An Expertly crafted and executed poem, Keith. Cafe is one of the most calm places where you observe the ambience, people, accessories, aesthetics, etc, which is what you've brilliantly described. You are a great observer and an even great poet, my friend. I've thoroughly enjoyed this.
Thank you for this.🌻
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A wonderful poem, John B. Superbly written.
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Thank you to all who read this poem and especially to Kevin for his comment.
Keith
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Thank you to all who read this poem and especially to MC., Uilleam, Graham, Stephen G and Kevin for their comments.
Keith
Comment is about Civis sum Mundi (blog)
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Thank you to all who read this poem and especially to Manish, Kevin and Graham for their comments.
Keith
Comment is about The Empty Quarter (blog)
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A delightful poem with good rhyming which puts the reader in a relaxed mood.
Thanks for this,
Keith
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<Deleted User> (35860)
Tue 13th Jun 2023 14:09
Hugh, you are right as our creation and its creator still have a lot we can learn from.
Thanks for this,
Keith
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Simply a cheap shot at nostalgia, Greg.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen, Uilleam and Grace.
Comment is about LITTLE MOSCOW (blog)
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We’re all searching for that oasis. A refreshing poem Keith! Thank you
Comment is about The Empty Quarter (blog)
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The Daily Heil
in place of truth,
just spews its bile,
of lies uncouth
upon this hellish Isle.
Comment is about Per Ardua ad Astra (now with audio) (blog)
Well bugger me!
who’d a thowt it?
Convecshun,
Reet complicatid innit!
'eat rises,
on' draws in cool air
from t’ bottom,
uz rises wiv warmer air,
uz falls
as it cools!
perfecshun!
a tent,
wiv 'oles at t’bottom!
on' aw've nor evun bin t' Uni!
😕
Comment is about The price of coal (blog)
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That's proper writing, John. Funny that calling a place 'Little Moscow' acted as a measure of its deprivation. Funny old England.
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Excellent poem, Tim. I worked in the coal industry for over 20 years and it's been good to me - I was paid well and get a good pension from it now. But I have ambivalent feelings towards it, recognising the damage fossil fuels do the the futures of our unborn.
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¿Que?
Soy de Barcelona, ¡no comprendo nada!.
¿Qué quieres decir señor?
¡AYE AYE AYE AYE!
¡NO MENCIONES LA GUERRA!
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<Deleted User> (35860)
Mon 12th Jun 2023 22:11
Amen to that ( brilliant piece ) Stuart! 👍
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<Deleted User> (35860)
Mon 12th Jun 2023 21:58
Nothing less than an excellent and spot on the money poem Tim
Comment is about The price of coal (blog)
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Thanks Stephen & Uilleam. Yes, in the UK I think we use more power keeping warm in the winter than cooling our buildings in summer, but that’s not the case in much of the world which will need better designed buildings to avoid the need for air conditioning as the climate heats up.
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Prodigious the words you can find in a good thesaurus, Uilleam!
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Thanks guys. I am humbled by your comments. For me, this was a walk down memory lane and a conversation with my foster sister who unfortunately died in a road accident at the age of 21. I saw our old house and it was so sterile with white washed walls and everything in it’s place - it made me think about what home really means. 😌
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Gullibility? Well now, let's start with the words "to gull". It means to dupe, to fool (deceive) when I last looked at my
dictionary. How interesting that preference is given to £££
concerns over all in the minds of the Remainer faction about
the UK departure from a consortium that had as its BASIS the
aim of deceiving the peoples of the nation states of its real
political intent until it was too late for them to realise what
was afoot. I'd rather be gulled into erring on the side of self-
determination than be the willing tool of such a power-crazed
entity with the morals of an alley cat and the ability to outvote
any UK proposal or plan when and if it suited its hands-out
members, many of which have a dubious recent political
history. Gullibility? Tell me about it!! It seems popular with
socialists and the very rich, both of which are driven by their
own sort of cross=border interests. Pip-pip! 😉
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A disturbing poem, superbly written. A lot of emotions to ponder on; emotions that are contagious and felt by the reader. You have shook me with this poem, Stephen.
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Looks like it's DONCASTER HERE WE COME for us then, Robert...
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'Are you now or have you ever been..'? Sounds familiar, Keith.
Even as an ex-bureaucrat I see the need to keep bureaucracy in check.
Excellent poem.
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A fine poem on the meaning of home, Clare. We have seen our old house which we moved from, 4 years ago, after 35 years. Like John, the new house is lovely but not quite the same, and the old house is unrecognisable!
Comment is about Our Old House. (blog)
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A fine poem, Tim. Your conclusion 'people who don't yet have names will pay the price of coal' is spot-on and chilling (metaphorically, that is!).
Uilleam's slice of lunacy also hits the mark. Burning more coal because it's too hot....Doh!
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Right that's it,
It's goin t' kick off,
I'm off for a pint,
An t' Plod can fuck off!
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I'll join forces. Give me time to pack
Thanks,
Keith
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I'll join forces. Give me time to pack
Thanks,
Keith
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"They wish to control us.
We must resist.
Our freedom is at stake."
You nailed it with this Keith.
If anyone is in any doubt that UK human rights are now under imminent danger, they'd better think again; or there'll be nothing left in the way of freedom for our children.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/12/police-in-great-britain-could-be-given-near-total-discretion-over-protests
We need to get on the streets and kick off, or it's the end for us.
GENERAL STRIKE NOW!
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Thank you Tim.
I've just seen an article in the Guardian:
“UK heatwave prompts order to fire up coal plant to meet aircon demand. National Grid asks for Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant to go on standby as Britons cope with 30C temperatures”.
What absolute lunacy- for God’s sake just open the windows and drink more water!
On second thoughts, no-the power companies wouldn’t make as much money if we did that!
😡😡😡
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So very good Clare. I revisited my Nan's house a few years and encountered the same as you did. It was sad indeed but the memories came flooding back.
Thanks
Keith
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So very good Clare. I revisited my Nan's house a few years and encountered the same as you did. It was sad indeed but the memories came flooding back.
Thanks
Keith
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So very true Clare- and JC.
a house is not a home.
What horrors are those sanitised characterless properties on daytime TV and the rest- worth at least half a million or so, with about as much charm as a butcher's fridge.💗
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Thank you all for your comments and likes.
John C...as with alcoholics- so with Brexitholics-"there are none so blind as those who will not see!"
I could give you a raft of links about Brexiteers who bitterly regret their decision.
Here's just three.... who's content will obviously not make it onto the BBC news - complicit as they were in unquestioningly propagating the Brexit Bullshit.
* 'Complete disaster' and 'total lies': Tory billionaire lambasts effects of Brexit – audio https://youtu.be/GtxD6PDq6oM
https://youtu.be/MO8ijRptsII
https://youtu.be/sXv5Ta7qccU
Comment is about Per Ardua ad Astra (now with audio) (blog)
Thank you all for your kind comments and encouragement.
...and NO, I hadn't been drinking!😠
😍
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A brilliant insight into your (and our) ancestry, Stephen. We should not forget it. It is a thing of pride.
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We moved house about 2 years ago from our family home of 40 years. It’s a nice house where we are. But it’s not home.
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Thanks for your thoughts, MC and Stephen A.
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Grace Meadows
Sun 11th Jun 2023 20:38
Having read your poem Rob, I could say WOW! a million times but, that still wouldn't be enough! Thank you so much!
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Grace Meadows
Sun 11th Jun 2023 20:32
I can't help but join in the laughter Hugh 😂
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The answer to everything (including ourselves it seems) is in the detail!
I think you've managed to cover most of the bases here Keith! Bravo!
Comment is about Civis sum Mundi (blog)
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I can identify with much of what you say Jordyn.
I keep telling myself to ignore my age, and to live;
to do what I love in life, rather than be ruled by self-doubt.
Comment is about "To live would be an awfully big adventure." (blog)
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I love that Stephen.
The whistle that turned
My Mother around?
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A realistic take on life there.
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Thanks JD.
Despite my wanting to look after the earth and nature in general, I often wonder if we're being gaslit by the criminals - EG. UK water companies in charge of the current omnishambles?
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Sometimes Life can place you in shackles, Jordyn. But eventually they wear down & freedom comes like a breath of fresh air. Brilliantly written, as always 🌈
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<Deleted User> (35565)
Tue 13th Jun 2023 16:04
And I totally agree with Keith 👍
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