“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
OK. I’ve checked. Checked and re-checked. I’ve always thunk that the “What a tangled web” quote came from Sir Walter Scott. But many think that it’s WS. Shakespeare’s surviving works add up to a staggering 884,647 words and 118,406 lines. … Though commonly attributed to the Bard, Shakespeare never wrote or said “Oh what a tangled web we weave […]
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IF you’ve been with me here for a while, you might’ve guessed that I’m a tennis fan (been to Wimbledon several times) and a poetry fan. I’ve posted this poem a few times and quoted Mr Kipling a few times but… I’ve never seen this video before. Roger and Rafael reciting IF by Rudyard Kipling […]
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I’m taking a break from decoding squiggles and reading a new Rumi book. I love Rumi poetry :o) This one is : ARISE “Wings of hope languish from lack of use. When wings dissipate and weaken, Life begins to lose its value. Every cell in your body is created to rise to challenges. Your […]
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Jog on, fakers. Remove as many True Truthers as y’all want. Truth is built on Rock not sand/ego/money. Truth is all about the year of planning before you write THE NEXT GREAT Novel. Truth is embedded deep in the TRUE soul. Truth is WORDLESS Energy. If Max is right and the likes of […]
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POETS DAY Y’all should know what that means by now (?) I am sooooo beyond disgusted by a recent live (puke) chat that I stoooopidly buttinski’d into. (SMH. Slap my wrist. STFU, GB. My BAD!) That I’ve rescued my uncontrollable ire at the rampant BS in Keats. La Belle Dame Sans Merci – The Beautiful […]
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I just came across this saying this morning. Aha, thought I. Sounds like a line from a poem. So I’ll investigate. Oh. Wow. It’s connected to Claudian, the Poet. Wiki : Claudian I’ve decided to steal it and make my motto for the day/month/year. Because it’s so beautiful :o)
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I have stood, standing in front of this statue many a time. Reading the plaques. I’ve also read “Dan Green’s” books. ‘Pparently there is a CODE encoded in Alfred, Lord’s statue with a Naughty word or two therein. If you can be arsed – read the interview below and listen to a Master BS’er in […]
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If anything can ever do that – it’ll be…TRUTH/MUSIC/POETRY Where to start? I’m an Arsenal supporter. They are called – The Gunners I worked at RSA, Larkhill, Wiltshire. Home of the Artillery/Gunners. I love the Ruth Rendell book. Kissing the GUNNER’S Daughter (BTW – “The Gunner” was also an Arsenal fan!!!) And then there is […]
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On equal par with Tennyson is Rumi. Above ALL is Will Shakespeare. IMHO! Words. Words. Words says The Prince of Denmark!!!!! This World Which Is Made of Our Love for Emptiness Praise to the emptiness that blanks out existence. Existence: This place made from our love for that emptiness! Yet somehow comes emptiness, this […]
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I can self-ref….Oh. Done that one :o( Greta Brookes : 3rd June 2019. LAWLESS & IMMORAL
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What did you learn at school today? Jack shit The minute the teacher turns away That’s it How many times were you truly intrigued? Not any Is boredom a symptom of mental fatigue? Not many When have you ever been top of the class? Not once What will you do when you’re out on your […]
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Hidden History Research 