07-12-2017, 03:29 AM
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How Pleasant To Know Mr. Lear - Poem by Edward LearHow pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.
His mind is concrete and fastidious,
His nose is remarkably big;
His visage is more or less hideous,
His beard it resembles a wig.
He has ears, and two eyes, and ten fingers,
(Leastways if you reckon two thumbs);
He used to be one of the singers,
But now he is one of the dumbs.
He sits in a beautiful parlour,
With hundreds of books on the wall;
He drinks a great deal of marsala,
But never gets tipsy at all.
He has many friends, laymen and clerical,
Old Foss is the name of his cat;
His body is perfectly spherical,
He weareth a runcible hat.
When he walks in waterproof white,
The children run after him so!
Calling out, "He's gone out in his night-
Gown, that crazy old Englishman, oh!"
He weeps by the side of the ocean,
He weeps on the top of the hill;
He purchases pancakes and lotion,
And chocolate shrimps from the mill.
He reads, but he does not speak, Spanish,
He cannot abide ginger beer;
Ere the days of his pilgrimage vanish,
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!
Edward Lear
07-12-2017, 12:41 PM
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I thought I’d had the best days nowBut I changed my mind and here is how
Each day brings more love and hope
too much to moan and whinge and mope
The sun comes forth new every day
We can be certain that it always be that way
Just as the moon comes out each night
Changing the darkness to brilliant light
Every blade of grass and vivid flower
Every tree that grows tall and towers
Things beneath the wind and waves
Knows the plan the creator gave
All in all I am happy now I know
Forward is the only way to go
(C) RJ
07-12-2017, 08:37 PM
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THE BIBLE ON ONE PAGE(C)RJ.
Building plans for Earth approved and completion in record time of 6 days.
Tune share guests arrive and abuse hospitality, fig leaves cause fashion storm.
Storms lash newly fashioned world ... Zoo cruise makes news .
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"Multicoloured coat owner sold by brothers, becomes Ruler of Egypt. ..
Moses leads Hebrews across muddy seabed and they spend 40 years on big beach.
Samson has a grade one.... '.
Shepherd boy becomes King after slaying big bully." I'm a poet really'
Jeremiah and Job share tales of woe. Off to Babylon, the Hebrews go
Daniel braves furnace and lions den. Have visions and dreams giving revelations of new Jerusalem, no jam.
Hebrews return to Jerusalem and build big temple. Hebrew replaced by Aramaic.
Temple sacked by Antiochus. Judas Maccabeus becomes conquering hero.
Herod goes off his head ... First known census taken. Newborn King arrives in stable.
Romans take over Jerusalem. Jesus aged 12 visits Temple and takes notes .Elders note Jesus,
Jesus spends 3 years proclaiming his role, trains disciples then has palaver in Temple and upsets tables.
Peoples upset. Pharisees, Sadducees, Romans, upset by Jesus
Jesus executed, appears live again to friends and onlookers 10 times before ascending ...
His followers persecuted by Paul who has first recorded Damascus road experience.
Paul becomes first missionary, establishing free churches . writes a lot while in prison.
John writes Revelation
08-12-2017, 04:49 AM
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Memories that never fadeI thought I heard you whisper me one day
How is my former lover by the way?
Do you still recall that captured smile?
That spoke a thousand meanings for a while
Do you remember when we didn't have a care?
Would walk through rain and laughter share?
Would find those moments in between
Where wasted times just grey and mean?
How are you now my greying, long lost friend?
I often think of you when eve descends
You were my life, my all back then
How did we part, how did it end?
It's hard sometimes to think you're still around
Across some ocean but can't be found
But I still have the book of memories close
They still remind me of your loving ghost
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