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2019-05-12 11:41
Do you know how much I love you? I cannot count the ways, We could climb Mount Everest, Drain Camps or Orange Bays… I love you to the moon and back, And many points between, I love ev… Read More
La Petite Bouchee Or The Little Bite
2017-09-01 06:45
On an early March morning, And quite without warning, My wife had a brilliant notion. To turn our Citroen van into A bijou 4-seater bistro, She’d run with elan and devotion. We needed… Read More
2017-08-01 07:00
Allow me here to interject,  At the very least well, to suspect,  This, to me, is a crass subject,  It’s headdesk.  This just adds to my frustration,  And lead… Read More
Mrs Field
2017-07-30 04:49
I simply never, never knew,  Someone with virtues quite like you,   You arrived, set my world askew,  You’re the other half of my soul.  When I met you, I laughed… Read More
2017-07-29 10:35
The carriage clock strikes seven,   And the whole world begins to change,  If home was not thought of by eleven,  Everything would rearrange,   There’s magic… Read More
Love Of My Life Parts I-IV
2017-07-23 07:00
This is an extended declaration of my love for my wife, Anita Clare Field. I met the love of my life on line, I felt loved, sexy and so sublime,  Each virtue she hits; I love her to bit… Read More
Love Of My Life
2017-07-22 05:14
David Palmer introduced me to a Welsh poem, the Gwawdodyn, that consists of four lines in the following syllable lengths9 – 9 – 10 – 9  Lines 1, 2 and 4 all rhyme. Lin… Read More
2017-07-21 07:26
A soliloquy’s almost like thinking out loud, How you feel at that moment, your hopes and fears, And you talk to yourself, although in a crowd, And your dilemma imperceptibly starts to… Read More
2017-07-19 11:00
We had rented the villa Back in the Spring, It was painted vanilla, It kinda had ‘bling’.  It was high Summer, When we arrived, The trip there was a bummer, It was a very lo… Read More
A Four-Letter Word
2017-07-16 07:00
Love is just a four-letter word,  Like long, or like, or wish, or hope,  Yet, though it may seem quite absurd,  It encircles the heart with silken rope,  And makes each d… Read More
2017-07-15 12:00
The estuary unfurled,  Like a ribbon of opportunity,  Each ripple,  Carrying with it,  My limitless future.  Walking along the river bank, Not only can I see  T… Read More
The Beard
2017-07-09 10:15
2017 is the year of the beard,  I cannot bear them, and that mIght seem quite weird,  But you’re never quite sure of what lies underneath,  Or you run the risk of hairs… Read More
2017-07-03 12:39
The barley fields are golden ever, The willows weep, the aspens shiver, By the swift, fast-flowing river, On the road to Camelot, I glimpse the walls, the four grey towers, A sense of gloom… Read More
2017-07-03 12:35
The barley fields are golden ever, The willows weep, the aspens shiver, By the swift, fast-flowing river, On the road to Camelot, I glimpse the walls, the four grey towers, A sense of gloom… Read More
2017-07-03 12:26
The barley fields are golden ever, The willows weep, the aspens shiver, By the swift, fast-flowing river, On the road to Camelot, I glimpse the walls, the four grey towers, A sense of gloom… Read More
2017-07-03 09:00
The barley fields are golden ever, The willows weep, the aspens shiver By the swift, fast-flowing river On the road to Camelot, I glimpse the walls, the four grey towers, A sense of gloom qu… Read More
2017-06-25 12:27
I’ve never been a fan of Dr. Who, Sci. Fi always seemed so false and untrue, I admit now that I did not have a clue, It’s Quantum Physics made cool. The latest series has had it… Read More
THE BREXIT BOOGIE
2017-06-23 14:30
A gazebo erected in High Level Drive, Half blew away before the voters arrived. Well, I voted IN, let me make that quite clear,  BREXIT-ers, all voted OUT, ’cause they voted with… Read More
2017-06-19 13:45
WORD UP TO ALL WHO READ THIS POST!!! IF YOJ HAVENT ALREADY DONE THIS My wonderful wife, Anita-Clare won the Time Out Love London Award for the best restaurant in London SE26, then she was so… Read More
2017-06-11 17:10
I love those warm and balmy nights, When I lie, safe in my bed,  Staring up, and out, At the moon, adorning the cloud-banked skies. Like a piece of cheese, Solitary, seductive, on Natu… Read More
2017-06-10 12:12
 They had wrapped a plastic tie Around the trunk, Like the claw-like hand Of a wizened witch, Tipped in blue and oracle. There is little sadder Than seeing something artificial, Man-mad… Read More
2017-06-08 11:26
Excuse me, while I funambulate, It gives me time to speculate;  On what is up and down, and all about, Of  what’s within, of what’s without. To walk a rope, you place… Read More
2017-06-08 10:57
Excuse me, while I funambulate, It gives me time to speculate, Of what is up and down, and all about, Of what’s within, of what’s without To walk a rope, you place your fe In a c… Read More
2017-06-08 10:29
Excuse me, while I funambulate, It gives me time to speculate;  On what is up and down, and all about, Of  what’s within, of what’s without. To walk a rope, you place y… Read More
2017-06-08 08:15
Excuse me, while I funambulate,  It gives me time to speculate;  On what is up and down, and all about, Of  what’s within, of what’s without. To walk a rope, you p… Read More
2017-06-04 14:00
London Bridge & Borough Market Our hearts go out to all those who lost their lives or were injured in the atrocities in London and to their families. Has anyone else made the connection… Read More
2017-06-02 07:35
There was an island in the midst of the river, An island wholly covered with trees, So bursting with life, it made me shiver, And sniff for the smell of it on the breeze. There’s nothi… Read More
2017-05-27 13:33
You left me without any warning, So the seed we’d planned to plant together, I scattered randomly throughout the morning, And it’s survived every kind of wind and weather, Today… Read More
2017-05-23 01:47
Anita-Clare Field, you have asked me a question more than once. I have never told you before, but here’s the reason why… A Message From The Heart You’ve asked me more than… Read More
2017-05-20 05:58
In the early hours of the morning of Friday 12 May, I nearly lost my life. If it had not been for the determination of my wife, Anita-Clare Field, to get an ambulance out to me in time, the… Read More
Midnight
2017-05-01 11:00
Standing on the edge of darkness Waiting on the dawning light, There’s a certain inky blackness, At the heart of every night. Deafening silence till morning comes, Denser somehow, due… Read More
2017-04-29 10:27
My poem for this #PoetsPrompt set by +Martha Magenta is called Country Bound The scents of barley and meadow sweet , Of lavender, of earth, Signal Summer’s arrival, full, replete, Afte… Read More
2017-04-23 11:49
When everything in life has changed, When my world is rearranged, When all I know is sore awry,  I have to find somewhere to fly. I always seek a happy place, Where my pulse will no lon… Read More
2017-04-21 07:00
Morning,  A thin line of sun on the horizon,  Gołd, strewn with the threads of dawn. A shining ribbon in an ocean of blue, Promise of warmer times to come. Breath, condensing… Read More
It’s Easy To Say You Love Me
2017-04-19 08:13
It’s easy to say you love me, But can you truly show it? So that it is no longer a mystery, So that I really, truly know it.  It’s easy to say you love me, Words are easy to… Read More
The Sea’s Bounty
2017-04-17 07:00
When I am adventurous  And I feel inclined, I wander down to the sea, And along the shoreline, Searching for items that interest me. Colourful pebbles, broken glass, Bleached by the sun… Read More
Obudu Cattle Ranch, Nigeria
2017-04-15 11:16
  Time has wrought change at Obudu. The road still winds down, Through lush vegetation, But where, once,  There used to be a rutted farm track, Today there’s a tarmac r… Read More
Anniversary Gift 
2017-04-06 08:54
For you, I’d face a hurricane, I’d tolerate any kind of pain, Because you are my fine champagne! It seems like we’ve faced a living hell, But we’ve survived it very w… Read More
Winter Clings On
2017-03-08 07:30
It was one of those dazzling days Of blue, blue skies, And green, green shoots, When you know, The minute you step through the door, The air will freeze in your lungs, As you are hit by the… Read More
2017-02-23 08:35
You and I were meant to be, I am yours, you belong to me,  We’re as obvious as A,B, C, Despite trauma and adversity. You’re my soulmate, this I know, I thought I’d los… Read More
Rumi
2017-02-20 08:00
Rumi’s words are very wise, He scatters falsehoods, exposes lies. He expounds an eternal truth, True in old age, as in youth, So, dear reader, please take heed, Love is really all you… Read More
The Devil’s Birthday
2017-02-17 08:00
It was the Devil’s birthday, He had a birthday cake, He’d thrown his weight, he’d had his say, With drought, and flood, and quake. O’er all there was a hellish hue… Read More
Cinderella’s Slipper
2017-02-14 08:07
Cinderella lost her shoe, But she lost a pumpkin too! A slice of it was still part carriage, And needed to effect a marriage! She found it buried in a glade, This vehicle clearly fairy-made… Read More
Cinderella’s Slipper
2017-02-14 08:00
Cinderella lost her shoe, But she lost a pumpkin too! A slice of it was still part carriage, And needed to effect a marriage! She found it buried in a glade, This vehicle clearly fairy-made… Read More
2017-02-11 08:00
You left me with the debris Of a shattered world and heart, One day we were together, The next we were apart. No trace of you excepting Those things you left behind, I find it hard accepting… Read More
 Inspiration 
2017-02-05 11:30
A splash of water A blue flame A souffle of clouds A startle of doves A shoal of fish Thought bubbles Frights of ghosts All come to mind When presented With a photo like this © Caro Nes… Read More
A Farewell To Summer
2017-01-31 08:00
We went down to the water, I went with my son, It was a day full of sunshine, Of laughter, of fun. We swam in the ocean, We played by the shore, We found beautiful shells On the generous sea… Read More
Soul Rescue
2017-01-22 02:40
Look at me! I have survived! My sense of self has now revived. Your mental barbs no longer haunt, I’m free of your every jibe and taunt!  I’ve fought my way out of the soull… Read More
Musings
2017-01-12 06:38
I’ve walked along this beach before, A desolate, barren, rocky shore, And yet I always return for more. When my life starts to crash and burn, It is to THIS place that I return, As if… Read More
Musings 
2017-01-11 08:52
Musings  I’ve walked along this beach before, A desolate, barren, rocky shore, And yet I always return for more. When my life starts to crash and burn, It’s to this place th… Read More
Musings 
2017-01-11 08:50
I’ve walked along this beach before, A desolate, barren, rocky shore, And yet I always return for more. When my life starts to crash and burn, It’s to this place that I will retu… Read More
Man Vs The Machine
2017-01-07 07:30
A stark and simple statue To remind us what tyranny can do.. A memorial in Iserlohn, Germany To the Victims of Fascism at Poth  This statue symbolises Man’s vulnerability  In… Read More
Contemplation
2016-12-30 08:46
There is a spot Down by the river Where the fence has rotted away  So it looks like the water Has slowly eroded its foundations And across the stretch Of still, calm water Some wild flo… Read More
Change Is For The Better
2016-12-25 04:15
When you walked into my life it changed, At a stroke, my world was rearranged, I didn’t really have a clue, What it would mean to be loved by you. You know my faults, you know my stren… Read More
Fireworks 
2016-12-23 06:30
The darkness seemed palpable. Thick, heavy, constant, As if painted on with a trowel  In a band across the heavens  Above the jewel-like lights Of the city. Then into this world Cr… Read More
Father Christmas 
2016-12-17 08:30
In Morocco, he’s Black Peter, In France he’s Pere Noel, In the USA, he’s Santa Claus, A name millions of kids know well!  Here he’s Father Christmas, A welcome g… Read More
Father Christmas 
2016-12-16 09:52
In Morocco, he’s Black Peter, In France he’s Pere Noel, In the USA, he’s Santa Claus, A name millions of kids know well!  Here he’s Father Christmas, A welcome g… Read More
Beachcombing
2016-12-14 15:27
When I go to the beach, It is not for the sea. Large expanses of water Don’t inspire me. It is the short view, Not the long view. It is the land, That falls into the ocean, That curves… Read More
Squirrel Watch 
2016-12-10 12:30
We like to plant here, looking out,To see just who is round about: Mums in cars all off for shopping, UPS, and they’re not stopping,  Dads in suits, all looking tense, A man who&r&hell…Read More
Still Waters
2016-12-08 08:00
I went down to my favourite spot by the river It is where I always go  When my soul needs refreshment  Still waters Calm my emotions   And the smell Of water and  Th… Read More
You 
2016-12-05 06:30
My love, you are my one and only, My world begins and ends with you, I love each little thing about you, Everything you say, you do. We met first across the ether, And yet I knew your very s… Read More
Paint!
2016-11-30 08:00
Paint on chin And paint on nose, All over fingers, Hands and clothes. A painting’s never quite begun, Unless there’s paint on everyone!  © Caro Ness 2016 Painting is us… Read More
Marvellous Miss Potter
2016-11-26 08:00
The fact is that I share my birthday, With a woman incredibly brill! She’s an author, an artist, She’s simply the smartest, I adore her and I always will. She wrote of the wonder… Read More
Cobwebs Over The River
2016-11-23 15:40
We were boating Slowly, Up the river,  And were passing  The Ali Centre,  In Louisville, Kentucky, When we disembarked, And I took a snap  Of the bridge Across the river… Read More
The Cruise 
2016-11-19 11:35
The Cruise It was early in the morning  The sun was already high Giving a high gloss To everything  We went down to the dock And there she was Our cruise boat Painted a dazzling ye… Read More
The Cruise
2016-11-19 08:30
It was early in the morning  The sun was already high Giving a high gloss To everything  We went down to the dock And there she was Our cruise boat Painted a dazzling yellow … Read More
Nature’s Bounty
2016-11-17 08:30
When Nature’s bounty overflows,  The world is filled with shards of gold,  A precious fortune underfoot, And hanging from each branch to boot.  © Caro Ness 2016 Pho… Read More
A Warm Day #poetsprompt
2016-11-09 08:00
It was a warm day After a stormy night  The fountain splashed softly, In a gentle icicle arc, And with the sun barmy On the back of my neck, I stepped free of the veranda  And into… Read More
Seasons 
2016-10-11 09:50
A promise of life arrives in the Spring, The unfurling, uncurling of everything… The greening of this Earth. Summer brings a shimmering haze, Lazy, crazy, sun-filled days, A fleeting… Read More
The Ride
2016-09-23 07:15
We went on the ride at Washington State,  It’s frightening, like lightning, And bang up to date, It has 2 giant loops of 360 degrees, Which made me fearful and tearful, And have w… Read More
Heartsore 
2016-09-21 07:00
I’ve walked this stretch of beach before, This rocky, barren, savage shore , And it reveals one fatal flaw, I’m grief stricken, I’m heartsore. My head and heart fell like d… Read More
Roald Dahl Day
2016-09-13 18:06
Today is Roald Day. It would have been his 100th birthday today. All of the world will be celebrating Roald Dahl today, particularly Wales and Cardiff, the place of his birth, indeed Cardiff… Read More
A Warped Moon
2016-09-13 07:00
There are unique times On Earth When the atmospheric temperature  Colludes to warp the weather And I was there in one of them To watch A warped moon rise. Layers of cold air Trapped bel… Read More
Clearwater Beach Florida
2016-09-06 07:00
+JPolamzKing invited me, amongst others, to pen a poem to accompany this photo by +Amanda Anna for #poetsprompt Sand underfoot, White, soft, powdery, Fine as caster sugar, Caresses the trunk… Read More
The Mountain
2016-09-03 07:55
The town grew up In the shadow of the mountain Each white-washed house Cocooned in lush vegetation  One long main road The artery holding the town together And connecting town to mounta… Read More
Delancey Street
2016-08-29 07:00
*© JPolamzKing asked me to write a poem to accompany this photo by  +Lynn Terry​ for #poetsprompt Here it is: Whenever I drive through Claremont  And turn from Frobisher… Read More
Late
2016-08-25 07:00
+Maricris Cabrera and +James Polamz King both very kindly suggested that I write a poem to accompany this wonderful photograph by permission of +Irene Riz  for #poetsprompt I was late a… Read More
The Sea View
2016-08-22 07:00
This beautiful photo was taken by Jane Carson and she has very kindly given me permission to write a poem to accompany it. My father was a sailor, And one day he set to sea, It seemed he&rsq&hell…Read More
The Band Played On
2016-08-15 07:30
+ JPolamzKing suggested that I and a number of other poets provide a poem to accompany this photo, supplied by +Lynn Terry​. My poem is called The Band Played On. #poetsprompt He held… Read More
The Nap
2016-08-10 07:00
Excuse me for resting on your lap, But I’m dog tired, I need a nap, Usually bouncy and full of puff I’m exhausted, I’ve had enough, So please don’t wake me and make m… Read More
Grigol’s Dog
2016-08-06 07:00
I had a message from Grigol on FacebookWould I very kindly take a good look And write a poem about his English spaniel Who fills his heart to the very last granule. She’s loving, givin… Read More
The Boardwalk 
2016-08-05 07:00
#poetsprompt.  #allaroundme © Image +James Polamz King. Used with his permission.  Image: Obudu Cattle Ranch, Cross River State, Nigeria.  I stepped onto the boardwalk. I… Read More
Gin Junky
2016-08-04 07:00
When it comes to gin, we’ve a huge selection, Each one is distilled to complete perfection, And we’ve just added this one to our collection. It’s Spanish and it’s got… Read More
The Urban Fox
2016-08-03 07:00
The urban fox comes out at night,  And shelters through the day, He finds a safe spot out of sight, In which to hide away. If it is dusk, he has more trust, He’s confident, cock s… Read More
A Love Of Creating Flavours 
2016-08-02 07:00
Our world’s peopled with invention, a myriad crazy dreams,  We apply ourselves to everything, to ideas, plans and schemes… We like to think outside the box, in all we say… Read More
The Wet Room
2016-08-01 07:25
When we bought our home, the bathroom was pink, Pink bath, pink toilet, pink walls, pink sink, And what did we do with it…what do you think? We tore the horror out! We changed the flo… Read More
Poncho 
2016-07-31 07:00
This is my birthday finery, A poncho bought in Turkey, I think it really suits me, This gift from David and Ginny, Emily, Catherine and Charlie. © Text / Image Caro Ness 2016 Read More
Waiting For…
2016-07-30 07:00
Here I am on tippy toes, I’m excited and it shows, Please do one of your very best throws, I’m waiting for… my ball. I can run from here to there, As long as you’ll… Read More
Graduation
2016-07-29 07:00
27 July, Isla’s graduation day, When emotion and pride both held sway, Pomp, ceremony, glamour, glitz, And this student’s parents both in bits, Elegant black gowns edged with gre… Read More
Me And Grouse
2016-07-28 07:00
I love my grouse, I love him so, I know I shake him to and fro, But he’s the very bestest thing, Yes, to me he’s everything, So when I feel like the walking dead, He’s the… Read More
Woodnotes 
2016-07-27 05:10
I woke up suddenly under a tree To a strange and eerie cacophony, That became a beautiful symphony. Sonorous, staccato, soprano, bass, Each separate woodnote had its place, And each brought… Read More
2016-07-26 07:00
I heard a splendiferous word today, As a cross between sidling and sashay! But it mainly means “crimp”which also means curl, It’s enough to make you want to whirl and twirl… Read More
The World Beyond My Window 
2016-07-25 07:00
#poetsprompt Image used with permission, by +Laughing waters​​ The world beyond my window Is unfussy,  laid-back, cool, Palm trees blowing gently Down by a small rock pool… Read More
Wedding Cake 
2016-07-24 07:00
When it comes to wedding cake, Traditional’s a big mistake! Ours was made of different cheese, And all our guests said, “Oh, yes please!” Bleu D’Ambray and Westcombe… Read More
Burger
2016-07-23 07:00
Please make me a burger, a burger meal, Something sublime, something surreal, A perfect burger’s one of life’s great pursuits, Just now, I feel the need to fill my boots! ©… Read More
Banana Bread
2016-07-21 07:00
Fancy a slice of banana bread? To grace your lovely tea-time spread, Just one bite and you ‘re truly fed, And it has chocolate in it too… It’s Catherine’s little sli… Read More
Piano Cat
2016-07-20 07:00
Yes, I am a piano cat, I love Debussy, and that’s that, So play me my favourite, Clair De Lune, Us felines really love that tune! Or how’s about a bit of Strauss,  To have m… Read More
Us!
2016-07-19 07:00
I love you, and you love me, We’re an overture, a symphony, You’re a cat and I’m a dog, But we’re digital not analogue. We’ve always been a sister and brother… Read More
Smoked Haddock Soufflé 
2016-07-18 07:00
I may be a poet, but I trained as a chef, And here is a soufflé that I like the best! Smoked haddock is great in a fine kedgeree, But this is a recipe that does it for me! Pop to our… Read More

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