David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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Holidays in Timbuctou, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter!)
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25/9/23 Alfred had realized in this last week or so that his long hoped for, and planned, Holiday In Timbuctou would definitely not be taking place...
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The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.5 by Alfred Muggins (himself) Part 2 : Wives
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Part 2 : Wives 4/5/23 / 8/7/23 Alfred, who is not one to ever force a woman to do what she doesn’t want to, relented. The real Henry might have used...
The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.5 by Alfred Muggins (himself) Part 1 : Caretaker King
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8/7/21 Alfred had been entrusted with Henry’s Kingdom while the King was away in the future, but the real Henry would eventually return, when fixed...
Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2
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Part 2 8/2/23 (25/8/23) Some of the calls the day before had been fine, small enough issues which he could deal with, pleasant customers, who weren’t...
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Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1
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7/2/23 Sitting here at a local beauty spot. Alfred had never given up a job in such a way before! Always previously he had given notice in that...
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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...
Read full commentPosted in A Christmas Boris
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
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
I did enjoy your poem when I
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
I did enjoy your poem when I first read it before, but the music, speech, and video certainly put another slant on it! It feels like an Englishman, or Yorkshireman's take on life, matters of taste and personal choice, but even more humourous with...
Read full commentPosted in Take It or Leave It (with music video)
This really is a great
Posted on Thu, 02 Dec 2021
This really is a great explanation and summary of what is taking place in people smuggling, and in desperate migration, and it happens not only in the English Channel but in various places around the world. As an appreciation of what so many must...
Read full commentPosted in I Can't Get Her Out Of My Head.
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