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Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little soldier boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little soldier boys traveling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were seven. Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Six little soldier boys playing with a hive; A bumble bee stung one and then there were five. Five little soldier boys going in for law; One got in chancery and then there were four. Four little soldier boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little soldier boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there was none.
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Feb 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021 at 1:45 PM UTC
Ten little soldier boys
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Oct 13, 2015
Oct 13, 2015 at 2:37 PM UTC
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Tea Talk (or Taking Tea) Jam comes first And then the cream Said the scone from Cornwall To one ‘n’ all Taking tea Milk jug blinked. The teaspoon gasped, Who would have linked The layers of bliss that sweetly kiss With their order between the halves of a scone From Cornwall Where one ‘n’ all Know that the milk is churned Until it’s solid Then we say the cream is clotted. The teapot looked at the scone from Devon Who knows that cream and jam is heaven But only if the cream comes first And then the jam . . . . . My thoughts exactly said the ham From between its sandwich fingers Where it lingers Until it’s time for tea. ‘Are you sure?’ the teacup said To ham within its breaden bed. Saucer asked the cucumber salad, ‘Should jam come first?’ ‘But does it matter?’ said cucumber salad. ‘It’s a ballad So red and white, A symphony of taste Into which to bite. It is so right For those who are taking tea,’ ‘Jam then cream, is what you do,’ Insisted Cornwall’s scone who As we know likes cream to be clotted. But tomato blushed and quickly said, ‘With cream from Devon I am besotted Because we know it’s clotted. . . . . Too. Onion, hearing Cornwall and Devon Knows that cream and jam are heaven . . . . . But jam and cream are bliss Sealed with a kiss that is heaven . . . . .too. The dilemma of order fuels onion’s frustration And onion’s tears lead to prostration For those who are taking tea. What is to be done To solve the question of order Jam first . . . . . or cream? The issue borders On the ridiculous As the layers sweetly intermingle Like the lovers’ kiss As those who are taking tea Bite . . . . . Ouch! said onion The scone from Cornwall And the scone from Devon ‘Either way is heaven. David Applin Copyright …David Applin (2015)
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May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015 at 7:13 AM UTC
Tea Talk (or Taking Tea)
Tea Talk (or Taking Tea) Jam comes first And then the cream Said the scone from Cornwall To one ‘n’ all Taking tea Milk jug blinked. The teaspoon gasped, Who would have linked The layers of bliss that sweetly kiss With their order between the halves of a scone From Cornwall Where one ‘n’ all Know that the milk is churned Until it’s solid Then we say the cream is clotted. The teapot looked at the scone from Devon Who knows that cream and jam is heaven But only if the cream comes first And then the jam . . . . . My thoughts exactly said the ham From between its sandwich fingers Where it lingers Until it’s time for tea. ‘Are you sure?’ the teacup said To ham within its breaden bed. Saucer asked the cucumber salad, ‘Should jam come first?’ ‘But does it matter?’ said cucumber salad. ‘It’s a ballad So red and white, A symphony of taste Into which to bite. It is so right For those who are taking tea,’ ‘Jam then cream, is what you do,’ Insisted Cornwall’s scone who As we know likes cream to be clotted. But tomato blushed and quickly said, ‘With cream from Devon I am besotted Because we know it’s clotted. . . . . Too. Onion, hearing Cornwall and Devon Knows that cream and jam are heaven . . . . . But jam and cream are bliss Sealed with a kiss that is heaven . . . . .too. The dilemma of order fuels onion’s frustration And onion’s tears lead to prostration For those who are taking tea. What is to be done To solve the question of order Jam first . . . . . or cream? The issue borders On the ridiculous As the layers sweetly intermingle Like the lovers’ kiss As those who are taking tea Bite . . . . . Ouch! said onion The scone from Cornwall And the scone from Devon ‘Either way is heaven. David Applin Copyright …David Applin (2015)
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✿⊰✲⊱✿ At the sound of my name, I see the faces turn and smiles of many friends; Queen Sue of Ruikruya in her lilac silks, Queen Sarita of Khaikar in orange silks, Queen Deb of Daegeral in magenta, Queen Kim of Geniael in creams, Queen Robin of Naeneiana in periwinkles, Queen Fawn of Yuamor in red-violets, Queen Dawn of Khesian in dandelion-orange, Queen Jugnu of Enuryn in jade-greens, Queen Yidna of Puhan in indigos, Queen Cne of Phelyra in turquoise, Queen Xaela of Lonusea in peach, Queen Ayumi of Wadia in tan-gold, Queen Sheila of Naizzuzia in cornflower-blue, Queen Stars of Yurithireatha in green-yellow ✿⊰✲⊱✿ King Edmund and his wife in matching forest-greens attires, King Omni of Khaniel in silvers, King Emeka of Ghalali in white, King Devon of Monait in blue-violets, King Fugue of Thavia in blacks, King Yacov of Igrador in olive-green, King Joseph of Eaqellurene in bronze, King Fredrick of Emirinait in mauve, King Rob of Balan in sea-green, King John of Khesian in melon-red, King Aslam of Ikaesa in deep plum, King Brandon of Huarean in ocher, King Kikodinho of Izugalla in taupe, King Jobira of Zavalon in orange-red and many many more. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ And last but not least, King Paul of Luciuscemi himself in emerald-and-gold. He wears his favourite emerald green jacket with ruby buttons, bright gold embroidery of suns and lions; his sleeves stitched with pearls and rubies to match the red sash across his chest; his trousers black as are his boots, but even they have gold laces.
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Aug 26, 2018
Aug 26, 2018 at 6:17 AM UTC
❀❁ тнє gαlα VII (I of II) ❁❀
✿⊰✲⊱✿ At the sound of my name, I see the faces turn and smiles of many friends; Queen Sue of Ruikruya in her lilac silks, Queen Sarita of Khaikar in orange silks, Queen Deb of Daegeral in magenta, Queen Kim of Geniael in creams, Queen Robin of Naeneiana in periwinkles, Queen Fawn of Yuamor in red-violets, Queen Dawn of Khesian in dandelion-orange, Queen Jugnu of Enuryn in jade-greens, Queen Yidna of Puhan in indigos, Queen Cne of Phelyra in turquoise, Queen Xaela of Lonusea in peach, Queen Ayumi of Wadia in tan-gold, Queen Sheila of Naizzuzia in cornflower-blue, Queen Stars of Yurithireatha in green-yellow ✿⊰✲⊱✿ King Edmund and his wife in matching forest-greens attires, King Omni of Khaniel in silvers, King Emeka of Ghalali in white, King Devon of Monait in blue-violets, King Fugue of Thavia in blacks, King Yacov of Igrador in olive-green, King Joseph of Eaqellurene in bronze, King Fredrick of Emirinait in mauve, King Rob of Balan in sea-green, King John of Khesian in melon-red, King Aslam of Ikaesa in deep plum, King Brandon of Huarean in ocher, King Kikodinho of Izugalla in taupe, King Jobira of Zavalon in orange-red and many many more. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ And last but not least, King Paul of Luciuscemi himself in emerald-and-gold. He wears his favourite emerald green jacket with ruby buttons, bright gold embroidery of suns and lions; his sleeves stitched with pearls and rubies to match the red sash across his chest; his trousers black as are his boots, but even they have gold laces.
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NOTE  -  The largest animal in Great Britain, a red stag named Emperor who stood over 9ft tall, was last night shot dead by a trophy hunter. The antlers of the majestic deer are highly prized, and after pictures of the stag appeared in the national press last week, the animal was tracked and killed in Exmoor, Devon. These mist covered mountains of the highlands, ‘twas here that I once freely wandered upon nature’s pasture grounds, Now I lie shrouded in the mournful fog of the lowlands, ‘twas here that I was met by a pack of bone breaking hounds. The fresh dew upon the harvest of autumn’s final flowering, ‘twas here that I chewed the grass of sweet nature’s offering, Now I grow cold upon the ground where I was stalked by dark doom, ‘twas here that I left life’s rocky way under a hunter’s moon. The air of the early morn moor with the sky above my dome, ‘twas here that I ran and with joy loved and royally roamed, Now my legs will nevermore click or clack over my domain fenced with tree gates, ‘twas here that I wooed and won my shy majestic mate. She, my queen of the green woodlands, she was my wife and my empire, ‘twas here that we romanced in the fading summer’s fire, Our charming child, my princess of these grassy hills now cloaked in shade, ‘twas here that she saw her father the monarch in death finally fade. In the chorus of the dancing dawn awakening upon the horizon’s golden rhyme, ‘twas here that I sang the tune that will drum till the end of nature’s time, They will come with stakes and wood and cross and bow me to the beams, ‘twas here where they hacked and tore off my enchanted crown of weeping dreams. The scent of the freshly mown grass mingles with the green pine, ‘twas here that I drank the perfume and nectar of the divine, My eyes glaze, my breathing falters, my clay chills, my soul no more sings, ‘twas here that I finally returned to the hands of my Beloved, the eternal King. *"...I shall now graze upon the sacred acres of my Creator, I shall frolic and run free in the tender fields of endless splendour..."* ©Rangzeb Hussain
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Oct 27, 2010
Oct 27, 2010 at 3:08 AM UTC
Upon hearing of the death of the Monarch of the Moorlands
NOTE  -  The largest animal in Great Britain, a red stag named Emperor who stood over 9ft tall, was last night shot dead by a trophy hunter. The antlers of the majestic deer are highly prized, and after pictures of the stag appeared in the national press last week, the animal was tracked and killed in Exmoor, Devon. These mist covered mountains of the highlands, ‘twas here that I once freely wandered upon nature’s pasture grounds, Now I lie shrouded in the mournful fog of the lowlands, ‘twas here that I was met by a pack of bone breaking hounds. The fresh dew upon the harvest of autumn’s final flowering, ‘twas here that I chewed the grass of sweet nature’s offering, Now I grow cold upon the ground where I was stalked by dark doom, ‘twas here that I left life’s rocky way under a hunter’s moon. The air of the early morn moor with the sky above my dome, ‘twas here that I ran and with joy loved and royally roamed, Now my legs will nevermore click or clack over my domain fenced with tree gates, ‘twas here that I wooed and won my shy majestic mate. She, my queen of the green woodlands, she was my wife and my empire, ‘twas here that we romanced in the fading summer’s fire, Our charming child, my princess of these grassy hills now cloaked in shade, ‘twas here that she saw her father the monarch in death finally fade. In the chorus of the dancing dawn awakening upon the horizon’s golden rhyme, ‘twas here that I sang the tune that will drum till the end of nature’s time, They will come with stakes and wood and cross and bow me to the beams, ‘twas here where they hacked and tore off my enchanted crown of weeping dreams. The scent of the freshly mown grass mingles with the green pine, ‘twas here that I drank the perfume and nectar of the divine, My eyes glaze, my breathing falters, my clay chills, my soul no more sings, ‘twas here that I finally returned to the hands of my Beloved, the eternal King. *"...I shall now graze upon the sacred acres of my Creator, I shall frolic and run free in the tender fields of endless splendour..."* ©Rangzeb Hussain
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1   Grey sky greyer sea a litter of rocks balance coat bright hat blue mittens striped as on these November steps you collect the gifts of the ebb tide   2 Glint green this living tapestry echoes Jilly’s field with tractor not Devon but salt-flats rocky revetments moorland rising a map crossed by a chiromatic line our destiny marked out on this concrete wall?   3 Beached clinkered double-ender a bay-courser sjekte strand-crunched fit once for Viking raiders two abreast now daubed with tin ends of patriotic paint a sea-steed hobbled hard on the shore   4 Bow faced a sea helmet thrice rope strapped slow moulded over the boat builder’s ribbanded jig a spanglehelm of wood curved sheer straked plank bilged a tuck stern raising its proud head seaward   5 Viewed from the air a map rolls out north to the tilted curve of the horizon’s rim cloud scattered mountained red betwixt seas sun chalked wine-stained a volcanic isthmus provokes desert the western waste land of  a brooding city   6 Oh face of ropes knot eyed! you blue cheeked wide smiler wild wild your  head of hair beachcombed and splayed wrapped on the sternest post   7 She sewed sugar kelp on the sea shore a sporophyte with sheltered frond​ strap-like stem stiff and smooth of the species saccharina a spring-tide stalk set among substrates shells and stones   8 I the camera turned and caressed by her slight fingers (the pinky raised) my viewfinder close to her blue grey eye / I focus on this kelp-needled novelty feel her breath wait for the thumb press the electronic click   9 Here is the beach walked in darkness the fishermen shadows against the moonstruck ebb fingers laced the sea’s breath in our ears wave upon wave un-folding on the sand and  later we unfold then draw back in love’s relentlessness
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Sep 15, 2012
Sep 15, 2012 at 4:09 AM UTC
Gifts from the ebb tide
1   Grey sky greyer sea a litter of rocks balance coat bright hat blue mittens striped as on these November steps you collect the gifts of the ebb tide   2 Glint green this living tapestry echoes Jilly’s field with tractor not Devon but salt-flats rocky revetments moorland rising a map crossed by a chiromatic line our destiny marked out on this concrete wall?   3 Beached clinkered double-ender a bay-courser sjekte strand-crunched fit once for Viking raiders two abreast now daubed with tin ends of patriotic paint a sea-steed hobbled hard on the shore   4 Bow faced a sea helmet thrice rope strapped slow moulded over the boat builder’s ribbanded jig a spanglehelm of wood curved sheer straked plank bilged a tuck stern raising its proud head seaward   5 Viewed from the air a map rolls out north to the tilted curve of the horizon’s rim cloud scattered mountained red betwixt seas sun chalked wine-stained a volcanic isthmus provokes desert the western waste land of  a brooding city   6 Oh face of ropes knot eyed! you blue cheeked wide smiler wild wild your  head of hair beachcombed and splayed wrapped on the sternest post   7 She sewed sugar kelp on the sea shore a sporophyte with sheltered frond​ strap-like stem stiff and smooth of the species saccharina a spring-tide stalk set among substrates shells and stones   8 I the camera turned and caressed by her slight fingers (the pinky raised) my viewfinder close to her blue grey eye / I focus on this kelp-needled novelty feel her breath wait for the thumb press the electronic click   9 Here is the beach walked in darkness the fishermen shadows against the moonstruck ebb fingers laced the sea’s breath in our ears wave upon wave un-folding on the sand and  later we unfold then draw back in love’s relentlessness
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Where be ye going, you Devon maid? And what have ye there i' the basket? Ye tight little fairy, just fresh from the dairy, Will ye give me some cream if I ask it? I love your meads, and I love your flowers, And I love your junkets mainly, But 'hind the door, I love kissing more, O look not so disdainly! I love your hills, and I love your dales, And I love your flocks a-bleating; But O, on the heather to lie together, With both our hearts a-beating! I'll put your basket all safe in a nook, Your shawl I'll hang up on this willow, And we will sigh in the daisy's eye, And kiss on a grass-green pillow.
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FLASHLIGHT If you stumbled onto it It would underwhelm you In its common stature. Four and a half inches. No more than A fistful of Black aluminum. I found it on his shelf As I was cleaning out The apartment. I'm still taken by the things That were of value to him And the care he gave In the preservation. It was his grateful heart Taking nothing for granted Protecting tools with consideration Not unlike the way He would care for his friends. It immediately meant something to me. Like the orange pocket knife. (Orange His favorite color, Knives His collection.) This small utility Reminded me of him. Understated, yet powerful Easy to handle but efficient Erasing darkness Wherever he went. I rolled it in my fingers And the tiny beacon Called to me... I possessed it as he possessed me. The diminuitive tool Lays among the other Integral neccesities Of my blue collar Bread winning World. Intentional or not I find myself In more dark places than Before Just so I have excuses to use it And say his name Every occasion that I pick it up. Inside the dark recesses of a water heater - Devon. Underneath the leaking tub - Devon. In the closet of burned out motors Impossible to reach bolts And rusted designs - Devon. Then sometimes Standing at the door of my van A daydream breaks While a light blinks in my eyes, My fingers sending Morse code Involuntarily From my soul - Devon, Devon, Devon, Devon. Regardless the darkness It has no power Over the light So I reach for him And roll him around In my memories And the blackness Is beaten back By his goodness. Every closet of the spirit Brightened in that indelible smile Where sadness slumps away Ashamed that it even tried. Selah. (You are the brightest one, my son.)
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Dec 16, 2013
Dec 16, 2013 at 5:17 PM UTC
Flashlight
FLASHLIGHT If you stumbled onto it It would underwhelm you In its common stature. Four and a half inches. No more than A fistful of Black aluminum. I found it on his shelf As I was cleaning out The apartment. I'm still taken by the things That were of value to him And the care he gave In the preservation. It was his grateful heart Taking nothing for granted Protecting tools with consideration Not unlike the way He would care for his friends. It immediately meant something to me. Like the orange pocket knife. (Orange His favorite color, Knives His collection.) This small utility Reminded me of him. Understated, yet powerful Easy to handle but efficient Erasing darkness Wherever he went. I rolled it in my fingers And the tiny beacon Called to me... I possessed it as he possessed me. The diminuitive tool Lays among the other Integral neccesities Of my blue collar Bread winning World. Intentional or not I find myself In more dark places than Before Just so I have excuses to use it And say his name Every occasion that I pick it up. Inside the dark recesses of a water heater - Devon. Underneath the leaking tub - Devon. In the closet of burned out motors Impossible to reach bolts And rusted designs - Devon. Then sometimes Standing at the door of my van A daydream breaks While a light blinks in my eyes, My fingers sending Morse code Involuntarily From my soul - Devon, Devon, Devon, Devon. Regardless the darkness It has no power Over the light So I reach for him And roll him around In my memories And the blackness Is beaten back By his goodness. Every closet of the spirit Brightened in that indelible smile Where sadness slumps away Ashamed that it even tried. Selah. (You are the brightest one, my son.)
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I expected this but not so soon I was just finally enjoying being me Leaving here is going to be like leaving behind a huge part of me This is where I was born Where I grew up , where I first experienced true love Where I first experienced heartbreak This is where I became Kay-Ann But part of me is happy I'm going to begin a new life A new life full of possibilities Surely I'll miss my homeland I'll miss the food My dear ackee and saltfish I'll miss the sights Devon House and Emancipation Park I'll miss the people My friends from school and past loves But migrating is all about starting anew Starting that new chapter in the book of me.
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Jan 9, 2014
Jan 9, 2014 at 4:12 PM UTC
Leaving Jamaica
I'm not in a rush to leave this place. I'm in no hurry, it's not a race. I'd like to take it real slow. So many stunning places to go. I want to travel far and wide. See much more of the English countryside. Beautiful beaches that surround us in Cornwall and Devon, remind us we live in our own corner of Heaven. Mystical places with tales of legends to tell. So much to do and see, I'll do my best to make it sell. Tintagel such a mystic place, where legend has it King Arthur had his chair. He had a roundtable it held many Knights, all ready to defend, always ready for a fight. In York a Viking museum to tell how they came upon our shores, with longboats, a 60 man crew, paddled with their oars. Bath has the best Roman baths to be found, laze and spoil yourself in the steam rooms built in Roman surrounds. In Wales, there's Snowdonia for you to climb, or the less active can take a train ride. A castle in Caernarfon where Princes are appointed by H M The Queen, the sword on the shoulder duly declares arise HRH Prince of Wales, the crowd are waiting for the new Prince to be seen. In Scotland there's Edinburgh with a castle tall and round sits atop a very high mound. The lowlands and the Highlands are a sight of well known beauty, driving around the lochs at night keep your eyes open for a monstrous sight, nessie fact or fiction, Of course there are the lakes of England too, Windermere the largest draws the biggest crowd. Find a cottage out of sight, snuggle up with a loved one, cuddle tight. Put on your water skis, hire a boat, sail your wind surfing board, fire up your jet ski any of these activities can be fun and available to be done, daily. The Cotswolds, for take your breath away beauty, small villages, luscious village greens, cricket playing in the field, Large Houses, Lord of the Manors, old worldly pubs, thatched pubs and rivers waiting to be seen. There are Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor and Exmoor too, Peak District, Lake District mountain ranges, many a zoo. I'm not in a rush to leave this place. I'm in no hurry, it's not a race. I'd like to take it real slow. So many stunning places to go. So much to do, so much to see. On your doorstep, no need to stray. Whatever you do, wherever you go, have a happy holiday.
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May 5, 2018
May 5, 2018 at 12:49 PM UTC
I'm in no Rush
I'm not in a rush to leave this place. I'm in no hurry, it's not a race. I'd like to take it real slow. So many stunning places to go. I want to travel far and wide. See much more of the English countryside. Beautiful beaches that surround us in Cornwall and Devon, remind us we live in our own corner of Heaven. Mystical places with tales of legends to tell. So much to do and see, I'll do my best to make it sell. Tintagel such a mystic place, where legend has it King Arthur had his chair. He had a roundtable it held many Knights, all ready to defend, always ready for a fight. In York a Viking museum to tell how they came upon our shores, with longboats, a 60 man crew, paddled with their oars. Bath has the best Roman baths to be found, laze and spoil yourself in the steam rooms built in Roman surrounds. In Wales, there's Snowdonia for you to climb, or the less active can take a train ride. A castle in Caernarfon where Princes are appointed by H M The Queen, the sword on the shoulder duly declares arise HRH Prince of Wales, the crowd are waiting for the new Prince to be seen. In Scotland there's Edinburgh with a castle tall and round sits atop a very high mound. The lowlands and the Highlands are a sight of well known beauty, driving around the lochs at night keep your eyes open for a monstrous sight, nessie fact or fiction, Of course there are the lakes of England too, Windermere the largest draws the biggest crowd. Find a cottage out of sight, snuggle up with a loved one, cuddle tight. Put on your water skis, hire a boat, sail your wind surfing board, fire up your jet ski any of these activities can be fun and available to be done, daily. The Cotswolds, for take your breath away beauty, small villages, luscious village greens, cricket playing in the field, Large Houses, Lord of the Manors, old worldly pubs, thatched pubs and rivers waiting to be seen. There are Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor and Exmoor too, Peak District, Lake District mountain ranges, many a zoo. I'm not in a rush to leave this place. I'm in no hurry, it's not a race. I'd like to take it real slow. So many stunning places to go. So much to do, so much to see. On your doorstep, no need to stray. Whatever you do, wherever you go, have a happy holiday.
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we got a goldfish, for my little boy. a tank, some coloured grit, three plants not two, must practise goldfish fung shu. all the water testing guff and of course a filter. a sunken ship and a treasure chest . we paid the pirate... and took our ***** home. so we set Bruce. ( for that was the name chosen). up in pride of place on sidboard. the list, above, was positioned after meetings of commision. water tested to the highest degree, filter fizzing, wizzing,whirring. Bruce swam in his bag in the tank, for a time as instructed. then released to a slightly larger freedom. he swam and swam, golden scales a flickerin. we, (that being, mr just about three and his dad) fed him, watched him poo, and eventually, read Bruce, a bedtime tale or two. one fish, two fish by Dr Suess went down a treat. the little man then, was bundled off to bed. thoughts of Bruce left our heads. the evening lengthened. we retired to sleep the sleep, of ignorance it conspired. for in our planning we forgot one thing. a devon rex cat, who has a bath weekly, a penchant for tuna, no top to the tank. so we thank the lord for Bruce. however, brief was his reign. now we introduce to you.... Murtle the turtle who has a glass pane, sitting above her head. just in case...... the cat likes, turtle soup.
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Apr 7, 2014
Apr 7, 2014 at 12:07 AM UTC
gotta goldfish
For Connar: I linger long for you in the desolate wasteland that is my speechless silence. Lusting for replies to my love that demands and scorns. Why would the rose of fields so fertile dare to touch this trodden ground worn, and weathered? Who am I to claim your ****** toes? By: Devon Artis-White (4/28/13)
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Apr 28, 2013
Apr 28, 2013 at 11:56 AM UTC
southwest
These trees are like creatures; Singing earth held songs of ancient Untold time Bracken Moss Fuelled Stories run down the mossy Branches and slide into My humble thoughts Sitting here amongst such Quiet shouting knowledge And I wonder when mere words Are done with And the world again speaks Again with wild language What these earth bound trees will say of us To the starred heavens above
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Nov 2, 2012
Nov 2, 2012 at 6:35 PM UTC
Wistman's Wood Dartmoor Devon July 2012
Nobody no longer contains the desire for unrefinity The urge to tap into the void smacks of divinity What exists in its place in the flesh market place Are bartering skill sets and chocoalte puddings When confronted by an invisible elephant The people, in consensus, turn away This happens within the day to day The elephants march on, heedless vessels Turbans floating downstreat, mainstream. ****** babble replaces conversation Emblamatic gestures infiltrate the realm of the symbolic The priests have all taken off their underwear And the women are putting their brasiers Back onto their chests, underneath their shirts Blouses are burnt. Toast is burnt. Jams are being made by machines, horses do have dreams Jelly and ice cream make delicate farts Ghosts live in pipes and buy and sell art People whose names are Horace or Rupert Have been decommisioned And the stories are locked in pie dishes And the tale remains the same. Remember, that future archeologists will exist. Excavating sites will bring us all To the kingdom of devon In the beautiful future of documented tales Which we are building for Inside the spaceships. When ponies are invalid and germs become common currency Know that it will be time to fly your pillow cases as flags
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Feb 23, 2014
Feb 23, 2014 at 6:40 PM UTC
Unrefined talent
It had been snowing all night light slight white almost invisible flakes falling on the garden below While you slept I lay awake between startling dreams adventures (with my children) amongst pinnacled peaks Should sleep in an unfamiliar room so effect the unconscious mind? Here you became a young adult ‘I lost my virginity’ (you said) ‘and it was messy’ I didn’t want to know this but told you how it was for me a beach at night in Devon Tarka country And so a tracery emerges from the past It emanates it draws together intersects conjoins segments a tessellation map-rich by and through and which (bathed in the snow-light of an uncurtained morning) together we move now too and fro in this still-experimental passion
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Jan 28, 2013
Jan 28, 2013 at 12:53 PM UTC
It had been snowing all night
not mine Ten little Indian Boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Indian Boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Indian Boys travelling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven. Seven little Indian Boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Six little Indian Boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little Indian Boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little Indian Boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Indian Boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little Indian Boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little Indian Boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none.
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Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 3:25 PM UTC
And then there were none
Bestill one word used as a charm When you get oh so humanistic- and panicked- and- can't- breathe- Through the smog of your angststaranxietystarconcernstardespairstardismaystardoubtstardreadstarhorrorstarjittersstarpanicstarscarestarsuspicionstarterrorstaruneasestaruneasinessstarworrystarabhorrencestaragitationstaraversionstarawestarconsternationstarcowardicestarcreepsstardiscomposurestardisquietudestardistressstarfaintheartednessstarforebodingstarfrightstarfunkstarmisgivingstarnightmarestarphobiastarpresentimentstarqualmstarreverencestarrevulsionstartimiditystartremblingstartremorstartrepidationstarbête noirestarchickenheartednessstarcold feetstarcold sweatstarrecreancy Bestill and breathe and don't spare a second thought to the past You are Heaven-sent Dont. You. Dare. Forget.
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Aug 21, 2013
Aug 21, 2013 at 12:34 AM UTC
A Reminder for Devon
England is waterlogged becoming submerged nascent Atlantis surrendering to the tide Sink holes in Hemel sunk homes in Surrey hanging railways in Devon ****** cafes by the sea A damp apocalypse beckons it may get wetter yet now that rain reigns Britain is ruled by waves Cynthia Pauline Jones 15/2/14
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Mar 16, 2014
Mar 16, 2014 at 9:06 AM UTC
Inundation
Evening darkens upon the moors, Forgiveness—a hairless thing skirting the headlamps, fugitive. Why have we come, traversing the long miles and extremities of solitude, worriedly crisscrossing the wrong maps with directions obtained from passing strangers? Why do we sit, frantically retracing love’s long-forgotten signal points with cramping, ink-stained fingers? Why the preemptive frowns, the litigious silences, when only yesterday we watched as, out of an autumn sky this vast, over an orchard or an onion field, wild Vs of distressed geese sped across the moon’s face, the sound of their panicked wings like our alarmed hearts pounding in unison? My family did get lost in an English moor on a dark moonless night. It happened when I was a boy. My mother was driving and seemed to have no idea where we were, or which direction to head. I wondered if we would ever find civilization again. It was a very spooky experience that I drew on for my poem. Keywords/Tags: England, Devon, moor, car, headlamps, headlights, directions, maps, points, routes, strangers, signals, orchard, field, geese, hearts, relationships, parting, separation, divorce, loneliness, alienation, free verse
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Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020 at 2:10 AM UTC
East Devon Beacon
Looking at pain From the inside out Stepping off steep Into an unknown, falling Loose and tightly wound At once In one Spinning straight-line lies Wanting them to be true From here to there exists No mess between No life No humanity No mess Only simple Straight-line lives Like the heartbeats of our politicians Got no room for deviation into mountains Down to earth Got no time for beats and bravery Floating on in mediocracy No, democracy My mistake Found a word and made it look Like cool Made it sound like hope Made it work like **** To cover up the sins of what was truth Not pure or real But what was on Got hammering down Got seeping in Got on with getting on Dig pocks in Devon and call it progress Take chunks of the mama and look surprised As she spits us all out from her centre You, me and everyone who had no idea Who sat behind their 5 mile screen and said **** happens When it was about the starvation And said More’s the pity When it was about monstrosity And said Gotta be thankful When it was about the tanks and the bombs and the guns In some other guys garden And screamed What the **** is going on here With tears and snot and terror all over their tan-stained brows When the phone broke And the plane was late And the dog shat And the restaurant ran out of hors de ******* oeuvres. It’s a ******* sin, that’s what it is To call yourself a restaurant and not have what’s on the ******* menu. A ******* sin. The world’s gone to ******* ruin. Buy me Barrack Obama and let’s call it evens.
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Nov 15, 2012
Nov 15, 2012 at 1:11 PM UTC
It's a ******* sin
Looking at pain From the inside out Stepping off steep Into an unknown, falling Loose and tightly wound At once In one Spinning straight-line lies Wanting them to be true From here to there exists No mess between No life No humanity No mess Only simple Straight-line lives Like the heartbeats of our politicians Got no room for deviation into mountains Down to earth Got no time for beats and bravery Floating on in mediocracy No, democracy My mistake Found a word and made it look Like cool Made it sound like hope Made it work like **** To cover up the sins of what was truth Not pure or real But what was on Got hammering down Got seeping in Got on with getting on Dig pocks in Devon and call it progress Take chunks of the mama and look surprised As she spits us all out from her centre You, me and everyone who had no idea Who sat behind their 5 mile screen and said **** happens When it was about the starvation And said More’s the pity When it was about monstrosity And said Gotta be thankful When it was about the tanks and the bombs and the guns In some other guys garden And screamed What the **** is going on here With tears and snot and terror all over their tan-stained brows When the phone broke And the plane was late And the dog shat And the restaurant ran out of hors de ******* oeuvres. It’s a ******* sin, that’s what it is To call yourself a restaurant and not have what’s on the ******* menu. A ******* sin. The world’s gone to ******* ruin. Buy me Barrack Obama and let’s call it evens.
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He’s got a bagel on his head, Not a Cornish Pastie, nor a slice of bread; Not a Singin’ Hinny, nor a Bacon Roll, Not Bedfordshire Clanger nor Toad-in-the-Hole; Black Buns from Scotland pass him by, No Jammy Rascals, nor Stargazy Pie; No Bakewell Tarts, and no Teisen Lap, No Apple Dumplings adorn his cap; No scones from Devon spread with cream and jam; Just a crispy bagel full of cheese and ham. Bagels are the coolest, bagels are the best: Up with the bagels and down with the rest. Onwards and upwards, long may it be said: He’s got a bagel on his head.
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Apr 12, 2017
Apr 12, 2017 at 9:49 AM UTC
He's got a bagel on his head
Met this ***** when I was eleven, I'm sure I've told you his name is Devon. Face to face when he was telling me off, back when all the teachers told me to stop. Ever since middle school we've been pals, leaving school smelling quite foul. Living right down the road from one another, both of us watching out younger brothers, In the morning we met at the bus stop, with the ***** he's about to pop. Some fools that never learned to treat me right, holding his phone, recording his fist fight. Never left his side, never left his side We got caught up in some relationships, each & every mistake, brought upon a guilt trip Pouring out our issues, all became up in smoke ***** after ***** *** after *** Dropping him off to sleep with your girl bro, Check if Devon is on your wife's cell phone, your sheets might smell like my best friends cologne My disease, makes my heart skip a beat, talking to you bring me to my feet. It is funny to think back at that time, because now were sharing a crystal line, We have been through so much together Imagining our lives in the future You're special, you're strong, loving and kind, no matter who's there you'll speak your mind. Think of all the times you've spent without me, while i'm staring down at my tattooed feet. Words could never describe how I feel, maybe you do, I kept it forever real. Forever finding the right words to tell, I was the one who catch you when you fell... There's no such thing as a sunny moment, due to all the clouds that we have token. Plenty of things have gone so wrong, at least we have been through it all alone. When you pushed me in the Walmart cart, certainly nothing could drive us apart. When you call, I will be at your side especially for all the times we've cried.
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Dec 19, 2015
Dec 19, 2015 at 7:32 PM UTC
Devon
Met this ***** when I was eleven, I'm sure I've told you his name is Devon. Face to face when he was telling me off, back when all the teachers told me to stop. Ever since middle school we've been pals, leaving school smelling quite foul. Living right down the road from one another, both of us watching out younger brothers, In the morning we met at the bus stop, with the ***** he's about to pop. Some fools that never learned to treat me right, holding his phone, recording his fist fight. Never left his side, never left his side We got caught up in some relationships, each & every mistake, brought upon a guilt trip Pouring out our issues, all became up in smoke ***** after ***** *** after *** Dropping him off to sleep with your girl bro, Check if Devon is on your wife's cell phone, your sheets might smell like my best friends cologne My disease, makes my heart skip a beat, talking to you bring me to my feet. It is funny to think back at that time, because now were sharing a crystal line, We have been through so much together Imagining our lives in the future You're special, you're strong, loving and kind, no matter who's there you'll speak your mind. Think of all the times you've spent without me, while i'm staring down at my tattooed feet. Words could never describe how I feel, maybe you do, I kept it forever real. Forever finding the right words to tell, I was the one who catch you when you fell... There's no such thing as a sunny moment, due to all the clouds that we have token. Plenty of things have gone so wrong, at least we have been through it all alone. When you pushed me in the Walmart cart, certainly nothing could drive us apart. When you call, I will be at your side especially for all the times we've cried.
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Jan 4, 2015
Jan 4, 2015 at 2:09 PM UTC
You know who's awesome?
Looking at the rainbow The colours envelope your mind Rubies, ambers and turquioise Peach skins and orange rind. Strawberries and lemons in the sky with apricots inbetween. A strip of violets in the cloud Like tea from Devon with cream. A kind gentle soul emerges with roses in abundance. Petals scatter on her path and fairies lead in dance. She is wonderful, she is graceful words without end. She is a light shining on my dull day She is Sally, my new friend.
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Aug 20, 2013
Aug 20, 2013 at 3:54 AM UTC
For Sally
The Wild Hunt by Michael R. Burch Near Devon, the hunters appear in the sky with Artur and Bedwyr sounding the call; and the others, laughing, go dashing by. They only appear when the moon is full: Valerin, the King of the Tangled Wood, and Valynt, the goodly King of Wales, Gawain and Owain and the hearty men who live on in many minstrels’ tales. They seek the white stag on a moonlit moor, or Torc Triath, the fabled boar, or Ysgithyrwyn, or Twrch Trwyth, the other mighty boars of myth. They appear, sometimes, on Halloween to chase the moon across the green, then fade into the shadowed hills where memory alone prevails. Published by Celtic Twilight, Celtic Lifestyles, Boston Poetry and Auldwicce. Few legends have inspired more poetry than those of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. These legends have their roots in a far older Celtic mythology than many realize. Here the names are ancient and compelling. Arthur becomes Artur or Artos, “the bear.” Bedivere becomes Bedwyr. Lancelot is Llenlleawc, Llwch Lleminiawg or Lluch Llauynnauc. Merlin is Myrddin. And there is an curious intermingling of Welsh and Irish names within these legends, indicating that some tales (and the names of the heroes and villains) were in all probability “borrowed” by one Celtic tribe from another. For instance, in the Welsh poem “Pa gur,” the Welsh Manawydan son of Llyr is clearly equivalent to the Irish Mannanan mac Lir. Keywords/Tags: King Arthur, wild hunt, Halloween, Artur, Bedwyr, Valerin, Valynt, Gawain, Owain, Devon, Wales
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Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020 at 12:18 AM UTC
The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt by Michael R. Burch Near Devon, the hunters appear in the sky with Artur and Bedwyr sounding the call; and the others, laughing, go dashing by. They only appear when the moon is full: Valerin, the King of the Tangled Wood, and Valynt, the goodly King of Wales, Gawain and Owain and the hearty men who live on in many minstrels’ tales. They seek the white stag on a moonlit moor, or Torc Triath, the fabled boar, or Ysgithyrwyn, or Twrch Trwyth, the other mighty boars of myth. They appear, sometimes, on Halloween to chase the moon across the green, then fade into the shadowed hills where memory alone prevails. Published by Celtic Twilight, Celtic Lifestyles, Boston Poetry and Auldwicce. Few legends have inspired more poetry than those of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. These legends have their roots in a far older Celtic mythology than many realize. Here the names are ancient and compelling. Arthur becomes Artur or Artos, “the bear.” Bedivere becomes Bedwyr. Lancelot is Llenlleawc, Llwch Lleminiawg or Lluch Llauynnauc. Merlin is Myrddin. And there is an curious intermingling of Welsh and Irish names within these legends, indicating that some tales (and the names of the heroes and villains) were in all probability “borrowed” by one Celtic tribe from another. For instance, in the Welsh poem “Pa gur,” the Welsh Manawydan son of Llyr is clearly equivalent to the Irish Mannanan mac Lir. Keywords/Tags: King Arthur, wild hunt, Halloween, Artur, Bedwyr, Valerin, Valynt, Gawain, Owain, Devon, Wales
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