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Old 29-12-2012, 09:16
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Sandy's given good advice
Isn't that really nice
Hope your Christmas was lots of fun
Have a chocolate......but not the toffee one.
Hope it helps, things to do
on here at times, but a few
Christmas time, full of cheer
fellows in pubs, like their beer.

(Yes, I had a lovely xmas, hope you did too)
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Old 29-12-2012, 11:00
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(Yes, I had a lovely xmas, hope you did too)
Thank you Sandy,
Fine and dandy,
Plenty of nuts
and double brandy.
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Old 29-12-2012, 16:50
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Glass of wine, a christmas lunch
on a plate, veg a bunch
christmas cracker, with a joke
dishes later, in to soak.


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Old 29-12-2012, 16:51
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Thank you Sandy,
Fine and dandy,
Plenty of nuts
and double brandy.
I like peanuts, the salted variety.
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Old 29-12-2012, 18:41
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Glass of wine, a christmas lunch
on a plate, veg a bunch
christmas cracker, with a joke
dishes later, in to soak.

I like peanuts, the salted variety.
Sounds like bliss -
But give the salt a miss
Cashews and Brazils
Will give you the ills
What doesn't?
Almonds??
Hazelnuts???
Chestnuts????

Oh! Never mind - just enjoy.

(I'm struggling aren't I?)
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Old 29-12-2012, 21:37
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^ Musty will be proud of that one Biz ! It's a fine example of 'free verse' at it's best
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Old 29-12-2012, 21:59
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^ Musty will be proud of that one Biz ! It's a fine example of 'free verse' at it's best
Haha BB. You are a wag.

(Old-fashioned informal - a humorous person who likes to make jokes.)

Thought I'd better elucidate.
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Old 30-12-2012, 12:23
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Mustn't let this land on page four
Never mind the sun's out
And believe me, don't doubt
In a moment I'll be exiting through the door.
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Old 30-12-2012, 13:17
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Outside the wind races down deserted streets
Through tunnels and alleys
It roars as it sweeps
Fallen leaves back into flight
A fire like vortex in amber light
Great images Howmany - you conveyed a lot in this poem

Sounds like bliss -
But give the salt a miss
Glass of wine, a christmas lunch
on a plate, veg a bunch
^ Musty will be proud of that one Biz ! It's a fine example of 'free verse' at it's best
Indeed BB I enjoyed Biz & Sandy's poetic conversation and it kept the thread afloat too
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Old 30-12-2012, 13:18
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Whispers of Avalon

King Arthur’s destiny was clear,
The Round Table sustained
His reign and knights of valour here
In Camelot’s domain.

With magic Merlin lit each wall,
That sorcerer in myths
Who shaped, designed and lifted all
The Stonehenge megaliths.

He thrived till Nimue introduced
A hex so strong and wild
Into a reverie seduced
The wizard fell, beguiled.

Queen Guinevere would chance a lot,
Yet speak she never dared
Of dreams concerning Lancelot,
The knight for whom she cared.

The Holy Grail became a quest,
These heroes sought its force
With armour plate upon the breast
And skill upon the horse.

Green Glastonbury Tor is where
King Arthur sleeps we’re told
And when the sun bids farewell there
All Avalon turns gold.

And whispers on that ancient hill
From peace are sometimes stirred;
With no more duties to fulfill
The knights can still be heard.


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Old 30-12-2012, 16:59
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Whispers of Avalon

King Arthur’s destiny was clear,

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Hurray! The wanderer has returned. Mission accomplished?
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Old 30-12-2012, 17:05
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Hurray! The wanderer has returned. Mission accomplished?
Not quite Biz, more checking and quality control are still needed

In other news, Santa's Hat won the American Xmas poetry competition
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Old 30-12-2012, 17:20
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Not quite Biz, more checking and quality control are still needed

In other news, Santa's Hat won the American Xmas poetry competition
Congratulations - very well deserved.

High standards are admirable, I'm sure the finished product will be worth the wait. Perhaps a few sales in America? It's a big country.
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Old 30-12-2012, 17:32
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High standards are admirable, I'm sure the finished product will be worth the wait. Perhaps a few sales in America? It's a bit country.
That's a thought Biz I'll be pushing this book strongly for non-internet publication, though initially I'll follow the same route. The Designer was flawed in that we ended up with too slim a volume. The next one's going to be bigger. I also included a lot of non-rhyming poems in it. I don't think these rate as the best examples of my material, but I selected them because that style is currently the prevailing trend in poetry. The second volume only has two such pieces - in other words I'm 'playing my strongest hand', which I feel lies more in rhyme
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Old 30-12-2012, 17:51
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The next one's going to be bigger. I also included a lot of non-rhyming poems in it. I don't think these rate as the best examples of my material, but I selected them because that style is currently the prevailing trend in poetry. The second volume only has two such pieces - in other words I'm 'playing my strongest hand', which I feel lies more in rhyme
Fashion is a strange thing, but the need for change these days is at breakneck speed, so perhaps rhyming will soon be the latest fashion

I think it will always have a place.
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Old 30-12-2012, 18:03
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Fashion is a strange thing, but the need for change these days is at breakneck speed, so perhaps rhyming will soon be the latest fashion

I think it will always have a place.
I agree I've just watched The Snowman and the Snowdog and ended up flooding with tears It's the only programme I've watched this Xmas too
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Old 30-12-2012, 18:31
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I've just watched The Snowman and the Snowdog and ended up flooding with tears It's the only programme I've watched this Xmas too
I didn't watch that, but I've watched quite a few American films, old and new. Some call them cheesy, but I prefer to call them heartwarming - modern fairy stories.

Mind you I forced myself to watch the one with "The Hoff" in to the bitter end. He made a big mistake there poor fellow.
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Old 30-12-2012, 18:54
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Mind you I forced myself to watch the one with "The Hoff" in to the bitter end. He made a big mistake there poor fellow.
What film was that Biz?
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Old 30-12-2012, 19:04
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What film was that Biz?
Sadly I always delete films when I've watched them, and can't remember what it was called. I recorded it a few days before Christmas I think. It was something like "The Christmas Organizer", and to be cruelly truthful, it didn't quite come up to scratch.
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Old 30-12-2012, 19:36
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Is Poetry a Dead Art?

No, not at all this cannot be
For the art of the poet we shall always see.
For the language we use is full of words that will rhyme
Even when we don't try to, most of the time,
As our language develops and new words we add
New poetry is produced even some that is bad,

So when speaking or writing in story or prose
In poems and verse, what e're we disclose
In letter or essay either tidy or messy
Our language will always do this thing at some time
And make some of our words unintentionally rhyme.
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Old 30-12-2012, 23:57
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It was something like "The Christmas Organizer", and to be cruelly truthful, it didn't quite come up to scratch.
With the wonderful David Hasselhoff I guess

No, not at all this cannot be
For the art of the poet we shall always see.
An excellent poem Voice and I heartily agree with the sentiments expressed Welcome to thread, unless you've visited before - we've been going so long I get a bit confused at times
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Old 31-12-2012, 18:43
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Teenage Depression

Head bowed and stomach in a knot,
Thoughts stained by maudlin covers,
This teenager could never slot
In with the happy others.

Depression crept beneath my skin,
They had no way of seeing
At sixteen I was chained within
The borders of my being.

I knew it wasn’t 'just a phase'
Or caused by sneering bullies,
The mind is an internal maze
Controlled by mental pulleys.

I had to give each day a miss
And stay inside my prison,
I only knew a dark abyss,
Although the sun had risen.

Existing in a blackened pit,
I stumbled, sadly finding
Hard time and no escape from it,
The sentence passed was binding.

Life came along and tripped a soul,
As I listened frustrated
A doctor gave me Tryptizol,
Those yellow pills I hated.

The hand my DNA had dealt
Trumped medical prescriptions,
Nor could I tell him how I felt,
For there were no descriptions.

While others learned to live I stayed
Behind like some enigma,
I kept my illness in the shade,
Embarrassed by its stigma.

From childhood joy to tortured cry,
From freedom to repression,
My teenage years were savaged by
The black dog of depression.


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Old 31-12-2012, 20:21
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Teenage Depression

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That is a very powerful poem.

I'll wish you a Happy and successful New Year in case I'm not around later.
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Old 01-01-2013, 07:22
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That is a very powerful poem.

I'll wish you a Happy and successful New Year in case I'm not around later.
Happy New Year to you too Biz and all followers of the thread

Teenage Depression may seem a grim message for New Year's Eve, but the condition has no awareness of special occasions. If you're in a real depression, the time of year is irrelevant.
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Old 01-01-2013, 08:46
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