Well said. Hopefully out of such a tragedy the seeds of hope, tolerance and unity will grow.
Comment is about Divided City, Divided Land? (blog)
Original item by Jeffarama!
To be honest, it's a hard one to live up to, but I still believe it's absolutely true.
J. x
Comment is about Ownership (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Honesty... hard to be honest about everything. We shy away from being to boastful but less so than owning up to the mistakes we make. It's a good lesson and well executed. I'll keep it in mind.
Comment is about Ownership (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Yep I am planning to be there in June. see you soon
Comment is about think back/pink black (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
That's funny, that's exactly what I do too. It's almost always the rhythm first.
J. x
Comment is about Chelsea Crossman (poet profile)
Original item by Chelsea Crossman
You know, I like the three line structure preferably with no rhyme, in various rhythms and forms. I feel it gives me creative freedom! I call them "haiku" but I shouldn't because they don't comply with the haiku rules, so Steve is right. In fact I erased the word "Haiku" from the titles of all the three lined poems I've written and in some the five line structure works better!
Thanks for your support, always kind, dear Jason?
Mae
Comment is about Quintessential (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Thank you Jason! Yes "dystopia" is pretty much it! Thank you for liking ?
Mae
Comment is about Bleak Era (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Poignant words for a tragedy.
J. x
Comment is about Divided City, Divided Land? (blog)
Original item by Jeffarama!
I like your style in this very good poem.
The repeating "I told him not to sell his soul" builds up an expectation of a clever ending- a moral of the tale- some kind of punchline-
that doesn't actually materialise.
That would be a pity for me if I wanted the poem to be a great one deserving publication and widespread distribution. As a personal expression it is to be applauded.
I like it a lot.
Comment is about Don't Sell your Soul (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
"Wings of bone and crystal tears." One of my favourite lines ever.
Beautiful imagery.
J. x
Comment is about End of the World (blog)
Original item by Heart of Lead
To be honest I liked it both ways.?
J. x
Comment is about Quintessential (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Talk about dystopian! Brilliant and numb Mae.
Loved it.
J. x
Comment is about Bleak Era (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Thanks Steve! It does look and sound better this way! ?
Mae
Comment is about Quintessential (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Thanks Jennifer. I have found it can be very disconcerting to relive a visit which was so intense, to find a sort of blandness that misses the mark. In your particular case this can be consoling in a way, especially if you meet original inhabitants who can provide a sense of continuity. This often happens I think in more humble areas that have not been pepped up by developments. Some of the saddest places I have visited have been the old South Wales coalfield towns like Tredegar which have never recovered from the loss of industry and are soulless places.
Ray
Comment is about FORGOTTEN DREAMS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 19:59
Jeff
Such a chilling poem about a truly tragic event - i hope the last line holds true.
Dorothy
Comment is about Divided City, Divided Land? (blog)
Original item by Jeffarama!
Thanks John too for the like. Jennifer
Comment is about Old age (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Meg Cox
Wed 24th Apr 2019 17:15
Thank you. You've really helped. I do read all your wise words two or three times and try to learn. What I've always told myself about that that Keats said is that he was very young. Very young. What did he know of blank page nerves, poor boy.
Comment is about Blank notebook pages and first-line nerves (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
elPintor
Wed 24th Apr 2019 17:04
I love to see them sprinkled generously over a lawn--along with clover, they are one of the most welcome sights of spring.
Rachel
Comment is about A Rose By Any Other Name (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
It has been said that politics (e.g. government?) is "the art of the possible". The tragedy is that so many choosing that occupation
then appear to proceed to make it impossible!!
Comment is about I address to the garverment of my country (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
I'm reminded of Alan Jay Lerner's wry lines given to Henry Higgins
about the correct use of English in his music masterpiece "My Fair Lady":
"They even are places where English completely disappears
In America they haven't used it for years." ?
Comment is about On Perusing a Dictionary of Modern English Usage as It Pertains to Suffering (blog)
Original item by Randy Horton
Good theme. I recognise the evidence of its content down the years.
Comment is about Broke-Down Poem (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Jennifer - certainly, the fates can seem unkind when the seemingly
healthy are struck down without obvious cause or warning. But
why add to the risks with our own wayward decisions when a little
care and consideration can reduce the former and lessen the
likelihood of early departure from this life?
Comment is about WITHIN LIES THE SIN (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thanks, Jennifer. If I may say so myself I like that line, too. ?
Comment is about Colour - Black (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
I also laughed a lot at some of the lines that 'materialised' in 'Nature's Banquet' Laura - and definitely not one I would have written without the prompt. Glad it made you smile ?
Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)
Original item by Laura Taylor
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 15:17
Ian
All would be (and are) welcome in my garden - as would be the bees - moths and hoverflies.
i love the bright golden yellow next to the white and gold daisies and the taller cowslips. Mine is an untidy garden, birds love it.
Dorothy
Comment is about A Rose By Any Other Name (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Congratulations! Agree about saying so much with very simple words. Well deserved POTW.
Jennifer
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Poetry Understands' by Vautaw (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Small and perfect - in essence an absence- one of your best I would say.
jennifer
Comment is about Colour - Black (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Liked this one. Agree with the last two lines, to a certain extent at least we can improve or worsen our health by how we use our bodies - smoking - drinking too much - using drugs - eating junk food - not exercising - letting ourselves become over weight - etc. -sometimes, though, you know people who did look after themselves, and got some really nasty disease all the same.
Jennifer
Comment is about WITHIN LIES THE SIN (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Great writing as usual, sad but beautiful. I think we definitely enhance treasured memories of long ago times when we were perhaps happier or at least carefree. Sometimes it is better not to go back, as it can be disappointing not to say heartbreaking. I went back to a village on the Aberdeenshire coast a few years ago, where I had lived as a child of 7 (many many years ago!), expecting to be disappointed, but apart from the school being now a Social Centre, and the shop and bakery having disappeared, nothing had changed.
Jennifer
Comment is about FORGOTTEN DREAMS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Nice one! One does feel a little guilty every December. I wrote Tom Turkey's Lament last Xmas,, a similar plot to avoid extermination, but i think Tiny Tina was even more cunning! Enjoyed this one.
Jennifer
Comment is about A turkey in sheep's clothing (blog)
Original item by Wayne McLellan
Liked this! Here in Italy it's called Dente di Lion, but also 'Bedwetter' 'cos it has diuretic properties. They also use some of the tender new leaves in salads. They are also very pretty en masse with daisies. Good work, Jennifer
Comment is about A Rose By Any Other Name (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Thanks for commenting, Brian. Straight out of ""Joke Box Jury" ha-ha.
We seem too ready to poison our bodies with stuff we consume.
Those lines were a mild exhortation for people to take more care
and avoid its harmful effects.
Comment is about WITHIN LIES THE SIN (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 13:02
I like you spirit.
Dorothy
Comment is about I address to the garverment of my country (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 12:59
This is so funny - I keep reading it over and over - it gets funnier with each reading,
Dorothy
P,.S. I am just going to read it again one more time.
Comment is about Nature's Banquet (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 12:55
"then leads us gently by menace or malice
to some mock byzantine crumbling palace" - holding my breath.
" or his perchant for art and cooking well" - breathing again in relief'
Dorothy
Comment is about ON VINCENT PRICE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Inspired by a local Spanish market that I think is worse than it sounds!
Comment is about Flea Market (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
<Deleted User> (21487)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 12:42
I do enjoy a good giggle - thank you for it.
Dorothy
Comment is about A turkey in sheep's clothing (blog)
Original item by Wayne McLellan
Just wanted to say that I have read almost all of your articles John, and find them interesting, entertaining, knowledgeable, and informative. I took a couple of the handy hints and tips about competitions and have applied them.
I noticed that you don't really get any comments, so wanted to say that your words aren't just dissolving into the ether. People are reading them.
Cheers ?
Comment is about Blank notebook pages and first-line nerves (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
thanks martin. will i see you at Sale in June (might be there next month as well as i know the people guesting)
Comment is about think back/pink black (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Ripping barn yarn!
Thanks brian?
Comment is about A turkey in sheep's clothing (blog)
Original item by Wayne McLellan
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 24th Apr 2019 10:08
Thank you Frances! Actually that last line was the quintessential of the piece. I had that phrase in my mind and I wove the poem around it!
Thank you for getting my message?
Mae
Comment is about Starchild (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Wayne McLellan
Wed 24th Apr 2019 23:07
Quite poignant, considering what happened in Sri Lanka recently......
Comment is about They were only saying their prayers... (blog)
Original item by Jeffarama!