At dVerse Merril is hosting and it it is quadrille time, and the word to use is blanket. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Blanket
“Play is the exultation of the possible.” Martin Buber
Waiting For Valour Our flag hung limp in the stillness as we nervously awaited the first wave of the enemy, outnumbered, waiting for valour, cutlass at the ready, peering at the near horizon as the biscuits ran out and mutiny was at hand in our blanket barque. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Many a fort has fallen to a biscuit shortage, lol. Love it!
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Many thanks VJ, yes, mine regularly succumbed to the ravages of a rumbling tum 🙂
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Hahaha. Our house bordered a farmers field and I can remember we dug a bunker and one of the boys put up a sign saying: No girls allowed. I had to punch him in the nose and then he added: except VJ. Lol.
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Brilliant, I think that is a great response – hope you kept/keep ‘punching.’
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Lol. I was a scrapper for sure.
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Excellent VJ 🙂 never let them grind you down 🙂
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So much fun. What’s a blanket fort without snacks? 😀
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O yes, a must 🙂
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🙂 With 2020 such a special year I still hope this is happening somewhere in this whole world 🙂
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Yes, we need play for health and resilience.
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Play might be the only thing to keep us sane these days .. hand over the arnotts or else!
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Can I have the last chocky one?
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you kidding, I ate them first!
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Bugger
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watch your language you little beggar!
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Shan’t 🙂
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well I’m telling your mother … is she still alive?
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She is, mum turned 90 this year, couldn’t have a celebration.
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oh beggar, how awfully disappointing to miss such a milestone!
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She survived the blitz so it was small fry, and none of us are wedded to it, so I guess in our laid back way we came to accept it 🙂
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sad but true … when lockdown is over maybe people can have multiple celebration parties 🙂
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I’m for parties 🙂 some that I know are going to do exactly that, but my mother is more inclined to a quiet cup of tea.
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lol then a nice rural drive and a cuppa at a quiet cafe sounds more like her kind of celebration … coffee and cake out is my preference 🙂
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I think something like that for sure 🙂
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Dobber 🙂
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swearing and name calling, you’re gonna be in big trouble!
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But, but …..
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no excuses, where is the respect!
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Blowing a raspberry (while running away) 🙂
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lol boys – tosses her head and walks away!
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Haha – I also nicked your sandwich
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greedy guts …
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Nah, nah, na, nah-nah 🙂
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did I just see your tongue?
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You sure did 😅
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hmm well I’m not gonna speak to you anymore you rude boy!
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I was suspended from primary school for being rude, caned, and walloped by dad 😀
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ouch, dad used to cane us too but we broke the rules so we took the cuts!
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Yes, I never minded much, I once laughed when the deputy gave me six, but I ended up with twelve, I was still smiling. He seemed very upset.
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we weren’t allowed to cry … about anything! But those cuts stung for days, ouch
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Ouch, not being allowed to cry is really awful.
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yep especially when my grandmother died when I was 5yo … I was told ‘she is at peace’ but even then I knew I was crying coz I wouldn’t see her again .. I was crying for my own loss but that was stopped immediately!
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Obviously some uncomfortable feelings in your elders to arrive at that.
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dad was war damaged so I ‘get that’ now but then I had no idea …
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Ah, yes, difficult – PTSD no doubt? How horrible.
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grandfather was ‘shell shock’, father was ‘anxiety and depression’ but there is no doubt both they and my uncles all suffered from PTSD …. all died of war related injuries!
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Yes, I can sadly say the same of my family, awful.
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a spat in it!
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Blech, more raspberries.
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cheeky sod!
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That’s me 😅
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cs for short then!
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Lol, yes.
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Haha, this is cute!
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Those were the days, thank you and I’m glad of the laugh 🙂
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This takes me back a few years when I could still get around to the floor and play with my grandkids. I do miss it very much!
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Yes, we need to play to be young and alive in ourselves in spite of our physical age and ability, ageing is no fun.
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I don’t give up trying at least!
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No, true, I like your spirit.
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Fun!! No snacks would be a good cause for mutiny 🙂
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Damnable – serious stuff indeed, lol, thank you for sharing that 🙂
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This with the running out of biscuits is a very funny one. Thank you for sharing, Paul! Enjoy your day! Michael
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Lol, It was the end of the world – never run out of biscuits 🙂
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Lol – Thats true,we need something we can trust to. 😉
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Yes, and a biscuit isn’t likely to cheat.
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😉
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I love this playful one – memories of days gone by
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Yes, those Pan days, such fun.
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Oh what fun! 😀
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🙂 you know it well
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This was my favourite game as a child! I fun quadrille evoking happy memories.
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Many thanks Ingrid, I enjoyed your response, so glad to hear that you had such fun too. I think our imagination is so important – thank you so much.
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Good old-fashioned imagination. I love the memories you’ve brought back with your poem ❤
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Thank you Lisa, and I enjoyed getting in touch with it too, glad you enjoyed the memories.
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You’re very welcome.
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Blanket forts were just the best! As were large cardbox boxes.
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Yes, nothing was lost or wasted in the exercise of imagination, there were so many scripts to play with. I had so much fun, as you equally attest to 😀
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Thank you 🙂
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I think I missed out…on the war, not the cookies. ❤ We did build snow forts and have snowball fights. Now, you've done it Paul. I think I have to bake some chocolate chip cookies! Keto version, of course! Take care! Cheryl
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Pity I’m so far away otherwise I’d pop over and sample those – choc chip are a fave.
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