Superb. I really like this poem. Thanks,
Keith?
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Big Sal
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 14:23
There is an entire generation in Argentina called 'Asociacion Madres de Plaza de Mayo' in which they are all mothers with children lost to state terrorism (generously backed up by US doctrine and war dollars), and the same is being replayed in other South American countries, and even in Mexico today. Entire generations left looking for loved ones most likely dissolved in acid or buried in shallow graves. The unanswered questions remain in the shadows of these organizations and histories, and I think you may have inspired a new poem from my way Ray.
Excellent piece by the way. Truly transcending in power.?
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 14:08
Extraordinary writing.
Through the grief stricken mothers we see the human cost, the tragedy.
The causes, misguided or worthy, this poem gives us an inner glimpse.
Hannah
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 14:01
Read it twice, then saw it in sort of black and white, a real scene.
Real positivity 'I'll be out in a day'.
Original work that I really enjoyed.
Hannah
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So this is canine day? All I can say is...there sure are a lot of dog poems going around. Is it contagious? ?
Comment is about Is That The Problem? (blog)
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I enjoyed your poem. I love dogs but their need to protect their homes can get trying.
My little Norfolk terrier acts like anything that passes our home is bad news. I am quick to assure him all is well. Sorry your neighbors do not do the same with their best friends.
I am afraid of aggressive dogs too. I always hope the fences holding back their reactions to me are well tended to. I have been bitten and it is not fun.
Comment is about Dog Lane (blog)
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Thank to all who have commented on this poem. It raises many issues regarding retirement and how best to use one´s time when that day comes. For many it is difficult to adjust from a life of routine and stress to one of free time and savouring the rewards of a long working life. It took me some time to deal with this but hobbies, writing, reading and pursuing other interests have keep my mind active. I would also advocate some form of charity work.
Thank you again,
Keith
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Sat 22nd Sep 2018 12:44
MC.,
Thank you for this. I too belong to a generation whose parents fought in the Second World War and whose Grandparents fought in the Great War. I well remember listening to them and their experiences. Their memories have stayed with me.
This particular article is an introduction to others which I hope to complete prior to 11 November. I trust you will find them both interesting and illuminating.
Keith
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I think the meat of your poem is in the last verse Rachel, holding the key to how people are easily controlled by repetitive experiences. They adapt so well: traffic, political claims, advertising overdoses, meaningless marriages, and yet we still have privacy in the toilet. I mean, how civilized can we really be?
MacDonalds please take note.
A real change from your more esoteric work if I may say.
Ray
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Sat 22nd Sep 2018 11:40
Good morning lovely lady. Thank's for another beaut!
Rose ?
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I like this Becky. Nice rhyming. Particularly liked the line 'A canine chain reaction ends all hope of being discreet' ?
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well done Janey. A powerful write. Hope to see you read that sometime soon (:
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<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 09:14
Becky this is very well written! I myself am a dog lover. I have four dogs but they are family members. They are properly trained, cared for and do not bother people as they sleep at night in the house. I can relate to your poem because here in Greece many people keep stray dogs on their property by day and let them loose by night...this is extremely dangerous! I myself have been attacked twice and I no longer go for long hikes. And the endless night- time barking could drive anyone crazy!
You've really told a truthful tale with great rhyme! Bravo!
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A great tale,
Prefer a dog that wags its tail.
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<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 09:05
Love it Don! I have 4 dogs and a cat...if you're not into animals don't come to my house!!!?
Comment is about Is That The Problem? (blog)
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If only Leave was as simple as they told you it would be.
So what’s the plan, MC?
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<Deleted User> (18980)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 08:29
Hi Becky. I was a postman for five years so your poem resonates well with me.
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Excellent
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Hi Wendy I echo Rose's comments lovely. ?
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Lovely Don enjoyed it and with four dogs I can relate..xx
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Hi Keith, I know it may seem like wishing my life away but I can't wait to retire. Mowing the lawn, washing the car, and watching crap on the telly. It sounds like bliss to me.
Bring on those slippers, I can't wait.
Cheers Kevin
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<Deleted User> (18980)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 07:14
Priorities Don, priorities.
Short and to the point...very un-Don like.
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Thank you Hannah!
Lovely profile photo.
❤ Tapashree
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"NOTHING MUCH FOR MINORS"
Minors are those less than eighteen,
As they don't have knowledge in keen.
They don't have a driving licence,
As don't have driving sense.
Minors are given just pen and page,
Their life is not more than a cage.
Holiday is not given even on sundays,
As their age is negligible for fundays.
Parents are worried not to get blame,
From minors they just want their fame.
Circumstances are same for every minor,
Parents are just their life designer.
-Sahaj Sabharwal.
-Chowk Chabutra,
-Jammu.
-11th Class.
©sahajsabharwal
Delhi Public School, Jammu #India #Poem #Jammu #sahajsabharwal12345 #DelhiPublicSchool #DpsJammu
#copyright #INDIA #TALENTPOET
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elPintor
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 00:13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_force
..having a laugh, because goodness knows a lot of us need it--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTaylAABdZk
--thank heavens for Patton Oswalt.
Comment is about upon pondering some of the various conditions which might be judged as normal (blog)
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elPintor
Fri 21st Sep 2018 23:20
Thanks, all, for your kind comments and to everyone who read--and, I'm extra glad if it sparked a thought or two.
Really, I didn't intend this to be a jab at people as individuals, but rather as a means of clarifying my philosophy on certain conditions to which we are subject and "the powers that be", if that makes sense.
Kate, that's not creepy at all--it seems rather kind, to me. Thanks for the link, I'll be taking a look as soon as I can shake off the day.
I get your drift, Hazel. In fact, we often meet such encounters with hostility.
Hi Darren--you got it, man--what better endorsement could a writer get from another writer? Thank you.
To each, I hope you are able to enjoy the rest of the day, in whichever timezone you happen to be.
Rachel
Comment is about upon pondering some of the various conditions which might be judged as normal (blog)
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The First World War was the first truly industrialised
conflict - and on a hitherto unimaginable scale. Britain
was no stranger to warfare but to lose virtually a whole
generation and see that change the country in so many
ways served as a warning. Yet those same Britons were
ready to face the horrors again with the advent of Nazism,
despite knowing what had gone before, often on a very
personal basis. The price paid in both world wars was
enormous yet it brought about freedom for so many who
were otherwise destined for death or the slave labour camps.
My favourite WW1 poem is "The General" by Sassoon,
primarily because it combines the qualities of brevity,
humour and a readily believable evocation of the
ambivalent attitudes of the ordinary long-suffering soldier
towards those red-tabs who were ordering them on to what was certain death for so many. Its final sardonic
line lingers in the mind - a timeless reminder of what was
expected and endured when, to borrow from LP Hartley's
novel The Go-Between: the past really was a different country.
In August 2016 I was at the Tower of London when a
list of names was read out in the (absolutely fitting)
pouring rain. Among them was that of my uncle 2nd
Lieut. Ernest Valentine Venner - The Rifle Brigade - killed
in action at Delville Wood on 18th August, 1916.
I was far from alone that evening.
Comment is about Poetry & The Great War, a Series: 1 (article)
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Hear hear for Return my Cheer Mike. He was a jewel in Blackpool's crown, and we could never replace him. A master craftsman of his trade. Politicians may come and go but Doddy should go on for ever.
Ray
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Not the version the manufacturers would admit to, but it serves a good purpose, to amuse and reconsider a daily routine !
Ray
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You can't win a battle when the leader is sympathetic to
the other side. Or - to adapt an old adage -
Faint heart never won fair trade deal!
"Grocer" Heath was told by minister Geoffrey Rippon that
if the British public knew the path being taken by the
European project they would never agree to it. Heath replied that it was why it wouldn't be told - and the deceit,
want of truth and self-delusion (let alone the betrayal of
the Commonwealth in favour of our erstwhile enemies)continued apace to ensure its success, whatever it took.
Conservative and Unionist Party members who always saw themselves as the Middle Englander's political voice
were driven apart by what was increasingly evident to
those who looked beneath the surface of the promises and
the rhetoric to witness the burgeoning political entity
that saw itself with a non-accountable police force and
its own army - hardly the concept that was mentioned
when we joined the original distant "Common Market".
A European political "elite" - a bit like the Empire in the
Star Wars franchise - saw themselves on the lofty platform
of continent-wide power and the word "democracy" took
a nosedive when it suited the plans of the project. Vote
against? No - you must go away and vote again until you
get it right. Nationhood became a thing of the past.
Going very wrong is not a new estimation in this area
of political posturing. It has been going very wrong
from the outset, and we shall suffer before our return to our own resources of parliamentary and legal rule is done and dusted. But we have suffered before - and far worse!
So - let us brace ourselves to our duty and let history be
our judge. (Here, I raise two-fingers in a certain well-known salute). ?
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
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Thanks to David Anya and Darren for liking and Ray Kate Colin and Rose for commenting.
This is one of those poems that I woke up a couple of mornings ago remembering a holiday that my wife and I had taken on Anglesey a couple of years ago so I kind of understand the love lost angle Ray because it is forever seen as a wonderful place for me where we can forget everything and everybody..
Kate I am totally with you with the ridges, some are hard and dried others are just soft and wet letting your toes slide into them.
Colin I just love almost every kind of beach The shingle ones have there own kind of beauty as well, even the ones in Sussex. Though it should be said that my favourite was always camber sands which I remember as a kid. Though the Welsh ones are truly beautiful
Rose I know exactly what you mean about Newborough we have spent many a happy day there. It is also a great place for flying kites. Enjoy
love to all and thanks again for reading and commenting
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Big Sal
Fri 21st Sep 2018 20:18
The mismatched socks line killed.?
Comment is about September is for lovers (blog)
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I do not understand what the two of you mean seeing as this is easy for me to read. I will continue with the way I write tho -shrug-
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Enjoyed this poem Keith..
Comment is about The Mundane Challenged (blog)
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Deeply touching poem...thank you. ?
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I am in total agreement with the last four lines..?
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Fri 21st Sep 2018 17:18
A poem descending into darkness, then light.
Inspiring writing.
Hannah
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Natasha Bowman
Fri 21st Sep 2018 17:02
Gave me childhood memories. Love this poem. I can relate I have my own bubble that people always wanna pop.?
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Fri 21st Sep 2018 16:09
You're welcome Kate. I appreciate your comments.
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Fri 21st Sep 2018 14:36
<Deleted User> (19913)
Fri 21st Sep 2018 14:27
Thanks for your nice comment on my pic Taylor, and for always being so encouraging of my work and that of others.
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<Deleted User> (19913)
Fri 21st Sep 2018 14:24
I felt like I was intruding into a secret moment in reading this Adam. Beautiful.
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Taylor Crowshaw
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 16:03
Yes DK. I do too liked it very much, very relevant.
I am lucky enough to live in rural Ireland so do see traditional farming..it is so sad when progress is harming our health rather than improving it.
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