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Flying
If I had magic powers I'd fly upon the wing And spend the waking hours Away from everything. Above a lonely ocean I'd smoothly soar and rise Or plummet in slow motion Beneath a bridge of sighs. I’d float over a spire, Gaze down on distant grass, Then circle even higher Where clouds of silence pass. Allowing flight to show me What only birds can know, With all the world below me My joy would overflow. © |
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Start the CPR
Revive this curmudgeonly art If you come back, maybe you can explain what CPR is
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Be thankful for the good things, the blessings we have,
acknowledge we are small beings on this planet
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I walk over to the side-table and pick up your picture.
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through the printed word,
books are fast becoming my solace. Although the first half is a bit of a downer, the points you make about reading are very uplifting. Books are an escape-route, there's no doubt about it Izzy
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Is ego your amigo
And your id somewhere hid A nice bit of punning BB - after all, it's hard to avoid Freud
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I've nearly caught up with all the posts, but I'm too tired to continue
![]() As Arnie once said - 'I'll Be Back' Bye for now poets
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Burning sun and boredom split
By a whooshing ball of death Heads ducked to avoid the hit And sharp intakes of breath A bird flies up and squawks its ire As the ball cracks through a tree A ranging shot of cannon fire From the Raja’s gunnery Then still again to spit and sweat An officer’s eyes askance Muskets cleaned and bayonets set For the order to advance Another ball flies overhead Then slashes through the corn A rounded scythe to make us dead At least it breaks the yawn Shouts and hollars down the ranks Make men stretch, cheer and rise It’s strange that we should all give thanks Being sent to our demise |
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Or is your mind hard to find?
A nice bit of punning BB - after all, it's hard to avoid Freud ![]()
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Flying
Allowing flight to show me What only birds can know, With all the world below me My joy would overflow. © My memory of it is as strong as it was at the time. I used to soar down the stairs and out of the front door. The feeling was like being on a roller coaster, which is probably why I have liked them so much . Lovely poem as always and thanks for reminding me what it was like to fly all those years ago
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By a whooshing ball of death
Then slashes through the corn A rounded scythe to make us dead |
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Nature's Path
Rambling through the long grass as a meadow lays beyond where a spring fountain may stand do I find a place of rest? I do not know for you have not found the long grass though you walk that way you must feel nature's path |
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Originally Posted by mr. mustard
As Arnie once said - 'I'll Be Back'
Bye for now poets ![]() Have you heard? Arnie was on his bike travelling around London.
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Originally Posted by IzzyS
they get the pleasure of experiencing the calm, glorious sunrises and colourful sunsets |
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Originally Posted by scottie2121
And yet you’re timeless
and I love you and I know that love will last And you.
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For Me
I sit with my tea at a table for me a teapot unusually where my feet don't touch the ground with a flapjack that's nice but crumbly to hold in a place of stables of old where the shades are quite nice and modern to see sums up a nice relaxing day for me
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We could have looked at the flowers
Have you taken any good photos? I'm trying to as she laughs out loud( can't use flash) Can I take a picture of you? (I can't believe you said that) No, I don't like photos (Trying to make conversation) (Why didn't you say that?) (We could have talked about all sorts) (We could have walked and talked) (We could have looked at the flowers) |
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What a lovely poem Izzy, I like the way you compared us to trees. It must have taken ages to write, as it's quite a lengthy piece. Thanks for sharing this
![]() to be honest, I don't really remember how long it took to write it rarely takes me longer than an hour or possibly two at the most to write poems, although on the odd ocassion I may start typing one at night and go to bed, to finish it the next morning but for the most part I do them in one go, even if it takes an hour or so. I don't like to edit them after a set length of time, say a day or so, as I feel that what came to mind at the time of originally writing it, is probably whats meant to be said and if I try and edit and change it much, it may somehow lose some of the (best?) substance the piece contained, if that makes any sense?.Having said that, I can cringe a bit at some aspects of my previous work. Re-reading that particular poem, I'm critical of the lack of commas - you'd need to take a big breath in before reading through most of it, as it stands, I reckon(!). Quote:
Another corker
Although the first half is a bit of a downer, the points you make about reading are very uplifting. Books are an escape-route, there's no doubt about it Izzy ![]() I've been reading quite a lot lately - I'm becoming a real 'bookworm'. I just ordered 6 (new-ish) novels yesterday and I finished reading a book thats 435 pages long, on Thursday. It took me 5 days to read, which is good going considering I used to be put off reading anything longer than about 300 pages in the past.
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The Sky (Up High) by IzzyS
Oh landscape,
how you hide behind, the curtain of clouds, enveloping, if but in part, our visions desire to see, all that lies ahead, what is out there, way up high, out there, in the great beyond, the never ending sky?. Little tinges of colour, dashes of yellow or orange; may be seen; here or there, peeking out from the hidden secrecy like little misbehaving children, desperate to see yet still shyly hidden. Looking up at whats out there, the colours; patterns in cloud and sky, dotted around as if the sky is a watercolour, a painting proudly displayed. How inspirational I find it, when I look out and see all that it offers, its at such times I feel particularly aware, of the vastness and the beauty thats out there, look up, there's always hope, the sun will appear, in the end, a time of peace, hope and choice, awaits you, just look above and believe. |
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Lovely poem as always and thanks for reminding me what it was like to fly all those years ago
![]() I did fly in a few dreams but not as vividly as you did It's a pity our need to fly has ended up with horrible airports and noisy planes
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Is ignorance bliss?
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Treasure can be lost and found
said the pirate to his lady It reminded me of folk music and I could picture the pirate and his lady clearly. What a lovely romantic tale ![]() Quote:
I've been here and there
and then I'll be on my way
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Muskets cleaned and bayonets set
For the order to advance It has a military rhythm and seems to capture the futile aspect of warfare. Superb ![]() Welcome to the thread by the way, if you haven't posted before
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Nature's Path
With the help of a friend I've recently discovered some local ancient woodlands. Most people don't even know about them ![]() Quote:
I sit with my tea
at a table for me
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What brilliant use of metaphor that is . Terrific poem Elyan.
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I must agree with BB here - this is a great write Elyan
It has a military rhythm and seems to capture the futile aspect of warfare. Superb ![]() Welcome to the thread by the way, if you haven't posted before ![]()
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Having said that, I can cringe a bit at some aspects of my previous work.
Book-wise, I can't concentrate very well at the moment, so I'm re-reading Peter Ackroyd's marvelous biography on William Blake
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If you come back, maybe you can explain what CPR is

Although the first half is a bit of a downer, the points you make about reading are very uplifting. Books are an escape-route, there's no doubt about it Izzy
