Come forth our Angel of the North Stokesy
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Come forth our Angel of the North
Working class…but VIP pass…standing sentry for cricketing gentry
Towering injury tarnished Talisman penury
Revarnished..primacy rebooted for his mooted destiny ...
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Categories:
crawley, sports,
Form: Rhyme
POPE the QUATRAIN FORM
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A 'pope' is a quatrain form of 3 lines of 8 syllables and 1 line of 4 (offset)punchline ,with a rhyming scheme of a,b,a.b and is labelled such after the English poet,Alexander Pope(1688-1744)
His...
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Categories:
crawley, poetry, word play,
Form: Didactic
My Choice Pope Quatrain
...pope-ONE DAY AT A TIME
Sad is the heart so full of care
Of tomorrow's what will,will be,
Upon his sleeve,all life does wear,
For all to see
Cast down,choking with eyes that...
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Categories:
crawley, poetry, word play,
Form: Quatrain
Pope the Form
...Cast down,choking with eyes that blear
No words can comfort or make free,
Thought frozen in yesterday's fear,
That none can see.
inspired by Mt 6:25-34
A 'pope' is a qua...
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Categories:
crawley, poetry, word play,
Form: Didactic
Natalie Greenhough
...Natalie was fifteen when she started playing judo,
At her home club in Crawley of Kin Ryu Judo Club,
When she trained twice weekly against able-bodied,
She was coached by Lisa Harrison in categ...
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Categories:
crawley, sports, strength,
Form: Blank verse
A Spider Haiku
...Creepy-crawley bugs;
Grandmother Spider weaves her
many silken gems.
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Categories:
crawley, insect, nature, poems, poetry,
Form: Haiku
Standards Must Be Maintained
...Standards Must Be Maintained
By Elton Camp
Many unworthy persons at Downton Abbey reside
Including insufferable snobs who are hard to abide
The earl can’t manage to keep the finances afloat
His cou...
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Categories:
crawley, angst, engagement,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
crawley, on work and working
Form: Rhyme
Shop Repair
...Kreepy Crawley sprung a hole
Without suction it won't roll
To the shop it did go and stood (I had already thought about duct tape)
PVC pipe, glue, just like new very good...(And cheap)
Sometime...
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Categories:
crawley, funny, husband
Form: I do not know?
Pope-One Day At a Time
...Sad is the heart so full of care
Of tomorrow's what will,will be,
Upon his sleeve,all life does wear,
For all to see
Cast down,choking with eyes that blear
No words can com...
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Categories:
crawley, angst, faith, life,
Form: Quatrain