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Mon 16th Sep 2019 14:49

when questioned by reporters as to how far they had got with their toilet stealing investigations, the police spokesman said they had nothing to go on....

which would have left Winston in the shit, literally! ?


Cheer's Don.



Rose ?




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Mon 16th Sep 2019 14:42

nice piece Lisa referring to the old saying ' absence makes the heart grow fonder' and I'm sure most of us who have been parted from those we have loved and left behind for whatever petty reasons come to find how very true that saying is.

Can't we be bloody fools to ourselves at times!





Rose ?

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Don Matthews

Mon 16th Sep 2019 13:11

Birds with no feathers
Depend on their wits
To scrounge what's left over
The left-over bits ?

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Jason Bayliss

Mon 16th Sep 2019 13:05

Very true Cynthia, our whole culture is overtly sexualised. Don't get me wrong, I am most definitely no prude, but the words, "Age appropriate," seem to escape some people. Good point well made.

J. x

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Mon 16th Sep 2019 12:42

I can hardly believe how outraged I felt. I was just going 'to live with it' and then I decided 'NO!'

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DESMOND CHILDS

Mon 16th Sep 2019 12:33

My first poem was about time, I cannot remember it now. So keep this one safe. Good luck with your poetry writing. You’ve made a good start.


All the best des

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trevor homer

Mon 16th Sep 2019 12:13

You should be pleased with this Keith - Trevor

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d.knape

Mon 16th Sep 2019 11:12


like people, birds have to deal with life,
despite bad luck, they survive by determination.

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Jason Bayliss

Mon 16th Sep 2019 10:06

To be honest, it's a life I wish I could afford to live, but especially with poetry, there seems to be no money in it, it's a labour of love, and sadly that doesn't put food on the table. Love the poem.

J. x

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keith jeffries

Mon 16th Sep 2019 10:03

Good humrous and well ryhmed verse.
Thanks for this
Keith

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Mae Foreman

Mon 16th Sep 2019 08:59

Hi Chrystel! Thanks for stopping by at my profile! "Three Litle Words", though the theme is generally overworn you didn't fall into a cliche, you kept it short and actually made a point! I enjoy your work! Kudos!?

Mae

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Don Matthews

Mon 16th Sep 2019 08:58

Like Vautaw
I wouldn't change
What I do
Would not exchange

Describes me perfectly Fred....

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Mae Foreman

Mon 16th Sep 2019 08:57

Lovely?


Mae

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Chrystel Roberts

Mon 16th Sep 2019 07:52

Hey Tommy,

"...making sense of the written word..."

I totally understand. I too struggle with this sometimes.

Thank you for taking the time to give me your honest opinion regarding my work.

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New Shoes

Mon 16th Sep 2019 07:14

Beautiful poem.

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Adam Rabinowitz

Mon 16th Sep 2019 06:10

Been so busy with work but finally got a bit of a break. Tried to make each stanza like a bunch of grapes. Hope all your days are blessed with sweet harvests.

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Mon 16th Sep 2019 03:17

What a wild ride, the writers life. Wouldn't change it for anything. Thanks for sharing your writing gift Fred. Well done. ?

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CharaOfNothing

Sun 15th Sep 2019 23:16

I love this so much

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Don Matthews

Sun 15th Sep 2019 23:02

Good heavens! you danced her to death. You swine....?
Unless this is a true story I know nothing about....

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Don Matthews

Sun 15th Sep 2019 22:40

I like this Ankita. And the simple title....

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Tommy Carroll

Sun 15th Sep 2019 22:35

Chrystel
I think that I was expressing my opinion (re your verse) in a less than precise manner. I was trying to give you a genuine glimpse that I sometimes have of the difficulty I can encounter in making sense of the written word in its grammatical context. Several more attempts made it clear. Tommy ???

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 22:14

I loved every word and sentiment in this poem
Thank you
Keith

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 15th Sep 2019 22:12

You paint a very alluring picture with these words Hazel. Society has a very effective way of shaping us all, until we see it for what it truly is!

Good work

Graham

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 22:12

Incredibly well written with powerful emotions at work.
Thank you for this
Keith

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kJ Walker

Sun 15th Sep 2019 20:59

Thanks Jason. You are too kind. I'm sure that at some point I will publish a book. Keith has very kindly given me lots of advice . If and when I eventually do get a book out I will let you know.
Glad you enjoyed this one
Cheers Kevin

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 18:12

Lisa,

Yorkshire is a county in the north of England which has a pronounced accent and the people there a very good brand of humour. Kevin´s poems and the lanuage he uses epitomise this accent.

Keith

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Ruth O'Reilly

Sun 15th Sep 2019 17:44

Enjoyed this Vautaw I am always thinking that when you get up and see yourself in the mirror you should look happy to see yourself, and yes it can be hard but we all owe ourselves some kindness.

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Ruth O'Reilly

Sun 15th Sep 2019 17:39

Love How this wasn't about the protesters till the very end

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Chrystel Roberts

Sun 15th Sep 2019 16:17

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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Jason Bayliss

Sun 15th Sep 2019 16:14

Brilliant, and I can't tell you how many people I've known like this. I love your poetry, so my question is when are we getting the book? ?

J. x

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Julian (Admin)

Sun 15th Sep 2019 15:27

One of the finest, most important pieces of writing ever to grace these pages, John. Thank you for it. Thank you to David, too.

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 15th Sep 2019 13:50

The songs we sing as we dance along the edge of disaster, looking at the drop and not thinking to stop.
Love this Keith.

J. x

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 15th Sep 2019 13:45

And thank you Keith for commenting and to everyoneone else that liked.

J. x

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Lisa C Bassignani

Sun 15th Sep 2019 13:38

Well at least the old sot had a bit of a choice for dinner!

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Lisa C Bassignani

Sun 15th Sep 2019 13:28

Great poem Keith. The edge of destruction is not within the minds of those whose hearts are full of greed.

I am curious though...isn't Yorkshire 'English'? Is it just in dialect that it differs? I speak American English and I know it can be very different from English English.

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 12:34

Lucas,

This poem embodies philosophy which is the hallmark of a good poet.

Thank for this
Keith

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Chihinga Chakatali

Sun 15th Sep 2019 12:30

Thanks Tom

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Chihinga Chakatali

Sun 15th Sep 2019 12:29

thanks

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 11:40

Chrystel,

A good poem with a theme that needs to be broadcast. Learning is not necessarily achieving. My penultimate school report said, "Keith talks too much in class". This was followed by my final report which said, "Who is this boy?", by which time I had perfected the art of truancy.

Thank you for this
Keith

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 11:21

Kevin,

Thanks for your comment. I have just returned from buying an English-Yorkshire, Yorkshire-English Dictionary. It´s champion lad.

Keith

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Sun 15th Sep 2019 11:01

Thank you Desmond for your support. I am glad i found this site, so many wonderful people.

Julia x

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Chrystel Roberts

Sun 15th Sep 2019 10:48

How unfair it is that children are subjected to such pressure! Childhood wasted, cramming for tests...OMG!

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Greg Freeman

Sun 15th Sep 2019 10:40

John, thank you for your generosity in sharing your thoughts, poems and pictures of David with us. Greg

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kJ Walker

Sun 15th Sep 2019 10:31

hi Keith, I much appreciated this one. I tried to share a link which naively but brilliantly demonstrates the futility of the escalation of weapons. ( Don did once shoe me how to share links, but it's still beyond me)
If you get time have a look at Butter Battle Book by Dr Seuss. its on YouTube and lasts about 25 minutes.
by the way, I speak English as a second language (Yorkshire being my first)

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Don Matthews

Sun 15th Sep 2019 10:28

Perfect....as is a hug.

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Don Matthews

Sun 15th Sep 2019 10:15

He would have liked to go back to the nurses. Nurses are always nice....

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Don Matthews

Sun 15th Sep 2019 10:12

On a related theme, school students here are becoming stressed because they can't get 100% in tests. A program is underway to get the message across that 95% is still OK.

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Don Matthews

Sun 15th Sep 2019 09:55

I wish I could be there Chris...

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 09:36

Jason,

A clever poem which leaves the reader free to intrepret. I enjoyed this
Thank you
Keith

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keith jeffries

Sun 15th Sep 2019 09:17

The perfect poem for a Sunday morning; one in which the reader is taken fully into the scene.
Thank you for this
Keith

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