tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post8375963852612028888..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: National Poetry DayFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8043709341314789182012-10-06T00:07:19.240+01:002012-10-06T00:07:19.240+01:00Paid advocates never deviate from the truth France...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.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-67341306231432863852012-10-05T13:32:18.359+01:002012-10-05T13:32:18.359+01:00Hmmm. What's the pay like, Gail?Hmmm. What's the pay like, Gail?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-56426998267413474232012-10-05T13:31:31.913+01:002012-10-05T13:31:31.913+01:00Not sure I deserve that, Rosemary!Not sure I deserve that, Rosemary!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-60175332399052368502012-10-05T13:30:33.531+01:002012-10-05T13:30:33.531+01:00Frances (what an excellent name!) I couldn't a...Frances (what an excellent name!) I couldn't agree more!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65496997616102889732012-10-05T13:29:23.701+01:002012-10-05T13:29:23.701+01:00Thank you, Joanna. I have to be careful what I say...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!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64739087919689917852012-10-05T13:26:02.010+01:002012-10-05T13:26:02.010+01:00You're too kind, Yvonne!You're too kind, Yvonne!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-85147347832653961492012-10-05T13:25:22.222+01:002012-10-05T13:25:22.222+01:00Anna,
Kind Anna,
What
Can
I
Say?Anna,<br />Kind Anna,<br />What<br />Can<br />I<br />Say?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61857288540520569822012-10-05T11:48:58.811+01:002012-10-05T11:48:58.811+01:00You do yourself an injustice, Frances. I've go...You do yourself an injustice, Frances. I've got you down as the next poet laureate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-36469339878222779572012-10-05T09:26:15.395+01:002012-10-05T09:26:15.395+01:00That's very clever, Frances - you can certainl...That's very clever, Frances - you can certainly rhyme! Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-22569847492024952972012-10-05T09:13:05.995+01:002012-10-05T09:13:05.995+01:00You are my sort of poet. Can't stand the ai...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.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-92087294329026612032012-10-05T08:40:10.047+01:002012-10-05T08:40:10.047+01:00You're a fantastic poet, Frances, and a far mo...You're a fantastic poet, Frances, and a far more entertaining one than most!<br /><br />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. xJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12413047299584680092012-10-04T20:17:15.455+01:002012-10-04T20:17:15.455+01:00You know more about poetry than many who purport t...You know more about poetry than many who purport to be poets. You know that a poem has a left hand margin!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64973932843110873572012-10-04T18:38:35.302+01:002012-10-04T18:38:35.302+01:00Frances you do yourself an injustice! You are mas...Frances you do yourself an injustice! You are masterful (or mistressful) at the art of writing humour into the poetry form! <br /><br />And I do<br />so <br />AGREE THAT<br /> much<br />that purports<br />to be<br /> poetry<br />is not.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.com