The Lanyard

[willshow63]

dude i lovvvvve this poem it's soooooo funnnny lol

[Enox66]

Great voice for reading Collins :)

[Cadwaladr]

Thanks!

[PrettyHarold]

Ahh yes, lanyards. Useful little devils.

[Cadwaladr]

I wasn't sure what a lanyard was exactly, but as it turns out, I've been using them for all sorts of things; I just never called them lanyards.

[PrettyHarold]

I guess it is a strange word now that you mention it.

It's one of those words that, when you repeat it over and over, it ceases to sound like a word.

[nerdra]

Billy Collins is my favorite poet, too! Hooray.

I themed a mother's day card around this poem last spring. It took me two months (no joke) and made my mama cry... best card ever.

[Cadwaladr]

Yay, we're poetry buddies!

I looked up "Lanyard" on Wikipedia, and in the external links section of the article is a link to the poem.

[ArnaudGames]

Love how you start laughing! :P

[Cadwaladr]

It's a very funny poem.

[Dracofav]

LOL I'll never think of a childhood arts and crafts project the same way again :)

[brojoghost]

i miss my old lanyard now. It was starting to fray but i think i really got rid of it because it wasn't black (it was blue)

[Cadwaladr]

So, what exactly is a lanyard for?

[brojoghost]

I used mine to hold my car keys. I could wear my lanyard on my neck or clip it to my belt loop with a carabiner clip.

It was great because I never lost my keys when they were on the lanyard... it's like a leash for your keys (some people attach their cell phones to lanyards though too)

[arequipa1]

i must be tremendously unobservant cuz i only just NOW realized ur vids are black n' white, lol :|

[Cadwaladr]

Yeah, it's because I can't afford a colour camera, according to Trevor Rieger, which is a statement so profoundly idiotic that it's akin to saying that I can't afford wet water.

Anyway, don't feel bad. I can be pretty unobservant sometimes too.

[arequipa1]

i saw that dude's page for the first time the other day -- what a stunning display of internet douchebaggery that website is. what a true asstwat (pardon my french)

[Cadwaladr]

I'd have to agree.

[Toddly00]

this is an awesome poem bro!

[Cadwaladr]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

[vanness5]

hahaha, absolutely wonderful.

[Cadwaladr]

I only wish I could write poems that were half as good.

[GuruMN]

You read some very uniquely entertaining literature.

[Cadwaladr]

Thanks. I first heard Billy Collins a few years ago on A Prairie Home Companion, and I've loved his stuff ever since.