Today's poet

[Hes]

I may have posted this a ong time ago but it is great so here it is again...

Touch

My hands
Open the curtains of your being
Clothe you in a further nudity
Uncover the bodies of your body
My hands
Invent another body for your body

Octavio Paz

[Old Whippet]

This is great OW! Gets me all inspired for tomorrow and Gisborough Moors...although I think the clartiness may be lacking after today's fine weather. Hope you enjoyed your run.

'enjoyed' never seems quite the right word after Allendale. 26 miles. Cracking running for the 1st 7 or so then a middle section of peat bog hell lasting about 10 miles, before some excellent terrain that would be a joy had you not spent the previous 10 miles wading, leaping, struggling etc.
I'm led to believe it improves the character.
Anyway - I'll be at Guisborough as a spectator. Will stand at one of the check-points reciting poetry if you wish!!

[Old Whippet]

I may have posted this a ong time ago but it is great so here it is again...

Touch

My hands
Open the curtains of your being
Clothe you in a further nudity
Uncover the bodies of your body
My hands
Invent another body for your body

Octavio Paz

lovely! But you're not seriously suggesting I recite this one are you

[Hes]

my world rearranged
I, may appear the same, I
am forever changed

[Hes]

lovely! But you're not seriously suggesting I recite this one are you

Ha ha! It might put me off my stride a tad! It will be great to see you there. It sounds like you had a really tough run. Fantastic that you can do that distance. I've just got to 18.5miles but its quite hard going.

[Harry H Howgill]

a poem about 2 chaps I encountered (AGAIN AND AGAIN) on the Allendale Challenge today.

Pete Bogs – we’ve met before.
2 years ago to be precise.
You didn’t impress me then
And you dont now.
With your gaping maw,
Bottomles gut
And appetite for runners.
Get out of the way
Sapper of strength and spirit
But first give me back my mudclaw
Motherf*****.

Pete Hags. As ugly a your name suggests.
A glutinous roller-coaster
‘Undulating’ would make you sound benign
And you’re not.
Also known as Pete Groughs
Another ugly name.
Well deserved

That's great. I take it you enjoyed it then.

[Harry H Howgill]

my world rearranged
I, may appear the same, I
am forever changed

That is beautiful Hes. You've produced some absolutely fabulous poetry recently. Keep sharing the great work.

Good luck for Guisborough tomorrow.

[freckle]

my world rearranged
I, may appear the same, I
am forever changed

I like this poem, it had a soothing feel (especially after reading the well constructed rant of a post allendaler !)

see you soon Hes

[freckle]

Well, top of the morning to you all...I is off on my jollies soon......have a nice day all

Once more the round

What's greater, Pebble or Pond?
What can be known? The Unknown.
My true self runs toward a Hill
More! O More! visible.

Now I adore my life
With the Bird, the abiding Leaf,
With the Fish, the questing Snail,
And the Eye altering All;
And I dance with William Blake
For love, for Love's sake;

And everything comes to One,
As we dance on, dance on, dance on.

Theodore Roethke

[Nathaniel Lee]

Some really good stuff from everyone.Hes you are on quite a roll.