Hi Rasa, thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my poetry. Lost was written while I was grieving for my Father.

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It certainly does need nationalising, Laura.

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Thanks for all the kind comments. I'll do my best to keep things going. Enjoying your writing, as always.

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Thanks Leon. It was very popular at the time, and as a kid being a musician I really wanted to get a zither; some chance. You are right ; the accordion and cimbalom other alternatives in that tradition.

Greg, Nice story. I was about six when the film came out. It really set the tone of the film so well.

Very kind Laura, thank you. I'm glad it appealed in such a complete sense. I could even has put "slither" in somehow, but that would have been over the top!

Thanks Stephen, well spotted!

Mark, in a nutshell you have it. Thank you.

Thanks everyone for the likes, Julie, Stephan A. Aviva, and Holden.

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Thanks Leon. It was very popular at the time, and as a kid being a musician I really wanted to get a zither; some chance. You are right ; the accordion and cimbalom other alternatives in that tradition.

Greg, Nice story. I was about six when the film came out. It really set the tone of the film so well.

Very kind Laura, thank you. I'm glad it appealed in such a complete sense. I could even have put "slither" in somehow, but that would have been over the top!

Thanks Stephen, well spotted!

Mark, in a nutshell you have it. Thank you.

Thanks everyone for the likes, Julie, Stephan A. Aviva, and Holden.

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A really perceptive piece. Many thanks. A good read.

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Good one, Stephen. 'Like hungry, little paper teeth' - maybe that's it!

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Thanks for the likes, thanks also for the comments Ray, Leon and Stephen. Thankfully our destination of Oxford is proving much more scenic ?

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Thank you for your comment Nigel
I know this isn't what you mean, but as an aside, I always find it uncomfortable when I can hear or feel the movement of my own heart beat, but it is always so magical to hear or feel someone else's heart beat.

Thank you also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem

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Thank you Moon.girl and Stephen for your comments

Moon.girl, it is a situation that keeps recurring and a poem with many sequels

Stephen, so it seems, we never can know (either before or after) as we can never correctly guess the outcome of any path, nor find out the outcome of any path we don't take.

Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem

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Cold bottles
unicorn wine
threw up
too many - - -
purple doughnuts.

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'They hover just above the place you choose not to see'
I like that line! Nicely atmospheric

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I have to grab a dictionary whenever I read your poems Holden. ? Love your style & use of words ?

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thanks for your comments on "Staying Home".

(your photo is a bit blurry, or is it just my eyes.)

Do you have a new cote?

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I like to go out
Enjoying nature
And world vastly
The beaches and sand
The Desert and dunes
Oceans deep blue
Skies a purple hew
Morning sunrise
Evenings dusk time
Night lit up
With starry eyes
The angelic moon
With a perfect beam

I love going out
Only if I've a partner bright
To experience what I may
Making a journey of memories
For me and us
From earth to heavens above

The yin.yang poetry......I liked your poem so much....it inspired me to share my views?

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Hi Michelle! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my recent post. I truly appreciate the feedback!

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That first stanza is gold

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Always listen to your heart I felt the strong emotion you put into this poem Aviva.

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lovely work.. so much meaning behind the words... not just on the surface, well done...

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nice work, and how well I know these feelings... pieces of him everywhere in everyway... time will erase some, but not soon enough... looking forward to reading more of your work, thank you for posting.

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you have a very good imagination Stephen
otherwise you could not write poetry.
just keep it up.
?

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I love this and agree completely! I love staying home too, the freedom it gives me is so wonderful!! Nice job ?

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Contentment - probably the most undervalued and important word
in this life.

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Probably the most famous instrumentalist of his time, his music
captured in a haunting theme that accompanied a famous film into
cinematic and musical history. Instantly recognisable to those of
a certain generation and most real film fans.

Comment is about ANTON KARAS 1906 - 1985 (blog)

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Right on! As my own late brother remarked not long before his passing: life is for living. How right he was - and is! Let us welcome each day as a gift, a free pass to whatever we can make of it. We
can take so much for granted but life shouldn't be treated that way.
It is - good and bad - something we are "gifted", so let's rejoice and
make the best of it within our ability to do so.

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Beautifully forcefully and directly put as always Keith. I think this poem may resonate with many people in many different ways regardless of their own identity. I particularly like the whole notion of that which is put upon us by others.

Thanks for posting this.

Blessings to you my friend

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Thanks Ray. I love that notion of verbal juggling. A marvellous phrase

Cheers

Buddy

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Indeed, Moon.girl! Thank you for the comment ?.

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Thank you, Tim. The poor bloke waddling across the West Ham pitch in late December sleet did seem to sum up the pointlessness of it all. (Come to think of it, West Ham were often pointless!)

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Magic moments disguised as normal behaviour like this can reveal so much Martin. There is a sort of verbal juggling in a gentle way without commitment. Nicely observed.

Ray

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Thanks, Ray. Yes, there was a lot of streaking, some more successful than others. I remember one poor bloke at a cricket match who fell over and didn't even get onto the field before he was apprehended.

Thanks to everyone else for the likes.

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An intriguing social commentary on left field indulgences. It seemed to happen at that time, perhaps as a backlash against accepted norms. I was at a gig once where a musician did the same thing - firmly down to drink of course. Nice revisit Stephen.

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This bought me sharply up to consider what is the "real world," is it nature or the control of it Julie. Often there is no beauty in functionality sadly. It reminds me of a gig I did in a carpet warehouse, no atmosphere.

Ray

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Care workers really do get the shitty end of the stick, as you say so eloquently.

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Thanks for all your likes
Aviva
Stephen A
Holden
Moon. girl
and
Stephen G.

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The summer nights
are now so cool
and the curtains
have no home
found a gap
in my teeth
forever sucking on straw.

thanks Aviva

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I know Stephen my fingers are still sticky days later!

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I have no imagination but at least I don't imagine that I do.

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A great piece, Ray. Hither and zither,,,well, nearly.

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Enjoy your weekend, Julie.

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Maybe we never do. Perhaps this one can become the one with time.

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Super glue is terrible stuff.

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Anxious to know the answer sequel of this poem?

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Could be technically applied in understanding relationships also?

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In my job, when I worked, I visited many places all over the country but often never actually saw any of the town or city centres. Instead it was depots or offices on trading estates. As you say Julie, bland and grey.

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Thanks for the Likes Brianne, Holden & Julie.
Wrote it in about 5mins (as u can tell)whilst staring at my early morning mug of tea & imagining a world beyond the steam ?

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You've made a meal out of that window, but from the sounds of it you'll just have to grit your teeth and bear it. ?

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Thank you for commenting, Nigel
Some people do end up no longer welcome at the party, but I am certain you wouldn't be one of them. Stay as long as you'd like.

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Shreekius shreekus sumus.

- Julius Shraeker

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Martin shreek Elder

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