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Tommy Carroll

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 22:36

Martin sir
well said sir
re your comments etc
re my work etc
yours etc
Tommy etc.

Ps etc.

Tommy ;- )
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raypool

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 22:36

Really excellent Ian. It has a long view and a gentle warmth to it - an allegory of the death of a close one I should say. Highly affecting stuff. Very distinctively written.

Ray

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Martin Elder

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 22:31

I love that this poem continues to ask questions , prompting the reader to think rather than take for granted anything.

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raypool

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 22:31

A sense of frustration and isolation from the expected glories of creativity, is what I read here Stu. Beautifully and poignantly presented, a sort of rictus .

Ray

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Martin Elder

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 22:28

I love the style of Shakespeare's work reflected here. Leaves me wanting more of the same
Nice ene

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Martin Elder

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 22:25

There is so much detail just in these few lines in which you say much. Wonderful stuff here Stu. It also appeals to my melancholic side of my nature.
I also love the sense that there is an inevitability portrayed here.
Fabulous

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Ria Richardson

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 20:50

Thank you xx

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<Deleted User> (16099)

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 20:14

I understand I truly do..good write...

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Riya Jain

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 17:30

Beautiful, it expresses how lovers may feel when they are distressed.

Also read: www.skrible.weebly.com for similar content!

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Thu 22nd Feb 2018 16:28

Strong words that ring so true.

Hannah

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<Deleted User> (18118)

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 16:25

Beautiful poem.

Hannah

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<Deleted User> (18118)

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 16:22

Sad, very moving.

Hannah

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keith jeffries

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 09:20

Ian,

Thank you for this poem which will speak to many but in different ways. It has a mystical quality which gives hope in a gentle but clear way.

Keith

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Thu 22nd Feb 2018 01:52

Agree agree agree ...

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Ian Whiteley

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 00:28

Thanks for commenting on the 'amerikkkan trilogy v 2.0) glad you liked 'no.3' - I've posted each part previously as stand alone poems - but thought I'd repost the lot as the music version.
Thanks for taking the time to comment
Peace & Love
Ian

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Ian Whiteley

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 00:27

Thanks for the kind comments on 'the trilogy' Martin - I've been away a while - somewhere dark - but now I'm back so thought I would post this as one piece (having previously posted each individual poem). to get me started again. Hope you are keeping well mate - hope to see you somewhere soon
Peace & Love
Ian

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Ian Whiteley

Thu 22nd Feb 2018 00:25

thanks you for the 'likes' kind souls
Peace & Love
Ian

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Big Sal

Wed 21st Feb 2018 23:32

Had not heard the word 'sodapop' in years, not since high school reading Hinton. Very nostalgic-like read that has a good flow to it.

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Big Sal

Wed 21st Feb 2018 23:27

Like a death stranding. Great imagery!

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Jon

Wed 21st Feb 2018 20:12

Hi again Jacqueline
A stunning poem told from a unique viewpoint. Very touching.
Thanks for sharing
Jon

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Jon

Wed 21st Feb 2018 20:07

Hi Jacqueline
Well done on a neatly constructed poem that rings true regarding social networking. Great rhyming too. Thanks for your recent like as well
Jon

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Saniya

Wed 21st Feb 2018 18:31

Thank you! My name means Noble it is Arabic.

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 17:09

Coming back so late sorry Hannah. Your comments are "Hannah (not manna) from heaven thanks. Glad to have hit the spot.

Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 17:07

Sorry Suki, just trawling on past poems - there is such a conception of Liverpool being the source of all humour and street wisdom that it is an easy target I suppose. Thanks for taking the long view.

Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 17:05

How remiss of me to overlook your comments, sorry. Just minesweeping today and here they are.

Cheers, Col my pleasure.

Martin, Frankly I wasn't garnering my own bouquet here, but so pleased you fitted me up to it!!
great comment by the way.

Liking your likes, Frances, Hannah and Pat. !

Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 17:02

Thanks Charlotte for the like . Much appreciated.

Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 17:01

Gawd 'n Bennett, David I just found your comment, mate. You have voiced my own thoughts in that spirit of playful "sorting out" that used to occur in the old days (so i'm told and seen) me old mucker.

Cheers Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 16:58

Coming back Mark to say your response is welcome and yes, communities don't just happen - I believe they deepen in meaning with history and particularly with the depth of older residents' memories. These of course can't operate in the kind of invading that you describe for commuting. My parents in law considered a move to Wisbech (new builds) but were just scared off by the isolation of the place. The M40 corridor attracted many centre developments to Oxfordshire, and of course it has the Cotswolds, which are quite protected I imagine. Bring back Betjeman with his hatred of "bogus tudor bars." I think it's ok to write wryly but have a deeper centre - i'm sure you'd agree!

Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 16:47

Wow, after the first flush of comments, more growth! Thanks all. Suki, I usually try to deepen thoughts in endings to make an observation on life, cheers.

Thanks Frances as always it's a pleasure.

Cheers Greg. So glad you came back to say that. As you know, readings are like edges of cliffs, can be too close for comfort. I think David Andrew seemed to nod in approval - which was nice!. Good to see him back.

220 - Very glad you approved !


Ray

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Martin Elder

Wed 21st Feb 2018 16:44

Thanks to Ruby Rose Colin suki and Pat for liking and thanks to Tom and Stu for commenting. I have some vivid memories of this old case among many and it's contents. I don't know where form or when . But it made an impression none the less. Dear oh dear, forgetting things , that's slightly worrying!
Thanks again everybody
Martin

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 16:42

Thank you for selecting this poem Charlotte - your comment is welcome. I think if you have a compulsion it would be only natural (not supernatural, haha) to follow it up. There are many things unexplained that can be spontaneous and need examining. I'm sure you will follow your dream in this respect as I did. Keep an open mind at all times!!

Ray

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raypool

Wed 21st Feb 2018 12:11

A wonderful tone picture like a tapestry and it has your indelible hallmark Tom. Thoughtful and languid, all done without artifice.

Ray

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Laura Taylor

Wed 21st Feb 2018 11:18

Howdy Ray

Soz for the delay - got caught up on stuff and stuff!

Thanks so much for your note on my Valentine poem ? Much appreciated!

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Laura Taylor

Wed 21st Feb 2018 11:17

Hey Raj

Thanks so much for your note on my Valentine poem ? maybe I'll do that haha ?

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Chris Armstrong

Wed 21st Feb 2018 11:03

Thanks, both! Its funny how some poems just write themselves and others are a real struggle to get right! This came from a first line - ultimately the first line of the second verse - that I really liked and which described or led into a sentiment - feeling Welsh although born in England and not speaking Welsh. But bringing the rest together was hard work! I hope you feel that an affinity with the land making me Welsh, came through.

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Dominic James

Wed 21st Feb 2018 09:11

Hi Tom
thanks for comment on Ted Crow, I re-read recently (evidently) and found it more personally Hughes at the second pass. I hope all going well at the Northampton Review, I thought the first issue worked very well.
Dom.

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David Taylor-Jones

Wed 21st Feb 2018 08:34

Lovely poem Chris, I really enjoyed the rhythm and the sentiment, ?

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Wed 21st Feb 2018 08:02

CPD Suki - Compulsive Poetry Disorder - we just can't help ourselves!

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Maxine

Wed 21st Feb 2018 02:51

We tend to only hear the woman’s story, this needs to be said.

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Tom Harding

Tue 20th Feb 2018 23:37

some very vivid and effective imagery here Martin

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Tom Harding

Tue 20th Feb 2018 23:16

hey thank you both. I know David I've been kind of stuck on the night poems for awhile now... I was thinking I need to have a change and write some 'day poems' but it just dosen't come naturally. thanks for the kind words though- always very encouraging.

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Tommy Carroll

Tue 20th Feb 2018 23:06

Indeed Brian. But it still is worth repeating. Nicola :- )
Tommy

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Janine Armentrout

Tue 20th Feb 2018 22:46

This was an absolutely stunning poem and I was overwhelmed with the pain and love and sorrow and tragedy all at once throughout this piece. It hits close to home as my friend went through this, I plan to read more of your work.

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suki spangles

Tue 20th Feb 2018 22:41

Hi there folks,

Cheers so much for all your comments and feedback, and your time. I sometimes wonder what the heck I'm doing writing/sharing this stuff. Well, we all need a hobby!

Suki

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220August

Tue 20th Feb 2018 22:09

Wonderful!

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Tue 20th Feb 2018 19:58

each verse is almost a little poem in itself. I liked the 'glamour' verse the most - it reminded me of those great actors and singers who found fame in Hollywood. Their rags to riches stories are truly incredible. Dorothy Squires was born (in her parents' carnival caravan) in the village just down the hill from me. A small but worthy claim to fame. Thanks for posting. Col.

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Dominic James

Tue 20th Feb 2018 19:02

yes Greg, I suppose it must be.
A new day. Well, in a new season, a new year certainly, in these I can appreciate the new batch, the next year's batch, but the turnaround of days I find I am inclined to think of as my own. Okay, I can keep up. Thanks!

& perhaps this raises MC's point on sacrifice, that it is right not to look East, again, at someone else's sun.

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DESMOND CHILDS

Tue 20th Feb 2018 18:23

Thank you Pat that is indeed a complement , coming from someone who’s poetry I admire.



All the best des

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Shruti

Tue 20th Feb 2018 18:07

Thanks a bunch ?

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Tue 20th Feb 2018 16:44

hanks so much for your recent comments on my poems.
Much appreciated.

Hannah

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