Thank you for stopping by and commenting such kind words, Anya. My first piece of writing in 9 months. ?
Comment is about Lost (blog)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
elPintor
Fri 28th Sep 2018 10:02
Oddly enough, Sal, my son may never see this. There are many things that I compartmentalize--a place for everything and everything in its place.
Thanks for commenting. It is quite the reward to be able to open a door, however briefly, for communication.
Comment is about a letter to my son--for now... (blog)
Original item by nunya
<Deleted User> (19836)
Fri 28th Sep 2018 10:01
Anything that brings you towards the light is a blessing! A really beautiful poem! A lovely way to begin my day.
Thank you Lyn. ??
Comment is about HOPE (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
<Deleted User> (18980)
Fri 28th Sep 2018 09:44
Q : in ascendance to what, or where?
Comment is about Birdsofafeather : Aussie Poet (in ascendance) to UK Poet (stage of ascendance unknown) (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Short, sharp and spot on Trevor. Nice one ?
Comment is about Pi (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts on my latest piece. It is much appreciated. ?
Comment is about Poetikaly Anointed (poet profile)
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Thank you Big Sal. I enjoy taking photograhs, especially of nature. Glad you liked the recital. It has been a while since I recited my writing.
Poetikaly Anointed, thank you for sharing your thoughts. Grief is incredibly painful. Stay strong. Hugs.
Comment is about Lost (blog)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
Thanks for your likes and comment, Damon.
Comment is about Mikey V Kinsey (poet profile)
Original item by Mikey V Kinsey
That's great. Dove soap it is not lol. You made me chuckle thanks!
Comment is about Drama (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Whoops I spelt it wrong sorry guys I don’t think any one thinks about it being said wrong when it happens .Rose you are delightful Thankyou for being my friend love Wendy x
Comment is about Can You Imagine (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Big Sal
Fri 28th Sep 2018 04:14
Bunch of people I went to school with have died from that kind of thing before they reached 20. Well done on the subject matter, and the lines compounded with resounding imagery.
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Comment is about Drugged up and homeless in Manchester yesterday (blog)
Original item by hugh
Big Sal
Fri 28th Sep 2018 04:09
10 for effort, quality poetry, and making me laugh. Especially the last one. That's really important.
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Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Big Sal
Fri 28th Sep 2018 03:36
Awesome write.
Sadly, I can relate to this. A dying love of any kind is tragic. It hurts when the family you knew is the once you lost...No mommy...no daddy...just baby in the middle.
Comment is about Lost (blog)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
Big Sal
Fri 28th Sep 2018 03:14
I often try to abstain from writing poetry for my loved ones as I never like giving fodder to my enemies, but on the off occasion that I get around to it and do so, it comes out with more power and strength of emotion than I ever could have hoped - and much more so than the other pieces I put to paper.
I applaud your strength in writing something so personal for a loved one. It's never easy doing so when you know they won't be the only ones reading it. I quite enjoyed the read.
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Comment is about a letter to my son--for now... (blog)
Original item by nunya
Hello Trevor,
I'm Poetikaly Anointed-s newbie. I really dig this! It's brilliantly written for the subject is about being irrational behavior yet the poem itself makes total sense!
Comment is about Pi (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
rebecca guerra
Fri 28th Sep 2018 02:47
My sweet Eric, my sunshine! These words represent us...❤️
Comment is about Ruminations (blog)
Original item by Eric Maynard
elPintor
Fri 28th Sep 2018 01:44
I don't know how to make some things into poetry--still, it seems they need to be said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7sodwiQJ6c
--heaven blessed Patti Smith and I know I'm blessed, too, for being able to admit it.
Comment is about a letter to my son--for now... (blog)
Original item by nunya
Very insightful thinking behind this ?
Comment is about The ups and downs of life (blog)
Original item by Elle Shaine
Wot's this about too rongs making a rite ? These comments are getting me all fuzzled . Wendy will wonder what's going on ?
Comment is about Can You Imagine (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
I do like this ... complex too
Comment is about Confusion of Promises on a Blurry Canvas (blog)
Original item by poetic_muse
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 23:43
My funeral attendances are rising exponentially Ray. I'm at one tomorrow, and only avoided one last week by virtue of the fact that I was abroad.
Comment is about I WASN'T UPSET (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Seeing your you- tube reference prompted me to pen this.
A famous behind
There was a young man called Hugh Janus,
Who had a terribly big anus.
One night in his bed he had a bad dream,
While bending ,his trousers did burst at the seam.
That's when his behind became famous.
Comment is about Hugh (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 20:55
Hugh I did not intend to offend. It was meant as a lighthearted remark and I'm sorry you didn't get it.
Comment is about Drugged up and homeless in Manchester yesterday (blog)
Original item by hugh
Well Brian not a very nice comment from you,
I can assure you this was written by Hugh.
Maybe accusations like this show the kind of person you are.
And on a positive and friendly W.O.L.site your going to far.
Many words of encouragement flow on this site,
Derogatory unfounded remarks are not right.
Keep them to yourself under your hat,
No room on W.O.L. for comments like that.
I'll have you know that I am a highly qualified man,
And sometimes writing a good poem, I definitely can.
Comment is about Drugged up and homeless in Manchester yesterday (blog)
Original item by hugh
<Deleted User> (19836)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 20:12
Thank you Taylor for your continued support...it's always appreciated!?
Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
<Deleted User> (19836)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 20:11
Jon, thank you so much for you lovely comment on 'Second Chances' and overall for all the support!?
Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Wonderful poem M .C. I am transported by your beautiful words. The warm sun on my cheek..lovely ?
Comment is about THE SUMMER WIND (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
From the dark to the light..love the journey Lyn..?
Comment is about HOPE (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
A departure from your usual Hugh..Very sad but well written piece thank you...excellent..?
Comment is about Drugged up and homeless in Manchester yesterday (blog)
Original item by hugh
A fascinating poem to say the least with a powerful element of truth attached to it.
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about A Long Life (blog)
Original item by Eric Maynard
Have you had Blue Stilton, Larisa, the one pictured. It’s called a The King of Cheeses.
Comment is about CHEESE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 17:48
Yes I agree Rose but two wrongs don't make a right.
Comment is about Can You Imagine (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 17:40
and so does compassion and understanding!
Comment is about Can You Imagine (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 17:35
Speling duzzn't mater? I fink it duzz.
Comment is about Can You Imagine (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 17:12
Hi Wendy. Purposely or not the way you have spelled Emagin doesn't matter. What matters is the strong message you convey. Well done kiddo!
Rose ?
Comment is about Can You Imagine (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Michael Holding
Thu 27th Sep 2018 16:59
Just looked at youtube. Beautifully recited Becky.
Mike
Comment is about "Writing in Rhyme" by Becky Who is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Michael Holding
Thu 27th Sep 2018 16:44
Great to hear rhyme defended!
John Betjeman got a lot of stick for rhyming.
Below are the 2nd and last verses of his 'Tregardock' (on a Cornish cliff top)
Only the shore and cliffs are clear
Gigantic slithering shelves of slate
In waiting awfulness appear
Like journalism full of hate
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And I on my volcano edge
Exposed to ridicule and hate
Still do not dare to leap the ledge
And smash to pieces on the slate.
This is no trivial matter.
Tregardock is one of several of his poems I've set to music in the folk tradition.
Keep rhyming where appropriate.
Best wishes, Mike Holding
Comment is about "Writing in Rhyme" by Becky Who is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Michael Holding
Thu 27th Sep 2018 16:27
Comment is about "Writing in Rhyme" by Becky Who is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Mike Took
I can only say "thanks" for the kind words of appreciation.
The current sunny weather and its occasional breeze got me
thinking of the ephemeral nature of the warmer days of the
year and how the summer wind (called by various names
in different parts of the world) carries a message that urges
us to make the most of those days but ultimately says its
farewell as the seasons turn.
Comment is about THE SUMMER WIND (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
These are the moments that make what we do worth all the effort. By 'we' I refer to all those people, like Mike and so many folks, who go to the trouble to create opportunities such that others can share their work; the audiences, too, who understand the importance of listening to each other, and making sure their appreciation is demonstrated; and the voluntary team that runs this amazing website of ours.
This sounds as though it was an extremely special occasion, for writer/reader and his listeners. Yet at any session there might be less-obvious examples: someone who is desperately nervous about reading their words for the first time, and manages to do so without messing up, or someone who wants to get something off their chest and is allowed to do so. It might not win the Forward Prize, but it might be a personal equivalent achievement, as this sounds to have been.
Such opportunities are at the heart of what Write Out Loud is about: encouraging anyone who wants to, to have a go at writing and sharing their words with like-minded others. Doing so in an open-floor or open-mic context is, in our view, just as legitimate a form of publication as getting your work into a magazine, and can be more scary.
Well done to you and your audience, Mike, for creating an ambience that enabled this to happen.
Comment is about These are the Moments that Poetry Brings (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Hey Brian this weatherman knows Janus
He's gone brightened up on the forecast
What ever would we do without Hugh J?
Life would be so dull and vast
https://youtu.be/W11hJ83YcOk ?
Comment is about Hugh (blog)
Original item by d.knape
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Thu 27th Sep 2018 14:35
<Deleted User> (17799)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 13:03
I love your poetry, it is so beautiful! Look forward to reading more of your work.
Comment is about Phillip Kelly (poet profile)
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<Deleted User> (17799)
Thu 27th Sep 2018 13:02
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Thu 27th Sep 2018 13:01
Emer Ni Chorra
Fri 28th Sep 2018 10:25
Beautiful el Pintor. Well done. ?
Comment is about a letter to my son--for now... (blog)
Original item by nunya