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Friday, November 09, 2012

Etto's Voice - an etymology poem/a music poem

Etto's Voice
by
Greg Pincus

Etto had the deepest voice.
He boomed out his words, and it wasn’t a choice.
So when he tried singing as high as a bird,
“False Etto!” was yelled...
And we got a new word.

For what it's worth, I had originally called this poem "Ettomology." Should I change it back?

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15 comments:

  1. kevan atteberry5:30 AM

    Yes, change the title back. Then tell us about Soprano.

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  2. Tabatha5:55 AM

    I'm with Kevan :-)

    Fun poem, Greg!

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  3. Linda B6:24 AM

    I like Ettomology too, and am already thinking of all to be done as Kevan said-soprano, alto... I like those final lines!

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  4. Pat Kahn's Childsplay6:47 AM

    I agree with Kevan. Would love to hear about Soprano. Alto, Contralto, Mezzo Soprano…actually anything you'd like to write about. Thanks, Greg.

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  5. jama8:17 AM

    I vote for Ettomology too :). By popular demand, you must now do soprano, alto, et. al.

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  6. Unknown8:21 AM

    Yes, yes! All votes for Ettomology. So Ettomology wins the election! At last, something to laugh about! : )

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  7. Ed DeCaria9:42 AM

    There's got to be a "Stall, Etto!" poem in there somewhere, too ...

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  8. Greg Pincus11:46 AM

    Thanks, y'all. I guess it's time to return to the original title. Though... is it child friendly? A turn off? Exciting? I'm unsure. But hey, I usually title things for myself anyway :-)

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  9. Matt Forrest Esenwine12:09 PM

    Keeping a second title handy is a good idea, Greg. It's nice to have an alto-native.

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  10. skanny1712:24 PM

    What they said and yes, it is child-friendly enough. They will ASK what it means!!! And then you can tell them about his cousin sotto voce!
    Janet F.

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  11. Ruth5:33 PM

    Yes, change the title back. My kids have always loved big words, from the earliest ages.

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  12. Mary Lee4:02 AM

    Another yes for changing the title back. Also yes yes yes for alto, soprano, etc etc. Get your musicality on!

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  13. laurasalas1:38 PM

    Ha! And yes on ettomology!

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