Thursday, 4 October 2012

National Poetry Day

Today is apparently
National Poetry Day.
I am not a poet.
I cannot write of views and sunsets
Or pen a little ode to love.
But I can write the kind of thing
That looks like a poem, but isn't.
Like this.
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13 comments:

  1. hyperCRYPTICal4 October 2012 at 18:38

    Frances you do yourself an injustice! You are masterful (or mistressful) at the art of writing humour into the poetry form!

    And I do
    so
    AGREE THAT
    much
    that purports
    to be
    poetry
    is not.

    Anna :o]

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  2. Yvonne Osborne4 October 2012 at 20:17

    You know more about poetry than many who purport to be poets. You know that a poem has a left hand margin!

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  3. Joanna5 October 2012 at 08:40

    You're a fantastic poet, Frances, and a far more entertaining one than most!

    P.S. I saw your beautiful daughter on QVC. She is so lovely and talented. She came across really well on television. You must have felt very proud of her. x

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    1. Frances Garrood5 October 2012 at 13:29

      Thank you, Joanna. I have to be careful what I say, but I have to confess to wondering how one sweet-natured girl can deviate from the truth so many times in the space of a mere hour!

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    2. Graham Edwards6 October 2012 at 00:07

      Paid advocates never deviate from the truth Frances: they simply pass on instructions. When I was instructed by those who paid me to present a case, to say things which were patently untrue or silly (I was instructed by politicians!) there were well understood forms of words which were used. The most obvious way of saying that the words I was about to use were far removed from by beliefs was to say "I am instructed to say..." That always managed to get a raised eyebrow of acknowledgement.

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  4. Frances5 October 2012 at 09:13

    You are my sort of poet. Can't stand the airy fairy nonsense that sometimes passes as poetry. It should at least rhyme ( a bit!) in my opinion.

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    1. Frances Garrood5 October 2012 at 13:30

      Frances (what an excellent name!) I couldn't agree more!

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  5. Rosemary Gemmell5 October 2012 at 09:26

    That's very clever, Frances - you can certainly rhyme!

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  6. Anonymous5 October 2012 at 11:48

    You do yourself an injustice, Frances. I've got you down as the next poet laureate!

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  7. Frances Garrood5 October 2012 at 13:32

    Hmmm. What's the pay like, Gail?

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