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  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

    @Mik said in The poetry thread:

    Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

    Musicals.

    Just. Not. My. Thing.

    MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #67

    @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

    @Mik said in The poetry thread:

    Algebra. My mind refuses to entertain the notion.

    Musicals.

    Just. Not. My. Thing.

    Silence! I keel you!

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Away
      MikM Away
      Mik
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      #68

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      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Aqua Letifer
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        #69

        Excellent.

        Please love yourself.

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        • Doctor PhibesD Online
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          Doctor Phibes
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          #70

          That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

          Granny

          Through every nook and every cranny
          The wind blew in on poor old Granny
          Around her knees, into each ear
          (And up her nose as well, I fear)

          All through the night the wind grew worse
          It nearly made the vicar curse
          The top had fallen off the steeple
          Just missing him (and other people)

          It blew on man, it blew on beast
          It blew on nun, it blew on priest
          It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
          But most of all, it blew on Granny!

          I was only joking

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          • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

            Excellent.

            MikM Away
            MikM Away
            Mik
            wrote on last edited by
            #71

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

            Excellent.

            I thought so too. It elevated itself above the subject matter.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

              Excellent.

              I thought so too. It elevated itself above the subject matter.

              Aqua LetiferA Offline
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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on last edited by
              #72

              @Mik said in The poetry thread:

              @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

              Excellent.

              I thought so too. It elevated itself above the subject matter.

              Inside baseball:

              A most curious medley,
              A fart can be harmless,
              Or silent and deadly.

              You're writing a poem about farts—absolutely guaranteed you're going to mention SBDs. But it's not fun to just mention them, it's far more satisfying for the known cliché to complete a couplet. So what's the lead-in?

              This kind of initial setup and resolution is common in poetry—poems are rarely written linearly—but a lot of folks who dabble don't think to do it.

              This was written by someone who on some level knew what they were doing.

              (I'd have removed "strange" but that's me.)

              Please love yourself.

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              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                Granny

                Through every nook and every cranny
                The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                Around her knees, into each ear
                (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                All through the night the wind grew worse
                It nearly made the vicar curse
                The top had fallen off the steeple
                Just missing him (and other people)

                It blew on man, it blew on beast
                It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on last edited by
                #73

                @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                Granny

                Through every nook and every cranny
                The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                Around her knees, into each ear
                (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                All through the night the wind grew worse
                It nearly made the vicar curse
                The top had fallen off the steeple
                Just missing him (and other people)

                It blew on man, it blew on beast
                It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                Spike's the man. 😄

                Please love yourself.

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                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                  That reminds me vaguely of one of Spike Milligan's creations:

                  Granny

                  Through every nook and every cranny
                  The wind blew in on poor old Granny
                  Around her knees, into each ear
                  (And up her nose as well, I fear)

                  All through the night the wind grew worse
                  It nearly made the vicar curse
                  The top had fallen off the steeple
                  Just missing him (and other people)

                  It blew on man, it blew on beast
                  It blew on nun, it blew on priest
                  It blew the wig off Auntie Fanny-
                  But most of all, it blew on Granny!

                  Spike's the man. 😄

                  Doctor PhibesD Online
                  Doctor PhibesD Online
                  Doctor Phibes
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                  #74

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                  Spike's the man.

                  He really is. Probably one of the most influential people of the 20th century, if we but knew it.

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                    Spike's the man.

                    He really is. Probably one of the most influential people of the 20th century, if we but knew it.

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                    Aqua Letifer
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                    #75

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in The poetry thread:

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in The poetry thread:

                    Spike's the man.

                    He really is. Probably one of the most influential people of the 20th century, if we but knew it.

                    I think I mentioned this before but there's a small town in Oz basically dedicated to him via place names. It's a cool place to walk around.

                    Please love yourself.

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                      Aqua Letifer
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                      #76

                      Heroes

                      My heroes never chased careers
                      Or wanted to be paid
                      And neither cops nor engineers
                      Inspired what I've made.

                      My heroes played with wands and rings
                      And secrets time forgot
                      And through the years they taught me things
                      Reality could not

                      -written by me during an all-staff meeting. It looked like I was taking notes, so, that's good I suppose.

                      Please love yourself.

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                        Rainman
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                        #77

                        Nice, Aqua!
                        Thank You.

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #78

                          When my son was in second grade he came home this this one around Valentine’s Day:

                          Roses are red
                          Grass is greener
                          When I think of you
                          I touch my wiener.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          • MikM Away
                            MikM Away
                            Mik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #79

                            Send him to a nunnery.

                            Oh, wait……

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • MikM Away
                              MikM Away
                              Mik
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #80

                              Not sure this is poetry, they just made it look like it. Still worth the read.

                              “Do not ask your children
                              to strive for extraordinary lives.
                              Such striving may seem admirable,
                              but it is the way of foolishness.
                              Help them instead to find the wonder
                              and the marvel of an ordinary life.
                              Show them the joy of tasting
                              tomatoes, apples and pears.
                              Show them how to cry
                              when pets and people die.
                              Show them the infinite pleasure
                              in the touch of a hand.
                              And make the ordinary come alive for them.”
                              The extraordinary will take care of itself.
                              ~William Martin

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • MikM Mik

                                Not sure this is poetry, they just made it look like it. Still worth the read.

                                “Do not ask your children
                                to strive for extraordinary lives.
                                Such striving may seem admirable,
                                but it is the way of foolishness.
                                Help them instead to find the wonder
                                and the marvel of an ordinary life.
                                Show them the joy of tasting
                                tomatoes, apples and pears.
                                Show them how to cry
                                when pets and people die.
                                Show them the infinite pleasure
                                in the touch of a hand.
                                And make the ordinary come alive for them.”
                                The extraordinary will take care of itself.
                                ~William Martin

                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #81

                                @Mik said in The poetry thread:

                                Not sure this is poetry, they just made it look like it. Still worth the read.

                                “Do not ask your children
                                to strive for extraordinary lives.
                                Such striving may seem admirable,
                                but it is the way of foolishness.
                                Help them instead to find the wonder
                                and the marvel of an ordinary life.
                                Show them the joy of tasting
                                tomatoes, apples and pears.
                                Show them how to cry
                                when pets and people die.
                                Show them the infinite pleasure
                                in the touch of a hand.
                                And make the ordinary come alive for them.”
                                The extraordinary will take care of itself.
                                ~William Martin

                                Yeah, I like that. Part of what people don't understand about Blue Zones is that they all pretty much think in this way.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                • MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #82

                                  Another Bilston, and appropriate to the season. And my life in many ways.

                                  alt text

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    89th
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                                    #83

                                    Let the lyrical flow of style lead you to victory! Your assignment has
                                    been completed expertly, and all necessary documents have been
                                    skillfully knitted together. Store them close to hand for later
                                    review We're here to highlight your intelligence!

                                    • Maxima Culpepper
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                                      89th
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #84

                                      Recent spam message I got. I thought it was pretty well written!

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                                      • MikM Away
                                        MikM Away
                                        Mik
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #85

                                        alt text

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          Aqua Letifer
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #86

                                          One from Rabbie:

                                          My Heart's In The Highlands

                                          Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,
                                          The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth;
                                          Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
                                          The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
                                          My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
                                          My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
                                          A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
                                          My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
                                          Farewell to the mountains high covered with snow;
                                          Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
                                          Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods;
                                          Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods.
                                          My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
                                          My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
                                          A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
                                          My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.

                                          Please love yourself.

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