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LMS Update 19/2/20

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 LMS Update 19/2/20

 

The Like-Minders Society (LMS) is a group of WOL poets who think alike and communicate via PM.

It focuses on the exploration of fantasy, imagination, humour, and offbeat poetry.

Back in October 2019 I started working on an idea of combining fantasy, imagination, humour and offbeat poetry. I called it the Like-Minders Society. From this initial idea grew the virtual Theme Park 'playground' of LMS. The Park has its own rollercoaster taking Like-Minders around to various themed stops where non-WOL poets present their offbeat work.

(Pictured is our Rollercoaster on it's inaugural roll. I'm driving. I have my Learners Permit)

 

         

 

Poetry stops include Writers Corners, Traditional Poets Stamping Ground, Propper Spelling School, Haiku Workshop, Nonsense Research Centre, Budding Poets Audition Site and the Toilet Stop (an essential part of any self-respecting theme park).

 

LMS characters

Thalia – Muse of Mirth (pictured top right)

Lucy L – Head of Publicity

Janet – my alien spacecraft co-pilot friend 

Ethel and Bert – pensioner couple

My work is cut out scriptwriting, driving the rollercoaster, dealing with the two girls, Janet and pensioner couple. They can be a handful at times.

 

A poem from the archives: Rollercoaster Stop 'Traditional Poets Stamping Ground'

 

Traditional Poets Association

Meets Like-Minders Offbeat Society

 

Offbeaters you've gone lost the plot

Our Willy's not impressed

You do not know your thee's from thou's

Our rules you've buggered, messed

 

But please traditional poets hear us out:

 

Doth thee still accept us?

Offbeat tho we are

We still do have our Shakespeare roots

(Except we now drive cars)

 

No. Piss off.....

 

Don Matthews February 2020

 

Without this playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth.

The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable.

(Carl Jung)

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Don Matthews

Sat 22nd Feb 2020 12:59

Thankyou for that bit of publicity Ruth,

I should hire you as an outside consultant.

As LMS Head of Publicity Lucy L wouldn't like it if I gave the job to you

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Ruth O'Reilly

Sat 22nd Feb 2020 11:30

The journey of imagination is always a roller coaster ride worth taking. The exploration of Don's theme , not quite obscene park ( expect possibly the occasional nursery rhyme) is surely worth a tour for the curious poet with a twinkle in their eye.

Do.RoThy

Wed 19th Feb 2020 16:15

Imagination can ruin a person also
Balanced imagining is an art
Who can well master it?

Another great write Denny dear.....but it was short and little turvy. Where are your huge coasters??

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