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My poetry is bad enough without secret blocks of text from the
website from which I stole one of the poems. Here, I hope is the
proper version <br>
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'Twas the Night before Christmas, when all through the house<br>
Not a sound could be heard but keyboard and mouse<br>
The BAS Newsletter was late once again, I do fear<br>
The Chairman was weeping "Our Exhibition is near"<br>
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The rules were all settled in Microsoft Word<br>
With provisions made for entries absurd<br>
And Tennyson's verse set up such a clatter<br>
That rhyming and scansion seem'd no more to matter<br>
Ring out the old, ring in the new<br>
Ring out Covid, Wring out the EU<br>
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Ring out all Tiers, Bring Artists In<br>
Let's Paint and Draw and sculpt once ag'in<br>
The Trump is going, let him go;<br>
Ring out the false, ring in the true<br>
You artists must all know what to do<br>
Ring out the darkness , Ring in the light<br>
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!<br>
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<p>By all of which I mean to say that the instructions for our
competition exhibition are attached. You should by now have
wrapped yourself a few pencils, brushes and paints under the
tree just in case Santa misses you out. Pour a small something,
draw yourself up to a Youtube video of a crackling fire and
think about some art. I shall be taking my own advice - I have
not managed to paint anything since March, but if I can't paint
during a Tier 4 Christmas I shall give up. <br>
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<p>This online competition and exhibition is a new format, so
please keep an eye out on the website and these newsletters for
any changes to the arrangements. <br>
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<p>If I can make one serious point, please give some thought to my
health service colleagues, some of whom are in desperate
straights. Christine and I went for our allotted exercise
yesterday in Beckenham Place Park and people were all over the
paths with not a thought of distancing. This is serious. Have a
look at</p>
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and play with the time slider at the top as well as putting in
your postcode and zooming right in. <br>
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<p>Stay home, Eat Drink and Be Artistic. We hope to see the fruits
of your labours on 8th Jan when we have a social zoom meeting.
Details will of course follow. <br>
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<p>Have a Merry and Safe Christmas and let's make 2021 a Happier
Year for all of us and those around us.<br>
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<p>Adrian<br>
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<b>Adrian Fowle<br>
Chairman, Bromley Art Society</b></div>
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<div class="moz-signature"><i>Apologies for murdering the verse of
not one, but two poets</i><br>
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