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M.C. Newberry

Wed 13th Feb 2019 16:02

Well said - and well put.

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ken eaton-dykes

Wed 13th Feb 2019 15:29

Hi Keith

Many thanks for your comment, it's much appreciated

Ken.

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Jon Stainsby

Wed 13th Feb 2019 14:44

Lovely. Thank you, Keith.

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keith jeffries

Wed 13th Feb 2019 13:49

Jon,

This brief poem reminds me of how I have often felt on a Retreat. The recipient of soulful grace in peaceful solitude. Reading this poem beckons me to such a place now.

Thank you for this

Keith

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John Marks

Wed 13th Feb 2019 13:47

I do David thanks. On the 1 o'clock news there was a report of HMG considering allowing British citizens who travelled to fight for and support ISIS back into the UK. I am writing to my MP now to tell her exactly why this should never happen.

John

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keith jeffries

Wed 13th Feb 2019 13:37

Ken, This excellent rendition is filled with an almost tangible melancholy as the focus shifts from past brutalities to the present day and the potential for worse to come. An impressive poem and one which I can resonate with as it embodies a certain reality about the human condition throughout history.

Thank you for this

Keith

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kealan coady

Wed 13th Feb 2019 12:55

Hi Keith, thank you for taking the time to read and comment, it really is appreciated. And in terms of style, it changes from one piece to the next and yeah I suppose you could call it semi-surreal as it is sometimes auto-writing but i do edit so it's not purely surreal.
A lot of the time, the subject dictates the style and poetry has been around so long now that I think its the role of modern writers to experiment as much as possible to try discover those rare hidden nuggets thst haven't been conveyed yet.
If there's any even left.
Thanks again.

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keith jeffries

Wed 13th Feb 2019 12:48

Kaelan,

Your poetry intrigues me as you seem to use an impressionist or surrealist style. I am captivated by the language. How would you describe your work? It is highly charged and very attractive.

Thank you

Keith

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Farag Afify

Wed 13th Feb 2019 12:40

"Who holds the power to belittle any other human being?"
Of course .. nobody has that power. Dearest Poetess Lysa .. your poem is touching humankind hearts .. that we're .. and should feel .. we're equal .. there's no doubt.

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keith jeffries

Wed 13th Feb 2019 12:39

Ray,

My advice is to stay positive and allow the system to take care of you. With creeping alopecia, water retention, arthritic feet, varicose veins, in growing toe nails and bouts of giddiness I can assure you that the system is sympathetic and therapeutic.

Stay strong,

Keith

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Wed 13th Feb 2019 11:58

This is spectacular writing. Glad to have discovered you.

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kealan coady

Wed 13th Feb 2019 10:34

Beautiful piece of writing

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keith jeffries

Wed 13th Feb 2019 09:48

Martin,

Such magnificent imagery. You take the reader with you across those fields to the warmth of a welcoming fire.

A beautiful poem
Thank you

Keith

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keith jeffries

Wed 13th Feb 2019 08:26

Thank you all for your comments and observations.

When I wrote this poem I was thinking of those who hold immense power and abuse that power. Trump, Putin, the lunatic in North Korea and many in the last century who reeked internation havoc and misery: Stalin, Hitler and other dictators of the 20th century. Their ultimate master is the Evil One - Satan, the great liar and manipulator. Martin, I must confess the Book of Revelation sits in the background as I was a student of Theology at Oxford. I therefore see the conflict between darkness and light as being played out within ourselves and throughout the world.

Thank you again for your interest.
Keith

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Wed 13th Feb 2019 08:20

Trevor - an audio would be good.

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Jason Bayliss

Wed 13th Feb 2019 07:53

Really like this, there's a really good flow to it.

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kJ Walker

Wed 13th Feb 2019 07:17

Anyone in particular in mind when you wrote this one Keith?
I suppose it could refer to lots of people on lots of levels.
I wonder if the "master" has a master of his own. Or is he the big-boss.

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John Coopey

Wed 13th Feb 2019 00:43

Many thanks Desmond, Taylor and Mae for the 'likes'.

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John Coopey

Wed 13th Feb 2019 00:32

What was a Grimstone Low lad doing in Bessacarrr?
See you Thurs.

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John Coopey

Wed 13th Feb 2019 00:21

An enlightening passage, MC!

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Various

Tue 12th Feb 2019 23:20

Love this Ray. Ultimately hopeful. A lovely message of a life lived and yet to live.

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Robert C Gaulke

Tue 12th Feb 2019 23:14

Thx!

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Martin Elder

Tue 12th Feb 2019 23:06

I love the fact that you achieve so much with a few well chosen words.
Nice one Robert

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John Marks

Tue 12th Feb 2019 23:05

Thanks Keith. Means a lot.

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Martin Elder

Tue 12th Feb 2019 23:04

Well you certainly have made something beautiful from these words.
Very nicely constructed and eloquent as usual
Nice one Rachel

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Martin Elder

Tue 12th Feb 2019 23:01

This is particularly powerful poem. It reminds me a little of the book of revelation.
great poem Keith

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Martin Elder

Tue 12th Feb 2019 22:55

Thank you so much Kate. Much appreciated

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keith jeffries

Tue 12th Feb 2019 22:36

My sentiments. Good poem Thank you. Keith

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keith jeffries

Tue 12th Feb 2019 22:33

John, yes, yes and yes Keith

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Jon Stainsby

Tue 12th Feb 2019 19:48

Po ?

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Jon Stainsby

Tue 12th Feb 2019 19:07

Thank you, Rich and Jennifer

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Maggie Waker

Tue 12th Feb 2019 18:12

Though I wasn't there at the end when this was created, I identify with it and was present in a strange spirit of the night...…...

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jennifer Malden

Tue 12th Feb 2019 18:05

Beautiful beautiful beautiful!

Jennifer

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jennifer Malden

Tue 12th Feb 2019 17:56

Couldn't agree more! I write my stuff by hand, as I prefer it, but then have to put it on the computer as it is unreadable!
I like a real pen not a biro for the occasional letter or card too.
Jennifer

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jennifer Malden

Tue 12th Feb 2019 17:53

This is very sad. I really couldn't bear not to be able to read especially - I think I can remember (I was 4) when my Mum taught me to read, and I suddenly realised I could read whole sentences - not just C A T. A moment of intense joy. Black Beauty was the book - can anyone else remember that?
Jennifer

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jennifer Malden

Tue 12th Feb 2019 17:49

Unfortunately how true. Now I am ancient I wish that I could talk to the former generation and find out so many things about an earlier past.

Jennifer

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jennifer Malden

Tue 12th Feb 2019 17:46

Nice! I have a large black spider in my garage which makes cones, in corners. We have come to an agreement to leave each other alone, and it works.

Jennifer

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Frances Macaulay Forde

Tue 12th Feb 2019 17:35

Interesting last stanza.?

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 12th Feb 2019 16:39

A poignant connection with the ever-present feeling in youth that we
are somehow immortal, able in the prospect of a wealth of years to
ignore the passing of time and how ephemeral its content can be.

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Tue 12th Feb 2019 16:21

Love it - so chirpy - made me smile

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Frances Macaulay Forde

Tue 12th Feb 2019 14:40

Ha-Ha! You have now... :-)

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Tue 12th Feb 2019 14:19

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Just jo

Tue 12th Feb 2019 14:16

Thank you Po

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Tue 12th Feb 2019 11:37

This is superb imagery Martin, you took me there.

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John F Keane

Tue 12th Feb 2019 10:40

Glorious madness

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<Deleted User> (19913)

Tue 12th Feb 2019 10:33

Lots of layers here, intriguing

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Tue 12th Feb 2019 10:27

What a story. It felt like a porthole to another world, albeit a gritty one.

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Tue 12th Feb 2019 10:25

Gave me a giggle. Very unique.

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trevor homer

Tue 12th Feb 2019 09:47

A wry, irreverent, humorous look at a black country relationship - not typical but not unusual either.

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Jon Stainsby

Tue 12th Feb 2019 07:03

I enjoyed every line of this. Thank you.

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