hmmm that last line is a killer (out of comfort)

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Yes, I think the ambivalence of respect and annoyance gets it about right, Cynthia. Also, this is one of 4 or 5 poems I;ve done about him recently in which different things get emphasised and maybe a more balanced picture is drawn. I'll post my poem CHEMO which you might find an intersting contrast.

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Thanks Winston.

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Dermot, I really like this. Sure, it may need some 'tidying', but then it might lose its erratic charm, its twisted velocity. Brilliance lines set in a sea of mediocre words leap out at the reader - and I think this is intentional strategy.

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Thanks Dave! :)

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cheers Andy for your time with 'On Ice.' Pleased it suited you.

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many thanks Ann for finding On Ice lovely x

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Re: WHISKEY -It was not a rant as I understand the term. And, yes, the ambivalence did come through - respect and annoyance in equal measure. So the decanting was sly, a bit of 'up your nose with a rubber hose'. I love it! I know a lady who has an aging Polish husband. For his personal health, she changed over years ago from real high-fat, high-spice Polish sausage (which he swore was the only sausage worth eating) to a turkey substitute which he enjoys immensely, still with comments about 'the real thing'. Not exactly your point, but close enough for me to greatly appreciate the humour of your poem.

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I like the miles melting. I do this by hitcvh hiking and catching the bus

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Real life. Glad to see you back.

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One of your best, Stella.

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lovely.. z

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it's one to re-read again, rach for me - 8.19am is probably a bit early for me, but it certainly carries a lot of power in here.

I particularly like

'Gripped by your faceted ego.
musig, I deliberate'

nice one, chick.

see you soon x

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enjoyed this, stella anyhow but the use of short lines particularly wells for me here.

top stuff x

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Beautiful poem. I really felt I was there.

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Lovely!

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Thanks for your comments on The Clyde Paddle Steamers, John. I don't know the Clyde at all; maybe I'll explore it one day.

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He IS cute isn't he? I think he's pondering on his next blogg -

Ode to a Carrot.

Oh, carrot, how I do love thee!
T'would make my life sublime
to make thee mine!

Oh carrot, I put no-one above thee!
Not dandelion nor lettuce sweet. . .
or even Ann Foxgloves peas!
(got my eye on those!!)

Oh carrot! How I do love thee!
And it's such a lark -
when I eat you . . .
I can see in the dark!

nibblenibblenibble

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STOP PRESS - WOL Bolton is now Bi-Monthly - next one is Sunday 18 September - earlier start time 7pm cheers Jeff 07984197175

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thanks Cyn (no flannel)

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Mr Soppy(moi)
keeps his eye on two 'wabbits'belonging to the family
of a 'novelty loving child'who rarely tends to or
plays with them.the previous family in this rented
property did exactly the same.

unbeknown to me they moved out
leaving the rabbit to starve to death.
it wont happen again on my watch!
the latest bunnies by agreement with their family
get regular'ish' food
I supplement that-everyday-with dandelion
leaves(which they adore) and daily changes of
drinking water.best to you-
Stef 'wabbit saver' Wilde.xx

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tied up nicely in the last two lines!

well done Odessa Babe!

Stef.xx

p.s. 'tied up nicely..get it?
p.p.s oh no slippers don,t have laces!

DOH!!

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nice structure and alternate rhyme...

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Nice rhyming, nice ending...

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Lovely title, good repitition, lovely words

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I like it....

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I will read his poetry on your recommendation....

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Clever, I feel it needs finishing off though...

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I like it, what does capricious mean?

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I don't understand ity but I like it....

Comment is about No room for prisoners (blog)

a cracker of a poem.

The words will hold much for many of us.

beautiful

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ewww Ann!

smacks of a ghost made long before its' time.

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lol I think I prefer the bunny pic than the one I have now!

He sure is a glorious bunny.

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Very good John. As well as having made that same phone call many years ago I had the same response and outcome.

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Hi Cynthia, thanks for your kind comments on Crossing Place, I suppose I have a different view on death to most, being mainly pragmatic about it after almost coming to grief some years ago. Sometimes working with terminally ill people I find I am able to talk naturally about the subject when others prefer to run a mile. I suppose the main idea for this poem came from the juxtaposition of its former use and present situation as thoroughfares of different kinds. Thanks again.

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Hi Greg, I did visit the Paul Weller display - interesting wiggle into local history about which I felt much better informed especially after being demobbed into this area quite a while back from Pirbright.

I mentioned my visit to a local character who remembers well the man and his group way back to their rehearsal days in local pubs when the music proved too loud for some hard drinking dissenters who weren't very polite to said musicians.

I suppose the fact that PW politely turned down the offer of a CBE speaks volumes about the man. Liked some of his poems too.

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Enjoyed this, Greg.
It brought back memories of some time I spent in Glasgow a few years ago. A much under-rated city, beautiful architecture above the shops.

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Hi Dave, re:'Holding Thoughts', glad you enjoyed and was able to comment - cheers.

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Hi Cynthia,

Long time no hear lol Hope you're well.
Thank you for your comment re Know who i am.

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This is very interesting. I like the ambiguity, and the repetition. I bet this sounds great read out loud. Do you do open mics?

Comment is about 9 months and counting. (blog)

Hehehe - nice to know I'm not the only one with fuzzy skirting boards! My house looked like no one had lived in it when I moved in. Now it looks like several hundred families and their animals live there. Bugger housework - more important things to do! Right on sistah ;D

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:D :D ace!

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Ta la! (diamante experiments!) :) You should have a go, they're ace fun!

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Just an idea to replace Mr Noneck (the present anonimous profile pic. But PLEASE don't bring back the question mark!)

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Thank you Dave for the comment on Visitation..just a little fun on my part :)

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You could write poems in the dust?

Enjoyed (-:

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

hi Nick, until they teach children ethics, philosophy and community at an early age, and this comes to be multilaterally across the globe, bushfires and war will continue.

its a sad fact, but that is how it is.

rgds

mike

x

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Just logged on to say "love this!". Good night!

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Hi Cynthia Thanks for the comments. This is one of several poems about my father-in-law. It was touch and go whether he would reach 80 because he has cancer. It's hard for me to know how others might react to these poems. They are part of my ongoing exploration of Irishness and my own 2nd generation identity. My father-in-law is a very decent man, but we have spent a lifetime arguing about nationalism and I have less and less patience with it. This is all part of the subtext here. I don't know if this makes any sense or whether it just seems a rant.I wouldn't like anyone to think I am mocking him, but he has always made such a fuss about only drinking Irish whiskey without even trying scotch. that it was alot easier to get him to finish that bottle by passing it off as 'the real mackoy'.

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It is a riddle, I agree, but may not be as self-indulgent as it first appears. I wonder if the writer speaks to an unborn child, or even to a single sperm, inviting its attachment to the female egg - inception. That would 'explain' the intense self-focus, the sense of longing.

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