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Thu 8th Dec 2022 18:10

Maybe last of the heroes M.C ? God bless em all the long the short and the tall 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖






Rose 💋

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<Deleted User> (9882)

Thu 8th Dec 2022 18:02

I totally agree with Beth Helene-beautiful and then some!








Rose 💋

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<Deleted User> (9882)

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:59

A definite nail smack bang on the head poem Uilleam but what a bloody shambles this country that SHOULD be OURS is in the hands of arseholes-god help us!





Rose 💋

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John Coopey

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:56

Quite, MC. And thanks for the Like, Stephen G.

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julie callaghan

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:36

Thanks for the kind comments and likes

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:36

Thanks, John. I probably do, although a damp morning at Bank underground is a tough test. Or perhaps not....all that proximity in crowded trains.

And thanks to everyone liked this.

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julie callaghan

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:35

Thanks for the kind comments and likes

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:31

Stirring stuff, Uilleam. The comment on the Smogg is perfect.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:27

I love the rhythm of this, Flyntland.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 8th Dec 2022 17:24

A lovely message, Nigel.

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Telboy

Thu 8th Dec 2022 16:11

Johnny Johnson and those like him were truly courageous, not that whining couple currently on Netflix.

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Hélène

Thu 8th Dec 2022 16:01

Really powerful. Thanks for sharing this.

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Hélène

Thu 8th Dec 2022 16:00

Beautiful in its simplicity & sentiment. Thank you for sharing this. It picked my day up!

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Hélène

Thu 8th Dec 2022 15:56

Thanks Bethany. So appreciate the encouragement on poetry & just making it through this crazy life. 💞

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 8th Dec 2022 15:54

Timely in its timeless reminder of the importance of kindness and
charity in our lives.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 8th Dec 2022 15:48

If H. had written "The Sun Also Rises" today, some would have
thought it was going to be about life and work in the newspaper
business!

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Flyntland

Thu 8th Dec 2022 13:10

Thank you Leon and Helene for your kind comments and to Stephen for reading and for your like,

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John Coopey

Thu 8th Dec 2022 12:29

Thankyou, Leon. And for the Likes, Bethany and Stephen A.

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<Deleted User> (33540)

Thu 8th Dec 2022 11:12

I am with you all the way on this very beautiful poem Helene.

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<Deleted User> (33540)

Thu 8th Dec 2022 11:12

I am with you all the way on this very beautiful poem Helene.

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<Deleted User> (34685)

Thu 8th Dec 2022 10:53

a reet nayce bit o scribing by heck JC ba gum

LS

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<Deleted User> (34685)

Thu 8th Dec 2022 10:50

clever clever clever! you clever BASTARD! 😈

LS

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Stephen Mellor

Thu 8th Dec 2022 10:06

Ho Ho Ho
I am admittedly a bit of a Humbugger, but fortunately (for the family) my wife is the anti-dote.
A fine balance
Thanks for taking the time to look over and comment on Ebenezer

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John Coopey

Thu 8th Dec 2022 07:35

Greg - I gather the original title was
Oo’s tha ring-gin that thee-er bell fo’?

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Greg Freeman

Wed 7th Dec 2022 22:09

A refreshingly new take on that Spanish Civil War tome, John! And you're right. If it wasn't for the dialogue, maybe it would have been as good as A Farewell to Arms ...

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John Coopey

Wed 7th Dec 2022 21:48

Marvelous snapshots of your yesteryears, Stephen. But I think you underestimate the resilience of amorous intentions.

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John Coopey

Wed 7th Dec 2022 21:40

You corner the market in these songs, MC. Bring on the audio.

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John Coopey

Wed 7th Dec 2022 21:37

This resonates with our family's experience of my mother-in-law, Stephen, whose brain is rapidly emptying with dementia. (Her, that is, not you!)

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John Coopey

Wed 7th Dec 2022 21:32

As Avicii say, "Wake me up when it's all over".

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Wed 7th Dec 2022 20:41

such a fabulous and fabulously flowing poem Flyntland 👍

LS

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Hélène

Wed 7th Dec 2022 20:19

Sad reality, powerful poem

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 7th Dec 2022 17:24

I can understand the temptation to be a Seasonal stooge -
When everything seems on the scrounge - and emulate,
Ebenezer Scrooge? 😉

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 7th Dec 2022 17:08

Ah...some welcome positivity as the Festive Season approaches.
I like the concept be being grateful for what was there to be enjoyed and appreciated in the past.

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Stephen Mellor

Wed 7th Dec 2022 17:08

So many thanks for taking the time to read and pass comment on Ebenezer.
Fortunately my wife is the counter-balance to my humbuggedness

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John Botterill

Wed 7th Dec 2022 16:10

Beautiful and atmospheric, Jennifer! 😀

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John Botterill

Wed 7th Dec 2022 16:03

Thanks for the likes Leon, Stephen A, Stephen G and Nigel 😀👍 Thanks John, too.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Wed 7th Dec 2022 12:04

She picks out a gold bauble 
from a “seen better days” collection
Catching a glimpse of herself
in a “seen better days” reflection 

An effective, and reflective use of "seen better days" there.
💐

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Wed 7th Dec 2022 11:59

Am-a-god!

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Stephen Atkinson

Wed 7th Dec 2022 07:41

A wonderful humbug!

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 7th Dec 2022 07:32

Very entertaining!

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 7th Dec 2022 07:24

Amen to that, John.

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Alita Moore

Wed 7th Dec 2022 00:58

I changed
"Cull the night away"
To
"Cull the night army"

That's because the latter represents how I feel better.

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Stephen Atkinson

Tue 6th Dec 2022 20:18

A beautiful, poetic picture, painted with skill & passion

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<Deleted User> (34685)

Tue 6th Dec 2022 20:17

leave it to the kids I say but just a shame they cant pay

LS

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<Deleted User> (34685)

Tue 6th Dec 2022 20:15

pure and perfect original poetry

LS

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Stephen Atkinson

Tue 6th Dec 2022 20:03

This was inspired by one of those ambulance/hospital documentaries which depicted a similar event. Overworked carers & lonely, vulnerable pensioners. Enhanced over the winter season
Thank you very much for the comments Julie, Rose & John, and Jennifer, I know exactly what you mean. Concentration becomes a slippery skill! And thank you very much Brenda, Tom, Stephen & Leon, and yes, it was the Devil's wallpaper! 🌈🌷🌷

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julie callaghan

Tue 6th Dec 2022 16:58

Brilliant and heartbreaking. 😢

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John Coopey

Tue 6th Dec 2022 14:06

You’re welcome, Uilleam. It doesn’t do to become too hide-bound by the formula, though. For example’ I treated her one year to a new vacuum cleaner.
And thanks for the Like, Holden.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Tue 6th Dec 2022 13:25

But why the need for order?
Indeed, it just makes my brain hurt thinking about it!

Ok, here's my take on time.
There isn't any such "thing".
It doesn't exist.
I don't care what Professor Georgeous Guy wotsit sez on telly.

Time is the feeling I get in my brain between my pint dissappearing through the hole in the top of my glass, and it filling up again, which it does in NO TIME at all....thanks to Emmanuelle, Emeritus Professor at the University of Life!

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<Deleted User> (9882)

Tue 6th Dec 2022 12:56

Excellent piece Helene!








Rose 💋

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