The Weird, the Wonderful, the Absurd, the Ridiculous or is it? Volume Two |
| ISBN 978-1-421465-11-6 |
| size : 15 cm x 10.5 cm |
| 123 pages |
| Published: March 2010 |
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| Alphabetical List of Poems |
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An Afterthought An Artist As intuitive as the door Between two thoughts Breakfast call Eating language Gentlemen’s rules of dance Have pen will write Hot chocolate for two I am not right Knowledge as a Gift Lady’s rules of dance Land and Water Natural Talent Nooks and Crannies Physics vs Chemistry Plum Jam Recipe Thanking yourself Thinking Cap Warming up When thank you is enough |
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"The Weird, the Wonderful, the Absurd, the Ridiculous or is it?
Volume Two" was first published on
1 March 2010. Its size
is approx. 10.5 cm (4.13") wide by 14.8 cm (5.83") long,
(also known as A6), and 8 mm (1/4") thick. It will easily
fit into a purse or even a back pocket. Welcome to Volume Two of “The Weird,
the Wonderful, the Absurd, the Ridiculous or is it?” Thank you for
choosing this book.
This volume contains 21 poem titles spread over 123 pages.
What appears below is the introduction from the book:
This volume was created when a decision was made to split the
contents of the title into two books. A favourite book-ending poem
in the first part determined the division between the two volumes.
The majority of poems with some exceptions, were written in 2009.
The exceptions are one poem which appears to be totally out of
context, one poem from 2005 that sneaked in at the last moment, and
the last poem in this volume. The unusual poem was added, when it
was decided to split the title into two volumes, and is part of a
tradition which started with my first book, and continues to this
day.
One of the many challenges in creating my collection of books has
been choosing their colours. In the case of these two volumes, the
choice came in a most unusual way.
At the same time, as I was starting to create these books, I was
also using the contents of the unusual poem in this volume, to
create something else. So there is a direct connection between the
colour of these books and the unusual poem in this volume.
What was I creating? What is that poem? Delve a little and see if
you can answer these questions.
What you have before you is a collection of poems that vary in
subject, content, length, ideas, and beliefs. There are only two
poems in this volume that may be considered related. The rest have
no pattern, no synchronicity, and no theme connecting them.
The poems appear in the order in which they were written, with the
exception of the poems mentioned on the previous page.
It is hoped that this book is a whimsical look at life through my
weird sense of humour. Most of the poems are obscure in thought,
weird in subject, and tongue-in-cheek in their content.
These two volumes are the penultimate project of a journey that has
created twelve books of this size, and complete my small book
collection of poetry.
The final project on this journey is a multi-volume larger-sized
book series. It looks back over my entire collection of poetry, and
is to be called “The Definitive Collection.”
Meanwhile, what you have before you, is one of my “weird” books.
Read a little, get a sense of what it might be about, and then
decide if it is for you. Either way is okay with me, and I do hope
you find something of value in what follows. (Please note, you do
not need to read volume one before reading this book.)
I now invite you to read the second volume of “The Weird, the
Wonderful, the Absurd, the Ridiculous or is it?”
Gary Dodd
February 2010
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