Christopher Reilley
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These are the bits that fall from a poet’s mind. Tread carefully.
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Happy #LimerickDay! In lieu of a (bad) limerick of our own, we’ll point you to our video about Verse, which talks about the basics of poetic form, including the limerick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFz...
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What's the Difference between Verse & Prose?
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May 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy #LimerickDay! In lieu of a (bad) limerick of our own, we’ll point you to our video about Verse, which talks about the basics of poetic form, including the limerick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFz...
#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Limerick #Verse #Poetry
#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Limerick #Verse #Poetry
Conjugal Thoughts
A blog of poems, poetry, and writing.
chrisreilleypoems.blogspot.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was amazing.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
March 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was amazing.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
If 99.99% of people find you unattractive, there are still 770,000 people alive right now that want to get really close to you. Think about that.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
March 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If 99.99% of people find you unattractive, there are still 770,000 people alive right now that want to get really close to you. Think about that.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
March 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit." - Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
March 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit." - Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
The thing about wealth, it erodes empathy.
The thing about poverty, it is a lot more work than you think.
#Justsaying
The thing about poverty, it is a lot more work than you think.
#Justsaying
March 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The thing about wealth, it erodes empathy.
The thing about poverty, it is a lot more work than you think.
#Justsaying
The thing about poverty, it is a lot more work than you think.
#Justsaying
You know what they say about those who live in glass houses.
They change clothes in the basement.
#Justsaying
They change clothes in the basement.
#Justsaying
March 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You know what they say about those who live in glass houses.
They change clothes in the basement.
#Justsaying
They change clothes in the basement.
#Justsaying
Wondering how many times actors flying to LA made the mistake of telling the stewardess that they were gonna "shoot a pilot".
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
March 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Wondering how many times actors flying to LA made the mistake of telling the stewardess that they were gonna "shoot a pilot".
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." - Shel Silverstein
March 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." - Shel Silverstein
"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity." - Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)
March 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity." - Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)
"A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep." - Salman Rushdie
March 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep." - Salman Rushdie
All languages travel at the speed of sound, except sign language, which travels at the speed of light.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
February 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
All languages travel at the speed of sound, except sign language, which travels at the speed of light.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
People are made to be loved and things are made to be used. There is much grief in this world because things are being loved and people are being used.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
February 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
People are made to be loved and things are made to be used. There is much grief in this world because things are being loved and people are being used.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
Happiness is often like a lost sock. Hunt for it forever without success, when it turns up, it's usually in the strangest of places, and it needs to be shared with a mate to have lasting value.
#justsaying
#justsaying
February 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Happiness is often like a lost sock. Hunt for it forever without success, when it turns up, it's usually in the strangest of places, and it needs to be shared with a mate to have lasting value.
#justsaying
#justsaying
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." - Ellen Goodman (1941 - )
February 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." - Ellen Goodman (1941 - )
Don’t feel bad about not having a valentine on Valentines Day, you didn’t have a groundhog on Groundhog Day, and that turned out all right.
#justsaying
#justsaying
February 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Don’t feel bad about not having a valentine on Valentines Day, you didn’t have a groundhog on Groundhog Day, and that turned out all right.
#justsaying
#justsaying
Had a good boy, name of Brady, hanging out at the bar. #DogsInBars
February 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Had a good boy, name of Brady, hanging out at the bar. #DogsInBars
Spiders are afraid of mice, who are afraid of cats, who fear dogs, who are afraid of man, who is afraid of woman, who is, of course, afraid of spiders.
Or is that just sexist?
#justsaying
Or is that just sexist?
#justsaying
February 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Spiders are afraid of mice, who are afraid of cats, who fear dogs, who are afraid of man, who is afraid of woman, who is, of course, afraid of spiders.
Or is that just sexist?
#justsaying
Or is that just sexist?
#justsaying
If you raise your children you can spoil your grandkids, but if you spoil your children you’ll have to raise your grandkids.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
If you raise your children you can spoil your grandkids, but if you spoil your children you’ll have to raise your grandkids.
#Justsaying
#Justsaying