It's not Halloween but I've been uninspired, so here's an old one.

Comment is about Three Witches Brew (blog)

Original item by 220August

its so beautiful , i would give anything for a man to write a poem like that for me , she must very lucky

Comment is about Precious (blog)

Original item by Nik Fabro

becoming hat is so beautifully said , but yet so sad , ur very good i like u poem , i think u described anxiety

Comment is about Anxiety (blog)

Original item by Douglas MacGowan

I could be wrong...but I've developed a nose for this sort of thing and I'm definitely picking up some animosity here.

Comment is about Reasonsonal (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

shout out , you got it there

Comment is about Reasonsonal (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

the end is simply wonderful

Comment is about 'St Matthew and the Beatles' by Alex W is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Brilliant in taking us to a solution so near after raking through a number of possibilities. I love it.

Comment is about 'St Matthew and the Beatles' by Alex W is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

A beautiful melancholy poem that I am sure most people can relate to.

Comment is about Precious (blog)

Original item by Nik Fabro

I like the feather/walls/sea mental image.

Comment is about when i think (blog)

Original item by racha

it comes from french my first language is french Brian maryon

Comment is about when i think (blog)

Original item by racha

Is it only me who has never heard the word before? With a grammar school education and 64 years on Earth I'm surprised I haven't come across it.

Comment is about when i think (blog)

Original item by racha

Great rhythmic use of breathless all through this great poem.Well done.

Comment is about Breathless (blog)

Original item by Lisa Donohoe

Wow . Thank you for your feed back. It really means a lot. ?

Comment is about America (blog)

Original item by Lisa Donohoe

Excellent write, Cynth - been there, done that.

Comment is about Alpha male (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thank you very much Steve ?

Comment is about Wilfully Blind (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

I don't suppose you'll find that one in Barbara Woodhouse's training manual!

Comment is about Alpha male (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I have one more entry after this one, probably tomorrow. I have no idea where this 'flood' has come from, this month, but the press of words has been inexorable, demanding outlet. I feel like a 'word machine' gone berserk, hopefully with some purpose.

Comment is about Alpha male (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thanks, Suki.
It’s an atavistic memory I have.

Comment is about PLUM FACE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Most of America will always be blind to the plight that infects our nation. It doesn't matter how many well-reasoned arguments we have, I say this place was fucked from the get-go. Best not get me started on a rant about all the things that could have been avoided or changed in the past. From the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment to Operation Wetback, all the way down to the current Flint water crisis and multiple occasions of political corruption seeping through from the core. I'd never defend living in America over another country, so fuck what people think. Nevertheless, as an outsider to your perspective and country I found it interesting/refreshing to read your point of view. Very intriguing, and very passionate poem by the way.

Comment is about America (blog)

Original item by Lisa Donohoe

The title got my attention, the first two lines got me hooked, and the rest left me with the impression of a nicely done, very well written piece. Very nice.

Comment is about Ode to the Living Dead (blog)

Original item by Rey

Very tightly woven, and such essence packed into powerful sentences.

Comment is about Too Familiar (blog)

Original item by Shaakiera Schroeder

..just reading your work, Racha, comments and all. The concept behind "explosion" is especially original and your voice seems strong. If it is good for you, express who you are, no matter the reception.

..from a somewhat silent (for now) follower of the happenings at WoL,

Rachel

Comment is about racha (poet profile)

Original item by racha

Hi there John,

An absolutely wonderful write, and superbly delivered too.
What inspired this if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks for sharing, absolute magic.
All the best,
Suki

Comment is about PLUM FACE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Fulsome praise indeed Col. Bruce was an all rounder and a crowd pleaser with a flare for the obvious - a gentle jibe here and a tickling of the ivories there. Bernard on the other hand .....he made a warts and all doc when he knew he had little time left, and it was quite moving - self deprecating, which seemed to give the lie to his perceived persona.

Thanks . Ray

Comment is about NOT NICE TO SEE YOU (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks, Steve.

Comment is about THE CARABINER BRACES (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

brilliant - and slinging Bernard Manning in for a bit of comic controversy is genius. All the best Ray. Col.

Comment is about NOT NICE TO SEE YOU (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Brian,Stu,and Johnfor your liking. I think Manning was a clever comic in his genre, which was basically designed to cheer people up, without too much pyscho analysis. The goal posts moved dramatically. His type was well represented on THE COMEDIANS, a TV prog of the 70s. His wit was ruthlessly across the board , sparing no-one, not possible today as there is more self and group consciousness to be respected, making humour a very monitored function with a less inclusive aspect, not necessarily a good thing. etc etc. He had great timing for sure.
John: that is a sleazy move I agree; some humour dates, and whole plotlines were written with "victims" in mind - but the world was a simpler place. A lot of humour was a way of overcoming integration problems, but to add to that we have the whole naughty postcard syndrome , the result of so much repression inherited I think from former generations. Quick rewind John on the old VHS of memory!! By the way Stu, would you really have remembered Bernard Matthews? Bootiful.

Thanks for the ticks, David and Anya.

Ray

Comment is about NOT NICE TO SEE YOU (blog)

Original item by ray pool

'counts out the sorrows of no-one he knows'. I love that line! Lovely work. ?

Comment is about Wilfully Blind (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Splendid!

Comment is about THE CARABINER BRACES (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks, Isobel. I know you're not able to spend time on the site much these days, so thanks for taking the trouble. They were rare days at the Marsden poetry jam, with you and your sisters often the entertainment highlight. Always good fun!

Comment is about We're looking for a poetry journalist - or two - for Write Out Loud (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I'm assuming Dan's dad was widowed or divorced...you didn't make it clear in the poem Hugh. Wouldn't want to condone bigamy would we?

Comment is about Clever Heather (blog)

Original item by hugh

Left me breathless and desperate for the happy ending which eventually came. Wonderful poem Cynthia.

Also made me think about the efforts currently being made to halt the spread of diphtheria amongst the displaced Rohingya people in Bangladesh. And the growing number of people who are against vaccinations and spread spurious claims on social media. Sadly some of these childhood diseases are now on the increase again.

Colin.

Comment is about Choking (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

So is there a sequel to this?

Comment is about Walls (blog)

Original item by Mahika

Thanks Douglas! I appreciate the comment?

Comment is about You should Know (blog)

Original item by Wardah

Margaret thanks Tommy.
;- )

Comment is about Lilly Love (poet profile)

Original item by Lilly Love

Hello Cynthia,

Really liked the poem, the difference between the terrible fear of losing her, and not finding any help to save her, and the beautiful calm day.

Jennifer

Comment is about Choking (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

The World of poetry has yet another Collage poem entering the W O L atmosphere!

Comment is about March 2018 Collage Poem: Changes (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

Very resonant CBT. Three of my eight grandchildren were premature, two just over a pound in weight, another was three pounds. Those first weeks are living hell.

Comment is about Choking (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Cynthia poetry is what you say it is, it does not have to rhyme nor make sense- North American natives' chant wordlessly to summon up thier gods. Tommy xx

ps keep up your excellent work. TC

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thank you Stu. I was aiming at that, and you summed it up. Tommy xx

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Very sweet

Comment is about Running high. (blog)

Original item by Nicola Byrnes

Mmmm A poem about poetry...it's sort of incestuous isn't it?

Comment is about poetic succession (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

I rather like those programmes recently cobbled together like “It Was Alright in the 80’s”. Full of racism and sexism. I don’t consider myself either But neither am I into denial. We laughed at them. We made jokes ourselves then we wouldn’t now.
But what I really like is the hypocrisy of the TV companies. By fetching on a few observers who feign shock/horror at the sexism/racism/ableism/ageism the TV company can show it all again in a back door way.
Of course, if no-one watched it, it would die a death.

Comment is about NOT NICE TO SEE YOU (blog)

Original item by ray pool

lovely stuff cynthia. couldnt help but think of maya angelou's 'still i rise' when reading! i was utterly transported by this, you paint such wonderful images

Comment is about The Dive (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

bernard manning

doesnt he do the turkeys?

Comment is about NOT NICE TO SEE YOU (blog)

Original item by ray pool

hilarious ray. such a vibrant mind!

Comment is about NOT NICE TO SEE YOU (blog)

Original item by ray pool

quite right keith, were a bloody marvellous lot us poet types.

Comment is about The World Day of Poetry (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

lovely stuff tommy, very delicate and warm

Comment is about Shoes (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Hi there Alex,

Congratulations on winning PotW! Nice work.

Cheers,
Suki

Comment is about 'St Matthew and the Beatles' by Alex W is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I wasn't a Doddy fan, and I wasn't impressed by his tax evasion...but he did stay loyal to his home town, unlike most other Liverpudlians whose accents grow stronger the further away they live.

Comment is about The Squire of Knotty Ash (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram