tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post5186177931219340439..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: And not a mention of a goatSandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-54953678512892754872016-04-15T20:13:01.584+01:002016-04-15T20:13:01.584+01:00a delight! So lightly done and yet so meaningful.a delight! So lightly done and yet so meaningful.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-78337544322117261012016-04-15T13:23:23.838+01:002016-04-15T13:23:23.838+01:00Oh, so *that's* what happened to it ;)Oh, so *that's* what happened to it ;)Bill Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049211051802893173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-49105521464755489932016-04-15T06:08:10.123+01:002016-04-15T06:08:10.123+01:00This delightful in every sense, Rosie, and the voi...This delightful in every sense, Rosie, and the voice so brilliantly captured.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-70162510696471850002016-04-15T04:01:32.775+01:002016-04-15T04:01:32.775+01:00I wrote this earlier and completely forgot to post...I wrote this earlier and completely forgot to post it. Oops!<br /><br /><b>The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #20<br />Stars are Rainbow-Colored Too</b><br /><br />Someday I’ll write down a pattern for my fingerless mitts, I’ve almost finished the sixth one. We like to hover above the trees in the evenings while Natasha reads and I crochet by the light of the moon. She finished Rosie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081720470707818925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-73582312829270674482016-04-14T23:35:44.217+01:002016-04-14T23:35:44.217+01:00Nice work Laurence, Clever, witty and deadpan as e...Nice work Laurence, Clever, witty and deadpan as ever.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-143517883993353142016-04-14T23:33:54.286+01:002016-04-14T23:33:54.286+01:00Interesting article I've been reading this mor...Interesting article I've been reading this morning about how much have shakespeare's puns and witticisms are missed in modern society because of the change in language, I will post a link to the article below. Back to the piece in hand; I've said it before but the captain has many depths.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-19448110181455782512016-04-14T23:22:36.069+01:002016-04-14T23:22:36.069+01:00Love the interplay, and an excellent last line to ...Love the interplay, and an excellent last line to knock em' dead.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-1123207072257680752016-04-14T23:18:57.953+01:002016-04-14T23:18:57.953+01:00A fait accompli, that thankfully never was, but a ...A fait accompli, that thankfully never was, but a clever enjoyable piece. William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-50417221063468979872016-04-14T23:15:15.470+01:002016-04-14T23:15:15.470+01:00Enchanting and poetic, who would not want to conso...Enchanting and poetic, who would not want to consort with the exotic.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-78309369517834215642016-04-14T23:12:28.687+01:002016-04-14T23:12:28.687+01:00An interesting and exciting picture in words. A ba...An interesting and exciting picture in words. A bar where I used to work hosted an evening for the cast of the pantomime (snow white), Dopey (who clearly wasn't) confided in me (with a wink) that where the ladies were concerned he didn't go short. True story.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-73158020275746035362016-04-14T22:59:07.781+01:002016-04-14T22:59:07.781+01:00The icy perfect nailed fingers of this piece have ...The icy perfect nailed fingers of this piece have lifted the skin off of me and left me raw (that's a compliment BTW). William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-89740219405384834792016-04-14T22:03:42.189+01:002016-04-14T22:03:42.189+01:00Absolutely, utterly and totally hilarious. This wa...Absolutely, utterly and totally hilarious. This was wonderful. Given time, if I could manage to overcome my awe, I could mayhap conjure even more words of admiration.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-50965535567736743232016-04-14T21:55:39.976+01:002016-04-14T21:55:39.976+01:00As Chris said the unspoken drama is the keynote of...As Chris said the unspoken drama is the keynote of this piece. Tension!William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-59776263820336787672016-04-14T21:50:39.481+01:002016-04-14T21:50:39.481+01:00Delightfully macabre, and not a little gross. Love...Delightfully macabre, and not a little gross. Love this, William.Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-34770428662575930402016-04-14T21:49:54.023+01:002016-04-14T21:49:54.023+01:00Never thought of it like that! Clever stuff.Never thought of it like that! Clever stuff.Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-57523946488401998052016-04-14T21:49:05.746+01:002016-04-14T21:49:05.746+01:00So absolutely true to a character that has become ...So absolutely true to a character that has become steadily more real as these have gone on. Nicely done!Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-78161947392472355182016-04-14T21:47:55.578+01:002016-04-14T21:47:55.578+01:00Sometimes actions speak louder than words! Great c...Sometimes actions speak louder than words! Great characters here.Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-68652965746205598622016-04-14T21:46:39.938+01:002016-04-14T21:46:39.938+01:00I love-slash-am-scared-to-death of the fates being...I love-slash-am-scared-to-death of the fates being fallible. Such fun!Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-58832790986066294482016-04-14T21:37:07.694+01:002016-04-14T21:37:07.694+01:00Loved this , in particular the inter play between ...Loved this , in particular the inter play between the two characters jousting with Shakespeare.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-7279614048722357342016-04-14T21:26:50.368+01:002016-04-14T21:26:50.368+01:00Zounds, indeed - topical and tight-writ tale chock...Zounds, indeed - topical and tight-writ tale chock-full of wit and rhyme, if a little squeam-making at the end.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-59383064557437372962016-04-14T21:17:52.024+01:002016-04-14T21:17:52.024+01:00Rhyme and Punishment
A Pattern emerged from six y...<b>Rhyme and Punishment</b><br /><br />A Pattern emerged from six years old,<br />I’d be the son to break the mold.<br />Long before I learned to Rhyme,<br />T’was then began my life of crime.<br /><br />I lived near where they buried the bard.<br />I dug him up, it wasn’t hard.<br />My mum said I was easily led,<br />But t’was I that stole dear Shakespeare’s head.<br /><br />I plonked his bonce William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-27700523242882856652016-04-14T19:36:19.736+01:002016-04-14T19:36:19.736+01:00This was so very clever and, for some reason, gave...This was so very clever and, for some reason, gave me a chuckle. Very nicely done.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-60897201629979724072016-04-14T17:27:24.843+01:002016-04-14T17:27:24.843+01:00I'm sure that's not what you intended but ...I'm sure that's not what you intended but this seems to be muddying the pro- and anti-Shakespeare arguement with a vengeance, Laurence. Clever stuff.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-45596433697802881872016-04-14T16:27:05.041+01:002016-04-14T16:27:05.041+01:00It's all how you view it.
His words have bee...It's all how you view it. <br /><br />His words have been read<br />His words have been checked<br />His words have been researched<br />But no pattern appear<br />Even after the bard himself could not find them <br />The six items in his name<br />Shake speare ear pea hake reaps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958648792324436368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-48422018193776407992016-04-14T15:54:10.631+01:002016-04-14T15:54:10.631+01:00Have to be solidly behind the Captain on this one....Have to be solidly behind the Captain on this one. I never really "cottoned" to Shakespeare and only read what was absolutely necessary to sit exams. The more I find out about the Captain, the more I find him to be intriguing. A character with so many facets to his personality and you portray him so expertly, Antonia.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.com