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Born in Skipton raised in the village of addingham in wharfedale, moved to New Zealand for 36 years, now a resident of Perth Western Australia, i have 2 sons 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren..Sons were born in the uk, 2 grandchildren in New Zealand, 1 grandchild and 4 great grandchildren are true blue aussies.

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GOODBYE

Blog Posted:11/14/2012 10:54:00 AM

GOODBYE

NEW CONTEST ON THE WORD GOODBYE, SONNETS ONLY READ THE RULES...
I'VE JUST POSTED THIS, THE WORD HAS MANY MEANINGS, MY POEM BELOW AN EXAMPLE ONLY, IS OF A VERY SAD GOODBYE..

GOODBYE

Oh the word that strikes mortal as of knife
puncture’s a wretched heart, a life in plight,
bequeathed in good faith, oh yes so rife
yet to a forlorn soul it does one smite.
Is it not that time of a lovers mind
under the moon and stars, nothing amiss,
where thoughtfulness of a heavenly kind
not the doom, gloom of an endless abyss.
So the word that disjoins is deemed to be
the ending of a friendship so extreme,
because together lovers belong, free
free of this word that loses self esteem.
Yet what to do if from this word refrain,
borrow from another “Auf Wiedersehn”?

© Harry J Horsman 2012

UPDATE

15TH NOVEMBER 2012

HI HAD TWO BRILLIANT ENTRIES SO FAR...

PROBLEM, NEITHER ARE SONNETS, AND ONLY ONE IS ABOUT GOODBYE

PLEASE READ THE RULES...........

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Black Eyed
Susan

Date: 11/15/2012 6:13:00 AM

Sounds like a good contest- glad you are not leaving!

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/16/2012 3:45:00 PM

thank you Susan, give it a go ....

Mandy
Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 11/14/2012 11:58:00 PM

I may enter but only if you promise not to bin me by mistake like last time lol and don't say goodbye xx

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/15/2012 10:46:00 AM

i promise..

Elizabeth
Wesley

Date: 11/14/2012 9:08:00 PM

I PANICKIED READING THE TITLE; THOUGHT YOU WERE LEAVING OR SOMETHING AND HERE IT'S A CONTEST. RELIEF FLOODING OVER ME! :) yOUR POEM IS BEAUTIFUL AND SHOULD BE THE WINNER! LOVE, LIZZIE

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/16/2012 3:44:00 PM

like to see you weave your magic Elizabeth

Francine
Roberts

Date: 11/14/2012 7:10:00 PM

title of this blog scared me, whew, thank goodness its just a contest, I love sonnets, will check it out

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/16/2012 3:42:00 PM

hope to see you in there,

Sara
Kendrick

Date: 11/14/2012 5:48:00 PM

Should be a very interesting contest with many good entries..Sara

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/16/2012 3:41:00 PM

try it Sara,

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 11/14/2012 3:00:00 PM

Sounds like a great idea! Light & Love

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/16/2012 3:40:00 PM

you're one of the best debbie

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 11/14/2012 2:49:00 PM

Excellently rhymed sonnet and indeed it is sad, Harry! This is an interesting contest idea. thanks for presenting it. I was a bit scared when I saw your blog title. I never want to see you saying goodbye here!

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/15/2012 10:49:00 AM

and leave the Queen of sonnets..no way

Joann
Grisetti

Date: 11/14/2012 12:54:00 PM

A good bye sonnet. Glad you are not leaving.

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/15/2012 10:48:00 AM

i'd miss your poetry to much Joann

Poet Destroyer
A

Date: 11/14/2012 12:32:00 PM

oooooweeeee...for a second ,,I thought you were gonna say good bye.... good thing that is not the case.... weeee.... a tricky blog.... nice example,,, always a fan..PD

Harry Horsman
Date: 11/15/2012 10:47:00 AM

could'nt leave without you

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3/9/2023	Thwarted	Haiku	nature,
3/6/2023	Woopa Bank	Free verse	environment,nature,
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2/24/2023	Cloudburst	Tanka	sensual,
2/22/2023	Centre of the Storm	Tanka	nature,
2/8/2023	From the Tower	Haibun	anger,angst,
2/6/2023	Balloon	Senryu	identity,
2/1/2023	Cemeterey	Tanka	devotion,
1/29/2023	Century-Twenty Two	Free verse	social,society,
1/25/2023	Season's End	Other	seasons,
1/25/2023	Musk	Senryu	deep,
1/24/2023	On Earth	Limerick	angst,
1/24/2023	Deb Hankins	Free verse	death,lost love,
1/20/2023	Metamorphois	Free verse	nature,
1/6/2023	A Date With Milton	Free verse	death of a friend,
1/2/2023	Moordibirdup	Free verse	care,
12/28/2022	Lmilton Hankins	Senryu	appreciation,dedication,
12/26/2022	Solstice	Haiku	nature,
12/11/2022	Life's Lottery	Haiku	people,
12/8/2022	Virus	Etheree	trust,truth,
12/4/2022	Colours In the Sky	Rhyme	sky,
11/25/2022	The Back Bone of the Dales	Haibun	tribute,
11/14/2022	Way Down Under	Quatrain	nature,
11/11/2022	Naked Exposure	Nonet	nature,
11/8/2022	Counting Syllables	Footle	fun,
11/7/2022	The Only Star For Me	Tanka	love,
11/5/2022	Raining Within	Tanka	sad love,
11/4/2022	Acoustics	Haiku	nature,
11/4/2022	Of This Year	Tanka	nonsense,
10/28/2022	Throw No Stones	Tanka	hate,
10/25/2022	Connie	Senryu	thanks,
10/21/2022	I Recall One Summer	Dizain	nature,remember,
10/19/2022	Sweeps Her Broom	Quintain (Sicilian)	care,
10/12/2022	Total Control	Limerick	environment,
10/3/2022	Silent Night	Monoku	silence,
9/27/2022	The Transformation	Haiku	nature,
9/20/2022	30th September	Sijo	birth,birthday,
9/12/2022	Copse	Haiku	nature,
9/8/2022	A Different Song	Free verse	nature,
9/3/2022	Ember	Free verse	senses,
9/1/2022	Harold Shipman	Free verse	abuse,death,
8/29/2022	Where the Streets Are Full of Pity	Haibun	addiction,sad,
8/18/2022	Hint of Change	Quatern	nature,
8/17/2022	Poetry Soup 2022	Name	writing,
8/15/2022	Missing You Elvis, Sun Records	Free verse	dedication,
8/14/2022	Hunter	Haiku	nature,
8/10/2022	Mother Earth	Haiku	nature,
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8/4/2022	From My Prison Cell	Haibun	fate,hope,
7/30/2022	With You In Mind	Haibun	memory,
7/23/2022	Someone To Care	Haibun	angst,
7/16/2022	Breath	Senryu	friend,life,
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6/26/2022	Sun	Haiku	summer,
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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
'uniquely You'	Free verse	introspection,life,
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Virgin America	Free verse	adventure,allegory,animal
To Me True Love Is	Verse	love,romance,
Gold Star	Narrative	childhood,war,war,star,bl
The Warp and the Weft	Couplet	inspirational,
How Do I Say Good-Bye?	I do not know?	death,father,loss,sad,hou
Simple Words For Simple People	Free verse	love,on writing and words
Unconfined	Quintain (English)	lost love,
The War's Over!	Free verse	allegory,introspection,li
Thirtieth High School Reunion	Rhyme	funny,school,me,me,
Senior Moments	Rhyme	funnycar,
Sentinel of Strength	Rhyme	dedication,mother,women,
My Poems Are Children To Me	Free verse	poems,
Wisdom	I do not know?	life,
Modern Marketing, a Sonnet	Sonnet	angst,men,
In the Sun's Last Glow	Quintain (English)	heart,lost love,may,red,
The Puppet Master	Dramatic Monologue	introspection,
'memories'	Free verse	confusion,life,love,
Woman's Work	Sonnet	allegory,caregiving,dedic
A Great Unease	Rondeau	life,me,
Broken Eyes	Rhyme	life,sad
Leadership	Rhyme	on work and workingpeople
Dark Angel	Sonnet	angst,
Itsy, Bitsy, Teenie, Weenie Brain	Lyric	funny,political
The Devil In a Bottle	Verse	life,happy,dad,work,praye
Henry the Eighth	Narrative	historyme,age,age,body,me
Skin Deep	Rhyme	introspectionmen,
Tapestry	Acrostic	life,mum,
White Lace	Sonnet	life,seasons
Harridan In a Housecoat	Quatern	people,children,father,da
No Greater Hero	Free verse	dedication,father,inspira
Missing Mom	Rhyme	daughter,loss,love,mother
Devils Deadly Dime	Dramatic Monologue	abuse,day,irony,judgement
Morning In the Conway House	Couplet	life,me,morning,
The Green Eyed Lad	Quatrain	friendship,fun,green,long
Love Scattered	Free verse	love,sadlove,me,
Summer Restored	Haiku	nature
Contract	Ballad	adventure,
Time Unwinding	Free verse	imagination,inspirational
5 W's	Quintain (English)	friendship,
Wind Mutters Softly	Haiku	nature
What Easter Means To Me	Rhyme	faith,holidayheart,easter
An Eagle's Prayer	Rhyme	faith,inspirational,visio
How a Blue Rose Came To Be	Rhyme	death,imagination,love,ro
911 Aftermath Misguided Haters	Verse	fear,on work and working,
Not Gone Forever	Tanka	nature
Poet	Free verse	art,tribute,
Yesterdays People	Free verse	life,peopleautumn,
I Pine	Free verse	nature,
A Question of Faith	Etheree	faith,
Pain	Ballad	adventure,
Snowdrops	Rhyme	nature,winter,winter,
Poets	Quatrain	confusion,funny,art,art,p
Greed and Deceit	Free verse	angst,family,
Natural Born Dreamers	Dramatic Verse	baby,death,loss,me,sad,ti
Dementia	Rhyme	life,sympathy,life,life,
Taliban	Acrostic	angst,people,places,war,
Peer Pressure of the Worst	Couplet	fear,life,loss,war,
Occupy My Home	Dramatic Verse	introspection,
Modern Life	Rhyme	funny,life,car,me,work,wa
Bethlehem's Star	Free verse	faith,holiday,
Save the Last Dance For Me	Couplet	love,romantic,dance,night
Once Upon a Car Ride	Free verse	confusion,depression,fear
Morning Has Broken - 1	Quatrain	day,fantasy,fear,me,plane
Wishes and Dreams	Couplet	day,deep,dream,health,lif
Morning Has Broken - 2	Quatrain	fantasy,
Do You Remember	Sonnet	daffodils,friendship,
Poetry	Tanka	on writing and words,
Ruby Lips	Light Verse	love,passion,romance,love
Autumn Reverie	Rhyme	nostalgia,autumn,flying,
Down For the Count	Rhyme	health,
A New Year	Rhyme	holiday,peace,peace,
As Lovers Go	Personification	nature,summer,sun,
Lest We Forget	Light Verse	goodbye,
And Now For Something Completely Different	Free verse	mystery,funeral,old,funer
The Dart Chalker	Rhyme	humorous,sports,
Just Too Much	Rhyme	introspection,
Wishful	Dramatic Monologue	inspirational,journey,lif
Jungle War	Quatrain	history,war,home,home,
Gift Exchange To Brian From Mandy	Couplet	friendship,poets,
Taken	Rhyme	fear,grief,
The Strange Marriage of Love and Pain	Personification	love,marriage,pain,
A Road Still Driven	Quatrain	inspirational,love,
Guns	Couplet	death,life,nice,nice,
He Touched Me	Free verse	miracle,
Our Christmas Eve Dinner	Couplet	dad,humorous,mom,prayer,
Yesterday	Acrostic	boyfriend,
The Flame	Rhyme	life,light,
Woodland Path	Couplet	friendship,inspirational,
Broadway Airs	Free verse	introspection,life,city,
Eleven Words	Free verse	lifeold,tree,old,tree,
No Tickee, No Washee	Quatrain	journey,life,old,old,
One Second Delay	Free verse	introspection,me,me,
Color Me Purple	Rhyme	emotions,
We Don'T Need No Stinking Contests - Wrong	Couplet	irony,satire,words,
Sweep In Like a Summer Breeze	Lyric	husband,lost love,
Waves of Roosters' Songs	Rhyme	introspection,
Dangerous Green	Rhyme	humor,
Cancer - Remembering What You Want To Forget	Free verse	cancer,remember,

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