Reading a Second Poem

Others Performing at the CAAS Library Poetry Reading

Me Reciting at the CAAS Library Poetry Reading

Imitation

The long walk towards the house,
The night was cold and bleak
Seemed to wrap around me 
Touching every bone in my physique,
Moon shining down,
the only light to show the way,
Spoke as if to guide me
So I would not roam astray,
No one was in sight
To lend a helping hand,
I had to walk alone
and it was more than I could stand,
Seeing the familiar lights
Assured me finally,
That I was home to warmth
And could sleep for eternity.

Iambic Tetrameter Octet

Before I left my house I put on the shoes
I had a little dog its fur was soft
It jumped up fast and wore a cast
I put on pants and ran to class
He stopped at school and got his tools
The teacher laughed but I was mad
They did not go they hate the shows
Open the door to find much more

Two Person Poem : Hang Up

Lauren Winfrey and I chose this poem "How to Hang-Up the Telephone" by Delia Ephron to record for our blog because it was a fun and upbeat poem. We did some research on "two-person poems", and they can get very complex.  This is one of the simpler versions.  People always associate reciting poetry as a solo act so we wanted to show to the blog world that there are alternatives to that. Also, everyone has been in the situation when they are trying to get off the phone and you and the other person go back and forth with good-byes and confusion, so we thought this was an interesting approach to displaying that interaction.  We definitely had fun making the movie and I have read other poems by Delia Ephron because she seems unique.  If you would like to follow along the poem is listed below.

How to hang up the telephone by Delia Ephron

‘Good-bye.’
‘Bye.’
‘Are you still there?’
‘Are you?’
‘Yeah. Why didn’t you hang up?’
‘Why didn’t you?’
‘I was waiting for you.’
‘I was waiting for you. You go first.’
‘No, you first.’
‘No, you first.’
‘No, you first.’
‘OK, I know. I‘ll count to three and we’ll both hang up at the same time. Ready? One, two, three. ‘Bye.’
‘’Bye.’…
‘Are you still there?’
‘Yeah.’
‘Why didn’t you?’
‘What do you mean, me?’
‘OK, do it again. This time for real. One, two, two and a half, two and three quarters, three. ‘Bye.’
‘’Bye.’
‘Hello.’
‘Hello.’
‘Are you still there?’
‘Yeah.’