Gavin of Ropes

By littleditty

Fri, 15 May 2020
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7 comments
 

Gavin of Ropes was called

Such - and when he was

Gavin of Ropes, you'd believe

he'd bought a boat from a bard for a shilling

called Dignity - sailed her here this very day,

singlehandedly, all the way from America.

 

He'd tie you in knots with stories of 

Such - on the towpath, spinning yarns the bard told him,

catching your rope, unraveling

and never. letting. go.

 

 

 

5/2020

 

Certificate U
Poem
whimsy

Comments

Submitted by Ed Crane on

This one seems very straightforward about a local character, but I suspect a deeper meaning here.

Also I wonder if this is an exercise in a poetic form, something of which I am no expert.

(Form just pisses me off to be honest.)

In fact this made me think of the houseboat communities like the ones along Amsterdam canals with their eclectic mixture of traditional styles and smoky Budda decored Hippy hangouts.

Yeah, I'm way off I imagine. (Kinda like when I do a crossword :)

 

 

 

Submitted by littleditty on

rubbish at poetic forms and whatnot - just rhymey river sketches that a true rhymer would miss a beat or too reading this amateurish business! - theres alsorts on the rivers of England too...and that is where we are...:) Been meaning to write some of these for ages..,thanks Ed CRane

 

Submitted by littleditty on

I hope I don't get sued! River people - easy to write these! I may get slightly meaner - I'm hoping they'll still forgive me! Thank you for your lovely comment. 

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

I like Andy of Ropes, who might be a Dutch or Belgian saint quite easily. Or a towpath character of note. I knew a Jeff the Fish once. Helped propel me along.

Parson Thru

Submitted by littleditty on

Andy of Ropes - he is also called Such, this particular one...is....Such a.....there are many gentleman of the towpath, with funny names, who come or came a calling, many dear to me, do help propel etc, and some are also called Such...!!! Lol!  

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

:)))

Parson Thru

Submitted by littleditty on