This is a very well deserved accolade Hannah. Your poetry is going from strength to strength and I hope this spurs you on to even greater things.
Graham
Comment is about ‘That Thing In The Cupboard’ by Hannah Collins is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
my first thoughts went to The Chiffons song "he's so fine" but on hearing it again I hear them sing....
doo lang doo land doo lang!
Comment is about DOO LANG A LANG (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 4th Jun 2018 11:40
Don I like this...it's amusing and it's tight.
If you want to add more verses you've got batter, fatter, hatter and latter to name but a few.
Comment is about Road Splatter (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
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Mon 4th Jun 2018 11:28
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I hope it isn't under your bed.....
Comment is about ‘That Thing In The Cupboard’ by Hannah Collins is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Congratulations Hannah.
Wonderful!
Comment is about ‘That Thing In The Cupboard’ by Hannah Collins is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Thanks Colin.
I just would like to add that I have great faith in youth. They have a voice that mostly falls on deaf ears or is ridiculed. They are our future and they are the only people who can make a difference to the future of our planet. If only we would all listen to them... it may be just a fraction of a percent of their views that are of favourable substance, but for me that is worth it. There may be a wonderful solution in there to society's problems... there may be answers...
Comment is about The Yellow-Bellied Idles (Homage to J. Milton Hayes) (blog)
Original item by J R Harris
Kevin,
Thank you for this. Your scribblings were some of the best humrous poetry that I have read in a long time.
Please don´t underestimate yourself. My e mail is
moganero_22@outlook.es
Do keep in touch. I hope one day you will return to the site and fully participate as before.
Keith
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
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Mon 4th Jun 2018 08:19
many hundreds of years ago - in the 1950's I believe - it was obligatory for all pop songs to contain doo lang a lang type lyrics. Of course that was way before my time . . . ?
Comment is about DOO LANG A LANG (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (13762)
Mon 4th Jun 2018 08:14
good stuff Martin - had me remembering odds and ends from my own youth. Col.
Comment is about old kid, new tricks (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Thanks for your kind and comments and likes. I was full of conflicting emotions sparked by the Grenfell discussions.
Comment is about Holding to the Root (blog)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
<Deleted User> (16837)
Mon 4th Jun 2018 04:52
Thank you Ankita for appreciating the poem..?
Comment is about Ankita Srivastava (poet profile)
Original item by Ankita Srivastava
Tender and beautiful, Rachel. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you are keeping well.
Suki
Comment is about slip (blog)
Original item by nunya
Made me smile, Ray!
Hope you're keeping well.
Suki
Comment is about DOO LANG A LANG (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Really enjoyed this poem, Martin. Ray's observations are spot on.
Oh, and thanks so much for your feedback on my poems. Always appreciated.
Cheers!
Suki
Comment is about Hard lines (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Love can be both tender and difficult but always passionate and never should be lacklustre. Though sometimes difficult to tell as it can be hidden and a swine to pin down.
A wonderful poem Hazel
Nice one
Comment is about Holding to the Root (blog)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 22:43
Mike- I'm sure they are.
I expect the residents of Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle etc etc would say the same about their own cities.
Comment is about Above all That (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Hi Keith. I'm fine thanks. Just taking a break from posting and commenting on this site. I no longer have a profile on WOL so although I can receive messages i can't post them privately. I do still visit the site occasionally, and still hit the like button from time to time. I don't honestly think anyone will miss my talentless scriblings. There are some brilliant poets on here and i was never one of those.
I'm still enjoying your postings when I do look in. Please keep me informed on any developments regarding any publications. But you have to leave a contact detail for me to reply.
I hope you're well too.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Pat Hughes
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 22:24
It's an incredibly difficult diagnosis,so much stigma attached to the label.
Comment is about Borderline (blog)
Original item by Jade Kelly
Nicola Beckett
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 21:35
Elle,
This is very good. Write more.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Wonder and Worry (blog)
Original item by Elle Shaine
Pat Hughes
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 21:04
What an amazing poem,bloody brilliant.
It's like you took all the good childhood memories and made them sing.
My favourite poem of this year.
Comment is about old kid, new tricks (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
<Deleted User> (18118)
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 20:53
Oh brilliant !
You've captured childhood summer,
'All summers are going to last forever'
It felt like that.
I miss that.
Hannah
Comment is about old kid, new tricks (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 18:24
It's the warm weather...it does that to you.
David...Bay City Rollers was Shang a Lang. I loved them...pure pop. Happy Scotsmen... that's not something you see often.
Comment is about DOO LANG A LANG (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 17:20
Thank you Martin your comments are appreciated. Thank you Jon and anya for the likes.
All the best des
Comment is about They step (blog)
Original item by DESMOND CHILDS
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing' Sorry it just reminded me of this old Count Basie tune.
Love the poem Ray
Comment is about DOO LANG A LANG (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Martin,
Thank you for your comment and kind words.
Keith
Comment is about Put down (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A wonderful poem Keith . As David says our own parents are very often a lesson to how we can parent our own children. I was blessed with being able to be around when mine where born through to the first few years of life, something which has carried o into adulthood. I am glad to see that your obvious talent is no longer suppressed
Comment is about Put down (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I like the forthrightness of this poem. Nice one
Comment is about The doctor (blog)
Original item by Lilly Love
Thanks so much Martin - i'm hot on your heels having a break from the sun! Much pleased that you like my little feature. I was thinking about the event and how unhappy they seemed. Still, what is happiness to be on guard constantly?.
Ray
Comment is about INCONGRUOUS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
This is beautifully put here Rachel. It seems to be a heart rendering memory .Love it
Comment is about slip (blog)
Original item by nunya
It is said that everybody has a book inside of them yet I would also hazard a guess that everyone has at least one poem inside of them. You have proved once again that you have a constant flow of poetry inside of you.
Nice one
Comment is about Stories (blog)
Original item by Nicola Byrnes
I agree with Brian in reliving the old flake advert in the field on a typical watery summers day.
Nice one Ray
Comment is about SUGAR RUSH (blog)
Original item by ray pool
This is a beautiful little slice of life you have posted here. I really love these observations of everyday life.
Nice one
Comment is about INCONGRUOUS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
You have caught a microcosm of street life beautifully here in a few short but well placed words
Nice one Desmond
Comment is about They step (blog)
Original item by DESMOND CHILDS
Hi Rays
I like this because it captures the imagination with the flow of a shorty story.
Comment is about LOVERS USED TO DREAM (blog)
Original item by Chinwendu C.E Rays
Like this Darren seagulls can be real pain at times. They as are many other creatures scavengers. Congrats on making POTW
Nice one
Comment is about Anti-seagull by Darren J Beaney is the Write Out Loud Poem of the week! (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Anya, David and Ray,
Thank you all for your comments. David, your words are wise especially in relation to not repeating the same pattern of behaviour. Like you when I meet aggressive people I also think, ¨what happened to you on your journey?¨
Ray, the scars do run deep almost like an open wound.
Strangely enough after leaving home and joining HM Forces my father and I came to know each other better. I forgave him in my heart and when he died we were reconciled.
It is a funny old world, indeed.
Keith
Comment is about Put down (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks Colins for your wonderful comment.
I'm honoured here at write out loud.
How are you doing Colins?
Comment is about All shouting, too much rain! (blog)
Original item by Chinwendu C.E Rays
I have this beating metronome
Pulsing in my head
Poet , come and synchronize
You and I are wed
I'm just a learning poet
MC does this make sense ?
I know it isn't worth much
No pounds, shillings or pence
DM ?
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Nicola Beckett
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 11:57
Thanks Anya I love how you write too x
Comment is about Stories (blog)
Original item by Nicola Byrnes
These sorts of scars are the deepest as there is no escape Keith. I think the attitude you describe was a result of an expectation of manning up engendered by being exposed to a much harsher and more immediate way of life. We can see now some of the symptoms of homophobia too reflected in that social milieu. The threat of physical violence is not far behind. It 's no wonder how many pubs were in place to soak up some of those feelings. David has the right idea, about not passing on the curse. My own talent for music came under scrutiny from my own father who had the ability but was self critical and carried that on. I still loved him and must have been open minded from an early age.
I really respect your story;
Comment is about Put down (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Quite a change for you Rachel - achingly described and simple but effective. The idea of disorientation is a different take on the long view.
Ray
Comment is about slip (blog)
Original item by nunya
<Deleted User> (5508)
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 10:35
Thank you David. I hope to take it everywhere.
best,
Ralph
Comment is about Catharsis in poetry: Ralph Dartford's Recovery Songs (article)
Original item by Mike Took
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Sun 3rd Jun 2018 09:21
<Deleted User> (13762)
Sun 3rd Jun 2018 09:04
I very much like the image of children chewing gums to keep their mouth busy whilst shouting too much rain! Welcome to Write Out Loud Rays.
Comment is about All shouting, too much rain! (blog)
Original item by Chinwendu C.E Rays
Good Morning Wendy,
Your words ring true and describe a society which is less caring than it ought to be. We have served our purpose and are now of little value and not worth the investment. What an indictment on the nation.
Thank you for this.
Keith
Comment is about Our Old Age (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
A love letter written by a sincere heart. Gentle and full of hope. Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about I need you (blog)
Original item by G.N.D.
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 4th Jun 2018 12:56
Well done Hannah!
Comment is about ‘That Thing In The Cupboard’ by Hannah Collins is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger