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!
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!
- Last seen on Nov 17 5:54 AM. Member since August 30, 2006.
- I'm a lyric diamond poet for 2,470 comments.
- My mood is , and quote is " "Per Ardua ad Astra Carborundum" - translation - " Don't let the bastards grind you down!" ".
- I am a 75 year old man (United Kingdom)
- When I'm not writing, I'm struggling to sketch and paint. - update, May 2008, stopped struggling, just write instead!.
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- I am in the groups Barry Hodges Travellers Tales, Friends of trekkergirl, Spydurs Family
- I have 2,470 comments, 6 contests, 326 poems, 3 stories
My Poetry
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Written for friend who HATES free verse with a savage ferocity and dedicated to "free-versers" everywhere (PS I am one myself sometimes!)
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A re-write of Moonlit Hill by Zero the Hero, using end line words and similar (but not identical) rhythm patterns.
My Stories
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Walk like an Egyptian1 / The King of Egypt was bored. He hadn't perpetrated a good poisoning for at least two days. As well as this, his queen, Ptymeup, had only recently kicked bondage into to1835 lines, 5 comments, February 26, 2008. In 600-2000 words, Fiction, Humour, Hysterical...sorry..historical
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1 / The gun was just lying there, inviting like. Just me and the gun. In the back room. I thought I should do something. The problem wa993 lines, 8 comments, January 30, 2008. In 600-2000 words, Fiction, First person, Horror(ish), Humor, Short story
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1 / Whenever I see a green sports car I have an overwhelming desire to smash its windscreen. It's all because of Molly Shipton who won the village beauty contest last year.2
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Quantum-suff : Mentali disabld Robin on September 6Iffuwoodcare2muckanappointmentwivmysurgereeandiffifindyorbrain?prapsukoodbkuredinasmokyroom.
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Rheea on August 26hello love, hope all is well
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individuality on July 18i dunno if i will make it to 76, but i live in hope
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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.
