True and difficult to do. You are very brave, more than most.
Thank you dear Jason?
Mae

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Original item by Jason Bayliss

Awesome Jason! (Just like Elvis!)
Tanka you for this?
Mae

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Original item by Jason Bayliss

Must be the silly season. About this time last year I posted

Tennis
Dennis?

which received a lot of response. It was completely meaningless, as I suspect yours is Jason. Apologies if I am wrong.. Still, it passes the time doesn't it? Personally I don't care as I've just watched Worcester beat Gloucester so the tempus can fugit as much as it likes.

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Brilliant alliteration, and though it was quite a hefty verse it was well worth the effort of reading it.
I see where Brian is coming from, and can understand why two lines could work, but I would leave it just as it is.

Cheers Kevin

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks Ray. My schedule is a bit of a juggling act lately. But, it's good to hear from a familiar voice.

I'm always up for hearing interpretation, but surely allowing a glimpse into the personal can't be a crime.

Rachel

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Original item by nunya

The magic is in the mix.. Indeed..
The mechanics of creating this magic is so surreal..
Great poem. ?

Comment is about A Poem (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Truly liked this..
Thank you. ?

Comment is about Rhymes and Reasons (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Hey Vautaw

Just read this. Very effective and a great read.
Congratulations on POTW!

Jon

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Poetry Understands' by Vautaw (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Liked this! The older one, alas, gets the faster time flies. It's always Sunday!

Jernnifer

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks Martin.

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

thanx for commenting on 'sonnet 91...' John - yes, I think even the die hard politically motivated are now thoroughly sick of it all. You sound surprised at me turning my hand to 'form' poetry - I think I do it more than most - I really enjoy writing to a style - sonnet is probably my favourite and most utilised form of it.
I appreciate your comments
Ian

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you all so much. I thought of this about two weeks ago and didn't post it then because I thought, "It's not really a poem, as much as a statement." But, in the end, every time I thought of it, it just made me smile, so hey ho.
You are right Bryan, the quotation marks are significant.
Once again thank you all so much.

J. x

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Jason,
This reminds me of a one-word French poem which reads “pousse”. This is a word which was used in a game played by children when one of them wanted to get out of the game for a moment. I understood this poem to mean the (impossible) need sometimes to get out of our overwhelming lives. Always thought this was a most touching poem.
Well done,
Jeannot

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

NO! Desmond
Ticks are good, have you ever heard of anyone tocking a box?

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

This has a great lyrical feel to it Graham,


Nice one

Comment is about 15 minutes of Sonnet 25 (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

Very clever John.
Nice one mate

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Go ahead! It's what we're here for!

Comment is about Unpopular Music (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Today's prompt was for a 'metapoem'.

Comment is about A Poem (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

before you fall
catch yourself.

thx for visiting.

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

The quotation marks are significant. It's not just a clock sound that's been heard...someone has said it.

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

I love reading your poems about memories as when I read them I feel the emotions as if I was there.

Comment is about The oak tree (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I think tick should go,I think people could find it irritating.

All the best des

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks, Steve. I am delighted to say that both of my kids are not quite right in the head too. Are you not posting anymore?

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

mmmm! you could shorten it further by deleting "Tock"

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Jason
Your last line is just so true - we can't blame others for our mistakes - we made them all by ourselves, so we should admit to them, forgive ourselves and learn from them.

Thank you for this honest reminder.
Dorothy

Comment is about Ownership (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Try it on two lines.

Comment is about Tempus Fugit (short poem) (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Quite right, Kevin. I think our poetic genius is likewise not to be found in our poetry. I keep mine in a Fry’s chocolate biscuit tin in my shed.
Graham - I have always been at the cutting edge of avant-Garden. (I was going to amend this spell-check but realised it had got it right).

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

You going all avant-garde again Coop?

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Apologies John, I wasn't aware of William Carlos Williams's's's original work. I have googled it and now understand where you are coming from. I also found this snippet, by way of explanation.

"Of course you can't figure it out by studying the text. The clues aren't there. This poem was meant to be appreciated only by a chosen literary elite, only by those who were educated"

Maybe it wasn't a big load of tosh after all, but just wasn't meant for the likes of you and I.

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

A simple rule, JH:-
If your foreplay incorporates a feather, it’s erotic.
If it involves the whole chicken, it’s illegal.

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Bloody genius …
(is pulling chickens legal?)

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks Kev. It’s a re-post of mine from a few years ago. I couldn’t resist having a laugh at William Carlos Williams’s’s “The Red Wheelbarrow”, held up as an icon of progressive poetic understatement and as big a load of tosh you find on a long day’s march. But you’re right -the tune was Cat Stevens.

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I looked you up after you “liked” one of mine. Glad I did. I think we sit at opposite ends of the poetry spectrum (if poetry arranges itself like that!) But really enjoyed your stuff. Keep posting.

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Very funny John, and a great improvement on the original. But surely (don't call me Shirley.. I know) the original was by Cat Stevens and not W.C Fields.
Either way, it's always a pleasure to hear your dulcet tones.

Cheers mate

Comment is about THE RED WHEELBARROW (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

This is BEAUTIFUL
I love it-the style, the way its written, it inspires me for a poem to write.

Comment is about LANTERN (blog)

Original item by cindylee loucks

Yes indeed, Wayne. Great tail.

Comment is about Where the sea meets the sky......... (blog)

Original item by Wayne McLellan

It is indeed incurable, Ian. Leave or Remain, Win, Lose or Draw - this will run longer than The Mousetrap.
And nice to see you turn your hand to form. Excellent sonnet.

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Original item by Ian Whiteley

Cheer up, Trev. There's always next season.

Comment is about Legacy (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

I love this. Inspiring.

Comment is about ... in ancient woodland. (blog)

Original item by Mikhail Smith

Love this?

Comment is about Don't Sell your Soul (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I like this a lot. Reminds me of the joke about a guy who was mad on tractors and then inexplicably gave up the hobby. He was now an ex-tractor fan! Thank you for the words, great.?

Comment is about A Tractor's Wife (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Thanks Lisa,

Yes I’ve written a number of pieces around the same theme, see ‘Doorstep Beauty’. I will also re post some earlier works. Kind regards

Fred

Comment is about What’s more Important? (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Very true. You shall reap as you sow. Love this Trevor. It's why I had to add you to my favourites.

J.

Comment is about Legacy (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Quality in the framing and a neatly executed piece of human nature encapsulated Trevor.

Ray

Comment is about Legacy (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Great tale!

Comment is about Where the sea meets the sky......... (blog)

Original item by Wayne McLellan

Today's prompt was to use one of Shakespeare's sonnets to inspire a new poem. This is (very!) loosely inspired from Sonnet 2 "When forty winters shall besiege thy brow".

Comment is about Legacy (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Wow! Thanks. ?

Comment is about Winter’s Chill (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Ray
I keep reading this over and over.
I like the feel and sound of it but I am not sure that i understand it.
Perhaps that does not really matter, it has a haunting quality that i love.
Dorothy

Comment is about THE BEST CURE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Trevor
I love every word of it, I love the chill and darkness of it - and i love it as a whole. What more can I say,

Dorothy

Comment is about Winter’s Chill (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Amen brother. True enough, it is in madness, pain and frustration but also in love and joyous elation.

J. ?

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