Thank you, Flyntland. That is really kind of you 😀
Comment is about Too soon to know? (blog)
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Juliet " You are a lucky girl, ideed!" to have such a lovely poem written just for you by such a loving grandad.
I wish her every happiness.
Comment is about Too soon to know? (blog)
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Thanks Stephen. I felt very lucky in the end. It was a great experience.
Comment is about HE, 29 Others And Me (blog)
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Congratulations Julie! 'The Wife' is so jealous lol. She adores He 😄
Comment is about HE, 29 Others And Me (blog)
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"It's the-rifle butt nature of all this"
just eight words that set the scene - the brutality - the mind destroying domination - the fading ability to resist.
Comment is about Small Print (blog)
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Thank you Stephen for your comment -
I expect you have guessed that I am very fond of my "left over birds" - their behaviour is fasinating to observe.
Comment is about 1st. OCTOBER - IN THE KILLING FIELDS (blog)
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Thank you very much, Greg. Yes, we must have hope and faith that the bullies will not win.
Comment is about Small Print (blog)
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Well done, Steve. Hope is the only word I can find these days. Hope that Ukraine will eventually win. Hope that the Russians will eventually kick Putin halfway down the road.
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Thanks for the likes and kind comments. Definitely a day I will never forget.
Comment is about HE, 29 Others And Me (blog)
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Sun 2nd Oct 2022 02:33
Thank you so much, Stephen, I'm extremely grateful for your kind comment! 😊
Comment is about Find & Seek (blog)
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Nice one, Stephen. And how about “Vaseline Alley”?
Comment is about ANAL BEADS (blog)
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I suppose 'What a feeling' is a contender, John.
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A remarkable story, Julie.
Comment is about HE, 29 Others And Me (blog)
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'Adumbrate' was new to me, Holden, and the whole poem flows and crackles with inventiveness.
Comment is about Find & Seek (blog)
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Thanks Russell. Her photo makes me think she is full of character. I can't wait to meet her😀. As you say, it will be a joy, I'm sure.
Thanks for the like, Adam.
Comment is about Juliet (blog)
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Stephen, my original intention was to parody The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations”. But
a) the chords were too hard
b) the singing was too hard.
Alternative suggestions are most welcome.
Comment is about ANAL BEADS (blog)
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I like 'inflated egos power home', Flyntland. Why anyone wants to shoot beautiful birds is beyond me.
Comment is about 1st. OCTOBER - IN THE KILLING FIELDS (blog)
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I've heard of back channnels but this is ridiculous.
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Thanks very much for your good wishes, Sharron. And good luck with your continuing monthly live poetry night at the Solar Sisters cafe in Guildford
Comment is about Write Out Loud Woking marks six years with anthology (article)
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Had to change it as I was unhappy
Comment is about The simile of The Mist. (blog)
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The joys that grandaughters bring never fades,
each new day enhances the memories of those previous
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I shall experiment at our local pub quiz, Ray.
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It certainly was a packed house on Thursday! Thanks to Greg and Rodney for organising and all the best to Greg for the move. Looking forward to buying a copy of the anthology 🤩
Comment is about Write Out Loud Woking marks six years with anthology (article)
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My thanks to Frederick - John Coopey - Jon -Julie and to Holden for taking the time to read and pressing the like button.
Pheasants are bred in their thousands to be shot - but each and every one of them is an individual with it's own personality.
A small group of 'left over' birds gather in the comparitive safety of my garden, feeding from seed that has fallen from the bird feeders and hand outs from me. One little hen even pops her head round the door and 'chunters' for a bit extra.
If pheasant is an important part of the food chain they should be killed quickly in a more humane fashion. Escapees have a tough time trying to adapt.
Comment is about 1st. OCTOBER - IN THE KILLING FIELDS (blog)
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Like a sort of morse code John, or is it a coarse code? An unusual idea but it could catch on with or without the chess I suspect.
Ray
Comment is about ANAL BEADS (blog)
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A heating nightmare starts today,
The 1st of October,much more to pay !!!!!
Comment is about Thoughts of a pensioner plunged into poverty as she struggles to eat and heat (blog)
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Ah, the old Grapes of Wrath, John.
And thanks for the Like, Holden.
Comment is about ANAL BEADS (blog)
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Thanks so much, Holden, for your lovely comments. It means a lot to me. Thanks for the like Frederick. 😀
The joys of grandparent hood. A lot less work than parenting, for sure 😂
Thanks too for the like Stephen A
Comment is about Juliet (blog)
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Sat 1st Oct 2022 02:10
A truly lovely poem, John, your joy is perfectly captured! 😊
Comment is about Juliet (blog)
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I think I had anal beads once when I went fishing on a cold wet riverbank!
Comment is about ANAL BEADS (blog)
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Thanks Kevin, I am glad you could relate to it.
Comment is about Mothers earth (blog)
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If any "good" can be wrung from this war it is that many more have realised that liberal democracy is a fragile construct and not to be taken for granted. It needs defending at all times.
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Thank you for your comment M.C.
I will definitely save some for the kitty lol ...take care man much love....
-Jared
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When you've pursued a working life that sees constant changes
in work patterns, then in retirement, the clock becomes irrelevant
and I am happy to know that there are the Terry Wogans of this world waiting to entertain me when I feel the need to tune into
this wider 24/7 existence that the world at large now pursues..
Comment is about Morning People (blog)
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No infection will find you out
As quick as a bout of self-doubt,
But self-pity can be witty
So keep some in the kitty!
Comment is about Mind Neuroplacebos (blog)
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Entertaining - and very welcome for that! 👍
Comment is about Anecdotal Attributes (blog)
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Than you John and MC for your welcome comments.
I agree I can think of no excuse for killing our beautiful song birds.
Cruelty is an issue here - beaters have told me that the birds try to double back and run between the beaters legs - the birds are then picked up and thrown into the air - to be shot.
Comment is about 1st. OCTOBER - IN THE KILLING FIELDS (blog)
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Who knows what exit lies ahead
But hopefully, with ease and at rest - in bed! 😉
Comment is about The old man in the next bed, (blog)
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I think it's worse in Italy where they line up to kill the migrating
song birds. At least pheasant and duck can be eaten!
Comment is about 1st. OCTOBER - IN THE KILLING FIELDS (blog)
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Well put, Flyntland. Stylish poem! A savagery we could do without. 😖
Comment is about 1st. OCTOBER - IN THE KILLING FIELDS (blog)
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Thanks Flyntland, lovely comment, and thanks, too, Graham, you are so right! 😂
Comment is about Juliet (blog)
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Hello Flyntland, I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem and took the time to comment. Thank you.
The Sapien, in goodwill, pleads in earnest with the quercus.
The landmark is allowed a response and then it is found the plea is turned back towards the human.
Comment is about Winter Tree (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
Frederick John and Holden, thanks all for your liking this one.
Many thanks Greg, I do my best!
That app sounds excellent Graham. This was another poem I rewrote completely and that idea came the second time. Thanks.
Thank you Massoud for your observations. I think you have touched on humility there, and the quest for wonder is a great one. So called reality seems to be a relative term depending on subjectivity or objectivity. Such a vast subject.
A lovely comment Stephen, thank you. I tried to make it seem personal.
Ray
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Yes kind poet. Hope is what we live in @Flyntland
Comment is about as the smoke clears (blog)
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" though your perfect tiny toes are curled"
Delicious
Comment is about Juliet (blog)
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This is one of the most beautiful poems that I have read.
I have a deep love of trees,
some years ago I planted two 12" oak seedlings on our land, They have grown well and are now higher than a house, sturdy and strong, well used by wildlife.
So thank you for this poem, it is one that I shall read often.
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" genial kindnessses shall spring" we have to live in hope.
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Greg Freeman
Sun 2nd Oct 2022 22:49
Beautiful poem, John. Overflowing with love.
Comment is about Too soon to know? (blog)
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