[Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)

[Matthew Porter]

Isn't the end of *Prufrock *about the Rhodes 22?

*I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black.*

Porter


On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Elle:
>      As one English teacher to another (and of course, there is a load of
> context attached to that association) I want to say thanks for the welcome.
>  The poem has generated quite a bit of strikingly positive commentary.
>  However, with this group, I think I could have written "Mary had a little
> lamb" and put in "Rhodes 22" someplace and been hailed as the next T.S.
> Eliot.   Anyway, I appreciate you having taken the time to email, as well as
> the assessments: "beer is good, people are crazy."  Seems I'll fit in
> nicely.
> Joe
>
> --- On Fri, 4/9/10, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 11:19 AM
>
> Hi, Joe and welcome to 'da list.
> Your poem was wonderful (former English teacher here...;^). I enjoyed it
> and hope the mood will strike again & again and you'll send us some more.
> Lord knows this list could use the culture...(ONLY KIDDING< guys!).
> You & Chris Cowie need to get together....Chris to illustrate your gliding
> prose with his breathtaking watercolors. What a match!!
> Again, welcome. After SS, this is 'da place' to find out about all things
> Rhodes.
> elle
> Beer is good....people are crazy
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>
> --- On Wed, 4/7/10, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Member (with extras)
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:59 AM
>
>
> Rhodes Community:
>
>      I am in the process of having Stan recycle a boat for me.  In the
> process of our communications, he suggested that I introduce myself to you
> all and include a copy of a poem I wrote for him (yeah...a poem).
>
>      Currently, I am a cop near Philadelphia, retiring in July. My wife and
> I will move to the Greensboro NC area, where I will be teaching English at
> several area colleges. I'll be putting the boat in on John Kerr Lake, north
> of Greensboro at the end of July / beginning of August.  In the process of
> investigating the Rhodes 22 and communicating with Stan, I became
> (theoretically) acquainted with the boat's qualities.  Being a writer (in
> addition to the cop and professor gigs) I felt a compulsion to do something
> that addressed the more esoteric elements the Rhodes offered to its owners.
>
>      I sent the poem to Stan, and he suggested that I post it here in order
> to get your collective feedback.  Since, as he said, this is your "baby,"
> you may have some comments (or even suggestions) about the piece.  And, as I
> will be making additions and adjustments to the boat, as my will and needs
> dictate, I would appreciate your informed opinions on these technical
> matters as well, when these times arrive.
>
>      So, here is the poem (below).  I look forward to comments of any
> color, and to a long (semi) retired span of years sailing this boat, getting
> to know its many benefits and establishing myself as one of this group's
> dedicated members.  Thanks.
>
> Joe Camp
>
>      Wasp
> (for Stan Spitzer)
>                                                 JJ Camp
> Flying—almost
> silent approach never
> expected; overtaken
> skipper’s awe
> obvious in the wake.
> Elegant sloop quietly
> glides past
> to starboard.
> Effortless
> essay: full genoa
> never luffs, despite elusive
> wind’s teasing kiss.
> Sturdy twenty-two
> sails a reach, water
> rides—rises at her
> bow cuts like a knife.
> Errant tell-tail nearly still
> day, windless noon
> paints every spar
> straight at the sun; no
> boat heels—but one:
>
> The Wasp tacks
> away—main
> already tight—
> on a new heading.                                                February,
> 2010
>
>
>
>
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