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A daily 'diary' blog in verse. Oilitics, memoir, comment, family etc etc

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  • Ruby Boots on Apr 2, 2012 in Ruby Tuesday

    RUBY BOOTS.My friend, Roma, is over eightyBut, on her, the years aren't weighty!Those ruby boots must surely say 'This lady's living for today!'*A very different lady but equally worthwhile here:http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2008/07/65-nan.htm...

  • The Sailor's Trousers on Oct 8, 2011 in Skywatch sailors trousers

    THE SAILOR'S TROUSERS!'Go and see if there's enough blue!'My Mother speaking.And I knew what she meant,For hadn't it been said,Over and over,Throughout my childhood?*So I would go outsideAnd stand on the lawnMeasuring with my eyes.*Rain threatened,Of...

  • Sugared Almonds! on Nov 21, 2009 in Colour Carnival waiting-room window

    COLOR CARNIVALhttp://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/2009/11/color-carnival-29.htmlSUGARED ALMONDS!A dull day, threatening rain.A grim railway waiting-room threatening boredom.A magical sugared-almond window to lift my spirits!*Another look at the rai...

  • Pinkypod on Nov 20, 2009 in Pink Saturday iPods

    PINK SATURDAYPINKYPODI don't possess an iPod;I don't really desire one.So I'm not in the marketTo purchase or to hire one.Melodies by the hundredCan be heard at any minute,Two hundred and forty itemsThey tell me it has in it!But I recall the old days...

  • Familiar? on Nov 20, 2009 in Bronzino Simply Snickers

    BronzinoSIMPLY SNICKERSFAMILIAR?He lived four hundred years agoAnd yet I positively swearI saw him only yesterday,Though I admit he'd changed his hair!That 'young-man' look was just the same!That arrogance and feline grace,That look of godlike certai...

  • Pretty Polly on Nov 19, 2009 in Art Polly Jones Colour Carnival

    Polly JonesPRETTY POLLYThough you may search high and lowNo parrot is around!But the artist's name is PollyAnd she has just been found!No doubt other bloggersHave had her on their list,But her bright and brilliant artistryIs something that I've misse...

  • Risky Business! on Nov 18, 2009 in Acrostic

    ACROSTIC ONLYhttp://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/(Don't Even Think About It!)RISKY BUSINESS!Don't even think about it! Use your common sense!Only fools attempt to break the law!Never do the wrong thing! You'll be labelled dense.Traffic Cops are quite qu...