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Tag Archives: poetry
Grammar Disappointment…
I was banished today as a group of Quilters descended on the house and Dog and I were surplus to requirements. We took ourselves for a walk. Also took my laptop so, at a suitable coffee stop, I could have … Continue reading
Inspiration
This was inspired by Chelsea Owens but only I am to blame. I wonder, does it have merit? Or should it have stayed locked up? Poetry is a difficult subject, like parental sex and dissing the host’s attempts to create … Continue reading
The Battle Of The Garden
It is spring; it’s lovely outside. And I’ve been in my garden. I wrote this poem last year; obviously I was a little frustrated If at any point my life seems drab and stale My head begins to ache, my … Continue reading
Posted in gardens, miscellany, poems, poetry
Tagged April, flowers, garden, poem, poetry
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The Control Of Poetry (All Forms) Regulations 2019 #writephoto #flashfiction
The angels wings sussurated the glory and… ‘Hello? Excuse me.’ Jon Nobble frowned and looked away from his notebook. He’d just released the essence of his muse and he really did not need any sort of interruption to his flow. … Continue reading
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Tagged #writephoto, creative writing, flash fiction, poetry, prompt
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The Glory Of The Garden: Wither Goes It? #poem #rudyardkipling
From time to time I like to ruin one of the Nation’s favourite poems, as voted some years ago in a BBC poll. This time I have been musing on the hottest ever February, in doing so, have taken an … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, poem, poetry, Rudyard Kipling, the glory of the garden
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Love Sonnets And Terrible Poetry
Warning: this is a tacky post with poems that, well, are terrible, except the first and I didn’t write that… Willie Shakespeare had a way with Sonnets. As you do. One of his more famous ones was his 130th… SONNET … Continue reading
Cold? Nah, Just Brassish… #garden #philosophy #poetry
There’s an old expression about the cold: ‘It’s cold enough to freeze the knockers off a brass monkey’. Which sounds rude but isn’t (or so the Archaeologist told me once – something to do with how they used to stack … Continue reading
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Tagged gardens, poems, poetry, seasons, thoughts
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