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Odd Poems A world in verse.
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There was a time, long ago, when formulating rules was big business. 10 Commandments (and also the Beatitudes), Gospels, Koran, Book of Mormon, etc. etc. You couldn’t do religion without a few rules that people would slavishly follow, regardless of relevance or obsolescence. If it makes sense – fine! If it is only relevant to […] I wrote this poem several years ago, in the Methil dialect. It was inspired by someone who shall remain nameless. You can find it on tachras, amongst the Odd Poem collection. I have no fondness for the inspirer, but I do have a fond liking for the poem. If the dialect gives you problems, just […] Another Christmas, and another Christmas song. I have travelled several thousand miles. Flown from one continent to another, then driven for days up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, and everywhere we go, they are playing the same darn (not my first choice) songs! We decided, after a little asking around, to book a […] After our, less-than-successful, trip to New York, we decided to drive down through Pennsylvania to the township of Jim Thorpe. The town was once called Mauch Chunk (Lenape for ‘Bear Mountain’), and once boasted the residences of 90% of the richest people in the USA. The hills had abundant supplies of iron and coal, and […] |
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