[Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)
Rick
sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Sat Apr 10 10:39:06 EDT 2010
Rummy,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
My boat is a Rhodes,
22
Rick
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 7:15 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> Lee,
> I think I'm feeling nauseous. Enough with the poetry already. You people
> could use a good stiff drink(s) and THEN see what you would write.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 4/9/2010 1:08:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
>
> *I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
> Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
> When the wind blows the water white and black.*
>
> Alas poor Mary and her lamb
> They've fallen in, oh crap oh damn
> Tis shame they cannot swim like toads
> Or better yet sail like a Rhodes.
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf of Matthew Porter
> Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 11:50 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)
>
>
>
> Isn't the end of *Prufrock *about the Rhodes 22?
>
> *I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
> Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
> When the wind blows the water white and black.*
>
> Porter
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Elle:
> > As one English teacher to another (and of course, there is a load
> of
> > context attached to that association) I want to say thanks for the
> welcome.
> > The poem has generated quite a bit of strikingly positive commentary.
> > However, with this group, I think I could have written "Mary had a
> little
> > lamb" and put in "Rhodes 22" someplace and been hailed as the next T.S.
> > Eliot. Anyway, I appreciate you having taken the time to email, as
> well as
> > the assessments: "beer is good, people are crazy." Seems I'll fit in
> > nicely.
> > Joe
> >
> > --- On Fri, 4/9/10, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 11:19 AM
> >
> > Hi, Joe and welcome to 'da list.
> > Your poem was wonderful (former English teacher here...;^). I enjoyed it
> > and hope the mood will strike again & again and you'll send us some
> more.
> > Lord knows this list could use the culture...(ONLY KIDDING< guys!).
> > You & Chris Cowie need to get together....Chris to illustrate your
> gliding
> > prose with his breathtaking watercolors. What a match!!
> > Again, welcome. After SS, this is 'da place' to find out about all
> things
> > Rhodes.
> > elle
> > Beer is good....people are crazy
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22 Recycled '06"Watermusic" {Lady in Red}
> >
> > --- On Wed, 4/7/10, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:59 AM
> >
> >
> > Rhodes Community:
> >
> > I am in the process of having Stan recycle a boat for me. In the
> > process of our communications, he suggested that I introduce myself to
> you
> > all and include a copy of a poem I wrote for him (yeah...a poem).
> >
> > Currently, I am a cop near Philadelphia, retiring in July. My wife
> and
> > I will move to the Greensboro NC area, where I will be teaching English
> at
> > several area colleges. I'll be putting the boat in on John Kerr Lake,
> north
> > of Greensboro at the end of July / beginning of August. In the process
> of
> > investigating the Rhodes 22 and communicating with Stan, I became
> > (theoretically) acquainted with the boat's qualities. Being a writer
> (in
> > addition to the cop and professor gigs) I felt a compulsion to do
> something
> > that addressed the more esoteric elements the Rhodes offered to its
> owners.
> >
> > I sent the poem to Stan, and he suggested that I post it here in
> order
> > to get your collective feedback. Since, as he said, this is your
> "baby,"
> > you may have some comments (or even suggestions) about the piece. And,
> as I
> > will be making additions and adjustments to the boat, as my will and
> needs
> > dictate, I would appreciate your informed opinions on these technical
> > matters as well, when these times arrive.
> >
> > So, here is the poem (below). I look forward to comments of any
> > color, and to a long (semi) retired span of years sailing this boat,
> getting
> > to know its many benefits and establishing myself as one of this group's
> > dedicated members. Thanks.
> >
> > Joe Camp
> >
> > Wasp
> > (for Stan Spitzer)
> > JJ Camp
> > Flying-almost
> > silent approach never
> > expected; overtaken
> > skipper's awe
> > obvious in the wake.
> > Elegant sloop quietly
> > glides past
> > to starboard.
> > Effortless
> > essay: full genoa
> > never luffs, despite elusive
> > wind's teasing kiss.
> > Sturdy twenty-two
> > sails a reach, water
> > rides-rises at her
> > bow cuts like a knife.
> > Errant tell-tail nearly still
> > day, windless noon
> > paints every spar
> > straight at the sun; no
> > boat heels-but one:
> >
> > The Wasp tacks
> > away-main
> > already tight-
> > on a new heading. February,
> > 2010
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> >
> > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives
> go
> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> > __________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> >
> > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives
> go
> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> > __________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> >
> > For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives
> go
> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> > __________________________________________________
> >
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
>
>
> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is
> for the sole use of the intended
> recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any
> unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited.
> If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply
> e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
>
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
>
More information about the Rhodes22-list
mailing list