I have a simple philosophy regarding Poetry   

Rules   Poetry is made up of rules / ad-hered to by slaves and fools/ my advice in all this mess / is do what you do and sez what you sez.

I am a  retired Hospital Supply officer and I have always had an interest in reading and writing poetry. I hope the following poems

may give you  just a little insight into my personal thoughts and poetic style.

My hometown is Oamaru located on the east coast of North Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. The population is about 13000

and the town is known as Whitestone city because of the wonderful victorian buildings located in the towns historic precinct.

A couple of  fun sites you make wish to have a look at are  www.humorlinks.com and www.pcpoetry.com/1-links.html

Black Pudding`s

I really like black pudding`s / and I know black puddings like me / I believe I could eat such magnificient fare / for breakfast

...for dinner...for tea.

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I know this has absolutely nothing to do with poetry, but if you are a connoisseur of fine food, then the following recipe from

the 1857 edition of Chambers information for the people Vol 1 , may be of some interest.

Black Pudding Recipe:

The small intestines of the ox or sheep are used and  must be particularly well cleaned and not stuffed too full.

Mince two pounds of suet, twelve onions, pepper , salt , and a little sage dried and rubbed into powder, and stir together with

two handfuls of oatmeal and three imperial pints of Ox`s or Pig`s blood.

Fill the skins as above and boil slowly for half an hour and hang up for use.

Parboil and toast before the fire before eating.

Wonderful....

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Money and Friends.....

Your in quite a deal of trouble Sir, and I will tell you why

For a friendship long and trusting you simply cannot buy

You may make a show of fashion..you may flash around your cash

But Sir, at the hour of reckoning you will have done your dash...

You may drive your fancy motor car ..you may sneer at other folk

You may wallow in your spa pool..drink your champagne as you soak

But remember something fellow..one thing your message sends

Power..wealth and sheer indulgence.. can be no substitute for friends....

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Hedgehog in our garden:

There`s a hedgehog in our garden , it arrived there yesterday

It came with wife and family and some cousins on display

The direction that they took was towards a clump of trees

In the south part of the garden , past the cherries and the peas

I know they will  be happy , with the rose bush , spuds and melon

And I welcome all the members of that little hedgehog nation

To our sloping , quite untidy , little one eighth acre garden..

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