Thanks Hugh, Greg and Holden for the likes.
Thanks, too, for the comment, Stephen. I'll bet you would have been a great teacher. 😊
However you might have been a great lion trainer. It doesn't mean you should necessarily want to do one haha 😂
Comment is about Twenty Minutes to the Bell (blog)
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"Under my duvet a donut prods my lust." How I wish I could come up with such a line! Or indeed, such a moment ...
Comment is about February 2022 Collage Poem: Relief from the Darkness (blog)
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I think he's sad because of his droopy moustache haha. Lovely poem, Julie.
Comment is about Sorrowful Snowdrop (blog)
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'I'm absolutely delighted abite it.'
Comment is about A change of heart by Her Majesty the Queen (blog)
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Great stuff, Steve. I really enjoyed this. Where are the men in grey suits when you need them? Hiding or grovelling, I suppose.
Comment is about Not If (blog)
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Thanks, John. In my confused student youth, I did a couple of teaching practices before deciding it was not for me. My admiration for teachers knows no bounds!
Comment is about Twenty Minutes to the Bell (blog)
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Snowdrops are lovely, Julie. A great last verse.
Comment is about Sorrowful Snowdrop (blog)
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Her Majesty was blessed in her love for and marriage with Prince Philip - and surely has that in mind now. Supported by
the likes of Lord Louis Mountbatten and HM, he was able to overcome the resistance of the Establishment that caused
such personal unhappiness to HM's sister, who was never able to marry her own chosen love and live "happily ever after",
The same sort of pressure was clearly brought to bear on
Charles when Camilla was his own "chosen one", with a
further personal tragedy occurring; but with some late
happiness arriving, arguably to save two lives and teach us
not to mess with other people's chances of discovering
that elusive quality so essential to human existence.
Comment is about A change of heart by Her Majesty the Queen (blog)
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I acknowledge a debt to D.H.lawrence for "my pack of unruly hounds." 😀
Comment is about Twenty Minutes to the Bell (blog)
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Thanks Greg! And yes, the sooner, the better.
Comment is about Not If (blog)
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Nice work, Steve. 'In the name of God, go!' For the good of us all.
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Thank you kindly Stephen. I don't know about 'hopeful', We need an extra word somewhere between resigned and optimistic. Whatever it is, it has been hard won, by me, this winter. Music and poetry have seen me through, I hope! Time will tell.
Comment is about Like roses miss the dew (blog)
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Much like my "EXERCISE BIKE"! An indoor reminder of a well-
intentioned substitute for an outdoor pleasure.
Comment is about The Treadmill (blog)
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Thanks to Stephen G, Stephen A and John for your thoughts. I was a little apprehensive about posting this, wondering if it was too long or too personal, your comments have confirmed that there was a value to others, in the sharing of it.
It is an account of aspects of my mother's four year struggle with Dementia, A tough time for all. On the morning of her death, a few years ago in April, the weather did change, the sun shone and we had a very fine spring.
The photograph that I have used was taken during the afternoon of that sad day, as I walked through the woods, finding some comfort in the quiet, the peace and the river.
Comment is about Why Am I Here? (blog)
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Thu 10th Feb 2022 03:18
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Stephen and John, they are always appreciated! 😊
Comment is about Silence (blog)
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I found this poem extremely moving, Brenda. The sunshine coming through at the end of the poem was as uplifting as the rest of the poem was powerful, disturbing and, obviously, true. I agree. I this poem should be published and shared more widely.
Comment is about Why Am I Here? (blog)
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Those heroic snowdrops now have some company, Julie! 😀
Comment is about Hellebores And Snowdrops (blog)
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Thankyou, Stephen. Trochaic. And thanks for the Likes, Brenda and Stephen A.
Comment is about THE RED LADY OF PAVILAND (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I love the concept of
'The murmur of prior lives'
I believe I have felt this in several places now that your poem has drawn my attention to it.
Thank you, Holden.
Comment is about Silence (blog)
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A heartfelt & hopeful piece, John 🌈
Comment is about Like roses miss the dew (blog)
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Thanks Stephen A. I did wonder if anyone would suggest that! Haha. Well, the 'old' part of the nickname is certainly correct! 😂
Modern players would head the ball and then roll around as if they'd been shot! Haha!
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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Thought you were going to reveal that this is your nickname, John 😉
Imagine modern footballers using one of these😄. Their sleek new illuminous boots would probably just shred!
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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Sadly true, yet uplifting. A great write, Brenda.
Comment is about Why Am I Here? (blog)
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Thanks Graham and do you remember heading the laces of the ball? Ouch that hurt! 😖
Thanks very much for the like, Julie 😊
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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Thanks Stephen. Yes I thought about the dementia aspect when I wrote it. We just didn't know. I loved those days though. Proper football! Woodbine Wilf was so called because he played with a cig behind his ear and a box of matches in his shorts. Great player, though! 😀
Thanks MC. I remember the dubbing. Made the boots last longer. Longer than my football career as it turned out! 😀
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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This is beautifully done. A real treat.
Comment is about Shakespeare/Larkin (blog)
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I am sure this poem is a labour of love, Brenda. It is a real achievement and is so resonant of the different stages that we went through with my mother and mother-in-law. The end is inspiring and the poem will be a source of hope and mutual understanding for so many people. It deserves to be widely read.
Comment is about Why Am I Here? (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
A fascinating rhythm and metre, John. Very effective.
Comment is about THE RED LADY OF PAVILAND (blog)
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They don't they're born today, John. I remember that these balls were murder to head and I think some of the old players paid a heavy price for this in later life. You never hear of footballers called Wilf today, but it will come back into fashion at some point.
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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Thank you, Holden. 'The grey hours' is a wonderful notion.
Comment is about Silence (blog)
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Thank you very much, Brenda. It's the way these huge bags seem to proliferate in shops, service stations etc, as though they had a life of their own.
Thanks also to Julie and New Shoes for the likes.
Comment is about Crisps (blog)
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Kevin,
Thanks as always for your considered response and comment. You are a valued critic. I have one question to ask.
As an atheist, a position I respect, where do you think our laws and traditions come from?
Thank you again
Keith
Comment is about An Elegy for England (blog)
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Ah! the stinging inside thighs and the mark that didn't go off for a week. Remember them well!!!
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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Why did it end that way? The eternal question and the eternal secret. Things are never what they seem...
Comment is about Coffee With My Ex (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
My memory recalls that those pre-Puskas boots had metal
toecaps that surely provided extra power to an old lace-up
ball. The whiff of Dubbin comes back as I think of those
footballing reflections of the lace-up high footwear generally in
social use back in the day.
Comment is about Old Leather Balls! (blog)
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Thank you so much for your comments and likes, it is always appreciated and encouraging.
Comment is about Painting the Day in Rhyme (blog)
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I well remember a time when things like crisps and bottles of lemonade were treats!
A powerful comment on the reliance on junk food.
Comment is about Crisps (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The term Main Stream Media finds a wider definition in this
myopic mess. But at least the response brings independence
of thought and action back into the spotlight where it is so
obviously needed..
Comment is about Clanchy finds new publisher for book revised after 'racism' row (article)
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One in the eye for those cowardly bullies who gang up on, and seek to intimidate, Clanchy and many other artists whose work they disapprove of.
Comment is about Clanchy finds new publisher for book revised after 'racism' row (article)
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Thanks so much, MC. And those baggy shorts they used to wear ( WBA are still called the Baggies
And jerseys used to be just that! 😂 How did they manage to run around?!
We have hit on a Treasure trove of nostalgia between us 😀
There could even be a new poem!
Comment is about Gizza Game (blog)
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I can still recall the excitement of those new style boots, made
famous as I recall by the likes of visiting Hungarian soccer ace Ferenc Puskas. How we coveted those sleek modern wonders!
Like the US service uniforms of other days, how they made our
own look so hopelessly old-fashioned.
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Thanks John, Holden and Moonlight for the likes 😊
Comment is about Gizza Game (blog)
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Thanks for the likes and comment John. Yes maybe I should try that too. 😁
Comment is about Brave Robin (blog)
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Thanks to John B, John C and KJ for the spicy comments. This was a bit of a break for me from the recent serious stuff. I can't disagree about Wagon Wheels.
Many thanks to Clare, Moonlight and Holden for the likes.
Comment is about Crisps (blog)
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It's true. We need to have a sense of Perspective about our importance or lack of it. Thanks Ghazala 😊
Comment is about Bubbles of success (blog)
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They just stick their chests out in all weathers don't they? 😊
Comment is about Brave Robin (blog)
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<Deleted User> (13740)
Tue 8th Feb 2022 17:28
I know how this feels. But I've just had to cut someone out of my life because it was toxic and doing me no good. Maybe he feels like u do. Because I've cut all contact. Loves hard. Life sucks sometimes. But like Marilyn said the biggest killer is loneliness. ❤
Comment is about Hurt Feelings (blog)
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Thanks, Greg. Yes, I had forgotten the Mid-Hants Line stuff. Thanks for this; some nice stories there.
John
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Nigel Astell
Sat 12th Feb 2022 01:01
Boundless poetry with playful suggestion.
Comment is about February 2022 Collage Poem: Relief from the Darkness (blog)
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