Sunday, 19 February 2012

Magpie 105










THE END OF AN ERA

He's ready for a change now
And goes by the name of Mike.
He travels in a phone box
And occasionally by bike.

So if you see him drifting by
Up in the sky near you,
Please raise your glass and drink a toast:
"Goodbye to Dr. Who!"

(With thanks to Tess at Magpie Tales)

25 comments:

  1. travels in a phone box? That's new. Fun poem though.

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  2. A most excellent image.
    We should all get to travel that way!

    Mimi
    Collage Pirate

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  3. I agree this is fun and new to me too...

    JJRod'z

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  4. Looks like he's gone enviromentally friendly (don't know what powers the TARDIS though - maybe that was green too?)

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  5. Come back Doctor, come back!
    Aww, shucks - here's to you anyway, 'Cheers!'
    hahaha - love it!

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  6. We were on the same track. I enjoyed yours.

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  7. ... my kind of time travel! Great Mag.

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  8. That's what was needed, a touch of the surreal...

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  9. lol.....goodbye to Dr.Who indeed....(now David Tennant's gone!)

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  10. Brilliant! I loved the surprise reveal. Great rhythm and rhyme scheme, Frances. Thank you for sharing this.

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  11. nice....i have yet to see the new one but watched the old ones as a kid...

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  12. Enjoyed this, good work…

    …rob kistner
    Image & Verse

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  13. Oh, Frances! You're on a roll! I love the first stanza. I truly miss the old phone booths where people had their conversations in private and we didn't have to listen in.

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  14. I love that you got Dr. Who in this!!! You rock!

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  15. Dr Who will be after your blood! LOL

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  16. He seems to lead a perfect sci-fi life..wait for me!!

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  17. Super little poem!
    Re: verification word
    Go to your main page, click "Design", then click "Settings" and on the second line you'll see "comments" and click that. Near the bottom of that page you'll see "word verification" on or off.
    Hope this helps.
    K

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  18. I would love to see him drifting by...

    Anna :o]

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  19. Good to know we can always come here for a chuckle.

    WV's. I find that Kay's advice applies only if you are using the "old style" blogger dashboard. I have hunted high and low on the "new" and can't find how to turn these wretched inkblots off. I sent "feedback" to Blogger complaining about them but no doubt I might as well cry in the wilderness. Frances knows I'm not a robot . . looks like "ronzone" and October. Here goes

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  20. By now you have learned you need to be using the old style version of Blogger .. it's worth switching back, I promise.

    cases tionase

    are the two words
    (I THINK) I must enter her - I'll know soon enough if I'm right!

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  21. Thanks, eveyrone, and thanks too for the blogger advice. I don't know who invented all these ink blots but they are infuriating and quite unnecessary. After all, a robot wouln't be able to decipher the old VWs, so why make them even worse?

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  22. i met someone like him, very memorable in his ways.

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  23. Love the rhythm and rhyme of your pieces...always read them out loud...

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