Home is where the hearth is. My favourite proverb:- 'Never Take A Book By Its Cover' I like all music genres but my favourite is Country. Fav. songriter:- Hank Williams. Snr. Fav. singers:- Jim Reeves, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Heidi Hauge, Taylor Swift, Dwight Yoakam, et. al. Fav. songs:- 'Everybody Hurts' (The Corrs), 'Broken Things' (Juliet Turner), 'It Must have Been Love' (Roxette), 'How's The World Treating You' (Alison Krauss and James Taylor) 'First Cut Is The Deepest' (Sheryl Crow), 'When You Say Nothing At All' (Alison Krauss), 'Men With Broken Hearts' (Johnny Cash). Fav. writer:- Oscar Wilde, and, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, the Bronte sisters, Ernest Hemingway, et. al.
Limerick A little boy called Sandy, Eat away at candy, His tooth it got sore, So he couldn't sleep any more, Said: 'a dentist right now would be handy.' 4lines4fun Candy the sweet, Fell on the...
#acrostic for Mother's Day:- Mummies In The Sky Dedicated to all those who grieve for, and miss their Mum today.
A crowded town I headed down, But much to my distraction, All seemed to be, It looked to me, Were heading One Direction.
#4lines4fun Tig-tag-a-too, Was a monkey in a zoo, He flig flagged about, Til they flagging fligged him out!.
Doctor Doctor I cannot sleep, I'm waken half the night counting sheep, What am I supposed to do, It's even worse than catching flu.
#acrostic for Co. Tyrone A bit late for the challenge but no worries - just entering it for the craic. Dia dhuit (Hello) C ommunity spirit very strong, O vercoming troubles much too long.
A fairytale for children under 12 (or maybe for those a little older!) Part I There once was a very stupid giant.
Innocent, lovable little thing, Oh the joy that you can bring, Forever you're the sign of spring, Frolicking in your dancing ring.
A nice quote if you love dogs like I do. “A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water logged stick will do just fine.
In a castle high up in the forest, Where the living dare not stay, An eerie presence is waiting, For you to come its way.
"A mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone". (William Wordsworth). The triangle said to an angle, Would you like to be a rectangle.
#acrostic (V)erses soon he starts to write, (A)morous words that do invite, (L)overs dreams they enclose, (E)ngaging lines of sweet repose, (N)ightime walks on the beach, (T)wosome pair out of...
She's up early in the morn, Then gets ready to adorn, She rushes down to the door, A Valentine's card she does implore. But there's no card upon the mat, 'Now isn't he a little rat.
One day you are happy, The next day you are sad, One day you are wise, The next day you are mad.
Oh how that lunar orbit strikes fear into my very body and soul. It grips and squeezes me so tightly. So pythonly tightly that my very soul feels like its leaving the body it held together.
There was a wee girl called Able, Who was very slow at her Tables, Her teacher said: 'What's 6 times 3', She replied: 'Ah, yes, now that would be ??. Please Miss, I'd answer if I were able'.
(Just to keep my hand in, so to speak, I have made up 3 silly Limericks which might appeal to the 'young' ones.
He looks out through the window, At the thick flakes coming down, He's just so excited, He dances round and round. Mummy. Mummy.
This is just an experiment at a short story which I've never tried before. I do not know its beginnings or end!. I just wrote the first thing that came into my head, ie., it wasn't planned.
#acrostic S aucy one who posted this, E nslave me with your ardour. D ressed to kill, U wait until, C hampagne is flowing faster. T alk is cheap, you ain't no cheat, you I nvite me to your parlour.
In the middle of the night my love, In the middle of the night, I held and whispered 'love you's', When things were going right.
Aborigines are at home, Uluru rock like a furnace stone. Sidney Opera House you must see, Trail the Gold Coast for fortune key. Reefs alive. Great Barrier view, Accent lovely, clear and true.
#acrostic Ruling class has no fear, Everyone (they think) is filled with cheer. Volcano simmering underground, Only rations to be found; Looting spreads across the towns. Uprising groups move around.
You can't get by without some pain, Many days it's going to rain. Some of these will leave a stain, Try what may, they will remain. But very soon the sky will clear, No need then to dry a tear.
This is not a poem or anything (although I do have a sort of one which I meant to post yesterday, but because of time restrictions, was unable to do so) but which I shall post soon after this.
Down Silly Street I love to play, Run and skip and dance all day. I don't like it when my parents say: Don't you go down to Silly Street today.
As the snow melted I wept in awe. I jumped in the air and Yelled: Yippee. at the top of my voice. OMG I said, I see green again. Could it be for real. or Just a figment of my imagination.
A someone without a heart, It isn't very funny, Cause the reason you should know, Yes, they're not a happy bunny. And their days are far from sunny. So dare not call them 'Honey'.
The teacher said alright, The homework for tonight, Is: I want you all to write.
A boy by the name of Lars, Wanted to go all the way to Mars, He was told it was too hot, But he didn't care a jot, And now he's somewhere in the stars!.
Doctor: I'm afraid I can't diagnose what's the matter with you. I think it must be drink. Patient: Ok, I'll come back when you're sober..
If I won a million, The first thing I would do, I'd sit right down and count it, Just in case they hadn't, too. Do you think I would bank it.
• Acrostic poem Winds a-howling at the door, Icy ground is in store. Numbed fingers, also toes, That's the way the season goes. Every child loving snow, Rosy cheeks all aglow.
I met a snowman on my way, Just the other day, I said hello and how are you, But he hadn't much to say.
The golfer drove his tee shot, A long, and fair away, Then drew out an iron, A green to hit he hoped he may.
There once was a calf named Moo, Who wanted to go to the zoo. It's mum said 'don't be daft, You are such a laugh!' To which the little calf just said 'BOO!'.
"Seven days without prayer makes one weak"..
There once was a bird called a Jay, Who wanted to lay its egg in May. But the Robin said, 'this won't do', And the Cuckoo said so too, Whilst other birds said it was OK!.
Snow is falling to the ground, Now it's lying all around. What a sight it is to see, If you love the snow like me.
"One is never fully dressed without a smile"..
There was a wee bird called a lark, Who liked to sing in the dark. He said, "I'm afraid", "There could be night raids, And I'd be found dead in the park!".