Thanks Jim. You do know that"nailed it" means something different this side of the pond?  Nah, just kidding.

Yes, I play lefty. I do most things right handed and something's left. It annoys Ann when she asks me to rub baby creme on her back....(not like that!) And I put out my left hand and she says "no the other one" I find playing guitar comes more naturally to me lefty. Go figure?     

Hi Bill. I did try sending it to you first, but I guess that didn't work? I'm so glad you like it as that means more than anything to me. Give Dondra a hug from me in return, I feel somehow robbed of a nice warm hug from a lovely lady that I feel I know yet never met. I shall search for my local ADA as you suggested.

Thanks again, you're a real friend.     

Well....I didn't know you cared.

What I meant was the link?  You found it the same way I did. By scrolling down till I found my old weather beaten features, but where was the link hiding?     

thanks for that, the address i mean and the review too. where was it hiding?     

Yeah thanks for that, that's great news..... I may live forever!     

thanks everyone for having a read and passing on your great reviews. this began as a happy song, one day. i went back to it a few days later and the sadder part came out. there's a story line in coronation street (a British soap) at the moment about a wimp of a guy trying to put his marriage back on track. having been there, i know it's piddling against the wind, hence the end part!
i found it's no good living on dreams and hoping for the best, the only way forward is by starting a new page.

and anyway....songs write themselves 

Great one Jim, I went through this at age 27 and divorced a year later, all the emotions are there and still sting yet I'm so glad I got out of there and found my Ann, 37 years and counting. We argue...yes. we have tantrums...yes! But we also have a beautiful love and friendship. You have such a talent. 

you seem to be writing about all the mundane things we don't normally think about. you're showing great insight. well done another great poem.

Hi Beamer. I've sent you an email, have a read and decide what you want to do. I cant say do or don't only you can decide.

BTW, I like what you sent it's gritty and earthy and a little close to the bone....

This sounds like "one more time for old times sake?" Done that been there got the knife mark in my back!

I see you've discovered clarity?you can email me with as much profanity as is necessary to make you feel like the lead weight in your guts is going.

It's good that you can express your feelings with frankly top flight poems. Another cracker.