Don, your talent to rhyme is unmatched! Sending you continued energy for a speedy recovery???

Comment is about In Rehab Waiting Pelvic Knit (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

A wonderful blend of nostalgia horror and humour , a real showstopper John. Is the guillotine a real item?

Ray

Comment is about SURVIVAL (blog)

Original item by john short

Thanks Martin, I thought I'd try my hand at toilet humour and see how it turned out ?

Comment is about Cultus Decorum (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

i will be writing in the grave
by candlelight
by God!

Comment is about Let Heaven Wait (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Hi John
Glad I found your sample poem. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Cheers
Martin

Comment is about john short (poet profile)

Original item by john short

Trevor,

a poem of intense beauty and love. Congratulations, well deserved and well done.

Keith

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Imogen – 10 months old' by Trevor Homer (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Very late to the party I know Steve but 13th floor was N.O.T. a bore.. Well-penned.

John

Comment is about steve pottinger (poet profile)

Original item by steve pottinger

cheers both, spot on as usual

reading this tomorrow night so we will see how it goes down

Comment is about matches (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Hi Martin

Thanks for that. So me and the cat both survived apparently. Looking forward to reading the rest of the new edition of Picaroon. Only read a couple of the others so far.

Cheers, John S

Comment is about SURVIVAL (blog)

Original item by john short

gotta love dogs.
they are like people,
only better.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

thanks Don.
always appreciate your responses.
?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

I really like it when you write dialogue, you do seem to have a natural talent for it. Really good Mae.

J. x

Comment is about The Penultimate Chapter (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thank you Jane, Don and Martin for your kind comments, and thank you Mae, Mona and Victoria for liking, glad you liked it.

J. x

Comment is about Passive by choice, Aggressive by nature. (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

CHeers, Mart, R

Comment is about Jogging (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

A breath of fresh air - and back in your stride.

Dorothy

Comment is about Haikus Not Easy (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

I like the rhythm and pace with this poem as well as the use of words.
Nice one

Comment is about BACK (blog)

Original item by cindylee loucks

'Sour wine and cough mixture' What an interesting concoction.
Love it John

Comment is about SURVIVAL (blog)

Original item by john short

I wish I could jog, my body will not take it anymore. So all the best to you with that Robert . marvellous poem

Comment is about Jogging (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Science is a complete mystery to me but you have crafted this so well.
Nice one John

Comment is about Space-time (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

This is so true of men's toilets.
Nice one Graham

Comment is about Cultus Decorum (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

Cheers, Martin. B

Comment is about Not this (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thanks for stopping by my page, reading a few and commenting Philip. I'm enjoying your poetry too! ?

Comment is about Phils Words (poet profile)

Original item by Phils Words

Cheers, Brian. My elbow has more! ?

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

John - if you wrote the whole piece to give the punchline something to cling on to then I say more power to your elbow!

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

There is so much life and rich soil in childhood Stu. This is edgy gothic stuff
And so imaginative.. dreamlike. Ray

Comment is about matches (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

A thoroughly enjoyable romp. Rhyme at its wittiest and a sense of crowd camaraderie. I had heard the punchline being a musician for years. Look forward to more cheering up poetry John . Ray

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Todd, sadly, can't begin to compare with the other candidates. What would shake up the poetry world would be to have a woman or a gay man in this post; someone with a solid reputation for their work in all areas.

Comment is about Outsider candidate in Oxford Professor of Poetry poll calls for change (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Tis clear that you are on a roll
With deft delights in matters droll.

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Beautiful poem Trevor which is nicely rounded up the final line

'slipping from my embrace and fly round the kitchen'
wonderful and a richly deserved POTW

Congratulations

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Imogen – 10 months old' by Trevor Homer (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Reminds me 'sliding a gong on the chest of a slave' etc etc

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Oh, such a hilarious one.. Really enjoyed the chess mate?

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

You have done it again - absolutely hilarious - i love the punch line.

Can't wait for your next poem.
Dorothy

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Thank you Dorothy for reading and commenting! I'm glad you like it!

If you ask me, the whole point of that piece is in the, albeit vague and probably not perfectly crafted, dialogues. That's where the important things are said, the plot fragment is just a tool, the setting.

But then again the interpretation of the reader, most of the times, proves to be far deeper and way more interesting that the writer's actual approach!

I think if you knew more, you'd find nothing other than an overworn fairy tale, much like Snow White...

As much as I love fairy tales; that, I believe you damp your imagination!
Thank you!?
Mae

Comment is about The Penultimate Chapter (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thanks for that, Rose. So glad you liked it. I'm more a 'noughts & crosses' kind of guy, though. That's my level ! ?

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

nice one-luvvy! ?






Rose ?

Comment is about Laurence Olivier (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

John, what a fantaz piece! laughed me fishnets off to this clever slice of jocularity ? and I'm a sucker for wordplay

as for chess? beyond my capabilities dude or put another way, give me Connect four every time!



Rose ?

Comment is about Chess Pains ! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Delightful, deceptively simple poem, Trevor.
The move from description to the 'fledgling' image is so apt, and everyone who's held an infant in their arms can relate to that feeling.
Stan

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Imogen – 10 months old' by Trevor Homer (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thanks for your approval, Don.
(so wittily, in rhyme!)
Such feedback serves to spur me on.
- inspiring, every time.

I've also read some stuff of yours.
They 'rang a bell' or two.
Your writing style deserves applause
(I've asked ..... "Do I? You do!").

For when I’m (sometimes!) so obsessed,
my work just ‘doesn’t flow’.
I do my best, then ‘take the test’
- my ‘peers’ should let me know!

But, after all, it should be fun
(I use this as ‘a sign’)
Yet, if it ain’t, don't worry Don
- just ‘page’ Nurse Caroline! ?

Comment is about Surprise Party! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Lovely piece of work, Ray. Like so many others, efficient with words, long on content and ambience.
Peter

Comment is about CLOSING THE CIRCLE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Don,

Hope you are on the mend matey.

Keith

Comment is about Haikus Not Easy (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Trevor

I am so very pleased that 'IIMOGEN' has been chosen as POTW.
It is a beautiful poem, intimate, sincere and so touching.

Congratulations,

Dorothy

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Imogen – 10 months old' by Trevor Homer (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Ray
I fully agree with the comments below.
my favourite line

"a coil of sound trembles there"

it so perfectly describes 'my' Blackbird on the topmost branch of the tree by my house.

Dorothy

Comment is about CLOSING THE CIRCLE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

That's beautiful..

Comment is about CLOSING THE CIRCLE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I am so glad that you have something to hold on to, and that you have the talent to be able to express your emotions so well.
Staying silent is like nurturing an insidious poison - keep writing -
keep talking.

Dorothy

Comment is about Father (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

I love it's a mystery - for me, it is like watching a scene from a play,

i would love to know more, everything about it, but would that take

away the mystery and damp my imagination?.

Dorothy

Comment is about The Penultimate Chapter (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

"Passive by choice, Aggressive by Nature"....a thought provoking line indeed. It's all about balance I'd say. Well done!

Comment is about Passive by choice, Aggressive by nature. (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thank you, Jane.?

Comment is about Future's Past (blog)

Original item by Poetikaly Anointed

Your words are gracious and ring with emotion. A beautiful, heartwarming poem. Never stop believing!!!?

Comment is about Father (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

An interesting take on past, present, future. ?

Comment is about Future's Past (blog)

Original item by Poetikaly Anointed

i agree with martin this is gosh darned yummy mr pool

Comment is about CLOSING THE CIRCLE (blog)

Original item by ray pool