Hello again, from London UK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._N._Taber
Hello again, from London UK
I thought you might be interested to know that,
according to the stats on the home page from which I publish my poem-posts on
blogspot.com, readership now stands at 203,004. So, a BIG thank you from yours
truly for staying the course with me.
I did not think many people would be interested in my
poetry when I first started writing up the blog nearly 10 years ago, especially as feedback
from poems I have published in UK magazines and elsewhere was not always in a
positive vein. One reader went s far as to complain that “... I don’t see how you
can write general and gay-interest poems of the socio-psychological kind you
write and call it poetry...
Clearly that reader hasn’t read much poetry; all
poetry attempts to convey a socio-psychological landscape as the poet sees it
at any moment in time. As for my gay-interest poems, the title of the blog to
which I publish them speaks for itself, surely? Some heterosexual readers have
even browsed it from time to time; feedback suggests they have found it helpful
in coming to a better (and kinder) understanding of LGBT family members, friends,
peers and work colleagues. It is due to such encouragement that I have
continued (and enjoyed) writing up all three blogs.
While it is true that my gay poetry blog lags behind
this one, stats confirm close to 169,000 views, so I am well-pleased.
There are both gay and general novels on my fiction
blog, whose stats are much lower, approaching around 22,000 views. I enjoyed
writing my novels, but came to the conclusion that I am no novelist. I cannot
deny I was disappointed to discover this about myself, and seeing pipe dreams
of fame and fortune burst like playful soap bubbles.
As Robert Louis Stevenson
suggested: "To travel hopefully is a better thing than to
arrive." (Virginibus Puerisque,1881.) Besides,
nothing, including fame and fortune, is ever quite how it is portrayed by
various media which, in turn, brings to mind another old truism along the
lines that none of us knows quite what goes on behind closed doors. The rich
and famous are only human, after all, and life is no less likely to have its
ups and downs for them as for the
Need to rest now. It is inly mid-morning here in the
UK, but while growing old doesn't have to be a major issue in itself when like,
yours truly, you are having to contend with various health issues as well, it
is no picnic...😉
Even so, I continue to keep looking on the bright(er) side of life and urge
you to do the same; never easy at any age, but the alternative
is we spend our lives peering into The Abyss while life itself
passes us by...
Bye for now, folks, and many thanks for dropping in. I am working on a new
poem and hope to publish it here very soon.
Take care, keep safe and be sure to treat those who show they care for you
with the love and respect they deserve,
Hugs,
Roger
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