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LIKE ME From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (30 minutes old)

A couple of days ago I posted here "Hold Fast To Dreams", which was written by Langston Hughes, the African-American poet who was best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance - the flowerin… more

I LOVE MY COMPUTER From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (51 minutes old)

I am grateful to Alan for sending me a series of cartoons about that modern day blessing (?) - the computer. Here is the first. … more

DIGITAL CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2009 From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (54 minutes old)

In the space of 20 weeks, the world’s biggest photo contest, Digital Camera magazine’s Photographer of the Year, received a massive 101,000 online entries from 126 countries. The overall £10,000 … more

THE ENCHANTED GARDEN From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (59 minutes old)

Here is one of Waterhouse's last paintings. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, and in 1916 while he continued to work on The Enchanted Garden he was approaching the end of his journ… more

WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 hour old)

DEAD LOVE Dead love, by treason slain, lies stark, White as a dead stark-stricken dove: None that pass by him pause to mark Dead love. His heart, that strained and yearned and strove A… more

The Tufty Club From arctictern in The Dustbin of Life (7 hours old)

I was in the Tufty club and the Bimbo blub, and have a Bimbo badge to prove it.I digress. This morning we scraped the ice off the windscreen for the first time since April.Then I went on my daily walk… more

QUIT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From mrs-h-the-3rd ^Pro in My Place (15 hours old)

Whoever it is that keeps kicking me at random times will you quit it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sitting at my desk in work and I can't help but sit this way I've no choice so either like it or… more

X Factor is getting crappier every week From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (16 hours old)

You could argue that it serves me right for watching it but hey, I like trash tv sometimes and X Factor is surely the best in that category. I love the pompousness of it, and the fact that those invol… more

List of ailments and worries for my antenatal review on Thursday From mrs-h-the-3rd ^Pro in My Place (18 hours old)

I know I should've been working this morning but instead I made this list up so I don't miss anything when I go to the Hospital on Thursday for my review. These are just things I want to make sure are… more

50 reasons to be glad you're pregnant From mrs-h-the-3rd ^Pro in My Place (19 hours old)

50 reasons to be glad you're pregnant We all have moments when we think, 'Never again!' during pregnancy: perhaps morning sickness is making you miserable or you're 10 days overdue with not even a … more

COME TO ME IN MY DREAMS From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (21 hours old)

LONGING Come to me in my dreams, and then By day I shall be well again! For so the night will more than pay The hopeless longing of the day. Come, as thou cam’st a thousand times, A mess… more

THEY HAVE COME FORWARD From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (22 hours old)

Two lucky winners came forward yesterday to claim their share of a massive £90 million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw. The pair of ticketholders will receive more than £45.5milli… more

SOMEWHAT OF A RARITY? From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (22 hours old)

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APOLLO AND DAPHNE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (22 hours old)

Yesterday Waterhouse presented us with a wood nymph and today he brings us another tree figure - Daphne. The interesting story behind the painting is from ancient Greek mythology. John Wil… more

NOW I GO ALONE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (22 hours old)

PAST DAYS I. Dead and gone, the days we had together, Shadow-stricken all the lights that shone Round them, flown as flies the blown foam's feather, Dead and gone. Where we went, we … more

The Berlin Wall From arctictern in The Dustbin of Life (1 day old)

I'm watching a brilliant programme on iPlayer. It was on Saturday night. The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall. The narrative is balanced, the musical score perfect for the occasion, the whole programme … more

Swine Flu Jab Yesterday... From mrs-h-the-3rd ^Pro in My Place (1 day old)

...and it was fine getting it, ok well it stuck pretty badly but was fine afterwards didn't feel weird or anything and was allowed to go straight away, didn't have to sit for 10 mins or so like you no… more

Naptime was successful!! From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (1 day old)

Thanks for your comments - and yes, I did manage to have a nap, for like 45 minutes! Tremendous! I had to go and wake Logan up for his tea, he was spark out. (Yes, he is napping as I type this!!… more

DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

HOLD FAST TO DREAMS For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston Hughes… more

IS IT YOU? From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

FRANTIC SEARCH FOR TWO LUCKY BRITONS Two British lottery players are unaware they are sitting on a record-breaking £90 million ($149,500,000) fortune. They each won £45,570,835.50 ($74,7050,000)… more

MISSED THE BOAT? From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

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WOOD NYMPH From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

One traditional symbolic meaning of the female nude is a Nature spirit. One of these, the Hamadryad, represents a stand of oaks. The Hamadryad is noble, robust, and fertile, full of potential: She… more

TRAVELS IN ITALY From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

Swinburne takes us to three Italian cities. THREE FACES I. VENTIMIGLIA The sky and sea glared hard and bright and blank: Down the one steep street, with slow steps firm and free, A t… more

AY, THERE'S THE RUB From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (2 days old)

I said yesterday that from today I would be posting a few poems about dreams and dreaming. However, today's post is not a poem and the comment on 'dream' is only passing and incidental. Having s… more

PERSISTENCE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (3 days old)

A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secur… more

LIVE AND LET LIVE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (3 days old)

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DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (3 days old)

SLEEP Sleep, when a soul that her own clouds cover Wails that sorrow should always keep Watch, nor see in the gloom above her Sleep, Down, through darkness naked and steep, Sinks, … more

HE JUST GETS BETTER From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (3 days old)

This painting by Waterhouse illustrates the poem 'Echo and Narcissus by Ovid. Echo was a nymph. She was in love with Narcissus but he became so enamoured with his own reflection in a stream that he… more

WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE OF From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (3 days old)

I am coming to the end of my own work and today's poem is the last that will appear here - at least for some time. It is on the theme of 'dreaming' and from tomorrow I shall post some of the poems … more

More dadness From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (3 days old)

OK, so I've started working part-time this week so I can spend more time looking after Logan. It's brilliant, and I love it, but where the hell does this kid get all that energy from?? He's only 11 mo… more