Hey JASON!!.....LOVE the pic you chose to represent....... and a VERY cool thing you've done here for Miss Caizley!!......you have become a part of the life blood of this site...... sharing your insight and wisdom where creative reply's are concerned....... so glad you are here brother poet!!........LOVE and ROCKETS!!........T x. ?✳✴
Tony...thank you so much for your kind words.
I've found a warm and welcoming home on this site, one for which I am very grateful. It has given me the impetus to write in a way; and to the extent: that I have not had in a very long time.
By the way...the pic here is by the great Irish artist, Jack B Yeats; brother of the poet, WB Yeats. When they were young, Jack wanted to be a poet and William a painter...funny the way things work out!?!
In the United States, when you say someone has "true grit" , it is a compliment. Â In fact, John Wayne won an Oscar for Best Actor in a movie of the same name. Â Someone with true grit has a lot of moxie and balls. Â It is something that comes naturally, and cannot be purchased. Â When I said yours was innate, I meant you were born with it.
Of course I know that it was a compliment. A very kind and well taken one.
However, in Ireland we have a rather odd reaction to compliments; I'm not sure if it's a post-colonial thing or just a perverse form of reverse arrogance: but we tend to bat them off with self-deprecation or outright dismissal. Sometimes, I can't help but play up to that cultural trait.
Also, I saw a funny play on the words 'innate/inert' and couldn't resist showing off my cleverness (so maybe it's the "reverse arrogance" after all?!).
My friend...you are a man of refined sensibilities and a kind and delicate spirit...and I treasure your friendship as "A {true} Little Gift"...it's one of the myriad reasons I am, and shall ever remain,
I should have listened to Linda, because she picked up on the "Irish reaction to compliments" but I didn't. Â My faux pas. Â Sometimes I can be "inert" too. Â Your friendship is also to me "irreplaceable" and I look so forward to every correspondence. Â You bring smiles to my face and happiness to my heart.
One of these days...you're going to have to tell me exactly how you managed to persuade a perceptive, intelligent and clearly too-good-for-you woman like Linda to marry you!!
At the moment, I have two working hypotheses: 1) Magic, or 2) some kind of powerful, liberally administered hallucinogen. Or maybe she's just a sucker for a tightly-written haiku?!
From my first days here on Cosmo, I have enjoyed our exchanges and consider you a dear and cherished friend. The occasional cultural lacuna just adds spice to the banter...spice, and a little bit of confusion; on both our parts (but not Linda's!!).
Being a young man you wouldn't know about "retired hypotheses".  This has to do with when a middle-aged couple retires for the night, the man having the proper formulas for long lasting fireworks.  After her first experience, she called me her "Yankee Doodle Dandy".  However, you were on the right track because there was magic between us, and we were both so high, we felt as if we had been drugged. Â
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Lovely little gift,
And also very fitting.
It's free from all cost!
Xx
the ribbon pulled off
the wrapping falls from the gift
ear to ear  the smile
J xxx
Great line!! Xxx
Lovely J Great you found inspiration from lorna`sÂ
poem "Costly "
Best wishes Debs x
Thanks Debs.
J x
Hey JASON!!.....LOVE the pic you chose to represent....... and a VERY cool thing you've done here for Miss Caizley!!......you have become a part of the life blood of this site...... sharing your insight and wisdom where creative reply's are concerned....... so glad you are here brother poet!!........LOVE and ROCKETS!!........T x. ?✳✴
Tony...thank you so much for your kind words.
I've found a warm and welcoming home on this site, one for which I am very grateful. It has given me the impetus to write in a way; and to the extent: that I have not had in a very long time.
By the way...the pic here is by the great Irish artist, Jack B Yeats; brother of the poet, WB Yeats. When they were young, Jack wanted to be a poet and William a painter...funny the way things work out!?!
J ;)
Very supportive J, ..... nice touch.
M.
Thanks Mick.
Your own support is always very much appreciated.
J ;)
My Dear Friend Jason,
True grit costs nothing
But also cannot be bought
Yours is innate
Peace and Love,
Larry xxx
trit
Oops, Typo ErrorÂ
Haiku should read
True grit costs nothing
But also cannot be bought
Jason's is innate
Larry xxx
Larry, my dear friend...
Typos are the very bane of this site, are they not?!
Unfortunately...I think I may have spotted another!! I'm pretty sure that last line should read...
...it would certainly contain a greater poetic truth!!!
your friend & fan,
J ;)
My Dear Friend, Jason,
In the United States, when you say someone has "true grit" , it is a compliment. Â In fact, John Wayne won an Oscar for Best Actor in a movie of the same name. Â Someone with true grit has a lot of moxie and balls. Â It is something that comes naturally, and cannot be purchased. Â When I said yours was innate, I meant you were born with it.
Peace and Love,
Larry xxxÂ
My dear Larry,
Of course I know that it was a compliment. A very kind and well taken one.
However, in Ireland we have a rather odd reaction to compliments; I'm not sure if it's a post-colonial thing or just a perverse form of reverse arrogance: but we tend to bat them off with self-deprecation or outright dismissal. Sometimes, I can't help but play up to that cultural trait.
Also, I saw a funny play on the words 'innate/inert' and couldn't resist showing off my cleverness (so maybe it's the "reverse arrogance" after all?!).
My friend...you are a man of refined sensibilities and a kind and delicate spirit...and I treasure your friendship as "A {true} Little Gift"...it's one of the myriad reasons I am, and shall ever remain,
your devoted friend & No. 1 fan,
J ;)
My Dear Friend Jason,
I should have listened to Linda, because she picked up on the "Irish reaction to compliments" but I didn't. Â My faux pas. Â Sometimes I can be "inert" too. Â Your friendship is also to me "irreplaceable" and I look so forward to every correspondence. Â You bring smiles to my face and happiness to my heart.
Peace and Love,
Larry xxx
Larry, my lucky friend...
One of these days...you're going to have to tell me exactly how you managed to persuade a perceptive, intelligent and clearly too-good-for-you woman like Linda to marry you!!
At the moment, I have two working hypotheses: 1) Magic, or 2) some kind of powerful, liberally administered hallucinogen. Or maybe she's just a sucker for a tightly-written haiku?!
From my first days here on Cosmo, I have enjoyed our exchanges and consider you a dear and cherished friend. The occasional cultural lacuna just adds spice to the banter...spice, and a little bit of confusion; on both our parts (but not Linda's!!).
your friend & fan,
J ;)
My Dear Friend Jason,
Being a young man you wouldn't know about "retired hypotheses".  This has to do with when a middle-aged couple retires for the night, the man having the proper formulas for long lasting fireworks.  After her first experience, she called me her "Yankee Doodle Dandy".  However, you were on the right track because there was magic between us, and we were both so high, we felt as if we had been drugged. Â
I, as you, look so forward to our "Tete A Tetes".
Your friend forever,
Larry xxxÂ