'The unavoidable theft of moonlight' is a marvellous concept, Leon.

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A touch of John Betjeman here, John. Absolutely irresistible.

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Not me, Uilleam. And thanks for the Likes, Hugh and Aisha.

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'Pinocchio, you're alive!' 💕 "Papa!"

🎇

Comment is about World On Fire (blog)

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Are we human or are we dancer? Both perhaps...

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Thanks for the affirming response to this poem. @Bobby Whitley.

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thanks @Landi Cruz, much appreciated. Good to know that it wasn't over the top or overwrought. That makes so much sense. 🕊️🙏🏻

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Your kind comment and the likings by all the other Ladies and Gents made my effort very much worthwhile Uilleam

Thanks to you all-very much indeed!

Leon

Comment is about Down on my uppers (blog)

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Thanks for feedback Uilleam - See you on the front line lol✌️
Thanks for likes: Aisha, hugh, Red Brick Keshner & Yanma Hidayah. 👍

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Thanks to Graham and Auracle for the comments,

Auracle, I have a reserved respect for the Salvation Army.

Thanks to all who sent flowers. XX

David RL Moore

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A few words of explanation adressed to those "Friends of Genocide", Kier Starmer, laughingly known as a former Human Rights lawyer, to Yvette Cooper, to the Metropolitan Police, and to anyone else of a similarly perverted mindset.

Verse one is a reference to the words of Mahatma Gandhi.

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."

🌷💐I am Palestine Action🌷💐

Comment is about Bonnie Madleen (blog)

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I changed "grateful release" to "heartbreaking release." Maybe one step towards transcendence of suffering is to just let our hearts break. Sigh.

Comment is about Letting Go (blog)

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Have you ever called in to Lancaster services, JC? – I’m told a certain Richard the Third caused quite a mess some time ago.😕

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Me neither, Hélène.
Yes, let's try to transcend suffering, but I doubt if that lamb is grateful for its "release".💗

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We have indeed 🙏🏻🕊️ thanks heaps Uilleam🌷

Comment is about part savage, part human (blog)

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Nice imagery in that last verse, Leon.

Comment is about Down on my uppers (blog)

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Thanks, Trevor.
I find all that orgasmic howling on the part of certain players rather tiresome.😏

Comment is about Anyone For Tennis (blog)

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Your lines remind me of articles I've just been watching about our Atlantic temperate rainforests.
Would that be a picture of Walt Whitman?

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We, a so-called "civilised" nation, behave like savages, treating (only some) of our fellow humans as Unter Menschen.

Comment is about part savage, part human (blog)

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No more talking it's time to fight
Man the barricades freedom is in sight

Bravo Tom...the situation is extremely serious-time for action.

Comment is about World On Fire (blog)

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Thank you for your likes,
Nigel Astell
hugh
Aisha Suleman
Holden Moncrieff
Yanma Hidayah

And apologies for my tardy response. Ah, the sheer bliss of a screen-free and propaganda-free week in our beautiful English Lake District. Parked the car up, and enjoyed the Socialist benefits of my old-fogey’s bus pass!

And thanks for your comment, Yanma. No doubt my anti-genocide stance, and honesty concerning Palestine, means His Majesty George 3rd's secret police will now have me marked out as a suspect terrorist...I kid you not!
💗

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Lots of ways to interpret this, Ray. A sense of looking back as the end approaches?

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A lovely tribute, Mike. Such a tragedy.

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A poem from the heart and from terrible experience, Larisa. One day this will be over and goodness will prevail.

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I like the poem so much! Regards, L:arisa

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Next time I'll write more

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I met Michael on the Hydromet courts
I can confess that Mike played lots.
Oh, how the tennis player used to play!
It happened on a hot summer day.

He was not in vain,
I repeat once again,
He was not proud,
He didn't even shout.


Misha was the best on the playground.
He scored the smashes and was found.
Mikeal hit the far corner of the court,
And my heart was broken a lot.


I knew that he was my fate,
He was out of any other rate.
He was too serious,
I was too curious...

Comment is about Anyone For Tennis (blog)

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Happy to give my monicker
to something.

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I have been worrying about you Larisa and your beautiful country. Hope tou can manage to stay safe and Ukraine achieves a great victory! Lovely poem-keep writing girl!

Leon

Comment is about I Know Those Who Hate The War (blog)

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Shakepereanesque doubtllessly Red-very classy!

Leon

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Thank you Red- Tom-Hugh-New shoes-Stephen-Lorraine-Holden-Manish-Yanma-very much indeed on behalf of Mother-Baby and ( publicity agent )

Leon

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Hi everyone. I am not real comfortable with the "sacrificial lamb" imagery in this poem, and I can't remember what inspired this poem (I wrote it about a week ago). I think I might have been thinking about suffering and the desire to transcend it. Anyways, upon re-read, I thought I would go ahead and post it, notwithstanding the sad lamb thing.

Comment is about Letting Go (blog)

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Henceforth known in our house as a Coop Poop!

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You must follow me around, Branwell. And thanks for the Likes, Naomi,Larisa and Radbrick.

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I've often wondered who did that, nice to finally know.

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Naomi,
You have beautifully personified sadness here with the hope at the end that this too shall pass.
Love your work,
Marla

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And then there were William Booth&Catherine Mumford.....

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Sadly David it’s rarer than gold or diamonds and harder to dig out even when discovered..

Graham

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Thankyou for the feedback, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. But even death is no longer scary, I'm still have a little faith, even so many times I feel to end up this life. But, even the little can make someone stand strong. And I bealive, we all can do it

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Thanks kindly 🌷 @Hélène, most appreciated 🕊🙏🏻

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A gorgeous poem RBK

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Thanks for extra likes: hugh, Holden & Manish. 👍

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Thank you, Sir @Graham Sherwood
I was trying to capture a feeling that might be quite universal, the quiet loss of confidence in a gift we once believed in.
I also love looking at the sky, especially during moments when I find it hard to be honest with myself, or when the world around feels too heavy to look at.
Something inside me whispers that the most honest things reside up there and somehow, that thought warms my heart.
I suppose that’s why the sky and its clouds can feel so inspirational—they reflect back the thoughts we sometimes can’t say aloud.

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Well written and good sense, Stuart.

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Thank you, Graham. That's very kind. Once I got going, I tried (!) to tip my hat to Larkin's style a bit and I'm pleased with the poem. But where did it come from? We go back to the poem that you just posted.

David- I think that Larkin would have liked to be Eric Morecambe, at least for a day. Perhaps he could have tried a double act with Ted Hughes. But who would have been the straight man?

And my thanks to all who liked this.

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Thanks for likes: Red Brick Keshner, Yanma Hidayah & Cryptid. 👍

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Thank you Stephen and Yanma for the flowers.

David

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AMMb9CiScI

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Hi Stephen,

I can never look at Larkin without thinking of Eric Morcambe.

Both genius in their own way.

David RL Moore

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You’re right, of course, Stephen. On the other hand, I could see Guinness Super Strength getting an outing.

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An interesting concept, I don't have any either but I do like looking up at the clouds. They are inspirational!

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