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Thank you Philip, I have enjoyed reading your clever and unique slant on the star signs. As always, you are witty and amusing. =D>

I’m an Arian, so my character analysis was first up and I have to tell you that I didn’t recognise myself.

Oh dear, my life’s been a sham
I’m not really like Aries The Ram
The dark arts of astrology
Are owed an apology ...
I’d rather be me ... As I am

Looking forward to your take on Geminis

Gemini: May 21-June21

The third sign of the Zodiac is Gemini
A characteristic of which is prolixity
Those born under this sign
May well be inclined
Towards chronic, incessant verbosity

(Oh dear, that's me )

We appreciate your verbosity

Happy June.

Cancer: June 22 - July 23

If you're looking for much needed sympathy
And would welcome a friend showing empathy
Then here is the answer
Seek someone out who's a Cancer
Who will drive away your gloom and apathy

Philip, Barbara is right, we do appreciate your verbosity.

You are a man of many words. All of them eloquent.

You choreograph the words
Linguistic dance inside your head
Then each new month they debut
As the mainstay of this thread

I see from the Meterboard that you have made a very gentle return to the erg. I hope that the exercise is going well.

Jill wrote

I see from the Metreboard that you have made a very gentle return to the erg. I hope that the exercise is going well.

Thanks, Jill. After a 28 month period of little physical exertion, apart from playing bowls, I have found it quite a challenge to resume rowing. I had forgotten how tough it was Anyway, so far things are going well and I hope to be competitive again in my age group.

Well that's fun news Philip! Now don't fill your head with too many PM numbers. Need you to keep room in there for the words.

A beach volley ball player named Cleo
Was revered by her fans down in Rio
She took centre stage
On every sports page
Her star sign just had to be Leo

Virgo: August 24 - September 23

Conchita Suarez Ferrero
Kept a bar down in Montevideo
If you tried to attract her
She'd cry "Virgo intacta"
And back off, with a giggle, muy pronto

Libra: September 24 - October 23

When you stand in the dock before Percy
The judge, just breathe deeply, don't curse he's
A Libra, you know,
So you'll get a fair go
As he dispenses both justice and mercy

Scorpio: October 24 - November22

A Scorpio likes a good fight
Is relentless, loyal and quite
Prepared to break rules
And suffers no fools
Yet the bark may be worse than the bite

Sagittarius: November 23 - December 22

Those born under the sign Sagittarius
Are open-minded, extrovert and gregarious
Most energetic and so
Are quite likely to row
As fast as they can- and they're serious

Wishing all FS the compliments of the season.

Capricorn: December 23 - January 20

If you’re of a practical bent
Down to earth, whether lady or gent
There’s a chance you were born
Under sign Capricorn
And whatever you do is well meant

A Happy New Year to all FS

Aquarius: January 21 - February 19

Aquarius people are shy
From intellectual pursuits get their high
They increase mental strength
By discussing at length
Those topics that pass others by

Pisces: February 20 - March 20

You're adrift on a raft on the high seas
Sharks circle, you're starving: grave crises
But nil desperandum
There'll be a good outcome
At the end of the day you're a Pisces

I have a pair of tickets for the Spurs-Huddersfield game on Saturday, but my flight tomorrow afternoon has been cancelled and later flights that would get me to the match in time are all full. So I've had to cancel.

If anyone is interested in the tickets, please send me a pm. I don't want any money for them, I'd just hate to see them go to waste. One of them is a senior (over 65 ticket) Of course, there's always the possibility that the match will be postponed if the upcoming weather is even worse than anticipated.

I felt that a Limerick would be an appropriate way of expressing my frustration. Apologies for the poetic licence in using imperfect rhymes.

Paul V

They say March comes in like a lion
And they're certainly truthful this time
The beast from the east
Has brought us to our knees
And prevented our airplanes from flyin'

Sorry to hear about your predicament, Paul. I hope that someone can take up your offer and that the match can take place.
I don't envy your experience of the "beast from the east". It's a pleasant 24C here. After 10 years living in Australia's warm climate a touch of frost might see us off!
Liked the limerick. Now that I've submitted the final star sign limerick in the series it will be back to some zany stuff on a variety of topics for the rest of the year.
Watch this space.
Philip

Thanks Philip

I have to say that with our daughter living in New Zealand, the idea of moving to the Southern Hemisphere is quite appealing. But we have two sons (and loads of siblings, nieces and nephews, etc.) living in Ireland and the UK, so we're unlikely to uproot ourselves in the near future.

Paul V

To the man in the street please explain
Cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, blockchain
He's familiar with cash
Also bangers and mash
But these financial terms are arcane

If you have loads of money to spare
Or if you just don't really care
Whether you lose your shirt
Or whoever gets hurt
Then buy some bitcoin, if you dare!

The new season will soon be upon us. Good fortune to all

Some regard it with awestruck approval
But a six pack is inconsequential
When before your eyelashes
The word ROW briefly flashes
Then you need just technique and strength mental

Does cricket soothe the fevered brow

Now and then you may feel altogether
Quite close to the end of your tether
At times such as these
Enjoy wine and cheese
To the sound of some willow on leather.....
.......but not sandpaper

Taurus the bull gave a bellow
A cantankerous beast, never mellow
He was prone to rampage
A sign of his age
Of the Bullingdon Club was a fellow

A former dentist, by name Phil McAvity
As regards patient care didn’t have it he
Had no bedside manner
Used his drill like a spanner
So they named him the Duke of Depravity

Who'd be an Australian Prime Minister?
Sliding down from an upper floor banister
A pole at the base
Abruptly cuts down one's pace
Giving rise to a fate worse than sinister