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FlatDaddy wrote a new post
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Well, we’ve gotten here, you and I, and now our elbows wobble. (and all that other stuff) But doesn’t it beat the alternative? Maybe a little Neil Young is called for:
Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by
Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
And the buildings scrape the sky
Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes
Don’t let it bring you down
It’s only castles burning
Find someone who’s turning
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I’m not sure if you got my response to your Neil Young tribute for me, Sam. Sometimes I forget that when replying to a comment, one should click the Reply button directly below the comment to which one is replying. Usually, I notice immediately, then I copy it, paste it using the correct Reply button, then delete my original. But I have the sneaky feeling that I’ve screwed it up other times and come off looking like a shit.
But I left out of my below comment something I meant to say to you: “Old Man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you only a lot better looking.” Man, that guy sure knows how to write, huh, Sam?
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This one walks like a wounded animal—slow, deliberate, and not asking for pity.
That rain in the closet and reflection lying flat? That’s grief stripped of metaphor and still standing there, breathing.
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Fia Naturie posted in the group ”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”
This is my “Magic of Poetic Voice” submission
The Beast Confession
Confessions are made to come from the heart
To make you feel the weight of it
Whether is it good or bad from the start
I need you to sit and understand me a bitI wandered into a space without time
Alone with my thoughts
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Chère F.,
I was not looking in your direction
You made my head turnO yes, definitely!
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Chère C.,
I had to look up what the title means. And I understood the gist well.
The poems goes very well with the artwork.
Another outstanding write.
Pet je af (Dutch), hats off to you!
Kind regards, Gus-
hello dearest Gus it always amazes me when people know more than one language like you… I’m happy this worked for you thank you graciously ❤️
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I love to fool around with languages. But I know I have to be careful.
The fun is in the things I don’t understand.
We say petje (one) af. You say hats (more than one) off.
I have one head and consequently one petje to take off. It amazes me that the English speaking people seem to have more than one head.Gus
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I recently wrote a piece about aging too. I visit my mother in her apartment building every weekend and I see others there, just hanging out in the lobby alone. She says they never get guests and that many of her neighbors are jealous of her consistent visitors. It made me sad to think about all the stories sitting in silence. I’ll post it in honor of this poem and its message