Thanks Laura - largely thanks to your inspiration. It's such a thrill when you can focus up a mental image with clarity. Ayethangyow..

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I've done it now Laura: "to reverse the rows of slatted seats." I think that is more understandable . There is no record that I could find about the procedure, so there it is. Thanks again.

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THanks for all that encouragement; I take any comment as a compliment and yours especially as you wouldn't bother unless you were 100% sure of yourself I reckon.

Is there any other alternative to socialism that gives a fuck about people - I don't know of one. So it does matter - just give me an injection of youth I would be there.

I'll still try another line maybe in that cursed poem if I can do better. Maybe reverse rather than pull forward.
By the way did you know that the old trams had a small pierced screen half way up the staircase to block the view of ascending ladies in their voluminous skirts.!! owz about that?

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Well, I must admit I am tempted, but I won't. I do actually love how words take on new meanings outside of the original writer's head, and I am actually happy to let all those amazing lines wash over and around me, and create their own meanings each time. It's a delightful thing about poetry.

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Hola,
I am infamous for my ability to pick up everything that isnt there and nothing that is, giving me the dubious ability to enjoy things on an entirely different level to how they were meant/everyone else does.
so here i read the passage of time, a fresh ice age, religious barbarism, humanity prevailing and a new dawn, all seen through the eyes of a coma vicitim. upon re-reading i got half of that and loads of other stuff too. and the lines;
a nameless cause like novacaine
blistered thunder in my veins
looks like hate, tastes like home
backpacking the fall of rome

are superb.

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evening stu,
thank you for reading me again.
definitely was not expecting any amount of praise for that bear trap. it kind of accidentally was a blur of feelings i put what seemed like way too much time into at the -- er -- time. started out as a love letter but turned into something a little more genuine.

the symbols mean a lot to me, but im more interested in what they might mean to other people. what do you think?

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hi laura
thank you for reading me.

'ballad of the bear trap' is a good example of a piece of yourself (well, myself in this case i guess) losing restraint to the author's original interpretation.

it is very surreal outside of the context of my own head. i kind of absent-mindedly typed it out on a 14 hour hazy-headed car ride, initially as a love letter but it kept going and turned into something a little bit bigger. mostly unconscious. the definition of anything according to me, especially in the exploration of all abstract things is not as important as what YOU, the reader, think it is. 'please teach me something about myself.'

i can tell you what i think it means though, if you like. :)

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Thank you, Cynthia.

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thanks you for your detailed reading of At the End. I believe you're absolutely right - i'll sort it as of now! I drove myself mad to get the slatted seats right .
I'm glad you liked it.

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wow. i love it! sensual is one word. i love the power you have given her, making mince out of reasoned philosophies is so clever, imbuing the absinthe and the woman with the same strength. the use of obscenity works perfectly, transforming the word into something warm and sexual. brilliant. my wife will love it too, i'll let you know what she thinks. baby two is due valentines day but emma is already massive! its not twins though, must just take after his/her daddy.

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Stu, have a look at my profile page under Samples:'Lines on Picasso's 'The Aperitif' '. I think you'll like it - the 'absinthe' society!

Has the 'new baby' arrived yet?

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Thanks for the kind words on 'Prisoner 1.0' Ray. Will look to check out some of your stuff soon. Need to get back on to WoL full-time!

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Ta very much, once again, Martin, for taking the time to read and comment. x

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Jackie,
you're a fucking gem.
xo

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Hi Laura, thanks for the comment on 'I Would'.

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Evening John and thanks for reading and your comments on Camera Man and other work - very much appreciated. I personally could not have taken that picture and would have picked him up and covered him but I wanted to get over my thoughts on trying to understand the actions of the camera man and his reasons. As I said in my response to David Moore I was so unsure whether to blog as does that not put me in the same vein as the camera man?

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HI Stu. Thanks. I got the idea from Trump rhyming with rump. I might have got frump in, but that would have been tricky, even though I love the word. I'm old enough (71) to have amassed a lot of weird vintage words, and like to bring them out like false teeth in a bring and buy sale!

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fulsome praise indeed Stu, thank you.

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Re The Astronomer Hi Cynthia it's a re-edit but l have been having trouble for 9 months or so. I have been editing work using the in-house programming language. It has been murder. I've been in touch with the organisers but l still have to hand type the programme eg: <p> this is an example</p> and so on for each separate line. :-(

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Hi Stu
thanks for your comments on 'your turn'. Domestic violence has always irritated me to put it mildly. I have come across it time and again and it can be very difficult for the victim to break away from the abuser because of the associated attachments. Anyway it was a chance for me to vent my spleen. thanks again.
Martin

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Thank you Martin for your comment on 'Burning Bridges'. So very appreciated.

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Hi Cynthia. Thanks for the comment on 'Burning Bridges' and your lovely comment on my profile picture. You are so kind :)

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Heya Stu! Thanks for the comment on 'Burning Bridges'.

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Lovely of you Stu to point out that line in Two doors down
it did seem quite a quite blatant kick in the arse for respect.

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News Flash

The Enchanted Art Gallery Weekend
26 & 27th September 2015.

If any of you have done a poem on last months theme of Enchantment please bring it along to this months meeting on Monday the 14th September.

Could you also bring the registration form if you have put the poem on A4 sized paper the Art Gallery will put it up on display.

Any framed work must be mirror plated with your name and the title of your poem on the back of the frame.

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You are right in what you say, Mark about the bigger picture. In this specific case one can never know all the ins and outs of the really personal stuff - it would be nice to think he would have dealt with it in good time. I suppose it was the public display going on for weeks on end that galled me and prompted me to put thoughts into words. I know there was no love lost with the son who only visited him rarely. Sad but there we are.
Thanks for your input.

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Hi - I haven't been on WOL for what seems an eternity but I am just having a catch up and a read through some of your more recent posts. There is always lot of angst and pain in your poetry but it doesn't come across as being full of hatred and anger, your work now, still conveys that sensitivity and feeling for others that I enjoyed when I first read some of your work. I am so glad I made the effort to take another look and will continue to do so.
Jackie x

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Hello Ray,
thanks for reading the Koan on a Wish. This dictionary definition of a koan might explain better than I can.

"a koan is a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment".

I was reading some Murakami short stories and this conundrum offered itself up as a koan.

best regards,

Graham

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Olivia, thank you for your kind comment on 'Just For Tonight'. I look forward to reading more from you.

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And so to battle the words, much easier read than won. Tommy
PS you've given me a verse. tc

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ramble away any time John - these comment boxes are like Dr Who's Tardis.

thanks for the background, not really an area that crosses my brainwaves but a little enlightenment goes a long way - if that makes any sense. I'd worked out a tiny bit of it when sniffing around Wiki earlier for glue. Sorry, meant clues.

still wearing the cloak of karma you sent btw

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Thanks Tom for getting what I was inarticulately trying to convey in my poem :)

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Thanks James :) Nothing like a bore who's a tightwad :P Thank you for reading!

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Thanks Tom for reading and your comments :) Much appreciated!

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Thanks Corr! For reading and all your wonderful comments :) Yes, work is middling to fair. How goes you?

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Hello M.C, That gave me a good laugh :0 I love your sense of humour! I absolutely agree with you :)

Thank you ever so much for reading!
Preeti

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Thanks Stu for your comment on 'Waiting On Wind' It's another older one I stumbled on and figured why not post it.

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Hi Harry, thanks for reading and commenting on What if, I really appreciate it x

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Hi Stu, thanks for reading and commenting on What if, really appreciate you taking the time,
Cheers, Leander:)

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Your mentioning my musical phase (pro freelance keyboard) is interesting and thanks for noting it so warmly. You know the ropes of song writing and poetry; I have a bit of a blind spot for putting words to music - I seem to hit rock bottom - why I don't know. My efforts so far have been convoluted wittiness a la Noel Coward! It is a tricky game trying to blend forms. Anyway best of luck with your efforts and thanks again for the interest Mark.
Ray

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Thank you one more time. Boost of confidence for sure from it. When there are so few words I wonder if the poem is really finished. It really is a struggle. Probably why my attempts are so few lol.

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Hello RP - it's always a pleasure to read your stuff and
occasionally comment. I am impressed by your musical
background - and as a lyricist (with some published and
recorded songs as lyricist/tunesmith) I can identify with
the duality of your interests to date.
I came to writing words in lyric and poem form late in
life after a career in public service and found it both
enjoyable and liberating. My former work provided the
advantage of requiring discipline in formulating reports
and the need for a good vocabulary which I've found
most useful on WOL and in approaching the writing of
songs when it comes to a feeling for "what works"....
I hope!
Keep posting!
Cheers
Mark

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Yes, Kitchen was excellent, but your sample piece I enjoyed also - I love the momentum and flow, an enviable asset. The subject is a well trodden road, but with a real insight free of bias. I am reminded of Christie Brown.

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Hey ray, cheers for your comments on 'kitchen' very nice to get such warm feedback- it was the first poem id finished in about six months!

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Hey laura thanks for your comments on 'kitchen' it was my first poem in awhile so nice to get some nice feedback!

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Hey there MC, thanks ever so much for commenting on my recent offerings. It means a lot as I don't get that much feedback these days.

As for the stick, be careful with it MC you'll have somebody's eye out with it lol.

Stay well blue and thanks again.

x

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Thanks so much Stu for the comment on 'Fake'. I sat on that one for awhile because I felt it was too inadequate...too lacking. I am thrilled you found it none of those things.

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dear MC thank you so much for your encouraging review of In the Valleys. Your opinion is always interesting and I am particularly pleased with this one as it feels like a sort of folk tale.

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dear MC thank you so much for your encouraging review of In the Valleys. Your opinion is always interesting and I am particularly pleased with this one as it feels like a sort of folk tale.

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Sometimes love has to be sacrificed for the sake of having a decent life....x

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