I absolutely loved these guys! ' Tiger feet ' is real rock and roller

great poem as well!

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brilliant joe! so you won't be upset to have learned that prince paedo won't be showing his leering face hopefully him having contracted covid-apparently-or is that just an excuse for the rest of the royals to keep him at royal arms length?

a most detestable creepy person if ever there was one!

I wonder if he's ' recovering ' in his swiss chalet that WE bloody well bought for him-GRRRR!!!

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an extremely enjoyable poem Nadia-thank you!

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Removed these two.

When pledging her time and support
she’s the Queen of clubs for charity 
She’s the Queen of garden spades  
when planting a commemorative tree

When meeting and greeting the public
she’s the Queen of hearts to the country 
And the dazzling Queen of Diamonds 
amongst all the pomp and pageantry 

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A really powerful, profound poem, Nadia! I loved the line "the lily pad i was waiting to leap from sunk" 🌷

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Sadly Nadia, I have already seen my 70th birthday but the one regret that I have is that I didn't chronicle my teenage years and beyond. Basically, the poetry that I write these days is a form of diary for my children to mull over when I'm toast!
Keep writing, anything and everything! Keep writing!

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Thank you so much Stephen. such a kind comment, and yes teenage life IS hard 😂

Comment is about no place unlike my own world (blog)

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Actually a phenomenal knowledge about Google

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Thanks for sharing, interesting to know what it’s like behind the scenes. Would have been great to see on on BGT. I’m sure the Royal family would appreciate some comedy poetry rather than some dancing dinosaurs!

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A stunning contribution Russell. Phenomenal knowledge about Mud! 😀

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That’s all very well, Ruth. She might have given all you workers a day off but we retirees don’t get one!

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Wow Robert, what a brilliant description. As an ex-actor I relate to so much of what you've said, being manhandled in so many confidence-flattening, mind-bending ways. I salute you. I was in the profession for 12yrs Now I know why my self-belief still wobbles after so many decades. I was with Veronica & Robin Aaronson at the weekend and we ploughed through the programme hoping to see you. Know I know why we didn't. Thanks Rachael xxx

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Thanks for the likes Carol, Nigel and John C😀

Comment is about The River of Lethe (blog)

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The last two verses are taken from a previous post.

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All you went through when it happens it means so much.❤

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No longer apart embracing a love like no other.

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Your soul itself incomplete.

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Love this!

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A lovely tribute.

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Thank you kindly dear Holden.

“I see a bright
portion
under the overhead light

that shades into
darkness
and then into darker
darkness
and I can't see beyond that.”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

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That's the British weather for you, Julie! Glad you won a prize! 😀

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Wonderful poem, Stephen, so powerful! Great skill!

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An engaging and entertaining insight behind the scenes of BGT.
Perhaps an alternative name for this show should be "Britain's
Got Talent You Don't Get To See"!

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Enjoyed this, Julian, though I'm angry like you.

We don't see enough protest poetry these days.

Comment is about 'Incensed' Julian Jordon's video riposte to Dorries and Johnson (article)

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Or Matt and Cock, Stephen.
And thanks for the Likes, Holden and Kevin.

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Thanks Stephen G and Holden. I acknowledge both your observations as accurate. Perhaps we all have limits to the information we can retain?
Thanks for the likes Stephen A and Frederick 😀

Comment is about The River of Lethe (blog)

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Thanks for the likes.

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Thanks for the lovely comments and likes.

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Thanks for the kind comment Carol send for the likes.

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Thanks for the likes and comment Stephen G.

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Thanks for the likes.

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Thanks for the comment MC and for the likes.

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Thanks for the likes

Comment is about Four Little Bunnies (blog)

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A wonderful read! Thanks for sharing, Robert

Comment is about Custard pie throwers, a Laughing Yoga Man, and the Reality Zone: poet Robert Garnham on the bizarre world of Britain's Got Talent (article)

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Frighteningly real yet surreal Robert. None of this surprises me, considering the artificiality of reality as we are expected to consume it. I spent a few years doing talent shows as half of a musical duo and getting a decent shot at Opportunity Knocks (before your time!) but it was very professionally carried out. Like you on that occasion I never got the limelight but also like you I made a good living from the art.....

x Ray

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Another great poem, John! Perhaps the willful forgetfulness could be an antidote to rumination? 😉

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A genuinely heartfelt poem, Steve! 🌷

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A very profound poem, John. I am reminded of the feeling of relief when I leave a hospital after visiting someone there.

Comment is about The River of Lethe (blog)

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Perhaps 'Mild and Matt' could be the new drink of choice, John.

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Thank you for your comments. Perhaps it is a little dyspeptic, but I couldn't stop myself!

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Thanks, Stephen, for your kind comment. Yes, John, there is a link. War is a form of lynching, or perhaps it's the other way round.

And thanks to Tom, Bramwell, Rudyard, Holden, Pete and K Lynn for liking.

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The renaissance of the small independents is indeed very welcome, MC. In fact they are even smaller (micro) than those independents which got taken over by the Big 6 in the 80’s and 90’s.
I mourn the loss of draught Mackeson which was withdrawn when I was about 18. What we didn’t want was Watney’s.
Thanks for the Like, Frederick.

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May we be truly grateful for CAMRA, not least when we knew
Watney's Red Barrel! Certainly, the resurgence of the smaller
brewery is a source of great comfort. The only discomfort is the
upsurge in prices. I occasionally enjoy a pint of good cider in my
local but the £5.60p charged is a long eye-watering way from
the price of a pint of beer I remember when I first discovered the
pleasures to be found in a pub back in the early 1960s docklands
of East London..

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Dave, it's such interesting additional information! Thank you all for sharing

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Thanks for sharing!

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I don't think it will prevent kids from rap. And in my opinion, rap is the one of the safest content on the internet compared to other scary things there...

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So beautiful and lifeful...

Comment is about Make Me A Child Again (blog)

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Some effective and witty use of language in that one.

Comment is about 'Incensed' Julian Jordon's video riposte to Dorries and Johnson (article)

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Thanks for your thoughts and recollections, Dave. I’ve been teetotal for over 25 years now but the curious thing is that although “I’ve forgotten half my life I can still remember this” (Leonard Cohen). I can remember the fine differences in taste of these and other beers.

Comment is about F***ING NEAR WATER (blog)

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Hi Keith, thanks so much for your recent comment on One Last Affair. I'm glad you picked out that line, no one else did but it made me smile when I wrote it. The perfect chat up line 😉 Great to have you back and writing ferociously! Cheers, Tom.

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