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Grinch
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since 2005-12-31

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Whoville

0 posted 2009-04-02 06:12 PM

I gave up trying to write free verse
but I had to do something.

So I got the mixer out,
four to one sand and cement,
a splash of plasticiser
then the appetiser - leaning on a spade
with a rolled cigarette
just waiting for the mix.

Four courses on a concrete base,
two bricks wide, with a row of headers
and a two brick pillar at each end.
Ten feet long, but not straight,
it couldn’t be straight,
it had to be curved - free style.

I built a wall
Then read it.

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2009-04-02 06:18 PM

*grin*
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Boshii2
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since 2009-02-01

Posts 146

2 posted 2009-04-02 07:13 PM

same recipe as me nice kind regards Boshii2

SEA

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since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

3 posted 2009-04-02 07:28 PM

sounds like my kind of wall...crooked, and curvy...

Grinch
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since 2005-12-31

Posts 2929
Whoville

4 posted 2009-04-03 06:45 AM

Thanks for the replies.

Karen,

Believe it or not I actually did build a wall in the garden yesterday. I’ve taken a couple of days off from the grind of the office, swapping my suit, shirt and tie for my work jeans and boots and doing some proper work for a change.

I miss getting my hands dirty I guess, plus there’s a real sense of satisfaction when, while leaning on a spade, you can actually see the tangible results of your labour. I’m planting potatoes today - I’ve got a yearning for the Good Life.

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

5 posted 2009-04-03 08:52 AM

Ten feet long, but not straight,
it couldn’t be straight,
it had to be curved - free style.

I love the way you bring your labors together. *S* And if your potato crop is as tasty as your poems, you'll be feasting. *S*

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

6 posted 2009-04-03 05:43 PM

Potatoes?

Sounds like you're gonna need a hoe.

and laughing

love ya darlin'!

Spuddette
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since 2008-07-03

Posts 112
England

7 posted 2009-04-05 07:06 AM

Recommend a splash of fairy liquid in the mix...hehehe.
Pretty good with a shovel myself if you need a lift with your spuds!!

critical mass
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since 2009-03-25

Posts 275
Michigan

8 posted 2009-04-05 07:08 AM

Yeah free verse is kinda like that.

and yes everyone needs a hoe.

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