First of month, my normal habits
Are to utter loudly, ‘Rabbits!’ –
August month has now begun;
Hope you have a happy one.
Here, it gives us lots of wind,
Which is really most unkind,
(Shakespeare really didn’t mind
Rhyming ‘wind’ like that, you’ll find.)
With dis-gust we have to bear
That it gale-ly brings despair:
It’s a blow that we, needs must,
Constantly declare, ‘Aw – gust!’
Hope this rhyme does not divert
Readers whom I’d like to flirt
With my novel post below –
So, now, please thereunto go!
© Colonialist July 2013 (WordPress)
Love the ref to Shakespeare. You know your readers too well, you knew exactly we’d all object very vocally if you didn’t defend yourself! Touchay. (Must show me that Word trick again with the e-ay.) 😉
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I couldn’t let readers think I was dropping my pants … er, I mean, my standards!
My trick on Word doesn’t work for ‘Touché!’ – it doesn’t auto-adjust. To get that, one has to go into Symbols under ‘Insert’ there, select the accented letter, put it on a page, and then copy and paste.
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I love it all: but most of all, your Shakespeare mitigation. Genius 🙂
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My memories of my mother happily singing,
‘Blow, blow thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude …’
go WAY back.
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I like wind!
You never know what it might bring…
it is always a promise…
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As long as it isn’t an ill wind which blows nobody any good!
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That’s the oboe. “Tis an ill wind that nobody blows any good.”
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I’ve never been a fan of the windy month. It’s really living up to it’s reputation here by us today
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And purely to be ‘otherwise’ today has balmy breezes. Not that I’m complaining …
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Ah what I wouldn’t give to be on one of those yachts …
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In a race, ’tis backbreaking work and great discomfort!
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I’d be the chick in the bikini lying on the bow catching a sun tan. I have my minions for the hard work …
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You don’t know the racing fanatics – no matter how decorative, anyone not applying weight and muscle in the right places simply gets dumped overboard!
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Here the folks who have yachts also don’t mind the wind Col and that is what I love about August. Yes, it’s windy but I love watching the yachts on the dam. Great rhyme and post as usual my friend. 😀 *hugs*
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It certainly adds some interest to the start of the sailing season!
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Absolutely! Love seeing the yachts. 😀
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Hate to tell you: on the other side of that Indian Pond August and the first three weeks of September bring no peace and joy windwise either: so many nights one wonders whether that beautiful tree up front will finally manage to fall atop us sleeping [eucalypts having a very shallow and small root system!] or the roof itself take flight to meet properties two doors down . . . spring? Not a fave in these parts . . . good luck with yours!!
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So it has a companionship with the tip of Africa in that respect!
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It so seems! Blowing about 70 km/hr at the moment and we are 40 kms inland . . .
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And here, just for it to be contrary, we haven’t a breath of wind today!
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August is really windy in Queensland as well – in Brisbane they have the annual show/carnival type thing and it was always blowing up a dust storm.
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And they never learn to change the date?
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This is one of your most AW-GUST poems yet, Col! Well done.
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As long as it isn’t DIS-GUST-ing!
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I hope this month doesn’t prove to be too much AW-GUST and mess up your yachting time! Great poem!
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Thanks – this month really does put the wind up us!
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It’s only windy because it’s Women’s Month. Too much hot air??
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Haaaa1 Could be!
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I agree it’s really awful, but it’s great fun to read. August for us is thunderous.
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At least we’ve had our doses of that for a while!
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The wind, much as I don’t enjoy it, has to blow so the rain can come…
It really is the only nature phenomenon that I ever moan about – everything else I can handle, but a gusty wind – not so much!!
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The only time I moan about the lack thereof is when I’m trying to get a yacht to move!
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I cant believe its the windy month already!
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The year has flown! In fact, each successive one flies faster.
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Love your August really awful rhyme. How nice to be able to observe the yachts through your zoom lens. 🙂
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Powerful binocs work better for that!
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I do enjoy your blog… great words…
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Thank you kindly!
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You have such a way with words and rime. I love it. 🙂
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I hope they like playing with me as much as I enjoy playing with them!
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Love it! What a cheery little rhyme; helps us mortals pass the time!
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I love it to find responses in kind!
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