i was gonna post the promt " monsters ", but was busy dealing with a monster at the time. lists is fine vic.
SHOPPING LIST
eggs milk bread buns those little cheesey things a k 47 kalashnikov fully automatic assault rifle rocket launcher box of ammo and grenades oh! and those little biscuits of course.
i write lists on the back of my hand bonita. the back of your hand is harder to loose than a bit of paper in the wrong pocket.....unless you forget and wash your hands aaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!! - love and peace - paul.
Woo Hoo!!! Great poem, well done. You're on a roll. I too couldn't live without my lists, day after day, week after week and they never do end, which is ok with me as they make it possible to be somewhat efficient. I also recycle begging letters and other sorts of paper that's one sided and clip them together, recycling stuff that otherwise gets thrown to make it useful.
English muffins bagels don't forget Keith's cookies and dark chocolate lettuce tomatoes cucumbers - salads are a must apples/bananas/oranges strawberries...whoops! way too much! eggs almond milk yogurt cheese slices read the list! you're forgetting something! oh yeah..fish chicken turkey bacon breakfast sausage (ugh!) how can Keith eat that stuff turkey burger (finally got him to like it!) hmmmmm... Kelly letters? what are Kelly letters? oh..can't read my onw writing! Kitty Litter! cat food... spend more on them than on ourselves oh yes Keith's diet soda and mountain dew water! bottled water for me. whoops! how did I forget the orange juice! even with a list I know I missed something when I get home Keith will ask did you remember to buy...? and I'll just say...it wasn't on the list :-)
You know, I was just getting ready to say -- not to you, but to everyone -- please, no more pantoums! They don't work for everything. When you have to go and write one that does work. This is exactly the kind of movement that a pantoum was made for. Liked it a lot.
got a feeling your fridge is a lot bigger than mine.....just fainted in the library....that wasn't on the list surely? don't forget the " kelly letters " - love - paul.
Always an education, like the first time with your college girlfriend, when you learned how fast it go, over before you were convinced it was really
happening, and you learned always be prepared, which you weren’t, so sure you were it was not on the agenda, little knowing her roommate had done it the night before, and she
not to be left out. Or how about your first adultery, after ten years with the second woman you ever slept with, when you learned not to leave hay on your underpants, which led more or less directly to the third
lesson, learned over and over, but new each time: that it was new each time, never just a one night stand, some part of another person now a part of you. The fourth
lesson learned in three part harmony, thought you’d try everything, even the cock next to your face, and it was interesting, in fact you liked it, but likely not to be repeated. What was left
for the fifth lesson a long time coming, thirty five years, and the lesson, it never gets old, so much of one other person now a part of you, and you don’t want it to stop. Ever. But it will.
And that went in the wrong place, too. Oh well. I’d better reply to yours quickly before someone else posts and my reply to you goes with theirs. I liked it. Sentimental, but there’s nothing wrong with that, Feels real, doesn’t feel hackneyed.
marijuana to be legalised. now you are talking velma. i know many people with mental health problems that get no help whatsoever, or are put on a waiting list, or hold on the phone for hours - nice one - love - paul.
Paul, your poem looks like a comment, and it isn't. However, to be clear, this comment is meant for the fine poem before yours, which is just so right on, thank you, Velma, and I do think the lovely alternative to alcohol and other relaxants will be legal before too long. because many states are working toward it and some, like mine have accomplished. it.
Taylor aka Velma... what an awesome heartfelt list. definitely more farming and more understanding... what the world needs now is love sweet love, not for some but for everyone....
Love this list. It has potential as a really powerful poem too. Someday I'll sit down and do some editing with you but not until I tell you the story of the first time Tad critiqued my poems. LOL.
Oak and ash, birch and thorn, sang a song when I was born. Duck and goose, horse and cow taught me underneath a bough Snake and fox, mouse and rat, came to greet me where I sat. Dog and cat, mouse and frog sit beside me as I blog. Friend, companions, of my way, walk beside me every day.
known all these creatures tash, except the snake and the goose. i'll sing a song to ms ratty from you. maybe a " boomtown rats " song" ha ha - love - paul.
When I was little I loved my toys, my doll house was my pride and joy. My teddy bears were special too I cherished each one the whole day through. Gifts of my childhood linger still, though they have vanished as childhood will, my memory holds these gifts of then to give them back to me again.
Thank you, Bonnie. Did you get my email about the sit4e confusion? Look for me on FB as Tasha Halpert and friend me there and I will be so happy to respond.The other site doesn't get any new postings. You understand? Love, Tasha
I made a list of all my kids just for this poetry prompt and like all other lists of things it is now very lost
it started off with my son Mark and his begotten kids Justin, Morgan, Markie, Jeremie and now he's got 4 more Dominic belongs to Morgan and he's adopted Shae and Koda And his new baby, Leo Next, there's Brian who only has 2 kids Shelly and Autumn Lori is my 3rd born and she had a bunch of kids Amber gave her grandkids and Ashley did so, too Amber gave her Bella, Nicki and Josh they call her, Mimi Alexa is still in high school and Auric is still a kid And Arlene might be gone from earth but she left her progeny Alyssa with Kyle ad Brentley and Courtney with Eli and Adrian And last but not least we have Breanne who gave us Damien and Alyssa has one more on the way. Now there's my list and I checked it twice just like Santa Clause!
Paul, this is nothing compared to one of my karate families as far as being complicated. We have one family where Robert is the patriarch. He brings Miles and Daniel, who are his wife's sons from her first marriage. He brings R.J. who is his and is ex-wife's son. He brings Noah who is his ex-wife's child with her new husband. And he's trying to talk Lance into coming who is his wife's exhusband's child with his former wife. LOL.
You must have put it in the wrong spot. They did say repeatedly when you did that it would be removed. REMEMBER TO PUT ANY POEMS USING COMMENT, DO NOT PUT USING REPLY. Is that so difficult to remember?
yes it was posted as a reply to one of my poems so as per the rules I was deleted. yes I agree cheating is the worst. especially when they make no attempt to even be discrete but think you should just expect it... give my regards to sweet Fae.
Paul, here's a hint to get your poems in the right place. If you are posting a new poem, go all the way to the bottom of the page. There should be an open reply box sitting there. That's the box for a new comment, i.e. new poem, not posting on someone else's.
i was gonna post the promt " monsters ", but was busy dealing with a monster at the time. lists is fine vic.
ReplyDeleteSHOPPING LIST
eggs
milk
bread
buns
those little cheesey things
a k 47 kalashnikov fully automatic assault rifle
rocket launcher
box of ammo and grenades
oh! and those little biscuits of course.
hmmmmm an odd but practical list.. especially those little biscuits. can't do without those little biscuits
DeleteThese days, unfortunately, I could do more with the Kalashnikov than the biscuits.
DeleteLOL. Sounds like a list getting ready for a long siege.
Deletejust can't get the little biscuits to go in the machine gun.....dammit!!! - thanks bonita - love - paul.
Deletethanks tad. yeah. the rocket launcher would come in handy where i live. gonna have to do with the little cheesey things though - paul.
Deletebeen under siege for a while vic. it's like living in stalingrad ha ha - love - paul.
DeleteLiked this, beautifully ironic.
Deletei like a bit of irony tash. just not when it happens to me ha ha - love and lists - paul.
DeleteLists are now an integral part of my life
ReplyDeleteI make lists of daily activities
grocery lists - if it isn't on the list
I won't think to look for it
I make lists of daily activities
feed the cats, clean the litter boxes
I won't think to look for it
if I don't remind myself to look
feed the cats, clean the litter boxes
these many chores I do each day
if I don't remind myself to look
so many things would go undone
These many chores I do each day
the list is long and tiresome
so many things would go undone
if I were to forget to make the list
the list is long and tiresome
just reading it I need a nap
if I were to forget to make the list
all would be lost for that day
just reading it I need a nap
grocery lists - if it isn't on the list
if I were to forget to make the list...
lists are now an integral part of my life
This works so well as a pantoum, repeating what you need to remember. And lists would be a bigger part of my life if I could ever manage to write one.
Deletei write lists on the back of my hand bonita. the back of your hand is harder to loose than a bit of paper in the wrong pocket.....unless you forget and wash your hands aaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!! - love and peace - paul.
DeleteWoo Hoo!!! Great poem, well done. You're on a roll. I too couldn't live without my lists, day after day, week after week and they never do end, which is ok with me as they make it possible to be somewhat efficient. I also recycle begging letters and other sorts of paper that's one sided and clip them together, recycling stuff that otherwise gets thrown to make it useful.
DeleteEnglish muffins
ReplyDeletebagels
don't forget Keith's cookies
and dark chocolate
lettuce
tomatoes
cucumbers - salads are a must
apples/bananas/oranges
strawberries...whoops! way too much!
eggs
almond milk
yogurt
cheese slices
read the list! you're forgetting something!
oh yeah..fish
chicken
turkey bacon
breakfast sausage (ugh!)
how can Keith eat that stuff
turkey burger (finally got him to like it!)
hmmmmm... Kelly letters?
what are Kelly letters?
oh..can't read my onw writing!
Kitty Litter!
cat food... spend more on them than on ourselves
oh yes Keith's diet soda and mountain dew
water! bottled water for me.
whoops! how did I forget the orange juice!
even with a list I know I missed something
when I get home Keith will ask did you remember to buy...?
and I'll just say...it wasn't on the list :-)
You know, I was just getting ready to say -- not to you, but to everyone -- please, no more pantoums! They don't work for everything. When you have to go and write one that does work. This is exactly the kind of movement that a pantoum was made for. Liked it a lot.
DeleteI love this one too, although it's not a pantoum. LOL. Tad, you got the wrong poem.
Deletegot a feeling your fridge is a lot bigger than mine.....just fainted in the library....that wasn't on the list surely? don't forget the " kelly letters " - love - paul.
DeleteRight on! BTW have you tried the chicken breakfast sausages? They're pretty good.
DeleteI've never seen chicken breakfast sausages in any of the stores here. I would certainly try them if I did!
DeleteThe brand name is AlFresco, and they make regular dinner sausages as well in chicken with several flavors. We like them.
DeleteFIVE THINGS I LEARNED FROM SEX
ReplyDeleteAlways an education, like the first
time with your college girlfriend, when
you learned how fast it go, over before
you were convinced it was really
happening, and you learned
always be prepared, which you weren’t,
so sure you were it was not
on the agenda, little knowing her roommate
had done it the night before, and she
not to be left out. Or how about your first
adultery, after ten years with the second
woman you ever slept with, when you learned
not to leave hay on your underpants, which led
more or less directly to the third
lesson, learned over and over, but new each time:
that it was new each time, never
just a one night stand, some part of
another person now a part of you. The fourth
lesson learned in three part harmony,
thought you’d try everything, even
the cock next to your face, and it was
interesting, in fact you liked it, but likely
not to be repeated. What was left
for the fifth lesson a long time coming,
thirty five years, and the lesson,
it never gets old, so much of one
other person now a part of you, and
you don’t want it to stop. Ever. But it will.
this is lovely and funny and so honest! amazing work here. yeah,
Deletelove it!
This poem just gets better and better as you read it. The last lesson almost made me cry.
Deletehilarious tad. my best sex lesson and you may quote me " never....and i mean never talk to a woman called sammie jayne richardson.....ever ". - paul.
DeleteWonderful poem, so touching and so righly honest. Thanks for this sharing.
DeleteWhat I Want for Christmas from My Husband
ReplyDeleteA hike, once a week,
conversation among
the birds, twigs
crunching, breathing
Smoky Mountain air.
Free concerts on the lawn,
orchestra.
Or at picnic
tables near food trucks,
country western concert.
Quit smoking,
even if it won't
heal your blackened lungs.
Maybe it will give me
time with you.
Say "I love you."
Just when you feel it.
Maybe every day
because I'll
worry you don't.
I know it costs
a lot to change your
daily routine. I hope
you think I'm
worth the price tag.
agree with most of it. but the stopping smoking is out of the question i'm afraid....i'd end up raiding a tobacconist at 3a.m. - love paul.
DeleteOh my dear friend, I am so glad we quit together many years ago. If only...I feel for you! I hope for your sake he takes this poem to heart.
DeleteI thought they were together, and replying at the bottom would cover either.
ReplyDeleteAnd that went in the wrong place, too. Oh well. I’d better reply to yours quickly before someone else posts and my reply to you goes with theirs. I liked it. Sentimental, but there’s nothing wrong with that, Feels real, doesn’t feel hackneyed.
Deletewhat a beautiful list! did you share it with Karl?
DeleteWhat I want to change for the better
ReplyDeleteHow others view Mental Illnesses
How those with mental illnesses are treated
The way women are treated
Equality to actually exist
The stimgma of men being useless to be put to bed
Minimum wage increased and the same no matter the gender
The denial of Global warming to end
Judgment on people based on religion to end
Healthcare Costs decreased
Affordable housing
More recycling centers
Removal of enviormentally harmful factories
A law saying that for every one tree cut down another is to be planted
More farming less processing
Openmindeness to be practiced
People to get along
Understanding not judgment
Marijuana leagalized (we probably wouldn't even have an opiod crisis if so)
Better and Affordable Education
marijuana to be legalised. now you are talking velma. i know many people with mental health problems that get no help whatsoever, or are put on a waiting list, or hold on the phone for hours - nice one - love - paul.
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DeletePaul, your poem looks like a comment, and it isn't. However, to be clear, this comment is meant for the fine poem before yours, which is just so right on, thank you, Velma, and I do think the lovely alternative to alcohol and other relaxants will be legal before too long. because many states are working toward it and some, like mine have accomplished. it.
DeleteTaylor aka Velma... what an awesome heartfelt list. definitely more farming and more understanding... what the world needs now is love sweet love, not for some but for everyone....
DeleteLove this list. It has potential as a really powerful poem too. Someday I'll sit down and do some editing with you but not until I tell you the story of the first time Tad critiqued my poems. LOL.
DeleteSing a Song
ReplyDeleteOak and ash, birch and thorn,
sang a song when I was born.
Duck and goose, horse and cow
taught me underneath a bough
Snake and fox, mouse and rat,
came to greet me where I sat.
Dog and cat, mouse and frog
sit beside me as I blog.
Friend, companions, of my way,
walk beside me every day.
omg! this is so much fun!
DeleteGlad you enjoyed it, I had fun writing it, I guess it shows, eh?
Deleteknown all these creatures tash, except the snake and the goose. i'll sing a song to ms ratty from you. maybe a " boomtown rats " song" ha ha - love - paul.
DeleteThis is awesome. Very much like a spell. Reads very, very well.
DeleteGifts
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little I loved my toys,
my doll house was my pride and joy.
My teddy bears were special too
I cherished each one the whole day through.
Gifts of my childhood linger still,
though they have vanished as childhood will,
my memory holds these gifts of then
to give them back to me again.
lovely and sweet
DeleteThank you, Bonnie. Did you get my email about the sit4e confusion? Look for me on FB as Tasha Halpert and friend me there and I will be so happy to respond.The other site doesn't get any new postings. You understand? Love, Tasha
Deletetoys get more dangerous as we get older, but childhood still lingers - love - paul.
DeleteThanks, Paul F. Appreciate.
DeleteSo nice you have good memories of these. I had my favorite toys too. I would almost like to see a group poem with all our lists for this. LOL
DeleteTwo shorties for fun. Loved all the poems this time. Will comment as time permits.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.englishverse.com/poems/leisure
DeleteI like both of these, but especially the first one. Reminds me of W. H. Davies.
ReplyDeleteI did check him out, nice, thanks!
DeleteMany thanks for the kind words, Coming from you, that's special. I will check out the web site you sent.
ReplyDeleteI made a list of all my kids
ReplyDeletejust for this poetry prompt
and like all other lists of things
it is now very lost
it started off with my son Mark
and his begotten kids
Justin, Morgan, Markie, Jeremie
and now he's got 4 more
Dominic belongs to Morgan
and he's adopted Shae and Koda
And his new baby, Leo
Next, there's Brian
who only has 2 kids
Shelly and Autumn
Lori is my 3rd born
and she had a bunch of kids
Amber gave her grandkids and
Ashley did so, too
Amber gave her Bella, Nicki and Josh
they call her, Mimi
Alexa is still in high school
and Auric is still a kid
And Arlene might be gone from earth
but she left her progeny
Alyssa with Kyle ad Brentley and
Courtney with Eli and Adrian
And last but not least we have Breanne
who gave us Damien and Alyssa
has one more on the way.
Now there's my list and
I checked it twice just like
Santa Clause!
geez your family is complicated wolfie. i can't keep track - love - paul.
DeleteChristmas at your home must be something!!! Bet you keep Santa busy. Cheery and sweet poem.
Deletelol! I will have to save this because I can never keep that motley crew straight!
DeleteLOL. Bonnie, I was thinking something similar. I have not been able to keep track and this is the most complete list I've seen.
DeletePaul, this is nothing compared to one of my karate families as far as being complicated. We have one family where Robert is the patriarch. He brings Miles and Daniel, who are his wife's sons from her first marriage. He brings R.J. who is his and is ex-wife's son. He brings Noah who is his ex-wife's child with her new husband. And he's trying to talk Lance into coming who is his wife's exhusband's child with his former wife. LOL.
Deleteno idea why this poem was removed earlier in the week, but i'll give it another go.
ReplyDeleteGEEZ IT HURTS
" we gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do "
i could list all the things that are wrong with her
and everyone that has met her, would concur
the lying
the thieving
the violence
the psycho behaviour
i could stand
but the cheating just got out of hand
on my next list, i'll be a one man band
my list for today
a lovely pizza and a pint from fae
pork chops for tea
avoiding the nightmare tasmanian devil that is marie.
hope this wont get removed this time, or i give up.
You must have put it in the wrong spot. They did say repeatedly when you did that it would be removed. REMEMBER TO PUT ANY POEMS USING COMMENT, DO NOT PUT USING REPLY. Is that so difficult to remember?
Deleteyes it was posted as a reply to one of my poems so as per the rules I was deleted. yes I agree cheating is the worst. especially when they make no attempt to even be discrete but think you should just expect it... give my regards to sweet Fae.
DeleteInteresting list, but sounds like every other woman you write about. You might want to evaluate your choices. LOL.
DeletePaul, here's a hint to get your poems in the right place. If you are posting a new poem, go all the way to the bottom of the page. There should be an open reply box sitting there. That's the box for a new comment, i.e. new poem, not posting on someone else's.
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