Today's poet

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Couple of good un's from freckle today:cool:
Not sure this morning's No Sense of Direction is good for fellrunning though:eek::D

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Tee hee! :)

What's for dinner tonight?

Elvin Soup

Saute gently one onion
in tingle spells
Then
U
N
P
E
E
L
two parsnips, hidden sweets...
throw in some cumin
(which thrives in hot lands)
and has a slender branched
s-t-e-m
Next, add the soft and hairless plant seeds
with some good old veggie stock
just when you thought it couldn't get any hotter
add some finely chopped chilli
to the melange

Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche
if so
DESIREd

and there we have the finest Elvin Soup !
to be consumed at your own risk/pleasure

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Originally Posted by freckle

What's for dinner tonight?

Elvin Soup

Saute gently one onion
in tingle spells
Then
U
N
P
E
E
L
two parsnips, hidden sweets...
throw in some cumin
(which thrives in hot lands)
and has a slender branched
s-t-e-m
Next, add the soft and hairless plant seeds
with some good old veggie stock
just when you thought it couldn't get any hotter
add some finely chopped chilli
to the melange

Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche
if so
DESIREd

and there we have the finest Elvin Soup !
to be consumed at your own risk/pleasure

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Sounds Bloody Marvellous, i'd risk a bowl, please;)

Hello all

Had a busy night tonight but enjoyed lurking :eek::)

Night all

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Originally Posted by freckle

What's for dinner tonight?

Elvin Soup

Saute gently one onion
in tingle spells
Then
U
N
P
E
E
L
two parsnips, hidden sweets...
throw in some cumin
(which thrives in hot lands)
and has a slender branched
s-t-e-m
Next, add the soft and hairless plant seeds
with some good old veggie stock
just when you thought it couldn't get any hotter
add some finely chopped chilli
to the melange

Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche
if so
DESIREd

and there we have the finest Elvin Soup !
to be consumed at your own risk/pleasure

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as she said in When Harry met Sally "I'll have what she's having!"

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Originally Posted by Harry H Howgill

Hello all

Had a busy night tonight but enjoyed lurking :eek::)

Night all

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Night Harry;)

Right then lads..i'll pop some on then!..........:):D:)

night harry

Thank you very much.

His songs are known from Memphis to Rivendell,
You can sing along to the tunes we all know them well,
With his jet black hair and pointed ears,
Both the Elves and the humans give him cheers,
For a millennia or more he's had us under his spell,
Cape on his back and and a fine bow as well,
I can't remember his name but i don't think it's necessary,
Oh i know now his names Elvish Presley.

By Matt.

P.S. Dont know if elvin has anything to do with elves but this came to mind.

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

Tri didn't know where to look as the Fell Poets Society Summer Picnic got a little out of hand !!!.


{Anyone fancy a bit of a caption contest no prizes though just for a laugh.Has to be Poetry thread related}

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Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny...need to think of a caption quick!

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Originally Posted by freckle

Is anybody out there?

A code poem

The life that I have is all that I have
And the life that I have is yours.
The love that I have of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours.

A sleep I shall have
A rest I shall have,
Yet death will be but a pause,
For the peace of my years in the long green grass
Will be yours and yours and yours.

- Leo Marks

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Evening all! Freckle, this has always been a poem that I especially liked. It is great isn't it. Isn't it something to do with the French resistance? Glad that you posted it.

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

Tri didn't know where to look as the Fell Poets Society Summer Picnic got a little out of hand !!!.


{Anyone fancy a bit of a caption contest no prizes though just for a laugh.Has to be Poetry thread related}

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"haven't you read the thread about FRA rules for 'full body cover' blurted Old Whippet"

Looks like I've missed a good night. Damn having to teach that night class!!:( Love the Elven soup and Elves Presley poems.

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Originally Posted by Harry H Howgill

I've got loads of lego men here if you ever need one.

http://www.bananeira.net/stories/arc...8_legoboy4.jpg

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I may be behind on things but this is very funny!:D Thanks to Xrunner though for the article, it was excellent.

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Originally Posted by Hes

Evening all! Freckle, this has always been a poem that I especially liked. It is great isn't it. Isn't it something to do with the French resistance? Glad that you posted it.

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Yep..it is ...well remembered Hes!

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

Tri didn't know where to look as the Fell Poets Society Summer Picnic got a little out of hand !!!.


{Anyone fancy a bit of a caption contest no prizes though just for a laugh.Has to be Poetry thread related}

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"I've heard of bare foot running" said Harry, "but isn't this taking it a step too far?"

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

Tri didn't know where to look as the Fell Poets Society Summer Picnic got a little out of hand !!!.


{Anyone fancy a bit of a caption contest no prizes though just for a laugh.Has to be Poetry thread related}

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"snecklifter anyone?"

When the soup is good, all is good:)
Thanks freckle;)

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

When the soup is good, all is good:)
Thanks freckle;)

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Life just got a bit better after a bowl of my leek and potato soup so I know what you mean there (even if I mean slightly different...no, I don't understand me either, I'm knackered).:o

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Originally Posted by Hes

Life just got a bit better after a bowl of my leek and potato soup so I know what you mean there (even if I mean slightly different...no, I don't understand me either, I'm knackered).:o

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Understand being knackered, happens to me a lot;)

I was star watching
crossing the icy moors
now I'm seeing stars

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Understand being knackered, happens to me a lot;)

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Aye I am wrecked, promised myself an early night...where did that go?

Tired sunspot
Has too much fun (again)
on here poetry thread

:)

Brilliant caption. It's been a good night.

Here's another caption for the picture.

Tri. " I think Freckle might have gone too far in her quest for aerodynamics."

Ow. " I know what you mean she's forgot her shoes !!.

Hello Hes. What have you been up to since you got back ?. Any ideas for prints ?.

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

Hello Hes. What have you been up to since you got back ?. Any ideas for prints ?.

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Hi Tri! Got lots of ideas but have been a bit all over the place with catching up on stuff, a few orders for prints and getting my classes sorted out. Going to try and sketch out some ideas this week. The haikus are coming along, I've typed them up and am tweaking them before collating them with my best photos to make a little book (just for me, not for publishing). How's your book idea coming?

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Originally Posted by freckle

Aye I am wrecked, promised myself an early night...where did that go?

Tired sunspot
Has too much fun (again)
on here poetry thread

:)

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Wakes in the morning
And says 'tonight will be early'
here we are again

O.K. I'm about 1/2 way through now. Are you going to race this year ?. Personally i'm doing 1 a month leading up to The Round Rotherham in October which is 50 miles.

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Wakes in the morning
And says 'tonight will be early'
here we are again

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young freckle was up late at night
instead of in bed sleeping tight
although feeling peeky
she still could be cheeky
and her poems are more than alright

:D

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

O.K. I'm about 1/2 way through now. Are you going to race this year ?. Personally i'm doing 1 a month leading up to The Round Rotherham in October which is 50 miles.

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I usually try to race as much as possible as I push myself so much harder than when I'm training on my own, when I often get sidetracked by the landscape and nature! This year I am training for some longer and tougher fell races but I'll do races that look interesting or are local. Usually at least two a month and in the summer last year I did three a week for a couple weeks but that was daft and mainly because I felt obliged as they were league races and I am supposed to encourage our ladies in the club to get out and do them. They would good fun but I was exhausted. I cycle quite a bit too but just for enjoyment and cross-training.

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Originally Posted by Hes

young freckle was up late at night
instead of in bed sleeping tight
although feeling peeky
she still could be cheeky
and her poems are more than alright

:D

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Correction: it's alreet in freckle land:p

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Correction: it's alreet in freckle land:p

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ha ha...eee you're reet but it doesn't rhyme with night! (or should that be neet?). ;)

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Originally Posted by Hes

ha ha...eee you're reet but it doesn't rhyme with night! (or should that be neet?). ;)

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It's neet, teet and reet................... alreet:D
Seeing stars meself now, neet all;)

Oh stars oh stars

Oh stars
oh stars
so bright
shine your light.

Oh stars
oh stars
so bright
unleash heaven's might.

Oh stars
oh stars
so bright
bring peace upon our worldly fight.

Oh stars
oh stars
so bright
bring me much delight.

nitsujt renrut

Nice one Merry!
Sleep well...like a big in a rug!:) (my mum used to say that)

Survivor

Everyday,
I think about dying.
About disease, starvation,
violence, terrorism, war,
the end of the world.

It helps
keep my mind off things.

Roger McGough

The time I like best is 6am
when the snow is 6 inches deep
which I'm yet to discover
'cause I'm under the covers
fast, fast asleep.

Roger McGough

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Originally Posted by tri-mind

Personally i'm doing 1 a month leading up to The Round Rotherham in October which is 50 miles.

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No injuries this year Matt, build steadily, run within yourself and finish with a smile.............and a beer of course;)

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Originally Posted by Hes

Nice one Merry!
Sleep well...like a big in a rug!:) (my mum used to say that)

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Mine used to say like a bug in a rig, mum's and spelling eh:rolleyes::D

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

No injuries this year Matt, build steadily, run within yourself and finish with a smile.............and a beer of course;)

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That is very good advice, especially the beer bit. I'm going to be a bit more careful this year about overdoing it and try to train and race steadily. Right, am off to bed.

goodnight sleep tight, mind the bed bugs don't bite!:)

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Originally Posted by Hes

Survivor

Everyday,
I think about dying.
About disease, starvation,
violence, terrorism, war,
the end of the world.

It helps
keep my mind off things.

Roger McGough

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Love it :D

Running to Discover

My bruised mind,
battered by the chaos of India,
finds solace in the stillness of home.
Running through the dimming light
the fog hides and transforms
the once familiar trees and hedges.
An air pregnant with possibility
gives birth to startling sounds.
The squawk of a disgruntled guinea fowl
as my bouncing torch beam
picks out its sleeping form.
A low mournful bellow,
milk-swollen and patient,
the cows await their master.
Sulphurous light spills from the barn
where the strains of a violin
drift away in the mist.
The sullen farmer’s melancholic choice,
surprising and beautiful,
makes me wonder.
My ears ring with the sounds of the wind
and my heartbeat as I ascend.
Gritty, muddy footfalls splashing up the hill.
A clattering in the branches
as a pheasant takes fright.
Below the bridge a torrent rages
the stream now a river,
gorged by the thaw.
Nearing home and
the unfamiliar shape ahead turns
revealing a winter-weary mare
She lowers her head
as we both discover
Who I am.

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Originally Posted by Hes

young freckle was up late at night
instead of in bed sleeping tight
although feeling peeky
she still could be cheeky
and her poems are more than alright

:D

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Aw I love this Hes thanks and for yours too Merry! :D