A gripping poem full of feeling.Well done for sharing your open up.
Comment is about Old anger (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
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Wed 10th Oct 2018 13:58
An important message indeed; expressed with passion and eloquence! Thanks, Jane?
Comment is about October 10 - World Mental Health Day (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
<Deleted User> (19836)
Wed 10th Oct 2018 13:53
I love the positive vibe from this.? Beautiful birds carrying hope to those who need it most! Lovely?
Comment is about Hummingbirds (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (19836)
Wed 10th Oct 2018 13:49
Becky, as a poem this is an exceptionally well written one! Bravo!
On a more personal note, this is the very best form of therapy to heal your pain and rid yourself of anger. I do hope sharing this helps to rid every last ounce of your hurt away! Thank you for sharing! I feel you...oh the stories I could tell. Perhaps someday I will. ????
Comment is about Old anger (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Big Sal
Wed 10th Oct 2018 13:46
Excellent piece Becky. That emotion you put into this shines through and carries the words well. Angry poetry is the most visceral and interesting to read - as it allows us the most unfiltered, clarifying scope into the poet's head as humanly possible.
Definitely one of your best I've read so far. Keep up the great work improving your writing every day, it's great reads.?
Comment is about Old anger (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Thanks Brian. I don't really like to come across as angry and bitter - at least not on a personal level - but I had to get this one out of my system.
It really is a slam, hence it's length, sorry.
Comment is about Old anger (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 10th Oct 2018 13:15
Now come on Becky you've had POTW already!
Seriously very good.
Comment is about Old anger (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Big Sal
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:54
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:53
Women go to restrooms
to talk about Men.
They used to love us
now they plot revenge.
wink.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:51
women go to restrooms
to talk about men.
Comment is about Women And Restrooms (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:43
dear master of ceremonies
i like your "arrest room". funny.
is that YOU on the park bench?
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Big Sal
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:40
The repetition of the chorus stanza nails home the message. Well done.?
Comment is about October 10 - World Mental Health Day (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Big Sal
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:39
Big Sal
Wed 10th Oct 2018 12:39
Like a soldier's ode to the home he left behind. Great piece. ?
Comment is about Grimoire of a RaVeN Poetry of a twisted mind (blog)
Original item by RaVeN Mathews )0(
Saba Noor
Wed 10th Oct 2018 11:33
Your style is very unique in comparison to other folks I've read stuff from. Thanks for posting when you've got the opportunity, Guess I'll just bookmark this page and keep visiting https://sadpoetrypub.com/
Comment is about Me Not Me (blog)
Original item by Joanna Halliday
Thanks for a wonderful review Greg, and it was really lovely to see you again and catch up. I was immensely proud of every poet who performed over the weekend, and really could not have asked for better.
Big Sal - epic is the word ?
Comment is about Laura Taylor, London, 2018 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Yes, indeed, Brian. It’s something we don’t like owning up to, like having a pair of pink lunes.
I worried myself a little being able to recollect these characters without the need for any research.
Comment is about CROSSROADS MOTEL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
John Clarke's funeral will be this coming Friday, 12 October, at Honor Oak crematorium in south London at 10am. In the evening there will be a farewell event in his honour - Jazzman's Final Gig - at The Birds Nest, 32 Deptford Church Street, Deptford, London SE8 4RZ - 020 8692 1928. All welcome. A donation towards food provided will be appreciated.
Comment is about Jazzman John Clarke, Beat poet (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Hi MC and Brian...
Oh! I live with my hope unfurled
But I know
Anything written here will not tilt the world
Comment is about Late Wisdom (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 10th Oct 2018 08:59
Hi John - I used to watch Crossroads all the time...quite enjoyed it at the time - in retrospect I'm perhaps sorry to say.
One good thing though...it spawned Acorn Antiques.
Comment is about CROSSROADS MOTEL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Words of pure devotion.
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about Happy To Be Alive (blog)
Original item by Jethro Iresare
This succinct poem charaterises what so many feel in the light of war, particularly during the last century. Have you read Siegfried Sassoons´The Menim Gate?´Your poem echoes his words.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The Fallen Arch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Walking from the car park we saw that spectacular orange glow what a start to a fun filled evening - - -
One of my favourite poets on the night was Leg Before Wicket Phil
Hitting you for six
the crowd creased up
anyone with boundary frown
follow on swinging low
solid wood cricket bat
top edge flat head.
Review is about New Mills Festival Poetry Trail Round Robin on 26 Sep 2018 (event)
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 10th Oct 2018 07:59
Spot on Don...it's within us all.
Comment is about The Fallen Arch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Wed 10th Oct 2018 07:14
Congratulations John, well deserved POTW.
All the best des
Comment is about ‘Peace, love and understanding have left the building’ is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Big Sal
Wed 10th Oct 2018 01:18
Read like wedding vows. Well done.?
Comment is about Happy To Be Alive (blog)
Original item by Jethro Iresare
The term was created at our meeting on Monday. While numbers were thin, hardened poets turn up whatever the weather.
Comment is about Hardened Poets (blog)
Original item by J F Keane
elPintor
Wed 10th Oct 2018 00:23
Ray, I'm happy to know that it sparks any thought at all--you definitely couldn't be wrong. Our minds are all so unique and there is great beauty in that.
Thank you. And thanks to you too, David and Becky.
x
Comment is about unbroken (a timeline in prepositions) (blog)
Original item by nunya
Fabulously presented thoughts a real humdinger Hazel.It's effective that you ask the question first and then give it your own individual answer, which brings a sympathetic response from our dear readers!!
Ray
Comment is about Life before death? 1 and 2 (blog)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
Wonderful poem Keith.. Thank you ?
Comment is about The Web of Sleep (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks Gary. Nice to meet you. I'm here as Call Me Graham. Massive recognition to Laura Taylor for her support and encouragement.
Comment is about Graham Mckay-Smith (photo)
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Tue 9th Oct 2018 21:53
<Deleted User> (19836)
Tue 9th Oct 2018 21:49
Dark and mysterious...compelling!??
Comment is about The Web of Sleep (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Hi Graham. It was a pleasure to use that line! I heard once that it was used to describe ballroom dancing. God how right you are, I wasn't always beyond reproach. Some of those gigs, dire places. It really needs a guide - Southwark Working Man's Club, Ford's Dagenham, and on the plus side Buckingham Palace and Gleneagles.
Thanks Big Sal for bringing that up. I don't decide to write to a known format really, but feel it coming on, Though this one is like a question and answer, or an interrogation in the mind. A closed loop. I think whatever we write should be framed for impact; however you think it out. Some are brilliant at structured work, and it takes discipline.
Rachel, there you go with the truth. En masse drinkers can really put the boot in of course, lurching up to the bandstand and making fools of themselves. There is humour in it though, and I have many stories....
Ray
Comment is about FUNCTION ROOM (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18118)
Tue 9th Oct 2018 21:41
Great writing as ever Keith.
A poetic description of something we all experience, yet the mystery remains.
Really enjoyed.
Hannah
Comment is about The Web of Sleep (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This is really a tricky one Rachel - as is a series of blind alleys awaits in the past, and someone at fault that puts you where are now. That's the best I can do.
The very best as always Ray
Comment is about unbroken (a timeline in prepositions) (blog)
Original item by nunya
A cautionary guide to everyday life Hugh.
Ray
Comment is about Stress can make a mess (blog)
Original item by hugh
<Deleted User> (18118)
Tue 9th Oct 2018 21:13
Read it through twice, it's a brilliant poem.
Hannah
Comment is about Life before death? 1 and 2 (blog)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
I know the real answer. They go in groups because hidden inside the rest room is an exotic male dancer who does a quick turn. Then they all applaud and return to the more sedate goings on elsewhere. I´ve heard them cheer.
Keith
Comment is about Women And Restrooms (blog)
Original item by d.knape
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Tue 9th Oct 2018 20:57
This is a thought provoking poem.
OK, you go into the cubicle, then come out and wash your hands. Then do your hair looking in the mirror.
Then talk about what is going on.
Sometimes the revelations are stark.
Recently with a friend, in the rest room, we saw a sign saying - hair dryer 20p. My friend yelled it was too much to pay. I said only 20p. She revealed her husband takes all her money and she has nothing, not even 20p.
Then we went outside as if nothing had been said.
Comment is about Women And Restrooms (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Captures the dedication rather well, the more you throw at them, the harder they dig in.
Ray
Comment is about Hardened Poets (blog)
Original item by J F Keane
Crossdressers may know the answer to the mystery. Just an idea. Ask the wife.
Ray
Comment is about Women And Restrooms (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks very much, Chris.
Comment is about Peace, love and understanding have left the building (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Tue 9th Oct 2018 19:07
And not so very far from the truth Avishek. Thank you. Jemima.
Comment is about Camera On... (blog)
Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH
Tue 9th Oct 2018 19:04
faultless description Keith. Thank you. Jemima.
Comment is about The Web of Sleep (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thoroughly enjoyed this poem.. unfortunately I am unable to enlighten you as I would have to be killed for letting you in on the secret..?
M.C. enjoyed your comments especially last three lines which made me laugh out loud.?
Comment is about Women And Restrooms (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (19836)
Wed 10th Oct 2018 14:04
Awesome rhythm and rhyme telling an all to true tale!
Impressive?
Comment is about Life in a Care home (blog)
Original item by hugh