Your poems are always full of atmosphere and emotion....thank you John ?
Comment is about ALL SOULS' DAY (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Drastic plastic everywhere,
A great poem for us to share.
Comment is about Plasticiser (a plastic rap) (blog)
Original item by Janey Colbourne
Thanks, MC. I too am just a Learner.
Comment is about THE LOG BURNING FIRE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hello John,
I really appreciate you commenting on Midnight. I am looking forward to reading your work. I note your long list of published poems and congratulate you on said poems. From some of the poem titles and comments it looks like I am in for a treat.
Regards Taylor
Comment is about john short (poet profile)
Original item by john short
Another memory loss,forgot to mention
The guy who invented the door- knocker got a pleasant surprise,
When he found out he was to be presented with the no-bell prize.
Comment is about Memory loss (blog)
Original item by hugh
Big Sal
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 20:49
Lot of condensed imagery which is woven together like a tapestry.
I particularly enjoyed the last part of it.
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Comment is about boor (11/01/2018) (blog)
Original item by Zach Dafoe
Daemon,
I do believe this is the first time that I have come across your poetry. Already I have read your samples: Sanity or Calamity and Children which are remarkable in their form of expression as one can see clearly that you write from the heart. I am very impressed with what I would consider an innate ability to compose poetry. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Take good care and keep writing
Thank you indeed
Keith
Comment is about Daemon Cantrell (poet profile)
Original item by Daemon Cantrell
Thanks Big Sal! I will message you some time for sure! Glad you liked the poem.
Comment is about Sanity or calamity? (blog)
Original item by Daemon Cantrell
Big Sal
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 20:34
Great piece, and so so true.?
The truth is often horrifying.
Comment is about Plasticiser (a plastic rap) (blog)
Original item by Janey Colbourne
Big Sal
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 20:32
A lot of untapped emotion in these lines man, it's good to read your stuff again.
If you ever want to talk to someone or vent some shit, feel free to hit up my message box - it is always open. I know how it feels to feel like shit and having no one that will listen.
Keep your head up, and if it helps to write, then by all means keep writing to stay above water. Great poem by the way.
Peace and strength. x
Comment is about Sanity or calamity? (blog)
Original item by Daemon Cantrell
The sentiment is easily understood. There's something very
primeval about cosying up to a fire - log or coal. As that
great lyric-writer A.J Lerner might have written:
"All I want is a shed somewhere,
Far away from the cold night air,
With one enormous chair...
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?!" ?
Comment is about THE LOG BURNING FIRE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 19:10
people watching can lead to poetry-
if you read enough faces
you'll come up with a poem.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Tommy,
This highly abstract poem has the abiity to conjure. in the mind. so much of which is associated with the horrors of the trenches.
I enjoyed this and thank you
Keith
Comment is about Trench-war development (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
A tasty slice of life. Good work Ann T?
Comment is about Friendship in the Fall (blog)
Original item by Ann Kershaw
Big Sal
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 17:41
The last line is excellent - whole piece is great and ripe with imagery.?
Comment is about Give Me Silence (blog)
Original item by Karen Ankers
Big Sal
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 17:40
A piece imbued with blissful tendencies and jovial intentions.
Well written and nicely done.?
Comment is about Friendship in the Fall (blog)
Original item by Ann Kershaw
Thanks Martin - Ray - Anya and M C Newberry! D.Knape- you are wrong in thinking my husband is long suffering, if anyone is, I am! I lived with 3 men, and a male dog, don't get me wrong - I mean two sons and husband, and the only caring one was the dog!!!!! (Joking - not entirely true) I named my b in law because my husband is 99% a pessimist, and would have bemoaned his fate, then made two crosses, and lain down sadly to accept the inevitable - he can't fish either!
Thanks again everyone, Jennifer
Comment is about ‘The Legacy’ by Jennifer Malden is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
That all sounds a bit violent, Big Sal, but thanks for the reminder which encouraged me to amend the article so as to put in a reference to Anya's favourite poet.
Comment is about The Joy of Writing - Polish Poetry Festival (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Big Sal
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 13:53
I bet Anya would've kicked ass there reading.?
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Comment is about The Joy of Writing - Polish Poetry Festival (article)
Original item by Mike Took
dk.,
I love the expression, ¨ he´s the magician and I am just the rabbit. ¨
Good poem
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Hat Trick (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Kirsty,
I am able to relate to this delightful poem as I have led a very peripatetic existence and it is only now that I have put down my roots, so to speak, at the age 0f 70. I value this new found abode and care for it greatly, with hours spent pruning plants and polishing old wooden furniture.
This is a special poem as it comes from the heart.
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about My New House (blog)
Original item by Happy Hiker
Taylor. MC., and Jon,
Thank you for your comments. Freedom is a word similar in its useage to love: often misunderstood or wrongly used. It is when freedom is diminished that a civilised society must stand up and challenge the legitimate authority. The enemy of freedom is invariably apathy.
I value all comments enormously
Thank you again
Keith
Comment is about Dispossessed (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Hi Taylor,
I read your poems in Poesis Literary Magazine and particularly liked Midnight. I can definitely relate to this racing brain thing and having too much imagination. But then without it we probably couldn't write poetry. These days there are many techniques for mind control. I do a 5 minute meditation every day and find it helps.
John S
Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Mae barddoniaeth yn Gymreag yn gymleth iawn,byth wedi myned i fewn i gyfansoddi yn fy iaith enedigol.Mae cadair a ennillwyd gan perthynas i mi yn eisteddfod yn fy nhy nawr gan Cennech Davies a'r ysgrifen ar y gadair "CADAIR PAPUR PAWB 1902 "Ennillodd llawer i gadair yn ei hanes o gystadlu.
Comment is about My Sunset Haiku as a Sunset Englyn (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
These entries from across the pond are always welcome,
with their added insight and variations on themes we are
familiar with in our lives.
This enquiry must resonate with many folk, whatever their ages, but obviously more so with older people. Responses
would surely be worth an anthology on its own! For me,
as a long-time resident of London, my thoughts would
probably include affectionate references to life in this
great historical city, recalling the observation (attributed to
Dr Johnson?) that those tired of London must be tired of life.
Comment is about American Life in Poetry: Here and There (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Brian
Have just seen a 2018 report which might shed some light on this.
Men commit 80% of murders between couples with a history of domestic violence. The overwhelming majority had a history of abusing women.
In 20% committed by women more than 2/3rds were women killing men who had been abusing them. Of 152 murders examined in the report only 2 were cases by women with a history of abusing.
Comment is about Disrespect Can Lead To Domestic Violence. Stop It Where It Starts (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
I especially like the opening line which sets the mood and
the message. We live with the known (to an extent) and
wait in hopeful resigned ignorance for the unknown.
You can't take it with you! So why not make the best of
what you have while you're here...doing no harm to others -just doing the best you can.
Comment is about Leaving in time (blog)
Original item by VHH
The body expands on calories,
The mind on food for thought;
One doesn't come cheaply
While the other can't be bought! ?
Comment is about If only poetry burned calories...(first posted 31/10/18) (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
I stick with my "dumbphone" - one that is used for calls and
texts only. Quite enough for me, thank you. Much younger
members of the family are all habitual users (patients?!)
of more complicated equivalents, like moths transfixed by
the light! I remain content in my own thoughts in any waiting room, with enough distraction provided by my
mental processes, let alone the behaviour of other people
in the room.
Comment is about EUPHONIA (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Those using violence deserve to have their collars felt - inside or outside marriage. The lack of control is like a
child angry at not getting its own way and lashing out.
That said, it takes two to tango, so to speak, and guilt is
not always a one-sided thing. But the example set to one's
offspring is of paramount importance and all parents have
the responsibility to avoid behaviour that causes grief and
insecurity to their children.
Comment is about Disrespect Can Lead To Domestic Violence. Stop It Where It Starts (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Ha! This rang a bell with me. My older brother recently described how, on a day here in London, he stopped to
avoid an old chap with a stick who appeared in front of him,
only to realise it was his own unexpected reflection.
Comment is about Memory loss (blog)
Original item by hugh
Certainly much to occupy the mind here. But occasionally
I think that the word "freedom" can all too easily translate to "restriction". After all, there can be no total freedom,
only an acceptable level to meet diverse aspirations and needs. The mark of a civilised society is being able to
accept and live with that reality under the law of the land.
Comment is about Dispossessed (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
OMG! I had no idea of this entry! Kind of on the same thought line, aren't we? I feel kind of terrible, but it is sheer coincidence. This is an excellent piece.
Comment is about The Beast Does What Tyson Once Did (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
It is indeed. Always heed Taylor; she has sympathetic insight, and shares it.
We don't 'do' Hallowe'en anymore since the twins grew up. At five years old, one was a princess and the other was a witch - exactly in keeping with their personalities! I remember burying my face in a cushion to stop my laughter. But they complemented each other brilliantly. And they still do.
Years ago, on All Hallow's Eve, my three sisters and I used to visit a hospital for the terminally ill, dressed up for the patients to have a giggle. Mum was a nurse there, and she always said 'a little laughter was the best medicine ever!' The staff used to say, 'Are the kids coming this year?' I don't remember treats, but that wasn't the point anyway.
Comment is about All Hallow’s Eve, Then vs. Now (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
Candice, I haven't been on line much recently. I want to catch up with your recent 'binge'. I LOVE this one. I, too, am a total 'talk to myself-er' ... my whole life long.
Comment is about Delicacy of Truth (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
<Deleted User> (18980)
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 10:02
Don - in the interest of balance do you have similar statistics about husbands killed by wives or girlfriends?
Comment is about Disrespect Can Lead To Domestic Violence. Stop It Where It Starts (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Be strong violence is wrong,
Be kind leave violence behind.
Comment is about Disrespect Can Lead To Domestic Violence. Stop It Where It Starts (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Indeed, MC. He had his own bar stool, his office. At one point all the village was dressed the same in his hooky Barbour jackets.
He never learned though. No sooner did he get out of prison he picked up his business, got caught and went back again.
Comment is about JOHN THE HAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A stand-out piece indeed, more than authentic, one of your very best. Thank you.
peter T
Comment is about This Lonely Journey (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Totally agree, Don.
Comment is about Disrespect Can Lead To Domestic Violence. Stop It Where It Starts (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
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Comment is about Unity has strength (blog)
Original item by Hasmukh Mehta
Thu 1st Nov 2018 23:05
Thu 1st Nov 2018 22:57
funny.
no phone
no future
give me 2 cans
and a string.
Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
More inventive (Fagin-orientated) fun from this source.
I remember pubs back in my working life where you could
find someone like "John The Hat"(nudge..nudge/wink..wink)
- now overtaken by what can be found cheaply on the 'net.
Comment is about JOHN THE HAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
MC.,
Thank you for this. War is no more than a series of catastrophies which result in a victory. Such sacrifice. Such loss. Yet we fail to learn from the tragic message left on this piece of parchment. My God grant them eternal peace in a far better place.
Lest we forget.
Thank you for this.
Keith
Comment is about 13/4/18 - before "The Big Push" (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
The words, redolent of resisting the enemy, seen or unseen,
remind me of the Community Song Books of my youth:
a touch of the "Onward Christian (substitute 'Chemical')
Soldiers..." perhaps.
Comment is about Chemotherapy (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Big Sal
Thu 1st Nov 2018 22:30
Always something theatrical going on in poetry news.
Comment is about Album Release From Unusual Contemporary Poetry and Piano Duo (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Taylor Crowshaw
Fri 2nd Nov 2018 22:07
The uncomfortable truth..I applaud your poem. Thank you ?
Comment is about Plasticiser (a plastic rap) (blog)
Original item by Janey Colbourne