My Collection of War Zones and Other Disasters
I am no stranger to war zones
or natural disasters ..
I once drove an old green VW
through the streets
of Beirut, across Syria and on
to the Lebanon
for a laugh and sheer hell of it ..
All safely wrapped,
in a camouflaged aid package
I hasten to add ..
I also hit, New Orleans only
a matter of days
after Katrina had hit harder ..
And I saw with
my good eye, through smoke,
the temple
of the tooth, still blazing away
not long after
the Tamil Tigers left it in ruins,
to rot and decay ..
And yet, while I remain loathe
to reference the
aftermath, of that last Bentota
tsunami, because
a whole bunch of dear friends
drowned in it ..
I hereby confess, the Ukraine
and the earthquake
in Haiti, were no picnic either ..
And whereas
I am far from ashamed of them,
or my time in Africa ..
When possible, I avoid sharing
the fact I still allow,
a wife to book all the gigs for me ..
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Author:
Neville (
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- Comment from author about the poem: in Africa they called me either Toobab or Sponge .. I later found out all white folk are called Toobab .. But they called me Sponge, because they said I soaked up tears
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A life full of seeing bad times Neville but I bet you came out of each one a stronger wiser person.
Andy
I caught the bug early on, while serving in Her Majesties Royal Air Force Andy .. There have been good times too .. I dunno about wise tho' I'm often called something quite different .. Neville
I been travelling far and wide with many adventures too - to the Co-op in the next road! lol.
Fair enough, but not far enough IMHO
You have led a full life and experienced much. You have put yourself at times in danger to help others. Most worthy. I wouldn’t concern yourself too much if you need a little help on the admin side. If you aren’t great at IT, better leave it to someone who won’t make a disaster of it:) I like that name Sponge, it suits you in the African context. A man who clearly enjoys being a traveller. Have a sunny day Neville.
There have indeed been moments .. and I hope there shall be more .. Bless you Cassie & you too 🙂
You may also be called a Frequent Flyer N. 😊
Yep, I've been pinned to a wall a few times .. Cheers mate .. 😎👍
Salutations Neville. Don't know how to phrase this tactfully (definitely a deficiency - see recent entry above somewhere), but why the hell do you bother yourself with erotica, when you could be laying out those experiences one by one here??
Or are they reserved for your memoir?
I have been writing a lot of things down for years, I guess they could be called memoirs & I have also considered publishing but they are mainly for family .. you know, for later .. cheers Dave .. N 🙂
Had a chat with George quite recently. He is really interested in getting an introduction (you may not remember him – used to take the corner seat at the club near the window, always scribbling notes). Seems he’s getting short of material.
You’d be happy to see him, would you? Told me his patronymic is MacDonald Fraser, though I just know him as good old George.
Living on the edge, I guess you wouldn't be you if you didn't dear Nev. Fab adventures. 🌹
some of them were .. ta Teddy 🌹
Powerful work Neville.
I've got a pretty cool collection of flack jacket should you ever need one Thomas, thanks bud .. Neville
You have seen and served far and wide while keeping the heart of a poet…Your poems are still a breath of fresh air:)
How kind you are dear Parisab .. I do seem to find myself in some hot spots from time to time .. Maybe the missus is trying to get rid of me .. I shall have to go check the life insurance policy .. 😎
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