An Agendaless Age

Often I drift back to my days of youth
to where life did begin; a rural treat,
those sharp brisk mornings a moorland uncouth
a naïve nakedness a one-way street,
simple things like the sun rise snow and sleet.
No timetables no worries to go wrong
tuneful mum dusting the blues in a song,
where fences were constructed to lean on
over which chat neighbours when ties were strong,
A relief thinking of those days long gone.

 2021

Entered Mark Toney's
2022 Poetry Marathon Mile contest 15
30/9/2022

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 10/9/2022 11:40:00 AM
more congrats to you on this well deserved Marathon win
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Date: 10/8/2022 9:51:00 AM
Dear Harry, it is such a pleasure to return to this exquisite gem to enjoy it once again. Every evocative line brims with the bittersweet beauty of nostalgia. Congratulations for your excellent win in Mark's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 10/7/2022 11:07:00 AM
Harry, thank you for sharing this "rural treat" with us! You accomplished this wonderfully nostalgic dizain in just two sentences, making it flow in our minds as the memory that it is. Brilliant! A Fav for me. Congratulations on your win on Mile 15 of my 2022 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 16 has already started. Also, check out my blog post to view your current standing in the Marathon.
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Date: 1/8/2022 9:37:00 AM
A very belated Congratulations my dear friend on a stupendous write with such graphic, nostalgic descriptions, when neighbors were still neighbors, when simple things we used to do meant so much more, - stupendous poetry and no surprise that it got POTD. My very best to you and your lovely family, always be blessed, and may 2022 be a year of peace and health. Hubby and I went away for a few weeks to the beautiful scenic Midlands in Kwazulu, Natal - a much needed break. Hugs, Jennifer
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Date: 12/26/2021 1:00:00 PM
Wonderful write, Harry, your words for the past and the outlook of nature are meaningful in your poem.
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Date: 12/24/2021 5:06:00 PM
Dear Harry, I adore the nostalgic beauty spilled from your sentimental pen. A sweet gem of rustic reminiscences. Your warm rich textured imagery brings me to the center of your moorland youth “where fences were constructed to lean on”. Exquisite, dear poet. Warmest wishes to you and yours for a merry Christmas, my friend.. ~Susan
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Date: 12/16/2021 3:31:00 PM
Fantastic, Harry Congratulations... Panagiota Happy Holifays
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Date: 12/16/2021 2:18:00 AM
I do remember a tuneful mum! She was tuneful indeed. Thanks, Harry.
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Date: 12/14/2021 12:11:00 PM
Sorry, I am late. How did I miss this wonderful write??? Congratulations on POTD win. I hope you are doing OK. Have a great/blessed day......................
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Date: 12/10/2021 1:48:00 PM
You know, sometimes this, so called, modern connected age, seems to me, not connected at all...at least, not to Spirit and one another, where it counts most. Blessings my friend! A great read. Thank you.
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Date: 12/8/2021 7:14:00 AM
a beautiful nostalgic write, my friend
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Date: 12/7/2021 5:26:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD! Much deserved!
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Date: 12/6/2021 3:55:00 PM
Harry, you've written a wonderful poem. You remember good times from a long time ago when life was considerably more laid-back. Congratulations on your POTD.
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Date: 12/6/2021 2:19:00 PM
Wow Harry so true and touching my friend. Memories will fill your heart my friend...
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Date: 12/6/2021 12:27:00 AM
“fences were constructed to lean on”—love that picture! This is a time travel on a page! Enjoyed:)
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Date: 12/5/2021 10:31:00 AM
Wow I can read your heart is in this one mate' I often think the last of anything resembling A good age was in the 70's and then it Was getting thin' the world has run for millenia with its ups and Downs, also if sustainability is required why not Repair the transport we have & put a heavier price On new cars and get fuel from grain or food waste I know lots of unsold bread is going straight to landfill in the UK today and pits are Dug using fuel 4 machines.' Good to read this Harry.'
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Date: 12/4/2021 12:12:00 AM
What a beautiful poetry that brings back the old memories... A pleasure to read...
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Date: 12/3/2021 1:02:00 PM
If we had not the digits, our engrams would be sequestered...thank Jehovah God Almighty for ourn dukes digits! Have a grand day sir...much love, james
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Date: 12/3/2021 11:44:00 AM
Happy go lucky Friday dear friend :)
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Date: 12/3/2021 12:56:00 AM
as laid back as can be, fence design to lean on. a crisis strewn world ask a lot. nicely done Harry
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Date: 12/2/2021 11:43:00 PM
Harry, I love this... so teeming with nostalgia for the bucolic countryside and simplicity of youth. Wonderful dizain format, too. Congratulations for your POTD acknowledgement ~ John
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Date: 12/2/2021 4:41:00 PM
love this one and I'm also seeing it's a POTD . WELL DESERVED. Congrats.
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Date: 12/1/2021 4:54:00 AM
To address the topic, Harry H. is a product of that ge if we see the common characteristics of NOT having an agenda in relationships (On PS as in life). shalom, shalom
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Date: 12/1/2021 3:58:00 AM
Your description of youth is spot on, Harry. Wonderful write...enjoyed!
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Date: 12/1/2021 2:44:00 AM
You are an artwork of God, a masterpiece of listening and Poetic Gifts. Thx shalom shalOm ?? Sir Harry
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