Maggie Sawkins

Sun 26th May 2019 13:36

Thank you Greg for taking the time to review Many Skies Have Fallen. 'A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford' is one of my favourite poems by the way. It's one you can read again and again.

I'll be going over to Ireland in June to present the Lough Ree Sub Aqua Club with a cheque for £1600 from sales of the book.

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d.knape

Sun 26th May 2019 13:30

your corner store is gone
along with your free biscuits.

?

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Mae Foreman

Sun 26th May 2019 13:02

Wow! Really? I'm glad you enjoyed! Sadly, I 'm rarely in a whimsical mood but I'll try to write more funny stuff! Thank you so so much! ?
Mae

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Lisa C Bassignani

Sun 26th May 2019 13:02

For David. Our topic of discussion...only Texas is missing...

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Kporho Raphael Oyeke

Sun 26th May 2019 12:59

Afishamongmany

Thanks for taking me back, it was actually (clinched) and not cliched.

Once again thanks!

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Kporho Raphael Oyeke

Sun 26th May 2019 12:54

Dorothy Webb

You make me wanna laugh.

Thanks.

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Sun 26th May 2019 12:43

Mae
this is an absolute gem - I defy anyone to read it and not squeal with
laughter.
You have hurt my throat - and made lunch late ??

next one please.
Dorothy

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Mae Foreman

Sun 26th May 2019 12:33

Even better?

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 26th May 2019 12:10

This is a real pleasure to speak, there's something about iambic that really pops out of the page for me.

J.x

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 26th May 2019 12:03

Regular laugh this time ?

J. x

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Mae Foreman

Sun 26th May 2019 11:50

Ah, dear Jason! I live to amuse! Out of curiosity was it a snort-laugh or a regular one? I'm joking! I'm glad I put a smile on your face!
Thank you?
Mae

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Mae Foreman

Sun 26th May 2019 11:47

He was rather expecting a different kind of reign!
Thank you for stopping by Don!?
Mae

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 26th May 2019 11:45

Well, there's my Sunday morning laugh provided, thank you very much Mae.?

J. x

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Don Matthews

Sun 26th May 2019 11:42

Dorothy - smiles great
Japanese will be happy
Still stuck in haik web. ?

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 26th May 2019 11:38

Thanks Don, when it comes to this particular subject, humanity seems to think, "Don't put off 'til tomorrow, what you can possibly do the day after."
Thanks Victoria for liking.?

J. x

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Don Matthews

Sun 26th May 2019 11:29

Well I'll be, you've filled in a gap
In my vacant and irreligious brain
I did not know Noah lacked a brolly
It seems he wasn't expecting God's reign. ?

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Sun 26th May 2019 11:29

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Dorothy

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John Coopey

Sun 26th May 2019 09:00

Thanks, Don.
I thought you’d like some politics,
A bit of Marx and Hegel;
I wrote it over breakfast too,
Some tea and toasted bagel.

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Don Matthews

Sun 26th May 2019 01:00

Ah dk, MC, Dorothy, you have opened a sad spot with me. I go past old closed 'corner stores' still standing here and feel sad. I remember the local grocer around the corner in my youth - she would let me dip into the tin biscuit box for a free one. Called past recently. Gone. Demolished. Now a car garage. At least the butcher still gives free fritz to the kiddies.......

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Don Matthews

Sun 26th May 2019 00:44

Ah, the 'failing' of human nature. There's always tomorrow

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Don Matthews

Sat 25th May 2019 23:48

You say UK went serfing
Serfing all the way
Lotsa fun and frolic
Shagging in the hay

I'm glad that we at that time
Were 10,000 miles away
Our girls escaped this shagging
Shagging in the hay

Now please don't dare go mention
Convicts at Botany Bay
You people sent to girl-shag
Shagging in the hay

I will say John I thank you
For source material
To comment back on screen while I
Breakfast, cereal

D ?

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Don Matthews

Sat 25th May 2019 23:26


I like this Tom

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Andy N

Sat 25th May 2019 21:28

Ill put it on here tomorrow. Lovely lad

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afishamongmany

Sat 25th May 2019 18:15

Good on you Lisa; Keep knocking on his door. ? ><>

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afishamongmany

Sat 25th May 2019 17:55

Superb Alan - Thank you.

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afishamongmany

Sat 25th May 2019 17:34

Thank -you- Dorothy and Miruyangi and Mona. Blessings to you ><>

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Sat 25th May 2019 16:44

Thank you for sharing this beautiful bittersweet love story. ?

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Sat 25th May 2019 16:39

Hauntingly beautiful. ?

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Sat 25th May 2019 15:24

This poem paints a picture of the way things were, and for the sake of
quality of life, should be again.
Preferring village life to town life I deeply regret the passing of village shops, most are sadly gone now, but when they were available, they made village life viable.
Our present village is nearer to a town so, no shop - no village center - no contact with local people. How 'cold' is that?

It's a "progress" that we could do without.

Dorothy

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 25th May 2019 15:01

An insightful vignette of what has been lost to "progress" when the
small local business is abandoned by its customers who transfer
their money and loyalty to the big stores. I like to think
that the family concerned went on to enjoy happy and fruitful lives
away from the demands and short-sightedness to which they
fell victim. Here in the UK the popular TV series by its prolific
author Roy Clarke - "Open All Hours" - is set in just that sort of local shop/store....a
small business offering a little bit of everything that a customer might actually need on a day to day basis. The title
of the series says it all !

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Adam Whitworth

Sat 25th May 2019 12:39

Appreciate the poetic writing. I'll take E as a young lassie rather than the drug E thankyou very much.

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Greg Freeman

Sat 25th May 2019 10:44

Is there a link, Andy? I'd like to hear it.

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Sat 25th May 2019 09:34

Both just so beautiful

Thank you for them
Dorothy

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Logan Turner

Sat 25th May 2019 09:29

please leave comment

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Sat 25th May 2019 08:25

Kporho

The second stanza sets a clear picture

"with guards that constrain" sounds chilling.
I am left wanting to know more.

Dorothy

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Lisa C Bassignani

Sat 25th May 2019 02:09

Laughter is the best medicine.?

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mona s

Sat 25th May 2019 02:08

So well depicted the helplessness and the strong hold of the addiction.. Good one..

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mona s

Sat 25th May 2019 02:02

Thanks Jane for your sweet comment.. Really appreciate.. ?

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Don Matthews

Sat 25th May 2019 00:39

No, you cannot play with dolls
But why? You are a boy
I like to play with girls, my friends
And play with their pink toys

I cannot have you liking pink
But why? You are a boy
You must get used to liking blue
Trucks, planes (blue) for toys

It angers me these thoughts persist
Which try and brainwash kids
Don't force a gender thing on them
Let go, do what they bid

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Don Matthews

Sat 25th May 2019 00:14

Golly gosh! You're lucky Joe
No dino's visit me
Been practising my boomerang
Waiting visitee

Sidetrack.....

Spellchecker gets all twisted
And bitter too, (as well)
It does not like my 'visitee'
I can, this plainly,, tell. ?




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Don Matthews

Fri 24th May 2019 23:07

You tell Mr Melancholy
Laugh muscles need the gym
Else they'll end up atrophying
To me that's pretty dim. ?

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Andy N

Fri 24th May 2019 22:32

I recently talked to Benjamin about this tour for my Podcast Series 'Spoken Label' (Don't want to start spamming it all over but its easily found) and he is a lovely guy and poet. Looking forward to meeting him on tour.

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Stu Buck

Fri 24th May 2019 20:07

loved hearing this mate
good stuff as ever

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Stu Buck

Fri 24th May 2019 20:06

this is very fine indeed david

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Stu Buck

Fri 24th May 2019 20:06

nice ray. i love pigeons but fear i may be the only one

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Stu Buck

Fri 24th May 2019 20:05

lovely words as ever cynthia

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Joe Williams

Fri 24th May 2019 17:59

I suppose this poem could be considered a sequel to Judith Kerr's most famous work. It was first published in the 'Play' anthology last year, by Paper Dart Press.

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afishamongmany

Fri 24th May 2019 14:09

Wolfgar - I'm sorry. You seem to be very angry about something. I'm not sure what exactly. I thought we were having an interesting and enjoyable conversation. It seems not.
I've no interest in impressing you. I was interested in your your views on life, the universe and all that but ...
Go well. Peace to you - ><>

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Fri 24th May 2019 13:41

Hi David, lovely to see you posting again. This piece is sooo beautifully wistful and dreamy. Do keep them coming, please!







Rose ?

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Fri 24th May 2019 13:17

Why we meet who we meet...an unanswered question for many. Wonderful poem!

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