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in aid of World Poetry Day (according to the UK trending topic on twitter anyway), I wrote this:-
Seeing as today is world poetry day, I wondered what I could possibly say, to mark this important ocassion, for one and all. Its really quite amazing what can be said, in a matter of words, there's so much to be read! A world of thought, feeling, wonder, wishes, emotions, natures delights await the intrepid reader - you never know how you'll feel by the end, a roller coaster of all sorts just waiting to be started, go on - dip in and discover where you'll be taken to this time. |
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Poetry day
Well I say... Cheers!! to those That love their prose xxx |
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Trilobites
The endless trilobites I see. © Next time I see one I'll think of Musty ![]() Happy Poetry Day to IzzyS and Flower2 too x
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So to Spring
Hear a wordsmith fling Trials and tribulations At a newfound Sun To be warmed, soothed, silenced by life's need to stride on into this new season Bird, flower, beast Human, not least Sway and glow and never cease So to Spring Just a quick one there...xD |
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Happy Poets Day to you and you
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Remind Me Of Those Words
Words I have said before follow as the words I have said become again because maybe you choose to remind me of those words so why do you find remembrance as if such makes a difference to now surely to change let the future grow |
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Some great poetry up there ^^ I particularly liked The Catch belly. Terrific final line.
No Never. If there's something on your mind of the boggling kind - don't let it be a bind. You may find it's best to get it off your chest, then you can have a rest. If you think you need a hand - you could form a beta band, then make us understand why this world is such a pain and your right to complain is adrift down the drain. Then say how you feel. How you're the real deal, with nothing to conceal. Then when you bite the dust, having said how unjust, in future you can trust we will follow your way towards a better day. So - never say nay. |
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I love saying that word...trilobites....trilobites....trilobites .
Next time I see one I'll think of Musty ![]() Happy Poetry Day to IzzyS and Flower2 too x
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Some great poetry up there ^^ I particularly liked The Catch belly. Terrific final line.
No Never. If there's something on your mind of the boggling kind - don't let it be a bind. There is always something on my mind that is boggling it.......dark matter and photons for two
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A gift of foresight not bestowed
Lost SOS foretold dead load This is so gripping with a relentless pace BB, you took me out to sea amid the spray and fishermen! I enjoyed the sea monster twist too, which I wasn't expecting. I love stories of mariners and those in peril at sea. Great write BB
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That's exciting - I hope it works out for you
![]() ![]() Good luck to the author you mentioned, I'm glad he's taking on the world I suffered terrible depression when younger - the real thing when you don't want to leave the house for weeks on end. I don't regret having the condition, as I believe it gives you insights into the mind.
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my dear come near
stand mighty and tall ![]() Another corker from you
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A world of thought, feeling, wonder,
wishes, emotions, natures delights await the intrepid reader - I didn't know it was World Poetry Day
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Cheers!! to those
That love their prose xxx Words have power
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Sway and glow and never cease
So to Spring
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Next time I see one I'll think of Musty
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No Never.
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I'm here today as a reader, not a writer - but hopefully I'll post something new on Wednesday. The good news is, if you become a library member, use of the computer is free for two hours a day from April! So I'm joining at last
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The Art of Loneliness
The cupboard's shade Conceals a few old jars, The flowers fade And wither in their vase, Night's on parade Yet I dismiss the stars. The rocking chair Is still and in the hall There is an air Of absence veiling all, I sit and stare, Alone, ignored and small. Some things by day Gave hope but now they seem To go astray, A fool's romantic dream That sailed away As bubbles in a stream. A sheen of frost Has smeared the window-pane, I count the cost And like the pale moon's bane, I too am lost, My spirits wax and wane. Dawn shall begin Yet only to depress, Perhaps I'll win A prize for my success; An expert in The art of loneliness. © |
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I'm here today as a reader, not a writer - but hopefully I'll post something new on Wednesday. The good news is, if you become a library member, use of the computer is free for two hours a day from April! So I'm joining at last
![]() Speak soon my friends ![]() ![]() The Art of Loneliness. What a poem. Undoubtedly one of the best I've ever read. I don't remember reading it before, but I may not have read all the posts. Too new for the book? Or definitely included? A fine start for the next one - if the former. |
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The station holds the ghosts of fire and water.
Blasts of steam and smoke and grime loiter nostalgically in the brickwork, memories of a golden age. Metal takes the strain as the engines turn and we move, gathering speed; hedges, cuttings, trees, blurred horizontal lines that break open to fields, a patchwork quilt spread out to the distant horizon. Waterways, tight, blue ribbons, guide lazy narrow boats, motorways, tarmac tracks lay out the way towards the concrete grimy grey of the city. Nature fades, the horizon redefined as buildings close in. Factories, offices, the precincts of shops, production, commerce, consumer traps all cast back in the golden age of steam and smoke and grime. |
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The Art of Loneliness. What a poem. Undoubtedly one of the best I've ever read.
The Art of Loneliness is an oldie that's been polished up for the book. In the process 'nocturnal frost' became 'a sheen of frost'. I'd already established it was night in the first verse and there was no need to labour the point I hope phones don't become a part of library usage, as I'll never own one I know they're already creeping into car parks. My card has a nice countryside photo on it
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production, commerce, consumer traps all cast back
in the golden age of steam and smoke and grime. The poem's like a Turner painting, except there's more detail! A superb piece that takes the reader on a journey of wonder
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I came across this in passing and thought I'd share the link:- http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...japanese-maple
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I know they're already creeping into car parks. My card has a nice countryside photo on it