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I would guess your two new riddles are shadows and snowflakes. Keep up the good work.
Jim
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You've got some real epics there, Keith.
I'll have to come back when I have more time to devote.
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Great Story ( top of your page) ~ nothing more attractive then a man in a kilt  . My dad used to wear one when he played the bagpipes  fond memories ~ thanks for sharing
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Have yous ever been to the Pencil up there on the first Saturday in september?
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Thank you very much for the bronze...muchly appreciated! And thanks for the comment as well...a lot of contest holders don't bother to leave one.
So. Thank you.
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silica : A bonny wee favour to savour… on May 1, 2007
Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner – detested, shunn’d, by saunt an’ sinner!
But enough about me… we are going to be in the UK in September and I was wondering, since you are in the trade, if you can recommend any two or three day tours that give at least the hint of the Scottish air… obviously it can’t be all – we aren’t (as you know) yanks, but my kiwi has an interest so… if you have an arrow that points in the right direction I would be very grateful!
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Ma wee mannie... a guid page. Here's anither proverb for ye:
"It's a guid world, but they're ill that's in it"
(Creation is perfect, people are the problem)
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http://allpoetry.com/contest/2333987
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Hi Keith its Janet Mary. Im leaving AP but I would like to say thanks for all your support. x
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Heyyy! No problem for the comment, i liked it, veru interestingg ttyll!
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Och! I fear it’ll get to ye first,
For by zillions of people ye are curse,
But I’ll save ‘e a barn,
Doon by ma wee tarn,
Yea can come round the world if ‘e durst!¡
But then you’d have to loch before ye leap¿?
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Bird flu's on the way! Oh how scudgie!
So I'm knitting a scarf for the budgie,
And as for myself
I'm protecting my healf
By locking myself in the cludgie.
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Flying and flies make you sick…
And bird flu too does the trick!
So is it the syllable¿?
That causes the dribleable
Or coincidences coming on thick!
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Said a bird, "I have flown here today,
And I flew in the usual way,
But the humans, I see,
Steer well clear of me,
Is it flu makes them grue, would you say?"
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Hey, I doubt you could ever deplete,
The topics for limericks neat¡!
For from Forfar to Seattle,
And smut to sex battle
There’s zillions left to compete¡!
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Some advice to you if I may:
If we write three limericks a day,
I'm sure you can see
the same thing as me:
We'll run out of things to say!
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Keith on February 21, 2006
I don't think you're foolish at all,
For limericks never will pall,
For, try as I might,
I continue to write,
Many more (some belong on a wall)
And it's fine to compose them in threes,
For the rhyme and the rhythm's a tease,
With a syllable short,
They can still make you snort
With loud laughter you splutter and wheeze.
So here let me offer a toast,
To the form that I enjoy the most,
I hope you'll write more,
And that many will roar,
With loud laughter (your cheque's in the post)
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A limerick you wrote to me,
How happy it was to see!
So I'll return you the favor,
For that limerick I savor,
You gave me one, I'll give you THREE!
Three limericks for you to read,
Although there was no need!
Enjoy what I wrote!
And on a happier note:
It was unnecessary, we both agree!
I've upheld my threefold rule:
Done to me, be it good or cruel,
I'll do back threefold,
Be it silver or gold,
(You MUST think I'm a fool!)
As the last limerick says: I've upheld my threefold rule, and so I hope you've enjoyed what I wrote!
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i could very well have spelled it wrong- i was going from memory after all... in fact it was rather remarkable that i remembered his name at all. but "Hoban" stuck with me.
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Hmm...I am led to believe that riddle number two is about a needle. Am I right?
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Merry Christmas to another Snoggo fan 
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Keith on December 24, 2005
Merry Christmas to you, Yusefeli
I hope that the season is swell-i
But remember, I fear
That turkey and beer
Can cause a sair pain in the belly!
Best Wishes.
Keith
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Hello,
Just sticking my head 'round the door to wish a very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
All the best for 2006,
Kyla X
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Don’t let the brogue catch you
He’s a thinkin man at heart
Sharp as a tack, believe me it’s true
Don’t let the brogue catch you
He can quote Burn’s it’s true
Ode to a Haggis for a start
Don’t let the brogue catch you
He’s a thinkin man at heart
Just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas. Look forward to exploring your work more thoroughly in the coming year.
Susan
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Thank you Keith, for your supportive and thoughtful comments this year. May you have a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 
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zzzzz on December 22, 2005
Hope 2006, 'tis truly your year;
All that you wish for becomes reality.
This time next year, a full healthy tree;
Praises, raises, health, and love you hear.
May this holiday season touch you and all dear.
Kindest Regards from your Friend in Rhyme,
D. Owen
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Just wanted to say I really enjoyed your poem Onlooker
Great write!
I look forward to reading more of your poems
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you have a lovely page, keep up the wonderful work as well
~Lea 
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It has an e'e but canna see:
It stands richt tipper-taed:
It can mak a man get up and rin;
Yet we chain it wi' a threed.
a Needle?
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My head is in the hicht
Hills are atween my feet
My faither is the licht
My mither is the weet
A tree?
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You have a most interesting and entertaining authors page. I will have to bookmark you from now on.
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Dear Keith, thanks for your lovely villanelle. I'm returning it because someone got author confusion.
Keith (im) made a comment on The Waves (villanelle) (reply):
'I must go down to the sea again
All life began within the sea,
In tiny protoplasmic form,
So that is where we long to be.
I hear the ocean call to me,
Feel the embrace of water, warm,
All life began within the sea.
The sound of water makes us free
The gentle surge, the roaring storm,
So that is where we long to be.
But evolution pays a fee,
And many swimmers come to harm
Though life began within the sea.
We've lost the way to breathe, the key,
To life in water, rough or calm
Though that is where we long to be.
Deep in the ocean dark to flee,
Surrounded by its soothing balm.
All life began within the sea,
So that is where we long to be...
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I just thought I’d ask – “Before four - some tea for far Forfar¿?”
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Though mace makes the eyelids to smart
Lemon balm brings a calm to the heart,
(And also the bladder)
Though give me Rose Madder
It's helped me progress with my Art.
Nice to have you back !
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Och I codna recommend mace,
It’s far too much in your face,
But nutmeg is dandy,
And sassafrass if it’s handy,
Or perhaps a wee dram – just to brace!
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No problem, hen, drop in again. A single smile means more than a thousand tears. Take care.
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I love lovage on porage, and mint
I've tried chilli but skin became skint!
And with palate aflame
I'd forgotten my name
-Wait, it's Caretaker Willi, now i'n't ?
Thanks for spicing up my author page ! Let's hear it for nutmeg and mace ! Edited on Jun 20, 2:13 p.m. because 'apostrophising ?'.
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Well… ye ken sage and porridge is odd…
Ye cud try cinnamon or vanilla pod,
Or maybe mixed spice,
Would be rather nice…
But dinna use the chilli by God!
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Herbie? I'll stand up for sorrel -
Though with sage I've no hint of a quarrel.
As for basil and borage,
I'd raither hiv porridge,
And how's aboot that for a moral?
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The borage by frost was well scared,
And the dill too was much marred,
The sage, mint and chive,
Barely survive…
I guess it just proves thymes are hard!
#1 for – ‘Ridiculously far out on a Weak Limerick’
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In Skootland a fella cauld Keith,
Cart poetry tween his sharp teeth,
He chewed on the bone,
All t’way home,
Till for muttering met Leith Police…
The photograph on your web page bears a sharp resemblance to caretaker Willy ot of the Simpsons, wad he be a relative at all?
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I might be too young but at least I have open eyes. And btw I am clever enough to read.
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Just to let you know, I have made a few changes to the contest 'The Universe!'. So far, there are only two entries! You can now enter prewrite and as many poems as you wish. Enjoy!
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Thanks for the applause – I was glad to see you had been in, I hadn’t seen you for a few days and had missed that cherry (or is it cheery) red nose…
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ahhh...a rainbow i trust..in english it gives itself away 
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