Georgina, is this 'tired familiarity' fighting with the memories of 'original loving attentions'? I get the feeling that 'You' and 'He' are the same person.

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Love it! - actually I think this is, for me, the best of the 'bullet' series, and a great example of how, sometimes, less is more.
Funny and sad simultaneously - great!
Cx

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Bite the Bullet' - your comments are always much appreciated.
Sorry you found it a bit obscure - I was looking at the two slightly different meanings and etymology of the phrase - the (misconceived but) common belief that it comes from the battlefield and used as a means to alleviate pain(ie pre-anaesthesia days but this is pretty much discredited), and the second, more modern meaning of suck it up/get on with it; and applying that to a relationship. :)
Cx

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Hi Greg,
Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Bite the Bullet' - very much appreciated.
Cx

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Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for reading and your comments on 'Bite the Bullet' - much appreciated. Yes - I was trying for an attraction/repulsion sort of duality - like the reverse of a magnet.
Looking at the two slightly different meanings and etymology of the phrase - the (misconceived but) common belief that it comes from the battlefield and used as a means to alleviate pain(ie pre-anaesthesia days but this is pretty much discredited), and the second, more modern meaning of suck it up/get on with it.
Anyway - as with all dualitys - I'm in two minds about it ... :)
Cx

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Dark and disfunctional love captured in this one John. Again you seem to pick the most unusual images to set a scene. Win

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Original item by John Togher

Hi,
Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Bite the Bullet'.
Sexy, purry voice? ... usually the only time my voice sounds sexy and purry is when I also have a drippy nose, a sore throat ... and I'd rather have a rub with Vicks than a sexual encounter! ;)
Cx

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Original item by Isobel

Hi John. Loved this one. Realism and mundane start and a dscriptive middle and then a perfect end. The last line is one of these perfect phrases that you think someone else must have used or you may be remembering reading it before. This linked with the clowns face the spiral and eraser images ties everything together in this gentle gem. Win x

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

As I just said to Antonionioni - Stef - yeh! It's brill! (ornly jorkin'!) xx

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hey! It looks like the pussycat's watching sparrows! How serendipidateous! Not that dancy, but I LOVE IT!! Y'all have a nice bouncy Thursday now!

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

good stuff, dave with a particularly strong ending (i love the reference the dust off the things of youth) .. nice one - andy n

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Original item by Dave Bradley

like the contrasts throughout this piece, Georgina - have a nice balance to the piece which is not easy to write atall.. be proud of yourself chick as this is top notch stuff, andy n x

Comment is about Nothing More, Nothing Less. (blog)

Dress run/ read through. 6.30 til 8pm tonight Museum of Wigan Life, Library St. used to be the History Shop/ opposite where they've knocked the baths down. See you later! Louise :) ps. off to open mic night after. Will definately come across to your end v v soon

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Qu'est-ce que tu me fais rire... j'aime ta biographie : )

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Original item by Isobel

really liked the style and structure in this one Georgina. Made me think. Great stuff. Win

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Hi again Lovely Lady-wow! you are kind!ok I will do my best to help you-but you are just as good as I am-probably better-and lots of other much better poets on here will always look out for your occasional little mistakes-but nevertheless I will do my best for you-let me say though, I think you have done extremely well,up to now-for sure! on this poem,personally I would still say

'we have not enough time
and time flies'
on the other hand you could possibly be trying to say'we have no time for the small things in life maybe? let me know-I,ll go and put a new brain in-in the meantime-lol! lots of Love to you wonderful Lady-thank you for very nice comments-I really appreciate them-Stefan-(see you in the morning-have a peaceful night-xx(M-xx)

Comment is about Falls And Flights (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hi - "bullet" - well, maybe I'm just taking it too literally then ?
I thought - 1st verse = make a choice - marry or don't - there is pleasure and pain both ways.
2nd - possession is disliked but his obsession (with her) leaves no choice (fate) & Reality comes too late [to leave any other choice].
3rd - "and nobody cares" - you make your own choices, so if you want the wedded bliss you Bite The Bullet - you take the rough with the smooth. Maybe mine is too literal & you intended something else entirely? Still like it a lot though :)

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

this is a great poem john, and a description given earlier, it is succint.

i worked on an art project for college on the sketches of andre breton whose art looked at this kind of imaginative thought-dissociative drawing.
i used my doodles from the back of the yellow pages where i would scribble away many hours of phone conversation
there were some pretty black spiders and repetitive triangles that must have come from a conversation with authority of some sort...

i like your reference to the losing of illusion, of sight fading with night...changed perspectives.

brilliant xx

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

I like the whole, but I particularly like the middle verse, Dave, it could be a poem in it's own right. Brill !

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Original item by Dave Bradley

Stefan! You've become my dearest and the best friend here. It's really strange, we may never meet, but... I will always remember that you were the first one who greeted me here on this site. Please, do me a favor! Write critical comments on my poems. English is not my native language and sometimes I don't feel some words, some phrases

Comment is about Falls And Flights (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Thanks Larisa - I look forward to some more fun on here with you. I'll try and give you the best jokes - but only if you do funny poems. If you do serious poems I'll make the most serious comments. (Of course I may miss some poems altogether, and in those cases I think I'll make no comment at all! x

Comment is about Larisa Rzhepishevska (poet profile)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

hi john
i saw him today.
he cleaned away the dirt tracks near my tyres
and asked me not to pay,
then stood squinting at me in the sun
smiling.

in weather like this, on this day
he fell in love.

I hope he remembers to take home his bread and salt xx

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Original item by John Darwin

Hi Larisa - I can't resist making jokes. It's quite a risky thing to do but it's a good way of finding friends with a similar sense of humour!!

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Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Good evening lovely Odessa Lady! absolutely brilliant poem-and picture-can I respectfully suggest to you Larisa to change the line...'we have not enough time and flies to 'we have not enough time and time flies'I think thats probably what you intended to put but like us all,made a tiny mistake? lots of loveStefan-xx(M-xx)ps-lovely title indeed-too!

Comment is about Falls And Flights (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Yeh, it's brill! ;-)

Comment is about watching sparrows (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

That's a very appropriate extended simile, Dave (I think - mustn't get too technical about these things as i could be wrong!)

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Original item by Dave Bradley

I couldn't read this cos i couldn't find my reading glasses - but i'm sure it's very good!

Comment is about watching sparrows (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Fantastic poem, John. The theme is immense, yet captured so succinctly with the power of a blow in the face that I just gulped, as though I had been hit myself.

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Thank you Cynthia. I do have lots of sparrows in my garden, yes. But do all take on board that the poet is not necessarily writing about herself or indeed her neighbourhood sparrows!

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Perhaps 'a sodden woman sitting on a bench in autumn watching sparrows' reaps even more empathy. It would certainly imply 'ridiculous'. This is a good poem, and a good umbrella theme too, Ann: LOVE IS. You are so fortunate to still have sparrows; Sale is completely barren.

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

You are quite possibly right Ann. It's just that I don't associate that mundanity of conversation with a girlfriend/boyfriend relationship - much more a long term married thing - and even then... don't think I ever regaled my ex husband with the contents of my stomach for the day. Hey ho - I do my best to interpret...

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

hi Ann, Nice snapshot... ending better still. loved this little one. Win x

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Feather light , yet heavy... I like that. thankyou Anne. Win x

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Iso. I have done the arms and legs thing in the window. but actually in the actual harry worth window. I was a fan. Win x

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Original item by Isobel

Very intriguing, John.
What I am most focused on is his 'chaotic spiral without end', and the last verse:
'As I put down the phone
I slowly erase you
like the darkness rubs out the day.'

I see these as signs that he wants out... The chaotic spiral without end represents how he sees his life, and 'I slowly erase you' represents his wanting to get rid of her somehow... Hmmm...

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Hi Andy, thank you so much for kindly commenting on my last two blogs. Cheers, Lynn xx

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Original item by Andy N

Hi Cynthia, thank you very much for your lovely, kind comments on Deceived (She Bites the Bullet) With warm regards, Lynn xx

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Surely the two people are on the phone to each other so there's no confusion Isobel? I'm thinking that the chap is so familiar with the (presumably) lady on the other end of the line he is picturing her with her favourite cushion etc, and knows her so well he can imagine exactly what she is drawing. As to the stars in the eyes, they are the eyes of a clown - so maybe not so good!

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Thank you for your lovely comments, Cynthia, Andy and Stefan.
I did once throw a yoghurt at my other half, but that was more in fun - it left my hand before I'd had time to think!

Comment is about Deceived (She Bites the Bullet) (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Lol, Andy, I can't say it's my usual style, but thought I'd try it here! Thanks for comment, glad you enjoyed. xx
Stefan, thank you as always for your support. xx

Comment is about Biting the Bullet (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

I've thought about the phone some more. I suppose you must be mentally disconnecting - that is probably quite a significant line.

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

This is really good John. I like the subtle way the doodles highlight the underlying currents under the mundane conversation. Very ominous that she sees you with stars in your eyes, and you "slowly erase" her when its finished!
Cate xx

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Oh God this could only have been written by a man! Love it Dave, and the sentiment it invokes, but Ive never known nature be quick or slick!
However the protective feeling you have for your newborn is beautifully drawn.
Cate xx

Comment is about The Moment (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Wow ! - at last Cyn - one I can both unnerstand and unashamedly heap praise upon. xx
(because of the former)

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I really like this a lot. You've implied so much about two people and their relationship, just by their doodles. x (Mine are always spirals coming off more spirals. God knows what that means about me!)

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

I prefer this to 'Paper' - same underlying theme but expressed more subtly.
Not sure how it has ended up being her on the phone and then you putting it down at the end. The very different perceptions of each other are neatly described in the doodle idea though.
It works well as a poem. x

Comment is about The Psychology of Doodles (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Profound messages indeed - that the majority of men can't handle committment or long term relationships! Love the whimsical ending also.

So glad you are on board. x

Comment is about Bite the Bullet (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

hiya john...could you send me that turkish pulling poem please. My car is very dirty and needs washing again (it has a couple of marks on it)...will have to go see the lovely abdul x

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Original item by John Darwin

Good morning Mrs H-hope alls well with you and yours-best regards-Stef-xx

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Good morning lovely Odessa Lady! warm regards to you-and yours!hope you have a nice peacful day-see you soon Larisa-love-Stefan-xx(M-xx)

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