Tag Archives: verse

The Boy and the Pumpkin

Posted on 24/09/2020 by aj vosse

I was going to do a Thursday Thoughts post today – about litter on our beaches – and doggy doo-doo’s along our footpaths… but, I’ll rather leave that for another day when I’m really in the mood for a good … Continue reading →

Posted in #SAFFER Worldwide, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Writing | Tagged #friendship, #fun, #gardening, #humour, #planting, #plants, #rant, #SAFFERWW Magazine, #tongue in cheek 😈, ditty, dogs, GSK, litter, new growth, rubbish, Tangential Thursday, verse | 5 Comments

Thursday Thought – Quid Pro Quo…

Posted on 28/11/2019 by aj vosse

Quid Pro Quo, quid pro quo so just what do I know? Am I dunce… am I slow? Do please tell about quid pro quo Seems to me truth is no longer on show what’s this all about? Quid pro … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Writing | Tagged #creative writing, #ideas, #inspiration, #life, #life... haha..., #Poolbeg, #questions, #red, #tongue in cheek 😈, #truth, diversity, Irish politics, news, Tangential Thursday, verse | 2 Comments

Least We Forget

Posted on 11/11/2019 by aj vosse

Today we remember. So, I’ll share a verse I wrote a number of years ago. I’ll also share a close-up of a poppy… fitting today’s Sunshine Monday Macro set by Irene. Really, I don’t want to say too much… but … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Writing | Tagged #blogging, #focus, #future, #history, #inspiration, #life, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #memories, #past, #peace, #poetry, #questions, death, End of WW, pain, Poppy, Poppy Day, soul, verse, war, words, WW1 | 4 Comments

No… We Must NOT Ever Forget – 11 Nov 1918 to 11 Nov 2018

Posted on 11/11/2018 by aj vosse

It has been 100 years – the world is not the same place as back then but mankind seems to constantly forget that World War One was supposed to be the war that ended all war! The millions of lives … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #colour, #flowers, #freedom, #peace, #poetry, cemetery, Delville Wood, diversity, End of WW, grief, Irish War Memorial, pain, Poppy, Poppy Day, tolerance, verse, war, WW1 | 5 Comments

RED… and Blue

Posted on 01/03/2017 by aj vosse

Simple colour… fun! Tiny red plane… big blue sky… if you should ever wonder why people in the firmament will fly when there’s a chance they’ll die alas, I’m sure I hear you sigh as you slap palm to thigh … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #blue, #colour, #creative writing, #flying, #fun, #humour, #imagination, #inspiration, #planes 🛩✈, #poetic licence ✒, #quirky, #red, ditty, plane tales, quaint, verse, words | 9 Comments

Friday Fact – Summer Sunshine!

Posted on 26/08/2016 by aj vosse

Yes, it’s a fact – When the sun shines, butterflies fly when butterflies fly, little boys want to see when little boys want to see… they get bold bold little boys want to catch butterflies * then… the butterflies fly … Continue reading →

Posted in #Ireland, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees, Travel, Walking | Tagged #action, #beauty, #butterflies, #flowers, #focus, #Friday Fact, #fun, #GLW, #gratitude, #Happy, #imagination, #inspiration, #life... haha..., #Ma Nature, #outdoors 🔥⛺😎, #photography 📷, #plants, #positive ➕👍😁, #summer 😎, #sunshine, #wildlife photography, #yellow, GSA, GSK, ONG, postaday, Red Admiral, verse, WWW | 8 Comments

Lascivious Little Larry Lep Loves Luscious Lady Lucy

Posted on 14/04/2016 by aj vosse

Larry sat, precariously balanced at the very tip of the old oak’s highest branch. He’d reversed his jacket, changing the colour from bright red to dappled green… to make himself almost invisible. Only the tufts of bushy eyebrows flashed coppery … Continue reading →

Posted in #Ireland, Castles, Crosses & Churches, Fiction, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Travel, Writing | Tagged #AtoZChallenge, #blog buddies, #blogging, #creative writing, #fun, #ghosts, #humour, #inspiration, #ombh, #poetic licence ✒, #rainbow 🌈, #storm 🌬, #thunder storm ⛈, #travel 🛫, #writing ✒📖, banshee, Boyne, ditty, gold, lust, money, postaday, ruins, verse, words | 19 Comments

April A to Z – GREEN!

Posted on 08/04/2016 by aj vosse

Ireland is the land of GREEN! Forty shades? Emerald… grass-green, lime… mint… shamrock. Man, there are so many shades I could most probably do an A to Z just on green… but I won’t. Yes, I’m chicken! Green chicken? Strange … Continue reading →