Hi again Urgelt. I spoke with you a coupla years ago about something, I dont remember what. Opened a new account because I opened a new chapter in my life. Thanks
I just want to say(im not trying to wish you bad fortune...) that im happy that you have not become famous or even just youtube famous. As someone with a relatively small following, your "accessible" as in, you don't have so much to take care of because of your fame, and you don't look at each person as just another fan.
I just found your videos, and am convinced now that they are not only my favorite videos on the entirety of youtube, but they are the only videos on youtube with an ounce of genuineness. Not to say they only have an ounce of genuineness: they've got nothing but.
You're a very intelligent guy, and I'd be curious to know what you look like under all that beard. I'd be afraid that if you exposed your face, you'd lose some credibility. Q: Have you hypnotized us with grandfatherliness? A: Yes.
Ach, a sage must be wise. I stake no claim to wisdom.
I have revealed what I care to reveal. The rest is private, at least insofar as the general public is concerned. Suffice it to say that my career was not connected in any way to the videos I have posted, and that I speak, not as an expert, but merely as an interested person.
Which means, of course, that you should not take my word for anything. Be skeptical, do your own research, arrive at your own conclusions. Think critically. :-)
Pshaw. A few thousand subscribers - many of which are probably defunct accounts - does not translate into real world fame.
What it does translate into is a number of very worthwhile conversations. I've learned a lot about humanity in talking to the YouTube audience. We are far more varied than mainstream media likes to pretend- and ordinary people often have extraordinary stories and talents.
i know what u mean , hehe , for myself i am trying to get people to here my music ( german hip hop)
over youtube , thats the best way i know to pomot my musik and maybe get a record deal becouse thats the only future i see over here for me , im 26 now and never worried to mouch about school becouse i always had a dream about making musik , well you know , if i could turn back time and all of that ;) but maybe someday ill be lucky to brake throu i not giving up yet ;)
Hip-hop isn't a genre I follow closely, but I listened to a couple of your videos. Good energy there, and lots of attention to detail. You're a serious artist.
You might want to take a page from Abba, and cut some English tracks. It's a big audience.
Over the years, I have found that it is unwise to make recommendations blindly. A recommendation, you see, only succeeds if the recipient enjoys the result. Which means that your likes and preferences are paramount.
Frost is precise, subtle and deep. By saying very little, he says everything - pretty much my opposite, really.
Once, after writing a rather detailed and exhaustive (some would say tedious) report, a coworker teased me by saying, "you have diarrhea of the ink pen." It was a fair assessment.
Frost's poetry is incredibly dense. Without density, it's poor poetry, or not poetry at all. And for the life of me, I cannot master density. C'est la vie.
Nice concepts. I am torn between the ideas of saving it all and watching it fall to horror. Something intrigues me about real horror. I guess it's good PR and shows character to disclaim the judgemental words but it detracts from the art in a way. No complaints
The sentiment "I am owed nothing, in turn nothing owed" and disdain for others is dystopian and self-destructive, as shown by the fate of the narrator (and those who should have been able to rely on him).
In truth, we owe everything, and are owed everything, if we but acknowledge the debts. We must rely on each other, or civilization cannot sustain itself.
You're a good man, Urgelt. We all see that. I however am a biologist. (joke)
I don't condone evil, but I don't judge myself or others for exploring the full range of experience that emerges from coupling our genetic mandate with resource scarcity.
After living amongst savage men I do appreciate civility and people who value the limiting of inflicted suffering. Just had to clarify, didn't want to be a random ass. No need to respond
Heh, yes, people have told me I put them to sleep!
Putting people to sleep is the opposite of good communicating. But I like to roll with the punches.
When I found out people were snoozing, I set out to make a few videos to exploit that quality. Objective: help insomniacs. I would not call that effort wildly successful, but I did get some positive feedback from it.
you are a good poet. but of course, you know that. this was excellently written, excellently spoken, and the accompanying photos were beautiful. i really liked that one with the telephone wires.
he he ur actually pretty funny lol. wait did I say actually? my bad. I liked the poem, and I noticed ice and suffice from fire and ice. I use that a lot too.
That's the problem with writing poetry, at least for me: it's hard to be original. Tired, overused metaphors, images, and rhymes carry no weight with critics.
A hard-core poet has to worry about things like that. Happily, I'm only a dabbler. My primary creative urges propel me in other directions.
Hey 54 isn't old nowadays! I am 51 & definitely don't feel or consider myself old. Maybe because I work with children. Ha I consider about 90 yrs being old :D
When this video was posted, YouTube's user base was almost completely dominated by young people. The "old hands" were usually twenty-somethings.
Which is fine, and even expected. Figuring out how to create a culture around a technological innovation is something young people do better than anyone.
But it left me feeling a wee bit out of place, as though I'd wandered into the maternity section at a department store. :P
Piggies, eh? (Not "eh" as the Canadians use it, but as a friendly "whot-whot"?) Until this post, I never thought of piggies in the snow. You just don't see them out there, with their backs encrusted with ice. Poor piggies! Poor, miserable, frozen piggies. And the mice! The mice nibble at them? What a horrible fate! ... ... Nevermind ... ... Nice piece.
"Eh" might be appropriate, I'm thinking. My poem is, as always, sophomoric.
I never saw a metaphor that I didn't want to inflate and throw directly at everyone's nose. Hyperbole over subtlety; a character defect.
I posted this to get it out of the way, I guess - to show, admit, reveal. Who am I? A guy with moderately literate opinions, a funny voice, and not very much poetic talent.
No, no... nay, nay! Much to the contrary! Your poetic talent is fun! Your literacy shows you off quite well. And your voice is... your voice. Though I must say that it sounds older than you actually look behind the beard. Beards, however, have so much character of their own, that they are akin to a hat in their presentation. My dad always thought men wore them to hide behind them for some unknown reason. He then revealed a deeper discontent - not being able to grow one. Go figure!
I think you'll understand me when I say this: I'm not here to reveal my private self. This introduction goes as far as I'd like to go in that direction. From here on out, it's essays and literature: ideas are my focus, not the speaker.
You have a similar approach - you perform, but don't reveal, and I think that's perfectly ok.
that poem was incredibly impressive. who are your influences? if you haven't already, start reading Ted Hughes, E.E. Cummings, Wordsworth and Coleridge, you'll find they improve your poetry immensely. But that piece, although frivolous, is genuinely one of the most fascinating poems i've heard.
haha, lighten up, pal, i'm not saying you imitated anyone or copied anyone, but everyone has influences. even people like Dryden and Keats were influenced by other poets, it doesn't mean they copied their work, but they learned things from those poets. i'm sorry you took what i said the wrong way, i really wasnt trying to imply that you imitated anyone, i was only curious as to which poets have contributed to your overall creative process. I really was very impressed with the poem though.
A true craftsman (or craftswoman) is a master of meter and rhyme as well as poetic image and profound insight. It's meter and rhyme that lift poetry from the page and turn it into a performance art.
Carroll, Shakespeare, Poe, Service, Kipling, Wordsworth, Frost (for example)... they amaze and delight me.
excellent answer, i knew you had an understanding of meter and rhyme when i first heard it, which is one of the reasons i asked you your influences. anyway dont ever stop writing, and if you put up a website with text versions, let me know!
Heh, it will never happen. I destroy most poetry soon after it's written. I've saved almost none, and believe me, that's a good thing! It's drivel. :-)
Not to be arrogant - I am pretty critical of the arts in general - however, some of your lines are trully amazing "...to let the chill wind flow right through my soul, to embrace the aloneness that comes with the cold, where I am owed nothing; in turn nothing owe..." I hate to transcribe a cypher on you but this reminds me of A. Pope. Any more where that came from?
HI Urgelt, just subscribewd to your videos and wanted to pop in and say HI! You have the most wonderfully, relaxing, honest, mellow and above all engaging voice. I'm really looking forward to watching your videos on YouTube and your future uploads.
cool poem. yes we are all a little. it would be pretty boring otherwise eh. no idea where those pics were but they remind me of home down south nz. cheers.
your voice currently is like a fine wine...from the intruduction to the cremation of sam mcgee improved extremely well in my opinion...i am looking forward to more of your poems
I started hesitantly. But I am determined not to look back. I hope that people who see how a shy, tentative poster can gain confidence will inspire others to join in.
My first time on utube.(:) Put you in my favs,All is new even this pc.42YRS,to same man,so not a hit on.Your poem with photos,I loved it!Did you just read it from collection?Your Own?Don't know if I am to yak so much on a post? Nice watching U on ut,but do not take me in that light.I live in your climate so photos reflect what I have seen. Take care kelzzz12
Welcome to YouTube, Kel. Hope we'll see you become a poster, it's the best way to enjoy the site.
I'm entirely unpublished and a total amateur. Most of my poetry heads to the local dump soon after it's written, which is as it should be, it's usually awful. :-)
Thanks Urge for the reply. Won't let me reply in the responce because of the Address in it.I have enternet explorer.I must be doing the reply in the wrong place.How to get around this?Don't throw your poems out !I heard all people (even best)think in this way.Kelzz12 them out
this is your first video :P well i seen some of your others ones first and i realise i want to see them all! your like a human internet of wizdom!you did not waist your time living, you know a lot of things, not complex realy but rare knowlege, remember, knowlege is power, i think you could shread mountains to pieces :P.
Methinks you should be the one speaking poetry to the YouTube audience. You have a flair, and a sense of humor - rare and prized commodities in a poet. :-)
Wow! :O) *blush* Thank you. You have inspired me today and now I will begin my introduction. I am enjoying your videos - the stimulation arouses my muse! Thank you. -Bee
i was looking up videos from some of the ppl on your shout out list and i found paperlillies one movie about sarcasm in youtube. she also made a movie on all the hate mail she got.... have u seen it?
Parents are usually a little slow to see their children as ready for adult responsibilities. Children are often a little too eager for the same thing. It's going to cause some collisions.
It'll turn out all right in the end if everyone keeps their cool.
Ages, Sankekor. I probably only finish a couple a year... and those are usually so dreadful they need to be trashed. I'm a little better at simply performing them.
That is if these kids decide to change their lives, i sometimes cannot believe how kids KNOW smoking will eventually kill you but they walk around school bragging that they do it anyway.
I guess it's all part of adolescent/post adolescent rebellion and socialization. Kids have to separate themselves from parents, it's a biological necessity. I think most of us go a little crazy during that period of our lives.
your voice is wonderful to listen to, youd make a good, professional story teller. I really enjoyed the poem. As to the dancing and cleavage it's rather sad how alot of girls and sadly especially teens around 13-16 dance or show things on here. They wont be taken seriously afterwards when they do actually have something to say.
I don't know, Anna. Sometimes I think we've raised some kids with such low self-esteem, they can't imagine being valued for anything but appearances.
But age does change us. I doubt we could predict what any of these kids will be like in 10, 20 years. Some may grow into something we might admire. All things are possible.
Hi Urgelt! Mu name's Javier and I'm spanish. I'm currently learning english and I must say that you and your voice are just awesome to learn!!!!!! I listen to your speeches and poems and try to understand, and I can understan almost everything.
I love your poem. You have a utilize a very inriguing metre...it keeps a hold onto the listener. Your rhyming pattern was also very interesting. Internal rhyme is tough to pull off, in my humble opinion, but you've juxtaposed it very well with your metre. A lovely story and a lovely speaking voice. I've watched a couple of you other videos...I think I'll go watch some more :)
aaggghhh oh dear theres a terrible resembelance to Harold shipman!!!!! thankfully you have a bigger(and far superior beard :D )! and in my books that beats all evils!!!well most...
Hey, I'm Cheesewind256, but call me Cheese, everybody does, so, yeah, im relatively new here, and I'd just like to say i agree with Sankekor, you are the kind of person that we need to meet more of on the internet, the internet is full of the kind of people who want fame easy and cheaply, and frankly, its nice to see people like you on the internet
Urgelt, you are the spawn of calm kindhearted consciousness that the internet needs to transform into. I can't take another 26 second video of a high school girl jumping on her bed with her friends.
Like any new medium, there's a learning curve. Users don't yet know how to get the most out of it. (That includes me, too.)
But however useless a teen jumping on her bed may seem, she is at least attempting to participate in this new medium. She's broken the ice. Who knows what she may learn to do with it?
If you want a say in what happens next, join us, Matthew. :-)
I think its easier to talk to someone when you can see there face, that way you can trust the person more. It takes my mind off possibly talking to a convict or someone like that.
Hello Urgelt. I have just, upon this hour, discovered your YouTube videos. You Sir, are a talented raconteur. Just your voice had me captivated. I am not entirely sure how I managed to stumble into 'What is Dance to me?' from a music video of 'Take A Chance' by the Magic Numbers but I am very glad I did.
You don't know me, I don't know you but I thought I'd leave a comment and say keep up the intriuging footage and discussion
Wow, very good video and its a pleasure to meet you Urgelt. You seem like a very well spoken and unique person with a good twist of humor :). Thanks for sharing your videos. I enjoy them.
My qualifications are sparse, TFM3. I've never had kids of my own. I'm not against 'em, I just never seemed to get around to the whole marriage/children thing.
There are lots of reasons to regret that, but at least there's time for hobbies. :-)
I am cuious about your name, if I translate it in dutch, my mother tongue, it means something like "original-ancient money"...but this translation doesn't really seem to fit you...to me it sounds like a name from a place like Gormenghast, or something from a William Blake poem..
The lingual roots you've picked out are accurate. What's missing from your understanding is only this: the name was originally created by me for a fictional dwarven character for use in a role-playing game. Dwarves do love their gold, heh.
If we don't show ourselves, what we say tends to be weightless. The internet is clogged with anonymous, weightless communication. Here, we have a chance to do something different.
oh, oh..you mispelled "weird"...sorry, just a habit I have...but new warrior man was right when he recommended you...I´ll be in touch..signed:another you tube weirdo...xxx
sorry, I was a bit annoyed at life in general, thus my silly comment! Hey Urgelt, you really are a talented man, and humble too...hard to find this nowadays!So,congrats and keep up the good work, people love you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, shed4life. This was my first attempt at presenting myself on YouTube... a little shakey, perhaps, but a good learning experience.
I applaude your abilities Urgelt, I first came across your presentation of "The Cremation of Sam McGee." You do a wonderful job with laying out the measure of poetry, as you did in this one. Well done sir.
I hate to tell you this, but I just sent out your channel to a lot of my subscribers. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. You are a jewel. Peace
Heh, I'm surprised at what has happened in the months since I started posted. I couldn't imagine being popular on YouTube, nor could I imagine that it would be a positive experience if I were. Definitely a failure of imagination. YouTube has many truly kind and warm-hearted people in its community.
Very good introduction Urgelt I really enjoy the text that you add to your videos and the Healthy Eating series has been very interesting. Please keep making great and interesting videos!
Yeah, I felt the need to compete with the people you mentioned in the vid... and now I reveal my special flavor of insanity by replying to myself... to make fun of myself... and then make fun of me making fun of myself... [insert infinite loop]
Amazing poem and even better voice! It's like butter to my ears
colekug21 1 year ago
heheheheheeee this is sooo funny!!!!
your voice is like intensely mesmerizing!!!
xoxKaulitzTwinsxox 1 year ago
heheheheheeee this is sooo funny!!!!
your voice is like intensely mesmerizing!!!
xoxKaulitzTwinsxox 1 year ago
holy cow literally I saw a picture of a cow in snow xD but then again I'm blind so.. 4:18
patrickthecrow9 1 year ago
i wish you a nice weekend =)
reedeema 2 years ago
Hi again Urgelt. I spoke with you a coupla years ago about something, I dont remember what. Opened a new account because I opened a new chapter in my life. Thanks
itflysby 2 years ago
May this chapter be the best yet, itflysby.
Urgelt 2 years ago
hey urgelt nice to meet you very interesting man you remind me of my us history teacher but i think you're more "badass" than him lol
ETV101 2 years ago
I imagine if you saw me every day for a couple of semesters, you'd lose that impression.
Unless you think it's badass to enjoy canoeing, books, and asparagus tips. :P
Urgelt 2 years ago
i would LOVE some asparagus tips!!
ItsCharlieBoi 2 years ago
oh ok , no problem =) just nice to here your good , greetz from germany =)
reedeema 2 years ago
hey urgelt , are you still among us ?
reedeema 2 years ago
I still read comments and sometimes respond to them. I answer mail.
I haven't been able to put time into new videography, though.
Urgelt 2 years ago
I just want to say(im not trying to wish you bad fortune...) that im happy that you have not become famous or even just youtube famous. As someone with a relatively small following, your "accessible" as in, you don't have so much to take care of because of your fame, and you don't look at each person as just another fan.
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laallaal75 2 years ago
Amen to that!
Conversations are the point, for me. I would hate to be forced to regard the audience as a faceless mass.
Urgelt 2 years ago
what did you retire from
gdogbalint 2 years ago
I think we tend to pigeon-hole people too much. How about we ignore my career history and credentials, and just have interesting conversations? :-)
Urgelt 2 years ago
I just found your videos, and am convinced now that they are not only my favorite videos on the entirety of youtube, but they are the only videos on youtube with an ounce of genuineness. Not to say they only have an ounce of genuineness: they've got nothing but.
You're a very intelligent guy, and I'd be curious to know what you look like under all that beard. I'd be afraid that if you exposed your face, you'd lose some credibility. Q: Have you hypnotized us with grandfatherliness? A: Yes.
cactusleaf 2 years ago
The Wizard of Oz had his curtain, I have my beard.
With some things, it's best not to peek behind. :P
Urgelt 2 years ago
piggy piggy oink oink
a7xfreIk 2 years ago
A porcine after my own heart!
Urgelt 2 years ago
By the way, I've been wondering for the past 3 or 4 days that I've "known" you, what was your career before you became the sage of Youtube?
losername2of2 2 years ago
Ach, a sage must be wise. I stake no claim to wisdom.
I have revealed what I care to reveal. The rest is private, at least insofar as the general public is concerned. Suffice it to say that my career was not connected in any way to the videos I have posted, and that I speak, not as an expert, but merely as an interested person.
Which means, of course, that you should not take my word for anything. Be skeptical, do your own research, arrive at your own conclusions. Think critically. :-)
Urgelt 2 years ago
Watched this for the first time in quite a while. I still love watching you, I hope you find some time again to do something :)
mattulmenin 2 years ago
to late urgelt , your already famous ;)
reedeema 2 years ago
Pshaw. A few thousand subscribers - many of which are probably defunct accounts - does not translate into real world fame.
What it does translate into is a number of very worthwhile conversations. I've learned a lot about humanity in talking to the YouTube audience. We are far more varied than mainstream media likes to pretend- and ordinary people often have extraordinary stories and talents.
Urgelt 2 years ago
i know what u mean , hehe , for myself i am trying to get people to here my music ( german hip hop)
over youtube , thats the best way i know to pomot my musik and maybe get a record deal becouse thats the only future i see over here for me , im 26 now and never worried to mouch about school becouse i always had a dream about making musik , well you know , if i could turn back time and all of that ;) but maybe someday ill be lucky to brake throu i not giving up yet ;)
reedeema 2 years ago
Hip-hop isn't a genre I follow closely, but I listened to a couple of your videos. Good energy there, and lots of attention to detail. You're a serious artist.
You might want to take a page from Abba, and cut some English tracks. It's a big audience.
Good luck!
Urgelt 2 years ago
Hi Urgelt. I love your vids. =)
DecemberMoonGoddess 2 years ago
Hi, and thanks! :-)
Urgelt 2 years ago
Alright, do you have any book suggestions?
aguy38 3 years ago
What are you looking for, yourself?
Over the years, I have found that it is unwise to make recommendations blindly. A recommendation, you see, only succeeds if the recipient enjoys the result. Which means that your likes and preferences are paramount.
Urgelt 3 years ago
Despite what you said I enjoyed that a great deal. By chance, would you be able to send me a copy?
aguy38 3 years ago
Eh, I threw the hard copy away. I've been doing that with poems I wrote for years. Decades.
It's junk, even in my own eyes. Loaded with cliches. The titans of the poetry world would sneer. Not much point to saving them for posterity.
It does help me to appreciate great poetry, though. You can't know just how hard great poetry is to write unless you've held a pen yourself.
Urgelt 3 years ago
It kind of reminds me of Robert Frost, my favorite poet. The snow is a fairly popular subject with him. You read a lot of Frost?
aguy38 3 years ago
Yes.
Frost is precise, subtle and deep. By saying very little, he says everything - pretty much my opposite, really.
Once, after writing a rather detailed and exhaustive (some would say tedious) report, a coworker teased me by saying, "you have diarrhea of the ink pen." It was a fair assessment.
Frost's poetry is incredibly dense. Without density, it's poor poetry, or not poetry at all. And for the life of me, I cannot master density. C'est la vie.
Urgelt 3 years ago
What did you do before you retired?
aguy38 3 years ago
There's no need to get into that here.
Urgelt 3 years ago
Excellent poem!
SuicideFriendly 3 years ago
Nice concepts. I am torn between the ideas of saving it all and watching it fall to horror. Something intrigues me about real horror. I guess it's good PR and shows character to disclaim the judgemental words but it detracts from the art in a way. No complaints
"I am owed nothing, in turn nothing owed."!
chowbelly 3 years ago
It's meant to be ironic.
The sentiment "I am owed nothing, in turn nothing owed" and disdain for others is dystopian and self-destructive, as shown by the fate of the narrator (and those who should have been able to rely on him).
In truth, we owe everything, and are owed everything, if we but acknowledge the debts. We must rely on each other, or civilization cannot sustain itself.
Urgelt 3 years ago
You're a good man, Urgelt. We all see that. I however am a biologist. (joke)
I don't condone evil, but I don't judge myself or others for exploring the full range of experience that emerges from coupling our genetic mandate with resource scarcity.
After living amongst savage men I do appreciate civility and people who value the limiting of inflicted suffering. Just had to clarify, didn't want to be a random ass. No need to respond
chowbelly 3 years ago
' ...... but tonight I long for rest ......'
Your voice and delivery are soothing, as someone else commented about another posting of yours.
Longfellow could well have had someone like you in mind.
LORNATOM 3 years ago
Heh, yes, people have told me I put them to sleep!
Putting people to sleep is the opposite of good communicating. But I like to roll with the punches.
When I found out people were snoozing, I set out to make a few videos to exploit that quality. Objective: help insomniacs. I would not call that effort wildly successful, but I did get some positive feedback from it.
Urgelt 3 years ago
you are a good poet. but of course, you know that. this was excellently written, excellently spoken, and the accompanying photos were beautiful. i really liked that one with the telephone wires.
abaseraserhead 3 years ago 3
As to the "excellently written" part, I don't know that at all. I know enough about poetry to be dangerous. I don't know enough to be authoritative.
Those who do know enough, I suspect, would not find the qualities here that they wish to find in great poetry.
But... it doesn't have to be great to strike a chord or communicate a feeling.
My purpose here was self-introduction. I've introduced myself as a dabbler in words. Mission accomplished! :-)
Urgelt 3 years ago
he he ur actually pretty funny lol. wait did I say actually? my bad. I liked the poem, and I noticed ice and suffice from fire and ice. I use that a lot too.
lil2kool 3 years ago
That's the problem with writing poetry, at least for me: it's hard to be original. Tired, overused metaphors, images, and rhymes carry no weight with critics.
A hard-core poet has to worry about things like that. Happily, I'm only a dabbler. My primary creative urges propel me in other directions.
Urgelt 3 years ago
welcome on youtube ! (it's a lil' late I know :) ) nice videos you have. 5 star for this one to, great presentation of yourself
RomanianGuy91 3 years ago
Thanks! :-)
Urgelt 3 years ago
Hey 54 isn't old nowadays! I am 51 & definitely don't feel or consider myself old. Maybe because I work with children. Ha I consider about 90 yrs being old :D
olgamarie888 4 years ago
When this video was posted, YouTube's user base was almost completely dominated by young people. The "old hands" were usually twenty-somethings.
Which is fine, and even expected. Figuring out how to create a culture around a technological innovation is something young people do better than anyone.
But it left me feeling a wee bit out of place, as though I'd wandered into the maternity section at a department store. :P
Urgelt 4 years ago
54's not old!
capricious71 4 years ago
Context. It's all in the context.
At YouTube, 55 (which is my age now) puts me in a very small part of the bell curve. Most users here are much younger.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Piggies, eh? (Not "eh" as the Canadians use it, but as a friendly "whot-whot"?) Until this post, I never thought of piggies in the snow. You just don't see them out there, with their backs encrusted with ice. Poor piggies! Poor, miserable, frozen piggies. And the mice! The mice nibble at them? What a horrible fate! ... ... Nevermind ... ... Nice piece.
Terli1 4 years ago
"Eh" might be appropriate, I'm thinking. My poem is, as always, sophomoric.
I never saw a metaphor that I didn't want to inflate and throw directly at everyone's nose. Hyperbole over subtlety; a character defect.
I posted this to get it out of the way, I guess - to show, admit, reveal. Who am I? A guy with moderately literate opinions, a funny voice, and not very much poetic talent.
Urgelt 4 years ago
No, no... nay, nay! Much to the contrary! Your poetic talent is fun! Your literacy shows you off quite well. And your voice is... your voice. Though I must say that it sounds older than you actually look behind the beard. Beards, however, have so much character of their own, that they are akin to a hat in their presentation. My dad always thought men wore them to hide behind them for some unknown reason. He then revealed a deeper discontent - not being able to grow one. Go figure!
Terli1 4 years ago
Wonderful! Nice to meet you. Please post more like these.
TERUKO5 4 years ago
I'm glad to meet you, too, Teruko.
I think you'll understand me when I say this: I'm not here to reveal my private self. This introduction goes as far as I'd like to go in that direction. From here on out, it's essays and literature: ideas are my focus, not the speaker.
You have a similar approach - you perform, but don't reveal, and I think that's perfectly ok.
Urgelt 4 years ago
that poem was incredibly impressive. who are your influences? if you haven't already, start reading Ted Hughes, E.E. Cummings, Wordsworth and Coleridge, you'll find they improve your poetry immensely. But that piece, although frivolous, is genuinely one of the most fascinating poems i've heard.
Bjarku 4 years ago
Influences? Hmm, I never set out to imitate anyone when I wrote that piece. I *think* it isn't imitative of anyone.
I can't fail to admit that I have read a lot of classic poetry, though, and it has certainly influenced my understanding of the possibilities.
Glad you liked it!
Urgelt 4 years ago
haha, lighten up, pal, i'm not saying you imitated anyone or copied anyone, but everyone has influences. even people like Dryden and Keats were influenced by other poets, it doesn't mean they copied their work, but they learned things from those poets. i'm sorry you took what i said the wrong way, i really wasnt trying to imply that you imitated anyone, i was only curious as to which poets have contributed to your overall creative process. I really was very impressed with the poem though.
Bjarku 4 years ago
I'll try to answer your question this way, then.
A true craftsman (or craftswoman) is a master of meter and rhyme as well as poetic image and profound insight. It's meter and rhyme that lift poetry from the page and turn it into a performance art.
Carroll, Shakespeare, Poe, Service, Kipling, Wordsworth, Frost (for example)... they amaze and delight me.
Urgelt 4 years ago
excellent answer, i knew you had an understanding of meter and rhyme when i first heard it, which is one of the reasons i asked you your influences. anyway dont ever stop writing, and if you put up a website with text versions, let me know!
Bjarku 4 years ago
Heh, it will never happen. I destroy most poetry soon after it's written. I've saved almost none, and believe me, that's a good thing! It's drivel. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
I love the audio at the beginning
msie821 4 years ago
Im a developing poet at the moment.
Only 13 but im attempting too make a book of my work.
I truly love too hear stories.
And you're video's are the best.
Even though this isn't a story i've watched this video at least 20 times.
Your voice is just so calm like a grandpa.
Thanks for putting yourself out there.
kiffy75 4 years ago
Not to be arrogant - I am pretty critical of the arts in general - however, some of your lines are trully amazing "...to let the chill wind flow right through my soul, to embrace the aloneness that comes with the cold, where I am owed nothing; in turn nothing owe..." I hate to transcribe a cypher on you but this reminds me of A. Pope. Any more where that came from?
wupeide 4 years ago
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wupeide 4 years ago
HI Urgelt, just subscribewd to your videos and wanted to pop in and say HI! You have the most wonderfully, relaxing, honest, mellow and above all engaging voice. I'm really looking forward to watching your videos on YouTube and your future uploads.
Baz :-)
RocketOfDesire 4 years ago
cool poem. yes we are all a little. it would be pretty boring otherwise eh. no idea where those pics were but they remind me of home down south nz. cheers.
hyphenunderscore 4 years ago
I grabbed the pics from a US Government site (NOAA). They are all historical winter images - old enough to be out of copyright.
Urgelt 4 years ago
your voice currently is like a fine wine...from the intruduction to the cremation of sam mcgee improved extremely well in my opinion...i am looking forward to more of your poems
Hunterery 4 years ago
I started hesitantly. But I am determined not to look back. I hope that people who see how a shy, tentative poster can gain confidence will inspire others to join in.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Have you ever thought of writing a book ??????
dogsoldier05 4 years ago
My writing tends to lapse into ham-handed pedantistry, alas. Witness the previous sentence. :P
Urgelt 4 years ago
Don't thank me, thank ElunedLOTR. She pointed me over to you and your videos. :)
Narlhug 4 years ago
This was great, thank you for this. I love the poem. :)
Narlhug 4 years ago
I'm glad, Narlhug. Thank you for your kind words.
Urgelt 4 years ago
ok ty
Sankekor 4 years ago
what can cause your back to become...uh.. bent, like deformed almost. like ur walking with a slouch. How can u fix a bad posture?...
Sankekor 4 years ago
If it's a sudden thing, it could be some sort of muscle spasm.
If it's developed gradually, you may have curvature in your spine. A number of things can produce it, none good.
See your doctor and have it diagnosed.
Urgelt 4 years ago
learning languages is kinda fun! im learning spanish right now and after this i wanna look into japanese! :P
Sankekor 4 years ago
Urgelt i have 2 questions i thought of when watching your healthy eating videos.
1. What kind of vegitarian are u? im just curious.
2. Can you speak any other languages?
Sankekor 4 years ago
1. I'm an ovo-lacterian vegetarian. I only eat eggs occasionally though, and I hold down my consumption of milk products pretty low.
2. Nope, afraid not. English is my only language.
Urgelt 4 years ago
how did u come up with the name urgelt? or is it just your name..
daverendle 4 years ago
It's not my real name. It's just an invention.
Urgelt 4 years ago
My first time on utube.(:) Put you in my favs,All is new even this pc.42YRS,to same man,so not a hit on.Your poem with photos,I loved it!Did you just read it from collection?Your Own?Don't know if I am to yak so much on a post? Nice watching U on ut,but do not take me in that light.I live in your climate so photos reflect what I have seen. Take care kelzzz12
kelzzz12 4 years ago
Welcome to YouTube, Kel. Hope we'll see you become a poster, it's the best way to enjoy the site.
I'm entirely unpublished and a total amateur. Most of my poetry heads to the local dump soon after it's written, which is as it should be, it's usually awful. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
Thanks Urge for the reply. Won't let me reply in the responce because of the Address in it.I have enternet explorer.I must be doing the reply in the wrong place.How to get around this?Don't throw your poems out !I heard all people (even best)think in this way.Kelzz12 them out
kelzzz12 4 years ago
It doesn't matter, your response posted. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
wow. that was a cool poem. keep it up. you seem like an awesome dude.
omacron6 4 years ago
Thanks, Omacron6.
Urgelt 4 years ago
ah ok i'll look. ty
Sankekor 4 years ago
hey urgelt u should check out some movies on scatman john, i think there really good! wat do u think?
Sankekor 4 years ago
lol mountian shredding... =]
where the movie on how to make that chocolate u invented? i cant really find it... -Sank
Sankekor 4 years ago
I didn't invent it, but I talked about it on Healthy Eating #4.
Urgelt 4 years ago
damn, yeah I like this shit, it's a perfect medicine when I can't sleep
AngeleyezEnschede 4 years ago
this is your first video :P well i seen some of your others ones first and i realise i want to see them all! your like a human internet of wizdom!you did not waist your time living, you know a lot of things, not complex realy but rare knowlege, remember, knowlege is power, i think you could shread mountains to pieces :P.
Slayer7666COF 4 years ago
For mountain shredding, rent a bulldozer. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
You are quite a character, Urgelt. I am really enjoying your videos.-Fletch
fletcher84 4 years ago
Thanks, Fletch.
Urgelt 4 years ago
NOW BEGINS THE POETIC LEGEND OF THE ARTIST NALOMELI! MAY (his/her) REIGN BE ENJOYABLE!!! -Sank
Sankekor 4 years ago
As I watch your video show, I shiver with the scene of snow and inner glow of poetry.
My gaze glazes and shifts to the cliffs with tropical drips streaming off the eves
I laugh and snort as a pig in glee from the irony of the truth you tell oh so well,
Feeling affinity as I look to see this view of you - Urgelt, you are so swell -
Like a mirror, now it is clearer who I am and aim to...-Bee
NaloMeli 4 years ago
Methinks you should be the one speaking poetry to the YouTube audience. You have a flair, and a sense of humor - rare and prized commodities in a poet. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
Wow! :O) *blush* Thank you. You have inspired me today and now I will begin my introduction. I am enjoying your videos - the stimulation arouses my muse! Thank you. -Bee
NaloMeli 4 years ago
Wonderful! Drop me a note when it's ready, I'll be happy to welcome you to the far side of the 'tube. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
i was looking up videos from some of the ppl on your shout out list and i found paperlillies one movie about sarcasm in youtube. she also made a movie on all the hate mail she got.... have u seen it?
Sankekor 4 years ago
Yep, I have.
Paperlilies is one of the most charismatic personalities here.
Urgelt 4 years ago
i do kinda realize that im getting into more fights with my parents then when i was little...
Sankekor 4 years ago
Parents are usually a little slow to see their children as ready for adult responsibilities. Children are often a little too eager for the same thing. It's going to cause some collisions.
It'll turn out all right in the end if everyone keeps their cool.
Urgelt 4 years ago
hey urgelt? how long does it take you to write a poem?
Sankekor 4 years ago
Ages, Sankekor. I probably only finish a couple a year... and those are usually so dreadful they need to be trashed. I'm a little better at simply performing them.
Urgelt 4 years ago
That is if these kids decide to change their lives, i sometimes cannot believe how kids KNOW smoking will eventually kill you but they walk around school bragging that they do it anyway.
Im back =]
Sankekor 4 years ago
I guess it's all part of adolescent/post adolescent rebellion and socialization. Kids have to separate themselves from parents, it's a biological necessity. I think most of us go a little crazy during that period of our lives.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Oh I forgot to add I loved the singing bits in the beginning and end. It was kinda funny
Annaconda1984 4 years ago
That's my singing in a nutshell, it's funny. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
your voice is wonderful to listen to, youd make a good, professional story teller. I really enjoyed the poem. As to the dancing and cleavage it's rather sad how alot of girls and sadly especially teens around 13-16 dance or show things on here. They wont be taken seriously afterwards when they do actually have something to say.
Annaconda1984 4 years ago
I don't know, Anna. Sometimes I think we've raised some kids with such low self-esteem, they can't imagine being valued for anything but appearances.
But age does change us. I doubt we could predict what any of these kids will be like in 10, 20 years. Some may grow into something we might admire. All things are possible.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Hi Urgelt! Mu name's Javier and I'm spanish. I'm currently learning english and I must say that you and your voice are just awesome to learn!!!!!! I listen to your speeches and poems and try to understand, and I can understan almost everything.
Thank you and keep posting!!!!!
Javi.
Meliadus 4 years ago
Hola, Javier, I'm glad you enjoy the videos.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I love your poem. You have a utilize a very inriguing metre...it keeps a hold onto the listener. Your rhyming pattern was also very interesting. Internal rhyme is tough to pull off, in my humble opinion, but you've juxtaposed it very well with your metre. A lovely story and a lovely speaking voice. I've watched a couple of you other videos...I think I'll go watch some more :)
jabraulter 4 years ago
Thank you, Jabraulter, you're very kind.
Urgelt 4 years ago
aaggghhh oh dear theres a terrible resembelance to Harold shipman!!!!! thankfully you have a bigger(and far superior beard :D )! and in my books that beats all evils!!!well most...
Andy17 4 years ago
Hey, I'm Cheesewind256, but call me Cheese, everybody does, so, yeah, im relatively new here, and I'd just like to say i agree with Sankekor, you are the kind of person that we need to meet more of on the internet, the internet is full of the kind of people who want fame easy and cheaply, and frankly, its nice to see people like you on the internet
Cheesewind256 4 years ago
Urgelt, you are the spawn of calm kindhearted consciousness that the internet needs to transform into. I can't take another 26 second video of a high school girl jumping on her bed with her friends.
matthewjames83 4 years ago
Like any new medium, there's a learning curve. Users don't yet know how to get the most out of it. (That includes me, too.)
But however useless a teen jumping on her bed may seem, she is at least attempting to participate in this new medium. She's broken the ice. Who knows what she may learn to do with it?
If you want a say in what happens next, join us, Matthew. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
out of curiosity... why are there statements bustin on you at the begining?
Sankekor 4 years ago
It's self-deprecating humor.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I think its easier to talk to someone when you can see there face, that way you can trust the person more. It takes my mind off possibly talking to a convict or someone like that.
Sankekor 4 years ago
Agreed. Faceless conversations tend to be weightless, I think. People who are hiding can pretend anything.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Also loved the opening and ending theme
Dynamitrios 4 years ago
Thanks for beeing educational and entertaining at the same time. Regular TV failed on this long ago, that´s why i gave it up.
Thanks for keeping the YouTube quality standards high.
Keep on reciting and writing your own poems, they are worth gold (and we´re getting them for free, how cool is that)
Greetings from Germany
Dynamitrios 4 years ago
Thanks, Dynamitrios, much appreciated.
I don't write a lot of poetry, and what I do write tends to be thrown out quickly. That's for the better, believe me! :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
Veeeeery funny unlike something else that he did
THis was a great original video THUMBS UP
BeSmAHt 4 years ago
I like "what is dance to me" and the "turnips" ones
=]
Sankekor 4 years ago
I'm glad you do, Sankekor.
Urgelt 4 years ago
A pleasure to have you aboard the Youtube community.
Veryvery77 4 years ago
I'm glad to be here, Veryvery77, thank you.
Urgelt 4 years ago
Hello Urgelt. I have just, upon this hour, discovered your YouTube videos. You Sir, are a talented raconteur. Just your voice had me captivated. I am not entirely sure how I managed to stumble into 'What is Dance to me?' from a music video of 'Take A Chance' by the Magic Numbers but I am very glad I did.
You don't know me, I don't know you but I thought I'd leave a comment and say keep up the intriuging footage and discussion
Tom
Ven01990 4 years ago
Hi, Tom, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. Feel free to leave comments... conversation is why I'm here.
Urgelt 4 years ago
i enjoyed your video! keep it up =)
xXRuhBeccuhXx 4 years ago
Thanks, Rebecca, that's my plan. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
Very nice Urgelt, i enjoy your videos that you post. Its like a storytelling. keep it up !
Drrailaa 4 years ago
Wow, very good video and its a pleasure to meet you Urgelt. You seem like a very well spoken and unique person with a good twist of humor :). Thanks for sharing your videos. I enjoy them.
xjobefishx 4 years ago
Great poem. I love your voice.
JustOneEarth 4 years ago
Thank you, JustOneEarth.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I hope you've played everquest
alansmith717 4 years ago
Never have, nope.
Urgelt 4 years ago
you seem wise. i wish to be like you when i grow up :P say, do you play mmos? if you do do you play runescape? if you do add me sometime, colucci100
colucciskiller 4 years ago
I've dabbled in several games on-line in past years, but at present, none. Not much time for games at present, too many projects to work on.
Aim higher! Grow up to be someone better than me. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
i'm not into poetry... except for this one with the combination of that cool voice you got there!! lol
can you teach me ;)?
greetings to you Urgelt!
ellocotimmie 4 years ago
I'm trying to teach by example. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
Your 54 and retired? o.o aren't ya bored not working?
KelthRaptor 4 years ago
There's lots to do. No, I'm not bored.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I wish you'd be my dad. seriously.
theflowmaster3 4 years ago
My qualifications are sparse, TFM3. I've never had kids of my own. I'm not against 'em, I just never seemed to get around to the whole marriage/children thing.
There are lots of reasons to regret that, but at least there's time for hobbies. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
I am cuious about your name, if I translate it in dutch, my mother tongue, it means something like "original-ancient money"...but this translation doesn't really seem to fit you...to me it sounds like a name from a place like Gormenghast, or something from a William Blake poem..
rhedenboy 4 years ago
The lingual roots you've picked out are accurate. What's missing from your understanding is only this: the name was originally created by me for a fictional dwarven character for use in a role-playing game. Dwarves do love their gold, heh.
Urgelt 4 years ago
thanks for showing yourself...
rhedenboy 4 years ago
I'm glad you agree that it's valuable to do so.
If we don't show ourselves, what we say tends to be weightless. The internet is clogged with anonymous, weightless communication. Here, we have a chance to do something different.
Urgelt 4 years ago
oh, oh..you mispelled "weird"...sorry, just a habit I have...but new warrior man was right when he recommended you...I´ll be in touch..signed:another you tube weirdo...xxx
Brazdolph 4 years ago
I am an amateur at everything I do, heh. Thanks for catching my misspelling. :-)
Urgelt 4 years ago
sorry, I was a bit annoyed at life in general, thus my silly comment! Hey Urgelt, you really are a talented man, and humble too...hard to find this nowadays!So,congrats and keep up the good work, people love you!
Brazdolph 4 years ago
STUMPIE2 WAS HERE
stumpie2 4 years ago
Wow! You started off with the humor, and ended with a beautiful poem. Well done, sir!!
shed4life 4 years ago
I'm glad you enjoyed it, shed4life. This was my first attempt at presenting myself on YouTube... a little shakey, perhaps, but a good learning experience.
Urgelt 4 years ago
I applaude your abilities Urgelt, I first came across your presentation of "The Cremation of Sam McGee." You do a wonderful job with laying out the measure of poetry, as you did in this one. Well done sir.
auuurgh423 4 years ago
Thank you, Auuurgh423, much appreciated.
I love a well-metered poem. Mr. Service was a master, he's great fun to read.
Urgelt 4 years ago
nice introduction and poem i also really like the music at the beggining
cupidkilla 5 years ago
What, me going "doo-doo-doo?" Heh, that was fun. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
Not since Garrison Keillor have I heard such a wonderful story teller.
justpassnthru 5 years ago
Mr. Keillor is a favorite of mine, too. He has a way with words, doesn't he?
I'm glad you enjoy my amateurish efforts.
Urgelt 5 years ago
You, Sir, are TOO modest!
justpassnthru 5 years ago
I hate to tell you this, but I just sent out your channel to a lot of my subscribers. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. You are a jewel. Peace
hmarty 5 years ago
Heh, I'm surprised at what has happened in the months since I started posted. I couldn't imagine being popular on YouTube, nor could I imagine that it would be a positive experience if I were. Definitely a failure of imagination. YouTube has many truly kind and warm-hearted people in its community.
Urgelt 5 years ago
Very good introduction Urgelt I really enjoy the text that you add to your videos and the Healthy Eating series has been very interesting. Please keep making great and interesting videos!
Fiends4 5 years ago
I plan to. Thanks for your encouragement. :-)
Urgelt 5 years ago
LOL
I do not have much to say on youtube... but in life I never shut up. LOL
Lore13 5 years ago
Yeah, I felt the need to compete with the people you mentioned in the vid... and now I reveal my special flavor of insanity by replying to myself... to make fun of myself... and then make fun of me making fun of myself... [insert infinite loop]
Lineage II is the best MMORPG yet!
<3
Lore13 5 years ago