A poem full of ponderous thoughts. Sadness, anger, loss, intertwined with daily life. Well done, Lee.
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I wondered what Eden Rock was. I disovered it's a place in the Caribbean. So the dishes are the local culinary fare? Just curious. Enjoyed the poem.
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Your poems pep me up, Aisha. A good way to start the day. Thanks!
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Cheers Holden re ' Impatiently etc '
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Great poem John,
One of the great victories in war is to retain your compassion, some even discover theirs.
It seems Keith Douglas never lost his.
David
Comment is about Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not) (blog)
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Thankyou Graham and Holden for your kind comments.
David RL Moore
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Tue 25th Feb 2025 23:42
A truly powerful poem from beginning to end, David, with a beautifully haunting essence to it! I especially loved the last stanza🌷
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Cheers Rob re Dismantling stress
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Cheers Tom re Dismantling stress
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Cheers Red re Dismantling stress
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Thank you so much, John
Comment is about Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not) (blog)
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Thank you, Graham. What they are doing with Ukraine - voting with Russia in the UN, for example - is downright criminal.
And my thanks to all of you who liked this poem.
Comment is about Spare Change (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you Stephen. This (below) is Captain Douglas's original poem. His humanity during a time of war.
Vergissmeinnicht
By Keith Douglas
Three weeks gone and the combatants gone
returning over the nightmare ground
we found the place again, and found
the soldier sprawling in the sun.
The frowning barrel of his gun
overshadowing. As we came on
that day, he hit my tank with one
like the entry of a demon.
Look. Here in the gunpit spoil
the dishonoured picture of his girl
who has put: Steffi. Vergissmeinnicht.
in a copybook gothic script.
We see him almost with content,
abased, and seeming to have paid
and mocked at by his own equipment
that’s hard and good when he’s decayed.
But she would weep to see today
how on his skin the swart flies move;
the dust upon the paper eye
and the burst stomach like a cave.
For here the lover and killer are mingled
who had one body and one heart.
And death who had the soldier singled
has done the lover mortal hurt.
[vergissmeinnicht = forget me not]
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Me and my little iron horse 👍
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Tue 25th Feb 2025 17:56
I thank everyone for their "like": Tom, Naomi, Reggie's Ghost, Aisha, Trevor and Red B. Keshner.
Comment is about Unyielding Heroes (blog)
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Tue 25th Feb 2025 17:54
Thank you Stephen for your compliment and your like.
Regards,
Rolph
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Tue 25th Feb 2025 17:53
Hello Tom,
You may be right with your guess. For me, arms deliveries only make sense if they can also be used on Russian territory. They are only allowed to do so to a limited extent and that is half-hearted and flimsy. They pretend to help, but they don't want to be drawn into a major conflict. That is hypocritical and cowardly. But that's the way people/nations are like. Nobody really helps properly and that prolongs the suffering and death on the Ukrainian side. And now there will be a scramble over Ukraine's land and natural resources over their heads - just as there once was with Africa. The losers will be Ukraine, the winners the USA and above all Russia, which have no intention of ending the war permanently until they have annexed the whole of Ukraine. It's all so hypocritical what's happening between the nations.
Have a good evening,
best regards,
Rolph
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I'm responding to the sign-' open ' ( for business? 😅 )
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Robert you ' disagreed with his appraisal ' NOW? I am saying to you-don't panic I'm still laughing his comments off 😁
Personally I've ALWAYS found you to be a very very nice guy and was just taken aback for a few moments-the part of your poem that I DO love-is the profile doggy pic-😗
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Somehow I don't think my QUEEN looks unhappy! 💘
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And breathe... Jordyn - the blank page can be so cruel. So glad you didn't let it beat you. You are definitely a living poet.
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Don't think the dog is a music lover according to her expression
😅
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Two 58years married HAPPY old duffers 😁
awww bless!
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Tom - calm down mate! You seem to have taken personal offence to RG's comment. I'm sure all the work and hobbies you are still able to do are valuable to you and your community. Keep going as long as possible.
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Reggie's Ghost - its about a lot more than 'old people', so I would also disagree with your appraisal. The piece was written whilst I was in a self reflective mood - being a 'Grumpy Old Man' myself. Its about missed opportunities, unfulfilled potential, self-pity, lashing out at the wrong people., and all the consequences.
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the first line of the previous comment-OMG! HA HA!!!! get real!
' nothing could be more true ' what a bloody insulting remark
I'm 78-love running-motorcycling-exercising-water colour painting ( photos to prove )
for the last twenty years have absolutely LOVED doing shed loads of community work (photos to prove ) as I have done this very morning and got the best laughs like YOU would not believe-the number of down mouthed young people I see in lots of these community centres ugh! ugh! talk about get a life!
I'm more than surprised that ANY of the oldies on this site have had nothing to say about your very much misplaced comments-I will be putting photos mentioned on my profile page later ( still laughing 😄 and HAPPY AS LARRY (whoever he is 😅 )
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Brian Blanchard
Tue 25th Feb 2025 15:41
Hello Mark...enjoying your work as usual. Have been trying to reach you...please email me when convenient. Thanks!
Comment is about HERE'S TO THE GREENERY (blog)
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It's about old people surely? And nothing could be more true, not about everyone of course. Use it or lose it, refers not only to physical well-being but to mental health and general outlook on life.
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Only six figures, Stephen! I didn’t know such poverty existed.
And thanks for the Likes, Red Brick, Trevor, Branwell and Aisha.
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“All men are wrecks upon some shore”, many a true word etc!
V1 is excellently put.
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It was important to commemorate thi sad anniversary, Rolph, and you did it perfectly.
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That'll get you a job at X, John. Six figures, at least!
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I have such a nasty taste in my mouth because of this self aggrandizing gang of idiots! Mr Big and his band of wealthy twats. Called out in this excellent piece.
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Beautifully told, John, with great humanity. What a story.
Comment is about Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not) (blog)
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So much is packed into this poem, Hélène. A whole attitude to life, and a good one.
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Thank you very much, Hélène, Rolph and Flyntland. I appreciate your kind comments very much. 'Extortion' is the word which frequently comes to mind with this crowd.
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Thank you Stephen for liking Infinitum 👍
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Rolph, as usual, a brilliant piece of writing. Correct me if I am wrong, but it comes as no surprise to me that so many other countries are continuing to donate arms to Ukraine
is that, I wonder, to save themselves from being physically involved and just let Ukraine keep Putin off their doorsteps while they sit idly by?
However, if Putin does cross the red line into the Nato countries, then I think it will definitely be goodnight Vienna for Russia big time and unfortunately millions of innocent Russians too.
Thank you.
kind regards
Tom.
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Original item by Rolph David
Thank you Stephen,heart warming to hear
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Original item by David R Mellor
Mon 24th Feb 2025 02:09
Munchausen (now known as fictitious disorder) is a condition where someone’s fakes having (or gives themselves) a illness/condition. There are two types of muchausen one called Hypochondria which is an anxiety disorder in witch someone actually thinks they have a condition, the person genuinely believes that they have the condition, it is not that the person who has hypochondria Is faking their illness/condition for any sort of benefit as they genuinely believe to have it. The other type of muchausen is malingering where someone fakes disorders or medical conditions for a benefit, eg getting medication, getting out of military drafting, they may also fake test results to convince others of their fictitious illness(/es). What I am talking about in this poem is hypochondria, part of me also thinks I’ve somehow convinced myself that I have hypochondria and I don’t think that’s the case, I think I’m just paranoid (when I say I’m paranoid I have no diagnosis and I’m talking about it as an emotion and not a medical condition) that I am sick in some way.
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Thanks to Flyntland, Hélène, Rolph, and Tom for your kind comments. Marla
Comment is about The Problem With Being Comfortable (blog)
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Interesting take on birth order and the role it plays. Well done. Marla
Comment is about Behold, How Good And Pleasant It Is For Brethren To Dwell Together In Unity. (blog)
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On “how to get to there” - Thanks Rolph, that can be a fascinating dynamic and those fleeting moments of clarity so precious 🙏🏻🕊🌷rbk)
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Thanks Rolph, that can be a fascinating dynamic and those fleeting moments of clarity so precious 🙏🏻🕊🌷
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I love your carefree - shoulder shrug - toss of the head - second stanza. I recognize it, who cares? so what?
I shall bring my slippers round - the ones that I wear when I put the bins out - and then wear them indoors after a token shuffle on the door mat. We will share a cup of tea/coffee and have a nice chat, and maybe, some chocolate.
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Ray Miller
Wed 26th Feb 2025 13:00
Very nice. Reminded me of the John Cooper Clarke poem, I Married A Monster From Outer Space.
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