poem help (1 Viewer)

[misschung]

Hey all,

I'm new around here, and looking for the names of two poems that I've forgotten the names of.

The first one ends in the line "and the second to last, and then the last"

the second one ends "I wasn't quite sure of anything"

any help is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance

 

[bospress.net]

Wow. That is tough. Hank Solo will have to take this one...

Bil

 

[the only good poet]

i recognize the last lines of the first one, but can't identify the poem. it's clever:

"the second to last" ...line of the poem, etc.

hank solo, or somebody, put us out of our misery.

 

[hank solo]

The first one ends in the line "and the second to last, and then the last"

in the bottom from The Last Night of the Earth Poems?

in the bottom of the hour
lurks
2:30 a.m.
and the next to last line
and then the last.
​

the second one ends "I wasn't quite sure of anything"

Pass.

Time for a driving lesson... ;)

 

[roni]

... looking for the names of two poems that I've forgotten the names of.

but you seem to recall the last lines very well. so maybe you can give more info on the CONTENT of these poems? this would help a LOT answering your question.
maybe even, WHERE you've read it and when.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

the second one ends "I wasn't quite sure of anything"

That's not from a poem, it's from Women. Right after he asks "Katherine" to marry him. End of Chapter 36; bottom of page 99 - top of page 100 in the US version.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Good job on that! Even Purple Stickpin has the touch.

 

[roni]

purple is as much a Killer-Buk-fan as any of us.
we knew that.
and Mr. gerard is too.

in the case of This forum, it's not the Good to Die young, it's the GOOD to go on!

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Thank you roni. I like it when you're drinking.

 

[roni]

;-))

 

[misschung]

Ah, I thought it might be from one of his books rather than a poem.

Thank you guys so much! That had been driving me crazy. I really appreciate it :-)

 

[Purple Stickpin]

You're welcome, misschung. It's about time that I contributed something other than some scatalogical or drunken comment here. And thanks, roni. I am indeed a killer-buk-fan.

 

[misschung]

Guys, I have another poem question. This is one that's been haunting me for awhile, and I can't seem to find the source, even after rereading by Bukowski collection.

Anyway, it's a poem, and there's a line in it that's something like

"life is particularly hard for the young, who have passed the beginning and still have the rest of the way to go"

That's all I can remember. Any thoughts would put my mind at peace!

 

[hank solo]

'on lighting a cigar' - what matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

I light a cigar, lean back
remember
dead friends dead days dead loves;
so much has gone by for most of us,
even the young, especially the young
for they have lost the beginning and have
the rest of the way to go;

 

[misschung]

You guys are incredible. Thank you!

 

[roni]

our HankSolo isn't simply "incredible", he is our RainMan!
plus - the force is with him!

 

[ROC]

Yes... he's Raymond Babbit Skywalker to his friends :D

 

[Gerard K H Love]

I am so sorry that I ever made that autism comment. Hank Solo is a truely brilliant fan of the works of Bukowski.

:)

 

[hank solo]

Oh you guys... Shucks :p

 

[roni]

I am so sorry that I ever made that autism comment.

you were so, - - SOOO Right with it!

it Was a joke, but even HankSo himself immediately jumped into it.
It isn't an insult of any kind - it just shows, there's a guy, who Knows about things, in a way we can rely to. (e.g. he's an excellent driver!)

so, don't be sorry!