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Keep Off Sign for Earth Day
I imagine a giant Hollywood sign it goes: "Keep Away You UFOs!"" "Bypass! All Good Aliens!" says the huge keep off this grass sign I propose, "by wise design for all that you hold fine, if your ethics are as I suppose, better than ours intelligent life from far-off stars. Avoid! this place for all your worth I cannot recommend this planet Earth. All the graces Nature provided mankind foolishly derided. It is not run to good purposes by its divided leaders the human beings are selfish bleeders those benign creatures: porpoises. Yes, we headed for space but that was rivals in a race we eat our pets and hit each other kill our families and lovers every religion promotes hate yet there is Poetry, so wait! Seeing this sign by happenstance give us a chance." |
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From a graveyard full of strangers
via dark clouds pierced with light to intergalactic rangers. It's a good day alright. ![]() The low down. I find myself lacking. Sitting here slacking. Pretending I'm free. Watching TV. I think I know somewhere better to go than nowhere at all. Over the wall? Is the other side steeper? The wisdom much deeper? Does all become clear as I disappear down the slippery slope? I hope I can cope. Got any dope? Good day. I think I may have lost the plot. Do I believe? Or do I not. Do I believe that I don't, or is it just that I won't? I don't believe I do believe. I will, and do try to conceive how they think I think they think now. Such pain behind my pulsing brow. I think I'll just go out to play. Shame to waste a lovely day. Last edited by archiver : 22-04-2014 at 23:00. Reason: title change |
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Weird how some nights...
No disgrace. I thought I saw the universe creeping up on me. And then I wrote it all in verse as plain as it could be. The stars were twinkling so far away from where I stood. I looked again and there you are. I saw that you are good. A passion holds within this place as far as eyes can see. The human race is no disgrace where there's sanity. |
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I think I'll just go out to play.
Shame to waste a lovely day. I must say, I agree with this sentiment in particular ![]() Quote:
I imagine a giant Hollywood sign it goes:
"Keep Away You UFOs!""
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Nineteen sixty-six, Beatles got their kicks Rain was in the mix I flipped Paperback Writer for a black Vinyl B-side track As the fade-out neared Backward tapes appeared Nair was harshly sneered Play it now and find Acid for the mind Leave the world behind No one can explain How John wrote the plain Genius of Rain © |
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How jolly is a brolly in the rain
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How jolly is a brolly in the rain
![]() The other night when I was down the pub, it was chucking it down Luckily, the landlord's a smashing bloke who I get on with - he lent me a brolly for the long stagger home That was great until some twit drove through a massive puddle and soaked me from the side ![]() The book's going well, I've cut and pasted the first part already. It's a history, mainly British, told through poems - from the dinosaurs to 9/11. The second part's going to be massive with poems covering everything. The book's called Farewells And Love Songs
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Very jolly Sandy - although I don't possess one
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The other night when I was down the pub, it was chucking it down
Luckily, the landlord's a smashing bloke who I get on with - he lent me a brolly for the long stagger home That was great until some twit drove through a massive puddle and soaked me from the side ![]() ![]() Quote:
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The book's going well, I've cut and pasted the first part already. It's a history, mainly British, told through poems - from the dinosaurs to 9/11. The second part's going to be massive with poems covering everything. The book's called Farewells And Love Songs
![]() ![]() It's good you are making progress. I always like to see progress.
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Musty, watching the telly(Sings Bacharach and David0 and there was a song playing and in the song was a line, the line was 'with a dream in your heart, you're never alone.'
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Half Nice.
I sometimes find if I'm unkind a kind of bind within my mind is underlined. A timely joke unkindly spoke leaves me broke. A sad bloke. I live and learn a better term for half price would be nice. |
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Tough as old boots.
Why the need to be so tough? To be human not enough? For some camaraderie and some virtual glee, now you must believe and can hardly conceive that it might not be true. Well I'm ashamed of you. |
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Have I confused you, Musty?
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Musty, watching the telly(Sings Bacharach and David0 and there was a song playing and in the song was a line, the line was 'with a dream in your heart, you're never alone.'
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Half Nice.
I sometimes find if I'm unkind Damn braces Bless relaxes. Or Damnation braces, bless relaxes. When things get to me, I try remembering that. We tend to forget what a great place the world can be and get bogged down by trivial annoyances. The writer Colin Wilson spent his whole life tackling this problem. If enough people had read Colin's books, I believe world peace would have been a possibility! |
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Closing the Medieval
Labels come so easily to historians. A Bronze Age here, Some Dark Ages there. But here, on Bosworth Field, New actually replaced old; A dissolve from one film Into another. King Richard's twisted spine And his name, corpse And reign were Carted off. Painted as a villain, A child-killer, Maybe he was, But mud sticks for good. Regardless, the Tudors Were coming, Due to inflict more pain Than a thousand Hunchbacks could. Richard III, Up through a car park And out again. Henry VII, In through a battle, Closing the medieval. Let the Tudor terrors begin. © |
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Two more great poems John - I found Half Nice very interesting. It seems to be about the karma in life. What we do does come back on us. William Blake was a wise man. One of his short ditties has helped me over time:
Damn braces Bless relaxes. Or Damnation braces, bless relaxes. When things get to me, I try remembering that. We tend to forget what a great place the world can be and get bogged down by trivial annoyances. The writer Colin Wilson spent his whole life tackling this problem. If enough people had read Colin's books, I believe world peace would have been a possibility! I guess whenever anyone does something they themselves are a little ashamed of, there's always a cost to them. Like the cost of maintaining the "tangled web" after a lie... "Closing the Medieval" seems a bit of a departure from your usual rhyming style. A new one for the history book? |
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Er, yes Sandy
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Excellent Sandy, I love Bacharach & David's music - that song sounds like it was written for me ![]()
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A Parisienne Wonder
She wandered down the Champs-Élysées with swagger of the derrière a Parisian madamoiselle, une jeune fille très fair with swirls of jolis hair. A sight to see like her nation's Eiffel tower at midnight or a delightful eyeful for any godly hour. |
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A Parisienne Wonder
She wandered down the Champs-Élysées with swagger of the derrière a Parisian madamoiselle, une jeune fille très fair with swirls of jolis hair. A sight to see like her nation's Eiffel tower at midnight or a delightful eyeful for any godly hour.
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Slowly In Bliss
The art of spoken language, must so preserve with it's gather, precise and fondly reserve some with substance, some then without resolute let there be among those, who reply and from in refute may they find some who stand, aside in the midst though quiet, with reverence and slowly in bliss |
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Mine's swiftly with humour
somewhat the opposite of your fine poem Sandy. I'm going to read it again as soon as I've posted this.Sweet? Step away from your dinner! Despicable sinner. I'll have you know; now you must go to your maker unclean. Or is it a dream? Now show some respect. You worthless reject. Bow down to my god, who hath made me so odd that I must not be mean. Or is it a dream? And now? Let us pray for the end of the day and a much nicer place all full of good grace. Oh how we'll beam. Goodnight sweet dream. |
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"Closing the Medieval" seems a bit of a departure from your usual rhyming style. A new one for the history book?
Talking of tangled webs and their affects, I've taken up meditation again John, it always helps me ![]() Quote:
She wandered down the Champs-Élysées
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let there be among those, who reply and from in refute
may they find some who stand, aside in the midst though quiet, with reverence and slowly in bliss ![]() Quote:
Sweet?
Goodnight sweet dream.
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There was a left-winger called Hattie Who farted in shops and got ratty, A flatulent neighbour Who voted for Labour And drove half of Islington batty. © |
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Sorry to bring the tone of the thread down
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Indeed John - I thought the end of the medieval period needed something to underline it. The history section of the book has several comedy poems, to lighten the glum load of nastiness perpetrated over time.
Talking of tangled webs and their affects, I've taken up meditation again John, it always helps me ![]() . Lies are so uppermost in many (most) people's minds that the first thing they'll say is a lie. It's as if they've given up even trying to untangle what they've created. ![]() I can't meditate. Similarly, I can't be hypnotised. I'm always thinking or sleeping. I do borrow a relaxation technique which completely eliminates any residual muscular tension and stress, but I'm generally so relaxed all the time that it's almost unhealthy. I should exercise more... Highly 'gifted' artists, like you and I, always struggle with ego management. We work hard to be creative in our expression, use our chosen media with all the skill we can muster and then give it up for... what? Fame? Fortune? Thanks? Nah. Just the thought that someone somewhere might get it - is enough for me. The world is enough already.
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Flatulent Hattie
There was a left-winger called Hattie Who farted in shops and got ratty, A flatulent neighbour Who voted for Labour And drove half of Islington batty. © ![]() There are always strange goings on in supermarkets, must be something in the air today, as I came across a little strangeness. |
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