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Quality tab that was too. I'm elevated.
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Time to write another one then while you are on a roll (up)
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I'm really a bit cold,
Like a plank draped in mould, I don't want to be rude, Happily I don't presently have wo.....*stops there*
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Blow them with smoke
Sing of a fire The Fellowship of Gandalf And Hobbits of the Shire Your litany of rings is beautiful and the Tolkien references made it even better I believe the ancients built stone circles in tribute to the sun, moon and the cycle of the seasons. Never-ending wheels, all of them.Another strange thread moment - BB's poem chimes with the new one I'm posting later on ![]() Quote:
As my spirits vaguely sag,
I rummage in me bag
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....Very Pam Ayres that, Vosne......
Well that's me retired then.
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"The windmills of your mind" BB. You should contribute more often.
![]() What was in that tab Vosne? ![]() Good morning Musty. ![]() Three cheers for insomniacs. \0/ \0/ \0/ Hope you all got some sleep eventually. |
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Morning all
![]() Thanks as always Biz and Musty. Looking forward to reading your new 'Chime' poem Mr Coleman ![]() Hairy Horrors Standstill, watch the crack on the floor A spider lives in it It's a house with no door That's why they surprise you You don't hear the creak Of the opening entrance They don't often squeak See the first leg Bending over the ledge Seven more will follow This creepy knife edge Now comes the head It's eyes on a stalk It's got your card numbered Those eyes of a hawk Don't back to the corner You'll never be free Of the hairy arachnoid And it's family of three |
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How ?
Why don't Bluebells tinkle Why don't Buttercups melt How does grass grow greener How can iron be smelt Are all the lovers leaping Are the birds all really South Do the willows now cry weeping Do the thatchers roof a mouth Can a heart be broken Can the air be still What words cannot be spoken What looks can really kill |
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Hairy Horrors Occasionally I manage to pick one up and throw it out of the window, but it probably scuttles to an air brick and lets itself in again. ![]() Quote:
So many questions, but I'm not able to explain because it's Sunday, my day of rest.
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It 'king is if my jottings are being compared to Ms Ayres *spank!*
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Thanks as always Biz and Musty. Looking forward to reading your new 'Chime' poem Mr Coleman
![]() Hairy Horrors How ? ![]() The two poems you posted show great diversity and both hit home with me. Hairy Horrors gave me the shivers, as I can't stand spiders. I imagined giant horror film versions from the scene you described - the poem has a relentless pace too. How? Is really beautiful with a gentle questioning tone. Thanks for contributing to the thread again BB
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Crop Circle Hoaxing
Two Wiltshire folklore pupils Made circles where they chose, It takes a lack of scruples To waste the time of those With faith in UFOs. The older one was Tony, A grey-haired sceptic who Deemed poltergeist clues phoney, Loch Ness reports untrue And close encounters too. Young Joe his chum, long-fattened On cider used to sing As joyfully they flattened Crops down into a ring, Yes, Joe enjoyed the sting. In their local The Dragon Run by old Nobby Parnes Plans came with every flagon, So after ale and yarns They drove to Alton Barnes. Past midnight set to harm land Bright torches shone at one, An outline in the farmland By half past two was done, Both hoped their work would stun. These hoaxers in the grey light Of dawn returned to see If any in the daylight Mistook a forgery For space reality. 'Someone's been 'ere before us!' Cried Tony who'd forgot Some things are meant to awe us, To change a Wiltshire spot The night had left a lot: Like that Led Zeppelin cover, An imprint unsurpassed Quite unlike any other Lay intricate and vast, A crushed gold cornfield blast. As Tony knelt down humbled He wondered at each track In shock and young Joe mumbled 'I need some Scrumpy Jack', Their open minds were back. Such forms can be derided And hoaxes increase mirth, While I stay undecided On visitors to Earth, To ponder has great worth. © |
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Groan. I see them scuttle across the floor out of the corner of my eye, but they are so quick to disappear under the edge of carpets etc.
Occasionally I manage to pick one up and throw it out of the window, but it probably scuttles to an air brick and lets itself in again. ![]() So many questions, but I'm not able to explain because it's Sunday, my day of rest. ![]() ![]() Quote:
Crop Circle Hoaxing
Two Wiltshire folklore pupils Made circles where they chose, It takes a lack of scruples To waste the time of those With faith in UFOs. © I love how the fifth line resonates the others in this story. What a pity they turned out to be a Hoax
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Hi Biz, how are you? ![]() ![]() |
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I'll wait until tomorrow then for your answers
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I love how the fifth line resonates the others in this story.
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I'm pondering.
![]() Here's that marvellous Zep album cover ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_Remasters |
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That's the main thing Here's that marvellous Zep album cover ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_Remasters |
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Wow! That's quite a work of art.
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The Green Hills of our Fathers
Near green hills of our fathers Is where I want to lay, To feminine grass features Of peace I often stray. I love the lonely temples, To find a lost one's best, A silent place of worship Forgotten by the rest. My journeys pass with music, Marc Bolan helps the ride, Some elfin mystic swansongs Make time and mileage glide. Why don't you come and join me? Let modern problems stall, The green hills of our fathers Are waiting for us all. © |
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The Green Hills of our Fathers
© Are you also thinking of the small hills of feminine features, shown on television recently? |
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Are you also thinking of the small hills of feminine features, shown on television recently?
Sadly, the Romans helped to erase the feminine tradition by placing straight roads and rectangles everywhere. Green Hills of England rings a bell
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No Biz, rather the natural ones that the ancients venerated. The hills of Sleeping Beauty on the Isle of Lewis look just like a reclining woman. Avebury is surrounded by gracefully curving Marlborough Down slopes - the list is very long. Such natural female landscapes were echoed by the building of longbarrows and various mounds etc.
Sadly, the Romans helped to erase the feminine tradition by placing straight roads and rectangles everywhere.
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I only added the last paragraph as an afterthought. I should have realized, knowing your extensive knowledge of our history and countryside.
![]() By the way, what were those hills on TV Biz? I'm intrigued now
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edit, second thoughts.
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