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As you may have noticed, I'm back
Massive progress was made with the book over the weekend. We selected the photos needed and I have a print-out version of the whole thing. In musical terms that's a demo It'll take another session to wrap things up and I'm confident that we'll be ready to go come late November ![]() Meanwhile, here's a piccie of me at the Devil's Den, one of Avebury's many wonders. http://www.flickr.com/photos/darksta...s/10211708033/ |
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Willow
Weeping as for a lover’s broken pledge, green tears trail the river’s edge, caressing waters over summer’s sedge. Limbs drift, languid in desolate air, teardrop leaves seep despair, teasing sunlight into shadow’s lair. |
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That has a hypnotically relaxing air about it Scottie.
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As you may have noticed, I'm back
Massive progress was made with the book over the weekend. We selected the photos needed and I have a print-out version of the whole thing. In musical terms that's a demo It'll take another session to wrap things up and I'm confident that we'll be ready to go come late November ![]() Meanwhile, here's a piccie of me at the Devil's Den, one of Avebury's many wonders. http://www.flickr.com/photos/darksta...s/10211708033/ Pleased to hear that all went well and look forward to seeing the new volume. It's a miracle that it's safe to stand near those stones - I wonder how long it took to get the balance. Lovely sky as well.Dark Star takes some great photos - I looked through loads of them, but I don't think I got to the end. I'll have another go later if he doesn't mind. You make a good team. ![]() PS You'd better pop upstairs to Chatter, Twass is missing you.
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Weeping as for a lover’s broken pledge,
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It's a miracle that it's safe to stand near those stones - I wonder how long it took to get the balance.
Lovely sky as well.I've already visited Chatter - it's good to be back
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A beautiful poem Scottie - it reminded me so much of Ophelia, the painting by John Millais
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Hi Biz - look again at the photo. On the right you can see a flat Victorian slab that's shoring up the monument. It has the date engraved on it too, which is 1826 I think. Thanks for your kind words on the book. I'm sure Dark Star won't mind you browsing through his photos, he's taken thousands! I meant the stone balanced on the top. I've already visited Chatter - it's good to be back
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I meant the stone balanced on the top.
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Louise in October
Louise if I'd known just one person like you My life might have had an entirely clear view, So now I imagine my past and the park With trees in the twilight some time before dark. A schoolgirl who doesn’t fit in with the crowd, A schoolboy who dare not show off or be loud, If only we'd met in the October grey Returning from class at the end of the day. Yet how can two lonely souls first start to sing Or muster the courage to say anything? Perhaps if I tell a joke, rolling the dice On that chance encounter it might break the ice. My desperate quip somehow brings you a laugh, Your pretty face smiling on our homeward path, It unlocks the door and removes every bar; At last we can find out who we really are. You tell of your interest in old history books, Not fashions that come and go, pop singers' looks, In planets above and why oceans are blue In what the world means, not in who's dating who. The last to get picked for heroic sports teams, Like me you spend half the term lost in daydreams, Preferring things quiet, avoiding the fuss, The chatter and babble that's heard on the bus. The others enjoy fun nights out and new trends, An instinctive need for adventure and friends, Unable to understand how our kind feel Who spend time alone because shyness is real. Should some of the rude ones appear on our route To scoff at us, plying their favourite pursuit We'd simply ignore them, by now they're a bore For you and I Louise have gained so much more. We pass by the meadows on our lovely walk, Quite unaware as we excitedly talk With happiness finally starting to show The friendship we've found may eventually grow. As you look around at October Louise, Absorbing the wonder of autumnal trees You'll be unaware of me noticing too How closely their leaves match the beauty of you. © |
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Louise in October
© It doesn't seem fair. Life really is a lottery isn't it? Still maybe it's not too late - what about that nice neighbour?
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If only you'd really met your Louise.
It doesn't seem fair. Life really is a lottery isn't it? Still maybe it's not too late - what about that nice neighbour? ![]() I did actually meet Louise, but at work - she was 'the one that got away'. I made her younger in the poem. It's an oldie, but one I really like because it's an uplifting tale. As with many older poems I made a few changes, which will make life easier when volume 3 needs to be assembled.
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That nice neighbour's married Biz
I did actually meet Louise, but at work - she was 'the one that got away'. I made her younger in the poem. It's an oldie, but one I really like because it's an uplifting tale. As with many older poems I made a few changes, which will make life easier when volume 3 needs to be assembled.![]() Pity about the neighbour.
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I wasn't sure if I'd met Louise before because there have been so many poems fleeting past over a long period.
![]() That was a poem in the Gothic style I posted recently. In it I re-named her Louisa to fit the nineteenth century mood.
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I snuck her into The Crow as well
That was a poem in the Gothic style I posted recently. In it I re-named her Louisa to fit the nineteenth century mood.
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The Steal
He came in the night and took it away. Still, never mind, it’ll find its way home. It always does. But no sound at the door. Sometimes I think it’s there, a movement caught at the turn of the stair, an unexpected shadow, a sense of something around. But still no sound at the door. |
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Hello Musty, have you heard of Chauncey Bradley Ives, he was an American sculptor. I came across a lovely sculpture called Undine Rising From The Waters. If I ever had a chance, I would love to see it as it looks so interesting.
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Did she ever know how you felt about her? I wonder how she'd feel if she knew you'd immortalized her in verse.
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Sometimes I think it’s there,
a movement caught at the turn of the stair, an unexpected shadow, a sense of something around. I didn't fully understand this but it certainly gave me the creeps!Quote:
Hello Musty, have you heard of Chauncey Bradley Ives, he was an American sculptor. I came across a lovely sculpture called Undine Rising From The Waters. If I ever had a chance, I would love to see it as it looks so interesting.
I've never heard of him, so I'm off to look him up on Google.
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Originally Posted by mr. mustard
I found out the feeling was mutual, but I messed everything up - it's a long story Biz. I guess she's a kind of muse now. Whenever the name Louise crops up I think of her.
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I knew of a Louise also, she had the curliest hair and you never knew what she was going to do next but she was so lovely to talk to.
![]() I looked up your sculptor Sandy - what a genius. Undine Rising From The Waters is superb
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I found out the feeling was mutual, but I messed everything up - it's a long story Biz. I guess she's a kind of muse now. Whenever the name Louise crops up I think of her.
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Touching, but very, very sad.
![]() I'm working on a few bits and pieces but none of them have come together yet. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have something new to post
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The main thing is, I'm happy now Biz
I'm working on a few bits and pieces but none of them have come together yet. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have something new to post ![]() ![]() Even a long and happy marriage is no guarantee that we'll not end up alone.............but life goes on and it's wise to adapt to the inevitable. |
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The Rise of the Gnomes
On every lawn tempers grow hotter, Dead statues designed by some potter, For freedom we’ll battle, Pipes smoke and feet rattle In massed ranks of hard terracotta. Let’s march, no more fishing and sitting, We hate every pose you deem fitting; In hats that are pointed We’re so disappointed, White-bearded on toadstools just sitting. We're sick of the grass and long hours Spent bored when the world could be ours, Without any pardon We're leaving each garden, Good riddance to ponds, shrubs and flowers. While lacking gnome girls never hung us The loneliness certainly stung us, In time we’ll have lovers And under the covers Have fun like the gay ones among us. Those seven runts Snow White looked after Were idiots, what could be dafter Than Bashful and Sneezy, To change isn’t easy, It’s time for rebellion, not laughter. The Rise of the Gnomes, devolution From mankind’s the only solution, Although we are little Suburbia’s brittle, Come gnomes, join our great revolution! © |
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Even a long and happy marriage is no guarantee that we'll not end up alone.............but life goes on and it's wise to adapt to the inevitable.
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The Rise of the Gnomes
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Hahahaha! Awww, it never occurred to me that gnomes could be lonely. Watch out gnome girls, the bearded ones are on the rampage.
![]() Mistake alert Biz - repetition of the word 'sitting' in verse two ![]() EDIT: Here's the solution - Let’s march to ban what you deem fitting, Drop fishing rods and start admitting In hats that are pointed We’re so disappointed, White-bearded on toadstools just sitting. |
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Massive progress was made with the book over the weekend. We selected the photos needed and I have a print-out version of the whole thing. In musical terms that's a demo 

Lovely sky as well.
It doesn't seem fair. Life really is a lottery isn't it? Still maybe it's not too late - what about that nice neighbour?