David Franks: photography, music, poetry - "WalkaboutsVerse"...
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Great for tropical fish & sunsets, photo of Freedom Beach, Phuket, Thailand; 8/12/2024.
Imperialism is evil & #Trump should give-up ideas of #Greenland AND grant independence to #Hawaii, etc.; my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos - between 42nd and 48th Streets, First Avenue - "There is a U.N." walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/03/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 218 OF 230
Poem 218 of 230: THERE IS A U.N. Why does the U.S. Have O.S. bases Of influence when There is a U.N.? (C) David Franks 2003 ...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Imperialism is evil & #Trump should give-up ideas of #Greenland AND grant independence to #Hawaii, etc.; my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos - between 42nd and 48th Streets, First Avenue - "There is a U.N." walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/03/walk...
In 2016, I was using my monthly Tube Travelcard to make after-work trips to some of the many sights of #London - thus, adding a few #photos to my #song "Impressions of London in 1997" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/08/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 42 OF 230
Poem 42 of 230: IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON IN 1997 (TUNE - IN THE KEY OF G MAJOR: E2 F#3 G1 G1 A3 G2 F#2 F#3 E2 F#1 F#1 F#1-G3 F#2 E2 E3...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
In 2016, I was using my monthly Tube Travelcard to make after-work trips to some of the many sights of #London - thus, adding a few #photos to my #song "Impressions of London in 1997" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/08/walk...
Not sure who is the most overrated male of my lifetime - David #Beckham or Bob #Dylan/Zimmerman..? My WalkaboutsVerse #peom "Me at 33" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 71 OF 230
Poem 71 of 230: ME AT 33 Gandhi-glasses with twelve-years of wear, Clubfoot, slight scoliosis, thin hair; I have a goatee, am bui...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Not sure who is the most overrated male of my lifetime - David #Beckham or Bob #Dylan/Zimmerman..? My WalkaboutsVerse #peom "Me at 33" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walk...
#AusOpen #AO2026 He may be completely innocent, but has anyone at least questioned Darren Cahill re the doping-cases of Halep, Agassi & #Sinner - whom he has coached? My WalkaboutsVerse #poem "Regarding Drug Abuse" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/04/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 207 OF 230
Poem 207 of 230: REGARDING DRUG ABUSE Whenever I’m feeling bad, I try to change my thinking - Another poem, a fad… Or let time...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#AusOpen #AO2026 He may be completely innocent, but has anyone at least questioned Darren Cahill re the doping-cases of Halep, Agassi & #Sinner - whom he has coached? My WalkaboutsVerse #poem "Regarding Drug Abuse" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/04/walk...
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025/#AFCON2025/#Morocco2025 As a neutral, I'd say Morocco won the #AFCONfinal by DEFAULT, as the Senegal "manager" called his players off the field of PLAY. davidfranks.blogspot.com
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse
David Franks: Sports; Humanities; Travel; Photography; English Vocal Music; Reality Poetry - my life's work "WalkaboutsVerse"
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January 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025/#AFCON2025/#Morocco2025 As a neutral, I'd say Morocco won the #AFCONfinal by DEFAULT, as the Senegal "manager" called his players off the field of PLAY. davidfranks.blogspot.com
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025/#AFCON2025/#Morocco2025/#AFCONfinal My light-hearted WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, on (approximating!) "Moroccan Tea" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 94 OF 230
Poem 94 of 230: MOROCCAN TEA Here’s a hint Concerning mint: It’s very brief, Just pick a leaf From the backyard, And wa...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025/#AFCON2025/#Morocco2025/#AFCONfinal My light-hearted WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, on (approximating!) "Moroccan Tea" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/walk...
With #photos recently added from a 2nd trip, my #travel #poem, in WalkaboutsVerse, on #Google BlogSpot, "Colourful #Llandudno" - walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/08/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 166 OF 230
Poem 166 of 230: COLOURFUL LLANDUDNO - SUMMER 2001 Seated within the Greenery, Looking up, from a plate of toast (Reddened with be...
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January 18, 2026 at 7:48 PM
With #photos recently added from a 2nd trip, my #travel #poem, in WalkaboutsVerse, on #Google BlogSpot, "Colourful #Llandudno" - walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/08/walk...
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem from a 1996 visit - with #photos added from a second visit this year - to "The Polynesian Cultural Centre" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 32 OF 230
Poem 32 of 230: THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTRE North, on the warm island of Oahu, There’s a really good place to see: The Polynesi...
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January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem from a 1996 visit - with #photos added from a second visit this year - to "The Polynesian Cultural Centre" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walk...
Re #LIOLI 18/1/2026, my #poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, with #photography, on, in North East England, "#Cullercoats" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/05/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 194 OF 230
Poem 194 of 230: CULLERCOATS - SPRING 2002 Cullercoats’ Harboured boats, Caved crescent, And classic Metro-sound - On a...
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January 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Re #LIOLI 18/1/2026, my #poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, with #photography, on, in North East England, "#Cullercoats" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/05/walk...
With #photography attached from a return visit to #Cambridge, when it comes to looking at this WalkaboutsVerse #poem there is no choice/"Hobson's Choice"!🙂https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walkaboutsverse-54-of-230.html
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
With #photography attached from a return visit to #Cambridge, when it comes to looking at this WalkaboutsVerse #poem there is no choice/"Hobson's Choice"!🙂https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walkaboutsverse-54-of-230.html
#NASA Re #Musk & #Mars, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem "Pie in the Sky?" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 79 OF 230
Poem 79 of 230: PIE IN THE SKY? From our early childhood, We’re taught to glorify Conquering the Earth’s neighbourhood - ...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#NASA Re #Musk & #Mars, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem "Pie in the Sky?" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walk...
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Walkabout #Mexico" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 36 OF 230
Poem 36 of 230: WALKABOUT MEXICO In late December, 1996, I can remember Being in a fix - For time and pesos - And, thus,...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:39 PM
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Walkabout #Mexico" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walk...
My WalkaboutsVerse #haiku poem, with #photos, "Irony in Lancaster" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/12/poem...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 121 OF 230
Poem 121 of 230: IRONY IN LANCASTER - AUTUMN 2000 All cut-and-laid stone, South, from the murky river To the clean canal. (C) Da...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
My WalkaboutsVerse #haiku poem, with #photos, "Irony in Lancaster" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/12/poem...
Things may have improved for the Maasai since my last visit to Kenya, but my WalkaboutsVerse land-rights #poem "Out of Place" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 52 OF 230
Poem 52 of 230: OUT OF PLACE As I paid my bus fee To leave Nairobi, A woman caught my eye - From what I could see (Red ...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Things may have improved for the Maasai since my last visit to Kenya, but my WalkaboutsVerse land-rights #poem "Out of Place" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walk...
#WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity All my "Chants from Walkabouts", plus my Weekly WalkaboutsVerse #poem, e.g., may be found at this communal #poetry site - writeoutloud.net/profiles/dav...
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse | Write Out Loud
This is the Write Out Loud profile for David Franks: Walkabouts Verse. Write Out Loud profiles give poets and poetry groups the opportunity to showcase their written and audio work.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
#WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity All my "Chants from Walkabouts", plus my Weekly WalkaboutsVerse #poem, e.g., may be found at this communal #poetry site - writeoutloud.net/profiles/dav...
#AusOpen My Weekly WalkaboutsVerse #poetry blog, e.g., is my #poem, on #tennis tournaments, "From the Minority" davidfranks.blogspot.com/p/weekly-wav...
Weekly WAV
Poem 222 of 230: FROM THE MINORITY More-and-more at tennis tournaments, Cheap-shots drop from somewhere in the crowd: A whistle during ...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
#AusOpen My Weekly WalkaboutsVerse #poetry blog, e.g., is my #poem, on #tennis tournaments, "From the Minority" davidfranks.blogspot.com/p/weekly-wav...
My #travel #poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, with #photography, from #Newcastle, on "A Glassy #Tyne": walkaboutsverse.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 179 OF 230
Poem 179 of 230: A GLASSY TYNE - AUTUMN 2001 Near glassy-classical new Law Courts, Viewed from the snazzy Millennium Bridge, Refle...
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January 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
My #travel #poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, with #photography, from #Newcastle, on "A Glassy #Tyne": walkaboutsverse.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/walk...
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, on "#Clitheroe Castle's Views" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/01/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 114 OF 230
Poem 114 of 230: CLITHEROE CASTLE’S VIEWS - SUMMER 2000 From outside metres-thick wall (Down on leafy-grounds grown tall, Then acr...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, on "#Clitheroe Castle's Views" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/01/walk...
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, from visits to #Cambridge, on no-choice/"Hobsons Choice"! walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 54 OF 230
Poem 54 of 230: HOBSON’S CHOICE During a daytrip to Cambridge, My uncle showed the confined space That left punters no choice...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, from visits to #Cambridge, on no-choice/"Hobsons Choice"! walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walk...
#MUNMCI #ManUtd #ManCity Not that long ago, Manchester produced competent footballers - now, sadly, just fanatical supporters of wealthy foreign players, & less than 50% of the population are English; my #poem on the #PremierLeague/greedy foreign farce - walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 98 OF 230
Poem 98 of 230: REREGULATE One "Premier" world-eleven v. Another such company/ Or wage-caps, and most of each-club’s squad Fr...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
#MUNMCI #ManUtd #ManCity Not that long ago, Manchester produced competent footballers - now, sadly, just fanatical supporters of wealthy foreign players, & less than 50% of the population are English; my #poem on the #PremierLeague/greedy foreign farce - walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/walk...
Further to the efforts of #Sting & #Diana, etc., my WalkaboutsVerse #poem on "#Landmines" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/04/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 85 OF 230
Poem 85 of 230: LANDMINES I’m thinking of Sting’s song “Russians,” Which notes the ways wars can be fought; He highlights nuclear w...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Further to the efforts of #Sting & #Diana, etc., my WalkaboutsVerse #poem on "#Landmines" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/04/walk...
#GardenersWorld #montydon Re #MontyDonsRhinelandGardens Liked seeing those native-gardeners rewilding in Switzerland; more here with aerial #photos of Levenshulme Allotments - davidfranks.blogspot.com/2010/10/theo...
N.E. England Gig - 05.01.2009
Theory Slam - like Poetry Slams except folks present a theory – 7.00 P.M. Monday 05.01.2009 at the Urban Cafe, Dance City, Newcastle. S...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
#GardenersWorld #montydon Re #MontyDonsRhinelandGardens Liked seeing those native-gardeners rewilding in Switzerland; more here with aerial #photos of Levenshulme Allotments - davidfranks.blogspot.com/2010/10/theo...
#NASA Re #Musk & #Mars, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem "Pie in the Sky?" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 79 OF 230
Poem 79 of 230: PIE IN THE SKY? From our early childhood, We’re taught to glorify Conquering the Earth’s neighbourhood - ...
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January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#NASA Re #Musk & #Mars, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem "Pie in the Sky?" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walk...
It seems, via T.V. documentaries, there has been eco-tourism & conservancy improvements since I wrote this #poem on #Maasai land rights - from WalkaboutsVerse, "Out of Place" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 52 OF 230
Poem 52 of 230: OUT OF PLACE As I paid my bus fee To leave Nairobi, A woman caught my eye - From what I could see (Red ...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It seems, via T.V. documentaries, there has been eco-tourism & conservancy improvements since I wrote this #poem on #Maasai land rights - from WalkaboutsVerse, "Out of Place" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/07/walk...
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Walkabout #Mexico" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walk...
WALKABOUTSVERSE 36 OF 230
Poem 36 of 230: WALKABOUT MEXICO In late December, 1996, I can remember Being in a fix - For time and pesos - And, thus,...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Walkabout #Mexico" walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walk...