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Mother's Sun
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![]() trimple: IF 2020/2021 WAS A MATHS PROBLEM, IT WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:- If you're walking on the icecream @ 5 ounces per toaster and your bicycle loses a sock, how much gravy will you need to re-paint your hamster? |
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![]() trimple: A most beautiful love song written by Leonard Cohen and sang here by Teddy Thompson. Enjoy... |
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trimple: Good morning folks. This Coronavirus is most strange... We are told that it is highly contagious and that we should all wear masks, wash our hands regularly and keep a reasonable distance between one another. Odd then, that my mother-in-law has been diagnosed with it and yet her husband, who has recently undergone chemotherapy for cancer and has been very poorly indeed, has no sign of it at all and has been diagnosed virus-free, yet they live with and sleep with one another! |
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My father lived and worked during the 1918 flu. He said people came to work apparently healthy and were "carried out." He didn't get the flu until he got a different flu from my mother in the nineteen thirties. Certainly the co-vid virus is very contagious. Perhaps your father-in-law has a natural immunity or that the chemotherapy drugs have some impact. - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: Number 37 without tails please. finished third in the contest "Lowku Poem" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: Imagination's key finished third in the contest "English Sonnet of the Sea" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: The life and times of a Raindrop finished first in the contest "The life of a...." |
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: Congratulations! Making light of night. won the contest "5-7-5 Poetry Writing" |
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A beautiful rendering! Congratulations! Diane - | ||
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I'm so happy! :) - | ||
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trimple: But sleep? On a night like this? What an idea! Just think of how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.? ― Franz Kafka |
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: Out in the open... finished second in the contest "100 Word Flash Fiction" |
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If I had been God, I think I'd have resigned and sought a better position elsewhere. Good song, but David Gilmour is more my cup of tea than Roger. - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: The joys of motherhood... finished third in the contest "Humorous Dialog " |
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Indeed I wrote this and left a trio of open questions... He cannot see the horizon... is this reference to his view of the future? His breakfast and favorite book... the bible perhaps, before execution, or maybe his own suicide, or as you suggest, his freedom after serving his time. Maybe he's reading Voltaire, Darwin... Who knows :) Thank you my friend trimple - | ||
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trimple: Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and slaughters visible nature.... without realizing that this nature he slaughters is the invisible God he worships... |
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This particular song was written by the late, Leonard Cohen. Splendid poetry eh :) But yes... she also sang 'Love lifts us up where we belong' with Joe Cocker. - | ||
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![]() [Glitterfy.com - *Glitter Photos*] Happy Birthday you...love to ya...Linda xxoo - | ||
Thanks guys :) - | ||
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The honor was all mine, Val. What a nail biter! lol - | ||
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Winning 1st place was a wonderful boost to my flagging ability to write anything at all this last year or so. Thank you so much, guys. - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to trimple: A 'Shaggy Dog' story finished third in the contest "Shaggy Dog Poetry Contest" |
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trimple: Just returned back to the U.K. after spending 10 days in Silicone valley and decided to venture out to San Francisco in search of the 'Holy Grail' of hamburgers... So there I am, soaking up the sun outside this recommended burger joint, my mouth straining to curl its way around this 'cow in a bun' that had more trimmings than a scissor-happy hairdresser's floor, when a guy in his late 70's casually walked passed me, stark bollock naked! He had a small white poodle in one hand and a baguette in the other! All he had on was a hat! Nobody said a word as he strolled along the street as cool as a cucumber! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for freedom of expression, but Is this normal for you guys? LOL |
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Not sure if the dog was spayed, but it had a shiny pink collar on that clashed with his green hat... - | ||
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Mind you, I spoke to a few people in the U.S. who claimed that the 'Holy grail' of burgers didn't exist. - | ||
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I did read about your adventure in CA. Very interesting! LOL - | ||
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trimple: This contest requires that you review every work in the contest prior to voting. ***You can not vote for this contest if you have an entry. *** We are showing the rating for the entries that you have reviewed. After you review each work the voting booth will be activated so you can place your vote. ***It's important that all contest participants participate in the vote. Please click here to read the entries in the voting booth and to place your vote.*** All participants are receiving this reminder of the site rules. Using the sites messaging systems (forum posts, private messages, comments etc..) or any other means to notify potential voters of the vote, or to request a vote, will result in automatic disqualification and account cancellation. Good luck in the voting. Confused.com... Am I missing something here? lol |
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***You can not vote for this contest if you have an entry. *** ***It's important that all contest participants participate in the vote. Which is it? - | ||
That's the logic. Bottom line, you can't vote in the contest. - | ||
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Very misleading I must say. - | ||
We also need the voting rules to be made clearer as the above contradictory ruling demonstrates. - | ||
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A dearth of low level sounds At the mountain top No clouds are found There is a point that has dulled Mankind creates its own hell It's all in the directions we have chosen When it's cold enough, water gets frozen The bed is made, then we lay in it Out of the frying pan So on and so forth All is in front for eyes to see But do we have the capacity? For we surely have the need So blind that we be We cannot see the forest for the trees An ignorance of immorality When we permit atrocities It's a sad sad state of all that is When will we learn to live and let live? It's time to take a step back Do unto others We are all brothers Love your fellow man Reach out a helping hand What is so hard to understand? John Allen Kingsland - | ||
How very true... And yet we have the audacity to refer to the animals as dumb... Wonder what the future may bring? Look at the past :( - | ||
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The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - | ||
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This is amazing! xox - | ||
Great isn't it :) - | ||
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trimple: Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. -Albert Einstein |
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Thank you so much. I think that was my first successful haiku :) hugs xx - | ||
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Yeah, Is saw that one too. Love Sinead O'Connor. Especially three babies:) - | ||
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![]() trimple: Worry is like a rocking chair, it will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere. |
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Love your name by the way:) Smashing review, cheers you :) xx - | ||
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When did this take place? I missed it and must have been wasting my time on fanstory. :-) xx Ted - | ||
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How lovely to have you back! A big fat hug to you. tracey :) xxx - | ||
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![]() trimple: Now, as far as poems go, there are no rights or wrongs , but there is form, structure, feel, and delivery. In amongst that lot, somewhere, there is what I call; the 'soul' of the writing. You challenge your mind, and deliver your thoughts. That is what you do. Your thoughts are not the soul. Your thoughts are vessels of communication that need molding in order to create the emotion that appeals to the conscious, and unconscious mind....in this case, the reader. Sometimes, thoughts alone cannot deliver the emotion needed when writing a poem. You need to develop its 'soul' Nouns are, in a sense, static and stationary, robust and full-proof. They do not bend or move unless you bend them.... with mostly, GOOD adjectives. Yet, be careful. Many new poets, and many old, (who should know better) sometimes tend to over compensate their poetry with TOO MANY adjectives. An adjective can be the light of a poem or the glaze of disaster. Chose your adjective well, and use it when it serves purpose, or there is a reason to believe you are just creating superficial decoration. With prose, you have time to develop and lull into a sense of feel, and direction. With poetry you have no time. You must formulate with only a few words, therefore the adjective becomes your most potent weapon, or you most poetic death. Use wisely friends. 'There is a difference between writing poetically and writing poetry.' When we truly grasp the difference, we will undoubtedly write better poems. Copy pasted from a most talented writer here on FS |
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![]() trimple: I just saw an advert on FS that read.. "Christians make better Lovers" How the hell did they work that one out? LOL |
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![]() trimple: If the whole world smoked a joint at the same time, there would be world peace for at least two hours, followed by a global food shortage. |
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trimple: does anyone know of a good British writing site that does not require hours of reviewing or having to spend a fortune in order to have your work looked at? |
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Sally thanks I shall take a look see :) Shelly, I was hoping to get a recommendation, but thanks you :) - | ||
You not only can post your articles, you earn from them as much as 70% of the advertising revenue. You may mention my name as the person introducing you. - | ||
I shall look into it, thank you :) - | ||
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![]() trimple: Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French café, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress: I'd like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream. The waitress replies: I'm sorry, Monsieur, but we're out of cream. How about with no milk? |
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trimple: One day the zoo-keeper noticed that the orangutan was reading two books - the Bible and Darwin's Origin of Species. Surprised, he asked the ape, "Why are you reading both those books?" "Well," said the orangutan, "I just wanted to know if I was my brother's keeper or my keeper's brother." |
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(It was really a 'gorilla' perusing those books.) - | ||
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![]() trimple: GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Just spent three hours working on a poem. Hit save, and was taken to a page stating that I already had a piece with the said title. Work was automatically deleted! |
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I'm so gutted, I had been working on a series of poems about William Hogarth's "A Harlot's Progress" Spits and screams! - | ||
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trimple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a36_CwzA0bk Make of this what you will. A very interesting documentary. |
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Why thank you very much trimple - | ||
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trimple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU |
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trimple: Favorite talks on utube "Temple Grandin my experience with autism" Tune in for this unusual presentation on autism by someone with autism. Animal Science professor Temple Grandin, who designs livestock handling facilities, discusses the value of early intervention in autism, and about medications. Other topics include her sensory sensitivities and how she manages them, how she and other autistic people think, and social relationships and careers. Series: "M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" |
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isn't she just terrific! - | ||
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I have since managed to see her film. What a story. As you rightly say a true inspiration to everyone Trimple x - | ||
My brother and mother both have asperger's and I can agree - knowing only a little about her - she is quite inspirational. That must have been amazing to hear her speak!! - | ||
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trimple: films not to be missed : untouchables (french film) amazing! truly madly deeply shallow grave one flew over the cuckoos nest mary and max Do you have a top five top watch? |
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truly madly deeply awesome film:) To kill amocking bird I saw many years ago, a truly tremendous film! I shall look up the films you enjoy :) - | ||
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Thank you very much for setting the challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed writing it. much love trimple:) - | ||
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