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Absolutely stunning poem Musty, defo one of your best to date.
I detect parallels with Edgar Allan Poe in some of your darker poems. Every so often I like to write a horror poem. Despite their beauty, I find certain parts of rural Britain make the perfect setting for these. Films such as Straw Dogs and The Wicker Man have probably led me in that direction.
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the girl in the polka-dot dress
Farewell brother Bobby, It's hard to reverse Your fate and if there is a reason For wrongs there are none for the Kennedy curse Save that which we classify treason. Ambassador Hotel, The chaos and screams, The murder that came without warning To shatter remaining American dreams And signal a colder age dawning. 'We shot him! We shot him!' A couple declared On exit stairs fleeing ecstatic, When somebody asked who they'd shot, unimpaired The words uttered next were emphatic: 'Senator Kennedy!' She claimed the fact While barely disguising elation, They weren't apprehended but certainly cracked A dynasty's chance of duration. The pair simply vanished, When justice has died The truth can be played like a fiddle, The girl in the polka-dot dress who replied Left us with an unanswered riddle. Remembering Bobby My sorrow takes hold, Despite all his worldly successes I think of a hero that never grew old And girls who where polka-dot dresses. © |
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That was a shocking sight Musty. I hadn't heard that there was a girl involved. I loved my polka-dot dresses.
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Indeed Biz - 'the girl in the polka-dot dress' and her male accomplice were never traced. A police report did go out on them at the time, but to no avail.
Tsk, I misspelt 'wear' in the last line ![]() I've just been reading up on JFK Musty and I remember the Lee Harvey Oswald problem, but I think it must have fallen out of the news after that, or I was engrossed in other things at the time. |
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© Brilliant write about one of my all time heroes as well Musty. Well worth the wait (I'd been biting my fingernails in anticipation) ![]() I really admired RFK and his courage, intelligence and compassion; a wonderful human being in my book. And there are several contradictions and questions in his assassination. His favourite poet was Aeschylus apparently. Incidentally Musty, three of the four kittens went to excellent homes today so although sad at them leaving, I'm very pleased with their new owners.
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I've just been reading up on JFK Musty and I remember the Lee Harvey Oswald problem, but I think it must have fallen out of the news after that, or I was engrossed in other things at the time.
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Brilliant write about one of my all time heroes as well Musty.
I really admired RFK and his courage, intelligence and compassion; a wonderful human being in my book. I believe the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King were all felled by conspiracies. Blaming their deaths on 'lone nuts' was a convenient way of hiding the truth. Well done with the kittens BTW
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Bobby's assassination hasn't received as much publicity as his brother Jack's over the years Biz. Most people have heard of the grassy knoll, but not the girl in the polka-dot dress.
I imagined it was Jack saying farewell to Bobby, and thought the couple had fired out of a window. I was thinking Bobby died at Chapaquidick, but I've just checked and of course, that was a scandal involving Ted. ![]() Rereading the poem, I can see that having decided it was Jack, and wasn't surprised that I'd never heard about the Ambassador Hotel. Sorry, I'll pay closer attention in future - I clearly didn't pay much attention when Bobby died either. |
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Rereading the poem, I can see that having decided it was Jack, and wasn't surprised that I'd never heard about the Ambassador Hotel.
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at the harbour
Being at the harbour Where these boats are moored Brings me satisfaction, Here I feel restored. Either in sea breezes Or a stormy blast I regard each vessel, Rigging, deck and mast. Though it can't be proven There must be some cause Why the ghosts of sailors Live in harbour walls. Just like Otis Redding I while time away Knowing what awaits at My dock of the bay; Quayside lanterns glowing, Gulls above that cry, Dark the lonely ocean, Wide the evening sky. Only at this harbour Where old ships survive And the tide laps gentle Do I come alive. © |
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© Magnificent imagery Musty. It really hits the spot with me; something about the seaside that I find captivating.
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Ta Troy
I share your love of the seaside - even in bad weather our coastal resorts seem full of atmosphere.
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B Poem (2nd in a series)
B second of the alphabet
May be in actualité supreme. Eh? You may say and yet To be is the ultimate. B heads the future's dream Of every baby, Encapsulate in maybes; What more may there be ... Some such as the: Beatitudes sacred to some, BS's most politicians' sum, Beatles' final "Let It Be"... What 2b next from me In the ABC? You'll see. |
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Too much information
making my head spin. Murdoch's empire crumbles but I prefer apple crumbles. stop electronic news overload and curl up with a good book instead. |
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Too much information
making my head spin. Murdoch's empire crumbles but I prefer apple crumbles. stop electronic news overload and curl up with a good book instead.
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Great Pyramid
Among the sands Of Egypt's lands On Giza stands A vast Unmoving store Of ancient law Forevermore To last. A Pharaoh came With just one aim, To live the same As Ra, So this tomb grew Divine and new To crown Khufu A star. Two million blocks Of limestone rocks, Each interlocks To bring What no earthquake Or force could break, How did they make The thing? Hot masons chipped With chisels gripped, Though their sweat dripped In sun That made them boil, They'd not recoil Until the toil Was done. After a while When shaped in style Along the Nile Were sailed The stones required, No sage inspired Or sculptor hired Had failed. With weight in place Built to encase The resting place Bright light Poured forth and streamed, Smooth cladding beamed On slopes that gleamed Pure white. Invincible In principle, Convincing all, Unique, From base to lid Great Pyramid Of gods who bid You speak. We can't perceive What dreams men weave But I believe It meant On high and free Their king would be Eternally Content. © |
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© Utterly blinding poem Musty, love the imagery, and pattern of the poem. Also, I adore the subject matter; coincidentally I took delivery of an 8 DVD set on ancient Egypt by the History channel this week. ![]() Incidentally Musty, a friend of mine is in the pre-production stage of having a poetry book published by an established publisher. Any news on your project? |
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Utterly blinding poem Musty, love the imagery, and pattern of the poem.
Also, I adore the subject matter; coincidentally I took delivery of an 8 DVD set on ancient Egypt by the History channel this week. ![]() Any news on your project? That box set sounds great!The stumbling block with organizing my poetry is the inexperience I have on a computer. I have two files but I need to cut and paste lots more poems before I can start compiling and correcting them. If I knew how to do this efficiently the job would have been done ages ago. As it stands, I have to wait till my brother visits to help me with the task. Once this is done, I can make the selections that hopefully will make up a book - either by cyber means or even better, through a proper publishing house. The long wait for any of these developments to materialize has been very frustrating but I'm determined to get it done. |
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. The long wait for any of these developments to materialize has been very frustrating but I'm determined to get it done.
Delighted to hear that Musty.
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© I had imagined your poems all printed out and held in ring binders with card separating the sections. Hope you enjoyed your day off Troy.
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I had imagined your poems all printed out and held in ring binders with card separating the sections.
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I haven't got a printer Biz but I'm hoping to get one eventually - it'd be nice to see the poems in that format. Being a Luddite I do prefer paper to screens
![]() Safer too. And it would be much easier to sort them out . I always print out anything important. It's odd that my bank urges customers to switch from paper statements, but if you print them out, make it impossible to use only one sheet. I keep a much used scrap sheet to print the unneeded excess. Waste not, want not.
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Every so often I like to write a horror poem. Despite their beauty, I find certain parts of rural Britain make the perfect setting for these. Films such as Straw Dogs and The Wicker Man have probably led me in that direction.



