thanks for the comments on 'falling down the cracks in the pavement' Keith - yes - I needed some light relief after the war poetry of the last month or so - been on a tour of 6 gigs in 7 days last week delivering the set of poems and music that I released about WW1 in 2014. It has been fulfilling but emotionally draining - I needed to let off some steam and let out some jeans :-)
Ian
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
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thanks for the comment on 'a poppy in winter' Taylor - yep - it was really all about choice - I don't think a soldier fighting in WW1 would have wanted 'remembrance' to be just about remembering (which I think is the red poppy message) without pairing it with learning lessons (Which I think the white poppy encourages)
cheers
Ian
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thanks for your comments on 'a poppy in winter' Mark - I'm not really advocating the white poppy as the only form of remembrance - I think the red poppy is for that - the white poppy is more a reminder to think about peace when we remember. I wear both side by side because remembrance, on its own, is not enough for me
cheers
Ian
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
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Thanks for all the comments - interesting reading :-)
Ian
Comment is about A Poppy In Winter (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
TC and KG - many thanks for the comments. I've modified
one line very slightly to suit the theme as intended.
Comment is about MIND - HOW YOU GO!! (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thu 15th Nov 2018 12:39
sometimes our conduct
needs monitoring.
(this is an example of.)
Comment is about Rules Of Conduct (blog)
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I look for ideas in the paper. It's surprising what you can find which is true and humourous. It also helps educate. I feel a bit like a WOL roving reporter. ?
Comment is about 69 t0 45 (blog)
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Thu 15th Nov 2018 10:19
Hilarious Hugh
Comment is about Wayne's pain turns out to be a sore point (blog)
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full of beans to follow,watch this space
Comment is about Wayne's pain turns out to be a sore point (blog)
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Thanks Beno. And good to see you back.
Comment is about Cutting The Line (blog)
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Thu 15th Nov 2018 03:24
I'd love to comment but can't remember what I was going to say....
Comment is about MIND - HOW YOU GO!! (blog)
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Thu 15th Nov 2018 00:13
Thanks for your comment on Word Me Up Jennifer, I look forward to discovering more if your work.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
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Ian,
One of your very best. The content is topical and humorous with perfect rhyming. This has to be published. It will go down as a classic.
Thanks indeed
Keith
Comment is about Falling Down The Cracks In The Pavement (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
yep I have to agree, Limbo land as you call it Tommy is totally erroneous
Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Thanks Keith, Don and Brian and Anya for adding your hopes and thoughts to this.
David, of course nothing like this declaration could hold water for reasons of human nature itself and its ramifications. Opposites must always be inherent, otherwise there would indeed be no progress nor progression. It intrigues me that Utopia has a strong allure - I suppose art gives that a body in itself, and I suppose religious conviction too. We can all make our own kind of peace with the world, but millennia will pass or a world cataclysm before any real improvement can come. Sounds pessimistic.
Graham, there obviously is some tribal behaviour in herds or group thinking patterns, but I was certainly not likening the spirit in the poem to any flashback to instinctive behaviour, in fact the opposite: a suspension of it. I feel your view may be rather simplistic in the light of what is socially observable, though I admit your assessment does describe the sort of Victorian conception that we inherited in this country in 19th c. with respect. Thanks for your observations!
Finally, I will say that the Super Hero does not appear in this particular fantasy, perhaps we the readers might be playing the role.
Beno, Jon, Darren and Kate lovely to get your likes! Nice to see you online again Beno.
Many thanks all. Ray
Comment is about THE ASSEMBLY OF MEN (blog)
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Nice! Too much torte aux citrons?
Jennifer
Comment is about Weekly routine (blog)
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Wed 14th Nov 2018 20:32
That's really good of you Jennifer. I just give things a twist trying to not take them too seriously ; surprising what comes to mind. Thanks a lot.
Ray
Comment is about STANNAH STAIRLIFT (blog)
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Thanks for your comment Jennifer - go back as far as you like! Rhythm and rhyme, use them all the time.
Ray
Comment is about THE HOLY GHOST (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A doctrine conjured up with no scriptural validity and quite probably damaged countless peoples lives. Another myth.
Keith
Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Whoa, MC! Double dosage! That would stun a Cape Buffalo.
Comment is about "HAVE SOME MADEIRA, M'DEAR" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Having your cake and drinking it too?! Now the fun gets even better! I wonder if anyone ever thought of a Madeira
-wine flavoured slice to enhance that afternoon dalliance?
Comment is about "HAVE SOME MADEIRA, M'DEAR" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Shades of the Inquisition, equally distorted and perverse, and expert in the land of make believe and fear.
Nicely expressed Tommy.
Ray
Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Bonkers. Great fun.
Comment is about Wayne's pain turns out to be a sore point (blog)
Original item by hugh
You were missed. Hope you can make the next one.
Comment is about RUGBY FATBOYS BLUES 2 (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Full of imagery.. Magical, Keith..?
Comment is about The Valley of Chimneys (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Brian, Jon and Jennifer,
Thank you for your comments. They are much appreciated.
Keith
Comment is about The Fireplace (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Jennifer,
Thank you for this comment. You are right in your assessment that values have vanished and that nothing has replaced religion but the Insitution of the Church itself must accept some responsibility for what has happened. Dare I use the expression.....we need to get back to basics, as that is the only way for some guidance and direction to point the way forward.
Keith
Comment is about Reformation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Scorn the sort now growing up
All out of shape from toe to top;
Their unremembering hearts and heads
The base-born products of base beds.
Comment is about American Life in Poetry: The Appearance of Modernism (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Quite, Brian. I grind my blue pills into the mix. But I have to make sure I don’t offer it to the boys when they come round for poker.
Comment is about "HAVE SOME MADEIRA, M'DEAR" (blog)
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Wed 14th Nov 2018 15:39
That's what I meant John...a bottle of cake.
Comment is about "HAVE SOME MADEIRA, M'DEAR" (blog)
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So well expressed. Unfortunately so many brothers and sisters don't get on, which is sad. Lucky kids.
Jennifee
Comment is about Sisters (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Is true that sometimes you are shown kindness when you least expect it. (Also the opposite!) I have broken my arm, and have it in a large plaster cast. Everone now stops on pedestrian crossings!!!!! Unheard of here, where you have to really watch out for people phoning or texting or using internet etc. The only other time I have noticed this was when pushing a pram! Loved it.
jennifer
Comment is about Out Of The Blue (blog)
Original item by d.knape
great! especially liked the divorce haiku!!!! Jennifer
Comment is about More haiku or hughku (blog)
Original item by hugh
Many thanks for your thoughts, Brian, Don and MC.
The Madeira in question is of course cake. (Last verse). I’m sure I would have been hauled before the PC police if it had been wine. It’s where that Weinstein fella went wrong.
Comment is about "HAVE SOME MADEIRA, M'DEAR" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Paradise!! No Tv blaring away -perhaps a good book to hand? My ideal in summer is a comfortable seat in the shade, with a book and a dog, in winter just as you describe it! Grape juice with both, red in winter and chilled sparkling white in summer! Loved it!
Jennifer
Comment is about The Fireplace (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Never fear to bring good cheer
It's what brings other poets here.
When with gloom we're inundated
Be sure to know you're vindicated!
Comment is about What Do I Write to Increase Comment ? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Beautiful words, and sadly so true. Religion did give us ethics by which to regulate our lives, more or less strictly according to how committed we were. Now it seems that these ethics have vanished, and the general attitude is 'I want it all . I want it now'. N othing has appeared to replace religion.
Jennifer
Comment is about Reformation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Wed 14th Nov 2018 14:29
Sometimes we get more than we give
that is what life is about
unexpectedly comes the kindest act
funny how it all works out.
Comment is about Out Of The Blue (blog)
Original item by d.knape
M.C. Newberry
Thu 15th Nov 2018 15:09
This made me grin - thanks for that! As for making a
woman smile, that's a good pointer to making some
headway in any relationship imho.
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