tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post5485348085469422931..comments2023-10-09T09:11:58.065+00:00Comments on Ben's Blog: The boy stood on the burning deckBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-38743650410284295742010-04-29T12:41:58.565+00:002010-04-29T12:41:58.565+00:00you should read elizabeth bishop's continuatio...you should read elizabeth bishop's continuation of the casabianca legend:<br /><br />Love's the boy stood on the burning deck<br />trying to recite `The boy stood on<br />the burning deck.' Love's the son<br />stood stammering elocution<br />while the poor ship in flames went down.<br /><br />Love's the obstinate boy, the ship,<br />even the swimming sailors, who<br />would like a schoolroom platform, too,<br />or an excuse to stay<br />on deck. And love's the burning boy. <br /><br />I think that you're looking at the poem too literally. Hemans was a poet who was forced to rush writing her poetry because she needed the money. She was a single mother who produced several volumes of poetry in a short period of time to maximise profit. She really couldn't spend too long editing/ getting to the core of the poem. At its basis, it's a poem about a boy whose faith in love leads to his death. It's about the beauty of destruction. <br /><br />Well. Take from it what you will.the burning boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937900024272983628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-79783082347004784072010-04-27T23:12:17.721+00:002010-04-27T23:12:17.721+00:00...the boy shuffled truculently off the burning de......the boy shuffled truculently off the burning deck...John Thttp://tooncryforhelp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-80659658173984918902010-04-27T11:30:54.050+00:002010-04-27T11:30:54.050+00:00I wouldn't say go away to a friend. I might ho...I wouldn't say go away to a friend. I might however start posting positively massive Dr Who spoilers, or even anonymously emailing them to you disguised as Nigerian spam. Shall we call it quits?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-52673267143290094512010-04-27T06:56:06.863+00:002010-04-27T06:56:06.863+00:00I have more that I wish to share with you. I may ...I have more that I wish to share with you. I may or may not then go away. Please just remember which one of us started this :)<br /><br />The boy stood on the burning deck,<br />A would-be unsung hero;<br />The legend says they found his hat<br />In Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br />And I'm sure you've already heard (or can complete for yourself):<br /><br />The boy stood on the burning deck<br />Next to a box of crackers...John Thttp://tooncryforhelp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-71721478598922133202010-04-27T06:15:08.019+00:002010-04-27T06:15:08.019+00:00*Sobs* That's just beautiful.*Sobs* That's just beautiful.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-16965589377587719372010-04-26T21:20:03.755+00:002010-04-26T21:20:03.755+00:00That's the spirit.
Just putting you on hold w...That's the spirit.<br /><br />Just putting you on hold while I retrieve the book:<br /><br />The boy stood on the burning deck<br />Frightened out of his wits<br />And when the ship blew up, he did<br />The most amazing splits.<br /><br />Now then. This item was written by Val Douglas, originally printed in Frontier Worlds #17 and reprinted in Licence Denied (ed Cornell). I reproduce it here on the basis that both the above are OOP and unavailable, although if you should ever see a copy of Licence Denied, I urge you to pick it up, and swiftly. Here goes:<br /><br />The boy stood on the freighter deck<br />Whence all but he had gone;<br />Upon a lone, dead Cyberman<br />Control bank lighting shone.<br /><br />Yet muttering to himself he stood,<br />A proud and noble sight,<br />Though clad in working garments rude<br />Of sunshine yellow bright.<br /><br />The planet loomed - he would not flee<br />Until the codes he'd cracked;<br />He'd done two - now for number three.<br />(He was a stubborn brat.)<br /><br />The ship blew in Earth's atmosphere -<br />Young Adric - where was he?<br />Ask of the man who sweeps the sets<br />Down at the BBC.John Thttp://tooncryforhelp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-81885634926075817162010-04-26T11:03:35.880+00:002010-04-26T11:03:35.880+00:00Not only can I not resist, I hadn't realised u...Not only can I not resist, I hadn't realised until now how empty my life is.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-47587514014336612222010-04-26T10:37:31.340+00:002010-04-26T10:37:31.340+00:00Ah, you love it. Search your feelings - you know ...Ah, you love it. Search your feelings - you know it to be true.<br /><br />Have you heard the Adric version? It was (re)printed in a big DW fanzine anthology edited by Paul Cornell. Can you resist asking for more details?John Thttp://tooncryforhelp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-91188419015986847052010-04-26T08:28:13.423+00:002010-04-26T08:28:13.423+00:00Please say you're here all week.Please say you're here all week.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-993538310555023232010-04-25T00:37:03.446+00:002010-04-25T00:37:03.446+00:00The boy stood on the burning deck
A braver lad tha...The boy stood on the burning deck<br />A braver lad than most<br />He said, "It's rather warm for feet<br />But great for making toast!"<br /><br />Ha-hey!John Thttp://tooncryforhelp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com