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Awwwwwwwww...........and.......sigh............... .....this is lovely, but Mossy! dear Mossy! you just made me miss someone EVEN MORE!............:-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
ps the vegan debate is amusing some good off the cuff verse there!
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I'm really pleased, not just that you clearly also love MY beautiful Howgills, but that they have inspired you to such superbly evocative verse.Quote:
Originally Posted by freckle
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Originally Posted by Mossdog
Aw thats so sweet Mossy you are kind...i was TOTALLY inspired, got to get back to your homeland soon!
nb i finished editing now i think! :-)
Well I am shattered and turning in....wonder how emmilou is getting on with her journey, funny to think as we all sleep tonight she will be running with friends and cakes, inspiring stuff!
burgundy braids
and rock buns galore
traverse mr graham's circle
to the absolute awe
of me!!!!!
can't wait to hear how she gets on!.....night all x
Morning all
Can i draw your attention to the Simon Armitage thread, anyone interested in tickets need to contact me soon as...see details on thread...:o)
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Originally Posted by freckle
Good one freckle..burgundy braids alliteration :cool: sounds like she is going stongly at the moment :D
THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD
WHAT'S the best thing in the world ?
June-rose, by May-dew impearled;
Sweet south-wind, that means no rain;
Truth, not cruel to a friend;
Pleasure, not in haste to end;
Beauty, not self-decked and curled
Till its pride is over-plain;
Light, that never makes you wink;
Memory, that gives no pain;
Love, when, so, you're loved again.
What's the best thing in the world ?
— Something out of it, I think.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
this is really beautiful alf...particularly liked "light that doesn't make you wink".....i like the way our attention is rawn to the opposite meanings/outcomes in the same phenomena...cleverQuote:
Originally Posted by Alf
The Tebay race is on the day that Gummers How is on in the evening. So you could come and spectate and have a wander round the Howgills then if you have time.Quote:
Originally Posted by freckle
It is a beautiful spot.
Just heard this on the radio. I really enjoyed this one:
As a child,
who may I say,
in all humility,
was something of a prodigy,
I learned an interesting fact.
Bumblebees can’t fly.
It’s just a bit of maths and physics
those tiny wings
simply can’t sustain
those bulbous bodies aloft.
Poor bumblebees fly on in ignorant bliss.
As a child,
who may I say,
with some remorse,
was something of a didact,
I took upon myself the task
of informing said bumblebees
of the error of their ways.
Creeping quietly up behind
I whispered facts and figures
and watched them plummet.
My mother,
caring soul,
but not wishing to inhibit
my enquiring
if somewhat callous mind,
(considering perhaps
a career as a teacher
or a preacher)
instead put up tiny signs
about the flowers
which simply said
“Dear bumblebees,
just jump and pray”