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Ian.T
Member since December 31, 2011
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"I see you"
We had just moved in to a new house
A place to live in a country far away
A pool and land for the children to play
Then a knock at the door one day
He stood there at my door
Gleaming smile and not quite sure
“I see you” he said to me
Hands palm out for me to see.
A man of the Zulu’s had come this day
To ask of me if he could stay
In a shed we had in the garden.
It had a bed there, I had forgotten
“Cyprian is my name” I stay you gain
“Do you work” I asked of him.
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“Yes I do” he offered so free
I work down the road in the brewery
He told me of paying me
I said that the shed would be free.
But each week he’d leave at the door
Bavarian lager in pack of twenty four.
Cyprian was a good man I grew to know him
My child learned from him of many things
Click language, and some Zulu words
We bonded as people of this world.
We left that land so far behind one day
Back to England as was to be my way
I remember him and the things he’d say.
“I see you” a greeting that holds my sway.
Ian.T’s timeline
- January 2015
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11 Sun
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09 Fri
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09 Fri
- December 2014
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19 Fri
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19 FriFirst contest commendation
Quartz arrowhead contest
with the poem "A place to go. (For Stan's CONTEST)".
- May 2014
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27 TueCritique milestone
5,000 critiques given
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15 ThuHighest posting month
May 2014 — 11 poems
- February 2014
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04 TuePosting milestone
100 poems posted
- January 2014
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14 TueMost-discussed work
"The Advisor" the complete poem start to finish (small second Edit)
49 critiques to date.
- December 2012
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31 MonAnniversary
One year of membership
- August 2012
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01 WedCritique milestone
1,000 critiques given
- January 2012
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01 SunFirst publication
Words (since unpublished)
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01 SunFirst critique offered
on "Dawn...2012" by @loved
- December 2011
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31 SatJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I use to be MAD
but now I have the certificate
I have lost interest, La, La.
Location: Leicestershire, Ex Moonraker, GBR
Favorite Poets
All those I meet or read about in my books
then some others show me
bless them..
I.T.Howard © 2014
Recent Work
Contest Wins
| Winning Submission | Contest | Contest Date |
|---|---|---|
| A place to go. (For Stan's CONTEST) | Quartz arrowhead contest | – |
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