by Elizabeth Barrett Browning l. ENOUGH! We’re tired, my heart and I. We sit beside the headstone thus, And wish that name were carved for us. The moss reprints more tenderly The hard types of the mason’s knife, As heaven’s sweet life renews earth’s life With which we’re tired, my heart and I. ll. YouContinue reading “My Heart and I”
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The Old Gods
by Dannie Abse The gods, old as night, don’t trouble us. Poor weeping Venus! Her pubic hairs are grey, and her magic love girdle has lost its spring. Neptune wonders where he put his trident. Mars is gaga – illusory vultures on the wing. Pluto exhumed, blinks. My kind of world, he thinks. Kidnapping andContinue reading “The Old Gods”
Market meeting was a real bonus
Meeting my Muse at the market in March 1973 was a bonus as I thought it would be two weeks after the party before I saw her again. That half an hour with her made all the difference. If you are thinking of a long-term relationship then you should base it on each of youContinue reading “Market meeting was a real bonus”
To woo or not woo – that is the question – only fools rush in
Since I last mentioned the moment I actually met my Muse, and discovered she had a six-month-old baby, I have not gone back to that period, well not until yesterday when I commented on that eventful year 1973. It is not because there were any bad memories from that event, or even that year. InContinue reading “To woo or not woo – that is the question – only fools rush in”
IRA bombers, fairy tale wedding, three-day week and heavy rock – all help make the world go round
Some years are full of events, others can be very quiet. For me 1973 was one of those busy years. It was certainly a year which sticks in my mind. The year began with the UK, along with the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, entering the European Economic Market. Not something which impinged on myContinue reading “IRA bombers, fairy tale wedding, three-day week and heavy rock – all help make the world go round”
No Swan So Fine
by Marianne Moore “No water so still as the dead fountains of Versailles.” No swan, with swart blind look askance and gondoliering legs, so fine as the chinz china one with fawn- brown eyes and toothed gold collar on to show whose bird it was. Lodged in the Louis Fifteenth candelabrum-tree of cockscomb- tinted buttons,Continue reading “No Swan So Fine”
Surrounded by tins and it all started by accident
Are you a collector? I don’t mean someone who rattles a plastic box trying to get cash for charity; or someone who goes around on a big lorry in the early morning collecting the rubbish from our bins. I’m talking about things like stamps; or coins; or teddy bears; or beermats. I am sure thatContinue reading “Surrounded by tins and it all started by accident”
I WANNA BE YOURS
I wanna be your vacuum cleaner Breathing in your dust I wanna be your Ford Cortina I will never rust If you like your coffee hot Let me be your coffee pot You call the shots I wanna be yours I wanna be your raincoat For those frequent rainy days I wanna be your dreamboatContinue reading “I WANNA BE YOURS”
Deck the halls with boughs of holly – and lots and lots of Christmas lights
Sorry about yesterday but I got a bit behind myself and stuck into the early processes of de-decoration on Twelfth Night. No matter how bad a time it is, and the last two Christmases have not actually been a ball of fun, I find the Yuletide season to be a special time, especially when itContinue reading “Deck the halls with boughs of holly – and lots and lots of Christmas lights”
Have a Nice Day
by Spike Milligan ‘Help, help,’ said a man, ‘I’m drowning.’ ‘Hang on,’ said a man from the shore. ‘Help, help, said the man ‘I’m not clowning.’ ‘Yes I know, I heard you before. Be patient dear man who is drowning, You see I have got a disease. I am waiting for a Doctor J Browning.Continue reading “Have a Nice Day”
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