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Tue 8th Jan 2019 20:46
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Tue 8th Jan 2019 20:39
Having read your extensive comments and your excellent poem I would just like to say that there is still a breath of fresh air coming in, to put things into perspective . Also, regarding your experiences, these I too believe are often key to a convincing and engaging poem in one's own case. Some are "fortunate" in this respect in having such an "interesting" life to share even if that is one where they have come off badly. It's great to see anything from you on WOL!
All the best Ray .
Comment is about ‘Freeman Street, Grimsby’ by David Cooke is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Big Sal
Tue 8th Jan 2019 15:48
Rest in Poetry.?
Comment is about Poets pay tribute to Frances White at reading (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (19836)
Tue 8th Jan 2019 14:56
A wonderful poem reminding all of the "glory of love". Well done!
Comment is about The day I fell for Love (blog)
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<Deleted User> (19836)
Tue 8th Jan 2019 14:52
<Deleted User> (19836)
Tue 8th Jan 2019 14:46
Exquisite! I love your poem! Real peace is buried deep within one's mind?
Comment is about No shelter but surrender (blog)
Original item by Hasmukh Mehta
<Deleted User> (19836)
Tue 8th Jan 2019 14:39
The trials and tributes of being a tree...wonderful Taylor!?
Comment is about The Matriach (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Your enthusiasm is, I hope, infectious. Try not to worry about your dyslexia. The English spelling system makes no sense and a few different spellings does not impede communication. Your meaning is clear. Good luck with your writing!
John
Comment is about My group (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
MC.,
Thank you for these words. You are right as inspiration is often borne out of dullness, strife or even anxiety. But O how I long for Spring and Summer.
Keith
Comment is about Winter´s Doldrums (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Congratulations, David
Comment is about ‘Freeman Street, Grimsby’ by David Cooke is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Thanks Po, John, Alan and M.C. and everyone who pressed like.
I got the idea for this one from a kid when I was at school. He found a fiver, and spent 4hours licking the ice to get it out.
I can remember superglueing 10pences to the pavement (not as flash as pounds) and watching the fun.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about I Found A Fiver In The Snow (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Now Trevor you've gone put the fear
Of God in our little bathroom scales
Who all start a'weeping and wailing
When after-Christmas fatties come near ?
Comment is about Time To Diet (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Big Sal
Mon 7th Jan 2019 21:48
A concise way to convey stillness or greatness? I may never know for sure.
Only thing for certain is the charm and appeal it exudes.
Comment is about CHIC LIT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Looking forward to seeing you there John. I'll be doing this one. (Did you see your piccy on the Facebook page?).
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about The Day That Our Dad Came Home Sober (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
I take on board what you say in your Q and A section David, particularly with regard to clichés something I am always aware I can so easily slip into. I am not really sure what is fashionable at any given time, but that probably says as much about me being generally unaware. Some good points well made here.
A great poem with a real sense of the times in which we live.
Love it
Comment is about ‘Freeman Street, Grimsby’ by David Cooke is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 19:31
A lovely tribute to Concorde..M.C.
Comment is about CONCORDE- Wordsworth would understand! (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A believable tale woven with skill.
Enjoyed this Ray, thank you.
Comment is about CHIC LIT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Much to agree with in these pleasingly constructed lines. - but I find solace in the way a dull day helps to liven up the mind.
I like to linger in my bed
And let the thoughts inside my head
Assume their place before the day
Sees me emerge to have my say
On page, on tape and online as well
Like some ongoing magic spell -
The inward eye brings forth the sight
Of what the mind saw in dull day's light.
.............................................................
Comment is about Winter´s Doldrums (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks, Brian. I recall one evening out cycling...crossing the Thames
in West London when the Concorde flew overhead like a great white
arrowhead...a marvellous thing to behold. If it wasn't for those
careless French airport maintenance staff leaving debris on a Paris
runway, it is likely that its impressive life would have been greatly extended, even though it's now said it was economically unrealistic
to keep in the air. But there WERE rich names keen to get
involved: Branson for one, if my memory serves me correctly.
Comment is about CONCORDE- Wordsworth would understand! (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Good atmospheric evocation of a believable scenario. On another
tack, I'm reminded of the prevalence of female names in book lists
and publishing concerns these days.
Comment is about CHIC LIT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Good fun - with more than a slice of truth! In my lifetime I've seen
the incumbents - led by those on government benches - place their
allegiance to "party" and other interests before that of the electorate.who invested them with power to govern the country..and it continues to this day.
Comment is about House of Fun (blog)
Original item by Stephen Mellor
<Deleted User> (16837)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 15:46
So true!! Now v have got used to this crap?
Comment is about Red Light Cameras (blog)
Original item by d.knape
It's a nice poem, well observed. However, I'd question whether "the summer perspired" makes grammatical sense.
Comment is about CHIC LIT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
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Mon 7th Jan 2019 14:59
Mon 7th Jan 2019 14:23
baby shoes, like new, never used.
Comment is about When Did My Mother Arrive? (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
You're welcome, Anya, for appreciating
Comment is about Your Will Can Happen (blog)
Original item by Suko Waspodo
Thank you for your support Alan! I love your sample. Very strong words. What better source for poetry, or any creative work really, than personal experience and trauma. A picture is worth a thousand words!
Now, imagine a picture that is made of words...! I always love this kind of writting! Kudos!?
Comment is about Alan Travis Braddock (poet profile)
Original item by Alan Travis Braddock
Thank you Alan! I feel very strongly about this particular idea, I really mean it. Surviving is not enough.Thank you again ?
And by the way, fellow poets,I'm happy to announce that H.G. grew a pair and took control after all! I won't go into details but H.G. is already well into doing the brave thing! I thought I should tell you since the story seemed to touch some of you.
Comment is about To My Beloved "Name Not Important" (had to be written down) (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
A Freudian slip! I got it! ?? Took me a while too! I do misspel a lot! I'm glad you liked it! To tell you the truth, Mother Goose Rhymes aren't a thing of my culture; not in that way at least... So it's all sort of foreign to me. But I always wanted to write one some day. I don't know if I succeded...Anyway, thanks again! I'm correcting the first line, thank you for bringing it to my attention!
Comment is about Mother Goose Puts Her Foot Down (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Big Sal
Mon 7th Jan 2019 12:47
Congratulations on the continuing success of The High Window, David, and your personal productivity as a poet - and thanks for keeping in touch with Write Out Loud. I look forward to your new collection - and to visiting Grimsby and checking out Freeman Street some day. Greg Freeman (no relation)
Comment is about ‘Freeman Street, Grimsby’ by David Cooke is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Thank you all for your kind comments!
I wrote this about 5 years ago and found it last week when flicking through my poetry book.
Blackpool from St Anne's to Fleetwood holds more than a special place in my heart.
I hope to live there in the next year or so if things go to plan ?
Comment is about Blackpool (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
I missed this, Kev. Maybe you’ve done it at Well Spoken but I haven’t been for a month or two.
Hope to make it on a Thursday.
Brilliant.
Comment is about The Day That Our Dad Came Home Sober (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
<Deleted User> (21291)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 10:04
She sure will hear you, and will never give up...nice poem...welcome to WOL!!
Comment is about Butterfly Girl (blog)
Original item by Selby Mnguni
<Deleted User> (5011)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 09:59
A fascinating interview with a much-published poet who offers us a view of the worlds of writing and publishing that providing the less experienced of us some valuable insights; and a poem that catches the zeitgeist, offering political and poetical insights of its own. Thank you, David, and your anonymous interviewer.
Comment is about ‘Freeman Street, Grimsby’ by David Cooke is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 07:47
My bits are tight with no wobbles
except when I visit Salford
and walk on the Weatherfield cobbles
Comment is about Winter’s The Pits (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
So nice of you Maam..You are so much loving and a beautiful soul..?
I cant imagine how one can be so insensitive or pretending like lost his senses..very pathetic..
I'm keeping patience ..lets hope God will do good for me..
Comment is about Shut those Doors.. (blog)
Original item by Bindu Trigunayak
<Deleted User> (16837)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 04:07
Optimistic end.....faith, trust, hope and prayers always?
Comment is about Soul Scars (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
<Deleted User> (16837)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 04:05
It sure happens....what you see is what you get?
Comment is about Another's eyes (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
<Deleted User> (19836)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 01:43
Beautiful sentiment Jon...we can only hope?
Comment is about Another's eyes (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
<Deleted User> (19836)
Mon 7th Jan 2019 01:41
Eloquent and profound as always Keith. ?
Comment is about Winter´s Doldrums (blog)
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