By Guess and by Gosh
By Guess and by Gosh - meaning Summary
Fragmented Social Address
The speaker addresses a companion through a series of disjointed, conversational fragments that mix everyday details, bodily complaints and literary name-checks. Rather than telling a single story, the poem assembles odd impressions—apologies, lists and social roles—to show how ordinary talk and cultural references collide. It suggests poetry arises amid muddle and failed communication, where intimacy, irony and confusion coexist.
Read Complete AnalysesO awaken with me the inquiring goodbyes. Ooh what a messy business a tangle and a muddle (and made it seem quite interesting). He ticks them off: leisure top, a different ride home, whispering, in a way, whispered whiskers, so many of the things you have to share. But I was getting on, and that's what you don't need. I'm certainly sorry about scaring your king, if indeed that's what happened to him. You get Peanuts and War and Peace, some in rags, some in jags, some in velvet gown. They want the other side of the printing plant. There were concerns. Say hi to jock itch, leadership principles, urinary incompetence. Take that, perfect pitch. And say a word for the president, for the scholar magazines, papers, a streaming. Then you are interested in poetry.
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