Zod wrote:

> On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 2:18:09 AM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 4:52:30 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
>> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:46:40 PM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 1:00:13 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
>> > > > George J. Dance wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Christmas Eve:
>> > > > > A Christmas Childhood, by Patrick Kavanagh
>> > > > > [...]
>> > > > > The light between the ricks of hay and straw
>> > > > > Was a hole in Heaven’s gable. An apple tree
>> > > > > With its December-glinting fruit we saw –
>> > > > > O you, Eve, were the world that tempted me.
>> > > > > [...]
>> > > > > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-christmas-childhood-patrick-kavanagh.html
>> > > >
>> > > > > #pennnyspoems
>> > > > Excellent choice, my friend Travis is a Kavanagh fan, and I've been meaning to read more of his poetry.
>> > > Travis and I are facebook "friends." When I promoted the poem this am, I put an announcement on his profile page.
>> > Travis is a good guy and talented singer/poet.....
>> Yes, he was, and in addition he'd built up a small group of other poets. He seems to have got out of poetry at this point. He's taken down his poetry blog, alas.
>>
>> I do miss him, though. I regret that the Chimp drove him away, but what can you do; Chimps gotta Chimp. I have to take some of the blame; if I hadn't spent those years trying to coexist with Team Monkey, and had dealt with them

> I know, Travis is a nice fellow and very talented...

Agreed.

George J. Dance wrote:

> Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Christmas Eve:
> A Christmas Childhood, by Patrick Kavanagh
> [...]
> The light between the ricks of hay and straw
> Was a hole in Heaven’s gable. An apple tree
> With its December-glinting fruit we saw –
> O you, Eve, were the world that tempted me.
> [...]
> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-christmas-childhood-patrick-kavanagh.html

> #pennnyspoems

I thanks you for keeping the bar hgh for good poetry on the group G.D.

Kavanagh and Patchen are truly top shelf workers....

On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 2:18:09 AM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 4:52:30 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:46:40 PM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 1:00:13 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > George J. Dance wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Christmas Eve:
> > > > > A Christmas Childhood, by Patrick Kavanagh
> > > > > [...]
> > > > > The light between the ricks of hay and straw
> > > > > Was a hole in Heaven’s gable. An apple tree
> > > > > With its December-glinting fruit we saw –
> > > > > O you, Eve, were the world that tempted me.
> > > > > [...]
> > > > > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-christmas-childhood-patrick-kavanagh.html
> > > >
> > > > > #pennnyspoems
> > > > Excellent choice, my friend Travis is a Kavanagh fan, and I've been meaning to read more of his poetry.
> > > Travis and I are facebook "friends." When I promoted the poem this am, I put an announcement on his profile page.
> > Travis is a good guy and talented singer/poet.....
> Yes, he was, and in addition he'd built up a small group of other poets. He seems to have got out of poetry at this point. He's taken down his poetry blog, alas.
>
> I do miss him, though. I regret that the Chimp drove him away, but what can you do; Chimps gotta Chimp. I have to take some of the blame; if I hadn't spent those years trying to coexist with Team Monkey, and had dealt with them

Again, agreed.

On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 3:18:37 AM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 2:18:09 AM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 4:52:30 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:46:40 PM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 1:00:13 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > > > George J. Dance wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Christmas Eve:
> > > > > > A Christmas Childhood, by Patrick Kavanagh
> > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > The light between the ricks of hay and straw
> > > > > > Was a hole in Heaven’s gable. An apple tree
> > > > > > With its December-glinting fruit we saw –
> > > > > > O you, Eve, were the world that tempted me.
> > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-christmas-childhood-patrick-kavanagh.html
> > > > >
> > > > > > #pennnyspoems
> > > > > Excellent choice, my friend Travis is a Kavanagh fan, and I've been meaning to read more of his poetry.
> > > > Travis and I are facebook "friends." When I promoted the poem this am, I put an announcement on his profile page.
> > > Travis is a good guy and talented singer/poet.....
> > Yes, he was, and in addition he'd built up a small group of other poets.. He seems to have got out of poetry at this point. He's taken down his poetry blog, alas.
> >
> > I do miss him, though. I regret that the Chimp drove him away, but what can you do; Chimps gotta Chimp. I have to take some of the blame; if I hadn't spent those years trying to coexist with Team Monkey, and had dealt with them
> Again, agreed.

IIRC, everyone got along with Travis just fine.

I happen to know (via a personal email from Travis) who drove Travis away.

I'm not going to point any fingers, as I believe that private emails should be confidential: but I can confirm that he did not leave because of me, ME, NancyGene, Jim, Ash, Cujo, Robert, Karen, Corey, or PJR.

Michael Pendragon wrote:

> On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 3:18:37 AM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
>> On Friday, December 30, 2022 at 2:18:09 AM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> > On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 4:52:30 PM UTC-5, Zod wrote:
>> > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 3:46:40 PM UTC-5, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> > > > On Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 1:00:13 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
>> > > > > George J. Dance wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Christmas Eve:
>> > > > > > A Christmas Childhood, by Patrick Kavanagh
>> > > > > > [...]
>> > > > > > The light between the ricks of hay and straw
>> > > > > > Was a hole in Heaven’s gable. An apple tree
>> > > > > > With its December-glinting fruit we saw –
>> > > > > > O you, Eve, were the world that tempted me.
>> > > > > > [...]
>> > > > > > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-christmas-childhood-patrick-kavanagh.html
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > #pennnyspoems
>> > > > > Excellent choice, my friend Travis is a Kavanagh fan, and I've been meaning to read more of his poetry.
>> > > > Travis and I are facebook "friends." When I promoted the poem this am, I put an announcement on his profile page.
>> > > Travis is a good guy and talented singer/poet.....
>> > Yes, he was, and in addition he'd built up a small group of other poets.. He seems to have got out of poetry at this point. He's taken down his poetry blog, alas.
>> >
>> > I do miss him, though. I regret that the Chimp drove him away, but what can you do; Chimps gotta Chimp. I have to take some of the blame; if I hadn't spent those years trying to coexist with Team Monkey, and had dealt with them
>> Again, agreed.

> IIRC, everyone got along with Travis just fine.

> I happen to know (via a personal email from Travis) who drove Travis away.

> I'm not going to point any fingers, as I believe that private emails should be confidential: but I can confirm that he did not leave because of me, ME, NancyGene, Jim, Ash, Cujo, Robert, Karen, Corey, or PJR.

That's possible, except for the fact that you're known to lie and misrepresent, Pendragon.

HTH and HAND.