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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 15:15

What am I bid for the last comment? A lot of interest in this piece today folks....?

Going once

Going twice ?......

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 15:09

dk in a driverless ?
Dearie dearie me
He still will need instructions
Where it's battery be

I've heard dk you buy them
From same instructions shop
Make sure they match your model
Or driverless stay stop

I'm full of great suggestions
(But Thalia thinks I'm nuts)
I'll have you still know dk that
I'm true, no ifs or buts

I don't like driverlesses Ruth. They mow down Skippys...?



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keith jeffries

Fri 4th Oct 2019 14:45

Check the kitchen for sharp implements and hide them. When she gives you a coffee insist she tries it first and refuse to wear ties or scarves. Then you should be ok for the time being.
Keith

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Ruth O'Reilly

Fri 4th Oct 2019 14:40

I love the romantic slant to the playing cards theme here, too many jokers, 2 of hearts and the winning hand at the end. Also 'September's signature, autographing my bare arm' was a line really enjoyed.

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Ruth O'Reilly

Fri 4th Oct 2019 14:34

It'll just be the last car YOU drive d.knape because next one you buy will be a driverless car! ?

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 14:25

Just bought meself my first car
From sales shop did arrive
But salesman didn't think to give
Instructions how to drive

Do I buy instructions at another shop Hugh?...

No pressure dk. You enjoy last car/bus while still able....?

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Hugh

Fri 4th Oct 2019 14:05

A headmaster once said to me."To discipline a school you must practice the three F s".I was beginning to wonder what he was going to say."Be firm ,be fair,be friendly,in that order.I said, "Lets make it four and add another f to your three, be funny."

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Hugh

Fri 4th Oct 2019 13:56

Your next poem should be "My first car,"I look forward to it as a car dealer.I really enjoyed reading this one as I have heard the term soo many times.Thank you

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Laura Taylor

Fri 4th Oct 2019 13:43

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 13:33

"This might be you last car"
Sounds bit ominous
Maybe you'd worry not so much
By riding in bus...?.

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Tom

Fri 4th Oct 2019 13:03

Haha, this really tickled me. Love it.

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d.knape

Fri 4th Oct 2019 13:01


the older you get
the more likely you won't be
getting much older.

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raypool

Fri 4th Oct 2019 11:38

A nice seedy gentility in this that breaks into a smile. I once had a brief affair with a prostitute who suggested I ply my trade in the escort sector. Not possible without a huge bank loan to get myself in shape!

The poem is the perfect length , if you'll excuse the expression.

Ray

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Tom

Fri 4th Oct 2019 11:24

Really enjoyed this Candice. Not a line wasted. I love your style in this and the last 5 poems you've posted. Really great work. Thanks for sharing. Tx

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 10:36

Thanks to all for your comments and likes.

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 10:33

I am Congress Briefer
I pad around in briefs
But no-one takes no notice
Cos I don't have no teef

But while I may not have teef
Intelligence I'm stuffed
Which why I pad around in briefs
(This rhyme is hopeless, stuffed...) .?

I tried dk

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 10:19

Nice Eiren. Also scans nicely.....

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 09:58

I heard the garbage truck (vaguely)
Or was it in my dream?
A kick from partner, wake up Don
Put bin out, quick, full steam

Shit! yes, the bin it overflows
I race out naked-like
No shoes, no jarms, no, nothing else
Truck's gone, no-where in sight......

No-one around....

Just my luck....?

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Don Matthews

Fri 4th Oct 2019 09:35

I'm calling re your offer
To do a 'What I Can'
It sound exotic, teasing-like
(You don't list this on your fees Mr Kent?....please call back) ?

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ajay kumar sahoo

Fri 4th Oct 2019 09:15

thanks for the nice and inspiring comment!!!

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Frances Macaulay Forde

Fri 4th Oct 2019 08:37

Reminds me of something I wrote... seems both a popular and inspiring subject.

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Fri 4th Oct 2019 07:16

I know what you mean Candice...I've had to rush out bra-less a couple of times.

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Karianne Graham

Fri 4th Oct 2019 04:47

Beautiful Zoe Beautiful ❣️

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Karianne Graham

Fri 4th Oct 2019 04:45

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Karianne Graham

Fri 4th Oct 2019 04:43

That was great fantastic more comments plz

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Ruth O'Reilly

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 22:29

Happy National Poetry Day Jason. Enjoyed this dramatic dark essence it would make a great vengeful break up piece!

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Lisa C Bassignani

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 22:11

Perfect for my Irish friend.
Thanks for sharing this

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Lisa C Bassignani

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 21:56

I had this very discussion today, no bombs though.

But where DO we go from here? IS there a 'happy place' between?
Technology is a wonderful thing, but there is always a price to pay somewhere. Fossil fuels are indeed killing the Earth, but look at a lithium mine! Electric cars are no better because of the batteries. And as far as bombs...the military are probably the biggest polluters there are!
I'll keep planting trees.
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Lisa C Bassignani

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 21:35

The road is always uncertain.
Good balance is a must.

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Lisa C Bassignani

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 21:17

Thanks Keith.

Nice to see you Martin,
Thanks

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Ruth O'Reilly

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 21:10

Happy Poetry Day Cynthia, I'm half Irish and I love the spirit of these St.Patrick's Day Blessings which are appropriate all year round. Thanks.

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DESMOND CHILDS

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 20:36

Thank you Martin for your kind words much appreciated. I too do wish, that one day I will write longer poem. Hopefully as good as you. Don, I too like haiku as well as senryu and tanka I think they make you slow down and take a different view on everyday happenings that we would otherwise take for granted. Thank you Keith and Avishek for the likes

All the best des

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John Marks

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 20:34

Thank you for noticing, Adam and Keith.

John

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John Marks

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 20:33

My sincere thanks to you Kevin. Thank YOU so much for noticing. I tried to use this little scene to convey a whole mood. Not very successfully I fear. Conveyed best, I think, by a deeply unfashionable (because deeply un-pc) yet quite brilliant poet, Philip Larkin, a man with vices as well as virtues, now isn't that a surprise?

Never such innocence,
Never before or since,
Has changed itself to past
Without a word--the men
Leaving the gardens tidy,
The thousands of marriages
Lasting a little while longer:
Never such innocence again.

My grandfather served for four years on the western front as a machine gunner in the Cheshire Regiment, long since 'cut' by one or other of our oh-so 'patriotic' governments.

His name was Jack, a silent breed of a man, I loved him dearly. John

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Emilia Callahan

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 20:13

This is great. A good reminder to all of us that sometime the most important reason why we create art is not for profit or for others, but for ourselves.

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Emilia Callahan

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 20:10

This one made me giggle. Short and to the point, but you get the message across. I like it!

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Martin Elder

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 19:35

I love the passion of this and have to agree with all that you say here. I think sadly there are so many people who are wrapped up in their own worlds , totally unaware of anybody else.
Well put
Nice one

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Martin Elder

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 19:29

Beautifully succinct Lisa
Nice one

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Ruth O'Reilly

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:56

Nice one Nigel! This poem is perfect for the current mood we're living in and it could be about anything! Happy Poetry Day Nigel, Keep Writing!

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Don Matthews

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:35

Oh?.....watercolour's not a verb?....could've fooled me.....?

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Jason Bayliss

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:27

Ha ha yes, that be fangtastic!!!?

J. x

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jennifer Malden

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:19

thanks Adam W for the like, and Keith for the like and generous comment. Hope the sigh wasn't a sad one?! thanks Don for the comment - I thought someone would start complaining that watercolour isn't a verb!!! Glad you liked it Ray. It isn't really intentional that there are no people, although the ones that were there on the beach were mostly 'spoilt' - overweight women in totally inadequate bikinis and paunches for the men. I confess to not being slim, but at least I am altruistic enough to refuse to wear a bikini now!!!!!! There appears to be a dearth of mirrors in most houses.
Thanks again, Jennifer

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Don Matthews

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:12

Rose, our Keith's got his 'ead right here
Screwed on in such a sensible way
We gotta keep big business going
No matter what little us say, hey?.......



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Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:06

Cynthia, it was me. Well why not, and since I'm the first to claim it...

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Thu 3rd Oct 2019 16:04

Smaller bombs but more powerful...that's the challenge!

Take that tongue out of your cheek Keith!

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Don Matthews

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 15:57

Clever Nigel......

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Don Matthews

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 15:54

Thalia's dancing round
Jangling poet bells
Proberly got Poets Blight
Shit, Rose, bloody hell

How do I handle this one Rose? You're a woman. I'm outa my depth....

Stop it Thalia. I'm asking Rose a serious question.....

But I'm your Muse of Mirth Don. I love you.....

Sheesh Rose. It's all your fault Ruth. Bloody Poetry Day. Bloody proberly.....?

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 15:47

Provocative stuff - and surely intentionally so. But all art has its
basic rules - and writing is surely included.
Far be it from me to be contrary
But a favourite friend is my dictionary,
And the editor of my thumbed Thesaurus
Never had the intent to annoy or bore us.
To misspell words and misuse grammar
Should send a writer to the "slammer". (American slang for prison) ?

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Don Matthews

Thu 3rd Oct 2019 15:44

But Rose it don't qualify
For Poem Of The Week
It don't have no fluff
And no gloomy bleak

It's gotta be airy
And fairy now Rose
And shit girl no rhyming
No anything-goes

This Aussie he's reckless
We can't pat his back
Our nice WOLer Board
Imagine the flack?

Rose, he's refused his moment of glory....

Shit, you turned the board down ?....

Who needs POTW for fame?......

True.....?





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Thu 3rd Oct 2019 15:36

ta chuck for the happy poetry day greeting and the same to you with inspirational bells on!









Rose ?

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