Esmeralda

Whilst other wee lassies pinned Cassidy and Osmond to their bedroom walls, young Esme longed to crush Richard Tauber up against her oak panelling.
Perhaps more operetta than opera, Tauber was a passionate and consummate performer, as seen here in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, where it’s…
ON WITH THE MOTLEY

Adherents of synesthesia, ignore the monochrome and listen to Scriabin’s colour..

Alexander Scriabin plays his Etude Op. 8 No. 12

Breathtaking choices, Sgt. of different intakes and for different reasons.
Only an aumaton would remain unmoved by both the Beethoven and the Gorecki, or fail to weep lengthily at the latter.

@Forget Me Not wrote:

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here I roam
in my shell
built of gossamer lies
and tranquilised dreams

with harlequin smile
and crocodile’s tear
I wander here alone
and realise my fear

the beast wallows
in the depths of my soul
barely contained by the
illusion of self-control

so I just stare out
of the shattered mirror
of my mind
and see what…

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@Forget Me Not wrote:

melancholy and madness…
is that all that remains of me?
Would you be offended if I said ‘YES?’

forgive me
for I still sin
never learning
from my past
so painful to try
Okay then..two hail mary’s..a quick flagellation and an aspirin..

as I start to wander
in that realm where
demons scream
and angels die
What? Asda’s frozen…

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The Lodge Ladies limber up on a stroll to Lidl to stock up on snacks for the finger buffet. Big Irene in the white bunnet plans to detach the digits personally with her bicuspids..

These are my favourites, Cath, in order of appearance..

Song for you

Toto -Hold the Line

@Smiley wrote:

@Bat wrote:

Human remains have been found on Saddleworth Moor. It hasn,t been confirmed yet whose remains they are, but of course everyone hopes and prays that they are the remains of Keith Bennett. His poor mother has suffered unimaginable grief for 40 years. Brady always denies knowing where Keith is buried; he,s lying. He knows…

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You’re not a happy wee cotton-tailed carrot muncher are ya, Forget Me Not? Tober up, man. Then craft me a poem.

Sgt. – a tour de force yet again. Wasted here. You know what to do about that!

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

@Esmeralda wrote:

@rubyred wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rQyAvTHFK0

the sickbed of cuchulainn .the pogues.

dedicated to Esme in the memory of the night i was ejected from the orange lodge :)

Yeah..me and Rubes are planning our comeback tour..starting with the Calton Protestant Defenders Loyal Orange Lodge 221 -every…

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Hope you’re not suffering too badly, Dawny..

Public Image Ltd – (This is Not a) Love Song

MY SECRET PLACE – JONI MITCHELL WITH PETER GABRIEL

People talk to tell you something
Or to take up space
Guess I’m only talking
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Love’s Philosophy
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

See the mountains kiss high heaven,
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The Battlefield Band in Sellersville – Take Me To The Sea

@sharongooner wrote:

@Esmeralda wrote:

@Forget Me Not wrote:

are you referring to that poem in particular or are you talking about the whole lot? because what I usually do is write it then edit it so that it flows better

rewrite the last stanza..take your time..then come back to me.
:wink:

I feel an A* coming on today for someone… go, go forget…

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@Forget Me Not wrote:

are you referring to that poem in particular or are you talking about the whole lot? because what I usually do is write it then edit it so that it flows better

rewrite the last stanza..take your time..then come back to me.
:wink:

Hey..lovely to see you, Peaches!! 8)

@Forget Me Not wrote:

who is that?
who calls my name?
what do you want?

It’s me..Esme..and I want you to go back and re-write some..well actually ALL of it!