I’m dead up.
Seriously, I’m counted out.
No use turning around the hot porridge
or finding out the wheel:
when the cat is out of the house, the mice dance on the table.
As the clock ticks at home, it ticks nowhere.
So keep good in the holes: don’t mob with the tap open.
A good neighbour is better than a far away friend.
East west, home best.
Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis 
Double Dutch 🙂
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I think these connect nicely.
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Yes. Well done. Thank you.
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I remember some of these from my time in Holland! Lovely!
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New to me, and makes a slightly mad poem, perfect really.
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Fascinating discourse on language here Peter!
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It works really well! I’m impressed by the creativity!
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Reblog button?
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I’m afraid there’s no reblog button in a page. I guess you’ll have to pinback.
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You turn reblog on/off in your administrative settings. It should be located in the same general area as the sharing buttons.
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It seems in my admin settings reblogs only apply for posts, not for pages.
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Ah! Did not realize it was a PAGE. OK. I understand now why reblog is not possible. Hmm.
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Resultaat mag er best wezen
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We need good neighbors…especially at times like this.
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Ha! Such fun! I’m especially intrigued by this one:
“don’t mob with the tap open”
So many applications! I’m picturing both a drunken group in a bar that hasn’t yet paid the bill, and the mad grouping of words whilst I still have a million research tabs open on my laptop. Seems sound advice in both instances. 😉
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Love this: “As the clock ticks at home, it ticks nowhere.”
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Most of these were not familiar to me, but it’s easy to grasp the idea you’ve crafted a very clever poem of adages and sayings. Well done!
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Sorry but is this for the Laundry prompt over at the dVerse blog which you have linked up?
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So it is, Grace. Here’s another one: don’t hang the dirty laundry out.
Happy Easter in advance!
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I love that image of the mice dancing on the table!
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This is absolutely stunning!
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Thank you for re-posting this. It’s so much fun. I also like the image of mice dancing on the table. 😀
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Gorgeously rendered! 💝💝
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those mice can dance but better run when the cat comes back!
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A wonderful collection, deftly connected. Thanks!
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Love how you connected these here, quite clever and beautifully rendered indeed. Nice work!
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Nice weaving of different saying
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Quite clever of you to chain link these together to create a great poem!!!!
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I really enjoyed being befuddled by this poem. I especially liked:
No use turning around the hot porridge
or finding out the wheel. 🙂
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so much fun. love the beat!
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Literal translation can be fun
A few from Swedish
Here lies a buried dog
I sense owls in the swamp
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Tack så mycket!
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Some silly but sage advice, me thinks!
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A nice twisted nugget, able to bridge prompts in a single bound. Laundry list indeed; still chuckling.
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This rings out wonderfully Peter. Most engaging and enjoyable.
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Fun, feels dream like and makes me want cheese. I enjoyed this nonsense.
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Very clever idea, and works well…
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Quite brilliant of you, my Friend ….
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Nice composition Peter. Luv the clock ticks and the nearness of neighbours best of the lot
Much love…
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A madly cool poem, Peter!
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