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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 20th May 2023 20:42

stumbling, meandering, or striding along,
A bit of each for me now, John.

When I think on our little back garden on a 45 degree slope, how I built a set of steps from old flagstones and cobbles from nearby demolished houses, with no building skills at all. Still solid as a rock though!
-but ouch, my back!

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Grace

Sat 20th May 2023 15:00

Thanks Leon, that’s so sweet, from your lips to the universe’s ears.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 20th May 2023 11:12

Thanks MC.

A Disunited King-dom,
Socialism for the obscenely rich,
A United Futilities Turd-dom,
Sleep on the streets-or in a ditch,
Can't even heat water for a bath,
"Let 'em eat turnips" sez one fat bitch,
Homes for heroes? Yer 'avin a laugh!









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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 20th May 2023 10:39

Thanks Ryan.
I remember the very first time I went to the swimming baths with our school-either I was pushed in, or I slipped. I vividly remember swallowing or inhaling large amounts of water as I thrashed about before someone fished me out.

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Angel whisperer indigo child x

Sat 20th May 2023 10:37

Thankyou for your feedback clare xx
Glad you can relate xx

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John Coopey

Sat 20th May 2023 08:18

Thankyou Philip. I use mp3player. It’s free.

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Rick Varden

Sat 20th May 2023 00:25

Thank you Clare

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Philip Stevens

Fri 19th May 2023 23:25

The recordings sound great john, and the poems. What do use to record.

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John Coopey

Fri 19th May 2023 22:53

Thanks MC, for your kind thoughts and Clare for the Like.

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Clare

Fri 19th May 2023 20:34

I think you should try painting! Great poem.

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Jason Phillips

Fri 19th May 2023 18:55

Hi Uilleam,

Thank you for your comment! A lot of the time, "the fabric of time" represents how gravity affects our perception of time...because of gravity and all sorts of other things, the more mass an object in space has, the more it affects our perception of time(don't quote me, I'm not a scientist)....this is why, the closer you get to a black hole, the more time is diolated...black holes are incredibly massive and "weigh" down the fabric of time.

How does this relate? Well, this poem is about someone who has such a massive impact on my life, that she literally is my universe...time is her dress, and her impact is so massive that it changes my perception of time.

Thanks again!
Jason

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<Deleted User> (35565)

Fri 19th May 2023 18:26

If and when you've got there John and finished with the guidebook of how you did so, could I have it please?

I mean just the thought of mixing with Ant and Dec, Graham Norton, Alan Titchmarsh, Claudia Winkleman, Ozzy Osbourne oh and Prince???? Harry would really make me....no.
...better not 😂


cool composition squire!


LS

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<Deleted User> (35565)

Fri 19th May 2023 18:07

Whose a clever little M.C. then? 👍

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<Deleted User> (35565)

Fri 19th May 2023 18:05

Good luck Grace in your new chapter-
-I think you will do brilliantly according to the words
in this fab poem 👍

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 19th May 2023 17:29

Touching in its simple realisation of how death is best coped
with - from both sides of the event. No frills...just plain honest
sentiment that is a nod to the good times that make life worth
living. Well said, JC. You've done her proud with this posting.

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Clare

Fri 19th May 2023 17:21

Thank you! You are all so kind - I truly appreciate you all. ☺️

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Clare

Fri 19th May 2023 17:10

You are making me miss home! Thanks for this, it pretty much sums up London
Town. ☺️

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Alexandra Parapadakis

Fri 19th May 2023 14:27

Thank you all for your comments!

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Pete (edbreathe)

Fri 19th May 2023 13:37

Thanks Keith
I thought much brain had melted when I got to end .
Rather mixed up I’m afraid ,but I suppose just a train of current thoughts and I suppose interlinked to a degree

And thanks Uilleam

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John Gilbert Ellis

Fri 19th May 2023 11:11

Very funny and too darn true.

Heard an AI 'expert' the other day suggest becoming artists was the answer to what all these unemployed people can do because of AI.

Sure I've heard that before...

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John Coopey

Fri 19th May 2023 09:40

Many thanks, Graham, Uilleam, Stephen. It was easier to write than read.
And thanks for the Likes, Keith, JG and Pete.

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Steve White

Fri 19th May 2023 08:29

Thanks all!

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 19th May 2023 07:45

Well done, Steve. The best comedy has a serious message.

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 19th May 2023 07:40

A great poem in every way, John.

R.I.P.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 07:32

And Russia you can fuck off home
Well said Ed.

And if you'll excuse me---
https://videos.metro.co.uk/video/met/2023/02/25/4715032263306071031/640x360_MP4_4715032263306071031.mp4

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 07:25

Thanks Jason.

The fabric of time.

That phrase seems so familiar-don't know where I've heard it before?

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 07:20

That's lovely Clare.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 07:17

Thanks Steve,
Increasingly frequently, I have to tell myself to stop digging; but then robot-like, I carry on writing!

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 07:01

💓

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 07:00

ravaging femininity

Lovely!

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 19th May 2023 06:47

'tis a great cause for joy
on arising from my bed,
a pleasure unalloyed
to hear it said
by a blackbird singing,
she's in love, she's in love,
while the bluebells are ringing,
dear heavens above,
oh boy she's in love!
💓




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Graham Sherwood

Thu 18th May 2023 22:54

Just about perfect John! We’ll done sir.

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John Botterill

Thu 18th May 2023 22:26

A beautiful, serene poem, Keith, which I really enjoyed. Thank you.

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John Botterill

Thu 18th May 2023 22:15

Yet again you have surprised me with your brilliance Clare. Mysterious, emotional but with gaps for the reader to explore. I am in awe.

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John Botterill

Thu 18th May 2023 21:59

Great contributions, Manish, Stephen, Uilleam, Clare and Keith. I have just loved your responses. 😀 Epic!

I woke up and the lines
We plunder the earth
For all it is worth
came into my head. I claim no credit!
I saw piles of Gail's shoes in the cupboard (sorry Gail! But I did) and a poem ensued. The track of conspicuous consumption followed. Familiar, I know but I liked the line
'Put it on the plastic'
as it linked easy credit with Keith's point about plastic waste. Thanks guys! 😎
Thanks for the likes K. Lynn and Kevin.

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Grace Meadows

Thu 18th May 2023 21:31

Absolutely stunning Clare. Thank you so much.

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keith jeffries

Thu 18th May 2023 21:05

Clare, many find a gem but little do they realise its value. Well thought out and equally well written. Good imagery.
Thanks,
Keith

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keith jeffries

Thu 18th May 2023 21:02

Not many poems make me laugh but this one did.
Steve, thanks for this
Keith

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Graham Sherwood

Thu 18th May 2023 20:44

Hahaha! well said.

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keith jeffries

Thu 18th May 2023 18:44

A great rambling poem full of humour and laden with much truth. Eurovision? Dare I say Myopic Cultural Vision. A major comedy event of the year, which exemplifies the best of Europe.
I have read this tree times and enjoyed every line.
Thanks for this,
Keith

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Robert C Gaulke

Thu 18th May 2023 18:26

Cheers!

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Manish Singh Rajput

Thu 18th May 2023 18:10

Loved the juxtaposition! Every line is creative at it's highest level. Loved every bit of it.
Thank you.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Thu 18th May 2023 18:07

This is a magnificent poem written at a moving pace. Absolutely brilliant stuff!

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 18th May 2023 16:04

I always enjoy this sort of sardonic humour.
A pity no one told Wendy to try skiving
But it was a shorter exit than sky-diving! 😑

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Hélène

Thu 18th May 2023 14:04

Beautiful poem Keith. I felt the tranquility of the old place reading it; you described the old hermitage/church in such fine detail. Hey Uilleam, another lapsed Catholic here (so many of us!) We now attend an Episcopalian church here in Calif. (yaaah England!). The Episcopalian church is in an old building with high arched wooden beams and soft light from colored stained glass windows. Just walking in there makes me feel peaceful. People love the building so much that it has been moved to different parts of town 3 times to avoid being torn down in the face of new development, and it was repaired after serious fire damage from a kid playing with matches. So much history and spiritual seeking; you captured it beautifully, Keith.

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tryingthings

Thu 18th May 2023 13:43

Thanks all!

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Tim Ellis

Thu 18th May 2023 13:15

Thanks Keith. I was googling popular Ukrainian girls names and Anastasia was near the top of the list, and also had the right number of syllables for where I needed a name. Then I discovered that it means “resurrected one”, so I knew it was perfect for this poem.

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keith jeffries

Thu 18th May 2023 12:58

John,
With this poem you have excelled yourself. Today we are dominated by greed and not need. We are rushing headlong downhill on a fast train to perdition. In the wake of this we leave non biodegradable waste, fish with ghastly mutations which disfigure them and a nation of people who are addicted to buying for the sake of buying. Never satisfied and always wanting more as we all sink beneath the waves of our own greedy plastic slime. Whatever happened to wood and craftmanship? Thank you for this. A poem to be broadcast. Or is to too late?
Keith

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Philip Stevens

Thu 18th May 2023 11:02

Thank you Uillieam.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Thu 18th May 2023 10:15

Thank you Hélène for yet more of your thoughtful and calming writing-badly needed in today's world.

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