Keith - Globes - appreciate the encouraging response. Thanks. P ?

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Thanks Keith.
How are things in Sunny Spain?
I hear you are having storms.
Take heart-
take warm socks
as you seek shelter from the storm
of life.

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Keith - Wartime Merseyside - thank you so much for the Like and comments - much appreciated. P.

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They do.
but a few die-hards like me, still get the morning newspaper.
I would hate to see them go away completely.
Wouldn't we miss the paper
as much as the morning cup of coffee?
I still believe in tradition
long may it live.

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I am entering
my second childhood.
it's more fun
the second time around.

wink.

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"may cause Drowsiness" was just a fun poem.
no inner deep meaning. Just a poke at "non-drowsy meds
and ...Myself.

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Thanks for the comment on The Way I Write, Keith.

The poem was inspired backwards, it was thinking about those potential friends you cross paths with occasionally and wish you'd got to find out the story you feel there is between you (but for whatever reason don't get chance). It struck me that I feel the same way about some of the poem titles I've been dragging along with me for months or years; so sure that there is a poem there somewhere.

I can relate to your description of how inspiration can strike and how there can be langurs between those moments. I also love those times when you put pen to paper without any prior inspiration and suddenly find that you have poem fully formed right there. Though, those times are fewer and farther between.

Regardless, thank you for sharing your process. I really hope other people might too. Tom.

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Thank you keith.

I also get a sense of fear when experiencing 'Crunches'. If you choose to, please share some of the other meanings that have come to you.

Your experience may expand mine.

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Keith, I hear you loud and clear and thank you for commenting on my 'Color Matters'.

As long as there is belief in 'the other', it will always be an enigma of sorts. Sages, healers, guiding spirits all talk about the 'oneness of life, love, matter, the flow beneath appearance.
Continued belief in the 3-dimensional realm, prevents us from knowing oneness of being. Some of us dart in and out of knowing. Some of us may never know. Maybe the Dalai Lama has a foot in each world continuously.

Keith, that is my simple take on this matter.

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Glad you liked the poem about thunder etc. ?

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Haha Keith,

'ausgezeichnet sounds like a death sentence'...indeed!

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i always look forward to your comments.
I also wonder why you even read my poems.
you have more insight than i.
a better eye, if you will.

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Thanks for your comments on 'POWER LINES' Keith, much appreciated as always.

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re "The Wild Woods"

Keith, shaken but not... never mind ?

Don, %depends ?

Ruth, Campari is but a delight ??

Tommy

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Hey Keith,

"Who is this boy?" lol! But seriously, I totally agree with you: children learn the most important lessons outside the classroom.

Keep smiling,

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thanks again Keith. not sure if this can qualify as a poem.
more like a rant. but i think people empathize with the
the statements.
(I forgot to mention the frisking business that goes on,
the stripping of belts and shoes
pockets and pride.

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d.k.,

Thank you for your wise and well thought out comment.

Keith

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people who use children
to fight their wars for them,
strapping explosives to their chests
are not Freedom Fighters.

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Hi Keith, no I'm not flaming, it was then and not now now. ?

Hi Jason, I think 'moving on' and scorch-marks says it .

Hi Ruth, I think the 'positive spin' echos Kieth's point, not wrong just behind my shoulder as I turn away.

Thank you all xxx

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Very true.

Plus, the fact that it is illegal only makes it more attractive to our younger population...

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why? have you been put in a Home?

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so ...
are you still painting?

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good response.

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Thank you John. Lily pads. Glad you liked. P

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d.k.,
No therapy is needed as I am armed with a mighty fountain pen, writing paper and a blotter, not to mention a black telephone with a cable and a wireless set at my elbow.

Keith

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a technophobe?
are you in therapy?
you can be helped
with counseling.
confess your sins
say your penance!

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don't worry about age
it's just a number
what matters is
what goes on inside your head.

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Thanks Keith, just trying to coax those shy artists into expressing themselves out loud somehow. Really appreciate the comment.

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dogs make better friends
than humans.
you can trust a dog!
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Keith, Thank you for your comment on "Coin Toss". I appreciate it! Take care. --- J

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Agreed Keith (fountain pen-wise) in fact, I'm going to load a new cartridge now and see if there is some inspiration lurking ? And thanks, You Are My Priest is me giving thanks to all of you lucky readers out there.

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Thanks Keith.
How's the dog?
for that matter,
how are You?

wink.

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Hi Keith, thanks for your comments on The Artist's Desk. Much appreciated.

I'm with you, I only use my desk (the one pictured) very occasionally. Most of my writing has to be done on-the-go... usually on a train between London and Sheffield. I miss writing with a fountain pen, I find it freeing and inspiring in a different way to writing on a laptop; maybe because simply just 'writing' is so satisfying in itself it motivates you to keep going until you stumble upon the thing you needed to say.

I don't know why I'm so curious about the place people write; I'm not sure how much influence it has on the work produced but it still intrigues me. My previous poem 'Great Destroyers' was "written" by dictating it into Siri on my phone while walking down the street - which worked surprisingly well.

Thanks again, Tom

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You handle words very, very well.

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I agree wholeheartedly
with your opinion of
"The Church"
Jesus would be appalled
at the wealth of the churches
vs. the poverty of the common man
all the churches ever do is
ask for money...
the church is as corrupt as the government
but far more hypocritical
throw the money-changers out!

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yes, they do cosmetic surgery
tell him to schedule a time and...
bring his ugly face in for a re-do.
faces will be lifted
as well as
wallets!

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gotta love dogs.
they are like people,
only better.

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A Ditz is basically
a stupid person,
a scatterbrain.
In this case
it applies to a Dog!

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Thank you Keith for your comment on 'The Beach'. Your comments always brighten my day! Have a wonderful weekend??

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Glad you enjoyed Home is ...? Thank you for the encouragement.><>

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thanks for you comment on "How Many Kisses",
my mother is deceased but she continues to
influence my daily life.
"what would mom say."

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Sun 12th May 2019 16:58

the poem is well constructed...
along with the mother,
my wife!
hahahaha
Have a great day also!

just think of all the things a mother does as routine
that she never gets applause for.
let's give her a round of applause Today,
in fact , a standing Ovation!

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Thank you Keith for taking the time to comment on my poems. Your comments are always appreciated. I'm glad your partner has returned....it's spring and love is in the air! Enjoy!

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hi keith
thanks for your kind comments re: my art
you can find a gallery of my work here
artpal.com/stuartbuck

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Thanks for your note on The Ties That Bind, Keith. Wrote itself really quickly, funnily enough ?

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thanks Keith for your review of "Restaurant"
i was surprised you thought so highly of it.
it was just another simple poem
that somehow meandered
into a restaurant.

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So YOU are the Sleepy Head.
Actually I get up at 4-5am
to get my poems into WOL,
a 6 hour difference.

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thanks for the comment on 'AmericaZ' Keith - glad you liked it ?

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d.k., I always turn my computer off before going to bed to avoid any such inappropriate behaviour Sometimes they can get quite loud.
Keith

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emojis drive you crazy? me too.
but...they're everywhere.
i think they breed at night, in the computer.

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