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Wasps & Scorpions - Luv Pomes and Other Lies
Great for lovers of quirky poetry.
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The book I’ve been reading rests on my knee. You sleep. It’s beautiful out there— fields, little lakes and winter trees in February sunlight, every car park a shining mosaic. Long radiant minutes, your hand in my hand, still warm, still warm.
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On a Train by Wendy Cope
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Today's Lines at Lunchtime is 'On a Train' by Wendy Cope.
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POETRY FRIDAY: Raw Beauty/ A Christmas Poem. A mash up poem with seasons greetings from unexpected quarters. alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/12/raw-...
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Happy National Poetry Day 2025! 🎉
Here is WENDY COPE reading SPARED.
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I took her for my kind of person And it was something of a shock When my new friend revealed That, once upon a time, She was a Junior County Tennis Champion. How could that happen? How could I accidentally Make friends with a tennis champion? How could a tennis champion Make friends with me? She wasn't stupid. She read books. She had never been mean to me For being bad at games. I decided to forgive Her unfortunate past. Sporty people can be OK - Of course they can. Later on, I met poets Who played football. It's still hard To get my head round that.
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Sporty People by Wendy Cope
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Pre-poem: Why isn't there an Engineers' Corner in Westminster Abbey? In Britain we've always made more fuss of a ballad than a blueprint... How many schoolchildren dream of becoming great engineers? -- advertisement placed in The Times by the Engineering Council Poem: We make more fuss of ballads than of blueprints -- That's why so many poets end up rich, While engineers scrape by in cheerless garrets. Who needs a bridge or dam? Who needs a ditch? Whereas the person who can write a sonnet Has got it made. It's always been the way, For everybody knows that we need poems And everybody reads them every day. Yes, life is hard if you choose engineering -- You're sure to need another job as well; You'll have to plan your projects in the evenings Instead of going out. It must be hell. While well-heeled poets ride around in Daimlers, You'll burn the midnight oil to earn a crust, With no hope of a statue in the Abbey, With no hope, even, of a modest bust. No wonder small boys dream of writing couplets And spurn the bike, the lorry and the train. There's far too much encouragement of poets -- That's why this country's going down the drain.
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Engineers' Corner by Wendy Cope
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“You wouldn’t pardon me for seeing through you…”
-Wendy Cope
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If you don't know poet, Wendy Cope, here's your chance. She has a new book, COLLECTED POEMS. She is dexterous, clever, and funny. Her love poems especially. My fav collection is: "Two Cures for Love," so you could start there. #wendycope #poetry #books 📚
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Fiancé brought me a gift from his last trip. It was #theorange from #WendyCope.
I'm still astonished by how strongly the sentence "I'm glad I exist" stuck with me. Funny how he is the one who brings me this feeling and who brought me this book.
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At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I had a half. And that orange, it made me so happy, As ordinary things often do Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park. This is peace and contentment. It’s new. The rest of the day was quite easy. I did all the jobs on my list And enjoyed them and had some time over. I love you. I’m glad I exist.
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The Orange by Wendy Cope
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The Orange by Wendy Cope At lunchtime I bought a huge orange — The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave — They got quarters and I had a half. And that orange, it made me so happy, As ordinary things often do Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park. This is peace and contentment. It's new. The rest of the day was quite easy. I did all the jobs on my list And enjoyed them and had some time over. I love you. I'm glad I exist.
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'A great deal of anecdotal evidence suggests that we respond positively to birdsong.' - Scientific researcher quoted in The Daily Telegraph 8.2.2012. Centuries of English verse Suggest the self-same thing: A negative response is rare When birds are heard to sing. What's the use of poetry? You ask. Well, here's a start. It's anecdotal evidence About the human heart.
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Evidence by Wendy Cope
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I love this poem 🥹
Should I add something to the back??
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I'm almost certain and afraid in the year ahead, the words of Wendy Cope will become more relevant that ever.
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What's the use of poetry?
You ask. Well, here's a start:
It's anecdotal evidence.
About the human heart.
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The Orange, a poem by Wendy Cope At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I had a half. And that orange, it made me so happy, As ordinary things often do Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park. This is peace and contentment. It’s new. The rest of the day was quite easy. I did all the jobs on my list And enjoyed them and had some time over. I love you. I’m glad I exist.
I love you.
I’m glad I exist, and that you do too.
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★★★ Stevie Smith - Not Waving But Drowning
Riding the wave of viral poetry, and #WendyCope? This slim and stylish new edition can't quite dispel some lurking doubts: Jack Barron on the 'deeply subtle poetics' of #StevieSmith, and ‘popular’ poetry.
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New reads: revisiting a couple of favourite voices and poems for Christmas Eve.
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