woolybanana Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Well, there we are, Easter has crept up on me again almost unexpectedly so am planting out what I can in the sunny moments. Brought a good few variegated plants back from Yewkay this last trip to make a bit of winter colour.At BnQ their offers of three of four for a £10 are very good value compared to the pale offerings of my local suppliers here.Plus the seed packet box is full or overflowing with packets so have to get on with traying those up, well, some of them, anyway.Now, why do I feel that I am talking to myself here. Have you all gone off on some exotic holiday to, say, sunny Clacton on Sea or has our last thread bust up chased you all off? So sad when so much is happening in France and Europe.Blathering, me, probably, but it seems so quiet here that I get worried for the future of the forum; ok, there is another one, newly started, but it is different. For a start it has ALBF and apparently no Norman.And Hoody is apparently selling, one of out stalwarts, so sad.By the way, one thing; the gendarme that was murdered when he took the place of a hostage must have known that the terrorist had already tried to kill other gendarme/soldiers. Was he therefore seeking martyrdom in some way? And he was a fervent Catholic and Freemason. Does this make a difference?Just a thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Fair Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon;As yet the early-rising sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song;And, having pray'd together, weWill go with you along.We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a spring;As quick a growth to meet decay, As you, or anything. We die As your hours do, and dry Away, Like to the summer's rain;Or as the pearls of morning's dew,Ne'er to be found again. Robert Herrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Fair Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon;As yet the early-rising sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song;And, having pray'd together, weWill go with you along.We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a spring;As quick a growth to meet decay, As you, or anything. We die As your hours do, and dry Away, Like to the summer's rain;Or as the pearls of morning's dew,Ne'er to be found again. Robert HerrickOne in French:Pierre de RONSARD (1524-1585) Mignonne, allons voir si la rose A CassandreMignonne, allons voir si la roseQui ce matin avoit descloseSa robe de pourpre au Soleil,A point perdu ceste vespréeLes plis de sa robe pourprée,Et son teint au vostre pareil.Las ! voyez comme en peu d'espace,Mignonne, elle a dessus la placeLas ! las ses beautez laissé cheoir !Ô vrayment marastre Nature,Puis qu'une telle fleur ne dureQue du matin jusques au soir !Donc, si vous me croyez, mignonne,Tandis que vostre âge fleuronneEn sa plus verte nouveauté,Cueillez, cueillez vostre jeunesse :Comme à ceste fleur la vieillesseFera ternir vostre beauté Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 That's cheered me up no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Just FYI Wooly, if you have cause to do plant shopping in the UK again, find a Morrisons supermarket. Since we moved house, I've bought loads of plants from there, mostly for around the £2 mark: shrubs, climbers, fruit bushes.....and, to date, they're all thriving. The bonus is that if they don't, they're so cheap it's not a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Thank you Bettybo, will do, most kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pommier Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 To continue the flowery poetry theme:THE FLOWERS OF THE GARAGE FORECOURTBudding lovers bewareof the Flowers of the Garage Forecourt;they are not for courting.Love will not blossomwith the Flowers of the Garage Forecourt,these blundering bouquetsof cellophaned sadness:the slip-road roses and tarmacked tulips,petrol pump peoniesand crushed-dream chrysanthemums.All those dahlias of desperation.The I-forgot-you forget-me-nots.Please know this, would-be customersof the Flowers of the Garage Forecourt:romance wilts with a lack of forethought.Beian Bilston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks, Pommier, that made me smile[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pommier Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Brian Bilston is a really good poet, not only creating comic verse.“REFUGEESThey have no need of our helpSo do not tell meThese haggard faces could belong to you or meShould life have dealt a different handWe need to see them for who they really areChancers and scroungersLayabouts and loungersWith bombs up their sleevesCut-throats and thievesThey are notWelcome hereWe should make themGo back to where they came fromThey cannotShare our foodShare our homesShare our countriesInstead let usBuild a wall to keep them outIt is not okay to sayThese are people just like usA place should only belong to those who are born thereDo not be so stupid to think thatThe world can be looked at another way(now read from bottom to top)” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Like that too[:)]Thanks for the introduction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Excellent, Pommier. Very moving read in reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebaynut Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Interesting post Pommier, I prefer this one personally, On her way to work one morningDown the path along side the lakeA tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snakeHis pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew"Poor thing, " she cried, "I'll take you in and I'll take care of you""Take me in tender womanTake me in, for heaven's sakeTake me in, tender woman, " sighed the snakeShe wrapped him up all cozy in a comforter of silkAnd laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milkShe hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrivedShe found that pretty snake she'd taken to had been revived"Take me in, tender womanTake me in, for heaven's sakeTake me in, tender woman, " sighed the snakeShe clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful, " she cried"But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died"She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tightInstead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite"Take me in, tender womanTake me in, for heaven's sakeTake me in, tender woman, " sighed the snake"I saved you, " cried the woman"And you've bitten me, but why?You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die""Oh shut up, silly woman, " said the reptile with a grin"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in"Take me in, tender womanTake me in, for heaven's sakeTake me in, tender woman, " sighed the snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard51 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snake_(song)and (ha ha)https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/02/24/the-snake-how-trump-appropriated-a-radical-black-singers-lyrics-for-refugee-fearmongering/?utm_term=.6b1617e48355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebaynut Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I am unsure what you are trying to say here R51. That Mr T used a poem/song credited to an American, and it was not his original creation, is that it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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