Interesting the contrast of the first line being so definite with the
almost elusive details Stu. Like a picture framed event.

Ray

Comment is about short poem after chronicling the lessening of sentience in my mothers emails during the past year (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Really liked this - the way you have built it up symmetrically. You can hear the yearning in it too. Great writing.

Jennifer

Comment is about Wish You Were Here (blog)

Original item by Dragan Bozilov

Thanks all for the likes. They mean so much to me.

Comment is about Early Morning Tenderness (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Forgive my flippancy
Why does it all spill out?
It even soaks in hallowed ground
What am I all about?

(Prep and softening in dk)

Walking in the woods
Skipping on hallowed ground
Trouble is I free my feet
They just go round and round

(I try to be serious but it just doesn't work...)

?

Comment is about Taking A Walk (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Mc you have taught me
This new word 'farrago'
A mish-mash, a jumble
(I still like a fuckup...)

But I'm from downunder
Where we are bred tough
With language to accompany
To ears British, sounds rough

Will try be more cultured
More Queen-like more proper
And yes, a farrago
UK comes a cropper ?

Comment is about WHY? On the eve of March 29th 2019 (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks Stu and thank you heart of lead - not a sentence likely to be said.

Comment is about Snow white (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Hi stu, it was not my intention at all, but now you pointed it out it really does ring of LOTR and smeagol. Such an interesting character, fits the poem well I think. Thanks for your comments much appreciated. Thanks to Brian and Hart of lead for the likes.

All the best Des

Comment is about To purloin with finger snatch (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Lovely - really evocative - one can see him sitting there with the ghosts of the past on every chair!

Jennifer

Comment is about Old Man At The Bar (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Hi Jon,

Nice, and agree with Keith - very original. Hope they never produce a vaccine!

Jennifer

Comment is about Infectious laughter (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Loved it. Beautiful language and intelligent thoughts.

Jennifer

Comment is about Four thoughts (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Hi Don, Enjoyed this. Unfortunately we've all got memories of things done or said we would prefer hadn't happened.

Jennifer

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Nice! Reminds me of Flashman, who always managed to get the credit for being a hero, but was usually trying his best to keep out of the thick of things. Jennifer

Comment is about HERO AND COWARD (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Indeed, MC.

Comment is about COME ON ARLENE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Not at all sure that I follow your thread on this one, MC. No need to explain further, though. I'm sure you know best, and that there's nothing anyone can teach you about writing poetry. Thanks.

Comment is about Poetry publisher hits appeal target in just two days after losing Arts Council grant (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks, Brian. What a farrago ! (Sounds better than "f...k.up").

Comment is about WHY? On the eve of March 29th 2019 (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Certainly good news for all concerned in this enterprise. But the
essence is in the word "business" and it is the "business" of "business" to obtain support via custom for its "product". The
items I have been paid for and had published in commercial
magazines were chosen because they were suitable for that
magazine's paying customer base and not merely because
of any particular poetical profundity or attribute. Other poems
were accepted but not paid for in other media publications - as if
the situation was expected/justifiable Don't mention "business"!!
The commercial magazines had the edge, both in honesty and
business acumen. As for "teaching" poetry, I think I'll pass on that
one; Famed lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote; "You can't teach
it" (lyric writing). Ergo, you learn as you go and possess the
basic values and attributes to help obtain success. No one ever
taught ME how to write poetry or song lyrics - and I have had
both commercially published.

Comment is about Poetry publisher hits appeal target in just two days after losing Arts Council grant (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I love the 'man on the Clapham Omnibus' phrase and use it often myself.

Good poem MC. Will we ever leave? ...who knows, certainly not the aforementioned Man.

Comment is about WHY? On the eve of March 29th 2019 (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thank you, Stu.

Comment is about Early Morning Tenderness (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Hi JC - do I take it that you and Gert have gone south as the Maybot's plans go west?

Comment is about COME ON ARLENE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

The years roll on and wisdom moves with them The fact that you
recall and regret should also be considered a double blessing for
being able to do both. Centuries ago, an author whose name I
almost forgot, wrote "Conscience doth make cowards of us all" -
and it merely shows that humanity retains the ability to think and
act upon such things with no time differential to affect that ability.
Maybe it's intended to help prevent us repeating the same mistakes.
Sadly, not always successfully.

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Interesting! I've done my share of travelling in the past - including long distance walks - but there is much truth in the old saying:
home is where the heart is. Like Sinatra sings: "it's very nice to
go travelling but it's oh so nice to come home". ?

Comment is about Taking A Walk (blog)

Original item by d.knape

good stuff randy, a clever use of poetry

Comment is about Pretty Messy Things (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

probably not your intention at all des but this really reminds me of some of smeagols actions and words in LOTR's. which can only mean its well written and transportative.

Comment is about To purloin with finger snatch (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

i can smell the dew on the grass! i suffer from S.A.D so the coming of spring heralds a great time for me. this is excellent.

Comment is about Early Morning Tenderness (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

great stuff john, i also love the image wherever it is from

Comment is about Snow white (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

i agree with dorothy, this is rather heaney like and all the better for it

Comment is about WORK IN PROGRESS.......... (blog)

Original item by trevor homer

brilliant stuff as ever zach
falls off the page like the insane ramblings of a motel bound paranoiac

Comment is about wishbone (today last year) (blog)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

Awesome! Agree about the very original word combinations - festooned in dreamsilk and bootstraps - spider stingers and spittle of birds - a splinted shamble quakes- and so on. Needs to be read many times.

Jennifer

Comment is about wishbone (today last year) (blog)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

I really like this. Calling out all liars, "even flying pigs can cry" really matches the whimsical with reality. Despite flow or lack, tears always mean something.

Comment is about Tears (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

Worth reading a few times. Really descriptive imagery in your word combinations.

Comment is about wishbone (today last year) (blog)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

Oh yes, how bad decisions haunt the mind. I tend to convince myself I'm the only one who remembers. A small and possibly false comfort. I enjoy the poem and the relatable struggle to forget. Thank you for it.

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

A beautiful poem, rich with keen insight. The struggle most writers face is in answering, "when is this done?" We always wish to improve but at some point we say, "good enough." Or perhaps that's just me.

Comment is about WORK IN PROGRESS.......... (blog)

Original item by trevor homer

Always a chance of exploration and I love the question you ask of why we remain. Always a world of adventure and I always overpack socks...

Comment is about Taking A Walk (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I very much like the interpretations, David. There certainly is something to be said of the corruption of mankind as opposed to a vibrant, still living nature. In pursuing a way to show the properties of humans I have a tendency to focus on the shared mortality juxtaposed with immortality. I truly appreciate your comment.

And thank you very much, Ray. I suppose a little bit of morbid can have the same effect as delight. I enjoyed writing this one.

Appreciation for any who stopped by to read, elPintor, Desmond, Brian, Jon.

Comment is about Teethpods (blog)

Original item by Heart of Lead

As a lad I was fascinated by Mary Tyler Moore’s slot, Don.

Comment is about COME ON ARLENE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Wonderful this is, showing a deft handling of disparate scenes and responses. It is hard to get a delicate hold on the prosaic without letting sentimentality spoil things but this poet has achieved it; at least in my opinion. There is genuine sensitivity here. Thank you for posting a lovely poem.

Comment is about Lilacs (blog)

Original item by Fernwood Press

I guess you're right. It's me who chooses to hang on to the bad memories. Forgive and move on. Life's too short.

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

You've got me all bamboozled
John, there is no Dawn
Within your poem to be shafted
Shafted once (on lawn?)

Your getting mixed up John you are
It's not the bush of may
It is the darling buds of may
And not the bush I say

Now what about this snatch of Ange
You grabbed the other day
While listening to your radio
For that I will you pay

It's good there's no commenters
Joined our interplay
They'd all be wondering what's gone wrong
Maybe I've scared them 'way ?

Sorry 'bout that...

Comment is about COME ON ARLENE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Trevor
This puts me in mind of Seamus Heaney's 'Digging'

But "give me a tool with which to shape and bend"
takes us right back to mans first invention, axes made from flint or antlers.

A poem to re-read and think about.

thank you
Dorothy

Comment is about WORK IN PROGRESS.......... (blog)

Original item by trevor homer

I have seen the crack of dawn once or twice, Don, but not the bush of May. And I grabbed a snatch of Angela Merkel the other day while listening to the wireless

Comment is about COME ON ARLENE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I have two sides - Comic and Serious. One day my muse will come and tell Serious to get to work. The next day it (why always she?) will visit and Comic will begin playing. I love my muse, whether he, she or it...

Comment is about Dear Muse (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

Very well written, Don, and so very true! I know the feeling but as Dorothy said, do forgive yourself. ?

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

mmmmmmmmm

I like the old saying (that I have just invented) " Forgive yourself and carry on"

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Gosh my mind does boggle
Shafting Treeza May?
Up the crack, Arlene, you say
Up the crack (of May?)

I'm sorry you're on holidays
I am you're wordwide fan
In need of audio sing-song
From down the wire to span ?

Comment is about COME ON ARLENE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

As ever your words are beautiful. My muse sometimes deserts me and then returns at the most unexpected, and sometimes inconvenient, times.

Dorothy

Comment is about Dear Muse (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

I try to balance my writing with comic and serious

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Let me conclude with messy
Pretty bitty things
It's only cos I like this rhyme
And all the mess it brings

Randy had you not titled
This 'Pretty Messy Things'
I would have gone and missed it
For more interesting things ?

Just shows you how important a title is....

Comment is about Pretty Messy Things (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

Wise words mate,

J. x

Comment is about Damage Done Never Forgotten (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thanks for the comments!

Comment is about Pretty Messy Things (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

get out of those ski clothes.
aren't you hot?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews