Like Bob Dylan on Librium! 😉 But I like it for all that.

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Really really good. Inexpressible sorrow, but still--love & hope. Thanks Stephen for your Ukraine poems.

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Thank you Moonlight, Aisha, Holden & Stephen. This poem has passed through several iterations over the years. It is finished now.

“Long enough have you dream’d contemptible dreams,
Now I wash the gum from your eyes,
You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light
and of every moment of your life” Walt Whitman, 'Leaves of grass'

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Beaten Before You Start

Growing up is hard enough
dealing with this yourself
trying trying to understand
those explaining are themselves
working with little knowledge - - -

making this book so uplifting
for those suffering right now.

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Original item by Andy N

A well told story kJ. Love it, #
About the expression: fill yer boots lads!

Hope you don't mind my posting this-it may be doubtful:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/what-is-the-etymology-and-meaning-of-fill-your-boots
At the HMS Victory museum in Portsmouth UK, you can buy a thick leather cup lined with pitch. This is a replica of the sailor's mug used on board in Nelson's time, and it was used (among other things) for the rum ration when issued. This cup is called a "boot", and when things were good and you got an extra rum ration, sailors were told "Fill Yer Boots"!

Comment is about Armadillo... Draught British Sherry (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thankyou, Stephen. We are, indeed, the Golden Generation.

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Original item by John Coopey

Thank you, Graham and John. Yes, like you, I am always aware that nature will win out at some stage. And it is alarming, but also reassuring in a way, to see how quickly it reasserts itself when left to its own devices.
I hope you won the battle with the floor, Graham. I feel your pain.
Allotments, eh, John? A labour of love. Like you I enjoy seeing them.

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Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks, KJ. I checked it out. An absolute gem and very seventies. Yes, it does sound like Kenny.

Comment is about Armadillo... Draught British Sherry (blog)

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Thanks John, Keith and Stephen.
Bazaar as it may sound this is just about a true story.
The advert had a song loosely copying Tony Christie's " is this the way to Amarillo". And the voiceover sounded a bit like Kenny Everett. There is a clip of it on YouTube but I'm not savvy enough to copy it into here

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Another masterpiece, KJ. Loved it. That wasn't the one Orson Welles used to advertise, was it? Him or Arthur Mullard.

Comment is about Armadillo... Draught British Sherry (blog)

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A cracker, John. Mind you, our generation might have had the best of quiet Mondays too, what with hybrid working, the four-day week coming etc.

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Yourself wellcomes
all before
never alone
rejoicing birth
footsteps taken
never ever alone.❤

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Just Wow❤

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Thank you all : )

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I'll drink a schooner of medium dry to this. Another brilliant poem Kev. Thanks indeed.
Keith

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Cheers Yvonne for your comment on "The Paint and the Past"
Appreciated.
Tommy

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Cheers MC for your comment on "Paint and the Past"
Appreciated.

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Classic, Kevin.

Comment is about Armadillo... Draught British Sherry (blog)

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Thanks, Kevin. It was a bugger to sing and play. Luckily I have the voice of an angel.

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Very much enjoyed. This is beautiful, Trevor.

Comment is about Those Nights We Danced (blog)

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A belter.
I don't remember it from first time round, so thanks for reposting.

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Scarcely “working”, Uilleam. Merely taking plenty of money from the pockets of companies in return for letting them know what I think. The joke being they could have heard what I thought down the pub for free. “By hand and brain” as the Labour Party would say.

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I think this poem sums up the old expression "I'm alright Jack" and an inability to empathize within society. Most of us can be manipulated by what most affects us, and we have to live with a wide variety of what's acceptable and rejectable without going completely bonkers.

Ray

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Have I got the picture right? Is it:

...wearing nothing upon my fiery head but a mudstained hat?

or wearing nothing but a mudstained hat...?😊
............................................................................................Yours respectfully.

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Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth

How very dare you John Coopey!
Working all those years just so you can enjoy your pension.
Why don't you just do the decent thing and stop being a "Burden on the State!
Thank God for "Working 'til you drop" -now literally coming to a workplace near you!😟

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Let me know when and where, Jordyn. I'll sell a few tickets.

Comment is about Wild Woman (20.) (blog)

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Wildernesses comes in all shapes and sizes.
Equally, I love to see allotments; there's something deeply noble about a little man both battling and harnessing nature.

Comment is about For Sale (blog)

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Isn’t it strange how we covet a tidy garden ourselves but also equally relish seeing a near unspoilt wilderness (not that many exist these days) when we go for walks and such.
Personally I like to see where buildings have been built and where tiny weeds/flowers are springing up through the cracks. Makes me realise that nature will win out after we are all gone!
Thank you for this piece Stephen, which I missed on Saturday whilst fighting with a new wooden floor in the spare bedroom. Could be inspiration there? Well done!

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Hello Richard.
I've just come across your profile, and the title of this post caught my eye because of current events.

Thank you for your poem, which makes for harrowing reading in its stark statement of facts.

We in the UK smugly and complacently forget -at our peril- that during the last 70 + years, politicians within the UK government-including women-have been complicit in cosying up to murderous totalitarian regimes, in the Americas and in many other parts of the world.

To those who point accusing fingers at "Socialism", I say that word means nothing more to me than putting into practice the original, unperverted-I stress the latter 2 words- message of Jesus, and of many other such prophets.

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I admire the breadth and ambition of this, Rob. A fantastic read.

Comment is about drowning in brain waves (blog)

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A lovely, reassuring poem, Hélène.

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A very fine poem, Trevor.

Comment is about Those Nights We Danced (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Prayers help relax the multitasking mind. Beautifully expressed. 💕

Comment is about Thinking (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Contentment and peace is the food heavenly for souls that love Almighty. Thanks for the heart Nigel❤

Comment is about Looks aren't deceptive (blog)

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❤

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mirror glass cannot reveal
spirit kindled soul
strong faith brings forth
a moonlight smile
masking all hidden inside.

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I am incredibly late in posting this since I just figured out how things work on here, BUT, thank you so much for your comment on ‘One year, daddy’ 😇

I appreciate your understanding and acknowledgement with grief. It’s truly still a battle each and every day.

May you continue finding comfort in writing 💗

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I am incredibly late in posting this since I just figured out how things work on here, BUT, thank you so much for your comment on ‘One year, daddy’ 😇

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I just figured things out on here despite having an account for so long LOL
I’m so sorry for the extended delay but thank you so much for your comment on ‘Just Breathe’ 🙌

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My thanks to Nigel, Russell, Hélène, K Lynn, Holden and Rudyard.

Comment is about For Sale (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thank you Uilleam and Hélène for the interesting discussion. The subject of this poem was the brutal, indiscriminate nature of war. I can see that many events will play a part in leading up to a war and I can well understand that Russia saw itself as being humiliated by the West in the 1990s, which led to the coming of Putin. But ultimately the decision to invade Ukraine was unprovoked and was a brutal manifestation of delusions of grandeur.

And my thanks to Pete, Rudyard and Mystique for the support.

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U. O. C thanks for the heart. 🌷

Comment is about Reflections of my soul (blog)

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In my poems Nigel's footprints are always seen. Fate is a beautiful thing that can ever happen to anybody❤

Comment is about Reflections of my soul (blog)

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Definitely Nigel. Friendship and love go hand in hand. 💕

Comment is about Worlds together (blog)

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I've had a read of that article Hélène, and found it interesting and enlightening.
I've been making honest attempts to understand what is the root of this conflict, without jumping to kneejerk conclusions.

Thank you to all who work for peace in whatever way you can: sometimes people such as me just have to live with our impotence-frustrating as it is.
💓

Comment is about Snowdrops (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

For those interested in psychology of tyrants, here's an article on Putin that I found insightful. https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/how-vladimir-putin-s-childhood-is-affecting-us-all

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Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for looking in Holden, Hugh and Stephen A.

Keep thinking positive Uilleam, it may never happen!

I did pull out all the stops Helene admittedly, bit carried away, Thanks for reading (some patience required).

I'm glad you took the long look Stephen, always nice to hear you tuning in!

Ray

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Original item by ray pool

Perhaps I should make myself clearer.
The targetting of civilians is indefensible.
The invasion of Ukraine is indefensible.
Why has it happenned?
Does Putin view a Ukraine within NATO as an existential threat to Russia?
If he does, why is that so?

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Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for the clarification Greg.

Comment is about Jack's Story (blog)

There's no plagiarism issue here, of course. Many people have adapted the original words over the years. The main sentiment continues to ring true, and needs to be passed on, from generation to generation.

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