The Glad Game

[Maryd.]

I'm glad we are on the same wavelength.

[Henry P]

I'm glad we are, my dear

[Maryd.]

I am glad to know there is someone out there who is not afraid to show their true feelings

[Henry P]

Many people are, but I'm not

[Maryd.]

Good man... Keep that up. Because there is always someone around to support you.

[Henry P]

Is that you, my dear?

[Maryd.]

I like to hope it is... Mind you, there has been many times that you have been here to support me, as well. So I guess it pays to talk about things.

[Henry P]

It does. We must carry on supporting each other

[Maryd.]

I'll be here for you, my good sir.

[Henry P]

and I'll be here for you

[Maryd.]

Thanks dear... There's a whole lot of love happening here. Mwah...

[Henry P]

:cheekkiss::cheekkiss:

[Maryd.]

:hug:I'm glad that you are so loving...:wub:

[Henry P]

I try to be nice, my dear

[Maryd.]

You don't need to try... You just are.
I'm glad I have my friend to cheer me up, when the chips are down.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you think so

[Maryd.]

I'm glad we are here today.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you are

[Maryd.]

I can't imagine, not being here.
I'm glad I found this site and you.

[Henry P]

i'm glad I found you here. I stumbled on the website after being thrown out of Poets Graves

[Maryd.]

Aw poor dear, why did you get thrown out?

[Henry P]

for arguing with the moderator who was trying to get me to write like him and his mates

[Maryd.]

No, don't dare write like anyone else, but yourself. You're writing is perfect as it is. Mwah.

[Henry P]

Actually I'm revising many of my poems, pruning out words on the less is more principle

[Maryd.]

But don't change them, because some weirdo said so!

[Henry P]

No, but I can be verbose at times

[Maryd.]

Do what you have to do to sort them out, but keep them real.

[Henry P]

good advice, my dear

[Maryd.]

I know, I don't like to change mine, I might pop in a word here or there, but not much.

[Henry P]

I keep finding things to improve

[Maryd.]

If it is an improvement then that is a good thing.
I'm glad you are happy to improve your poems.

[Henry P]

thanks , my dear.
I'm glad you find time for me

[Maryd.]

I try.
I'm glad you respond, in the way you do.

[Henry P]

I'm glad to help

[Maryd.]

I'm glad that some people still have a heart.

[Henry P]

Some of us still do

[Emma-Fenny]

im glad i joined this forum :)

[Henry P]

good for you, my dear

[Emma-Fenny]

:) :) :)

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I can still smile.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you can

[BienvenuJDC]

I'm glad that the two sisters in Henry P's avatar are not fighting...

[Maryd.]

I'm glad that Bien has joined the poetry forum... Now Bien, show us some of your work.

[Henry P]

I'm glad more people do the games here as it creates a sense of friendship and community

[Maryd.]

Yes and community is important, even in th cyber world.

[Henry P]

I'm glad there's a new government here

[Ike]

Love
Sunshine
Flowers
my family

[Henry P]

I agree totally

[Maryd.]

Me too...

[Henry P]

I'm glad we can see doctors whenever we need them

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I have full acces to the net again.

[Henry P]

I'm glad my best friend hasn't forgotten me

[Maryd.]

I'm glad my best friend has returned

[Ike]

A day free from pain

[Maryd.]

Good health to you Ike

[Henry P]

I'm glad the sun is shining

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I'm home.

[Henry P]

I'm glad I'm speaking to my wife again

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I am nearing the end of the road.

[Henry P]

The end of which road?

[Maryd.]

Never mind... Scratch that last line.

I'm glad I am happy, I don't need to be sad anymore.

[Henry P]

I'm glad for you, my dear

[Maryd.]

Sadness is in-built... I have never had it, so I shouldn't need it.

I'm glad I have come to realise that...

[Henry P]

I've always had a melancholy streak

[Maryd.]

Yes well. Time to blow that away...

[Henry P]

Perhaps it is

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I am helping HenryP's cold get better.

[Henry P]

with Australian sunshine

[Maryd.]

It is shinning at the moment. One never knows though. Melbourne has some weird weather changes. We have a line here. "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute"

[Henry P]

It's changeable here too. Still not warm enough for May

[Maryd.]

Poor dear... Here:hug: is that warnmer.

[Henry P]

You warm the cockles of my heart

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I can. Even from thousands of miles away... Gee I must have long arms.

[Henry P]

Better than that, you radiate warmth

[Maryd.]

(Warmth radiated)

I'm glad my friend is feeling the warmth.

[Henry P]

I'm glad I still have my hair

[Maryd.]

I'm glad things are not as bad as they seem.

[Henry P]

most of the time they aren't, but sometimes they're even worse

[Maryd.]

I am glad I made a realisation about a big mistake I could have made.

[Henry P]

Do you want to say what it was?

[Maryd.]

Yes, I caved to what everyone wants me to do... And now everyone is happy.

[Henry P]

But are you?

[Maryd.]

No, but who cares anyway?

[Ike]

By the way...watching you rwo banter makes me glad!

[Maryd.]

Having someone join us makes me glad.

[Henry P]

I'm glad someone pays attention to us on this forum

[Maryd.]

I'm glad we can carry on and no one get's upset.

[Henry P]

I like carrying on here

[Maryd.]

Yes... We're not hurting anyone, are we?

[Henry P]

no, my dear

[Maryd.]

Well no one else anyway...

I am glad I can talk on this forum freely.

[Henry P]

so can I

[Deedah]

I don't get glad.
I haven't been "glad" since a rave in 2001, and I never want to be "glad" again.

[Maryd.]

Oh, poor dear... I didn't get glad, before I started here. But now that I have some very special friends and can upload my poems as well. I feel so much better.

[Deedah]

What happened to rantingpete and Yog? I miss those guys.

[Henry P]

I miss ranting pete too

[Maryd.]

I think they were before my time.

I'm glad that I have finished another 3 poems.

[Henry P]

I can't wait toi read them

[Maryd.]

You will... In good time, my sir, in good time.

[BienvenuJDC]

I'm glad that Hannah and I got to plant some of our garden today.

[Maryd.]

I'm glad you did too.

I'm glad I will be finishing off my garden today.

[Henry P]

We did that today as well and I cut the grass

[Maryd.]

I'm glad you can keep yourself busy.

[BienvenuJDC]

I'm glad that both Henry P and Maryd are on right now

[Maryd.]

I'm glad you are here to Bien

[Henry P]

yes, I'm glad you've joined us

[Maryd.]

I'm glad to be here for a while... Then off to the garden.

[Henry P]

What are you doing in the garden?

[Maryd.]

A vegie patch in my garden.

And a border on a rose bed I made for the house we will be selling in two weeks.

[Henry P]

what veg are you growing?

[Maryd.]

At this stage only lettuce... But I don't have a big back yard, so can only growm miminal vegies. Aslo hubby laid crushed rock recently... I hate it. Makes our back yard look like a car park.

[Henry P]

You should get cars in and start charging

[Maryd.]

There's no access to my back yard, unfortunately. Except through a side door in the garage. A badly designed house. Mind you it's well protected... A criminal would have to climb over the roof to get in the back, or find away to break into the garage. Which is secured shut with an automatic roller door.

[Henry P]

I'm glad the weather is lovely today

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I went to my kids athletics day at school.

[Henry P]

Athletics? It's nearly winter there, isn't it?

[Maryd.]

Yes, but they still had the day... It was cool, but not too cold and it didn't rain, so that's the main thing. Plus I got to spend a couple of hours with my kids at their school. It was nice.

[Henry P]

I'm glad it's warm and sunny again

[Maryd.]

I'm glad you have warm weather there.

[Henry P]

It's lovely here while much of Europe except the Med is having heavy rains

[Maryd.]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[Henry P]

I'm glad my hearing is very good

[Maryd.]

I'm glad my mind is still sane... For now.

[BienvenuJDC]

I'm glad that I wrote another poem...

[Henry P]

Is it on the forum?

[Maryd.]

I think it is...

I'm glad I'm me.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you are

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I am eating breakfast.

[Henry P]

What are you having?

[Maryd.]

Nothing fancy... Just toast with margarine. It's just that I am so hungry. I don't know why?

[Henry P]

It's good to have a bigger breakfast as you're likely to burn it up during the day

[Maryd.]

Especially with all the work I am going to do.

[Henry P]

More painting?

[Maryd.]

And the rest, I have to go inside the house and do some touch ups in there and then sand down the outside of a laundry trough, then paint that. Hubby put up a post in the front yard to support a sagging roof and I'll have to paint that... I am going to be wrecked by the end of the day.

[Henry P]

But you're near the end, aren't you?

[Maryd.]

Yes, very near the end. But the little so-and-so rained all day. So got no outdoor work done. I did procrastinate a little this morning, but I still managed to get a large amount of work done inside. Stillm so much to do... It is so draining. I think I have almost run out of steam.

[Henry P]

Focus on finishing it and selling the house

[Maryd.]

I know, the dollar signs are keeping me going and I am starting to get itchy fingers again. I want to get back to editing my manuscript. I miss it.

[Henry P]

Go for it, my dear

[Maryd.]

I love the way you always boost my confidence. Thanks dear.

[Henry P]

I learned to focus on the positive in the last few years. It got me through

[Maryd.]

You are so much more clever than I am.

[Henry P]

No, I'm not. If I was clever, I'd be a headteacher on 100 grand and an amenable secretary

[Maryd.]

Headteachers/principals are smart they are just have a tough heart

[Henry P]

I agree. It helps if they're b******s as well

[Maryd.]

I would never make a good principal... I would probably take the child home and feed him/her cheesecake.

[Henry P]

If you're nice, they eat you and your cheesecake alive

[Maryd.]

I wonder what I would taste like?

[Henry P]

Very sweet and a melting texture but an intoxicating aftertaste, like the finest tiramisu

[Maryd.]

Ok you have just score a massive amout of browny points for that one...

[Henry P]

What would I taste like?

[Maryd.]

Warm fudge freshly baked, sprinkled with hundreds and thousands and soft whipped strawberry icecream, topped with sherbit. (My favourite)

[Henry P]

That means I'm very sweet. You'd need to :toothbrush: after me

[Maryd.]

Don't worry I am so pedantic about brushing my teeth...

Do you come with a free tooth brush and sensitive toothpaste?

[Henry P]

So am I. I even count to give top and bottom, outside and inside equal brushing

[Maryd.]

3 minutes on each area right?

[Henry P]

Your teeth must be dazzling, my dear

[Maryd.]

Nothing fancy, but they are clean... That's all that matters.

I'm glad I have all my teeth. Even those useless wisdoms.

[Henry P]

I have 31- one wisdom tooth never grew

[Maryd.]

Wow, that's odd. It didn't grow internally did it?

[Henry P]

No, it never hurt or anything.
I'm glad I have a new student

[Maryd.]

I'm glad our temperatures are down, back to school and renovating, as normal today.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you've recovered quickly

[Maryd.]

Yes, but what a weird virus... It comes on so strong, but as quick as it comes, it goes.

[Henry P]

Thank God it does go away

[Maryd.]

Oh yes, such a horrible thing to have. My poor daughter though, she had it for 2 days. At least I only had it for half a day. Andrew only had it for a few hours and he didn't get to sick, just stomach cramps.

I'm glad we are strong enough to fight of a virus like that one.

[Henry P]

i'm glad more is known about illnesses than ever

[Maryd.]

I'm even more glad, more can be done about certain illnesses.

[Henry P]

Yes. We'll never know everything, though

[Maryd.]

True that.

[Henry P]

I'm glad Maryd seems healthy again

[Maryd.]

I'm glad my friend can cheer me up when I am down...

[Henry P]

I'm glad to help

[Maryd.]

I'm glad you're back.

[Henry P]

I'm glad I feel good mentally most days now

[Maryd.]

Ar, erm, I would like to say the same... But I won't lie.:)

[Henry P]

You seem fine to me, my dear

[Maryd.]

Sure, ok, if you insist. I thought I was :screwloose:

[Henry P]

No, that's your endearing uniqueness

[Maryd.]

Well that's new... I have heard it called many things before, but never endearing uniqueness. You certainly are a diplomat.

[Henry P]

I swallow a thesaurus every night, my dear

[Maryd.]

Can you throw one my way, angel. Your vocab is astounding.

[Henry P]

It could be better at times, my dear. Sometimes I can be very eloquent, at others I am stuck for words

[Maryd.]

Lucky you... I am always stuck with words. Did you know that lately I try not to talk when I visit as I find the words hard to come out. Writing I don't have a problem with. Just talking. Weird ha?

[Henry P]

I write rarely now, but I love talking

[Maryd.]

Does the vocab come easy, when you talk?

[Henry P]

Usually, when I'm confident

[Maryd.]

Nice.

I'm glad my friend is a confident man

[Henry P]

More so than for a long time

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I am happy today.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you are

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I have finished a suite of poems

[Henry P]

I 'd like to read them

[Maryd.]

In due time, my good sir, in due time... I will be uploading a few here and there. Keep your eyes peeled.

[Henry P]

I'm here every day

[Maryd.]

Oh, I hadn't noticed.
That's funny, so am I.
Now I'm being silly.

I'm glad you are here everyday.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you are too

[Maryd.]

I'm glad that when we miss each other, we still leave messages. It's nice to log on and see a lovely message for you. It leaves me all warm and fuzzy inside

[Henry P]

I'd feel I wasn't a real friend if I didn't leave messages

[Maryd.]

Me too. I feel the need to leave a message. If I am busy, I log on specifically to leave a message that I don't have time to chat. But I have to. I want to.

[Henry P]

I feel the same way

[Maryd.]

So weird how we feel the same.

But I am glad we do.

[Henry P]

So am I

[Maryd.]

I'm glad I'm awake early on a Sunday morning.

[Henry P]

I'm glad you find time for me

[Maryd.]

Well you are after all you and my special friend.:hug:

[Henry P]

:hug::hug::hug:
when words are not enough

[Maryd.]

Sometimes I feel all :cheekkiss::hug: when I think of you...

[Henry P]

I feel the same about you

[Maryd.]

It's nice to have the emoticons to express our feelings, but it's such a shame we can't express them for real.

[Henry P]

I'm glad we can talk, though

[Maryd.]

I'm glad we get along so well too, it makes the talking so much easier.

[Henry P]

I'm glad we do

[Maryd.]

I'm glad that I'm up early again

[Henry P]

You're an early bird today

[Maryd.]

Well have a lot to do.

Have to get one more signature from a friend for the passports, do some banking and shopping, do the passport and work on the house. Don't know how I'll fit it all in.

[Henry P]

Good luck

[Maryd.]

Luck died...:(

[Henry P]

Aw, I'm sorry

[Maryd.]

Thank you for the jokes, my love.

[Henry P]

The dirty ones are best

[Maryd.]

Yes, the are the ones that make one laugh the most.

[Henry P]

I'm glad I have a sense of humour

[Maryd.]

So am I. Some jokes can offend. But my theory is that jokes and comedians are supposed to make us laugh, not be politicallly, racially, or sexually correct. The have to be able slap people in the face with reality. That is what makes people laugh, stupidity and reliaty. It's actually ironic really. What we would find funny in a joken can be totally offensive, if said direct.

[Henry P]

I agree, my dear. If it's funny, its funny

[Maryd.]

Do you know how many dirty and bad and silly jokes I can make about my own life. I should get into writing comedies, instead of childrens fiction... Hahahahaha.

[Henry P]

try it

[Maryd.]

I might...

[Henry P]

rantingpete writes comedy. It's not easy

[Maryd.]

Yes, true, but my life has been one big comedy act... In a not so comical way.

[Henry P]

It could be seen in a comic light, though, I'm sure. Much modern comedy is bittersweet or dark

[Maryd.]

If anyone was a fly on my wall, they wouldn't know weather to laugh or cry...

I am glad I can finally see the humour in my awkward past.

[Henry P]

You've survived, my dear

[Maryd.]

Yes, but you know how someone sees a scar from a terrible accident and it reminds them of it... Well that is how I see it, as an emotional scar and I am always reminded of it when I look in the mirror.

[Henry P]

Try to think of the best things in your life instead

[Maryd.]

My children and my writing and that's it... Everything else is fake.

[Henry P]

So think of your children and your writing, although you have many personal qualities you can be proud of

[Maryd.]

They are...

[Henry P]

warmth, loyalty, friendliness, humour...

[Maryd.]

You are so kind to me Henry. What would I ever do without you?

[Henry P]

we'd be a little lonelinier and sadder without each other

[Maryd.]

True my dear, you are angel. Not only are we almost in the same boat... But do you realise the irony in our names and how they are written on this forum. HenryP & MaryD?

[Henry P]

another thing in common, my dear, among many. We don't hide behind pseudonyms

[Maryd.]

No darling... I real, are you?

[Henry P]

I'm real, my dear

[Maryd.]

Yay, I met a human... He's not just a screen with words.

[Henry P]

I'm very human, my dear

[Maryd.]

Thank God, I thought I was talking to a screen all this time... Phew!

[Henry P]

I'm glad we're both real people

[Maryd.]

Wait... Wait... Let me check...

(face, hands, feet, legs arms ar, er, yep, everything is accounted for)