Slightly Insane - because everyone is....

Nothing compare to you except From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (7 hours old)

except your two sisters. Of course you broke your wedding vows for me, darling, I do appreciate that. There's something so gloriously decadent about sex every Wednesday afternoon. But, you see both … more

Home is where... From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (7 hours old)

It struck me this evening, coming up the hill in the rain from a meal in my friendly French cafe, a present to myself after a long day at my mother's... it struck that, after more than 20 months livin… more

Quantum solace From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (11 hours old)

On to the MHP Motor Show. Train, tube. There and back. With four boys under nine. Now the fireworks. I have more energy now than I did when I was eighteen. And so much more love. … more

Age doesn't matter! From katie1159 in parallel universe (16 hours old)

My 3 year old Grandson told me last night I was an 'old lady'! An 89 year old man this morning told me I was a 'beautiful buxom YOUNG woman' and was surprised that I didn't have a boyfriend.......!… more

AY, THERE'S THE RUB From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (21 hours old)

I said yesterday that from today I would be posting a few poems about dreams and dreaming. However, today's post is not a poem and the comment on 'dream' is only passing and incidental. Having s… more

CHURLISH From alecweston ^Pro in Where the Rainbow Begins (21 hours old)

Today's word is CHURLISH. Not every day has a word. Saturday 7th November should count itself lucky. A star is born. Peter Churlish, Private Investigator. He has a brother Geoffrey. And … more

PERSISTENCE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secur… more

LIVE AND LET LIVE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

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DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

SLEEP Sleep, when a soul that her own clouds cover Wails that sorrow should always keep Watch, nor see in the gloom above her Sleep, Down, through darkness naked and steep, Sinks, … more

HE JUST GETS BETTER From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

This painting by Waterhouse illustrates the poem 'Echo and Narcissus by Ovid. Echo was a nymph. She was in love with Narcissus but he became so enamoured with his own reflection in a stream that he… more

are we alone? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

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The beauty of beautiful souls From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (1 day old)

I have a childminder for Pest n.1 and n.2. Pest n.2 spends an inordinate amount of time with her. Let's call her Rosie. Pest n.1 gets occasionally picked up from the bus stop, and spends an hour o… more

The joy of a woman's passive smoke From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

I have never smoked a straight cigarette in my life. (And I gave up smoking anything more interesting eighteen months ago.) As I've made clear on this blog, sometimes quite pompously, I hate stran… more

WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE OF From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

I am coming to the end of my own work and today's poem is the last that will appear here - at least for some time. It is on the theme of 'dreaming' and from tomorrow I shall post some of the poems … more

IGNORANCE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

Hitler, the German football coach and other historical 'facts' according to our schoolchildrenIn a survey one in 20 children aged nine to 15 surveyed believed Adolf Hitler was a football coach, not t… more

A STREET BY ANY OTHER NAME From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

Seen in Sandwich, Kent (The Times)… more

ROBERT BROWNING From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

Robert Browning, the English poet and playwright, was born in Camberwell, London in 1812. He died at his son's home 'Ca' Rezzonico' in Venice in 1889, and was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster A… more

DIOGENES From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

"Diogenes of Sinope, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher, born in Sinope (modern day Turkey) about 412 BC. He was exiled from his native city and moved to Athens, becoming a beg… more

A Fly for Europe? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

Following the demise of Tony Blair's chances of becoming President of Europe (the job is not so glamorous or powerful that the title may sound), it looks as if they may job may go to Herman von Rompuy… more

They have started drilling again From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

one of my back teeth in the basement next to my bedroom (I live on a hill)… more

A Nightmare. From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

I had a nightmare. Don't want to want to tell you about it.… more

no title From katie1159 in parallel universe (1 day old)

I feel so sick. I've felt like this every morning this week. I just DO NOT want to do my job another day longer. Oh god what do I do?… more

Different shades of Blues From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

I have been feeling so much fear these last few nights - once in the form of financial panic, another time the fear of letting go of the familiar, another time terror of death (a nightmare of drowning… more

Dog on Bus From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

Bus stops. Dog ambles on and down the aisle. A determined amble. Pad, pad, pad, pad. "It doesn't belong to anybody!" someone exclaims. It looks quite dignified. Smooth skinned non-barking mongrel,… more

FRUSTRATION From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (2 days old)

Here is another of my own poems. The title says it all! FRUSTRATION A thousand things I want to say, But words won't come to voice them. A million acts I want to do, But action will not … more

THE MAGIC CIRCLE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (2 days old)

"Miracles, magic and the power of prophecy are common themes in Waterhouse's art. This is one of his earlier works, and reflects his fascination with the exotic. The woman in this picture appea… more

GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (2 days old)

Remember, remember the fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot, I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. … more

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS? From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (2 days old)

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WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (2 days old)

HOPE AND FEAR Beneath the shadow of dawn's aërial cope, With eyes enkindled as the sun's own sphere, Hope from the front of youth in godlike cheer Looks Godward, past the shades where blind men grope… more

Missing From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

I miss you. Your presence can be enfuriating, too, but I can engage with that. Besides, your absence isn't fun.… more