Cuddles
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Cuddles
Cuddles is a word that we know,
We’ve heard it a thousand times,
From our earliest childhood,
We’ve heard it in songs and in rhymes.
Cuddles is when your Mummy,
Cuddles you from behind,
Cuddles is best unexpected,
It’s Cuddlier then, you will find.
Cuddles can make you so happy
If you are terribly sad,
But Cuddles from perfect strangers,
Aren’t real Cuddles then; 'cause they’re bad.
Cuddles is a kind of protection,
When you’re having trouble at school,
Cuddles can make you feel better,
When your teacher calls you a fool.
Cuddles might help if your speling
And punctuation gets worses
But I ain't got no room to continue,
‘Cause my poems don’t have more than five verses.
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"Cuddles" to you my dear Ian! Another adorable bit of poetry from you. Voted up for making me smile. :)
Thanks, Shil. I am so glad to see someone appreciates me... Only joking!! You are almost invariably my first reader. You will laugh to discover that HP has withdrawn my 'England, Whose England'... I've been a naughty boy. Don't worry, a cuddle will make me feel better.
Ha ha!
Hi! Angie, and while I was posting that divine rival to Bill Shakespeare's sonnets, HP was deciding that I had infringed their rules and so they took down, 'England Whose England'.
Sob!!! I am inconsolable (Tee Hee!)
Don't worry, I shall survive, Tra la la! (Bursts into song)
AHHH Twilight..cuddles are the best! Thank you for such a cute story and the humor..needed a smile today...think I will find a cuddle from one of my little ones..
Sunnie
Bless you, and your little ones. Cuddles are great... they can be given, but never lost.
Thanks for stopping by to read something as trivial as this.
Ian, quite unfortunate if they did that. I enjoyed reading it. The staff has been strict lately on what has been termed as "purely personal content." It has been a difficult issue in how one defines it, and has been a bone of contention. There has been some debate about it in the forums.
All of this is as a result of changes Google made with their algorithm and how it views sites they describe as "content farms." HP took a hit in their traffic along with other similar sites and so they are being stricter in allowing content that is of a "personal nature."
Do try mailing the staff to re-review your hub and see if they take an alternate view of the hub. It certainly wasn't a New Year resolution-type or a personal diary-type of hub. Please don't be discouraged by it, Ian. I think many of the users here will have their "personal content" hubs removed in the days to come.
You shall survive, Ian - most definitely you will!! Here is a warm cuddle to make you feel better :)
I don't think it was due to being 'personal content', Shil. I had used the poem which was elsewhere on the Internet. I know now that there are rules against that... OK it may be personal inasmuch as it is a "Little Englander" who wrote the original rubbish, but when I see that another reason for removing hubs is due to bad spelling and poor grammar, I almost laugh out loud. I see the same rubbish being posted every day, and they don’t seem to understand Spelling… or even how to use the Spell Check Facility.
As an ex teacher, and a lover of the English Language (and that, incidentally was our first meeting on HP, you and I), I am shocked and saddened when I see some of the stuff that passes for poetry, and the spelling and grammar is so shocking.
There is a poet on here (saleheensblog) whose English is not his first language, he is a Bengali, and his spelling and grammar puts some of the "English Speakers" to shame.
End of lesson!
Ian, since I am not a moderator, I wouldn't be able to find out the exact reason, but my best guess (if the poem you used was found elsewhere on the net) is that it triggered the duplicate content filter. I guess that could have been the problem! As far as "bad spelling" - well, I have to laugh. I suppose they didn't notice your other hubs and your excellent command over the English language.
I guess if they are paying attention to spellings now, it is a good sign. I sure hope, this policy is applied across the board and all users do their bit by flagging nonsensical content for review by the mods.
Ian, do e-mail the staff to re-review the hub and present them with the reasons. They mean good and there are a lot of users that abuse the system, so they have to watch out for violations. See how it goes, if you decide to mail them!!
Do feel free to delete my last two comments, after you've read them, Ian. They do not add anything of value to this hub - rather, take away from the beauty of it, and I wouldn't want that to happen :)
Why should I delete your comments? They indicate what a warm and caring person you are. This is one of the reasons I like having discovered HP; there are some really wonderful people 9you included) who don't think of themselves, but want to help others.
Thank you, Shil. Thank you.
You will notice, of course, that there are two (2) deliberate mistakes in 'Cuddles', but I am assuming that everyone will realise this:
"Cuddles might help if your speling
And punctuation gets worses"
I CAN spell "spelling" and I know there is no word such as "worses". Wouldn't it be ironic if the machine picked up those two?
Thank you, Ian, for the wonderful words! I should thank you too - for all the wonderful interactions we've had and for the wonderful hubs you've written that I've had the privilege to read.
That's what I meant, Ian. I know and you know that you deliberately put in those mistakes. Obviously, an automated system wouldn't! That's why I suggested you write to them and give them some context/background.
They do encourage users to write to them in cases where the system/mod has flagged a hub and you have a good explanation as to why it shouldn't have been!!
My only worry though is about the original part that is published elsewhere. I know your intentions were good, but this particular person may complain (or could have complained already) to HubPages about you republishing his content ( rubbish/rant, really ).
In fact, that could be another reason for the hub having been unpublished? Can just guess about it, without an official word on the matter!! Usually, they allow you to republish the hub making suitable edits, or keep it as is - if it is brought to their notice and they are convinced it was wrongly flagged.
Shil, I have spent a few hours editing it and paraphrasing the original "poem" and I'm exhausted. I will be a bit more careful next time.
I'm not worried, really,. If they still refuse it now that I have sent it to be looked at, then I shall send them an e-mail.
I'm not very good at grovelling, really.
You take care, my dear friend, and thank you once again fir your compassion and lovely words.
Very cute and delightful.
I've read the poem and what is rather unusual to me I read the comment section (it is usually so long, that I skip, but not this time).
They deleted your wonderful "England. Whose England?" That was a delight, but I did not see anything personal in it, except for your personal point of view.
That what makes it delightful - personal views. I read some hubs by "elite" writers, they were professional yet uninspired. Aka BORING. I am sorry, but how do you determine quality of writing?
Grammar and spelling are technical qualities, style and content is different. You might excel in grammar and spelling, but when you have nothing to say even with the excellent style, what is the point of writing?
To me, all writing is creative, unless you copy word for word. But what can I say, I guess all my hubs have to be deleted, they are noting but personal essays.
As for cuddles... Cuddles are sweet, it was one of the first words I learned when I came to Canada, for some reason I never came across it when I was in Russia. I spoke English, but that word never surfaced.
"There was a now-legendary experiment by Harry Harlow, when newborn monkeys were separated from their mothers and presented instead with two surrogates - a cloth mommy for comfort and a wire mommy for food. Monkeys preferred to spend time with cloth mommies.
The most important part: Harlow found that monkeys deprived of tactile comfort showed significant delays in their progress, both mentally and emotionally. Those deprived of tactile comfort and also raised in isolation from other monkeys developed additional behavioural aberrations, often severe from which they never recovered. They were socially inept.
The closest analogy that happened to humans or that we know of is the most egregious example occurred in Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu. When he banned birth control, abandonment became rampant, with thousands of newborns consigned to orphanages that amounted to an emotional Gulag. There were no hugs, no laughter, no smiles..." (from the book "Loneliness" by John T. Cacioppo & William Patrick).
Now, I have depersonalized your hub - you know your references that you were a teacher (how inappropriate!) and the subtle hint that YOU personally might enjoy or hug or a cuddle (TOO! personal).
No, but really, removing your hub sounds to me like withholding love. What do writes write about? Only technical how tos? Can you ever detach yourself from what you write? Doesn't everything exist in perception?
You don't have to answer, Ian, just take some time and enjoy it without moderation.
The hub pages team have reinstated me. It took ages to tweak and to tinker, but I am happy. The original "poem" written my Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss Moaner has been paraphrased by me, and so, all in the garden is lovely.
Exactly! What DO writers write for?
Thanks, Svetlana, HP can be fun at times... as if it mattered one tiny bit!
Thank you for the comment, Genna. You are welcome, any day. The door is always open.
I am afraid, everything matters and everyone and everything makes a difference even if the only difference is indifference.
Coexistence requires "the quiet heroism of getting along." I love this phrase.
Along with this one that describes struggle over establishing and preserving Canadian identity - "masochistic celebration of Canadian nothingness".
The difference that phrase made? It made one Canadian laugh, another chuckle. We all needs hugs and laughter and support, good company and sense of humour.
Writers write, readers read, moderators moderate, critics need something to criticize, we are all connected.
By the way, I have just found out that I am linked to Mikhail Baryshnikov through four direct links. Isn't it funny? Of all people?
Baryshnikova... no wonder you like dancing (I know I used the feminine form... I meant you... I wasn't making references to his sexuality... he knows where he is).
This is brilliant. Is it yours?
"Writers write, readers read, moderators moderate, critics need something to criticize, we are all connected." - Svetlana, the mistress of the epigram.
I love it! Surely it is or should be part of your children's stories/books. Hugs and cuddles to you, my friend!
My children's story books were 'The Dumpy Library' a series of little books written for children of the Raj, and of course, 'Winnie the Pooh', 'The House at Pooh Corner', 'When We Were Very Young' and 'Now We Are Six'.
My favourite book in 'The Dumpy Library' was 'Pongo the Potamus'.
And also my mother wrote stories and rhymes for me. Surprised?
Baryshnikova! I wish!
On the other hand, there was a woman applying for a job at our store - "Lana Swan".
- Are you Russian?
- Yes.
- Is your name Svetlana?
- No, it is Lana.
- I only asked because a lot of women named Svetlana cut their name in half and go by Lana.
- No, I am Lana. Do you know how many Svetlanas are out there?
By that time my blood was already boiling, but I was at work and I could not go on.
What I should have said:
Yes, I know - 24,042 and there is no other Svetlana like me. To take light out of my name - over my dead body.
Yes, I am a writer. I write. It is a pity I could not show you "the dramas" I play in real life . They are quite entertaining! Maybe I am the Drama Queen as well.
As for the epigram - I did not mean it like that, I simply could not say "Who writers write for?" It is still a mystery.
Maybe it does not matter, writers write because they cannot NOT write, to write for some people is like breathing air - the moment you stop...
When I said, "epigram" I was being complementary. You have an amazing way with words,. I wish I had been there to watch the confrontation between the Lana Swan lady and you... I have a very clear picture in my head as to who would be the "winner".
I think the first hub of yours that I read deals with the shortening of your name, and that you feel a bit "prickly over it.
Ha ha! Seconds out. Third round... Clang
And it's a KNOCKOUT!
So, I think your poem is lovely. I like cuddles :) My boys used to ask for 'culloos' when they were tiny, because 'cuddles' was a little too difficult to say.
I must go and check out this 'personal' content bit of the HubPages rules, because as far as I can see, all of my hubs are personal. I wonder if I will end up with no hubs left in the next few days.
I like your 'Two Blokes' piece. It's what good writing is all about 'Cuddles' is obviously very tongue in cheek, but your observation, and the pace of your writing is just perfect.
You know you're good, the moderators (or whatever) just have to read your stuff, and you'll be OK.
Hi Twilight, yet another delicious mix. The whole poem is great, but the last verse is full of your own rich character.
We should form a committee and sort big brother out for being too finicky. Why don't you rewrite your, England, Who's England, piece, so it sneaks past the censors?
I wrote a nonsense hub and another hubber responded to my request to follow the same formula. His response was totally different to mine but it got pulled. If i wrote a poem about love should that get pulled? Silly rules aren't they? Cheers mate.
Hi, A.H. I have rewritten the 'England Whose England' hub by paraphrasing the "poem" that I was taking the piss out of (Did I say that?) and it has been accepted now.
Have a read if you've got a couple of days. It goes on and on and on and on and...
Thanks for your encouragement.
Ian
How simple, pure, and wonderful. Loved the end and the misspellings!
Welcome back, Christoper Reilly, my friend. I would be lying though my teeth if I were to say that I hadn't missed you and your perceptive comments.
Stopped per your recommendation. We were discussing your chum who insists on 4 or 5 stanzas or nothing, or death. Again, I see the merit, especially when trying to showcase work to new readers. A try-out of sorts.
This was fun but also funny. I laughed out loud during the bit about "bad cuddles", aided of course, by that creepy guy picture wishing for silence about the whole thing. Good cuddly fun. Cheers.
Thanks Doug. Everybody else has glossed over the "bad" cuddles. I just thought that there was a sub group which should have a bit of exposure (no pun intended). Our dear old, friendly village paedophiles have such a bad press, and I thought I should put them into some sort of poetical limelight.
Glad you laughed out loud.
Very cute Ian..love the elephant picture..cuddles are always the best..but not from the weird dude..:)
Sunnie
Yes, Sunnie. I love that elephant picture too. It's perfect, isn't it? Thanks for dropping in.
If you are absolutely loaded with good taste, and have high standards, then thanks for getting this far.
However, if you are neither of the above, you may be interested in 'Puddles'.
Shil1978 Level 4 Commenter 14 months ago
Now, who would think of writing on such a simple but wonderful thing as a cuddle, but you!! Cuddles, wonderful things, aren't they? They sure make you feel better - I remember the many cuddles I got from my mom. Thanks, Ian, for rekindling the memories and for the wonderful read :)