Cherry ripe
By luigi_pagano
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A New Woman
Inspiration point 10/01/08.
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(I.P.) - Unaccustomed As I Am
...to public speaking.
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(I.P.) 60 Word Poem - Gypsy Sue
Brief encounter.
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A Clean Young Englishman (I.P.)
A paragon of virtue.
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A Farewell Dinner
INSPIRATION POINT 16.10.09
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A judge of character
How wrong can one be.
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A Midsummer Night's Frolic
Frolics and capers.
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A Northerly Breeze
Kisses and intimate embraces .
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A Patron of the Arts
INSPIRATION POINT 30.10.09
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A Pregnant Pause
Love and betrayal. (One from my archive) .
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A Rising Star
A story of our times.
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A Rum Do
Inspiration point 11.04.08
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A Saint I Ain't
A scoundrel at large.
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A Shopping Experience (I.P.)
A reluctant shopper.
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A Silent World
INSPIRATION POINT 15.01.10
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Aged To Perfection
Many Britons are in denial about their real age, an attitude survey shows. A number of those who are 70 or over classed themselves as middle aged or even young .
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All Is Quiet, Tonight
A peaceful interlude.
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Amsterdam
...in the hazy glow of a three-quarter moon.
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As Easy As ABC (I.P.)
The art of making tea.
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Beyond Comparison
Nothing else matters.
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Bibliophiles
Turning a new leaf.
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Big Carlo's Women
Misadventures of an old friend.
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Chalk And Cheese -(I.P.)
How Carlo and I differ .
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Crocodile tears
Private grief, public interest
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Davy Jones' Locker
INSPIRATION POINT 26.03.2010
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She is One Hundred and Five
A refugee camp in Jordan. (First posted on http://poetry-24.blogspot.co.uk/ )
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The Husband, The Wife and The Wardrobe
Dear John
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Keeping Up With The Browns
A final farewell.
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Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow
As per inspiration point 24/8/07.
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The Morning After
A night on the tiles.
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Quote, Unquote
Inspiration point 28.3.2008
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Rising Sap
It was very much a game of chess....
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Nothing But The Truth
An 'Equivoque' poem. By reading the odd lines only we get the opposite meaning to the one suggested by the whole poem.
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My First Kiss
Inspiration point 29.08.08
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For Old Times' Sake
A chance encounter.
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Maud's Garden
Self-sufficiency.
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Intimacy versus Intricacy
An acrostic poem.
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The Artistic Touch
Brush, palette and couch.
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Green Shoots
...of recovery.
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The Tallahatchie Affair
Inspiration Point.
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March Hares and Amorous Drakes
Inspiration Point 27.02.09
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Stag Night
COMPETITION ENTRY
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Marilyn Monroe Reading James Joyce
*****
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The Leather Suitcase
Inspiration Point 7.08.09
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Mission Accomplished
A full frontal attack.
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Rock, Paper and Scissors
INSPIRATION POINT 23.10.09
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The Gnomes of Zurich
INSPIRATION POINT 6.11.09
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Harry Houdini
INSPIRATION POINT 13.11.09 - (This time for real)
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Slam Poetry
After watching the Canadian slam poet Shane Koyczan.
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Doohickeys and Doodahs
...or whatchumacallits.
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Naivety (I.P.)
INSPIRATION POINT 26.02.2010
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Down In The Dumps
Inspiration point 21.05.2010
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Old Codgers Reunited
Long time no see.
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University Challenge
Winners and losers.
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The Last Waltz
This poem of mine was included in the anthology "Aged to Perfection" published by Age Cymru for the 2010 Gwanwyn Festival.
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High Spirits - (I.P.)
I was fond of berries, they were my main diet. The other kids ate cherries but did it on the quiet.
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It Was Back In The 60s
Recalling the past. Church St., Kensington W8 -1963 .
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Doing Europe
Dean Street, Soho and Park Lane circa 1962.
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Retribution
Trafalgar Square, London, 1961
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In Defence Of Call Centres - I.P.
Your call is important to us .
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Them And Us - (I.P.)
Crossing the line.
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The Census
INSPIRATION POINT 18.03.2011
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The Candidate
100-word story .
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Let's Start Again
Competition Entry
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A Stormy Relationship
A rguments and altercations at first B ut making up afterwards is great. C ompromising is not an easy option D ue to our obsessive obduracy. E...
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Viewpoints
A 3-way equivoque. By reading A and B together in sequence you get one meaning, while columns A and B read as two separate poems will produce two...
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Typhoon
A patchwork poem (also known as Cento) is made up of verses by different writers. I have used lines (with minor tweaks) by the following poets: John...
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New Beginnings (I.P.)
New resolutions
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Shell Shock
Lest we forget
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Etchings
Echoes from the past
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In Search Of Inspiration
Inspired by John Lindley's poem called "The House Where The Muse Is Kept.
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A Good Sport
She is the girlfriend of a man who plays snooker.
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Lost in the Crowd (I.P.)
It was Paddington Station...
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A Rebel With Many Causes
Remembering Tony Benn. Also published on Poetry24 - 17th March 2014.
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Life Is Like A Rubik Cube (I.P.)
***
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Spring (at last)
An acrostic poem.
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A Beautiful Day In Sanremo
Nel blu dipinto di blu. (Criticism welcome).
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The Tailor and the Angel Of Death
Originally included in the anthology "Land of Stories, Flintshire Myths, Legends & Folktales" published by BAR NONE books in 2006 - Free Clipart Picture - Image Source : gallery.yopriceville.com
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Music To My Ear
Pixabay image - Creative commons.
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An Ideal Place
Revised. (Change of categories)..
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Cruel Winter (IP)
Attempting a villanelle.
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West Side Story
Snapshot of a scene from the eponymus musical show. (From my poetry collection “Reflections”)
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Scoop
Off the record, (An old short story of which I was reminded by a comment from Graham Fewell)
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A Roman Triptych - 1) Calpurnia's Story
Cicero wrote: "History is the witness of the times...."
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A Roman Triptych - 2) Petronella's Story
My name is Petronella.
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A Roman Triptych - 3) Artemisia's Story
The supplicant and the Emperor.
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The Devil's Violinist
A great virtuoso.
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I Was Supposed to be Somewhere Else
A leprechaun said....
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A Man For All Seasons
Image from Wikimedia Commons.
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Old Poet, New Verse
Image in the public domain.
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Pagliaccio
Permission for the image is granted under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 Attribution: Rick Dikeman at the English Wikipedia
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Mark My Words
The words just came out of my mouth...
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Cooking On Gas
Not 'a piece of cake'.
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The Examiner
A look back at the past. (Image from Dreamstime.com)
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A Pied Piper of Our Time
He who pays the piper...
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The Time Capsule
Hello Aliens, welcome to Earth.
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An Italian Holiday
Far from the madding crowd.
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Dodecaphobia
Not the dreaded Friday 13th
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On Listening To Jacqueline
Painting : Carl Holsøe, Interior with woman and cello
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Thomas
Image from Wikimedia Commons,. Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-04-05): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/xf3kn8hc CC-BY-4.0
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Frederick the Great
A man of action in every sense.
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In Purdah
Another attempt at the I.P.
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A Walk Around Bath
A fanily effort. A poem written by me, inspired by an original photo, among others, of Bath by daughter Emma and read by my better half Joy.
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Breakfast At Tiffany's
Image by Annalise Batista from Pixabay
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Images
For this weeks Inspiration Point - The camera never lies.
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The Glacier Bird
The Diuca finch builds its nest inside glaciers
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A Chance Encounter
I was walking home when a voice stopped me in my tracks.
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In Memoriam
Anniversary day.
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The Desert Fox
A brief biographical sketch.
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Number 10 Willow Walk
A house through time.- Image Creative Commons Attribution-Share like 4.0 International license - Author Elisa.rolle
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To Be or Not to Be (an optimist)
Maybe a Happy New Year.
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Wordle
The latest word game rapidly expanding. (Image is a screenshot of one of my efforts).
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A Day Trip
An old poem from my poetry collection "Cherry on Top" - (Edited)
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A Hive of Activity
Image from Pixabay.
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The Pride of a Nation
Image by Sue Brady from Pixabay
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