mercredi, mars 01, 2006 Daffodils - New, Fast, Automatic!  Daffodils - Adrian HenryI wandered lonely as the new, fast daffodil, fully automatic that floats on high, o-er vales and hills. The daffodil is generously dimensioned to accomodate four adult passengers 10,000 saw I at a glance Nodding their new anatomically shaped heads in sprightly dance Beside the lake, beneath the trees in three bright modern colours red, blue and pigskin The daffodil de luxe is equipped with a host of useful accessories including windscreen wiper and washer with joint control A daffodil doubles the enjoyment of touring at home or abroad In vacant or in pensive mood Specification: Overall width, 1.44m (57") Overall height, 1.38m (54.3") Max. speed, 105km/hr (65mph) (also cruising speed) Daffodil: Reliable - Economical Daffodil: The Bliss of Solitude Daffodil: The Variomatic Inward Eye Travelling by daffodil you can relax and enjoy every mile of the journey. (do compare this with the original by Wordsworth) While speaking to MooMoo on our mutual English Literature classes on Brit Comedy in NUS, I tried searching for this poem which Dr Bernard Turner read to us in class, and it was SO HARD trying to find it that I've decided to post it here for posterity. I'll never forget that particular class - Patke's own brand of brilliance plus Turner's (forgive me) excellent turn of the phrase, plus the insane poem readings made the class superb. I remember Turner singing "Those Were The Days My Friend, We'd Thought They'd Never End" when we were discussing the sentimentality derived FROM sentimentality/ nostalgia - the poem was Adrian Mitchell's Nostalgia - Now Threepence Off.  I remember the peevish tone that Turner read U.A. Fanthorpe's poem, written from THREE points of views from this particular painting: the dragon, who complained that he was being painted from a bad angle; the maiden, who actually kind of liked the dragon and didn't really want to be rescued, but excused herself, saying "the dragon got himself beaten by the boy, and a girl's got to think of her future"; and the knight, who boasts "diplomas in Dragon Management and Virgin Reclamation" (probably offered by SMU, since NUS and NTU don't seem to offer this diploma.)And Brian Patten's "Where are you now, Batman?", with Edwin Morgan's horny mummy in "The Mummy". Those were the days, my friends, we'd thought they'd never end... but they did. [Daffodils - New, Fast, Automatic!] |
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