{"id":9619,"date":"2022-01-04T22:56:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartpoetry.art\/?p=9619"},"modified":"2022-01-04T23:01:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T23:01:06","slug":"sabine-baring-gould","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/04\/sabine-baring-gould\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabine Baring Gould"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is your most annoying habit\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Breathing<\/em><\/p>\n

Seriously<\/em><\/p>\n

I have many\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Name one\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I sometimes leave books in their Christmas wrapping\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

You fail to unwrap them\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

No I unwrap them but use the wrapping as a mock dust jacket\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Why do you do this\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

To remind me of the day it was received\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Really\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the many things that bugs me about Christmas is the wrapping paper and the gift tags\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Please explain\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I often in the days after Christmas walk past overflowing dustbins full of wrapping paper and gift tags<\/em><\/p>\n

We all do\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I read the gift tags out of curiosity\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

To Christopher love Mum x\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

To Lindy Lou Love Saucepot xxxx<\/em><\/p>\n

To Malcolm Merry Christmas Poland<\/em><\/p>\n

These are all personal messages cast aside and I find this sad\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What do you do with your wrapping paper\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I keep it when I can\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And the gift tags\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The gift tags always\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Tell me a fact about yourself<\/em><\/p>\n

I sometimes collect other peoples gift tags\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Really\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I find them in the streets or on tube platforms anywhere in fact\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Is that not a little odd\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

No\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It might be seen as odd\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

So might standing by a river with a glass fibre rod\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Fishing\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you fish\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

No I collect gift labels from complete strangers\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I think we have exhausted that subject\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

So do I\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Tell me a secret about yourself\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What type of secret\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A quirky one maybe\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I am not sure if it is quirky but I have used the same plastic cup for my night water for a number of years\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you get thirsty during the night\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

How long have you used this cup\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Twenty-one years twenty two this Easter\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Does this cup have a name\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What is its name\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Monica\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Why Monica\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

After the character in Friends<\/em><\/p>\n

Was that your favourite show\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I never watched it\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Why\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Because I thought it was shit\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

So why Monica\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It was suggested to me\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

By whom\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I cannot remember\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you take Monica with you when you travel\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes quite often\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Where has she been\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Kos France Belgium she has been to a number of countries\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What do customs officials think about it\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I do not know as they have never discussed it with me\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What is your name\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Outlaw is my pen name\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Favourite colour\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Purple Lavender Violet\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Favourite football team\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Chelsea\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Favourite city\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Paris\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Favourite song\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Bird Song by Lene Lovich\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Coffee or tea\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Both\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Travel\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

By train I am scared of flying\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What is your most appealing feature\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I am kind\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And your worst\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I am often quite moody and volatile\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

If you were not a poet what would you be\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

An Anglican priest\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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What is your most annoying habit\u00a0 Breathing Seriously I have many\u00a0 Name one\u00a0 I sometimes leave books in their Christmas wrapping\u00a0 You fail to unwrap them\u00a0 No I unwrap them but use the wrapping as a mock dust jacket\u00a0 Why do you do this\u00a0 To remind me of the day it was received\u00a0 Really\u00a0 One […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9619"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9622,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619\/revisions\/9622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}