David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Cosmonaut’s Last Journey (It’s All Over Now) by Alfred N.Muggins
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4/7/22 Forlorn he looks out of his rocket window, His people no longer love him, They have seen through the thin veneer of his lies. Now they know...
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Liz had dreams of living in a Tax Free World! Part 1 By Alfred N.Muggins
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14/10/22 / 17/10/22 Liz had dreams of living in a tax free world where Public Services were just there and didn’t have to be paid for! Most things...
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Where Art Thou James Bond? By Alfred N.Muggins
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15/5/22 Unfortunately James Bond had apparently just been killed off in his last film (although Alfred had not seen it yet, and probably would not...
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Boris Reluctantly Steps Down and is Replaced By A New Government and a Period Of Chaos! By Alfred N.Muggins
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26/9/22 The eminently forgiveable Boris? Whatever bad rumours Alfred heard about the man and Prime Minister, he just couldn’t help forgiving him!...
Alfred Awakes From A Dream, Having Arrived In Arthur’s Kingdom (A Part of Their Holiday In Devon) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 3
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7/8/22 / 9/8/22 / 23/8/22 They were crying out for employees in most sectors of the economy, as far as he could make out, so why didn’t wages rise to...
Good poem Marandina! You
Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022
Good poem Marandina! You brought me back to the romantic legends of King Arthur and Avalon etc. which I have always enjoyed. I am, in a sense, surprised that tower hasn't blown away, as it was exceedingly windy when I went there some years ago....
Read full commentPosted in Ynys Wydryn (Glastonbury Tor)
I did enjoy this piece. For a
Posted on Thu, 30 Dec 2021
I did enjoy this piece. For a few minutes I really thought the American Revolution was not going to happen! That was quick thinking! (The Genesis of a new nation!! Wow!)
Read full commentPosted in Philadelphia Freedom and Phil Collins
Your poem is reminding me a
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Your poem is reminding me a little of Bruce Springsteen's 'The River'. The new year is like the high expectations at the beginning which turns into the river of life as the year (or life!) passes/flows. I like the imagery you have used! Happy new...
Read full commentPosted in Embracing New Year
I like this poem and how it
Posted on Sat, 01 Jan 2022
I like this poem and how it marries optimism with the regressive effects of the pandemic and decline of our health and social systems. You express the mixed feelings of entering the new year at this time! Happy New Year nonetheless!
Read full commentPosted in To Be or Not to Be (an optimist)
I read this to my wife this
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
I read this to my wife this morning with our first cup of tea in bed, my first full reading of it, and we both enjoyed it. I like the way you have turned Boris into Scrooge with the ghosts of christmases, past, present and future. Mrs Thatcher...
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I have suspended my Christmas
Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021
I have suspended my Christmas chill-out to read this contemplative and sad poem! (briefly!) But you do have the feelings of the graveyard here perfectly. We must try to remember our dead as we would hope to be remembered ourselves. It occurs to...
Read full commentPosted in In Memoriam
This reminds me of holidays I
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021
This reminds me of holidays I have been on, and observations to be made on them. It is very funny, and familiar too. I like the way you observe the characters, all from their particular regions or backgrounds, and then realise that some of them...
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Thanks for your entertaining
Posted on Thu, 16 Dec 2021
Thanks for your entertaining and thought provoking questions, and for reading and commenting Turlough. I guess Marie Antoinette did say the right thing after all, even if it wasn't enough to save her from the guillotine! Although if I have not...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins : The Man Responsible For Bringing Fact and Fiction Together! (In A New Way) : Remolding and Renovating History : Part 3 : Evolution Not Revolution
It does seem quite a shame to
Posted on Thu, 16 Dec 2021
It does seem quite a shame to supplant the original film and soundtrack in this way. Younger generations may bypass the original from now on! Is that fair or right? Surely Spielberg could have picked a fresher project than to steal an already...
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I enjoyed this poem! You
Posted on Thu, 16 Dec 2021
I enjoyed this poem! You eloquently sum up much of what it is to become older.
Read full commentPosted in The Old Guy
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