David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The 10 Favourite Sayings Of Mr Alfred Muggins (At This Moment In Time!)
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(In no particular order:) (actually there are 11 sayings here! – no matter!) Always trust a man (or a woman) if he (or she) likes marmalade! Don’t...
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Fool To Cry by Mr Alfred Muggins
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At difficult times of tiredness or exhaustion, or just mild depression, Muggins was one of those people who would take refuge in music. It kept him...
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Stone Age Taliban Biscuits, From Before The Age Of Sugar! by Alfred N.Muggins
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Of course the Taliban never had access to Caribbean sugar, being landlocked in a mountainous country, but even if they had had sugar they would...
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Saint Patrick's Day (17/3/21) : Part 4 : In Which Mr Muggins Digs An Even Deeper Hole For Himself by Mr A.N.Muggins
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(only read this section if you are genuinely open minded and don’t mind playing about with things like borders and political or national identity etc...
There's A New Biscuit In Town! (Called The Taliban Biscuit!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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Now at the end of August (or the middle of September) there’s a new biscuit in town! Taliban have taken over pretty much the whole of Afghanistan by...
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There is a nice feeling to
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021
There is a nice feeling to this poem. It almost makes me wish I had been a bit older in 1970 and could remember it better! But youth can be at any time. All of us experience these moments when we are free, or optimistic, carefree.
Read full commentPosted in Before We Kissed Goodnight
These are good pieces, well
Posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2018
These are good pieces, well written and intelligent visions of the future!
Read full commentPosted in UV (Part 3) - Dillon
I also enjoyed this poem. You
Posted on Tue, 05 Oct 2021
I also enjoyed this poem. You described the feeling/situation of strangers passing in the street very effectively, and in a moody way!
Read full commentPosted in Strangers on a Street
Good story, a bit sad, but
Posted on Tue, 14 Sep 2021
Good story, a bit sad, but very heartening in the end! Life goes on and our animals do need us!
Read full commentPosted in With or Without You
A fitting memory of it.
Posted on Fri, 10 Sep 2021
A fitting memory of it. Watching a documentary about it again has reminded me of the extreme horror and extreme spectacle of it!
Read full commentPosted in Twin Towers
Great poem, showing the
Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Great poem, showing the desperation, disappointment, and tragedy of those queueing or jostling outside the airport at Kabul. These are scenes that should not be happening, one way or another, a modern horror story. What went wrong? What could...
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I did enjoy this! You have
Posted on Tue, 17 Aug 2021
I did enjoy this! You have written it well. It shows the feelings of leaving home, moving on, very well!
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The sense of failure and
Posted on Wed, 11 Aug 2021
The sense of failure and misfortune is very well drawn! Very well done!
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The shaggy blonde Etonian
Posted on Wed, 28 Jul 2021
The shaggy blonde Etonian does have some interesting friends, and he keeps meeting them, but can he trust any of them? I enjoyed the satire and the pantomime Marandina. You have shown the spirit of the times very accurately!
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This did make me laugh. I
Posted on Mon, 02 Aug 2021
This did make me laugh. I enjoyed it. We all have difficulty controlling ourselves and following best laid plans!
Read full commentPosted in How Roger Came to Spend Lockdown on the Sofa in His Underpants
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