The Final Over.
dusk arising said:

Any other final line would simply not be cricket sir! You made this game, one which i find intensely boring, quite quite readable and exciting.
A really good example of your writing prowess Goldfinch. This certainly has the \'unputdownable\' quality. One has to see it thru to the finish.
Excellent.

September 18th, 2018 10:11

The Final Over.
BRIAN & ANGELA said:

Thanks ANDY ~ Tenors (and Tenners) always tug @ the string of my HEART. \"Cricket Lovely Cricket it was at Liverpool where I first saw it ~ Lancashire always Crème Tea de la Crème Tea !\" My Dad was a great Cricketer so I carried his BAT and played for the 1st 11 @ School ~ AMEN ! I love CRICKET in all its EDWARDIAN GLORY of Whites & Pads & Gloves & Stumps & Bright red (or is it Pink ?) BALLS. For most Schools in the 21st C (except the GRAMMAR & PUBLIC) it is too elitist ~ slow ~ expensive & academic etc ~ so like so many EXCELLENT THINGS it is dying. I started playing (in earnest) in the late 90\'s but I could see its demise. Our main opponents were other GRAMMARS & the PUBLIC SECTOR. A proper GAME of CRICKET (like CHESS) is always a BATTLE and its not over until the Cucumber Sandwiches and Warm Beer appears ~ Prepared of course by Rotund Ladies who do sing (G & S !) Your elegant ode captures the essence of REAL VILLAGE CRICKET on such Fields was the BRITISH FIGHTING SPIRIT forged. This poem has made me take my BAT out and OIL it ! Thanks for sharing Yours as ever BRIAN ~ ANGELA send her love to JOYCE XXXX

September 18th, 2018 05:09

The Final Over.
onepauly said:

to tell you the truth, I know nothing of this game.
still, congradulations on yer win.

September 18th, 2018 02:29

Lost Lover.
dusk arising said:

Somehow the beauty of this wonderful life is maimed by the loss of what was. We can only try to imagine the state of torment you are in.
I genuinely wish you every strength in these awful times.
A very touching, upsetting piece today Goldfinch.

September 17th, 2018 05:20

Lost Lover.
orchidee said:

Yes, a poignant write Gold.The birds don\'t even sing in some horror places of war. Who can blame them? Why would they sing in hell on earth?

September 17th, 2018 02:50

Lost Lover.
Michael Edwards said:



September 17th, 2018 02:39

Eyetest.
dusk arising said:

Well i certainly hope you do pass this test. I had an eye test on saturday because of this worry and was told i\'m borderline. It looks like i\'m going to be a varifocals wearer in future.

September 16th, 2018 17:52

Eyetest.
BRIAN & ANGELA said:

Thanks UNCLE ANDY ~ Love the MOODY BLUES great close harmony and phrasing but 20 years before our time. We both contend that really great Pop Music (hope that\'s not an oxymoron !) stopped in the 70\'s ! EYESIGHT (3D - Colour & Mobile) is one of God\'s many blessings in the design & creation of H Sapiens ~ Both Angela & I are very dependent on excellent eyesight for our JOBS and hundreds of other reasons. Loved your POEM but as MIKE says it does highlight the importance of eyesight & eye testing. Angela & I have our eyes tested annually and already I need specs for small print but not (yet) for driving or computer. Thanks UNCLE ANDY please read my Poem ID RATHER HAVE JESUS sung by the incomparable JIM REEVE ~ Love to JOYCE ~ ANGELA 🧡🧡 and BRIAN 😎 Ive been to SPECSAVERS !

September 16th, 2018 04:00

Eyetest.
orchidee said:

Will you have to read the number plate of the car nearest you then? Is it about a mile away?! A fine write Gold.
Did they have number plates on the horses in 1066?

September 16th, 2018 01:49

Lost in Words.
Gary Edward Geraci said:

Written by the pen of one whom picks one up every day to write just one more. In doing do you have honed your craft - “List In Words” invokes that which makes up the excitement and mystery for writers and poets. It is true - this inspiration other artists will ignite in us ... anyone who is serious about writing studies and reads the works of others. Well done!

September 15th, 2018 13:00

Lost in Words.
BRIAN & ANGELA said:

Ahhhhhhh UNCLE ANDY ~ You fill up my senses with GS ~ Sublime Poetry and perfect symbiotic scores. Many happy hours spent @ the G & S weeks @ Buxton (perfect setting in a Perfect Theatre) now at Harrogate but lacking some of Buxtonic Charm ? !
Loved your Poem. I always carry a pen \'n pad with me so I can capture my MUSE as she flits in and out of my MIND.
When my MUSE moves I write it down ~ often gobbledegook ~ but then I hone it into the Fine Sonnets ~ Acrostics ~ HAIKU etc which I post on MPS. I am a sub-editor of our College Magazine and often subscribe an apposite Ditty ! Also unlike my NEMESIS John Betjeman (Would that I had His MUSE !) I am happy to compose to order for FUNCTIONS etc. Poetry is Poetry and like singing ~ it is a GIFT ! Blessing in all your activities and ANGELA sends her love to JOYCE ~ Who is your Best Muse ! 🧡🧡🧡🧡

September 15th, 2018 08:49

Lost in Words.
Brycycle said:

Nice write, I kind of relate to you in the way that I sometimes start a poem then immediately get lost and don’t know what to write.

September 15th, 2018 02:53

Time Giver.
Michael Edwards said:

We all \'have\' but not everyone makes the best use of it or appreciates it.

September 14th, 2018 03:22

Time Giver.
dusk arising said:

I like your work, you know i do but i\'m going to have a go at you on this one.
I disagree so much with the content. I began to write a detailed explanation but .....
Not everyone is a money grabbing, so and so desirous of having power etc. You claim to want for none of those things because plainly you already achieved them - by your own hard effort and intelligence nodoubt
The third verse though is pure Goldfinch... brilliant as per.
Rant over.

September 14th, 2018 02:18

Natures Power - Senryu.
dusk arising said:

unusualy short piece from you. wonderful zesty music and virtuoso playing

September 13th, 2018 20:29