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Category: Writing and Poetry
CONTENTS (WITH BLOG-ARCHIVE DATES)
Note: to reach a particular poem or song, simply set the Blog-Archive box, which is found in ALL WALKABOUTSVERSE - VIA BLOG-ARCHIVE (above), to a date below and click "Go," then return by clicking the "Back to Blog List" link; otherwise, to read my collection chronologically, just use the blue links - next blog is my longish blank-verse introductory poem (the other, 229, poems are all below 50-lines in length); finally, the CHANTS FROM WALKABOUTS (above), each with a tune-summary, are given here a (T).
part one (blank verse) 1 0 - 19: HELPED BY “THE OLDS”; SCRIBED 2000 A.D. (Aug.19.2008)
part two WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN (travels) 2 WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN (Aug.18.2008) (T) 3 PICTURES (Aug.17.2008) 4 PICTURING SYDNEY (Aug.16.2008) 5 STATE TO STATE (Aug.15.2008) (T) 6 THE PICKER (Aug.14.2008) 7 RECENT HISTORY (Aug.13.2008) 8 CRONULLA (Aug.12.2008) 9 THE CAMELLIA GARDENS (Aug.11.2008) 10 LAND’S END TO JOHN O’ GROATS (Aug.10.2008) (T) 11 OTHER SIDE (Aug.9.2008) 12 GOLF AT KILLARNEY (Aug.8.2008) 13 UNDERDONE (Aug.7.2008) 14 NIGHT OR DAY?! (Aug.6.2008) 15 TOREO (Aug.5.2008) 16 A BEAUTIFUL STAGE (Aug.4.2008) 17 THROUGH WHAT WAS (Aug.3.2008) 18 MONACO AND ITS RAILWAY LOO (Aug.2.2008) 19 JET (Aug.1.2008) 20 CHINA AND INDIA (Jul.31.2008) 21 BOMBAY PORTER (Jul.30.2008) 22 HIGH HOUSEBOAT (Jul.29.2008) 23 ABOVE EVEREST (Jul.28.2008) 24 THROUGH SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Jul.27.2008) 25 UBUD (Jul.26.2008) 26 UP ULURU? (Jul.25.2008) 27 ADELAIDE (Jul.24.2008) 28 ADELAIDE TO SYDNEY (Jul.23.2008) 29 MAZDA (Jul.22.2008) 30 WAX - BETWEEN COTTON AND LEATHER (Jul.21.2008) 31 NEW ZEALAND (Jul.20.2008) 32 THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTRE (Jul.19.2008) 33 TO CARE AND SHARE (Jul.18.2008) (T) 34 FOR KIN - LAMENTED TO ME (Jul.17.2008) 35 GROWING UP (Jul.16.2008) 36 WALKABOUT MEXICO (Jul.15.2008) 37 RODEO DRIVE (Jul.14.2008) 38 THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES (Jul.13.2008) 39 FOR A MATE (Jul.12.2008) 40 EFFICIENCY (Jul.11.2008) 41 EVEN AFTER LINCOLN, STEINBECK, AND KING (Jul.10.2008) 42 IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON IN 1997 (Jul.9.2008) (T) 43 A BAYSWATER BED-SIT (Jul.8.2008) 44 JOB SEARCHING (Jul.7.2008) 45 PORTOBELLO ROAD (Jul.6.2008) 46 THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL (Jul.5.2008) 47 A LOSS FOR HUMANITY (Jul.4.2008) 48 THE PROMS (Jul.3.2008) 49 OXFORD (Jul.2.2008) 50 JUST LIKE IN AUS. (Jul.1.2008) 51 NAIROBI (Jun.30.2008) 52 OUT OF PLACE (Jun.29.2008) 53 WHY THE YEW? (Jun.28.2008) 54 HOBSON’S CHOICE (Jun.27.2008) 55 TIN-MINERS’ LUNCH (Jun.26.2008) 56 CENTRES (Jun.25.2008) 57 MANCHESTER - A GIST (Jun.24.2008) 58 THE OLD BULL (Jun.23.2008) 59 RENATIONALISE (Jun.22.2008) 60 GREEN-LIGHT (Jun.21.2008) 61 WORSLEY VILLAGE (Jun.20.2008) 62 BIT OF EACH (Jun.19.2008) 63 ON YORK AND CHESTER (Jun.18.2008) 64 LIVERPOOL (Jun.17.2008) 65 NORTH WALES (Jun.16.2008) 66 TO SCOTLAND, AGAIN (Jun.15.2008) 67 AT A POND (Jun.14.2008) 68 ENGLISH CHILDREN’S 1,2,3 (Jun.13.2008) 69 ENGLAND’S T.V. (Jun.12.2008) 70 THE OLD DART (Jun.11.2008) 71 ME AT 33 (Jun.10.2008) 72 MILLENNIUM DREAMS (Jun.9.2008) 73 MILLENNIUM THOUGHTS (Jun.8.2008)
part two (cont.) WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN (conclusions) 74 ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIALISM (Jun.7.2008) 75 IMMIGRATION’S LEFT AND RIGHT (Jun.6.2008) 76 LAND RIGHTS (Jun.5.2008) 77 OVERCOME (Jun.4.2008) 78 “PROGRESS” (Jun.3.2008) 79 PIE IN THE SKY? (Jun.2.2008) 80 HUMANITY (Jun.1.2008) 81 A PRAYER FOR CHANGE (May.31.2008) 82 ON ACTS 4:32-35 (May.30.2008) 83 ACTS (May.29.2008) 84 NATIONALISM WITHOUT CONQUEST (May.28.2008) 85 LANDMINES (May.27.2008) 86 ROBOTS (May.26.2008) 87 FOR THE POOR (May.25.2008) 88 FROM 20TH-CENTURY SEXUALITY (May.24.2008) 89 PEOPLE OR MONEY? (May.23.2008) 90 THE ORDER OF THE DAY (May.22.2008) 91 TAX (May.21.2008) 92 PLASTICS (May.20.2008) 93 ONE-POT COOKING (May.19.2008) 94 MOROCCAN TEA (May.18.2008) 95 A GOOD LIFE (May.17.2008) 96 PARADIGMS (May.16.2008) 97 COLLECTING THE CARDS (May.15.2008) 98 REREGULATE (May.14.2008) 99 ONE RUGBY? (May.13.2008) 100 MONOPOLY (May.12.2008) 101 JUST SUBSIST (May.11.2008) (T) 102 CONGESTION (May.10.2008) 103 EQUAL AWARD-PAY (May.9.2008) 104 ALONG WITH THE INGENUITY (May.8.2008) 105 GLOBAL REGULATIONISM (May.7.2008) 106 TESTING 4,3,2,1 (May.6.2008) 107 ON HONEYMOON! (May.5.2008) (T) 108 YOUR SALT UPON MY LIPS (May.4.2008) (T) 109 WE GO TOGETHER (May.3.2008) (T)
part three WALKABOUT LANCASHIRE (travels) 110 MORE PICTURES (May.2.2008) 111 THE MERSEY AT DIDSBURY - SPRING 2000 (May.1.2008) (T) 112 FROM AN ECCLES FLAT - SPRING 2000 (Apr.30.2008) 113 FOLLOWING THE SUN - SPRING 2000 (Apr.29.2008) 114 CLITHEROE CASTLE’S VIEWS - SUMMER 2000 (Apr.28.2008) 115 SUNDAY CRICKET AND BERRIES - SUMMER 2000 (Apr.27.2008) 116 MOSES GATE - SUMMER 2000 (Apr.26.2008) 117 WYTHENSHAWE PARK - SUMMER 2000 (Apr.25.2008) 118 WHALLEY ABBEY...WHAT TALES? - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.24.2008) 119 WARRINGTON MUSEUM AND LIBRARY - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.23.2008) 120 A GOOD SEASIDE DAY - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.22.2008) 121 IRONY IN LANCASTER - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.21.2008) 122 PROUD PRESTON - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.20.2008) 123 FONDLY & VIVIDLY/AN OLYMPICS-SPARKED MEMOIR SONG - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.19.2008) (T) 124 FROM MORECAMBE - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.18.2008) 125 BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.17.2008) 126 WATERSCAPES OF OLDHAM - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.16.2008) 127 TO SPACIOUS SOUTHPORT - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.15.2008) 128 SKY VIEWS - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.14.2008) 129 TO A DRIVER - AUTUMN 2000 (Apr.13.2008) 130 ENTRÉE/AT BOLTON’S ALBERT HALL: OPERA SONG - WINTER 2000/1 (Apr.12.2008) (T) 131 DURING LATE FEBRUARY 2001 (Apr.11.2008) 132 GREED AT ITS WORST - SPRING 2001 (Apr.10.2008) 133 OXFORD BLUE - SPRING 2001 (Apr.9.2008) 134 RAWTENSTALL - SPRING 2001 (Apr.8.2008) 135 ON THE 2001 ELECTION (Apr.7.2008)
part three (cont.) WALKABOUT LANCASHIRE (conclusions) 136 LANCASHIRE SUNG SIMPLY (Apr.6.2008) (T) 137 SEEN (Apr.5.2008) 138 AN OPIUM (Apr.4.2008) 139 TO THE OTHER HALF (Apr.3.2008) 140 HOUSING (Apr.2.2008) 141 IN A SMALL POT (Apr.1.2008) (T) 142 UNCLES (Mar.31.2008) 143 OLYMPICS OR GLOBALISATION? (Mar.30.2008) 144 LINGOLF (Mar.29.2008) (T) 145 DOT-BALL (Mar.28.2008) 146 HORSES FOR COURSES? (Mar.27.2008) 147 DIEDACTIC (Mar.26.2008) 148 AUDIENCE LOST (Mar.25.2008) 149 FOR BETTER OR WORSE (Mar.24.2008) 150 TEARS (Mar.23.2008) 151 A TIME AND A PLACE (Mar.22.2008) 152 HISTORY IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY? (Mar.21.2008) 153 WISE? (Mar.20.2008) 154 GETTING TO KNOW GOD (Mar.19.2008)
part four FURTHER NORTH (travels) 155 FURTHER PICTURES (Mar.18.2008) 156 EASTBOURNE - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.17.2008) 157 THE MANY ELEMENTS OF BUXTON - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.16.2008) 158 LYTHAM AND ST. ANNE’S - SUMMER 2001 Mar.15.2008) 159 WINDERMERE - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.14.2008) 160 MACCLESFIELD - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.13.2008) 161 AT THE CAPTAIN COOK BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.12.2008) 162 TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.11.2008) (T) 163 ON A CLEAR DAY - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.10.2008) 164 BARROW-IN-FURNESS, SEEN WITH A PAL - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.9.2008) 165 HOLYHEAD AND SURROUNDS - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.8.2008) 166 COLOURFUL LLANDUDNO - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.7.2008) 167 WITHIN CHESTER CATHEDRAL’S CLOISTERS - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.6.2008) 168 ONCE CHURCHES - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.5.2008) 169 PERFIDA GENS - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.4.2008) 170 TO RIVINGTON - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.3.2008) 171 AMONG MY HEDERA - SUMMER 2001 (Mar.2.2008) 172 FURTHER NORTH - AUTUMN 2001 (Mar.1.2008) 173 VALLEY VIEWS - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.29.2008) 174 CIRCLES - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.28.2008) 175 AWOKEN - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.27.2008) 176 THROUGH THE NIGHT - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.26.2008) 177 SAT UNDER A BRIDGE’S RIVER-FLOW - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.25.2008) 178 UPON ARMSTRONG BRIDGE - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.24.2008) 179 A GLASSY TYNE - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.23.2008) 180 WHITLEY BAY FISHERMEN - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.22.2008) 181 NEXT TIME - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.21.2008) 182 WALLSEND - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.20.2008) 183 A BROWN HARE - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.19.2008) 184 THE QUICK CLUBBERS’ TROT IN NEWCASTLE - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.18.2008) 185 ON A SATURDAY - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.17.2008) 186 W.W.T. WASHINGTON - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.16.2008) 187 A SOUTH SHIELDS WALKABOUT - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.15.2008) 188 REMEMBER, REMEMBER - AUTUMN 2001 (Feb.14.2008) 189 TO SEE AN UNCLE, AGAIN - WINTER 2001/2 (Feb.13.2008) 190 BIRDWATCHERS’ BUDE - WINTER 2001/2 (Feb.12.2008) 191 WEATHERED PIPES...SOMEWHERE - WINTER 2001/2 (Feb.11.2008) 192 A SECOND BALLET - WINTER 2001/2 (Feb.10.2008) 193 THE 35TH MORPETH NORTHUMBRIAN GATHERING – SRING 2002 (Feb.9.2008) 194 CULLERCOATS - SPRING 2002 (Feb.8.2008) 195 MUSING ON WIMBLEDON - SUMMER 2002 (Feb.7.2008) 196 BLYTH - AUTUMN 2002 (Feb.6.2008) 197 HISTORIC HEXHAM - AUTUMN 2002 (Feb.5.2008) 198 FOR HIS CARING OF PROGENY - AUTUMN 2002 (Feb.4.2008) 199 BEDE’S WORLD - WINTER 2002/3 (Feb.3.2008)
part four (cont.) FURTHER NORTH (conclusions) 200 THE PLASTICS OF POETRY (Feb.2.2008) 201 ATLAS SIBLINGS - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, AND LONDON (Feb.1.2008) 202 IN HANDS HUMAN (Jan.31.2008) 203 IN SITU (Jan.30.2008) 204 ON FISHING REGULATION (Jan.29.2008) 205 SUFFERING (Jan.28.2008) 206 MY DIET (Jan.27.2008) 207 REGARDING DRUG ABUSE (Jan.26.2008) 208 THE BOTTLES ON THE WALL (Jan.25.2008) 209 PEOPLE LOSE (Jan.24.2008) 210 SOME-DESIGNERS’ DIAPHANOUS ERRS (Jan.23.2008) 211 AT FRONT LINES (Jan.22.2008) 212 REMEMBER THEM? (Jan.21.2008) 213 MORE AMOR PATRIA (Jan.20.2008) 214 REGARDING M.R.S.A. (Jan.19.2008) 215 MOODS MORE NICE (Jan.18.2008) 216 FOR PEACE (Jan.17.2008) 217 A MULTICULTURAL WORLD OF CARRYING (Jan.16.2008) 218 THERE IS A U.N. (Jan.15.2008) 219 FURTHER ANTI-IMPERIALISM (Jan.14.2008) 220 AMERICANS (Jan.13.2008) 221 MAJORS (Jan.12.2008) 222 FROM THE MINORITY (Jan.11.2008) 223 SERIOUS SERVING (Jan.10.2008) 224 THE NATIVITY (Jan.9.2008) 225 AFTER PSALM 118:9 AND MATTHEW 4:8-10 (Jan.8.2008) 226 OH, PLEASE RENATIONALISE (Jan.7.2008) 227 ROTATING SHIFTS (Jan.6.2008) 228 REPATRIATING (Jan.5.2008) 229 JOYS OF LIFE (Jan.4.2008) 230 AS GOSPELLERS HAVE SAID/CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY (Jan.3.2008) (T)
(C) David Franks 2003
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