Hey Keith
Very uplifting and hopeful dare I say it, at a time when hope seems lost.
Jon

Comment is about The Cloud of Fear (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Your opening comment about the process making "life significantly
difficult on a personal and professional level" reminds me of my
sister who, with her late husband, decided to leave England and
live in France. Her response to the situation has also been based
in how it affects her "personally". Fair enough.
However, this ignores the hidden process of deceit and want of
truth that was employed by our own elected politicians acting ultra vires and taking us into a pre-planned political power-grab that
clearly had/has no time or interest in the peoples of the nations
drawn into its stealthily spun web in which the likes of the present
French foreign minister (in a country rapidly seeing its own
leader as "president for the rich") can talk about "sovereign (sic)
Europe" without a hint of irony. Clearly, sovereignty has a
different meaning for such arrogant and self-perpetuating political posturing that has no real interest in "the peoples" of the individual
countries it purports to represent (reality translation: RULE).

Comment is about My Brexit Poem (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Hi David. I appreciate your experience in the field and how it has coloured your perspective; those that will listen may learn , but to what avail? Life threatening events can or should be life enhancing but who can say . My poem was a dig at the sofa psychologists and those who pretend depth of caring as if it was an ingredient in a selected meal.

I'm sure by now that the moderators have run out of moderating capacity too. We'll have to see whether poetry itself is on trial and found guilty through lack of discrimination.( Another word that has been hijacked). A mind that is discriminating makes true choices.

Hi Big Sal, Thanks for the glowing report!

Hi Jennifer; we are a curious lot aren't we, but learning is better. I expect there are many who would prefer to open their paper today to find carnage instead of someone walking.

Thanks all!


Rich, Jon, Anya and Becky thanks for the likes!

Comment is about IT'S ONLY RIGHT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Hi D

Hope you are feeling better, the theme is based on a new exhibition that Katherine from the Art Gallery wants us to get involved with.

All the details can be found on the January Write up

Hope that helps

Nigel x

Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)

Original item by Stockport WoL

I will never think of acid rain the same. Great metaphor. So glad you learned to dance in the good rain for it will heal your soul. ?

Comment is about Acid rain (blog)

Original item by Dana Lee

Clearly, human interaction depends on where and when. The
streets of Delhi are not comparable with those of Tunbridge Wells.
Too much of a good thing can be as unhealthy as too much of a bad thing. So let's settle for a little of what you fancy does you good.
I am content to chat to my local acquaintances of whatever sort
but not too much or too often. Another adage comes to mind:
familiarity breeds contempt. Who wants to meet the town bore - let alone be thought of as one?! As for the Internet: I was a late
arrival but let me say this -
I have no intention to be rude
But I rather like my solitude;
To view the world on a glowing screen
To see but yet remain unseen.
(Unless you are the social type
Who can then log on to Skype!)
………………………………………………..

Comment is about Losing Personal Interaction (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Great writing - every line is so profound and true.

Jennifer

Comment is about Wisdom (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks for the likes - Charlotte, Big Sal and Ha'azinu. Juxtaposition from B S - wow! Had to look it up! (Don't tell on me)

Jennifer

Comment is about A meteor (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Lovely poem - really moving. It's almost impossible to be a mother/father and a Mum or a Dad in the sense I think you mean. The real core of parenthood is that you loved the little boy and now respect the man.

Jennifer

Comment is about That First Day (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

not sweetly play'd in tune! Great poem -Jennifer

Comment is about Robbie Burns warned - (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Absolutely! Hope this doesn't refer to something present in your life?
Jennifer

Comment is about No Lingering Death (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Remarkable. Your words hit my soul as strongly as the acid rain chipped away at your's.
What a fantastic read. Well done ?x

Comment is about Acid rain (blog)

Original item by Dana Lee

if you submit at all, try these guys. i know them through twitter and the first issue was stunning.

https://www.humankindjournal.org

all short forms of japanese origin welcomed

Comment is about Haiku X 2 (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Thanks for the comment Stu and a happy New Year!

Comment is about AQUARIUM (blog)

Original item by john short

Thank you Stu.
I went through a phase of what I call orientalism, and dashed out dozens of Haiku and a few Senryu, before getting bored. It was then I decided to spice them up by adding a dash of humour.

Comment is about Haiku X 2 (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

That's a very interesting way of putting it Avishek ?

Comment is about Sick of (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

This poem is one of your best. Your daughter is such an inspiration, her presence can b felt in all your poems....amazing work bindu?

Comment is about Pandiculation (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

enjoyed your take on revelations a lot keith. my favourite bible chapter (i am not religious but revel in theology) due to its sheer insanity. fire and brimstone indeed!

Comment is about The Last Moments (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Destiny sure brings what is meant to be.....prayers leads to miracles?

Comment is about Forever (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

great stuff john. weird and wonderful. good visuals throughout. thoroughly enjoyed.

Comment is about AQUARIUM (blog)

Original item by john short

great flow here john. you clearly structured it to match the ebb and flow of the dance and it works really well. re-read it while listening to swan lake. a good experience

Comment is about The swan's last waltz (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

True!! Strong message?

Comment is about I'm Sorry (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

This is awesome, blends so well, love overflows?

Comment is about Enoughness (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

honestly, the juxtaposition between the two had me laughing. both are excellent,

Comment is about Haiku X 2 (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

short and pithy.

a lot like the beatles.

Comment is about INSPIRATION (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Rest in Poetry. ?

Comment is about Mary Oliver, award-winning poet of the natural world, dies aged 83 (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

The antithesis
of
Groucho Marx

Tommy

Comment is about Brexit---Members Only (blog)

Original item by d.knape

well written Bindu

Comment is about Pandiculation (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

Such great imagery imbued within.

Well done, Bindu.?

Comment is about Pandiculation (blog)

Original item by Bindu Trigunayak

To nie pravda. Nie mluvite Polski, sadly. I was just demonstrating my limited vocabulary. But thanks for the thought.

Comment is about Call for a bilingual Polish and a bilingual Chinese poet  (article)

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Comment is about David Neff (poet profile)

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The problem for Leavers is now what it was when they voted. They don’t know what they would get. Which, to my mind, always made it a silly thing to do.

Comment is about THE RUNAWAY TRAIN (blog)

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Comment is about Michelle Elizabeth (poet profile)

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Comment is about Florence (poet profile)

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Comment is about Lorraine Chambuka (poet profile)

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Comment is about Malissa Ward (poet profile)

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Comment is about Rich (poet profile)

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Comment is about Jessica Runner Dias (poet profile)

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Comment is about Gianna Lyn (poet profile)

Original item by Gianna Lyn

David

I apologise, I just realised my mistake...my comment should have said ' as long as it's not funnier than mine'. Judging from your Lottery sample I have good competition.

Thank you for your comment on my profile re Westonbirt Arboretum. It started as a serious piece about the beauty of the trees but I couldn't resist some observational humour (with 2 U's).

Comment is about David Gabriel Caplan (poet profile)

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Comment is about Becky Who (poet profile)

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Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)

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Comment is about Maša Rački (poet profile)

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