An anonymous limerick
From the 1930’s.

There was a young woman called Starkie  .
Who had an affair with a darky.
The result of her sins.
Was quadruplets not twins.
One black and one white and two khaki .

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With apologies for being derogatory Philip.
Posted November. 25th 2018.

When you wish upon a star.
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When you wish upon a star
Have you any Idea where it goes ?
Express ... it goes express into the cosmos
Naturally it’s a secret wish. Not seen on FB

You can never see it on that Twitter thing
Or in graffiti painted beautifully on walls
Under tunnels or on the sides of rail trucks

When you wish upon a star.
I happen to know that the fairies in the garden
Secretly leave their home in a pumpkin patch
Hail up the nearest Angel Michael or Gabriel

Under cover of the large cabbage daddy grew
Pops said wish into a magic red velvet bag
Off it goes with Michael or Gabriel up in space
Now when you wish upon a star.

And you find that all your dreams come true.

Simply get down upon you knees and pray.
To thank God for all his blessings this Xmas
And spare a thought for all the children
Round the world who are contented with life.

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Written by Philip.
November 24th 2018.

Queen Victoria of Lorraine.

Queen Victoria of Lorraine.
Ultimately the Queen of my heart
Established on our first meeting
Equipping me to know my life’s quest
Never doubting that she was the one

Victoria of Lorraine allow me to rescue you
Imagine if our minds had not been entwined
Can you not believe that my task on earth
To rescue you from out of the Castle prison
Over years a prisoner of circumstance
Realising things could have and should have
Inasmuch like the stories Daddy read you.
As the handsome prince set out to rescue you

Loading his horse with all the weapons needed
On a crusade to fight the dragons of the bush
Rejecting you then locking you away for spite.
Relax I am coming for you my beautiful Queen
Attending to all the doubts and stupidity of life
I intend to do whatever I have to do on my way
Never doubt me. You will be rescued my dear
Eventually and will live “Happily ever after “

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Written by Philip
November 24th 2018.

You are my constant focus.
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You are my constant focus
Oh I want you in my life.
Understand that you are loved.

And not just by family and friends
Reflecting what you look for in a man
Eventually I will take aboard all you need

Magical feelings abound in me when we talk
You are my constant focus

Chronicle the days since we met as proof
Only we have to recognise this in real time
Not as some romantically induced dream
Simply I have to say we have chemistry
The chemistry that if mixed in proportions
A day,a week , a month , a year at a time
Naturally our love will grow and grow
Thus becoming the perfect relationship

For you are my constant focus
Oh I want you in my life.
Carefully I shall cultivate your love
Understanding all that you want from me.
Satisfying each n every need we ever have.

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Written by Philip

If you can’t say something nice. Say nothing.
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If you can’t say anything nice  . Say nothing.
Fortunately I’ve been told I’ve a silver tongue

You would not believe me if I told you but
Only people with silver tongues never offend
Usually they are clever enough to be kind

Clever in the way they talk , the right words
Are coming out of their beautiful mouths
Now I have been told I have a beautiful mouth
That was long ago and I think that man lied

See he was the one who taught Me English
And he was just saying this to be nice
Yes he said “If you can’t say anything nice”

Say nothing. So I said nothing n I had lots Say.
Only I was inhibited not saying anything nice
My phobia grew so I learnt poetry by heart
Eventually speaking in only pure rhyme
The people could see I was different
Having no malice against anyone at all.
I never would gossip, never sand-bag anyone
Never take part in character assassination
Give false witness, commit perjury or lie

No I would say nothing if it were not nice.
I found that if I only said the good things
Comfort them when the were feeling down
Eventually they thought that I was a liar.

See a liar needs everyone else to be truthful
And I could only say nice things or nothing
You know how they told you that if you did

Nothing , the devil would make work for you
Or you would be given a silver tongue
Then with a silver tongue you’d be a poet.
Having learnt all those poems and been nice
I wandered the earth reciting poems by heart
Now my days are filled with guiding God.
God then inspires all poets to write only in
                PRAISE. With kind regards.

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Written by Philip.
November 23rd 2018.

In the morning sun, on the bed
at the wide open window
I breathe-in the world and
my breath into the world

I no longer feel love
from him, only his worries
he doesn't want to talk, life
is flowing past us

he is a good man
yet I will leave
for a new home
empty but light and spacious

Positive positivity
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Positive positivity
Oh having experience of negativity
So you lift yourself into positivity
In moving ‘tis the only way to go
The road into positivity,straight and true
In marking out the presence quality
Virtually confident in everything I do
Especially in a poetic way of life.

Positive positivity
Oh no ! Is a word I never wish to use.
Simple positive thoughts, repairs all
If you’re feeling down , think positive.
Think how, and thank your lucky stars
I had in equal measure , good and bad
Very soon I forget the bad it fails to exist.
In a wink of an eye, I’m wholly positive
The luckiest man alive because of love.
Your Love, darling , keeps me positive.
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Written by Philip November 23rd. 2018

Appreciate the simple gift of inspiration
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Appreciate the simple gift of inspiration
Perhaps it may take a while to wake up
Perhaps you may never sleep and dream
Relaxation’s funny thing.You can or you can’t
Ever mounting stressful situations blight a day
Coming to hauntingly appear all thru the night
I try to memorise a favourite poem by heart
Appreciate the simple gift of inspiration then
The rhythms of that favourite will give tempo.
Eventually the tempo will give the inspiration

Tempos will give you the medleys in your head.
Head becomes a power housing for the brain
Establish then that white light in the centre

So relax into a meditative state of mind.
I appreciate the simple gift of inspiration
Meditation holds the key it links you with all
Poets of the bygone ages that you’ve read.
Like a spark of genius , you’ve come alive
Eventually you may write fifty lines of poetry

God given inspired poetry and it rhymes
In the space of a few minutes a masterpiece
Fortunately the simple gift of inspiration is free
The freedom that you hold is a key to the city

On certain good days it is the key to Xanadu.
For do you remember the dome of Kubla Khan

In Seventeen ninety seven the poet Coleridge
Noting his poem from a drug induced dream
Simply wrote this epic poem. But lost half a
Poem when a person from Porlock knocked
And interrupted the genius and he forgot lines
Reiterating the old saying dream and not make
A dream your master , think and not make
Thoughts your aim, to meet with triumph and
In disaster, treat the two imposters the same!
Onymous with the simple gift of inspiration
Never anonymous be forever simply proud.

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Inspired by Philip.
Written November 22nd 2018.

Past predictions are a symptom of future ones
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Past predictions are a symptom of future ones.
And I know that this must sound so confusing
So much so that I am obliged to discuss this.
That if you analyse a word like forecasting

Planet location based upon their position
Relative to the other planets in The cosmos
Really at any given time we call a Horoscope
Diligently many folks eagerly read their own
In that the symptoms that they display daily
Conscientious or without provocation typically
Typically in line with their signs of the Zodiac
It being an imaginary band representing
On the celestial sphere the planetary paths
Naturally divided into twelve signs or sections
So twelve sections all related to a constellation

All are symptoms of future predictions. ***.
Realise this and you realise we have little
Effective control over our own lives. ***

And in that case we are puppets of fate.

Signs of the Zodiac, the date , time born etc.
You only need to study numerology to know.
Many is the time when your life is predictable
Prophets and tarot card readings will say all
To some folk that may seem gobbledygook
Or others will agree that it was absolutely true
My prediction is that there is An Almighty

On that fact I have never had a doubt.
For weather you are born under the sign

For Capricorn, Aquarius,Pisces or Aries
Under these four star signs predictions made
Taurus , Gemini, Cancer or Leo the Lion.
Unless you take note and keep wits about.
Reputable sages and soothsayers all agree
Expounding the virtues of Virgo the ******.

On being more than just a great airline.
Now Libra keeps the balance twixt all.
Exactly as Scorpio and Sagittarius support.
So know that your life is written. IN THE STARS

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And written by Philip
November 22nd 2018.

No it is not your fault.
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No it is not your fault.
Oh you are not to blame yourself at all.

I was the one that never found you searching
That forest was so dark that they hid you in.

I had to hack my way through to this place
So no it is not your fault.

No it was never your fault. You are blameless
Only I am the cranky one I should have known
That the way to a woman’s heart is difficult

Yes she has been abused by men for centuries
Oh why do you think that you are so different
Unless you think that cutting through a forest
Ripping up trees and fighting grizzly bears

Fighting off angry demons and fierce dragons
Are gonna impress this beautiful faultless maid
Unless you approach her with an epic poem
Love her for the rest of your natural life.
Then explain that it was never her fault.
            It was fate that drew you together .

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Written by Philip.
November 20th 2018.