philmayfield

Turtle?

Well the current one, Simon Armitage, certainly nauseates me. He was on the Today Programme recently reciting a load of doggerel which was worthy of William McGonagal. When you think of people like Masefield and Tennyson, to name but a couple, he is insignificant.

But what can you rhyme with assonance? I’ve been searching for something to rhyme with laureate. Worst of all what rhymes with orange?

My favourite laureate in my lifetime was John Betjeman. I particularly liked ‘Summoned by Bells’, his blank verse autobiography. It’s always difficult to find an apposite rhyming word for a poem so blank verse is an easy way out!

Poet Laureate was my next goal but I do need a good agent.

Thanks Jill. I was stuck on that one. Sometimes I flow effusively but that had me beat!

I went to visit Beekay It was a lengthy trip But as he lives close by the sea We went and had a dip. He showed his painted milk churns His artistry displayed. I ask him where he got them He said he knew a maid. She took them from the dairy Whilst farmer wasn’t looking And offered them to BK Make up the rest yourselves!

I viewed the Birthday Honours Looking for my name But sad to say I wasn't there Yes I've been missed again. No recognition did I get for all the good I've done. Perhaps it'll be posthumous When I'm dead and gone.

Pithy but not poetic!

Poet laureate material BK.

Mary had a little lamb She also had a bear I've often seen her little lamb But I've never seen her bear.

I preferred going to the theatre, the opera, ballet, orchestral concerts and poetry recitations as I still do on a regular basis.

Poems are supposed to rhyme.

Brings back memories of the fair although 1961 was the last time I went!

Not talking commuters Margie - more like second homes and holiday cottages.

Yes, nice place but the locals talk funny!

My wife had an uncle in Wells and her father was born there. The uncle lived in a cottage in Lion Yard, just of Staithe St., which comes out on the waterfront. There used to be an excellent restaurant on the waterfront who’s name escapes me. I used to enjoy the trips down to Wells but like all the picturesque Norfolk towns it’s become yuppified with an easy commute from London.

Sounds like the place Ben. The owner liver in the bungalow next door and had lots of vintage tractors in the garden.

I’ve just read the recent reviews on this place and it seems to have gone down the pan. Think I’ll give a miss then!

We used to call at a farm shop/cafe on the A47 near to Wisbech. Good home cooked, enormous meals. You queued at the till, ordered and paid, sat at your table and very soon a buxom lass would appear with the food, shouting out your table number. The place was a bit of an institution and very popular. We don’t go that way now as all our Norfolk relatives are dead but I often fancy a trip down to Wells to see if the cafe’s still there - perhaps when normality returns.

Wisbech Striperama. Know it well!

Not much else to do in Kings Lynn to be honest!

I remember it. When I was learning to drive, BSM who were based on Mansfield Rd., used to park their driving school cars In Trinity Square, on the right hand side looking up from Milton St.

Yes, I’ve downloaded it but as I never go anywhere and all my stuff is delivered by Amazon and Morrison’s it won’t make a lot of difference!

‘Be sensible’. The problem is that a huge swathe of the population are not sensible and never will be, so there has to be rules to protect them from their own ignorance. Sadly the good have to suffer with the bad.