I hated my sister for years growing up. I would say she was ugly...turns out she and I look almost identical.

Comment is about SIBLING SENTIMENT - a Saturday theme poem (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Observing others from the corner of a cafe is rewarding Peter ?

Comment is about RAILWAY EXPERIENCE (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Could it be?
You and she
Might have had
A disagree?

Maybe I read
Between lines wrong
Maybe you didn't
Get along?

I hesitate
To post comment
In case it is
Not straight, but bent

Then again
Could silly me
Simply misinterpret
Your poetry? ?

Comment is about SIBLING SENTIMENT - a Saturday theme poem (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Simple and stimulating. Taking it further...
"Imagine" and "Supposing"
Are also worth proposing. ?
As for commenting - sometimes, the work in
question does not resonate sufficiently or can have some similarity to an entry from another source - or, is so full of conceit, it's
just not worth the effort without seeming to]
be argumentative or worse!

Comment is about What Ifs And Maybes (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thanks Taylor. X

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

did you realize you sent the same comment
four times?
at least that's how it came to me.
but good to hear from you again
i was wondering what happened to you
now i am 4 times blessed.

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Well done Peter..well deserved recognition of an excellent poem and poet..?

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Waking up to Snow’ by Peter Taylor (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Po, I agree cats do have servants..in, out....tapping at my window right this minute..?
Anya, I think children always remember with fondness a beloved pet.?
Brian, You are right dogs are so happy to see their owners.
Big Sal, I hope you managed to steer your wife away from this poem...
Jennifer, Pets are the ultimate stress busters..xx

Comment is about Our Pets (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Great poem Janey. 'deck the malls with a thousand trolleys'- choice line ?

Comment is about Christmas Is Ridiculous (blog)

Original item by Janey Colbourne

Thank you everyone for the likes and comments:
Charlotte, Alexander, Jon, Don..

Comment is about Our Pets (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Last two lines sum it up D.K. could be they are just excuses, on occasion..?

Comment is about What Ifs And Maybes (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Excellent poem...

Comment is about Christmas Is Ridiculous (blog)

Original item by Janey Colbourne

In the dangerous days of the American West, a certain watchful
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok used to sit with his back to the wall,
except for one time when he got careless playing cards and was
shot from behind, the cards from his "dead man's" hand (Aces and
Eights) being noted and named as such thereafter. People-watching
- especially from a safe position - can be an informative useful pastime!

Comment is about From Corner Looking Out (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

The theme is well taken.
Unfortunately, Santa is not a known presence in the lands that need
peace the most.

Comment is about The Ghost of Christmas Passed (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

Much truth in these lines but, somehow, the pleasure always manages to seep through the "early days commerce" that we live
with nowadays. Even Tiny Tim would have his nose pressed up
against the window of a toy shop despite his parents' poverty-led
place in life. The theme that continues is the importance of a loving
family and the generosity of good caring friends.
Ebenezer Scrooge was Charles Dickens' stooge
To what is vital still;
The love of those who mean the most
And the generous spirit of good will.
...............................................................

Comment is about Christmas Is Ridiculous (blog)

Original item by Janey Colbourne

Beautiful! so true that they give you so much more than they require. Always ready to come anywhere with you or fall in with your plans, always welcoming and never cross or sarky.
Jennifer

Comment is about Our Pets (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Thanks poemagraphic and MCN for your kind words. Glad it was good for at least a giggle! Thanks also Taylor and Don for their likes.

Jennifer

Comment is about Ho ho ho! (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Wow! Fantastic - liked the last two lines as ending!

Jennifer

Comment is about The Ghost of Christmas Passed (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

I wrote this while humming the tune of Mountains of Mourne

Comment is about Streets of England (blog)

Original item by Hazel Connelly

Thanks Jennifer. Ulysses, yes - but Franz Kafka version: Das Schweigen der Sirenen (The Silence of the Sirens): "...it is conceivable that someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence certainly never"

Comment is about The Siren (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

I agree with this with its bitter sweetness and mild despair Tom. Some must keep scratching at things until all that's left is marks. I noticed right in the middle is that life is slipping from us and a sort of justification after that which is perfect. Birds carry such hope for us, but they have their own agendas, from which we can truly learn . Another winner.

Ray

Comment is about DO NOT (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

Literally all of my pets except a batch of 4 chickens and 6 ducks were ALL rescues in one way or another.

Wifey saved my pitbull from being killed at the shelter, she also saved our cat when he was a few weeks old underneath our old trailer. Kept meowing after his mom had abandoned him and he was wrapped up in wires so badly that his front paw was swollen to three times its original size and he would've surely perished were we not there to save his little devilish ass.

I save battery hens every chance I get, and all the other cats or animals I get seem to be in some threatening situation before they come to sanctuary.

"Please keep the contract that you made." - so sad especially when uncaring parents buy their kids a baby chick or a baby rabbit or something small, and then the pet gets thrown or let out to its death. God, do not show my wife this poem, Taylor. I won't get off the screen without having to adopt another 20 pigeons or some shit! ??

Comment is about Our Pets (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

I always like to sit in the corner, or at the back, and observe.

Thanks for this, Don

Comment is about From Corner Looking Out (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

You wise sit corner Don...no-one sneak up on.

Comment is about From Corner Looking Out (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

I'll be honest...I bloody love money. And I'm not being flippant. I love having money. I remember when I was quite poor and I never want to be back there again. I love the feeling of security that money gives you.

Comment is about Money is controlling our life (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

Pets give you unconditional love, particularly dogs. And they're always pleased to see you.

Comment is about Our Pets (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

I couldn't agree more Bindu. It's when greed for money takes over we get problems ?

Comment is about Money is controlling our life (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

Thanks, Taylor. Do you get either programme in Ireland?

Comment is about THE GOVERNESS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank You Bindu for reading and appreciating my poem....?

Comment is about Bindu Trigunayak (poet profile)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

Thank You Taylor for reading and appreciating my poem....?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Excellent...

Comment is about THE GOVERNESS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Yep write for yourself...others may give negative critique. If it is from the heart even tho sometimes poetry may offend the sensitive it has value..nice Don?

Comment is about From Corner Looking Out (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

this seems like something to know and seven thousand words is huge and according to https://charactercount.online the number of characters will be almost 25000's if thee words are 7000.

Comment is about Seven thousand words for human: Poetry Library bids to preserve poems in endangered languages (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Big Sal for your like?

Comment is about Closed That Chapter for Life Long (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

thanks for commenting on
"Little boy's Pockets".
you never know what
will fall out next.

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Dear commentators,
thank you all so much for your generously given time in reading and reacting to my words. It is a privilege to be granted audience and your thoughts.
Not being terribly well endowed in terms of technology, I don't know why it was that Taylor's comment (and the initial ones from Jennifer and Ray) got detached from the cumulative list. My thanks, of course, go to each of them also.
I think WOL is a superb site – I don't know how many members there are but I think it's wonderful to be privy to such a great range of writing. I often wonder whether there will ever be opportunity to meet up with more of our fellow cyber-scribblers – but then again I guess that it's out there doing what it does for the precise reason that we are unlikely to do so. Ah well...

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Waking up to Snow’ by Peter Taylor (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Thanks for ticking my box, Anya and David (welcome).

Beno, that's a lot of thoughts - I think the simpler an image or episode is the more variation it can inspire in the mind as you demonstrate. Rather than go through every aspect of your comment it would be better to express my intentions. A lot easier for me to be honest. I wanted the woman to be a mystery, so left it loose . She is a conundrum, as women can be to us men. It's only by being tamed that we stop being our true selves I believe.

The writer is a person needy for support and guidance and not too experienced in the world; in my own case memory giving too much power away and being trapped by inferiority in a way. She is desirable like a prize. There is a compromise from her, but it is not enough - she could be a prostitute or just easy with her favours. The idea of a wanton is an all enveloping irresistible power.
Her face is a soft one and appealing. The moon representing the feminine aspect is the explanation in itself revealing its light but still hiding a revelation. (All clever stuff I say mockingly!)

That's about as close as I can get. Hope that fixes it for you! I appreciate all the trouble thanks....

Brian , you have the framework and I appreciate your thinking. If you read my comment to Beno, you'll probably have given up by now. Thanks a lot.

David, I can't elaborate on what you've written, but you have fixed all the points I had in mind. Infatuation is right of course. The guy thought he was in love, but lost in it . I must try it again sometime. Everything in life has a reverse truth if we are wise enough to meet with it.

Ray x.

Comment is about DARK WANTON (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you both, it's nice to be back. I had a little break from writing frequently but it seems to be coming again now. Your support as usual appreciated!

Comment is about WAITRESS (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

Nice rhythm.?

Comment is about Kansas (blog)

Original item by Rex Troxell

A feeling of absolution steeped in wordplay and diction.?

Comment is about The Art of Moving Forward (blog)

Original item by Sarah Mae

Enjoyed this modern take on how Santa might fall out with the
reindeer and seek "faster feet per second" for his travels. And the thought of elves as a "compact cabin crew" just added to the fun.

Comment is about Ho ho ho! (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

The mind moves in wondrous ways. But having read this again -
why not "creating" and "deviating" in the final verse? Just a picky-picky grammarian feeling tense, that's me. ?

Comment is about Neurons Are Like People (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

If to think
Is to stink
Then I must smell
Like hell!

Comment is about I Think (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Nice and how very true, especially seventh verse. Remember even live lizards in pockets, and disgusting partly chewed sweets, catapults with ammunition, special marbles, etc etc.,

Jennifer

Comment is about Little Boy's Pockets (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Small and perfect.

Jennifer

Comment is about The Love Token (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

Beautiful poem. Ulysses? Better lend some of yours to Beno who wants romantic poems for the girls in the office! His are great, but yours are much more romantic.

Jennifer

Comment is about The Siren (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

Congratulations on POTW! Had spotted it earlier on and thought it was really fantastic. Beautiful language and very introspective. Very well deserved indeed.
Jennifer

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Waking up to Snow’ by Peter Taylor (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

I think to think is a thing too far.?

Comment is about I Think (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Beautifully scripted emotion with a heart-wrenching ending. My regards.?

Comment is about Closed That Chapter for Life Long (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

I read this as a girl totally in control, who knows what she is doing and has added another notch to her bedpost. I'm probably way off beam Ray, as always. It got me thinking though...something I try to avoid usually!

Comment is about DARK WANTON (blog)

Original item by ray pool