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Rhumour's Homepage http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:57 EST Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:57 EST Zorpia.com Poetry In Motion http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1952763 Gather them all together pack those verses tight place them in the boxes make sure they're labelled right For poetry in motion can have meanings more than one we've lived here 7 years and more but soon we'll be moving on So many things to sort through the trappings of our lives odd tools in that drawer including pocket knives All of them have meanings that others cannot see and may yet find themselves featured in a new work of poetry As often I have started to pen a line or so just because some random sight got my thinking on the go Now I've hundreds of these scribbles on so many different themes perhaps the most common stimuli are those I get from dreams But stop me for a natter and pretty soon I'm sure to have another notion, some ideas to explore So while I seem to ramble as we are exchanging news tucked away inside my head my virtual pen is still scribbling views And if I'm very lucky those lines I may recall Though often I've regretted I couldnt recapture all So many lines were wasted on paper that grew mould tucked away in a loft far too damp and cold Others simply vapourised while still inside my head none of these will be recalled I wish I'd printed them instead For then those words would pop out from the printer that I keep every line moving forward poetry in motion is quite neat......... (c)Rhumour January 3rd 2010 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1952763 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:53 EST 2010 -A Year For Peace & Goodwill http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1951398 <span style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Comic Sans MS'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class="Apple-style-span"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="hr" colspan="2"><hr style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(255,255,255) 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(255,255,255) 0px solid; HEIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(255,255,255) 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(255,255,255) 0px solid" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" colspan="2"> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-SIZE: 13px" class="postbody">A new year dawns as many before, will 2010 bring what we ask for? A peaceful future that all can share with the wealthy showing that they care? In my hopes as ever that would be the plan for without compassion what distinguishes man? We may have tools and brains to embrace technologies to help the human race But if those minds just persue all with greed then we ignore those with more pressing need For food and water would be such a gift and a lack of greed could heal the rift None have the right to just take and take leaving nowt but dust in their hasty wake To hold aloft their faith in that one supreme being is an empty gesture for many without true feeling Be they rich or poor in our western sphere they all have more than those in fear of finding no food or water fit to drink so when we raise a glass let us pause and think That 2010 should be the year when one and all have something to smile on, large or small when common sense rules over habitual greed and we all join to plant a peaceful seed (c)Rhumour December 27th 2009</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1951398 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:29 EST Snow Hazards http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1951264 Snow Hazards All around this winterland today The houses now wear white hats The children didnt go to school I hope they won't drive me bats It's risky on the roads they say For no grit has been spread I dare not risk a trip to town For snow highway men I dread They're rarely seen until up close As their white suits hide them well But whenever kids can't get to school You should hear the tales they tell Of sudden blasts of snow balls That fill their coat hoods and bags So when they come back in again They may find their mother nags Soon clothes are in the dryer And shoes are stuffed quite full Of old newspaper to soak the wet An odd page had an ad for Jethro Tull So stay inside is my advice Don't risk the hazards seen today From sliding cars on icey roads And snow highway men at play (c)Rhumour February 2nd 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1951264 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:45 EST Miles Of Tinsel http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1951262 So many miles of tinsel are wrapped around the trees Glittering stars and baubles dancing in the breeze We stop and watch the lanterns flicker off and on And gather up some snow with which to make our snowman from Soon it will be Christmas, twelve days of fun and cheer We'll celebrate together and then see in the New Year I hope our clothes will stretch enough to cope with extra food For there will be so many treats to eat while we are in the mood Some warming drinks await us when the snowman has been made Cocoa in mugs for the children thaws out fingers that have played With snowballs as they laboured to build the best the could Ours is bigger than the neighbours - well its every bit as good This season of goodwill must allow for all to take their part And bring some joy to everyone who has an open heart Let's close by saying Thank You to all who helped to plan The best of treats for all of us - every woman, child and man (c)Rhumour September 2nd 2008 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1951262 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:31 EST Who IS Pulling The Sleigh This Year? http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1950012 Santa Claus has a problem this year - Rudolph and the other reindeer have gone on strike, being sick of all the carrots and issuing a demand for a fair share of the mince pies and sherry. Negotiations having broken down, Santa got to thinking about what other means he might find of pulling his sleigh.  He quickly ruled out the high tec jet propulsion sheme offered up by his chief elf, but did think well, why not have a suggestion box. A couple of days later he looked through all the slips of paper in the box and made a decision based upon the best prospects for availability, keeping some sort of traditional connection and most of all avoiding demands for a share of the sherry! And so folks, this year the sleigh will be pulled by felines and canines , the former at the front and the latter trying hard to catch up.  As Santa reasoned, we might expect reindeers, but reincats and rein dogs aren't so very far from tradition are they -  people are always talking about reining cats and dogs..... Another R.Humour original, brought to you courtesy of Bristol Cream ;) Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1950012 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:31 EST Spoof http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1949215 Spoof Fernelopee Cruise was the gal to choose Thomas sure thought so and off he did go to meet up with her and make love without care when the press discover they'll split on the pair bring all their deeds to light, just what they did that night such acts to shame any and they were to be many for back again they went till their energies were spent leaving in some disarray, clothes all covered in hay........ (c)Rhumour December 6th 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1949215 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:17 EST Sorry seems to be beyond TB http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1948261 Now in the news I heard a clip, our old PM was making it clearer still he'd have sent our boys to war without the reasons he first gave I always knew they were a ruse, but could feel my blood turn chill Is it moral to claim his faith in the church, whose purpose is to save? None can doubt he's made his mark upon this land of ours so many will have cause to wonder why sorry wasn't heard He wasn't shy of saying that risks to our country would occur but apologies for all the losses have once again been deferred I take it that he is sincere in all he says and does on TV maybe that's why he holds back from uttering that so, so, difficult word For unless I'm much mistaken, sorry seems to be beyond TB how many will agree with me and come forth to say this man is just absurd (c)Rhumour December 11th 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1948261 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:42 EST The Deceptionists Call http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1946805 How many lies did she tell you to gain a place in your heart? Did she play you like all the others sometimes it doesnt help you being smart False love arrow shafts pierce most armour be it made from the hardest of steel   And the mind succumbs to the music of heart strings plucked with such zeal Ponder upon her long list of lovers many of whom discovered her gone Long before she said any goodbyes tell me will she stay with you very long Make haste to render your heart hard to avoid the gravest aches of all Be ready for when that phone rings and avoid the deceptionists call...... (c)Rhumour December 8th 2009   Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1946805 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:54 EST The Gift Of Life http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1946075 Deep in my synapses there have been many lapses wrong memories brought to fore I must hope for no encore Grey matter holds the keys to whether our thoughts will freeze or bubble right to the boil as we sit here and toil To solve problems we're designed that's why we have this mind to grasp abstracts and to see beyond the images that are free For other forms that roam this planet we call home are mostly not as yet ready to use the internet Though apes are close behind the evolution of our own kind as yet they have not displayed the skills with which we've made A lot of leaps and bounds making vision and such sounds as never made before the electronics some adore But in our headlong rush how many are we to crush those that have no video or safe place they can go As Christmas comes once again do we give more than we gain to those who never knew the simple comfort of a shoe A nation rich and proud should stand and say it loud the gift of life is best let's go and feed the rest........ (c)Rhumour December 5th 2009   Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1946075 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:33 EST In The Beech Woods... http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1944431 Bluebells lay faded in the cool shade of the Beech woods some seemingly crushed under wild stampeding hooves when the spooked deer had rushed from a startling crack - that of snapping twigs showing how clumsy those stalkers had been... Pale green fern fronds were still uncurling in the moist still air that was heavy with the aroma of wild mushrooms and an amalgam of last years leaf litter and freshly dropped spoor from the deer well laden with musk from the frisky bucks amongst the herd. Squirrels were content to watch from the security of their high branches as the obdurate stalkers moved off into the distance with soft asides and discontented mumbling from those that felt their prospects had shrunk through bringing the Lairds paying guests along ..... Brocks stirred a little in their slumber as more heavy footfalls passed by a few feet above the well lined chambers of their ancient set and a wary woodpecker broke away from his busy hammering to fly off to a more distant tree while the flat foots rued the chilly air. Within the hour twenty four feet had turned back towards the beckoning warmth of the hearty log fire in the great dining hall where even then a hot breakfast was being laid out in anticipation by the wise staff. A quiet word to the Laird from his keeper satisfied him more than he allowed those well heeled guests to observe "Bad luck scaring the deer off" he counselled the group, "But there will be more opportunities before the weekend is done"  The keeper smiled to himself as he left the room, still fiddling with those dry sticks in his deep warm pocket.... (c)Rhumour November 27th 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1944431 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:50 EST Joey & Myrtle http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942979 The tortoise and the turtle were named Joey and Myrtle and though they were cousins of a sort not from the same shop were they bought Now it happened that on one sunny day Myrtle came to the pond where Joey lay basking in the sun to warm before a swim but when she came into view he had another whim Being slightly less than full of guile he promptly came to chat with her a while and was not too shy to nudge her shiny shell for that she liked him he thought that he could tell But when he asked her to come for a swim her answer quite deeply horrified him â€œSwimming is simply not good for my skinâ€ at which he blinked with mouth silently gaping "Not swim?" he finally found the breath to gasp "then how do you fish" he took her to task she responded "No fish is in my diet" "I just eat salad stuff, you should try it" Such a thing Joey had never known so he went to swim just on his own to contemplate this strange diet Myrtle chose eating weeds that would have tickled his nose Where is the fun in that he thought I enjoy chasing till fish are caught but those salads seem like weeds to me and have no movement I can see All this time Myrtle was chomping leaves under the pleasant shelter of some trees a mixed salad left out for her to munch when her owner was preparing lunch........ (c)Rhumour November 18th 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942979 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:03 EST Rhyming Couplets http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942846 Rhyming couplets - an old short form of poetry that I've been playing with recently, these are examples I've penned in the iambic pentameter format (10 syllables per line) as used by early exponents like John Donne. The Game All will be told at the cards final fold Which man will his dear lady hunt and scold Yo Ho Ho Yo ho ho and a flagon of red rum Who will be standing when the race has run The Poet What was it that the poet ate last night His breath has sent the cat in frenzied flight All (C) Rhumour November 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942846 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:32 EST Like Dreamers Do... http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942236 Like Dreamers Do My pillows are so crumpled My bed in such a mess It's time to do the laundry Where was my last nights rest Seems I woke a dozen times Dreams I recall but never tell Feature movies aren't that fine Oh yes they were really swell And if upon my lips that smile Seems to fade sometime today I'll day dream for a little while Of where my lips may come to play (c)Rhumour September 8th 2008   Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942236 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:13 EST Beneath http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942129 Long lost they lay beneath the ice in which their skated feet had cut a slice as they once pirouetted together in delight on a sparkling winters moonlight night. The press would say they ran from view and for a week or more theories anew of where they went and how they slipped past those that this accident had tricked Pressed together their souls entwined all troubles past, think of them kind for such devotion that they knew was rare to see for me and you.... (c)Rhumour November 11th 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1942129 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:56 EST It... http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1940632 It was the lonely place The only place Though the man was not alone It felt so cold to him So very old to him And he knew that he must groan It was the depth of dark The total lack of lark Whose song he had ne'er known It felt the heat from him And heard the pain within That came from every struggling bone It began to suck him down Knowing he would ne'er be found But meet others it had also heard to moan It was the quicksand that he had met A lonely place for sure, but yet There was to be some company underground (c)Rhumour November 5th 2009 Miscellaneous http://www.zorpia.com/Rhumour/journal/1940632 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:42 EST