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Tomliner
Red Arrows
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Location: Edinburgh UK
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by Tomliner » 08 Jul 2020, 17:00
I wandered lonely as a cloud,
Two metres from the madding crowd,
When all at once my name was called
To enter the Waitrose hallowed hall.
This was the pensioner’s special hour
I’d gone to get a bag of flour,
But I forgot -when through the door -
What I had gone to Waitrose for.
The Waitrose staff are extra kind
I told them it had slipped my mind,
They ask what else I had forgot
They clearly thought I’d lost the plot.
I phoned my wife again to ask
She reminded me of this special task
“I need some flour to bake a cake
With all that cream you made me take!”
“Ah yes, I recall” I had to lie,
I dared not ask what flower to buy,
But then I saw them at the tills
A host of golden daffodils EricT
Now at the age where I know I like girls but can't remember why!
cstorey
Concorde
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Location: heswall, wirral
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by cstorey » 08 Jul 2020, 17:29
Now that is splendid . If you want more Wordsworth, you'd better watch Rumpole tonight at 9 pm on Channel 81 !
Filonian
Red Arrows
Posts: 6383 Joined: 27 Nov 2005, 08:08
Location: Gristhorpe, UK
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by Filonian » 08 Jul 2020, 20:09
Brilliant
Graham
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
FlyTexas
Red Arrows
Posts: 7151 Joined: 26 Jun 2004, 10:18
Location: Texas
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by FlyTexas » 08 Jul 2020, 20:12
Wordsworth was a man ahead of his time.
Brian
JohnD
Victor
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Location: Bedford opposite the Airship sheds
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by JohnD » 08 Jul 2020, 22:50
That’s great Graham.
May I use it on our local retirement village website. Nearly everyone would relate to it.
John
I have the mind of an athlete, but the body of a spectator.
Tomliner
Red Arrows
Posts: 5016 Joined: 02 Apr 2006, 12:00
Location: Edinburgh UK
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by Tomliner » 08 Jul 2020, 23:11
That’s great Graham.
May I use it on our local retirement village website. Nearly everyone would relate to it.
John may I just point out that it wasn’t Graham who posted it but little old me.Yes if course you can use it as you request, I have no ownership of it at all. It’s a delightful short poem which I believe Is in the public domain and I hope your website readers all enjoy It.
EricT
Now at the age where I know I like girls but can't remember why!
Filonian
Red Arrows
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Location: Gristhorpe, UK
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by Filonian » 09 Jul 2020, 07:32
Tomliner wrote: ↑ 08 Jul 2020, 23:11
That’s great Graham.
May I use it on our local retirement village website. Nearly everyone would relate to it.
John may I just point out that it wasn’t Graham who posted it but little old me.Yes if course you can use it as you request, I have no ownership of it at all. It’s a delightful short poem which I believe Is in the public domain and I hope your website readers all enjoy It.
EricT
Mistaken for the Poet Laureate now. My, my, whatever next?
Graham
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Tomliner
Red Arrows
Posts: 5016 Joined: 02 Apr 2006, 12:00
Location: Edinburgh UK
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by Tomliner » 09 Jul 2020, 08:13
Mistaken for the Poet Laureate now. My, my, whatever next?
Aren’t poets supposed to have long unkempt hair Graham? Now your barnet’s gone I don’t think the title is appropriate ‘til it regrows.
EricT
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Now at the age where I know I like girls but can't remember why!
Airspeed
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Location: Central Victorian Highlands, Dja Dja Wurrung Country, Australia
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by Airspeed » 09 Jul 2020, 08:19
Good find, Eric!
Brightened our return home after a long day out.
JohnD
Victor
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Location: Bedford opposite the Airship sheds
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by JohnD » 09 Jul 2020, 09:32
John may I just point out that it wasn’t Graham who posted it but little old me
Oops sorry Eric. Goes to show what we’re like here.
Thanks
John
I have the mind of an athlete, but the body of a spectator.