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I like this poem. It's pretty unnerving and kinda funny, too. I've had similar thoughts about my ghosties, but I love most of 'em.


Yes, I thought you would like this poem.

Now then, since it's Friday...

The Owl & the Pussy-cat, by Edward Lear

I

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

II
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-Tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

III
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
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I am overwhelmed
and I can't think straight,
My mind is a fog
And I procrastinate,
I need some clarity,
need to find my way
and then I need another
6 hours in a day.
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My little porcelain dolls, why must you stare unblinking?
You stand so tall, and still, what are you thinking?
Your painted lips are silent, why do you keep smiling?
I know you can hear, and i know you keep on seeing.
What do you hear?
What can you see that I do not?
What makes you smile?
What are you thinking?
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I Could Not Keep You Near Me
I could not keep near me anymore,
I let you go.
I love you,
It hurts me too much in knowing you.
It cuts me deeply you prefer
Her to me,
When you know I love you deeply.
I could not keep you near me.
I left a piece of my heart with you.
I shall always love and want you.
I could not take your nobleness,
And I could not keep you as only a friend.
This is my goodbye to you,
I wish you well and happiness.
I hope your heart thaws one day,
Perhaps the memory of me will be in it.
I hope you understand my reasoning,
And know I only did what was best for me.
I could not keep you near me.
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Quote by gypsy


Now then, since it's Friday...

The Owl & the Pussy-cat, by Edward Lear

I

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

II
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-Tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

III
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.




I love this one, too. I remember the first time I heard it. One of the most dramatic teachers read it to us, and her performance just brought it to life. I was immediately in love with the poem and could just picture it in my head. I loved the absurdity of it, but a lot of my classmates didn't get it. I guess you have to be a raging eccentric to really appreciate it.

And here's another of my favourites, this time by Michael Rosen:

The Crocodile

If you should meet a crocodile,
Don’t take a stick and poke him;
Ignore the welcome in his smile,
Be careful not to stroke him.

For as he sleeps upon the Nile,
He gets thinner and thinner:
And whene’er you meet a crocodile
He’s ready for his dinner.


Why is it that poems always look so much better centred?
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A small mouse and an elephant
Went out to jog one day
They ran along the countrylane
And chatted all the way

The pair then came upon a bridge
That crossed a little brook
And as they ran straight over it
It rattled and it shook

It bent and almost cracked
And it made such an awfull noise
That in the church six miles away
The rev'rent raised his voice

When mouse spoke to the elephant
He really had to shout:
"Remind me when we cross next time
I should not to stamp so loud"
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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To Love Someone


To love someone who has wronged you
Is not the easiest thing to do
To be able to turn around and tell them
"It's okay, I've forgiven you"
Takes a great deal of strength and courage
Not all of us possess
Qualities that are much harder to find
When one is filled with anger and in distress
To be able to rise above
A wrong that cannot be undone
Takes a special kind of inner-strength:
A special kind of someone
I wish that I could do just that
Open my heart and free my pain
But I'd feel very susceptible
To the same thing happening again
So, as much as I'd like to be noble
And take the higher ground
There is no way it's going to happen
While this anger is still around!
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How pleasant to know Mr. Lear

by Edward Lear

How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.

His mind is concrete and fastidious,
His nose is remarkably big;
His visage is more or less hideous,
His beard it resembles a wig.

He has ears, and two eyes, and ten fingers,
(Leastways if you reckon two thumbs);
He used to be one of the singers,
But now he is one of the dumbs.

He sits in a beautiful parlour,
With hundreds of books on the wall;
He drinks a great deal of marsala,
But never gets tipsy at all.

He has many friends, laymen and clerical,
Old Foss is the name of his cat;
His body is perfectly spherical,
He weareth a runcible hat.

When he walks in waterproof white,
The children run after him so!
Calling out, "He's gone out in his night-
Gown, that crazy old Englishman, oh!"

He weeps by the side of the ocean,
He weeps on the top of the hill;
He purchases pancakes and lotion,
And chocolate shrimps from the mill.

He reads, but he does not speak, Spanish,
He cannot abide ginger beer;
Ere the days of his pilgrimage vanish,
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!


And there's 'runcible' again.
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How do I reassure someone,
That it is alright to feel distant?
What words can help me say,
There is no reason why you can't?
Who knows the what is right,
And knows that every thing is okay?
When will there be the time,
When that other person finds their way?

Where do we go in the end?
Just trying to fight for a friend.
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I've got this hat.
It's a very fine hat,
but there's just one thing that...
No, I'd better not say,
for if I do, you may
be jealous.

Jealous or not,
you'll love my hat
it has a watch in it
and looks spiffy on me,
oh wouldn't you just love to see?
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Let Me Love You or For A Moment
Let me love you for a moment,
For an hour, for a night
For all time.
Forget everything else,
It's just you and I
In this one moment.
Please let me have this
With you.
Let me be yours and you
Be mine just for right now.
I won't tell anyone,
This will be our secret.
Let me love you
The only way I know how.
Let me love you,
Just for one moment.
Accept it, cherish it.
Remember it.
Remember these arms, this heart.
This moment is ours,
I shall never forget it.
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Let Me Love You or For A Moment
Let me love you for a moment,
For an hour, for a night
For all time.
Forget everything else,
It's just you and I
In this one moment.
Please let me have this
With you.
Let me be yours and you
Be mine just for right now.
I won't tell anyone,
This will be our secret.
Let me love you
The only way I know how.
Let me love you,
Just for one moment.
Accept it, cherish it.
Remember it.
Remember these arms, this heart.
This moment is ours,
I shall never forget it.


Wow! This is fabulous.

It NEEDS to be on the main forum page!
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Whats mikey without mine
What's tiger without pooh
What's Donald without daisy
that's me with out you
&
When Elmo isn't ticklish
And pooh bear hates honey,
When trigger stops bouncing,
and goody isn't funny.

When peter pan can't fly,
And samba never roars,
When Alice in wonderland
Can't fit through small doors.

When dumbo's ears are small,
And happily ever after isn't true
That's when I'll stop loving you.
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Quote by the_enchantress
Let Me Love You or For A Moment
Let me love you for a moment,
For an hour, for a night
For all time.
Forget everything else,
It's just you and I
In this one moment.
Please let me have this
With you.
Let me be yours and you
Be mine just for right now.
I won't tell anyone,
This will be our secret.
Let me love you
The only way I know how.
Let me love you,
Just for one moment.
Accept it, cherish it.
Remember it.
Remember these arms, this heart.
This moment is ours,
I shall never forget it.


Wow! This is fabulous.

It NEEDS to be on the main forum page!



Aw, thank you Andy.xxxoo

I submitted it already I mean.
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Hope our day is fabulous
May it be forever bright
Hopefully the snow won't last
But until then hold me tight
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Disintegration of the Heart

I'm almost afraid to tell you
Exactly how I feel
In case you laugh and mock me
And my confidence you steal

I want to love you, truly
I want you give you my heart
But I am so afraid you'll abuse it
And casually you'll tear it apart

I dream of us being together
Of two singles becoming a pair
My fears, though, caution me against
Bothering to venture there

Suspicion whispers in my ear
That you're being nasty and cruel
That if I allow myself to fall for you
You will treat me like a fool

I believe that you will hurt me
Lead me on for your twisted fun
Then turn around and humiliate me
In front of everyone

Why do you treat me so badly;
Do you want me to hate you?
That is never going to happen
It's something I just can't do

I love you so much it's painful
It keeps me awake at night
Just give me the tinest sign
You're willing to make this right

I can't go on like this forever
Needing you in my life
Say the word and I will willingly
Take you for my wife

I know that you're with him now
But that won't last much longer
My love for you is much more real
Much truer and much stronger

Once he's out of the picture,
You will see what was meant to be
That in spite of your protestations
You were always meant to be with me

No, I should keep my feelings to myself
Even if they do make me ill
If I don't I know that one I will snap
And I will lash out and I'll kill

It could be you or it could be him
It won't matter on the day
I will murder anybody who
Tries to get in the way

Of my getting what I want
Whether by free will or by force
What I want most of all, though
Is your love, of course

But if I cannot trust you
To be honest and sincere
How can we have a future together
Without suspicion, dread and fear?

All you have to do is tell me
That you love me clear and true
And I will give you everything
I'll give the world to you

But if you treat me badly
Tease me and make me cry
Then you can kiss the rest of your life
A very swift goodbye

I love you, can't you see that?
Why won't you love me as well
You're driving me crazy acting like that
Every day is a living hell

Damn you, I love you I hate you
I want you out of my head!
Go away you're evil
I want you damn well dead!!

**********************

I want you out of my head
I want rest, I need respite
I'm too tired to carry on loving you
When I know it isn't right

Help me, baby, help me
Tell what I need to do
How to move on with my life now
A life that doesn't include you

I want to die, I want to live
I want peace, I want rest
I want you most of all
Because, baby, you're the best

But you don't even know who I am
Which is why our love can never be
You're my ideal, my perfect partner
My dream, my ultimate fantasy.
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Quote by authorised1960
Disintegration of the Heart

This should be on the main page Andy.
If life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
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Quote by authorised1960
Disintegration of the Heart

This should be on the main page Andy.


Agrees with Paulus

Great job, Andy.
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I have no idea who wrote this but it always makes me chuckle!

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - (a husband's point of view)

The missus bought a Paperback,
down Shepton Mallet way,
I had a look inside her bag;
... T'was "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Well I just left her to it,
And at ten I went to bed.
An hour later she appeared;
The sight filled me with dread...

In her left she held a rope;
And in her right a whip!
She threw them down upon the floor,
And then began to strip.

Well fifty years or so ago;
I might have had a peek;
But Mabel hasn't weathered well;
She's eighty four next week!!

Watching Mabel bump and grind;
Could not have been much grimmer.
And things then went from bad to worse;
She toppled off her Zimmer!

She struggled back upon her feet;
A couple minutes later;
She put her teeth back in and said
I am a dominater !!

Now if you knew our Mabel,
You'd see just why I spluttered,
I'd spent two months in traction
For the last complaint I'd uttered.

She stood there nude and naked
Bent forward just a bit
I went to hold her, sensual like
and stood on her left tit!

Mabel screamed, her teeth shot out;
My God what had I done!?
She moaned and groaned then shouted out:
"Step on the other one!!

Well readers, I can tell no more;
Of what occurred that day.
Suffice to say my jet black hair,
Turned fifty shades of grey.
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Why
Why did I have to meet you?
There is no rhyme or reason,
Save for the fact that I love you.
It is my deepest joy and most bitter agony
In doing so.
I cannot be with you.
I can only love you from afar.
I must hide my feelings
In places no one else can find them.
Muttering them in the dark,
In the cold.
I must wait for angel wings
And heaven's gate before I let you know.
I must stay away from you,
Shivering in agony, alone.
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Quote by the_enchantress
Quote by paulus
Quote by authorised1960
Disintegration of the Heart

This should be on the main page Andy.


Agrees with Paulus

Great job, Andy.



This was such a wierd experience!

I set out to write a couple of stanzas that I had buzzing around my head - and the damn thing just took off! It took maybe thirty minutes to write and a little while longer to edit. I hope I've managed to convey the battle that rages between love and hate for someone, especially if they are with someone else. That was what I was trying to achieve in the piece.

I will have to think about putting it on the main pages. Thank you so much for your support, though.
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What can I do to save you,
What can I say to change their mind.
Even though you hurt them.
What they plan to do, I'm not behind.

Yes, it was wrong to open your mouth.
Because our family got hurt or worse.
But they can't see it's a mistake.
And their flawed action takes course.

You have to be responsible for your actions.
But not to their extreme.
Know that what you did was wrong.
Or they'll make everything a distant dream.

I am not giving up on you.
Do not that for granted.
For if you do me wrong.
Their wish will be granted.

Now people don't shun her away.
She has time to grow still.
But not away from the sun.
Darkness will take hold until.

There is nothing left of
Our dear family member
Luna...
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The Idolater Unrequited

You leave me breathless,
Excited and aroused
But ultimately frustrated
Ours is a love than can never be
Not that it's wrong or anything
Only totally impractical,
That's all.

You are so far away,
Socially and geographically,
That our paths are unlikely to cross
Anytime this side of hell freezing over.
Besides, what would you want
With the likes of me?
I'm nobody

I'm just the guy who worships
The ground you walk on
Who is transfixed by your image
Every time I see it
On TV or on a poster
Advertising your latest movie
You are a superstar

I'm a fan
I always have been
Right from the start
When you were up and coming
And making a name for yourself
I was a fan even then
Your number one fan

I love you
I know what I feel is real
Even though I also know
You will never love me the same way
It doesn't matter
The way I feel about you means
I forgive you anything.

Maybe you do know
About me
And how I feel about you?
Maybe, but unlikely.
It's my favourite fantasy
The one I imagine most
When I miss you.

Maybe I'll make the effort
To come and visit you
In your grand home
One of these long lonely days.
It would be amazing
To meet up at last.
Would you like that?
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The Idolater Unrequited

You leave me breathless,
Excited and aroused
But ultimately frustrated
Ours is a love than can never be
Not that it's wrong or anything
Only totally impractical,
That's all.

You are so far away,
Socially and geographically,
That our paths are unlikely to cross
Anytime this side of hell freezing over.
Besides, what would you want
With the likes of me?
I'm nobody

I'm just the guy who worships
The ground you walk on
Who is transfixed by your image
Every time I see it
On TV or on a poster
Advertising your latest movie
You are a superstar

I'm a fan
I always have been
Right from the start
When you were up and coming
And making a name for yourself
I was a fan even then
Your number one fan

I love you
I know what I feel is real
Even though I also know
You will never love me the same way
It doesn't matter
The way I feel about you means
I forgive you anything.

Maybe you do know
About me
And how I feel about you?
Maybe, but unlikely.
It's my favourite fantasy
The one I imagine most
When I miss you.

Maybe I'll make the effort
To come and visit you
In your grand home
One of these long lonely days.
It would be amazing
To meet up at last.
Would you like that?





that's brilliant Andy
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I'm REALLY SICK of seeing swear words and inappropriate content on the forums.









this isn't the RED SITE
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Quote by the_enchantress
Quote by authorised1960
The Idolater Unrequited






that's brilliant Andy


Thank you...

but didn't you find him (or her, for that matter) a little creepy? I did not intend the poem to turn out that way, it just did.

BTW I agree with you about the language and content: It's getting out of hand...
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Quote by authorised1960
The Idolater Unrequited

You leave me breathless,
Excited and aroused
But ultimately frustrated
Ours is a love than can never be
Not that it's wrong or anything
Only totally impractical,
That's all.

You are so far away,
Socially and geographically,
That our paths are unlikely to cross
Anytime this side of hell freezing over.
Besides, what would you want
With the likes of me?
I'm nobody

I'm just the guy who worships
The ground you walk on
Who is transfixed by your image
Every time I see it
On TV or on a poster
Advertising your latest movie
You are a superstar

I'm a fan
I always have been
Right from the start
When you were up and coming
And making a name for yourself
I was a fan even then
Your number one fan

I love you
I know what I feel is real
Even though I also know
You will never love me the same way
It doesn't matter
The way I feel about you means
I forgive you anything.

Maybe you do know
About me
And how I feel about you?
Maybe, but unlikely.
It's my favourite fantasy
The one I imagine most
When I miss you.

Maybe I'll make the effort
To come and visit you
In your grand home
One of these long lonely days.
It would be amazing
To meet up at last.
Would you like that?

I agree I love the poem,but you should tell her.......



that's brilliant Andy