Tag: Life
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Ivy Giles’ Animals
A nonsense rhyme for Wednesday: Ivy Giles is the farmer’s wifeOr was, as the case may beFor when she was in her human lifeIt was Seventeen Sixty-Three Patience, her faithful dogHad a loud and ferocious barkAnd Silas, her trusty mogHad an aversion to the dark She had a pig named Primrose BlueWho didn’t like the…
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The Spirit of the Tree Reappears
I’m watching you almost every dayI listen to every word you sayYou hear me rustle as you walk on byWhen it rains, I can keep you dryI do not move as I’m everywhereSee a tree ~ and I’m thereLook through the leaves ~ see the spaceThen notice the smile upon my faceI will always smile…
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Exercise… Me…
I’m not what you would call an ideal candidate to appear on a TV show, if there actually is one, called ‘The World’s Greatest Exercise Role Model’. When you think of such a show you would imagine it featuring perfectly toned people with fantastic bodies, clothes, hair and smiles, together with a collection of ‘before’…
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The Superhero Diaries 1: Be prepared
I’ve decided to abandon my occasional series ‘Top Ten Tips for a wannabe superhero’, thinking instead of referring to pages from the secret files (that all self-respecting superheroes should keep for, say, the time they decide to start a blog and need something to write about). Besides, I have written four posts of top ten…