"witness at Christmas" - clever!
Personally I'm a dyslexic/Agnostic. Stay up most nights just wondering if there really is a dog . . .

Regards,
A.E.

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Hi Nash,

You highlight a cruel trick here; that at that age you have all the desire, but none of the knowledge. Maybe it will come to me soon . . .

Regards,
A.E.

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Original item by Nash

Great read Ray.
Love your train of thought - and there's much to think about here. Neat conclusion too.

Regards,
A.E.

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Thank to all that have commented .... I'm so sorry to have bin away and unable to respond to you all individually .... but that s muh life at the mo... jest hectic....



Once again many many thanks

Gus

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Original item by Gus Jonsson

I guess he was after a donation of some kind. Mmmmmmmmmm nice job...
I so envy you that one.... LOL LOL LOL xx

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Ta for the Pandora words. It's always easier to blame the gods rather than Man, I find.

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Cynthia, thanks for the kind comments on my poems. The Egyptian thing is part of a spoof series I'm doing.I used to be a Psychiatric Nurse, despite this I have a good understanding of mental illness!There's another stiletto jab.

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I had an email today from Mr Blackburn . . . Bet you can't guess what it said . . .

(Bet you b****y can!)

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Pick away - tis a bone long overdue...

xx

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Isobel,

I have a bone to pick with you!

Regards,
A.E. x

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PS - I think the idea I was trying to communicate rather badly was that "I can't NOT write it" - because it's there (if you see what I mean). B

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Hi - thanks for the comments. I think I can honestly say that I generally (except P.Box) just write = ie not for myself or for anyone else - something sparks a beginning, then before I know it, it's finished (sometimes needs a little cropping or tidying-up).
I agree about the sex thing - it may seem a little surprising with some of the stuff I've posted, but some on WOL have made me squirm - I always try to write with honesty & integrity, but sometimes the subject matter doesn't always make for easy reading. I never write for effect or to shock, but I can see that it might come across like that sometimes - to me, there is no subject that I would not write about if the words/ideas were there. I can understand (see Dave Bradley's comment to me maybe) that some folks have boundaries that they would rather not cross, but for me, as long as it is done honestly, there's nothing taboo. Whether other folks "like" it or not is a different matter - and I'm not even sure that "like" is the right word anyway.
all the best. B

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Having thought about it some more, I think we are essentially in agreement over the meaning - you just have a different way of saying it.

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Original item by Dave Bradley

LOL - I wish you hadn't told me! I prefer my version to the idea of a forgetful girl, periodically emptying her box. I think we were in agreement over what should be the meaning of line 2 though...

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Original item by Dave Bradley

What I thought I meant (which may not be what the poem is about) is that Pandora got the troubles in her box from the world in the first place. When she periodically empties them out, she (being a forgetful girl) leaves the lid off and the world flows back in ready to marinate a stew of troubles for next time. Perhaps mysteriously morphing swine flu viruses into sub-prime mortgages or whatever. But if it means something else to someone else, good luck to 'em.

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Original item by Dave Bradley

Thank you everyone, for your comments. Yes I did take the photo Isobel,it represents Hope escaping the box.

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Original item by Valerie Cook

Love the simplicity of this Nash. Sometimes ideas/poems are so much better for that. They hit you more.

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Original item by Nash

Fairy tale atmosphere conjured up here Gus - a bit like Harry Potter for grown ups....

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Original item by Gus Jonsson

Love the humour and your very unique way of looking at the subject!

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Original item by Alison Smiles

As I would expect from you - original and startling imagery. I'm presuming that pantry, prison and pill box stand for famine, crime and illness...you have such an unusual way of expressing yourself! Love the 'hope lingering on a hinge' but all in all a pessimistic ending, since it is perceived as being asphyxiating and evil...

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Original item by Marianne Daniels

Av changed my mind - can't resist reading and commenting. Love your take on the theme - I would wouldn't I? You express yourself a lot more gently than me though - a lovely audio also. x

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Powerful stuff Kit. I like the way you have homed in on the before bit - as Ann says, the air of expectancy. We as the readers know just what is to be unleashed so this is the calm before the storm... You capture the fear of disobedience very well - one I can identify with LOL
I like the last verse best - it's gentle and sad.

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Original item by Cate

To me the second line says that everything that came out of the box in the myth, was already there in the world. The twist is that all those things filled the box, not visa versa.The last line for me is more puzzling. Are you saying that everything is cyclical, war, famine, sorrow - so we will be always searching for answers and looking for that key?
A successful Haiku in that it made me think and it isn't obvious.

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Original item by Dave Bradley

Modern day Pandoras! A lot different to the myth Andy but I bet they reek a lot of damage on the male populace - a very different take!

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Original item by Andy N

Very true to the myth Val - unusually so - it is good to have someone keep us grounded - as Cynthia says.
Did you take that photo - it doesn't look like a google pic - I'm so loving the variety of ideas!

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Original item by Valerie Cook

Another interesting take. Are you ranting against man/woman's frailty within the universe vis a vis the Gods/God?

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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

You're back with a bang Anthony - and a great sense of fun about your work! Keep 'em coming...

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Original item by Anthony Emmerson

I like the thinking behind this - similar to mine in some ways, but we apply the blame differently.

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oooo - this is a dark one! Most people home in on the hope - you've done the opposite - LOL!
As Cynthia says, an interesting take.

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Original item by Steven Kenny

An interesting 'take' on the theme, Kenny. Perhaps it could be tighter and therefore 'stronger'. Sometimes repetition weakens great points; it's a dicey tool.

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Your language is a joy as it dresses your interesting ideas, your varied poetical devices effective. Check 'the little green men........wander' no 's'.

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Original item by Kealan Coady

I'm in complete fog. What I finally decided is too ridiculous, but - based on "'her' box" - maybe the female body opening to sexual intercourse and the resultant birth of a baby which personifies all things new/begun again? Do help me out here.

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Original item by Dave Bradley

Andy, this is really good. I enjoyed it a lot. Your ideas and imagery are developing an 'Andy bite' that is becoming your 'style'. Lucky you! Ray's comments are always worth considering.

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Original item by Andy N

This myth influenced my dreams when I was a child, not pleasantly; I didn't believe in Hope. I also like this straightforward retelling to keep us focussed.

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Original item by Valerie Cook

I think this is great. It highlights a profound idea, with calculated brevity and a pointed wrap-around repetition for superb emphasis on 'hope forever' or 'sheer idiocy', whichever the reader chooses.

Comment is about Delusions. (blog)

I would hate to get on the wrong side of your tongue. This is some kind of clever,viciously observational with ideas brilliantly transferred, and hewn with stilettos.Terrific title, a real hook.

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Really good, Ray, pithy in particulars. I like the writer to reader direct connection. First line is intriguing; last line is a corker in 'classical' summation.

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Cheers Banksy!

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Original item by Nash

Hi Nash - a great poem -
"a peardrop smile" = priceless. B

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Hi - (the beautiful game) - thanks for you comments - I can do nicey nicey as well, but do you see how many comments it got? I've also noticed that rhyming poetry still gets far more interest than other types (mine + others). A lot of people do still like rhyme - I do as well, if it's good. all the best. B

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Hi Ann - "later than you think"
thanks for the kind coments. B

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Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks again Chris, though Pablo is really the architect. I just took his and turned it around to being about the beginning of love rather than the end. I recommend hunting down the original version if you don't know it...it's stunning. Nash

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Original item by Nash

Thanks Isobel. In my school, they were always older, untouchable, and way out of my league...until the skiing trip to italy that is!

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Original item by Nash

Lovely.
Cx

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Original item by Nash

An enjoyable read. Lots of innuendo and great lines. I liked the vision of her fellating a cigarette - you can just imagine... my school was full of Brenda's, mostly wearing black bras under white blouses - I was totally out-classed!

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Original item by Nash

Thanks Chris!

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Original item by Nash

Like this very much.
Well done.
Cx

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Original item by Nash

Ha ha both your comments made me smile ;-) I removed the Bio as it seemed so contrived. Of course I am a Billionaire Astrophysicist waiting for science to catch up with my imagination lol ...... Have a great day XX
PS Material for your developing skills lol ;-)

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Original item by Alison Smiles

Definitely try Neruda's twenty love poems - they are simply breathtaking.

I need to get myself kitted out with recording facilities this weekend, I think!

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Original item by Nash

also no conks- good work!

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