Haecceity Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Haecceity



These days of easy discovery
of 'propriety' in Shakespeare
after chancing on it in Chambers,
one wonders if the philosopher chose it
for 'what it is that makes one one',
instead of 'heck-seeity',
for that 'heck' is hell,
and close enough to hick
to cast a mis-comprehending groundling a slight
worthy of a rotten egg,
if not a physical fight.

Still, a laugh
where a laugh would have been a pity,
might have come with
'It is the baseness of thy fear
That makes thee strangle thy heck-seeity'.

Monday, June 26, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: humour,philosophy,understanding,william shakespeare
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Olivia to Viola playing Cesario
in 'Twelfth Night' V.i.145

Chambers Dictionary

groundling: audience member who stands to see the show for a penny.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bri Edwards 28 June 2017

Douglas, thanks for the Poet's Notes! this one is too intellectual for Bri! ! ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Search Results haec·ce·i·ty hakˈsēədē/ nounPhilosophy noun: haecceity that property or quality of a thing by virtue of which it is unique or describable as “this (one) .”. the property of being a unique and individual thing. Origin - - - - - - - - - - - - i'll go with the 'zoo poem' in July 2017's showcase by and for PH poets. Thanks. bri :)

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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