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I am in denial - I refuse to believe that I am in my 76th year.. I remain understood by some and misunderstood by others - ain't it great?

Age is supposed to make me wise. Fat chance! I look out on a world that has lost its innocence if it ever had it - naivety I think is a better word. But it is changed and changing as we can now see, for the worse - sermon over.

Favourite poets: William Makepeace Thackeray, e e cummings, Spike Milligan, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, Gerard Manley Hopkins - but not necessarily in that order.

As my fingers mistype on a keyboard this means that I have no chance on a mobile phone! As has probably been said elsewhere, if we keep tapping away on phone keys we will all end up with little pointed fingers.
I try not to be too serious in my writings but I often fall into the trap and have a bit of a moan (grumpy old man). I write in rhyme and rhythm as well as freeverse. I can write formal/formulaic poetry but find it a touch restrictive and prefer freewheeling, playing with words and shapes - sometimes it works!

Sadly I have only been published, these thirty years or more, in local anthologies but it doesn't stop me from writing. I am still trying to acquire some skill at writing poetry which I have only been working at for a very few years.

Resident in England all my life I managed (with a little help from my wife) to produce five children all now flown the nest except for Sunday lunch and like that.
Disabled, I try not to take this out on my wife and, happily, she continues to be good to me.

To all those writers out there - especially the younger ones - don't stop doing it!

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  • Quantum-suff : Mentali disabld Robin on September 6
    Iffuwoodcare2muckanappointmentwivmysurgereeandiffifindyorbrain?prapsukoodbkuredinasmokyroom.
    Brainyoperaterquantumsuff
  • Rheea on August 26
    hello love, hope all is well
  • individuality on July 18
    i dunno if i will make it to 76, but i live in hope
  • montez : Dear Duckbilledperson.. on April 17
    ..u 'ave a full stop after "changing" in yor profile wot ain't nessesseri.
    U also follo it with a sentens withowt a verb - "sermon ova".
    That are bad Inglish!
    One utha poynt, y wud we end up with litl poynti fingaz if we tapt on mobyle fones?
    Shirley our little fingaz wud hav stubbi endz!
    I didunt no u woz disabld. Wossup? Is u in a weelchair? I is sori if u is.
    Luv,
    Mentali disabld Robin.

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