Autumn rains
- alongtimegone
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Re: Autumn rains
Nice one Marty.
Re: Autumn rains
A lovely tribute Marty. I hope he got to see the autumn colour one last time.
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Re: Autumn rains
The longer lines you've used, I think are good to make the mood. Some of the metre seems a bit irregular ( no problem in my book
) but I think that also helps to make the right mood for this picture.

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Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
- Bob Pacey
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Re: Autumn rains
Same here Marty I love the subject matter but just cannot pick up the beat.
Bob
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The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
Re: Autumn rains
crook metre?Martyboy wrote: a few of them tried to read it aloud to the family but couldnt get though it

- Bob Pacey
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Personalised Poetry Marty the great untapped avenue of our age.
I do a lot and the there is nothing better then being invited to read it out or have it read at a function be it a birthday , wedding or sadly a funeral.
Well done mate
Bob
I do a lot and the there is nothing better then being invited to read it out or have it read at a function be it a birthday , wedding or sadly a funeral.
Well done mate
Bob
The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
- keats
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Re: Autumn rains
I recited The Fire At Ross's Farm at a Cremation, and they threw me out.