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Final Encounter.
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Strange Charm.
How sad to live in fear of each other. That's weird.
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That's me up to date, every new poem read and commented on
I may have to re-post oldies for now, because I'm busy transferring the Avebury poems from my notebook to the computer. We haven't heard from Frank for a while, I hope he's alright
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We haven't heard from Frank for a while, I hope he's alright
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.......Question more... (on the hideous arms trade and wars )
Provocation promotes thought but being docile brings nought gotta question what media taught your freedom can't be bought The arms trade 'British made' sell to anyone if the price is right Just keep it quiet men without conscience make and buy it promote their evil wares for children killed in wars... .farnborough 'arms' not 'fair' we have cluster bombs for sale anti personnel mines a lovely shiny gun or two anything for a price Just don't ask them what they're used for arms trade don't like questions dead bodies you mustn't mention A website to check out some more 'Iraqi veterans against the war' They changed their minds coz of what they saw So called 'educated men' went to the finest schools they send your sons to die 'ours in not to question why' Osama the zero Obama the hero in the land of god and guns Billions spent on war and arms but not the poor as another life is lost Drape the body in the stars and stripes the union jack they tell you you're a hero but you won't be coming back. |
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Yes, the same thought had occurred to me. He isn't usually absent for such a long time.
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the union jack they tell you you're a hero but you won't be coming back. |
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Great write Justmadeit and so true. The waste of life in Afghanistan continues without achieving a thing. Question More sums up the whole costly nightmare.
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For Nimue
She alone could make Poetry that turned a key, Lady of the lake, Through the nights you’re haunting me. Yet I too must dwell Where the lonely people go, I live there as well, Lost inside the undertow. Saddened seas of bliss Shift a secret that I keep, All I know is this: That her love was ocean-deep. © |
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Very romantic Musty. Did you write that for the poster Nimue of Avalon?
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The Welcoming Red Lion
It may not be a riddle But it’s a funny thing, The Red Lion’s in the middle Of Avebury’s great ring. A hostelry I favour On Wiltshire’s stone age trail, Together there I savour Prehistory and ale. The atmosphere is passive Yet friendly all the time, The fireplace is massive, The loos are free of grime. A sign has got my backing; ‘No Children In The Bar’, Ergo tantrums are lacking Along with screams that mar. Another sign claims haunting Occurs around the place, A potted history flaunting The paranormal case. A woman known as Florrie Was shot by her cruel spouse, Dressed all in white and sorry She floats around the house. The pyramids and Zion Possess no equal hub, The welcoming Red Lion In Avebury, what a pub! © |
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That was a preview of one of the lighter poems in the Avebury book. We got some great pictures of the Red Lion too
The John Aubrey limerick has now been dropped, even though I posted it here some time ago.
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The Welcoming Red Lion
© ![]() I hope Nimue managed to read her poem.
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The Welcoming Red Lion
![]() What a recommendation! Worth a free pint or two any time you visit? Should be. ![]() Many thanks for the comments on my stuff. Hadn't realised it was so many. Some were written while this 'roller coaster clown' wore his saddest face. But he's OK now and standing on tiptoe, right at the front juggling cats.
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I notice you've even managed to include the "on trend" word "hub".
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Welcome back Musty.
![]() What a recommendation! Worth a free pint or two any time you visit? Should be. ![]() The Red Lion's a smashing pub and sometimes bikers congregate at Avebury for refreshment there. Just over the road from the B&B we stayed at is the Waggon & Horses, another fine boozer. Charles Dickens knew it and put it in The Pickwick Papers with another name.
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On Purpose.
I didn't mean to do it. I am an accident. I simply had no clue it was not what was meant. I was trying to be someone who simply tells the truth. (Someone without a gun for every wide eyed youth.) And now I'm told I'm nothing compared to their god. That sure is something very very odd. To imagine such greatness Man is nothing at all - is the opposite of weightless and precedes the new fall? |
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And now I'm told I'm nothing compared to their god. The questions you raise in the poem will never be resolved in my opinion. Man's belief or non-belief in God is always going to cause division. An interesting write again The Richard Dawkins thread is a good read - I think you've posted on there, if I'm not mistaken.
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I have no idea what's currently trending Biz and I only found out what trending meant recently
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I now find it's essential not to say "yes"; instead say "yeahyeahyeah" at the speed of sound.
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![]() It's simple isn't it. Religion was man made in different pockets scattered over the world, because man needed something to believe in which would protect him from the dangers which threatened, and give meaning to life. There was someone around who thought up a way of harnessing these needs, to instil order. There is something comforting in the ceremonials of religion, and it gives people a sense of belonging, and adds order and structure to their lives. Sadly almost every religion thinks theirs is the one, and mostly want to convert everyone else to theirs and some are willing to use force to try to achieve their aim. It's hard to live without religious belief, but I'd say it's character building, though probably only once you've learned a bit about religions. That's all.
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Ey oop John, I had a feeling you'd posted in the early hours
The questions you raise in the poem will never be resolved in my opinion. Man's belief or non-belief in God is always going to cause division. An interesting write again The Richard Dawkins thread is a good read - I think you've posted on there, if I'm not mistaken.![]() Quote:
Hi John. I gave up arguing about religion ages ago, as I don't think it's worth the upset.
![]() It's simple isn't it. Religion was man made in different pockets scattered over the world, because man needed something to believe in which would protect him from the dangers which threatened, and give meaning to life. There was someone around who thought up a way of harnessing these needs, to instil order. There is something comforting in the ceremonials of religion, and it gives people a sense of belonging, and adds order and structure to their lives. Sadly almost every religion thinks theirs is the one, and mostly want to convert everyone else to theirs and some are willing to use force to try to achieve their aim. It's hard to live without religious belief, but I'd say it's character building, though probably only once you've learned a bit about religions. That's all. ![]() Wicked webs Biz.
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Religion was man made in different pockets scattered over the world, because man needed something to believe in which would protect him from the dangers which threatened, and give meaning to life.
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Thanks. No chance of resolution, agreed, but always a chance to compare the ways we think of our world and exclaim our concerns.
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Tintagel,Tintagel
Tintagel, Tintagel, your heights are still bearing The psychic remainders of some alchemy, I stood on you thrilled by the shoreline while staring Out at the horizon where winds tend to be Remarkably violent and spend their time tearing Your ragged peninsula down by the sea. The Dark Ages vanished and they were succeeded By Normans who built the great castle on high, Yet now it's abandoned, a ruin unheeded Except for the pilgrims who visit like I, Aware of the magic that Albion needed And how the spells Merlin performed never die. I wanted to find you, I wanted to learn all I could of the legends of King Arthur's Court And though every storm brews a battle infernal, When sunsets turn you to a tranquil red vault Tintagel, Tintagel, then something eternal Envelopes my soul in celestial thought. © |
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For me it's always been a fascinating subject. I consider myself a religious person. I don't like labels but I guess most people would call me a pagan. Unlike Christianity and Islam, paganism doesn't have a revered prophet or a book to tell you how to live. And generally pagans don't try to convert others. These are just a few of its many positive aspects in my opinion
![]() ![]() Maybe poetry is my religion. ![]() Loved Tintagel, Tintagel. I adore the place too, although it's many decades since I was there. First time there I remember being more impressed by a 'spider web' pub, or house (misty memories). Never wilfully killed a spider since. ![]() You got me with a sort of embedded rhyme in the first stanza. It registered as I read it, but I had to go back and look for it. Horizon/violent. Makes for a lovely lilt. Thanks again. So many of yours I'd love to hear well spoken by a good voice. I think there's an element of performance which is obviously missing when we read the thread. John Cooper Clarke was well impressive, when I saw him live.
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