhythm,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Snake and wriggle,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dodge and mark, hark and fumble,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Into life\u2019s loud world we rumble.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stamping, marching,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Drums and cymbals,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bangs and trumpets,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

No eurhythmics,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Argle-bargle of hoddy-noddies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Callithumpian!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n

Thrown harem scarem to fuddy duddies,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We strive to<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Make our own sound\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPuddysticks!\u201d A hootenanny!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Shouting, laughing, strutting, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Deedy!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Exhilaration!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Orchestration!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Marvellous works and adoration<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Years of strife and hours of duty,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A chance to see the grand finale,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Behold, the lollygag and woopie!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And all at once, arriving puzzled,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stumbled, bent,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Exsanguinous, umbiferous and needy,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dressed in fuscous coats\u2026 and seedy!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bombilating and bumfuzzled,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Rum-sozzled and stinky!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(This poem was inspired by a quote \u2018The Word itself is a Musical Sound\u2019)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glossary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Eurhythmics\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026in harmonious proportion.<\/p>\n

Argle-bargle\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026meaningless chat<\/p>\n

Hoddy-noddies\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026..daft people<\/p>\n

Calithumpian\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026\u2026.noisy parade<\/p>\n

Puddysticks\u2026.childish South African word, meaning \u2018easy\u2019.<\/p>\n

Deedy\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..industrious or effective.<\/p>\n

Lollygag\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026spending time in an aimless lazy way.<\/p>\n

\u2018Woopie\u2019\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026Well Off Older Person.<\/p>\n

Exsanguinous\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026.bloodless or anaemic<\/p>\n

Umbiferous\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..shady<\/p>\n

Fuscous\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.dark and sombre in colour<\/p>\n

Bombilating\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026buzzing<\/p>\n

Bumfuzzled\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..confused<\/p>\n

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Slooped from the slow hiss, Bombadee, bomp, Slip, shine, whine and chuckle. Tinkle, rattle, buzz and winkle, Slurp, burp, fart and stomp, With xylophone and whoopee whistle. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Emerging, raging, Question, riddle, Dance and rhythm, Snake and wriggle, Dodge and mark, hark and fumble, Into life\u2019s loud world we rumble. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 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