Would this count?
(Courtesy of Michael Palin)

"There was a young man from Tralee,
Who was stung on the leg by a wasp,
When asked if it hurt,
He said, "Not at all,
It can do it again if it likes?"

J. ?

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And this is all together a really enchanting story. Bless him, I hope his house turned out great.

J. x

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Simply wow. loved the metaphor and the poetic way you follow.

Comment is about Ding! Dong! (blog)

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Loved your bio.. Such a simple yet beautiful collection of words describing about self is really impressive. I loved in the bio how every word captures deep meaning.

Regards,
Ankita.

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Nice poem, I'll send some virtual flowers.?

J. x

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Thank you Dorothy for your welcome and encouragement - afish

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Thank you Jon, Keith and Dorothy for liking and thank you Jason and Jennifer for your kind words! I'm glad you all liked it!
Thank you?
Mae

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Thanks Dorothy and Jane! ?

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Thanks Stu--I've been trying to experiment with formatting so I'm glad to hear it had an effect )

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Hi Wolfgar,

Totally agree with you. My poems tend to be much darker than my actual life!

Thank you,

Jeannot

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John,

Another gem. This morning I took a bus through our rural landscape and closely observed the arrival of May, those incipient signs of summer with leaves not yet fully grown. Then I came to read this poem which summed up so succinctly all I had felt on that morning journey. Rich in descriptive beauty. A great poem. An ode to May.

Thank you for this

Keith

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Hello Wolfgar,

Thank you for reading and for your question. What I was trying to convey is the latter in your question, ie knowing the train will come, and with it eventually the inevitable bad news of loss or end, but not knowing when. The dread is in the expectation.

Thanks again,

Jeannot

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What a great word--I must find a place to use it with appropriate derision...

Rachel

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thanks both! glad you enjoyed it

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love the way the last lines are formatted works brilliantly

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Welcome

I loved your 'Biography' and 'Brave New Worlds'

and I amlooking forward to more.
Dorothy

Comment is about Ding! Dong! (blog)

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It's great when you use color this way--like it was plucked right out of a scene in a film.

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I recall locating a very disturbing video online of a match between
Liverpool and Man. Utd following the tragedy suffered by the
latter in the Munich air-disaster. The chanting of the Liverpool
supporters made a vile mockery of that tragedy. I've never
had much time for that club or its supporters.

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devastated that i wasnt chosen but then i did have that fist-fight with phillip a few years back

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I can imagine Jennifer. Thanks for reminding me. Sorry if it gave you the eebie-jeebies Keith. Influenced by my re-reading of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and stories and by remembering a very weird event/feeling engendered whilst walking down Baker Street into the Regent's Park many moons ago. All good wishes, as ever, John

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Chuckle

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Trevor, actually I/we didn't. It was wartime when this happened and Mum's life was hard. Even we young kids knew that. And one more fear on her mind might really have been one burden too much. We knew that too. Maybe not in those terms, but the same principle. I don't know how she would have coped. She totally needed to trust us. And we had to be trustworthy. It had nothing to do with trying to avoid 'punishment', absolutely nothing. But everything to do with her 'mental health'. We were afraid 'for her', not 'of her'.

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Great poem, really eerie as Keith says. (The model for Ophelia nearly caught her death of cold posing for the painting.)

Jennifer

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Liked this, very pleasant to read and well expressed. Great work. Jennifer

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Thank you, Rachel.

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Like shadowplay on the walls of a cave--it's really a fantastic image.

Rachel

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Thank you to all for the likes.

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I like the man; I like the poetry. Armitage comes every year to read at Grasmere. His unassuming demeanour and slightly deadpan delivery are not to some people's tastes, but personally I find it compelling when listening to his words in 'performance'. Agree with Graham's points about the development of the role and visibility ( I believe he will be a good PL ) but not sure how it will be achieved as far as a wider audience is concerned.

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humor is the gift of God
Him apologizing for Man.

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Such a well written and well thought out image.
I didn't truant but I did "stumpd home alone" - to a little dog - and that did make it all O.K. and I have related to dogs ever since.
Dorothy

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I don't think there can be many who would disagree with this appointment. Armitage is well known and respected but he will face the same challenges as all poets do and that is to make the medium more well known.

It is also good to see that the PL role is moving away from merely being a recorder of State and Royal shenanigans into a more widespread educational role.

He will need to become visible!

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Original item by Greg Freeman

As the football chant might have it, "Simon Armitage ... he's one of our own!"

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John,
Splendid
Thanks Keith

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I am always thankful for your comments and interest, Keith.

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Good morning, David, thanks for looking in.

In the States, I traveled everywhere by car, except in those fairly rare instances when going by air seemed feasible and a worthwhile trade-off against long hours spent driving--it's hard to put a value on respite when it's needed.

Anyway, my lifestyle has dramatically changed, and I rather like doing transit hands-free ;

https://vimeo.com/10313372

Looking forward to reading your own view...

Rachel

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The North/North divide!

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DK, I’m afraid rumours of my greatness are hideously over-exaggerated. In fact I read all the poems on WOL.
Your Non-Fat piece struck a chord with me as I have been trying to slim my work down recently too

Wink

Best regards,

Graham

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can't believe the great Graham Sherwood would read my poem.
thank you so much. I consider it an honor.

by the way, wasn't there a forest named after you?

wink.

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The rivalry between Manchester United and and Liverpool FC cannot be understated. As a kid growing up in the 70's my team were in the wilderness whilst Liverpool seemed to win everything. As a young man in the 90's the trend was reversed as Ferguson achieved his goal of "Knocking Liverpool off their perch". Whilst it is considered treacherous to support another football team other than your own there are many United fans this will resonate with. Irrespective of who wins, what a dramatic end to the season with English clubs dominating in Europe and a down to the wire finish in the EPL. May the best teams win.

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"And a conscience at peace and free of regrets, like a mother's kiss on the quivering cheek of a child that's weak and frets."

Really like this Mae, it's a well crafted message, beautiful imagery, and so pleasurable to say out loud. Love it.

J. x

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Original item by Mae Foreman

Jon,

what an interesting poem which incorporates and acknowledges the source and intention of evil. "Dancing until the morning light" so symbolic as evil is often at play during the hours of darkness. A very unusual poem and along with Jane it is a work of much thought for the reader.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Dancing shadows (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

John,

What an eerie and wonderfully descriptive poem. It´s too close to my bedtime for it to be read again. Really quite an unusual but captivating poem.

Thank you
Keith

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Thank you mona, Wolfgar, Keith and Jane. Your continuing and generous support means a lot to me. The poem embodies an aspiration that I strive for and, just occasionally, achieve! John ?

David. Visual artists, like musicians, have, I think, the rub on us weary wordsmiths, especially when it comes to conveying something of the mystery of life.

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Thank you Tom for your comments, much appreciated. Thanks Frances, Dorothy, mona and Jane for the likes.

All the best des

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Hi M.C. - I am sure the departed Spurs stars will be shining their light on the final in Madrid. And the Spurs go marching on. T ?

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Original item by Tom Doolan

Thanks MC. But what could possibly improve on the line
“He’s a-trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored”? Magnificent.

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Original item by John Coopey

Thanks Keith, I think we're all quite philosophical, especially all the WOLers and once again thank you Mae for always being supportive and encouraging.

J. x

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Really enjoyed this. Thought provoking and deep. Thanks for sharing. Tx

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Thanks Martin, Wolfgar and Jon for the likes, and Jason and Jane for th comments. Glad you all found something to like in it. I had fun writing it anyway. Admit to being an aunt, but not Victorian and no maiden!!!

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