<Deleted User> (21487)
Sun 7th Apr 2019 10:20
Don - you just don't miss a trick,
I love the video, i wonder if he now knows how many people are laughing at his expense.
thank you for a early morning giggle
Dorothy
Comment is about Chainsaw Robber (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Just seen this, Kev. We’ve been away in Spain. Top hole as usual. Love all the characters.
Hope to be there on Thurs.
Comment is about The Annual Talent Show (Down At The Feathers) (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Thanks, Kev. I peddle the “What is a poem” theme tongue-in-cheek. But if folks want to argue that there are no rules, well that gives me free rein to post anything. My next post might just be an audio of a dog barking.
I’m having 2nd thoughts about those trafficators. I might be confusing our shooting brake with my Uncle Mick’s Moggy Minor.
Comment is about ME DAD'S CARS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I love this poem - great rhythm and so powerfully human in its depiction of an ordinary morning on an extraordinary day.
Comment is about Manhattan Morning (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Great poem - I was really drawn in by the fabulous title - and it didn't disappoint!
Comment is about If Gratitude Were Horses, We'd Never Fear A Stampede (blog)
Original item by Randy Horton
Well written John, and of course it's a poem.
You could have used those holes in the floor to your advantage, getting up hills Fred Flintstone style (a bit extra peddle power).
my youngest son would have loved the Moggy Traveller, to this day they're still his favourite car.
Comment is about ME DAD'S CARS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
That’s it, Don. That’s the way to convert a slab of prose into more ethereal poetry. I suppose it begs the question, though, “Isn’t ethereal poetry written in little lines just a slab of prose if you gum it all back together?”.
By the way, “on the black” means “away from the taxman’s prying eyes”.
Comment is about ME DAD'S CARS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
You have a point there JC.
Possible suggestion?
They were vans actually in the early days.
He wanted vans so he could do a bit of
fetching and carrying on the black.
(back?)
Another possible form I have seen on the site? (which seems to get no comments so maybe not such a good idea)
They were
vans
actually
in the
early
days.
He wanted
vans
so he could
do a bit of
fetching
and
carrying
on the
black. (back?)
You might have to chop it down a bit though. Might get a bit long.....
Notice I have kept it in stanzas to still satisfy the die-hard poets among us.
Comment is about ME DAD'S CARS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
thanks for the comment on 'the parable' Don - glad you liked it
Ian
Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)
Original item by Don Matthews
My mind won't do what it's told to
Like write 'if' as said by NaPoWriMo
It just fritters round at the edges
Commenting on things as it goes
Now don't be too hard on yourself Beck
You incorporated if, would, and could/should
As asked by the NaPoWriMo bosses
So from my point of view you did good
Excuse me while I side-track a bit Beck
But Vautaw has written something 'new'
Poems we choose not to post up
Are probably ones our souls long to read
(interesting...)
Comment is about If you liked my poetry (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Oh Lisa, yes I really care
To listen, see what you want share
Don't care if you are wrong or right
Bring feelings up and out, then write
Like you I sometimes start unsure
Looking for that hidden cure
Like you it helps to keep me whole
Keep me whole and soothes the soul
Thanks for sharing Lisa.
Comment is about Write or Wrong (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
Ah, Don. I thought the same. Still do, truth to tell. But so many contributors on here have argued there are no rules to poetry.
So there you have it. They'd say it's a poem. I shan't argue.
(Perhaps if I chopped it into little lines?)
Comment is about ME DAD'S CARS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I'm still trying to get my head around how this qualifies as 'poetry' for inclusion in a 'poetry' website?
Comment is about ME DAD'S CARS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
The beauty and moods of blue.. Indeed u so rightly pointed out the spectacular combination of the blue with gold of the sunset..
I guess I got drawn to the tranquility and solitude of the color...
Thanks for sharing your comments
Comment is about Pregnant Blue (blog)
Original item by mona s
'This type of social profile'. Well, well, you live and learn. I remember being told, in 2016, by the BBC, and other over-paid pundits, that the economy would be in free-fall if the ignorant masses had the temerity to vote to leave the EU against their masters' wishes.
Comment is about Why Brexit? (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Posthumous fame, so often an artist's fate. Thank you for bringing her to our awareness. Love your poem and her soothing melody. ?
Comment is about Eva (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Love this one! I am doing the same thing, writing, but not posting all of them, which are probably the ones our souls long to read. Someday perhaps. Way to go on sticking with NaPoWriMo! ?
Comment is about If you liked my poetry (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
"Writing helps keep me whole." I can relate to that line and this whole piece of beautiful poetry. Keep writing! We care, but your soul cares most. ?
Comment is about Write or Wrong (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
I've been around long enough to be reminded by these lines of the
song "Among My Souvenirs". A happy memory!
Comment is about My Souvenirs (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
I am an admirer of the Lionel Bart musical "Oliver" - one of THE
best stage musicals that became an impressive film production -
and Fagin's song is very adroitly adopted for these lines.
There would be no need to think it out again if Mrs May had done
her duty and LED according to the mandate she - as prime minister -
had been given. Instead, she treated this historical "once In a lifetime" stay-or-go national vote as some sort of "Deal or No Deal"
political game show. I fear the Tory Party face electoral Armageddon in future elections. The army would call it "self-inflicted
injury".?
.
Comment is about The Big Question (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Blue has always be a favourite colour and it's always intrigued me
how it became synonymous with dejection and sadness/misery.
What better combination than blue (of the sky) and gold (of the sun) to lift the spirits?
Comment is about Pregnant Blue (blog)
Original item by mona s
I was aware of her name and late arriving fame but not familiar with
her performances. She seemed to follow the style that saw Judy Collins,(later on Kate Melua in the UK) and others become popular. Not sure how one develops a cancer on the back of the body
unless through damaging exposure to the sun but its "hidden
from usual view" position shows how it can become so dangerous.
A sad reminder of a talent taken long before her time.
Comment is about Eva (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Well constructed piece of rhyming on something we all surely feel at
times.
Comment is about Write or Wrong (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
This is a great piece that catches the mood and frustrations of many of us. I've been an ex pat by choice for most of my life and I can only imagine how something as fundamental as membership as Europe and its loss can be effecting you.
Especially as it was based upon lies and a not to subtle ignition of racial hatred and xenophobia.
Thank you for wording so effectively the frustrations and beliefs that anger many this excellent piece. Enhanced by the you tube clip you included. With you all the way.
And... especially as the crap continues to pile up. Good luck to you.
Comment is about My Brexit Poem (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Excellent, i think I've written more determinedly on trees than anything. The pattern of life.
Comment is about Afresh, afresh, afresh: publishers seek poems for anthology on trees (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
PS I didn't miss a day I just haven't subjected WOL to all my trite napowrimo scribblings. Find me on Instagram if you really want the whole caboodle complete with cheesy images.
Comment is about If you liked my poetry (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
This is fab! I missed the villanelle prompt.
There's actually a few Brexit-themed poetry anthologies putting calls out, you might want to take a look.
Comment is about The Big Question (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
I second Dorothy - this is sweet and touching, something we can react to, speaking straight to us. Nice one Don.
Comment is about Eva (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Thanks Don! I like the fact my little ditty inspired a ditty comment that is at least as long as the original ?
Comment is about To someone who somehow knows (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Dorothy,
I have only been writing less the two years and decided to look back at what I was writing as a 'Poet in Training' as I called myself then. I did not feel deserving of the title 'Poet'. at the time. Now I think, did I really write this? This one from July 17 pulls at the emotions. I shall look for more
Don
Comment is about Eva (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21487)
Sat 6th Apr 2019 10:10
Magpies - intelligent and bursting with personality.
I once witnessed 'Magpie Court' in our field. About eight or so magpies were surrounded a brawling pair and vocally egging them on. When it was over they all flew away together best of friends.
The natural world is wonderful, more so because we will never fully understand it.Dorothy
Comment is about Fight! Fight! (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
<Deleted User> (21487)
Sat 6th Apr 2019 09:52
One of my favourite singers - in fact - the favourite of favourites.
No one can sing 'Fields of gold' or 'wayfaring stranger' like Eva
'Over the Rainbow' is so heart-felt and her story is so heart-breaking.
Having read your poem I now feel compelled to play 'SONGBIRD' loudly so that it echoes throughout the house.
More like this please - sad and sweet prompting a reaction.
'dorothy
Comment is about Eva (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21487)
Sat 6th Apr 2019 07:51
There is a sad truth to your poem - alienated youth, world wide, condemned to depression or violence through lack of education and self worth.
The cynical would say it is a means of controlling the masses.
Dorothy
Comment is about Dumb Soil (blog)
Original item by Damon Blackery
Sat 6th Apr 2019 07:26
It is the original graffiti artist who deserves the praise! And if I have introduced you to the work of David Whyte then the poem's job is done!
Comment is about The Apprenticeship (blog)
Original item by fitzroy herbert
Sat 6th Apr 2019 03:45
thanks for always coming back.
you are fearless!
Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)
Original item by Don Matthews
Sat 6th Apr 2019 03:15
thanks M.C. for visiting.
the jury feels sorry for the criminal,
not so much for the victim.
If you get in trouble, holler racism.
that will get you a free pass
and an interview on TV.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This is all very interesting. We have a family in our back yard. Did you know each bird has a specific part of a chorus they 'sing' in their own magpie acapella. Learnt/taught? from birth. And they say we are clever.....?
Comment is about Fight! Fight! (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
elPintor
Fri 5th Apr 2019 22:25
This may be welcome, or not, but your piece reminded me of a movie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVT_rJ0bRC8
The milieu is both beautiful and painful at once.
Rachel
Comment is about Worst harvest (blog)
Original item by LeGou
Hello Trevor, liked your Brexit villanelle. As you seem to know a lot more about poetry than I do, could you have a peek at my poem 'Regrets', which I intended as a villanelle, and tell me if I was right about the form, at least?
Thanks, Jennifer
Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Hi Ray! Nice to be in touch again! Thanks for your embarrassingly generous comment. I just can't keep up with your output! The awful truth is also that it is all at least good, and often brilliant. This seemed to me a bit feeble, but if you enjoyed it ...............
Thanks also Don, Desmond and Jon, for the comment and the likes. Very encouraging.
Jennifer
Comment is about The little girl (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
The comments about our Parliamentarians in the media are incredulous, as they have voted against every possible option. (I am not being polite about Italian politicians either, don't worry!) I heard today that the House of Lords had been 'flooded' by some sort of liquid coming from the sewage system. Even if it wasn't true, quite likely, you can imagine the comments.
Jennifer
Comment is about No Brexit Here. We Got No Problems (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Nice! We had other birds mobbing a squirrel the other day. Would it have stolen their eggs, I wonder?. I counted 27 magpies in a poplar the other day. Others were fascinated too, and we concluded it was either a Trade Union meeting or the tenants of a condo, as they were so noisy!
Jennifer
Comment is about Fight! Fight! (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
Liked this one - had actually recognised it as a villanelle! Becoming literate? Remember 'reviewing the situation', it's one of my favourite musicals.
Jennifer
Comment is about The Big Question (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Really loved this one! Very clever 'give peas a chance again'!
Don't know who David Whyte is, but got the meaning.
Jennifer
Comment is about The Apprenticeship (blog)
Original item by fitzroy herbert
elPintor
Fri 5th Apr 2019 21:42
"orchids.
pink and blue.
violent.
count them on my arms,
count them on my belly,
count them in my heart."
I wanted to revisit and tell what I saw when I first read this...
It's a true piece of raw poetry, Mila--without all the fuss of getting dressed in frills, it stands on its own.
Rachel
Comment is about orchids (blog)
Original item by Mila F.
Thanks Rachel, Leon and Stu for your comments and likes. This was formed form the notion of all the greyhounds that retired off after they have served their purpose being bred for only one thing. The more fortunate ones are found homes to go to where they are loved and cared for.
I must admit that when I wrote this I had a films eye view running through my head.
Thanks again guys much appreciated
Martin
Comment is about Making tracks (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Don Matthews
Sun 7th Apr 2019 10:40
So good Peter
Comment is about GETTING USED TO IT (blog)
Original item by Peter Taylor