tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post3610488499332239486..comments2024-02-21T17:34:04.429+13:00Comments on Libramentum: Favourite PoemJu's little sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07320210257287470305noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-73632262022682228932007-12-04T23:05:00.000+13:002007-12-04T23:05:00.000+13:00The poem is great, I have heard it from 'ju's litt...The poem is great, I have heard it from 'ju's little sisters - father and mother' and I could take myself back to those good times!<BR/><BR/>The poem is very apt as I never seem to get a job finished at the moment - so need a blitz before Christmas!<BR/><BR/>AdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-77592257406038595552007-11-29T22:17:00.000+13:002007-11-29T22:17:00.000+13:00I wish I was a naughty young lady. I was once .......I wish I was a naughty young lady. I was once .....kiwi motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434314393370486384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-90115068819002392722007-11-29T20:31:00.000+13:002007-11-29T20:31:00.000+13:00Kiwi Mother! You make me blush you naughty young l...Kiwi Mother! You make me blush you naughty young lady!Martin Sticklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988964235131249090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-4047277444086177632007-11-28T17:02:00.000+13:002007-11-28T17:02:00.000+13:00Martin I heard a joke once about seamen but it is ...Martin I heard a joke once about seamen but it is a bit risque - wanna hear it?<BR/><BR/>.... why are camels called ships of the desert?<BR/><BR/>Because they are full of Arab se..n<BR/><BR/>Dear, oh dear.<BR/><BR/>Maali - you obviously didn't see JLS's eels - the little icon she has now is FAR better than those ugly creatures. JLS deserves much better than those nasty nippy things. :-)kiwi motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434314393370486384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-62743293607887581682007-11-26T11:21:00.000+13:002007-11-26T11:21:00.000+13:00I am in complete agreement with Maalie!Great po...I am in complete agreement with Maalie!<BR/>Great poem!<BR/><BR/>AS is yours too Lorenzo! I had a beetle called Alexander when I was a kid and yes I named it after the poem! :o)<BR/><BR/>Crikey! brings backa lot of memories.<BR/><BR/>thanks Ju's!! a bit of culture<BR/><BR/>Now for the poem I have learned from memory.<BR/><BR/>"Fleas" by Edward Lear.<BR/><BR/>Adam had'emsimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-19886497657352785812007-11-26T11:02:00.000+13:002007-11-26T11:02:00.000+13:00What a gorgeous post! I tried to learn the Rhyme o...What a gorgeous post! I tried to learn the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, but never succeeded!Maaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444125754967223180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-40401550725393037192007-11-25T23:27:00.000+13:002007-11-25T23:27:00.000+13:00hard to tell...ohhhhhhhhh v.word deybie!hard to tell...<BR/><BR/>ohhhhhhhhh v.word deybie!Ju's little sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320210257287470305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-80828732017490574302007-11-25T11:58:00.000+13:002007-11-25T11:58:00.000+13:00I had an old ugly Auntie,she used to polish the br...I had an old ugly Auntie,<BR/>she used to polish the brass,<BR/>Have you seen the size of the moon?<BR/>Well that was the size of her ar..<BR/><BR/>That was another nice Mr Mills poem too or was it me who wrote that rather rude ditty?Martin Sticklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988964235131249090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-84274986047649919352007-11-24T09:01:00.000+13:002007-11-24T09:01:00.000+13:00I like that!I once knew a poem about 'seamen' but ...I like that!<BR/><BR/>I once knew a poem about 'seamen' but I do not think I could grace your delightful family blog with such a rowdy yarn.<BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend my little fluffy mongoose.<BR/><BR/>byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeMartin Sticklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988964235131249090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-49519672319018323502007-11-23T22:59:00.000+13:002007-11-23T22:59:00.000+13:00Well supper is well and truly digested and breakfa...Well supper is well and truly digested and breakfast has joined it:<BR/><BR/><BR/>It was Alexander Beetle I'm as certain as can be,<BR/>And he had a sort of look as if he thought it must be Me,<BR/>And he had a sort of look as if he thought he ought to say<BR/>I'm very very sorry that I tried to run away.<BR/><BR/>And Nanny's very sorry too for you know what she did,<BR/>And she's writing ALEXANDER very blackly on the lid.<BR/>So Nan and Me are friends because it's difficult to catch,<BR/>An excited Alexander you've mistaken for a match.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I love this poem by Mr Mills too. I used to recite it to the children when they were little as our surname is Alexander and they thought the beetle had been called after them!<BR/><BR/>Lorenzo.lorenzothellamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248039576046971460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373365.post-2544131419708163552007-11-23T10:01:00.000+13:002007-11-23T10:01:00.000+13:00I had a little beetle so that Beetle was his nameA...I had a little beetle so that Beetle was his name<BR/>And I called him Alexander and he aswered just the same.<BR/>I put him in a match box and kept him all the day,<BR/>But Nanny let my beetle out, yes Nanny let my beetle out, Nanny let my beetle out, and beetle ran away.<BR/><BR/>She said that she didn't mean it and I never said she did,<BR/>She said she wanted matches and she just took off the lid,<BR/>She said that she was sorry and it's difficult to catch,<BR/>An excited Alexander you've mistaken for a match.<BR/><BR/>She said that she was sorry and I really mustn't mind,<BR/>As there's lots and lots of beetles which she's certain we could find,<BR/>If we looked about the garden for the holes where beetles hid,<BR/>And we'd get another match box and write BEETLE on the lid.<BR/><BR/>We went to all the places which a beetle might be near,<BR/>And we made the sort of noises which a beetle likes to hear,<BR/>And I saw a kind of something, and I gave a sort of shout,<BR/>A beetle house and Alexander Beetle coming out.<BR/><BR/>(finish this later. my supper is ready).lorenzothellamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248039576046971460noreply@blogger.com