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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
The young ones knew nothing of history so they gave the power to the ancient one when surprising events felled the deceitful woman. Knowing little of geography, they didn't know where Venezuela was let alone what was happening there... But soon they would find out. Victims of educational experimentation, they lacked math skills. How could they know when things just didn't add up? Only one questionable option stood between them and disaster. Ida Werrett |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I'm not entirely sure that there is even "one" option left to avert disaster, Ida. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Pete_W Member Posts 185 Scotland (UK) |
Not sure I've totally understood this but nice flow to the words and have enjoyed reading, re-reading and searching. Thanks. Pete |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hello Ida, i am thrilled and moved, I am not sure education is the responsible, I loved rdinh this "little great" poeme yann |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
enjoyed reading this...james |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you all for reading and commenting and yann, I don't know about France but I consider education to be a very sad state of affairs h here in the states. Ida |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hello ida, i am glad your commented this way, this is the idea, that we have about american education indeed, they don't know any state except america, we don't grieve about that, we only smile have anice day ida |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
I can guess the meaning in the first lines i.e. the identity of the deceitful woman but I’m not going there. As to history, if I have one talent it is that I am a good listener, buy an oldster a pint, sit down wind him up and let him go. Over time you will get a real flavour of the past that you won’t find in any book. For example one old lad told me a story of the time when the first American soldiers arrived in England in WW2. “You see very few travelled abroad in those days and what we knew of America we got from their films. The westerns and the musicals etc, we thought America was a land of honey, big houses with porches and white picket fences, hay rides and girls singing about apple pie and all living in places like Moonlight Bay”. When the first yanks arrived we thought it was all true but then we saw the other side. A young black soldier boarded a bus in the East End of London, in those days buses had a driver and conductor, usually a lady. He paid the fair and asked “Where do I sit mam? “Oh if you want to smoke you have to go upstairs love” “No mam, where do the coloured’s sit?” “What are you talking about, you can sit anywhere” He went on to explain that in America the black people where segregated on buses from the white people. “Well I never, why do they do that?” “Its something we ask ourselves too mam” “Well you sit down there love and if anyone asks you to move, give us a shout and I’ll sling the XXXXXXX off. You’re not in America now. We get a fair amount of young Americans studying in Universities and on holiday over here. They generally have a great time and in general are eager to learn and they know much more about the English Boy Bands than I do. There are differences and things to avoid saying i.e. Fanny Bags and Packs for example. Fanny in the UK is not a reference to your Butt; it’s a name for a more intimate part of your body. I liked your poem; it seems things are indeed going down hill at a rate of knots. Cari. |
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Ari Squire Member Posts 488 In The Phallus Lane |
This has me humming a few bars of..."School days, school days, dear old golden rule days,'reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic, taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick, you were my queen in calico, I was your bashful, barefoot beau, and you wrote on my slate, "I love You, Joe", when we were a couple o' kids". Good poetry sets a fella to thinkin' Ida. More feelings and fewer words please |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you for reading and commenting. I learn from all of you. I know America (like all other countries) has some problems...just different ones. The Irish(for example) had many horror stories to tell about the English during a certain period of time. I just feel that our educational system does a bit of brainwashing these days and the young are not encouraged to think for themselves. They have so much information at their fingertips and absorb so little of it. |
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