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by Mark
Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: City Planners
Replies: 7
Views: 15088

Re: City Planners

Good poem. Human intellect is a double-edged sword.
by Mark
Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Running
Replies: 4
Views: 6656

Re: Running

Ha ha - thanks Linda.
by Mark
Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Running
Replies: 4
Views: 6656

Running

. I don’t know if it was the talk about school uniforms and such but I’m reminded of something from long ago I’m seven years old or so, contained but younger than the other kids, I was in the state machine early as I could read and write a little already at break-time, we have to sit still on these...
by Mark
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Garden Tour
Replies: 9
Views: 11100

Re: Garden Tour

Huh. It's not a big thing here, at least in my neck of the woods. Garden decorations run more to metalwork representations of plants and animals, no gnomes or flamingos, perhaps a plaster frog or bird. Saw some real flamingos outside of town the other day; we've had so much rain all the marshy bits ...
by Mark
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Some Mornings
Replies: 8
Views: 13041

Re: Some Mornings

indar wrote:
Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:10 pm

stacks of lava that stuck
in the throat of a volcano

 
Like that. Great image. Tuff  little poem all round.
 
by Mark
Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:26 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: When I Was
Replies: 8
Views: 10048

Re: When I Was

When we die and get to heaven, we'll find all the angels laughing at our theologies. I m fairly reliably informed that something like this is in fact the case.  Enjoyed the poem, enjoyed the discussion. I liked the point Ty made about religion being better applied as a moral and behaviour code than...
by Mark
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic:  Well Scuff My Shoes!
Replies: 9
Views: 9181

Re:  Well Scuff My Shoes!

Well said, Dave. A good rule of thumb.

Drafted this a while back...

A room full of empty suits
with pocketfuls of blood
just laughing and joking
at the downfall of it all
by Mark
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Night Vision
Replies: 7
Views: 8456

Re: Night Vision

Electric dreams. Psychedelic stuff. Have you watched Michael Moore's Planet of the Humans ?
by Mark
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Rock Climber's Hands
Replies: 3
Views: 5085

Re: Rock Climber's Hands

Never been to one but some say some chiropractors are magicians at pain relief. Remember now we had a long-geared guy in the military nicknamed "Vice Grips" with incredible hand strength, could do one handed pull ups by clamping onto the bottom of the door frame overhead.  
by Mark
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Quantum Physicists at a Bar discussing the Multiverse.
Replies: 8
Views: 9463

Re: Quantum Physicists at a Bar discussing the Multiverse.

Clever and comedic. The multiverse!