A light-hearted look at some of the members I have met on Poem Hunter.
31 January 2015
Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
modified 03 April 2016, again 06 April 2016, again 02 May 2016
W.V. added 15 Feb 2017
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Kim Barney
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Poetry Heaven - Poem by Kim Barney
Last night I went to bed at eleven
And dreamed I went to Poetry Heaven.
Keeper of the Gate was not Saint Peter
But Robert Frost - - hey, what could be sweeter?
The first person I saw up there
was sitting in a golden chair.
It was my good friend, Hank Beuning,
And a golden guitar he was tuning.
Hank, I said, I've known you for years.
We've had some laughs, we've had some tears,
And I never knew you played the guitar!
He said, well, I don't, at least not so far,
But I've got lots of time with little to do
So I thought I might try to learn something new.
I walked a little farther in
And saw my new friend Mandolyn...
playing on her... violin.
And there's my friend, Maddalena Biela
with her husband, he's a handsome fella.
Udiah was there with Heather Burns
And they were sitting, taking turns
Writing the words to their new poem,
Their collaborative, classic poem about love
And it went like this:
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
love love love love love love love love love love
I marveled at their poem and all the words on it
And said, They've written a LOVELY sonnet!
Then whom should I meet next?
Why, it was James McLain,
Just reading some old text
And he could not refrain
from asking himself:
Is it poetry?
Mr. Spock was there with his pointy ears
But he said he hadn't seen Kirk for years.
Argentine Tango was eating a mango.
She's a person, you know, and not just a dance,
And so pretty you cannot resist just a glance.
Bull Hawking - - I asked him if he was Steven's Cousin
And he assured me that he wasn't.
As I went on, continuing my walk,
I met the Electric Lady, and she gave me quite a shock.
Then there was Valsa George; I spoke to her with ease.
(Does she know her name means 'Waltz' in Portuguese?)
Uzefa Rashida was there dressed in white,
and she certainly was a lovely sight.
There was E Nigma, Ima Ryma and Gajanan,
Deep Dark Soul Poet and RoseAnn,
Sandra and Lawrence and even Noreen
And a whole bunch of others that I had never seen.
I wandered on, enjoying my hike,
And met a young poet named Smith, Mike.
I walked for a few miles, yet my feet didn't even hurt,
then I came face to face with the famous Kelly Kurt!
I encountered a handsome young lad
Who said that his name was Old Dad.
But I knew him by sight.
'Twas Wes Vogler, all right;
And to see him I surely was glad!
I walked a little more,
Then suddenly I was lost,
And there I was again
In front of Robert Frost.
I said, Say, I wonder, can you answer me one thing?
Why haven't I seen Poe or Shakespeare or Browning?
He said, Oh, you won't find them here
In this part of Poetry Heaven.
This is just the Poem Hunter wing!
Then he said I hate to tell you this,
But there's been a big mistake.
It seems that here you don't belong!
... Then I was wide awake.
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Poem Submitted: Saturday, January 31, 2015
Poem Edited: Saturday, January 19, 2019
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A wonderful poem! I sincerely appreciate your sparkling humorous expression! An elegant piece of poetry.....10 (Report) Reply
Thank you, Dillip. A very kind comment!
EXCELLENT!
Your imagination is encompassing.
Very creative and entertaining write. A pure poetic joy.
Brilliantly penned. (Report) Reply
Rose Marie, you are very kind, and I have read some of your work. It is very good, and I plan to come back and read more!
Last night I went to bed at eleven
And dreamed I went to Poetry Heaven.
Keeper of the Gate was not Saint Peter
But Robert Frost - - hey, what could be sweeter?
The first person I saw up there
was sitting in a golden chair.
It was my good friend, Hank Beuning,
And a golden guitar he was tuning.....fine poem (Report) Reply
Wonderful poem..10++++++++ (Report) Reply
Thank you very much, Srijita.
That was brilliant. Absolutely loved it. (Report) Reply
Thanks for the comment, Sam. Glad you enjoyed it.
I read the poem with great pleasure. What a range, what a flight of thought. I'm smitten. To write like that, you have to have a great Outlook. I liked the poem from the first lines:
I couldn't stop myself, bur read to the very end in one breath. By the way, Robert frost is one of my favorite poets. I've translated quite a few of his poems. (Report) Reply
Thank you, Valentin, for such kind and generous praise.
Very cleverly written! I like how you wrote about Wes V in a limerick and several other nice touches. The ending got my attention! Nice. (Report) Reply
Wes Vogler's stanza just HAD to be a limerick, didn't it? Nothing else would have done for Wes, since he is the limerick king. Thanks for the comment!
This is hilarious! You have a marvelous sense of humor. I will read more of your works. (Report) Reply
Thanks, Maryellen. You are very kind.
satire!
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I said, Say, I wonder, can you answer me one thing?
Why haven't I seen Poe or Shakespeare or Browning?
He said, Oh, you won't find them here
In this part of Poetry Heaven.
This is just the Poem Hunter wing!
10++++ (Report) Reply
Kim, such a wonderful write. Enjoyed all of it.+++10 (Report) Reply
Thanks, Robert. Your comment is truly appreciated.
hahahahhahahaa....this is such an amusing fascinating poem...It is clear that Robert Frost is your favorite, mine also..all PH members must read this...I'll recommend this to my friends....lots of 10++++++++++++++++++++ to my poem list.. (Report) Reply
Thank you very much, Jez. Comments are my only payment, and I just got a big payment!
An excellent poem and visual image of Rio de Janeiro. It is fitting that you single out Robert Frost for special mention, as his poems endure in time. My favourite of his is 'Acquainted With The Night'.
Hank Beuning is also one of my Poem Hunter friends. (Report) Reply
Thanks for the comment, Michael. Yes, Hank has told me that you and he have become good friends. Hank is a great friend of mine and needed to be mentioned first in this poem.
Wow this is a wonderful poem, Kim you took readers to poetry heaven where our great poets cherish us with their poems 10 (Report) Reply
Thanks, Rini. A lovely comment from a lovely person!
all poets lives in poetry heaven..great skill.. (Report) Reply
This is a piece of art art just like a great cake with cream and softness and crustiness (Report) Reply
Thank you, 'Hot Man'. Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I'm trying to catch up, but my time is limited.
Kim, this was one of the most enjoyable poems that I've read on this site. I recognized most of the names, so it was even more fun. You are very creative. And so darn witty! Keep them coming! (Report) Reply
Richard, thanks for the comment. I have met so many more nice people since I wrote this. If I were to write it today, there would be many more names included!
What a fun, and awesome poet you are! and a man of his word, that I am amazed that you are for real! ! ! Love your writing and contests. You are the best! (Report) Reply
Dee, such kind words. Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I stopped writing anything new for a time and almost left Poem Hunter. There are still two ongoing contests...
Got to say this is awesome, what fun. I just hope there's no poetry hell. I'd hate to end up there! (Report) Reply
Wish there wouldn't be any one, and you wouldn't end up there. cheer up.
I really have no words to say..this is JUST BRILLIANTT! ! (Report) Reply
Ellias, thanks for the kind comment. Comments are my only payment.
Oh, Kim
This so marvelous a journey.
I did really enjoy it,
and wished you wouldn't have waken up.
Get back to bed as soon as possible.
So fantastic, man (Report) Reply
Thanks for the comment, Ahmed, but I spend too much time in bed already!