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668 “Nature” is what we see— The Hill—the Afternoon— Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee— Nay—Nature is Heaven— Nature is what we hear— The Bobolink—the Sea— Thunder—the Cricket— Nay—Nature is Harmony— Nature is what we know— Yet have no art to say— So impotent Our Wisdom is To her Simplicity.
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Nature is what we see
like that pill bitter Sunday morning (after) with a nauseating hack the previously uneventful Tuesday derailed in surrealistic tale with Auntie and Jack (and a quarter of fate) in the 748 on a night flight from Sherwood to Lore reverberating waves of imminent summer haze river flats and flower fields fly weights and silver bait shredders and shysters and open gates (into those everlasting and sweated journeys of hope) bloods and strays and florentine grays (reminiscent of Rockwell fame) running horses and overgrown country lanes morning grace and gentle cheer eyes clear on the river pass *blunted paddles for those ancient and not so willing suckers!* duke making his own way (to the corner club) Parsons and Poe stream from the torn screen door cricket cadence and symphony of the Deere calm and deliberate in the soft and silent fields meadows open for grazing (guineas scamper across the till) pocket apples fill the country ripe air drunken bees and chestnuts and electric fingers strike the surface pool (a cedar strip wedged on the white wash dock) baited bull heads set to cast evenings with hearts and Nolten Nash may flowers bloom across the grass ~ time unmatched ~ with blue jays and river bends and channel cats ...and that warm and recurring Coleman drift
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May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017 at 11:36 PM UTC
Flowerfields
1276 ’Twas later when the summer went Than when the Cricket came— And yet we knew that gentle Clock Meant nought but Going Home— ’Twas sooner when the Cricket went Than when the Winter came Yet that pathetic Pendulum Keeps esoteric Time.
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Twas later when the summer went
same setting from a year ago... i am not sure why, but before the clock strikes twelve midnight, my eyes would surely open no matter what. coffee in bed right now, with a few cookies to munch.... my bifocals, where are they? i need them now...i could vaguely see something crawls on the carpet, making rounds, circling my bed... oh, no, it is hopping towards my comforter... I stretch a leg beneath the pillows something moves very near my toes. i withdraw my leg, alarmed, as it quickly disappears... ...then reappears!  now stationary... this is starting to annoy me... I poke it with a pencil, fear no longer present, now, with my bifocals found. but it hops.....and hops... and hops into hiding down.....down.....below, somewhere inside my comforter. In lieu of me, it is now the  comforted. it is taking too long to come out. .....something i realized just now..... could it be possible, could it remember... i was kind enough not to use a swatter before.... why, i feel like i am being welcomed! we are playing hide-and-seek, a welcome dance it is! here and now, just like before from last  autumn, we are finally reunited, my cricket friend and i....   S a l l y   Copyright  2013      Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
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Nov 1, 2013
Nov 1, 2013 at 1:03 AM UTC
.....reunited.....
Set the alarm Lock the doors Lock the windows Lock the shutters Find the cricket bat – “put it by your bed” Say goodnight to mom and dad Although young, not naïve I knew every night had the possibility of being my last A routine that is now muscle memory. Fear – You may think But life – Normal for me. Wake up Turn off the alarm Unlock the doors Open the windows Open the shutters Put the cricket bat in the cupboard Never being able to be left alone at home. Unwillingly dragged from store to store. But – that’s the thing – People don’t know the real Her, They know the exquisite scenery, the unforgettable wildlife They don’t know… But I do. Because She is my home Because being in constant fear for my life – is normal. Confused – What do I tell people about Mother when they ask? The person who raised me, taught me how to be grateful, how to ride a bike,         how to love. Do I tell them? Will I scare them? Although hidden beneath the tyranny – I would say – the bloodshed the faces of malnourished children left for dead on the side of the road the poverty struck soil the corruption      the greed the hunger the death the separation of class and race Although a place feared – Africa. My Africa – Whose sunshine you feel ignited in your soul My Africa – Whose smile is irresistibly contagious My Africa – Whose heart lies in the grassy terrain The golden dunes of sand The never-ending mountain tops My Africa – Who is the heart of various people            cultures    languages           All who call Her home. She is – Where my heart lies even if I am thousands of miles away Where my mind wanders from day to day. Her air, instantly calls you Her smell, instantly smelt Welcoming you ever so dearly –       Home. Like all good mothers, She is the one who can handle both the tranquil and turmoil, the love and war. She is my home. She is who I fear of disappointing. My Africa – is beautiful.
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Jun 21, 2018
Jun 21, 2018 at 8:44 AM UTC
Africa
Set the alarm Lock the doors Lock the windows Lock the shutters Find the cricket bat – “put it by your bed” Say goodnight to mom and dad Although young, not naïve I knew every night had the possibility of being my last A routine that is now muscle memory. Fear – You may think But life – Normal for me. Wake up Turn off the alarm Unlock the doors Open the windows Open the shutters Put the cricket bat in the cupboard Never being able to be left alone at home. Unwillingly dragged from store to store. But – that’s the thing – People don’t know the real Her, They know the exquisite scenery, the unforgettable wildlife They don’t know… But I do. Because She is my home Because being in constant fear for my life – is normal. Confused – What do I tell people about Mother when they ask? The person who raised me, taught me how to be grateful, how to ride a bike,         how to love. Do I tell them? Will I scare them? Although hidden beneath the tyranny – I would say – the bloodshed the faces of malnourished children left for dead on the side of the road the poverty struck soil the corruption      the greed the hunger the death the separation of class and race Although a place feared – Africa. My Africa – Whose sunshine you feel ignited in your soul My Africa – Whose smile is irresistibly contagious My Africa – Whose heart lies in the grassy terrain The golden dunes of sand The never-ending mountain tops My Africa – Who is the heart of various people            cultures    languages           All who call Her home. She is – Where my heart lies even if I am thousands of miles away Where my mind wanders from day to day. Her air, instantly calls you Her smell, instantly smelt Welcoming you ever so dearly –       Home. Like all good mothers, She is the one who can handle both the tranquil and turmoil, the love and war. She is my home. She is who I fear of disappointing. My Africa – is beautiful.
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The moon is now bright and full showering silver romance, to the leaves of tree so dull. A cricket humming his chants deep in meditation behind the dark unknown shrub's branch. Somewhere in a nest, a hatchling can't sleep letting out feeble hunger cries her mother did not fetch enough to feed. While on my walk, I see those eyes hiding behind a trunk, peeping I assure it safety, I know may be lying Night is the time for them to be, struggling to enjoy independence and security this unending night leading them to the unknown what will remain I wonder at the crack of dawn.
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Jul 26, 2015
Jul 26, 2015 at 2:37 PM UTC
Living in the dark
The concrete drum beats two steps; their sound signals dear freedom The cricket hum drowns the day and instills a tranquil numb The bare breeze strums leaves and all and breaks the heat in welcome The tonic sum a blessed song; allowing one to triumph
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Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018 at 7:26 PM UTC
Running at Summer Dusk
Goodnight. The evening has arrived and the Sun has become weary Goodnight                                                                                                         The stars have come to reclaim the deepest blue                                                                           Speckling across the dark wide blanket of the cosmos                                                                       Goodnight                                                                                                           The daylight has faded and your energy has been taxed                                                                   Perhaps it was a productive day....                                                                                                                                                               perhaps not But the evening calls and the night follows                                                                                         The mysticism and superstition is heralded by cricket calls                                                               Reality becomes enervated  now, rest your head on the pillow.                                                         Nirvana inside of the null............................                                                                                           Finally, Goodnight.
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Jul 25, 2012
Jul 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM UTC
Goodnight. Goodnight.
Goodnight. The evening has arrived and the Sun has become weary Goodnight                                                                                                         The stars have come to reclaim the deepest blue                                                                           Speckling across the dark wide blanket of the cosmos                                                                       Goodnight                                                                                                           The daylight has faded and your energy has been taxed                                                                   Perhaps it was a productive day....                                                                                                                                                               perhaps not But the evening calls and the night follows                                                                                         The mysticism and superstition is heralded by cricket calls                                                               Reality becomes enervated  now, rest your head on the pillow.                                                         Nirvana inside of the null............................                                                                                           Finally, Goodnight.
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May I present a challenge? Imagine if you will You have created a flying explosive device And it needs a name that will thrill. A name, a good name, which name? Well, none of those below. Some twisted suits have already used them. **** EVEN Tacit Rainbow. What really goes through their minds? As they sit and discuss the name Of their creation that's destined to **** Butcher, destroy and maim. Just try if you can To read the whole of this edited list Imagine how many have exploded of each With out angrily clenching your fist Little John Honest John Hellfire Matador HARM Terrier Nike-Ajax Corporal Sea Sparrow Redstone Bullpup Mace Nike-Hercules Regulus II Atlas Thor Lacrosse Jupiter Quail Hawk Tartar Falcon Polaris Hound Dog Pershing Entac Firebee Shelduck Jayhawk Cardinal Firefly Petrel Redhead/Roadrunner Redeye Mauler Skybolt Nike Zeus/Spartan Condor Phoenix Typhon MR Falconer Overseer Taurus Kingfisher Cardinal Walleye Hornet Maverick Big Q Minuteman Blue Eye Viper Firebolt Bulldog Harpoon Focus Perseus Firefly Stinger Compass Dwell B-Gull Agile Seekbat Delta Dagger Thunderbolt[7] Patriot Aquila Teleplane Streaker Tomahawk Firebrand Roland Peacekeeper Penguin Pave Tiger/Seek Spinner Sidearm Skipper Wasp Sea Lance Ripper[7] Trident II Midgetman Tacit Rainbow Pave Cricket Have Nap Peregrine Exdrone Javelin Pointer Hunter Coyote Skeeter Outlaw Wow, you're still reading And you've managed not to throw up. Just wondering how many innocent victims Of a tax funded device called Bullpup.
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May 28, 2014
May 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM UTC
EXPLOSIVE!
May I present a challenge? Imagine if you will You have created a flying explosive device And it needs a name that will thrill. A name, a good name, which name? Well, none of those below. Some twisted suits have already used them. **** EVEN Tacit Rainbow. What really goes through their minds? As they sit and discuss the name Of their creation that's destined to **** Butcher, destroy and maim. Just try if you can To read the whole of this edited list Imagine how many have exploded of each With out angrily clenching your fist Little John Honest John Hellfire Matador HARM Terrier Nike-Ajax Corporal Sea Sparrow Redstone Bullpup Mace Nike-Hercules Regulus II Atlas Thor Lacrosse Jupiter Quail Hawk Tartar Falcon Polaris Hound Dog Pershing Entac Firebee Shelduck Jayhawk Cardinal Firefly Petrel Redhead/Roadrunner Redeye Mauler Skybolt Nike Zeus/Spartan Condor Phoenix Typhon MR Falconer Overseer Taurus Kingfisher Cardinal Walleye Hornet Maverick Big Q Minuteman Blue Eye Viper Firebolt Bulldog Harpoon Focus Perseus Firefly Stinger Compass Dwell B-Gull Agile Seekbat Delta Dagger Thunderbolt[7] Patriot Aquila Teleplane Streaker Tomahawk Firebrand Roland Peacekeeper Penguin Pave Tiger/Seek Spinner Sidearm Skipper Wasp Sea Lance Ripper[7] Trident II Midgetman Tacit Rainbow Pave Cricket Have Nap Peregrine Exdrone Javelin Pointer Hunter Coyote Skeeter Outlaw Wow, you're still reading And you've managed not to throw up. Just wondering how many innocent victims Of a tax funded device called Bullpup.
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They’re really rockin’ in Bradford, Off the Pennine Way. Deep in the heart of Yorkshire And round the Robin Hood’s Bay. All over South Ossett And down to New Farnley. Roast beef and Yorkie Puddings, God’s Own County, Yay! Yull see ‘em rambling at Ilkley, Right to the county line, Sheffield steel and Wednesday – A football team so fine. Better still, Leeds United, Greatest club of all time. Yorkshire, Kings of Cricket, Oh what a boon! Get down that wicket, We’ll be champs by June. Down a ginnel or snicket, See our Olympic Champs. Coal Miner Picket, Relight those lamps. Racing pigeons and ferrets, Stereotypes tha knows. Over t’top in Lancashire, Them there’s our foes. We’re the greatest county, Our pride really glows. We know you all hate us, It keeps us on our toes. So we’ll be rockin’ in Yorkshire, What more can I say? Us Tykes 're as barmy as Barnsley, So I’ll be on my way. Paul Butters (With due thanks to Chuck Berry and also The Beach Boys)
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May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016 at 6:21 AM UTC
Yorkshire Rockin'
Compliments, compliments, compliments. This girl loved compliments And she received a lot The sun would tell her she glows every morning. The moon would cry when he had to leave every night. The frogs would gossip about her eyes. The cricket would whisper about her lips. Fire would blush, And Ice would sweat. Death gave her extra time. Life would stop and admire. Summer would visit her in winter, And Flowers just like to say hi. Compliments, compliments, compliments. This girl loved compliments. The only person who didn’t compliment her was the girl in the mirror, she said “The sun doesn’t know what glowing means The moon has something in his eyes . The frogs have a bad cough And the crickets lie. The fire was having a heat stroke The ice was merely melting. Death doesn’t give time to anyone, And life doesn’t stop for no one. Summer can’t visit in winter And flowers bloom for only the bees.” Compliments, compliments, compliments. This girl loved compliments. But every time the girl in the mirror had something to say. Outraged I was to counter every point she made. So all day I waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited I met the boy in the mirror instead Who agreed with every compliment said
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Sep 3, 2021
Sep 3, 2021 at 8:37 PM UTC
Compliments
I smell the air and taste the breeze. I sense a presence there; a kindred spirit next to me that hovers everywhere.
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Mar 27, 2018
Mar 27, 2018 at 11:31 AM UTC
Jiminy Cricket
*In my Garden at the night a lover wakes up to the sight Of Twinkling Stars and Dazzling Moon he sings a song and plays a tune laden with dew amidst the green grass he calls out to his beloved she's a beautiful lass he sings the mating song in a sweet gentle croon comes hopping down to him his lover so swoon A serenade of love rings through the night the music plays till the morning light*
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Sep 26, 2014
Sep 26, 2014 at 5:23 PM UTC
Chirping Cricket
Hi, my name is briansies the older sibling, oh yeah You see I am a bit different to the rest of the world They like drinking themselves silly, and I simply don't I want to sleep while others are still out I never took off to another city at the heat of the moment Because I worry about what could happen Instead of actually playing proper sport I will just settle for backyard sports And I will enjoy that a lot, oh yeah My highest score in a single cricket innings is 846 n.o And I try to keep my score above my younger sibling And he will say Briansies, what are you doing And I would say, I just want to be more popular than you And he would hit me with his rhythm fist, hit me oh yeah hit me Hit me slowly, man and hit me quick, oh hit me hit me hit me I would say, do you like hitting me And he will say, I hit you all night long I hit you baby, all night long, and if you can't take it, man You are a baby, waaaa waaaaa waaaaaa Then I said to him, hi, my name is Briansies, the older sibling, oh yeah Then me and my sibling, and my father went for an early morning swim And we body-surfed and splashed each other, yeah we had fun My sibling would say, this is unfair, and dad would say Oh, poor little baby, our splashing is making you very tender and weak Ooh we had better stop, don't you reckon And I wanted to be a friend to my sibling, so I said Hi, I am bop, Briansies and I am ready to bop with you, oh baby ooh ooh I want you to be happy, because I like boppin' around going bop bop bop And I go right to the shop, yeah, I am bop, the guy down the shop My sibling will call me a **** but it doesn't bother be, cause my name is Briansies, the older sibling, oh yeah, and I am so cool, dudes And that is what we want, just Briansies,
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Jan 2, 2015
Jan 2, 2015 at 2:00 AM UTC
PET NAMES YOUR BRO CALLS YA AS A KID
Hi, my name is briansies the older sibling, oh yeah You see I am a bit different to the rest of the world They like drinking themselves silly, and I simply don't I want to sleep while others are still out I never took off to another city at the heat of the moment Because I worry about what could happen Instead of actually playing proper sport I will just settle for backyard sports And I will enjoy that a lot, oh yeah My highest score in a single cricket innings is 846 n.o And I try to keep my score above my younger sibling And he will say Briansies, what are you doing And I would say, I just want to be more popular than you And he would hit me with his rhythm fist, hit me oh yeah hit me Hit me slowly, man and hit me quick, oh hit me hit me hit me I would say, do you like hitting me And he will say, I hit you all night long I hit you baby, all night long, and if you can't take it, man You are a baby, waaaa waaaaa waaaaaa Then I said to him, hi, my name is Briansies, the older sibling, oh yeah Then me and my sibling, and my father went for an early morning swim And we body-surfed and splashed each other, yeah we had fun My sibling would say, this is unfair, and dad would say Oh, poor little baby, our splashing is making you very tender and weak Ooh we had better stop, don't you reckon And I wanted to be a friend to my sibling, so I said Hi, I am bop, Briansies and I am ready to bop with you, oh baby ooh ooh I want you to be happy, because I like boppin' around going bop bop bop And I go right to the shop, yeah, I am bop, the guy down the shop My sibling will call me a **** but it doesn't bother be, cause my name is Briansies, the older sibling, oh yeah, and I am so cool, dudes And that is what we want, just Briansies,
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Cricket is the only game which lures me so much; And then engrosses me so much. That craze would never drive out of me… My inspiration was ‘Yuvraj Singh’, Only then I arose to identify that King. Once Yuvi’s record of six sixes in six ***** The firmament was incredible for certain minutes: That was the first time I witnessed cricket, And India’s triumph provided me a mind-blowing buzz to watch cricket, Nevertheless continuing with ***** and wickets. I would turn crazy when Indian cricketers approach the ground, And that would certainly not halt lest they are made proud. This T20 shadowed by IPL, Made me to by stand that awe-inspiring sport. Chennai Super Kings-my favorite, Followed by Royal Challenges Bangalore … And lots more hilarious teams and cricketers. When Chris Gayle approaches… Tsunami warning must be lifted and “Gayle” (gale) warning must be given! That’s how cricket relocates… Most matches concluding in the closing over And some others in the finishing ball… The most exhilarating sport Read more →and the format- IPL is all fun for me… With cheer leaders and the draped studio; With cameras and videos And at last the much awaited IPL trophy- Cricket is all that it needs!!!
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Jan 6, 2013
Jan 6, 2013 at 12:43 AM UTC
T20 Too IPL
The cricket's  rhythmic chivalry slows to Autumn's droning crawl like an unwound eight-day clock unconsciously neglected by time The Sounds of summer that fall silent are never really noticed until gone things we often take for granite, a mistake rendering life benign Dreams living only in our minds beheld within, the love that keeps us alive never caring, never needing to know, "fifty ways to leave your lover" behind So many miles spinning faster, so much weight to weigh you down it never really was a simpler time just a window with a different view Fleeting time may shine like shooting star an irreverent kind of blinding light come to pass a different hue of colours cast and sown an  eerie silence may befall unprovoked As if you found an urgent message in a bottle drifting through your tides you can spend the rest a lifetime trying to catch lightening in that bottle thence Don't look away from a moment       too long ... in the blink of an eye              it'll all be gone someone you used to know ... September 16, 2017
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Sep 16, 2017
Sep 16, 2017 at 1:56 PM UTC
Message Adrift in a Bottle
Sometime everybody's gonna throw you down Talk **** and look at you as a clown Life is just a big bowl of soup Everyone's in a group and I'm siting in **** Well I couldn't give a **** And I wouldn't give a **** People spike their ego and stick to it There wasn't a clue Not a person knew Emotions were starving When I needed help, I used to look for you It's like you didn't exist Not a single trace Wish I could still say a lil' somethin' to your face Always when I needed you, you were never there You were living a dream and I was in a nightmare Everyone is never who they seem You and I were never on the same team Just sugar coat it with cream My milk and cookies are there for me No one else is around To pick me up off the ground But I don't give a **** Cause I got milk and cookies It's been a while since I heard Last time it somehow resembled a **** Things used to be so great Right before I walked out that gate This was only a one way ticket After that all I heard was a cricket But I still wanted to hold on I turned to look back but you were gone This problem was never solved All my friendships dissolved Guess I didn't fall in orbit to revolve My milk and cookies are there for me No one else is around To pick me up off the ground But I don't give a **** Cause I got milk and cookies I'll never submit Cause you'll never admit To all the ******** These cries seem unfit
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Jan 25, 2011
Jan 25, 2011 at 2:08 PM UTC
Milk and Cookies
wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do then they go off to the pub and say wanna beer to you i didn’t know what to say at first these people do like me, yeah they think i am cool very very cool yeah they enjoy my company a lot wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer ya see the aussie thing wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer and a hamburger with the lot ya see ya go to the footy and the first thing you hear is wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do then you go off to the city to a nightclub, a man blows his cigarette smoke right in your face you say what, are you doing, then you say wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do you see you think your a man but you look like a hooligan yeah, your aussie mate true blue you look rough and ready to punch the guy next to you and then you say wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer better being a true blue you see they look ***** and very very rude as they say wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do you go to the footy and then the cricket and then off to the pub and park illegally and you get yourself a ticket the police have arrested you, then they let you go and the first thing you say is wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do you see there is nothing wrong with the australian way of life as long as they just leave me to do my own thing i would love to have a packet of crisps but i hear this wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie the aussie the aussie thing to do, MATE
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Apr 13, 2016
Apr 13, 2016 at 12:10 AM UTC
wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer etc aussies
wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do then they go off to the pub and say wanna beer to you i didn’t know what to say at first these people do like me, yeah they think i am cool very very cool yeah they enjoy my company a lot wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer ya see the aussie thing wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer and a hamburger with the lot ya see ya go to the footy and the first thing you hear is wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do then you go off to the city to a nightclub, a man blows his cigarette smoke right in your face you say what, are you doing, then you say wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do you see you think your a man but you look like a hooligan yeah, your aussie mate true blue you look rough and ready to punch the guy next to you and then you say wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer better being a true blue you see they look ***** and very very rude as they say wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do you go to the footy and then the cricket and then off to the pub and park illegally and you get yourself a ticket the police have arrested you, then they let you go and the first thing you say is wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie thing to do you see there is nothing wrong with the australian way of life as long as they just leave me to do my own thing i would love to have a packet of crisps but i hear this wanna beer wanna beer wanna beer the aussie the aussie the aussie thing to do, MATE
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When the moon finally meets it's ceiling Ahh, I wish I could describe the feeling The countryside gives me a terrific peak Early sun illuminates an anacamptic creek The cricket's intuition ends their rhythmic chirp I can see the dew glisten on the grass and the dirt All silence - besides the wind and the bluejay They spin through the sky for a game the two play Warm waves of air push over the hills Goosebumps ensue but I welcome the chills This is a moment that an artist might draw but he simply can't because he's part of it all This is a setting that our memories reluctantly dilute Though recollection of chores are crisp and acute Try as I may - I can not pocket this instant For when the day emerges it all becomes distant
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Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2018 at 3:39 AM UTC
Magic of Morning
'O babbling brook,' says Edmund in his rhyme, 'Whence come you?' and the brook, why not? replies. I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorps, a little town, And half a hundred bridges. Till last by Philip's farm I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. 'Poor lad, he died at Florence, quite worn out, Travelling to Naples. There is Darnley bridge, It has more ivy; there the river; and there Stands Philip's farm where brook and river meet. I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. 'But Philip chatter'd more than brook or bird; Old Philip; all about the fields you caught His weary daylong chirping, like the dry High-elbow'd grigs that leap in summer grass. [grig = cricket - m.] I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a ***** trout, And here and there a grayling, And here and there a foamy flake Upon me, as I travel With many a silvery waterbreak Above the golden gravel, And draw them all along, and flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever.
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The Brook (excerpt)
'O babbling brook,' says Edmund in his rhyme, 'Whence come you?' and the brook, why not? replies. I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorps, a little town, And half a hundred bridges. Till last by Philip's farm I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. 'Poor lad, he died at Florence, quite worn out, Travelling to Naples. There is Darnley bridge, It has more ivy; there the river; and there Stands Philip's farm where brook and river meet. I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever. 'But Philip chatter'd more than brook or bird; Old Philip; all about the fields you caught His weary daylong chirping, like the dry High-elbow'd grigs that leap in summer grass. [grig = cricket - m.] I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a ***** trout, And here and there a grayling, And here and there a foamy flake Upon me, as I travel With many a silvery waterbreak Above the golden gravel, And draw them all along, and flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever.
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It was early on when I knew That my Jiminy Cricket Was larger than yours, Larger than you. The guilt in me has led every choice, Or at least shadowed every decision, I've ever made, with-in memory. A villain I've become, For telling truths that should have never had to be done. Admitting has become to me Like breaking the rules of humanity. Am I to be the only one, Ignoring fears, Owning all the words Whispered through the tunnel of ears? If that's the way it has to be, I'll write again, Expelling my inner voice In the only way I can: It seems to be That honesty, At least with me, Is a flaw. Faulty! It shouldn't be...
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Jun 19, 2014
Jun 19, 2014 at 8:08 PM UTC
On Honesty
Even the longest journey Begins with a single step Tendulkar has waited patiently to be a part of winning the world cup The master has some incredible records to his credit No cricketer in the modern era can compare with him for merit Yesterday nearly 120o million Indian glued to the television sets Irrespective Of caste, colour, creed, religion or sects Dhoni and Co rewrote history after twenty eight years From the faces of Indian cricketers rolled joyous tears Cricket brought All the cricketing countries Unbelievably together The western Coach Gary Kirsten and Co were responsible For the Eastern thriller The great sport became the emotional healer and the gap filler And the greatest ever crowd puller Tendulkar has carried the Nation’s burden for nearly twenty four years So His team mates carried him on their broad shoulders Even Tendulkar could not help shedding his emotional tears It was really a great Moment for the entire nation to celebratewith cheers
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Apr 3, 2011
Apr 3, 2011 at 7:47 AM UTC
THE A WESTERN COACH AND THE EASTERN THRILLER
THE TORTURING VOICES you see my dad was watching the cricket with us and i watched it with him, and it was very fun, you see we saw australia being beaten by the west indies, because they were so cool, you see, we were the cricket boys and no robber wanted to rob us, because we were into australia’s favourite sport, cricket you see i heard a non realistic image of my father saying brian’s not a mans kid, brian’s not a man’s kid and i was trying to relax and calmly watch the match and my family were unrealistically teasing me, mind you they were having fun and the words they said were different to me as it was for them brian’s not a mans kid, don’t get kidnapped brian be like us brian’s not a man’s kid, and watched the cricket, ya know trevor chappell doing an underarm ball mum called cricket, anything and everything which has everything you hate well, i don’t believe that, i was feeling like trying to be a mans kid brian’s not a mans kid, brian’s not a mans kid and i was getting these awful visions, i wanted these voices to stop you see people in canberra were doing it too, but they looked like fierce kidnappers and i said you can’t get me, i am a sports watcher so i went home and obsessingly watching the cricket and AFL and rugby league, rugby union you name the sport i watched it, and i fell asleep in front of the sport you see i have this vision that mens kids watch the sport, mens kids watch the sport brian’s not a mans kid, **** off ya hooligan away from us you see, i wanted at that stage a hooligan to my dad and i had someone grab me outside a club and i kicked him saying, get off me ya kidnapper, you won’t get ya hands on me mate and dad was watching the cricket and enjoyed it, but i got frustrated with all that teasing i didn’t want to be kidnap victim and i hate being my families or friends little teasie i battle voices saying how is our little tease doing hey but i hated when people wanted to bully me, saying your family are like us, your not i said i like sport and they said, no you don’t, your family does, and your not like your family mate, your like us now man i told my voices to **** off, and they said, your not like your family, your like us and this made me into a little 2 year old boy, i hated that voice i remember i loved watching agro, which was a funny puppet on channel 7, and the mens kids said don’t watch agro, watch cheezeTV, which was the cartoon show on the other channel and my voices going crazy saying, you are a crazy person, who is too old for baby agro and you are not like your family, your still like us, buddy i screamed out, LEAVE ME ALONE, i am a sports watching mans kid and dads image said brian’s not a mans kid, brian’s not a mans kid but it could’ve been greame thrones kidnapper or patrick dunbars kidnapper i said voices, ‘stop', i wanted to be like my family, they said you are not like your family, your still like us and i said, they look cool, and you guys look stupid, please leave me alone there is also a man who wanted me and my brother tied to a pole, but we felt we weren’t immortal, but cool i went into pubs to dance and watch the sport and i felt like a cool man brian’s not a mans kid brian’s not a mans kid, stay in there koomarri man, get ****** mate went the little homebody kid as i was watching the canberra bushrangers baseball team played, yeah totally awesome dude brian’s not a mans kid, I WISH IT’LL ALL STOP
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Jun 25, 2015
Jun 25, 2015 at 2:38 AM UTC
VOICES BACK IN THE 90S, SPORTS WATCHER
THE TORTURING VOICES you see my dad was watching the cricket with us and i watched it with him, and it was very fun, you see we saw australia being beaten by the west indies, because they were so cool, you see, we were the cricket boys and no robber wanted to rob us, because we were into australia’s favourite sport, cricket you see i heard a non realistic image of my father saying brian’s not a mans kid, brian’s not a man’s kid and i was trying to relax and calmly watch the match and my family were unrealistically teasing me, mind you they were having fun and the words they said were different to me as it was for them brian’s not a mans kid, don’t get kidnapped brian be like us brian’s not a man’s kid, and watched the cricket, ya know trevor chappell doing an underarm ball mum called cricket, anything and everything which has everything you hate well, i don’t believe that, i was feeling like trying to be a mans kid brian’s not a mans kid, brian’s not a mans kid and i was getting these awful visions, i wanted these voices to stop you see people in canberra were doing it too, but they looked like fierce kidnappers and i said you can’t get me, i am a sports watcher so i went home and obsessingly watching the cricket and AFL and rugby league, rugby union you name the sport i watched it, and i fell asleep in front of the sport you see i have this vision that mens kids watch the sport, mens kids watch the sport brian’s not a mans kid, **** off ya hooligan away from us you see, i wanted at that stage a hooligan to my dad and i had someone grab me outside a club and i kicked him saying, get off me ya kidnapper, you won’t get ya hands on me mate and dad was watching the cricket and enjoyed it, but i got frustrated with all that teasing i didn’t want to be kidnap victim and i hate being my families or friends little teasie i battle voices saying how is our little tease doing hey but i hated when people wanted to bully me, saying your family are like us, your not i said i like sport and they said, no you don’t, your family does, and your not like your family mate, your like us now man i told my voices to **** off, and they said, your not like your family, your like us and this made me into a little 2 year old boy, i hated that voice i remember i loved watching agro, which was a funny puppet on channel 7, and the mens kids said don’t watch agro, watch cheezeTV, which was the cartoon show on the other channel and my voices going crazy saying, you are a crazy person, who is too old for baby agro and you are not like your family, your still like us, buddy i screamed out, LEAVE ME ALONE, i am a sports watching mans kid and dads image said brian’s not a mans kid, brian’s not a mans kid but it could’ve been greame thrones kidnapper or patrick dunbars kidnapper i said voices, ‘stop', i wanted to be like my family, they said you are not like your family, your still like us and i said, they look cool, and you guys look stupid, please leave me alone there is also a man who wanted me and my brother tied to a pole, but we felt we weren’t immortal, but cool i went into pubs to dance and watch the sport and i felt like a cool man brian’s not a mans kid brian’s not a mans kid, stay in there koomarri man, get ****** mate went the little homebody kid as i was watching the canberra bushrangers baseball team played, yeah totally awesome dude brian’s not a mans kid, I WISH IT’LL ALL STOP
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Come into my parlour said the spider to the fly, would you like a cup of dew or a slice of cricket pie. Locust is for dinner, Roach's served for tea it should be really comfy cause there's only you and me. Perhaps we both can surf the web or talk about the weather. We could go out and try on clothes, I look real good in leather. But first of all let's go inside. That's it my dear fly and now that you have entered here it's time to say goodbye.
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Sep 15, 2014
Sep 15, 2014 at 8:17 PM UTC
Goodbye Fly.
My life I would give up for you. Sweet baby. I would stand in front of a dashing car for you. My life not as precious as yours. Why I hear the reader say? And to you I shall respond. I need not ponder my decision. As you are less than one. And you are innocent and beautiful. Your life will seem like it's eternal. As children never realise that all are doomed to die. Childhood is thrilling. You have the fizz of sparkling wine. Within the mind of curiosity. Your limbs so young and flexible. You'll maybe enjoy playing football or cricket. Dancing like the child you are, you do that now with mummy's support. Or whatever you should fancy, as your persona develops. Breathe in the scent of evening flowers. Maybe night scented Jasmine. You will remember that. Almost, cos I said you would. I know I always do. I also love the smell of the tiger lilies'. As the colours of their tango vibrancy, tickles my nose. And flatter my eyes with the itching and tears, as my hay fever bites. (c) Liv
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Oct 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014 at 3:47 PM UTC
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