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Pamela Gough
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Writer, poet, granny
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This little #poem of mine was shortlisted in Writing magazine. #Writing #writingcommunity
Can Anybody See Me? Now I am old I shall wear bright yellow – hi-vis, so I stand out, easy to see as I wait in the busy checkout queue with my basket of ready meals for one. I clutch my shopping and walk where the young rush, laughing and texting in a language my decades can no longer recognise. My body flinches from their three abreast. In far off youthfulness, I was noticed; builders would whistle as my heels clicked by. Now, a ‘careful, love’ is the only heed as I negotiate their hi-vis site. Each new wrinkle that appears on my face conceals yet more of my genuine self. Behind it, my mind isn't wrinkled yet – I know my marbles are all still in place. So I refuse to keep to the shadows and I will not let age disappear me. I'm determined to go all gun's blazing, wearing my sunflower hi-vis with pride.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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This #poem is composed of a series of linked (and mangled) quotations. See if you can spot all 16! ##writingcommunity #poetry
With Apologies I wandered lonely as a cloud: that’s wrong A better scholar than Wordsworth said: Clouds come not singly, but in battalions All the better to wet you with, my dear. And is there honey still for tea? Or are some sipping punch? From a bowl for wise men three Who are never never sick at sea. If the moon’s a balloon, then were Do 265 sorts of cheese come from? Such variety, the very spice of life A dome of many-coloured glass. Dulce et decorum est… But what can your country do for you? Ask not, and hear no lie Of brandy, baccy, sealing-wax and kings.
September 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Just back from @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #Theakstonscrime. Let's hope the inspiration lasts.
July 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
pamelagough.bsky.social
I think I need more humour in my life. Any recommendations?
#books #booksky
June 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
pamelagough.bsky.social
I don't have a pet,
except the kitchen spider -
she deals with the flies.

#poem #haiku #writingcommunity
June 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
pamelagough.bsky.social
Doing a long overdue tidy up, I found an old label, no longer sticky, which said in very faded writing, 'Work in Progress.'
#writingcommunity
June 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
pamelagough.bsky.social
At school, we had to
learn the names of wildflowers.
This? Stinking mayweed.

#poem #haiku #writing community
June 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Territorial

Walking, I passed by
a family of bluetits
shouting 'Go away!'

#poem #writingcommunity
May 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I dug out this poem that I wrote first time round
#poem #writingcommunity
I will build a wall To keep them all out, And when they come to call, ‘Go away,’ I will shout. My wall will be big, My wall will be wide, It’s cheating if they Then come round the side. There was a Roman emperor, Hadrian by name, His wall had soldiers on the top, It brought him lasting fame. And when my wall is finished, Then off it I shall jump, The people will all cheer At the almighty thump.
May 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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I love this #poem by Arthur St. John Adcock.

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By Deputy by Arthur St. John Adcock (1864-1930). First published in Punch on April 9, 1902, page 257. As Shakespeare couldn’t write his plays (If Mrs. Gallup’s not mistaken), I think how wise in many ways He was to have them done by Bacon; They might have moldered on the shelf, Mere minor dramas (and he knew it!), If he had written them himself Instead of letting Bacon do it. And if it’s true, as Brown and Smith In many learned tomes have stated, That Homer was an idle myth, He ought to be congratulated, Since thus, evading birth, he rose For men to worship at a distance; He might have penned inferior prose Had he achieved a real existence. To him and Shakespeare men agree In making very nice allusions; But no one thinks of praising me, For I compose my own effusions; As others wrote their works divine And they immortal thus today are, Perhaps had someone written mine I might have been as great as they are.
April 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Is this ironic - putting it out there for everyone to see?

#poem #writingcommunity
Humility It is a threadbare coat that scratches against the skin; You put it to your nose and smell soil after rain. It tastes of porridge made with salt and water; You spot it hiding in the corner away from the limelight. It is a mouse scratching behind the skirting board, waiting for you to leave so it can show its courage.
April 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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I just don't get it -
What is this obsession?
Like Marmite, but not.

(Apologies to all you Aussies)

#poem ##blueskyrelay #writingcommunity
jakobgamertsfelder.bsky.social Jakob G. @jakobgamertsfelder.bsky.social · Apr 16
#blueskyrelay #vegemite

Hello blueskyers! Today is the first day of my linguistic journey of seven words over seven days. I deeply enjoy spending time each day looking for deeper meaning in dark onyx mysteries

16 April 25

Today's word is an Aussie favorite (or not).

#vegemite

#blueskyrelay
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
pamelagough.bsky.social
Sloth
I would be lazy
Doing nothing all day long
But can’t be bothered.

#poem #writingcommunity ##blueskyrelay
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 15
Good morning, Prompters!

My final #BlueSkyRelay prompt is #Sloth.

I’ve really enjoyed my time as host, and I hope you’ve had fun with my Seven Deadly Sins prompts.

Starting tomorrow, the next host will be Jakob - bsky.app/profile/jako...

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Wrath

No need to get quite so heated
Your bumper’s only slightly pleated.
I cut you up in the daily race
Now you want to cut my face.
Perhaps it would calm your ire
If you were to kick a tyre.
It’s a sorry sign of our age
This thing that they call road rage

#poem #writingcommunity #blueskyrelay
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 14
Good morning, Prompters!

Your #BlueSkyRelay prompt for today is #Wrath

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
pamelagough.bsky.social
Gluttony
They pile their plates high
With fish, cheese and meat.
For only ten pounds
It’s ‘all you can eat.

#poem #writingcommunity
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 13
Good morning, Prompters!

Your #BlueSkyRelay prompt for today is #Gluttony

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
pamelagough.bsky.social
Sunday

Stay in bed
Undressed, unwashed,
No need to rush.
Day of rest
And relaxation -
You deserve it.

#poem #writingcommunity
April 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
pamelagough.bsky.social
Envy
Thou shalt not covet
Thy neighbour’s plasma TV
Nor his corpuscles.

#poem #BlueSkyrelay #writingcommunity
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 12
Good morning, Prompters!

Your #BlueSkyRelay prompt for today is #Envy

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
pamelagough.bsky.social
Saturday

God of plenty
Named this day.
Yet still,
The world starves.

#poem #writingcommunity
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Couldn't resist this one:

Lust
Curb your appetite -
It will turn your hair yellow
Or give you power.

#poem #writingcommunity
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 11
Good morning, Prompters!

Your #BlueSkyRelay prompt for today is #Lust.

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Friday #poem ##writingcommunity
April 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Greed
Crowding round the coffin
Like bees around a hive
Pity they weren’t so caring
When he was still alive.

#BlueSkyRelay #poem ##writingcommunity
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 10
Good morning, Prompters!

Your #BlueSkyRelay prompt for today is #Greed.

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Thursday
Jollity or thunder?
Jupiter or Thor?
No time to wonder -
The week’s nearly o’er
#poem #writing #writingcommunity
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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#Pride
I think I’m cleverer than you,
You think you’re faster than him,
He thinks he’s stronger than her,
She thinks she’s beautiful.

#BlueskyRelay #poem #writingcommunity
martinmarriott.bsky.social Martin Marriott @martinmarriott.bsky.social · Apr 9
Good morning, all!

I’m Martin, and I’ll be your #BlueskyRelay host from April 9th to April 15th.

My theme will be based on the Seven Deadly Sins.

The first prompt is #Pride

Happy prompting, and good luck!

#writingprompt
April 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
pamelagough.bsky.social
We’n’sday already
The middle of the new week
What have we achieved?

#poem #writingcommunity
April 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Tuesday
Only the second day of the week
Yet dedicated to god of war.
Slow down,
Find peace.
#poem #writingcommunity
April 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM