Haven't submitted anything to anywhere in a very long time, so quite chuffed to make it to the shortlist ?
Comment is about WoLF poetry competition winners announced! (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Po
I like to be treated real friendly
I like to be treated real kind
But when someone gets on my wrong side
Take cover when I really unwind
Comment is about Temple Builder. I Do Object (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Thanks for your like dear Big Sal...Its my pleasure and great honour to have your appreciation?
Comment is about Pandiculation (blog)
Original item by Bindu Trigunayak
Thanks for your like Avishek Ghosh?
Comment is about Pandiculation (blog)
Original item by Bindu Trigunayak
@Ghazala Lari.. Thanks a lot ...for your appreciation mam..
yeah its true i started writing when i became mother..My daughter has made this world beautiful for me...her presence in my life is a true inspiration..
It is also true that after reading your poems, i got very much inspired that i started writing everything which touched my heart, soul and mind..
thanks for ur like?
Comment is about Pandiculation (blog)
Original item by Bindu Trigunayak
(hahahaha)
The poetical comedian ?
Comment is about Disorientated (2) (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
Laughter is the solution to any problem my friend..
It may not pay your bills or fix your car " but to cry laughing is so much better then shedding a tear in pain....
I am forever the person cracking joke's especially in the more" serious moments of life...
?
Comment is about Piggy in the middle (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 21:25
I never got A's, I passed with C's and D's.
Graduation was the happiest day of my life until my kids were born. In fact, I'd probably still rank it as All-Time #3 or #4.
Gotta do what you gotta do.???
Comment is about Getting All A's (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 21:23
I always find it interesting how you could imbue something so simple with much complex characterizations and meaning.
Great 'fit' by the way.?
Comment is about My Feet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 21:21
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 21:12
That's some funny stuff, David.
?
Comment is about Disorientated (2) (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 21:10
Is it like having two evils and choosing them both?
Quite a knack for humor (or humour as the UK spelling adheres) you have.
I bet you'd do a great book of pure nursery rhymes for kids. Like illustrations not even needed outside of your covers.
The words would paint themselves.?
Comment is about Piggy in the middle (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Not my words..... but way to funny, I just had to share hahahahah
Comment is about Piggy in the middle (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Michaela Ridgway
Sun 20th Jan 2019 19:38
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS NOT CORRECT.
THE NEXT PIGHOG NIGHT IS THE LAST THURSDAY OF FEBRUARY
(I'm trying to work out how to amend this calendar)
Michaela (Pighog organiser and host)
Review is about The Pighog poetry night on 23 Jan 2019 (event)
NEVER EVER
Doubt your self..
The author of lord of the rings was rejected over 100 times...
It did not mean his work was unworthy..
Always believe in ones self my friend ?x
Comment is about Self-Doubt (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
This poem was so well done
I read it twice..
Great job ?x
Comment is about Blue (blog)
Original item by Dragan Bozilov
Haha dave...
How did you know ?
And thank you ?
Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 17:09
Thanks Big Sal. If I try to box it in, it silences the poet within. I have learned to just let the words flow and see where they go! ?
Comment is about About Us (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 16:57
I like your free flowing style. It fits nicely with all the topics you attack with that poetic diction.?
Well done.?
Comment is about About Us (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Let me guess....the big knickers is where you keep your tastiest snack?
Keep it up.....no, not the knickers.....the poetry !
Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Thanks for the warm welcome Po and for the opportunity to dive right in!
Comment is about Vautaw (poet profile)
Original item by Vautaw
Thanks Big Sal. I have been giving it some thought. Getting braver by the day. I am looking forward to my journey here with WOL and the Temple. Amazing what happens when we follow our bliss!
Comment is about Vautaw (poet profile)
Original item by Vautaw
Great poem DK
The child in us never dies
If only we knew then that our parents would have loved us regardless !
Comment is about Getting All A's (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Gents - thanks for the comments. KJ...also for the apt reminder of
that penisland solecism. Spot on! Well, you have to laugh, don't
you?
Comment is about WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This is a brutally honest piece that has been well crafted. Thank you for posting something which must be very difficult to even think about ley alone share with the outside world. I read your sample poem which also has a great deal of beauty. I look forward to more of your work
Nice one
Comment is about My Mum's Lover (blog)
Original item by Emma-Jane Stradling
As a fan of Tom Lehrer ("Poisoning pigeons in the park" etc etc.),
I enjoyed this - thanks! I also liked your "Check out how far up it goes" addition in the "Comments" section.
To be sure, laughter is the soul-mate of sadness. Both have their
place in life - each to its time.
Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
I hope this is purely metaphorical . Nicely put Damon
Comment is about I'm Only Happy When I Sleep (blog)
Original item by Damon Blackery
Well said Hazel , you and me both
Comment is about January Blues (blog)
Original item by Hazel Connelly
Wondering whether this is a picture of you Tommy standing indomitable against the world and all it brings. Love the poem mate
Nice one
Comment is about Elliot {Le Spectacle} (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Clearly, a heartfelt personal tribute that will resonate with anyone
who has faced the same in life.
Silent prayer or voices raised
All will share when the loved are praised.
Whether dry or tear-filled eye,
All are raised to say goodbye
And bid the soul away on high.
………………………………………………....
Comment is about Dad's song (blog)
Original item by Matt Townsend
Don -
You may be living down under
But you rarely raise a frown;
And it's a source of welcome wonder
That you're under but seldom down! ?
Comment is about Befuddled (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Ah...a timely voice for the English. We are a patient breed but
do not take kindly to being deceived or talked down to by those
given power over us. It is probably right to presume that the overwhelming vote to leave the EU (Brexit) came from the shires
of England, with added support from sympathetic factions elsewhere
in the UK. The metropolitan zones are comprised of many different
sorts without the same origins and obdurate resistance to being
taken for a ride to a disguised destination in the hands of others. Once, I wrote to
Kenneth Clarke MP - well known EU advocate, reminding him of the words of
Gilbert Keith Chesterton: "We are the English people and we haven't spoken yet...".
And that was many years before the
recent referendum.
Comment is about Ye Madcaps Of England (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
I always love the imagery you evoke not just with your poetry but with accompanying artwork. Is the artwork also yours.?
Nice one
Comment is about Anthem of Life (blog)
Original item by Xoanxo
sounds like we have all been there in one form or another
Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
This sounds like a very personal and beautiful tribute to a much loved man, which I believe should be a song. Fabulous
Nice one
Comment is about Dad's song (blog)
Original item by Matt Townsend
I enjoyed my schooldays - for the surroundings and the friendships
made more than the quality of the teachers, which, in retrospect,
left much to be desired in many ways; not least managing the one
to one connection with a range of inquisitive but often unanswered
questions. I progressed in the experience gained in later life which
helped towards balancing the disappointment of comparative scholastic failure. I often wonder why adults - even into old age -
place so much value on exams and passes in childhood and puberty!
Late developers have their place, and contributions to make - but
the system often seems stuck in the realm of the very young - a
place of parrot-fashion learning without understanding..which takes me back to my lack of success in obtaining solutions to my
frequently put question at school: "why?"...
Comment is about Getting All A's (blog)
Original item by d.knape
It is indeed strange, Po and MC, that we should each be content with the way things have panned out, MC as a Leaver and me as a Remainer. I suspect it’s mostly to do with the Deal, which seems likely to result in either No Deal or 2nd Vote (and likely Remain).
Comment is about THE RUNAWAY TRAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
There is definitely a spark of something here and in the other poem on your blog. I shall look forward to reading more of your work.
Nice one
Comment is about THE PAST CALLS (blog)
Original item by CHIMAOGE NWAIGBO
I wish I could empathise here but I rarely if ever got an A for anything . If A had stood for average then I would have cleared the board. But alas not.
Great poem D
Comment is about Getting All A's (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks John for reading and commenting, much appreciated
Comment is about Another hot night (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
There are some beautiful lines here Rich.
well done
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Potential’ by Rich (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 13:45
Dogs would do well to not wake a sleeping bear just as the shepherd would as well.
Comment is about Ye Madcaps Of England (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
And a smile you most certainly created.. I wear my upside down frown
And patiently waiting the next ?
Well done ?
Comment is about Befuddled (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Big Sal
Sun 20th Jan 2019 12:19
Kick ass bio man.
The compassion is also on the rise, AM, let's hope it continues to do so.??
Can't wait to see what you churn out next. Something sprinkled with healthy doses of truth no doubt.
Comment is about AM Cash (poet profile)
Original item by AM Cash
Shuchi Batra
Mon 21st Jan 2019 09:53
Hi Jon,
Amazing poems ?
Love
Shuchi
Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)
Original item by Jon Stainsby