Comments received on poems by Doggerel Dave
Nature - got to be a winner!?
Doggerel Dave said:
Grass (no not the stuff you roll up and light) - the horizontal green stuff...that\'s Nature, right?
Stylistically owes much to William Topaz McGonagall – to whom I am in great debt.
When that old Tay bridge came a tumbling down
McGonagall was there for the event.
Now whereas most folks think him a clown
He allows free range for my poetic bent.
Regards Dave
November 23rd, 2020 01:00
Doggerel Dave said:
Grass (no not the stuff you roll up and light) - the horizontal green stuff...that\'s Nature, right?
Stylistically owes much to William Topaz McGonagall – to whom I am in great debt.
When that old Tay bridge came a tumbling down
McGonagall was there for the event.
Now whereas most folks think him a clown
He allows free range for my poetic bent.
Regards Dave
November 23rd, 2020 01:00
Try this for size:
Doggerel Dave said:
Thank all you four (but who\'s counting?) for your support. Its a pity I was asleep when all the Hurrahs and Bravos came through. Didn\'t wake me. I was in a deep antipodean slumber.
Dave
November 17th, 2020 17:24
Doggerel Dave said:
Thank all you four (but who\'s counting?) for your support. Its a pity I was asleep when all the Hurrahs and Bravos came through. Didn\'t wake me. I was in a deep antipodean slumber.
Dave
November 17th, 2020 17:24
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dusk arising said:
Somebody stole my dad\'s car with my essay in it whilst i was in the library researching for my halo.
November 17th, 2020 10:01
dusk arising said:
Somebody stole my dad\'s car with my essay in it whilst i was in the library researching for my halo.
November 17th, 2020 10:01
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Michael Edwards said:
Even the dogs got hiccups seems to have gone out fashion. Great fun write.
November 17th, 2020 09:02
Michael Edwards said:
Even the dogs got hiccups seems to have gone out fashion. Great fun write.
November 17th, 2020 09:02
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Goldfinch60 said:
Glad you enjoyed the funeral, will you be seeing your Granny tomorrow. Any excuse to avoid an essay!
Your integration has been accepted by the management Dave so just keep writing.
Andy
November 17th, 2020 01:45
Goldfinch60 said:
Glad you enjoyed the funeral, will you be seeing your Granny tomorrow. Any excuse to avoid an essay!
Your integration has been accepted by the management Dave so just keep writing.
Andy
November 17th, 2020 01:45
It\'s over then?
Neville said:
interesting and realist dialogue .. for a moment, I thought I was eavesdropping on a neighbour .. an additionally well crafted poem tied everything together nicely ...
... Neville
November 16th, 2020 04:16
Neville said:
interesting and realist dialogue .. for a moment, I thought I was eavesdropping on a neighbour .. an additionally well crafted poem tied everything together nicely ...
... Neville
November 16th, 2020 04:16
It\'s over then?
Dove said:
Thanks for sharing the dialogue, The poem I loved the best! Perfect rhymes; and of course heartfelt words ! Best to you
November 14th, 2020 11:39
Dove said:
Thanks for sharing the dialogue, The poem I loved the best! Perfect rhymes; and of course heartfelt words ! Best to you
November 14th, 2020 11:39
It\'s over then?
Doggerel Dave said:
Absolutely Andy.
I had two (serially monogamous) relationships in the
\'80\'s - possibly my most \'mature\' decade. I still correspond with both.
And both contribute in their own special, unique ways to \'W\' in the script.
Take care, Dave
November 14th, 2020 03:16
Doggerel Dave said:
Absolutely Andy.
I had two (serially monogamous) relationships in the
\'80\'s - possibly my most \'mature\' decade. I still correspond with both.
And both contribute in their own special, unique ways to \'W\' in the script.
Take care, Dave
November 14th, 2020 03:16
It\'s over then?
Goldfinch60 said:
As Phil has said it is very realistic but sometime relationships do not work even after many years. It did happen to me, my first wife and I divorced but then I found my Joyce but in all that time I was still friends with my first wife, she and her husband came up and stayed with us occasionally as Joyce and I did with them.
Relationships can be many things, even just remaining friends.
Andy
November 14th, 2020 02:22
Goldfinch60 said:
As Phil has said it is very realistic but sometime relationships do not work even after many years. It did happen to me, my first wife and I divorced but then I found my Joyce but in all that time I was still friends with my first wife, she and her husband came up and stayed with us occasionally as Joyce and I did with them.
Relationships can be many things, even just remaining friends.
Andy
November 14th, 2020 02:22
It\'s over then?
Doggerel Dave said:
Thanks Phil for your reading. Oh I suppose I\'ll have to blow my cover a little (you will probably wish you had never asked -sorry about that!)
First, M is not me - only bits. Some of W is M and some of M is W. Some pieces imported for the occasion. But I did my best to fit them both together into two coherent wholes.
On the evidence as presented, my sympathies lie largely with W, I have to say.
Women always expected to give up their individuality and move with the man. W\'s arguments there are irrefutable to me, and if I got anything out of this exercise at all, it made me feel a little better about myself for laying it out.
Take care Dave
PS: the actual me has returned to the UK a number of times since leaving in \'87. Can confirm I have, for part of the time, lodged with a lady I knew when in London....
November 14th, 2020 00:47
Doggerel Dave said:
Thanks Phil for your reading. Oh I suppose I\'ll have to blow my cover a little (you will probably wish you had never asked -sorry about that!)
First, M is not me - only bits. Some of W is M and some of M is W. Some pieces imported for the occasion. But I did my best to fit them both together into two coherent wholes.
On the evidence as presented, my sympathies lie largely with W, I have to say.
Women always expected to give up their individuality and move with the man. W\'s arguments there are irrefutable to me, and if I got anything out of this exercise at all, it made me feel a little better about myself for laying it out.
Take care Dave
PS: the actual me has returned to the UK a number of times since leaving in \'87. Can confirm I have, for part of the time, lodged with a lady I knew when in London....
November 14th, 2020 00:47
It\'s over then?
MendedFences27 said:
The dialogue seems realistic. Two people of different mindsets. Your poem details the occurrence. Some people live their lives never having set foot outside of a small perimeter. For such as these it would be devastating to leave. She just did not have the courage to explore new vistas. Question - Did you consider staying?
Never expected the continuation of contact. Surprised by that. But assume you make the trip.
Thought provoking piece. Thanks - Phil A.
November 13th, 2020 22:39
MendedFences27 said:
The dialogue seems realistic. Two people of different mindsets. Your poem details the occurrence. Some people live their lives never having set foot outside of a small perimeter. For such as these it would be devastating to leave. She just did not have the courage to explore new vistas. Question - Did you consider staying?
Never expected the continuation of contact. Surprised by that. But assume you make the trip.
Thought provoking piece. Thanks - Phil A.
November 13th, 2020 22:39
It\'s over then?
Doggerel Dave said:
Noticed one theme common at MPS is Love - found , gained, rejected (or ‘unrequited’ if you want to be fancy), lost. So here’s my contribution – never to be mentioned again.
Autobiographical? – Well bits, it\'s complicated; certainly by no means all. Which bits? – Not telling. Please give me credit for a little creativity...
Any comments on the two protagonists? Their motivations etc?
PS: To whom it might concern: this is from my archive; note 2014 unaltered, nothing added.
November 13th, 2020 17:44
Doggerel Dave said:
Noticed one theme common at MPS is Love - found , gained, rejected (or ‘unrequited’ if you want to be fancy), lost. So here’s my contribution – never to be mentioned again.
Autobiographical? – Well bits, it\'s complicated; certainly by no means all. Which bits? – Not telling. Please give me credit for a little creativity...
Any comments on the two protagonists? Their motivations etc?
PS: To whom it might concern: this is from my archive; note 2014 unaltered, nothing added.
November 13th, 2020 17:44
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MendedFences27 said:
Sherman said, \"War is Hell,\" he was right. It is the culmination of all of mankind\'s sins, greed lust, hatred, etc.
Your \"critique\" is spot on. Why is it the playground for the rich and powerful?
November 13th, 2020 11:46
MendedFences27 said:
Sherman said, \"War is Hell,\" he was right. It is the culmination of all of mankind\'s sins, greed lust, hatred, etc.
Your \"critique\" is spot on. Why is it the playground for the rich and powerful?
November 13th, 2020 11:46
Harry
AuburnScribbler said:
Loved reading this Dave, an excellent bit of storytelling.
I have an affinity with spiders myself, must be because I am a Scorpio thus a fellow arachnid.
Being a half-Scot, I like the fact that your poem has a link to the story of Robert the Bruce; using a spider\'s will to build it\'s web back up again as inspiration to be victorious at Bannockburn.
Again a brilliant write, bless Harry and Harriet, have a good one and please do take care.
November 13th, 2020 03:23
AuburnScribbler said:
Loved reading this Dave, an excellent bit of storytelling.
I have an affinity with spiders myself, must be because I am a Scorpio thus a fellow arachnid.
Being a half-Scot, I like the fact that your poem has a link to the story of Robert the Bruce; using a spider\'s will to build it\'s web back up again as inspiration to be victorious at Bannockburn.
Again a brilliant write, bless Harry and Harriet, have a good one and please do take care.
November 13th, 2020 03:23
A Relationship
Doggerel Dave said:
Well yeh, but some, like this one, have a certain sense of place, an assertive dignity that I begrudgingly admire; she (yes -she, something Anna knew immediately - go figure) wheedled herself into the household as a stray and in her own interactive way, rules the roost now . Got a smattering of dog in there somewhere...
Dave
PS: I don\'t want a cat like that - won\'t risk it. Took me long enough to graduate as an autonomous human being without being back under the sway of Authority.
November 11th, 2020 03:28
Doggerel Dave said:
Well yeh, but some, like this one, have a certain sense of place, an assertive dignity that I begrudgingly admire; she (yes -she, something Anna knew immediately - go figure) wheedled herself into the household as a stray and in her own interactive way, rules the roost now . Got a smattering of dog in there somewhere...
Dave
PS: I don\'t want a cat like that - won\'t risk it. Took me long enough to graduate as an autonomous human being without being back under the sway of Authority.
November 11th, 2020 03:28
A Relationship
Goldfinch60 said:
Cats are so arrogant and they believe that owners are there servants.
Andy
November 11th, 2020 03:02
Goldfinch60 said:
Cats are so arrogant and they believe that owners are there servants.
Andy
November 11th, 2020 03:02
Harry
Doggerel Dave said:
So I\'m sure your husband knows the score, and treats you with double lined kid gloves, s.z (I don\'t want to appear over familiar, but is there anything , any other short form name I could address you with?)
Let\'s get this clear now before I get exhausted: My visitor was a SPIDER very much as described in the opening comment authored by me plus \'a smidgen of imaginative interpretation in the main text!!!\' as per the third entry in this comments column.
Now to business: I\'m looking forward to your spider story - or hopefully a full series soon . Please don\'t let me down.
Regards Dave
November 10th, 2020 06:50
Doggerel Dave said:
So I\'m sure your husband knows the score, and treats you with double lined kid gloves, s.z (I don\'t want to appear over familiar, but is there anything , any other short form name I could address you with?)
Let\'s get this clear now before I get exhausted: My visitor was a SPIDER very much as described in the opening comment authored by me plus \'a smidgen of imaginative interpretation in the main text!!!\' as per the third entry in this comments column.
Now to business: I\'m looking forward to your spider story - or hopefully a full series soon . Please don\'t let me down.
Regards Dave
November 10th, 2020 06:50
Harry
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
Wow this was a fantastic super interlude with the glories of solitude and quietness very enticing the way you describe it. And whether Harry was a spider or a human visitor it was fun to read of. I like to think it was about a spider as I admire and revere spiders a lot.
November 9th, 2020 12:26
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
Wow this was a fantastic super interlude with the glories of solitude and quietness very enticing the way you describe it. And whether Harry was a spider or a human visitor it was fun to read of. I like to think it was about a spider as I admire and revere spiders a lot.
November 9th, 2020 12:26
Harry
Fay Slimm. said:
What an interesting read and a surprising end to the tale of Harry the Huntsman and his comings and goings - love the rhythmic humour in this engaging story Dave and look forward to reading more of your work soon.
November 7th, 2020 03:42
Fay Slimm. said:
What an interesting read and a surprising end to the tale of Harry the Huntsman and his comings and goings - love the rhythmic humour in this engaging story Dave and look forward to reading more of your work soon.
November 7th, 2020 03:42
Harry
Goldfinch60 said:
May Harriet\'s family bring you joy and happiness and more words like these Dave.
Andy
November 7th, 2020 01:57
Goldfinch60 said:
May Harriet\'s family bring you joy and happiness and more words like these Dave.
Andy
November 7th, 2020 01:57
Harry
Doggerel Dave said:
Huntsmans in Australia are large (for a spider). As the common name implies, they don\'t build webs but \'hunt\' for their food. Actually there doesn\'t appear to be much activity, as they seem to adopt a \'sit and wait\' strategy. One has occasionally turned up at my place, snuggled in behind a picture on my wall and strolled out occasionally to see how the world is progressing. Did me no harm, was not evicted.
November 6th, 2020 20:21
Doggerel Dave said:
Huntsmans in Australia are large (for a spider). As the common name implies, they don\'t build webs but \'hunt\' for their food. Actually there doesn\'t appear to be much activity, as they seem to adopt a \'sit and wait\' strategy. One has occasionally turned up at my place, snuggled in behind a picture on my wall and strolled out occasionally to see how the world is progressing. Did me no harm, was not evicted.
November 6th, 2020 20:21
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Michael Edwards said:
Ditto LB - it\'s a great write as is your response.
November 4th, 2020 06:46
Michael Edwards said:
Ditto LB - it\'s a great write as is your response.
November 4th, 2020 06:46
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Doggerel Dave said:
Cheers L.B. - Didn\'t think I\'d be able to show you anything poetical.
Regards Dave
November 3rd, 2020 06:22
Doggerel Dave said:
Cheers L.B. - Didn\'t think I\'d be able to show you anything poetical.
Regards Dave
November 3rd, 2020 06:22
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L. B. Mek said:
share your sentiments,
thank you for introducing me to A.D. Hope\'s gem as well
November 3rd, 2020 05:42
L. B. Mek said:
share your sentiments,
thank you for introducing me to A.D. Hope\'s gem as well
November 3rd, 2020 05:42
On Tour.
Doggerel Dave said:
Both Andy and jarcher : I have a theory that these places are part of an international chain, the Director of which is that well known old soldier, General Incompetence
Take it easy, Dave
November 1st, 2020 06:58
Doggerel Dave said:
Both Andy and jarcher : I have a theory that these places are part of an international chain, the Director of which is that well known old soldier, General Incompetence
Take it easy, Dave
November 1st, 2020 06:58
On Tour.
jarcher54 said:
I am pretty sure the missus and I stayed at the same place in Levelland, Texas (yes flat as a pancake, half way between the mountains of New Mexico and the verdant rivers of Central Texas). The THIRD room we were moved to had a bed balanced on cinder blocks that we had to level, and we smelled Indian cooking all night through the vents. I tried to take a late dip in the pool but alas the floating dead opossum kind of ruined the mood.
November 1st, 2020 02:42
jarcher54 said:
I am pretty sure the missus and I stayed at the same place in Levelland, Texas (yes flat as a pancake, half way between the mountains of New Mexico and the verdant rivers of Central Texas). The THIRD room we were moved to had a bed balanced on cinder blocks that we had to level, and we smelled Indian cooking all night through the vents. I tried to take a late dip in the pool but alas the floating dead opossum kind of ruined the mood.
November 1st, 2020 02:42
On Tour.
Goldfinch60 said:
Yes I too have been in those places where sleep becomes priceless, mind you the worst place I have stayed was a hotel in Hartlepool where you couldn\'t open the window without a seagull becoming your guest!
Andy
November 1st, 2020 01:21
Goldfinch60 said:
Yes I too have been in those places where sleep becomes priceless, mind you the worst place I have stayed was a hotel in Hartlepool where you couldn\'t open the window without a seagull becoming your guest!
Andy
November 1st, 2020 01:21
On Tour.
dusk arising said:
Great poem, horrendous accommodation. I never stay in pubs for all the reasons you outline. You\'re no youngster, are you new to finding accommodation? There\'s lessons to be learned here LOL. Oh - always take earplugs and a torch.
October 31st, 2020 17:51
dusk arising said:
Great poem, horrendous accommodation. I never stay in pubs for all the reasons you outline. You\'re no youngster, are you new to finding accommodation? There\'s lessons to be learned here LOL. Oh - always take earplugs and a torch.
October 31st, 2020 17:51
Finale
Goldfinch60 said:
Organised religion is a farce, I used to be involved in christianity, I used to be a Chaplain at one point but over the last few years I have parted from christianity and all its untrue beliefs. I still belive Jesus existed but I look upon him as the first Hippie.
I still believe in god but it is MY god. I still go to church as I enjoy singing in the choir, meeting good friends and have free car-parking in town.
May YOUR god go with you Dave.
Andy
October 29th, 2020 02:18
Goldfinch60 said:
Organised religion is a farce, I used to be involved in christianity, I used to be a Chaplain at one point but over the last few years I have parted from christianity and all its untrue beliefs. I still belive Jesus existed but I look upon him as the first Hippie.
I still believe in god but it is MY god. I still go to church as I enjoy singing in the choir, meeting good friends and have free car-parking in town.
May YOUR god go with you Dave.
Andy
October 29th, 2020 02:18
My Domestication.
Goldfinch60 said:
Those household task become much easier with a dishwasher.
October 28th, 2020 01:50
Goldfinch60 said:
Those household task become much easier with a dishwasher.
October 28th, 2020 01:50
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