tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post2924060267292114784..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: In the chainRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-25626529944346869422010-02-13T13:46:04.187+00:002010-02-13T13:46:04.187+00:00Yes, I've read about it. Hope it's a good ...Yes, I've read about it. Hope it's a good love-in.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-90494610518632777972010-02-13T13:32:10.618+00:002010-02-13T13:32:10.618+00:00Rob's 'GRV' event tomorrow night is al...Rob's 'GRV' event tomorrow night is all about love. 24 poets each given a different verse from the Song of Solomon as a starting point. Should be interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-11517557670518769722010-02-11T22:17:00.072+00:002010-02-11T22:17:00.072+00:00Davide - I've seen you at Colin Will's hav...Davide - I've seen you at Colin Will's haven't I? Hello.<br /><br />T-Gran - yes, Valentine's can be as much a pain in the neck as a flutter in the heart! I never liked Father's Day much as a child (didn't have one from age 6). I just learned to ignore it really. I don't normally do anything for Valentine's on here - blame TFE for it this time!<br /><br />Speak of the devil...<br /><br />Hi Liz - you joining in on Monday..?<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50440523541890376452010-02-11T21:22:41.377+00:002010-02-11T21:22:41.377+00:00Three cheers for love then Rachel, with all its he...Three cheers for love then Rachel, with all its hearty bits...(love 'sweet nothings'...)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52335536148819187832010-02-11T20:51:51.089+00:002010-02-11T20:51:51.089+00:00Roses are red
violets are blue
I'm up shite cr...Roses are red<br />violets are blue<br />I'm up shite creek <br />and so are you?<br /><br />Looking forward to your Monday doings!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31980128022043545952010-02-11T20:05:50.450+00:002010-02-11T20:05:50.450+00:00Love the poem. I never know what to do about Valen...Love the poem. I never know what to do about Valentines Day. Being a long divorced pensioner, should I just ignore it, or treat myself to a box of chocs, a bottle of wine and watch a romantic film? (probably Bridget Jones as that seems the most appropriate.) ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33629292473372684872010-02-11T18:54:14.202+00:002010-02-11T18:54:14.202+00:00Dear Rachel, I am happy to have found your blog, I...Dear Rachel, I am happy to have found your blog, I am enjoyed the atmosphere and the Valentine poem: utterly hilarious and intense.<br /><br />Davide ( Tommaso )Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13109755099733974092010-02-11T16:33:05.245+00:002010-02-11T16:33:05.245+00:00Yes, I put 'toilet chain' into google and ...Yes, I put 'toilet chain' into google and that's the prettiest image that came up!<br /><br />As for love poetry...maybe you just have to get all the sentimental love poems out of your system and then see what's left (write them, write them all!). You might find that one that seems sentimental to you actually appeals to others anyway. A lot of modern poets are appalled by sentimentality I think...but there are other things that bother me more.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-78770981684182696982010-02-11T16:28:35.444+00:002010-02-11T16:28:35.444+00:00I find love poetry hard to write without being ove...I find love poetry hard to write without being over sentimental Rachel. Love your little poem and I really covey those toilet pulls.<br />Not sure what that says about me!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-40261342305137303672010-02-11T15:27:11.557+00:002010-02-11T15:27:11.557+00:00Er..., on second thoughts, no.Er..., on second thoughts, no.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-9290413941619890602010-02-11T14:49:13.509+00:002010-02-11T14:49:13.509+00:00Now I want to see those love poems that haven'...Now I want to see those love poems that haven't made it to the public eye, Titus!<br /><br />As for the ink, sweat poem...having just reread it...maybe you're right. A bit. Didn't mean to fib - I never lie intentionally!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-53933001227477397342010-02-11T14:38:39.164+00:002010-02-11T14:38:39.164+00:00Like Short Valentine too, but Sweet Nothings is pa...Like Short Valentine too, but Sweet Nothings is particularly priceless!<br /><br />And thanks, your post is doing even more to remind me that I'm not sure I've written a love poem for public consumption even once! At a complete impasse on even thinking about the subject of TFE's challenge, let alone started anything. I may have to go with Carol Ann Duffy's interpretation.<br /><br />And I like the ink, sweat and tears number, but think you fibbed. It is about love, really.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-48656171741917199832010-02-11T10:51:36.921+00:002010-02-11T10:51:36.921+00:00Thanks John. That's lovely. Never heard of But...Thanks John. That's lovely. Never heard of Butch!<br /><br />I remembered out walking the dog that I have another poem in a very similar vein to 'Short valentine'..<br /><br /><b>Sweet Nothings</b><br /><br />You are nothing<br />I am less<br />Let's admit it<br />We're a mess<br /><br /><br />RF<br /><br />Also a poem on ink, sweat and tears today - <a href="http://ink-sweat-and-tears.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2010/2/10/4451611.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Not a love one really.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-29125550639925674392010-02-11T10:09:44.593+00:002010-02-11T10:09:44.593+00:00I love your short valentine.
When I think of love ...I love your short valentine.<br />When I think of love poems, sooner or later I get around to the Butch Hancock song, <i>If You Were A Bluebird</i>:<br /><br />If you were a bluebird you'd be a sad one<br />I'd give you a true word, but you've already had one<br />If you were a bluebird, you'd be crying<br />You'd be flying home<br /><br />If you were a raindrop, you'd shine like a rainbow<br />And if you were a train stop, the conductor would sing low<br />If you were a raindrop, you'd be falling<br />You'd be calling home<br /><br />If you were a hotel, you'd be a grand one<br />But if you hit a slow spell, do you think you could stand one<br />If you were hotel, I'd lean on your doorbell<br />I'd call you my home<br /><br />If I was a highway, I'd stretch along side you<br />I'd have you pass by ways, that have dissatisfied you<br />If I was a highway, I'd be stretching<br />I'd be fetching you homeJohn Bakerhttp://johnbakersblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.com