Poetry!

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True enough. Most pseudo-artists would have done well to hear someone tell them to stop being a pratt, and take up rugger instead. Only a few should survive!

Try this, too - you may find the odd line familiar!

Charge of the Light Brigade

I.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
`Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.II.
`Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.III

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.IV

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.V

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.VI

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Alfred Lord Tennyson
 
There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.

There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.
 
Now you've done it, Lanc! I remember we had a retired English teacher as our secretary about 15 years ago. I submitted a technical paper for her to "grid" up for me. She later handed it back and said, "You can't spell, your grammar is poor. You'll make an adequate engineer."

Cracks me up to this day.
 
So you joined the USMC in despair?
 
I worry when I hear people say things like "social", especially if I'd thought they were normal...
 
Oh my....
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I like poetry in general, if its short and sweet, dont like the longer ones so much. English lessons did ruin it all though, by looking at them so deeply it got ridiculous, and taking away the simple fact of enjoying them.
I do my best with spelling and grammar, but cant stand people who comment on the tiniest things. It makes no difference whether theres an apostrophe there or not unless youre writing a grammar exam, you know what the hell I mean by the sentence, so shut the hell up and get a life you pedantic arse... ;)
 
I like poetry in general, if its short and sweet, dont like the longer ones so much. English lessons did ruin it all though, by looking at them so deeply it got ridiculous, and taking away the simple fact of enjoying them.
I do my best with spelling and grammar, but cant stand people who comment on the tiniest things. It makes no difference whether theres an apostrophe there or not unless youre writing a grammar exam, you know what the hell I mean by the sentence, so shut the hell up and get a life you pedantic arse... ;)

hey, correct use of apostrophies is what separates us from animals! incorrect use/total absence of apostrophies is one of my pet hates...........
 
Lanc, it's an "apostrophe", without an "i". Greek, you see.
 

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