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Carol, Dee and Susan, those are brilliant, keep 'em coming babes. Jeff xx

Jeff, you are a bad influence on me, my old mate I keep sitting writing verse saying ‘that can wait’ The housework is left undone, and the dog looks sad She’s not had a walk yet; it’s got that bad I sit looking out the window, at the skies of blue Wondering what on earth I should do Should I make the beds and wash the floor Or go and visit the girl next door Should I sit and read and improve my mind Or look to see if a relative I can find Perhaps I could go and bake a cake Or even a beef casserole make But really what I want to do Is sit at my computer and talk to you

It Couldn't Be Done Somebody said that it couldn't be done But he with a chuckle replied That 'maybe it couldn't,' but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it! Somebody scoffed: 'Oh, you'll never do that; At least no one ever has done it;' But he took off his coat and he took off his hat And the first thing we knew he'd begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy failure, There are thousands to point out to you one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, Just take off your coat and go to it; Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing That 'cannot be done,' and you'll do it.

Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him. I thought about that smile then I realized its worth, A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth. So, if you feel a smile begin, don’t leave it undetected Let’s start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected! Susan

Why Jeff you have me really flattered posting poems is all that mattered So now dear Jeff I will really try and become a poet by and by. June ..

Oh June please don't apologise Or you'll bring tears to my eyes, You know I love your verse my dear So keep on posting more on here. It's nice to read your bits of rhyme They bring me comfort every time, There's lots who have poetic skill And I know you can fit that bill. Jeff xxxx

Now Jeff i need my beauty sleep For all of you in awe to keep So please do not begrudge me bed Else like youi,ll have three heads Apologise for the bad verse .................. June x

I know a lady who's called June Who sometimes goes to bed too soon, Doesn't realise when she goes to bed That we will miss her on this thread. Jeff lolol

Nudge June ..

I know a man with many a head some would say he is quite well read At heart he is quite marshmallow So three cheers for this jolly good fellow.. June ..

Thank you Ron and thank you Dee I love those poems you've sent me. Ooops maybe I'm on the wrong thread Jeff lol

for my Welsh Rabbit If There's... If there's one face I want to see, so beautiful, so true, one smile that makes a difference, to everything I do. If there's one touch I long to feel, one voice I long to hear, whenever I am happy, or just needing someone near. If there's one joy, one love, from which I never want to part, it's you, my very special love, my world, my life, my heart.

There’s a grumpy old woman moved in to my house She’s not very nice, keeps having a grouse She’s feeling the cold, and feeling her age And I guess that her moans could fill up a page She’s bored with the décor, and needs a new bed And wonders when his nibs will be home to be fed She used to be young, not a care in the world And out at the dances she whirled and she twirled But now she is weary, her bones they do creak Her curves are no longer firm or her hair sleek She visits these boards to kill some time And often writes a terrible rhyme That’s all from me; I’ll get my coat And cheer myself up with a trip to the Mote

Thank you Ron for that verse 'Your Name' I hope your poems bring you fame, Just keep on adding lots more rhyme, We'll fill the pot if given time. Cheers Jeff

Dee , you`re a poet and you don`t know it, Ros

Dee love that's breautiful. Dear Dee may I say thank you For this your latest post, I'd come to the conclusion That most had given up the ghost. Jeff xxx

Jeff, could you write a GET WELL ONE for Lemon Nelly ? Ros

As you walk along the beach at the break of day Think of all the people that have strolled that way Think of all the lovers who walked there hand in hand And all the lonely people, leaving footsteps in the sand Think of all the people who have come into your life Be they your friends or workmates, your husband or your wife Think of them with fondness and hold them close to you And don’t forget to tell them how precious they are, too

Your Name I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay And like my love for you in this way Will grow more each and every day.

Tony my friend that's a brilliant poem, thanks a lot Jeff