Mutevoli pensieri

Simply A Yarn

A dedicated worker. It’s been years since she last knitted but she is not likely to drop a stitch. A lot of nieces have duly been fitted with...

Out with the Old

...and in with the New.

Closing The Gap

This was written for a group exercise. We were given random lines from an unseen poem and were asked to incorporate them in a composition of our own. The "borrowed" text appears in bold characters.

A Laptop Romance

At once I can tell that she is my type.

Two-way Love Poem

One from the archive.
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First Love

A Chaucerian roundel.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

US man walks free after 25 years on death row.

Anniversary

48 and counting. An acrostic poem.
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Storms

*** When we were kids we watched in awe. ***

A Blackboard Jungle

Education, education, education.

Maya

A tribute to Maya Angelou.

May 1964

An anniversary which may go unnoticed.

Cheryl Has Wed

...I pick up a paper: it is a red top; the headlines scream that Cheryl has wed.
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Metamorphosis (I.P.)

Our gang was the fiercest on the estate. Smiling wasn’t permitted because to grin was seen as socialising with the enemy and that was worse than a mortal sin.
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A Story of Our Time

They are taken by taxi to so called parties...

Ying and Yang of Politics

A cleave poem (or equivoke)in three parts. How to read a Cleave poem? Simply: 1. Read the left hand poem (A) as a first discrete poem. 2. Read the right hand poem (B) as a second discrete poem. 3. Read the whole (A+B) as a third integrated poem.
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A Quiet Evening

Relaxing at home.
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A Poet In The Making

'I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.' Robert Frost
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Howzat?

Cause for celebration.

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

We met, as agreed, at the Odeon cinema. We bought our tickets -she insisted on going Dutch- and watched a French film, “Les parapluies de Cherbourg...
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Trick or Treat?

"Woke up this morning..." competition.
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A Devoted Servant

A further contribution to the 'Woke up this morning...' competition.

George

Julian Barnes' novel 'Arthur & George' - now adapted for television - was the inspiration for this poem, included in my collection "Poetry on Tap".

Arthur

Biographical notes.

What's in a Name?

Based on part of Juliet's speech in Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'.

I Am Not...

Who do you think I am?
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A Telephone Call

Keeping in touch. (An old poem re-visited.)

Hysteria

Flash fiction.
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Reunion

I remember hearing her confession. Flash fiction - edited as per Ed Crane's suggestion.

Seduction in Suburbia

A cautionary tale in 200 words.

The Other Side of the Coin

An opposite view. (A follow up to 'Seduction in Suburbia'). 200 words.
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Revisiting the Past

Repressed memories. An erotic tale. (Edited)

New Horizons

All the headlines are about Pluto.
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The Road to Hell (Poetry Monthly)

Edited as per Vera Clark's suggestions. (31/08/2015)
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As Time Goes By

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A Tactical Retreat

The poem incorporates titles of books by Hemingway.

Vanishing Trick

This is a short story I wrote eleven years ago. I am re-posting it to see if it has stood the test of time or if it has past its sell-by date. Comments welcomed.
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Number One (Poetry Monthly)

A variation on the theme of Visual Poetry.

An Awkward Situation

An experimental piece in the Chant Royal form
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Hope Springs Eternal

Experimental. An abundance of alliterations.

A Life's Story

Edited.
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A Voyage Through London

London Competition entry.
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Love in the Time of the Plague

The tragic love story of a young couple in the village of Eyam, hit by the plague in 1665.

All's Well that Ends Well

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie. "All's Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1"

Blue Nun and Babycham

The swinging sixties. A recollection. (Reposted)
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Aftermath

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Precious Gift

The current Monthly Poetry challenge reminded me of a poem I wrote in 2003 which I included in my Poetry Collection “Idle Thoughts”. Here is a repost.
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Fyodor

Retro

Image by Roger Green - 18 December 2016 - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

On the Warpath

This image is in the public domain – Author: David Frances Barry (1854-1934)
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Clearing the Attic

Goodbye to all that. (From my 2008 poetry collection "Reflections")
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Lorenzo

A remembrance.

An Englishman's Castle

Trick or treat?
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Cupid

Image: CC0 Public Domain - http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Shabby-Chic-Vintage-Cupid-On-Wood-Pair-Kiss-2899303
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Echoes From the Past

The Grand Tour. - Image in the public domain.
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Finance and Romance

Image source: Pixabay -Creative C.ommons - No attribution required
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A Ghost Town

The copyright on this image is owned by Kenneth Allen and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Into the Void

Headline from The Times newspaper (30/3/2018) - Thank heavens: Pope puts Hell in doubt - Image source: CC0 Creative Commons - Free for commercial use. No attribution required
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English Lessons

Image source: Pixabay - CC0 Creative Commons - Free for commercial use - No attribution required

The Old Photo

A blast from the past.

Dreaming Spires

Image source: Pixabay - No attribution required.

A Bottomless Pit

Infinite space. - Image from Pixabay - No attribution required.
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A Leap of Faith

Creative commons image - No attribution required.
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The Old Bailey Lady

Image from Pixabay - CC0 Creative Commons No attribution required

The Ashmen

They came to these shores in great numbers - (cco creative commons image) -
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Dead-eyed Dick

One from my archive. (Image from Pixabay -CC0 Creative commons).

Handbags and Crocodile Shoes

PX Image in the public domain.
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Senses

Public domain image: An allegory of five senses - Still life by Peter Claesz -1623
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Elegy

To the memory of all the fellow writers who have left us.
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A Learning Curve

Many fairy tales and nursery rhymes have been with us since the year dot...

Desert Storm

Image's credit: Lightning and dark stormy clouds by AstoKo in Deviantart

Measure for Measure

The term "measure for measure" refers to a legal concept that when a person commits a crime (or sins), he or she should be made to pay – either by making some sort of restitution or by suffering an amount that's equal to the suffering he or she has caused. (This is similar to "eye for an eye" justice.)
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Encyclopidias

Sic transit gloria mundi.
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If Money Was No Object

It is a pleasure to own a work of art whether it is the charming Mona Lisa whose smile touches art lovers' heart or a painting by Gentileschi of Pisa...

The Nest Egg

“A nest egg is essential for a secure retirement.”
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100 Years On

A time for reflection - (A poem I wrote for the eponymous ABCtales competion in 2014)
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Love is Blind

A variation on the October Poetry Monthly: a somonka.
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Christmas in Kessingland (a sestina)

A first attempt at a sestina for this week's Inspiration Point with a (slight) reference to winter.
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The Wait

Un bel di vedremo.... (Image: Wiki commons).

Wishing

My Christmas wish when I was a kid...
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Monastic Misbehaviour

Not as outrageous as the one described in my poem "The Great Escape".

Not All Roses

My wish list.
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Toys are Us

There was a time...

Down Memory Lane

A journey into the past.

Bosco Verticale

A vertical forest in the heart of a city.
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First of February

Happy birthday...to me
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Dandelions

Reappraisal of a a humble weed.
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A Man's Point of View

International Women's Day
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A Singular Man

Rimas dissolutas.
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Alla Sera (a translation)

Society of Classical Poets 2019 competition - Shared third prize in the translation category.
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A Day Out at Kew Gardens

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. Author Daniel Case
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The Black Dog

Often seen as a portent of death it is described as a hell-hound. (Image in the Public Domain)
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A nobody

The rain which had been coming down in a steady light drizzle developed all of a sudden into a downpour. Umbrellas mushroomed over the heads of the bereaved gathered at the graveside.

Aunt Daisy's Son

A Christmas visitor.
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Pillow Talk

The title (but not the plot) taken from the eponymous film with Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
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I Have Planted a Seed

Image by Walter Hood Fitch - CC BY 4.0 Wellcome Images
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In Praise of a Courgette

Image in the public domain.
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The Trophy Wall

No elephant in the room. ( 250 words flash fiction)

On Winter Nights

A verbless poem.

Kol Nidrei

I heard a beautiful piece the other day...
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On Cromer Pier

More reminiscences. (Own photo).
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On Epsom Downs

A picnic and a glint of gold.
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Environment

An acrostic poem.
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Loch Ness Monster - the Truth.

Picture from Wikimedia Commons.

Zenosyne

Dipping into the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
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Juno's Geese

Wikimedia Commons image in the public domain.

A Weekend in Bath

A fleeting visit.
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The Portrait on the Staircase

His gaze follows me across the room.

Watermelon

I am round and fat, my skin is green.
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Motivation

Age is just a number.
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A Fresh Start

Saint Francis of Assisi born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco
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Geese

Winged nomads.
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Remembrance

On the 50th year of my father's death.
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Cinéma vérité

Morning has broken
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Godot

A long wait. (Painting by Toulouse Lautrec from Wikimedia Commons)
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A Masterpiece

Attributed to Botticelli
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A Mid Night Dream

I saw the road sign.

Ms. Scrooge

Sally Dexter stars as the first ever female Scrooge on a London stage. (Image from Pinterest)
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Clive James, Farewell.

Mourning the loss of a literary talent.

The Upside-down Tree

a thousand-years-old and feeling its age,
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Come Fly with Me

Is it a bird or is it a plane?

Boris

Troubled times.
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New Year's Resolution

A senryu
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The Medium is the Message

Consequence of online searches.
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A Chinese Lantern

A lanturne poem. Similar to a Haiku, the lanturne poem uses five lines with a syllable structure of one, two, three, four and one syllables per line.
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Reflected Glory

A writer's heaven.
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A Chōka Poem

Examining the Japanese poetry structure. A chōka poem can be of indefinite length.

A Minor League's Mozart

A wonder from Down Under.
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King of the Road

Noblesse oblige.

Service With A Smile

Image from Wikimedia - Nasch92 , the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license: CreativeCommons Attribution4.0 International
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A Clowder of Cats

For cat lovers.
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Civet

A cat-like mammal. (A poem in rhyming quatrains.)
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Wipe the Slate Clean

Oxford University's Classics department is talking about removing Homer and Virgil from its compulsory syllabus.
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Hot Dishes

Variety is the spice of life.
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The Great Plague of Milan

Then and now. Image: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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A Literary Squirrel

A judicious rodent.
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Reflections of A Solivagant

A Walk in the country.
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From Filton to Fairford

A nostalgic look back – Image: Pixabay License - Free for commercial use - No attribution required.
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Myth and Reality

A goddess reassessed.
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What To Be, That is the Question

An idle thought with apologies. to Will.
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Independence

An old one. More feline reminiscences.
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Parting

Remember the good times.
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Everything But The Kitchen Sink

A BBC profile on Dylan Thomas related that on being told by his sister to write something about the kitchen sink, he promptly composed a poem on the subject.
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Broken Dream

When a country boy met a city girl.
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Insecurity

If you could rub a magic lamp and make a wish,..
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Labels

Food for thought.
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Masquerade

There are more than 20 names of birds in this composition. To save people's time I have highlighted them.
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The Apple of Discord

Rotten to the core.
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Vivaldi con Brio

A masterful performance by the ' nterpreti Veneziani'.
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I Know Nothing

¿qué?
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Protest

It’s happening everywhere, in the East and West: people with a grievance are taking to the street to express their resentment and register a protest...
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A Portrait in Gouache

I am told that he is my great, great-grandfather.
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Lethargy

Explanations might be multitudinous.
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Regeneration

An inspector called.
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The Cherry Orchard

Sharing the fruit.

Boz

Charles Dickens, A mini portrait.
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Green Grass of Home

the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) - (Updated and reposted.)
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Poetry in Motion

Image licensed under the CreativeCommons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. Attribution: Dave Pickersgill
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The Moth

Fatal attraction.
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A Late Arrival

Last night's virtual reading.
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The Station Hotel

Remiiniscences.
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Drink and Be Merry

At the Oktoberfest.
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The Maze

The devilish labyrinth that Daedalus devised.
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A Double Act

Mario and I were a double act.
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Thanks For the Memory

Paul Harvey, a composer with dementia whose piano-playing went viral meets students he inspired.
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Feeling Blue

A limerick.
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Black Cats

Treasured pets.
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Imagine

Forty years on.
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The Storyteller

An inspiring character.
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Eating Out

An ekphrastic poem inspired by Edward Hopper's painting "Nighthawks"
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Bubble Trouble

An ekphrastic poem inspired by John E. Millais painting "Bubbles"
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Ailurophilia

A felinophile's viewpoint. (Image: author's own photo.)
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Changing One's Mind

The more I reflected on this idea of mine, the more I realised my mind wasn't set.
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Letters (After One's Name)

I have friends and relations with letters after their name
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A Fallen Star

A fireball, a driveway and a priceless meteorite - ( Image GNUFree Documentation License .- Author: H. Raab )
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A Happy Bunny

Optimism in troubled times.
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The Forgotten Song

Image : GNU Free Documentation License , Author: Incandescent (Jessica Bonsell)
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A Milestone

The19th March was a special anniversary.
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Metamorphosis

Monosyllabic musings.
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A Paragon

An unresolved question
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Sports-Mad

An armchair supporter.
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A Lucky Man

That fortune is fickle cannot be denied.
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Tulips from Amsterdam

Botanical works of art.
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A Botanical Conundrum

Indecision.
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Unfulfilled Cravings

Image from Wikipedia - Magritte now out of copyright.
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Alarm Clocks and Alarm Bells.

Grey cells at dawn. (Image from Pixabay)
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Something to Read

A number one best-seller
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A Man of Simple Tastes

I am a man of simple tastes ; I am easily satisfied with the best. (Image from Pixabay)
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Carnival in Venice

Image: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Author: Frank Kovalchek fromAnchorage, Alaska, USA
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Jealousy

All is fair in love and war - Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabaay
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Covid19 Update

Back to normality?
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No Cream in the Carbonara

Is pineapple an acceptable pizza topping? And do you put cream in the carbonara?
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Food of Love

A meagre diet.
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Blind Date

Expect the unexpected.
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Poem of the week

Gold, Silver and Bronze

Euphoric Britannia.
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An Ill Wind

There is a trade wind that blows in West Africa,
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Back to Square One

A Cabal in Kabul?
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Virtual Readings

Not accustomed to public speaking. (image has been released into the public domain by its author, AKA MBG . This applies worldwide)
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Mamma Mia

Pixabay License -- Free for commercial use - No attribution required
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The Anatomy of A Crime

The Cordele poisoner.
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The ZX81 and I

Sir Clive Sinclair R.I.P.
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Down in the Dumps

Image from Wikipedia.- free documentation licence ( Attribution: PalaeoMal )
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I Saw A Magpie

Flights of fancy and superstitions
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The Godfather

An old piece rehashed for this week's Inspiration Point
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La vie en rose

Image: from Wikipedia Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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Art Collecting

Hidden treasures. (Image from pixabay - free, no attribution required)
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I, Myself and Me

A self-portrait.
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Curtains

The cinema was in the basement of an imposing Art Deco building
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A Sleepless Night

Sell-by date.
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Ancestral Spirits

With Halloween nearly upon us.
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Like It Or Not

Like it or not we live a life full of contrasting, conflicting attitudes
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Frankly Speaking

A tribute. (Image: This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Ross) Todhunter
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A Game of Two Halves

A precarious tenure.
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Beware of the Greek Alphabet

It isn't of the Greeks you have to be aware - Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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A Funny Old Game

...but no laughing matter
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Pine Away

The Italian Stone Pine
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A Guy with a Bonsai

Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Author : Sailko
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No Evening Twilight in Acapulco

Dark and light; umbra and penumbra.- Image: GNU Free Documentation License , Author: Vallezatri
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A Nip in the Air

A drop in temperature. (An acrostic poem from my archive)
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In the Streets of Pamplona

on the day the bulls ran
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On Winter Nights

By a roaring log fire. (An old poem, circa 2016)
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Etiquette

I am told it's a tradition.
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Valentino

A translation from Italian of "VALENTINO" by Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)
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Confusion

...but not on my part.
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Departures

An old poem, edited and re-posted
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I Sit and Think

A parody of J.J. Tolkien's "I Sit Beside the Fire and Think"
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Musing

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Salad Days

From my poetry collection "Reflections"
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A Puzzle Unravelled

There once was a puzzle whose shape was cubic invented by a Magyar by the name of Rubik
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April

"April is the cruelest month.." - The Waste Land by T.S.Eliot
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A Flight of Fantasy

No news or fake news - Image from Pixabay by Królestwo_Nauki
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Dante's Road to Hell

One from my archive - Image from Wikimedia Commons
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Morning Love

A foggy autumnal day.- Image by Manfred Antranias Zimmer from Pixabay
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Heatwave

UK heatwave sees temperatures above 40C for first time
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When in Rome

The Romans were known to enjoy the odd contest
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I Spy

...with my little eye.
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Beauty and the Beholder

Ugly plants.
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Beauty and the Beholder (a rhyming version)

A rhyming version of https://www.abctales.com/story/luigipagano/beauty-and-beholder
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A Diehard Viewpoint

An orthodox opinion.
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Chasing the Rainbow

An older piece. Edited and renamed.
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Contrast

Not everything is black or white
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An Anniverary Milestone

30th August 2022 - Mary Shelley's 225th birthday
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What Happened to Carlo?

He left in a hot air balloon.
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The Wonders of Technology

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
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Snoopy

Image by Tú Lê Anh from Pixabay
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Opposite Views

In 2015 I wrote this poem: TenThings I Love (and She Hates) | ABCtales One commentator said: “ Now you can do the opposite such as: 10 things she...
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An Oversight

Today is National Poetry Day
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Musical Chairs

Image from Wikipedia- Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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Genealogy for Beginners

Image by Agata from Pixabay
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May You Live in Interesting Times

It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period. (Chinese proverb)
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A Literary Ghoul

...of the old school.
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Of War and Peace

Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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Every Dog Has Its Day

World Jellyfish Day - November the 3rd.(Image from Wikipedia - Creative Commons license)
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A Great Escape

Three men on a raft.
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A Fond Farewell

Joy Pagano - 1942-2022
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A Legacy

As a lifelong member of the Gardening Society she was mad about flowers, relishing the variety of colours and scent of her garden's flora
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Herbs

I haven't green fingers, my forte is gastronomy
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A Crazy Life

No excuse to be lazy.
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The Tall Bookcase

A tall story. (Based on a true occurrence) - Image from Pixabay.
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Topolino

Image: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Author Dave_7 (.Flkr.)
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Patrick

Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Author: Nheyob
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The Chinese Kumquat

Inspiration point: fruit - (Edited and retitled.)
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Circling the Globe

Musings
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In a Jam

Spaghetti and (traffic) jam. Image from Pixabay
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James and Ellie

To Manuela, Giulia, Tiziana and Bisnonna - not forgetting Ellie and James. (Own photo)
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A Special Day

International Cat Day - Photo courtesy of my daughter Nina.
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A Precarious Situation

Longevity - Image from Pixabay
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Chewing the Cud

My friend Bill is rather glib and quite often he tells a fib. I listened carefully to my bud and discreetly chewed the cud. “I wandered lonely as a...
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Clarabelle and Friends

A close friendship - Free image: from 123F: postage stamp printed by Bhutan, that shows Clarabelle cow visiting Lighthouse at Alexandria, circa 1991.
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Spotless in Tennessee

A baby giraffe was born with no spots at Brights Zoo in Tennessee on 31 July. The spotless giraffe is incredibly rare.
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August 24th, Vesuvius Day

August 24th is celebrated as Vesuvius Day to commemorate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae (Image from Pixabay)
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Perchance a Dream

Or a nightmare? - (Free image fro Pixabay)
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A Special Celebration (I.P.) - (edited)

for this week's Inspiration Point write something that includes a colour, a song, and a fruit or vegetable. ( Image source: File:Flickr-3705507804-original.jpg - Wikimedia Commons 0
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Fun and Games

A Jolly Good Time - Image: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie

was born on this day, many years ago.
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The Buried Treasure

"X" marks the spot. (Image from Wikimedia Commons in the public domain)
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A Case for Rosary Beads

I saw the number: it was six, six, six, and I asked myself, am I in a fix? What the devil is this? I know for a fact that I've not made a Faustian...
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Mother, Dear...

A strained relationship. Based on the opening line of 'The Stanger' by Albert Camus.(Image from Pixabay)
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Stormy Weather

Agnes. Babet and Ciarán. were the latest storms to reach the UK in 2023
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Cooler Than Yesterday

it is midday and it's minus 3
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Alaric's Treasure

(One from my archive) - The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric.
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Give and Take

They had debated at length and she knew that he was wrong but did not worry. Ended the argument sIghing and saying "yes, dear". Was certain that...
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Noah's Ark

He had worked very hard to ensure that no troubles would occur and therefore he'd only allowed couples.
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This Morning

A midwinter dream
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Come and See My Etchings

Image: this work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Happy Birthday to Me

I wasn't born yesterday (but on the First of February 1935)
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Sounds

I recognised him by his snore - Image from Pixabay
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A Thought

How can anyone achieve happiness?
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