Good poem Don.
I loved being in Oz
but it's hard to keep cash in your pocket
when you are upside-down !

Comment is about Befuddled (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Dave I am pretty such the jury may laugh this one off..
If not ' may I say I truly have enjoyed my stay
?

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Don (haha) im in hysterics....

The passion ended on the mat
Both wore stunned, he forgot his hat
He was a fool
To not wrap his tool.....

??

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Don, I don't know what I've started, but I have been preparing my defence for the impending tribunal.

The story goes like this:
It was a hot day
we were in the garden
she was taking my clothes off the washing line
we then went over to the flower bed
a troublesome fast-growing weed had to be dug out !

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Always saving the best till last Jacob ?... Makes it more enjoyable (lol)

Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

I don't really get writer's block so much as writer's fatigue.

I can sit here all day writing things, but it's when I try to stick to a topic, I eventually get mentally fatigued and have to walk away or risk it coming out unlike something I'd write. I can still come up with words, but the words will rhyme less, make less sense, etc.

Good poem and structure.?

Comment is about Writer's Block (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

'... for all that and all that '.

Tommy

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

You recite poetry well, you should consider doing it for your own audiobook or something.

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Comment is about Vautaw (poet profile)

Original item by Vautaw

Oh god, mustn't forget the fingertips, else how will you enjoy it?

?

Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Thank you for your constant support my friend ?
I hope your drull has not made your pillow a permanent part of your face on this beautiful Sunday ?
I say that , as it has happened to me too many time's to count (haha)

Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Jk walker
I do hope your notch is more sturdier than mine (lol)
I had to order a new bed for the belly alone ??
Thank you for the flower and the comment.. Appreciate it immensely ?

Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

All is clear Stu thanks. The last two lines are paramount to the mindset. In the UK there is similar facility, can't tell you more but cameras have shown it on telly. I loved the fact that Harley use it as a test centre. Bollocks to that - give me the old leaky exhaust sound of a triumph anyday.

Good that you have redeemed the site albeit briefly.

Ray

Comment is about the quiet room (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

"... The wines and chocolates went down with ease I never refused.... "
".... The whole of Christmas has gone to my waist... "

Quite descriptive.
Christmas Joy January Sorrow. January is really a good month, you know.

Splendid!!

Comment is about January Blues (blog)

Original item by Hazel Connelly

Thankyou Mae from UK
Or is it KU eaM?
I get so jolly mixed up here
Upside-down I mean ?

Comment is about Befuddled (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Love this Don! "Living upside down", eh? I know what you mean! Admiranle rhyming acumen!
Thank you
Mae

Comment is about Befuddled (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

hi ray!
its an actual room. the quietest in the world.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/orfield-labs-quiet-chamber

Comment is about the quiet room (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Hi Stu. A sort of forensic sense pervades. Don't know where the Minnesota ref comes from but the power and the glory tell their story. Hope all your projects are ok. Ray by

Comment is about the quiet room (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Reminded me of the company "Pen Island", which sold pens. There website was all one word "penisland". Which was misread as penis land.

Comment is about WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Tell me about it. I've had to move my belt on a notch since Christmas.

Comment is about Guilty pleasures (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

She freaked at hot and fat
Upon it she then sat
Until she did no longer freak
Now flat, and that is that

Dave, what have you started? ?

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Thanks Big Sal for appreciating.?

Comment is about Frame Two Hearts (blog)

Original item by Suko Waspodo

Blown away?
Well done ?

Comment is about Switch On And Tune In (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Your Word's brought me to tears ' mams is an alcoholic for a long time.
I hope you find the light you need' you deserve happiness that does not lay in the bottom of a bottle..
Very powerful piece, amazing talent.. Do not let it go to waste... You did a very brave thing by opening up to the world tonight, be proud . Your creativity can and will make a reappearance once you stay focused my friend.. Stay strong and remember your life can and will get better.. ?x

Comment is about harakiri. (blog)

Original item by Nick

She was surprised
At the speed it rise
The little fucker
Nearly took out her eyes

(haha)

well done dave" nothing beats a good giggle

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Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

I've heard the names Sal, but have to admit I was mostly too busy propping up bar counters in the '60s to watch much TV.

Lisa; it's 12.30am and it's been nice knowing you. I say this because I will probably be chucked off the site for the following:

She said as she ripped off his clothes
"I'm impressed at the speed which it grows"
"That's nothing," he said
As they both hit the bed
"Check out how far up it goes."

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

If it flows
Let it go
(hahaha)?

Comment is about Midnight madness (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Come on dave ' id love to read them... (haha)

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Sometimes it is the best to just sit down and rhyme.

Comment is about Midnight madness (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

At the risk of sounding completely asinine - Bill Hicks, maybe with a healthy dash of George Carlin for good measure. ?

I have a feeling this isn't the only limerick of yours that'd I'd greatly enjoy.

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Thanks Lisa and Big Sal;

Unfortunately I've got plenty more, but many unsuitable for such a genteel audience.

B.S. I'm intrigued to know which comedian?

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

HI Jennifer, I have come down to earth to comment on this one. It is splendid in painting a picture of degradation which sadly is often inherent in over inflation of the ego and its fall from grace. In a way fame is just a flame that fizzles then goes out - unless of course you die early.

Ray x

Comment is about A meteor (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Hi Big Sal. Actually what I had in mind was that even geniuses don't always come up with poetic lines as in this case. Production and delivery of songs are key to impact. Thanks anyway!

Hi Stu, My favourite Beatles album is still "The best of the Beatles." Hope you're well my friend.


Thanks folks for the likes, much appreciated.

Ray

Comment is about INSPIRATION (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you for the giggle at the expense of the poor flat cat (haha)
Great limerick ??

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

The bathos reminds me of a professional comedian - no joke!

Excellent limerick, David.?

Comment is about My neighbour had a fluffy cat. (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

No, seriously, loan me some. . .

Will rhyme for food. . . ?

Comment is about Poetry newcomer Hannah Sullivan wins £25,000 TS Eliot prize (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I'm pleased that you enjoy dk
Listening to cats purr
From the purrs have you worked out
Is it he or her? ?

Comment is about Cat Purrs (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Like 9 limericks in one.

Nice one Kevin.

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Comment is about I Found A Fiver In The Snow (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Hey MC this 'aint like you
No rhyming verse, oh no!
To show us what you think of this
This rhyming shit car show?

Oops ?

Comment is about WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hi Wendy
Its a struggle im sure many face..
To be torn between your own needs and not wanting to be selfish is extremely hard..
Its important to be heard " its apart of the commitment we signed up for....
I have learnt that silence only makes it worse..
Speak up Wendy and keep speaking until every last word enters the eardrums and lays eggs for one day the words will ripping and expand until their is no denying them anymore...
My eggs hatched after eight long agonizing months.... I pray yours will hatch soon so you can be as free as I ?xx

Comment is about BREATHLESS (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

A life lesson to be learned in the mastery and creativity of your words
?

Comment is about If Revisited (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

quite accidental i can ensure you!

hope your well martin glad you liked the poem

Comment is about the quiet room (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Another winner Stu. Good to see your post. I noticed that you have some rhymes in this one which is unusual for your good self.
love it
Martin

Comment is about the quiet room (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

This is a classic..
My dog is the exact same on xmas eve.. (haha)
Bloody marvellous well done ?

Comment is about The Dachshund That Loved Christmas (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

That comment was encouraging Jacob as it made me feel safe known im not making a mockery of others who are more passionate then I ...
Since WOL ... It gave me a much needed boost to work on my vocabulary and use words I would never even say in speech let alone write.. Thanks to everyone on here that gave me that push by simply reading their awesome poems. Especially your's my friend.... I feel myself coming out of my shell and believing with more work and knowledge that I too, can have my work placed along side other talented individuals like yourself.. May we all shine like the diamonds we are. ?

Comment is about R. kelly (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Hi poemographic,

I agree with the first part of what you say. I don't know if fully accountable politicians, or a system that holds them fully to account, exists or is even possible. They say what they need to say to get into power and then are rarely held to account to their promises. A lot of the power is not even held by the politicians, but by the hidden unelected money pushers. I'll have to find that Arthur C. Clarke quote.

However, a good orator that could unite us all would be exactly the type of politician I would fear the most. Someone who could "unite" i.e. manipulate us all by the power of what they say, by saying what we want to hear in a way we find attractive.... That's not necessarily neither a skilled nor a moral politician, but it is a technique shared by a lot of dictators and fascists... In this day and age it is up to us all to think critically and intelligently about all messages we receive in all forms. (In this vein, a truly democratic education should give us all the means to perform this kind of reflection. But I think it's a Charlie Brown cartoon that says "no one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them).

Comment is about My Brexit Poem (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Oh you’re good Lisa. To be honest, I never read poetry outside of Pablo Neruda and a few others until I came to WOL too.

It definitely is a springboard for a lot of stuff in the poetry world. We’re right below the skin waiting to burst out. Much like a poetic pustule.?

Comment is about R. kelly (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Thanks, Nigel: sounds fantastic! - love, D x

Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)

Original item by Stockport WoL

Seen and noted, Becky. I was, however, indicating how betrayal is
possible when an oath of such magnitude in its historical context can
be suborned to political dishonesty. If you're going to act like that
in public office then any other deed of deceit and dissembling is
possible to have one's will over the electorate. As it has been said
elsewhere: a man (woman) is only good for one oath at a time.

Comment is about My Brexit Poem (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Thanks JC. In fairness, I am content with the risk taken in this high
stakes state of affairs. What I'm not happy about is the way our
politicians have conducted themselves over my lifetime when it
was their duty to make the electorate fully aware of what was planned at the outset - clearly known to those who have been signing up to things ever since the trading concept was put to -
and agreed by the people of the country, even though it saw us persuaded to abandon our Commonwealth allies in the process.
Not a creditable carry-on whatever way it is looked at, considering
what had so recently gone before. And now we see a "sovereign Europe" seeking its own army! Napoleon, the Kaiser and the Fuhrer would surely be nodding happily. Those seeking
political power should be given a psychiatric evaluation at the outset and regular lie-detector tests thereafter. ?

Comment is about THE RUNAWAY TRAIN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

cheers ray. glad you liked it. i dont come on much anymore as you may have noticed, i'm working behind the scenes a bit now and i dont have as much time to read the work on here what with the new book and various projects.

i did post a piece yesterday about the worlds quietest room, its here if you feel like reading it.

https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=86263

hope your well, see you on that there facebook!

Comment is about shedding velvet in monochrome/a field in england (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck