I once met the Poet Laureate,
attending the reading in a
city-centre library.
The inspirational figure
recited verse that moved
myself and the entire audience
to tears.
The poems he delivered
cast a spell over everyone
in the large room.
He seemed to capture
the beautiful ugliness
of life itself in words.
At the end of the recital
I joined the line of people
queuing to meet the
great man and to express
how much the poet
and his words meant to them.
I don't know if he was having a bad day.
or was feeling under the weather,
or had signed too many books that afternoon
but when I said I'd really enjoyed the reading
and loved his work,
he told me to f*ck off.
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Tom C Dylan (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem isn\\\'t actually true. I did meet the famous poet and after reading such lovely poems, he barely grunted at me as he signed my book. I decided if I cranked the volume right up this might make a poem.
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How wonderful. 🌹 Obviously he knew you would write a poem about it and give him his fame lol
Do you know, some folk may be good in their writings, etc, but meet them in person and they are grouches.
Ooh, a bit of laureating from him - a grunt! lol.
So you've met me - a Poet Laureate! I'm getting too big for me boots now. lol.
Yeah it was a few years about, 2017 or so.. the reading was great, getting my book signed, not so great. 🙂
Excellent work Tom. You make the scene come alive.
Thanks, Thomas. Really appreciated. The guy was more grumpy than offensive but I thought I'd use a little poetic license to give it a better ending. Cheers.
Good fun words Tom, some people are just like that.
Andy
Thanks Andy. I decided if I turned it up a bit it would make a poem. Like those films that are 'based on true events.' 🙂 Cheers, Tom.
reminds me more than a tad of your poem you posted yesterday .. how rude .. or maybe he was having a bad day and was p'd off ... You just played a blinder here Tom .. 10/10 at least .. Neville
Thanks a lot, Neville. Really appreciated. He was actually just a bit grumpy and so different to the tone of his reading. Was like a different person. But for the sake of the poem, I cranked it up. 🙂
Some people do not live up to expectation Tom. Plenty more poets in the sea. This one poemed was rude .
You're so right, Cassie. Happy Friday. 🙂
And a happy Friday to you too Tom:)
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