and what a clever lovely head you have Martin! as to our being the same...erm...you ain't grown boobies, have you?

???

( just to make you laugh and give me a good reason for getting my coat matey )

good job well-done squire!




Rose ?

Comment is about I lay my head (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Good morning Wendy. Keep that axe sharpened girl! ?





Rose ?

Comment is about The Good Fight (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

Thanks, Martin. I take great pleasure in individual words - I would almost say the feel of them - so I know what you mean about jouncing! Trying to combine the right words in the right order is what its all about!!

Comment is about Pastoral (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

Hi Eve

Astounding. So effective and really moving.
I'm so jealous of your artistry!

Comment is about they came (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

welcome back Chris - a fine poem to return with. Hope the PC is happy now? Considering we rely so heavily on our technology these days it's a shame they can't make the stuff more reliable. But then again they want us to keep buying and upgrading and...

Comment is about On The Border (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

thanx mate just an idle ramble written while bored in my job lol

Comment is about to what (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

Love the comparison between a religious form of communion and what we see and feel in life .
great stuff

Comment is about Cyclades (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

It starts off so well ray with that lovely word Rapscallion and just goes on in a like minded vine. Love the whole piece
Marvellous

Comment is about RHAPSODY FOR A DEAD REPTILE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I think Keith is right in that it has an almost mystical quality about it. Wonderfully put as usual Ian.
Love it
I am intrigued to know where the accompanying picture is of.
Nice one mate

Comment is about Sacred Path (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

This has the feel of a folk song about it in that it bounces along quite nicely together with the well chosen words you have used.
Nice one Adam

Comment is about Quilling (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

A really beautiful poem , a joy to read . Certainly making me feel at peace and rest. So much beautiful imagery I am almost finding myself on the back of a hay cart being carried along by these words.
I also love the word jouncing.
Wonderful stuff

Comment is about Pastoral (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

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

Ps etc.

Tommy ;- )
x

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

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

Comment is about Sacred Path (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

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

Comment is about to what (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

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

Comment is about dramamine blues (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

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

Comment is about Creating Another Shakespearean Tragedy (blog)

Original item by 220August

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

Comment is about dramamine blues (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thank you xx

Comment is about Lips Lock (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

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

Comment is about Lips Lock (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

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

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

Comment is about A Open Letter For A Firefire (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

Strong words that ring so true.

Hannah

Comment is about Abandoned children (blog)

Original item by 220August

Beautiful poem.

Hannah

Comment is about Sacred Path (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Sad, very moving.

Hannah

Comment is about Goodbye (blog)

Original item by Vanessa Grosz

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

Comment is about Sacred Path (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Agree agree agree ...

Comment is about Survival (blog)

Original item by Chiari Warrior Soldier

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

Comment is about 220August (poet profile)

Original item by 220August

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

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

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

Comment is about ameriKKKan trilogy version 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

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.

Comment is about From Caterpillar to Butterfly (blog)

Original item by Janine Armentrout

Like a death stranding. Great imagery!

Comment is about Ricochet (blog)

Original item by K.T. Roberts

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

Comment is about Living My Own Death (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

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

Comment is about Our Social Networking Policy (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Thank you! My name means Noble it is Arabic.

Comment is about Saniya (poet profile)

Original item by Saniya

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

Ray

Comment is about CONSIDERATA (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Comment is about BRIE de MERSEY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Comment is about THE MEASURE OF A POET (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Charlotte for the like . Much appreciated.

Ray

Comment is about TEETH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Comment is about CRIMINAL WAYS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Comment is about DISTANT VIEWS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Comment is about FIRST JOBS IN THE GARDEN (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Comment is about Hidden treasure (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

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

Comment is about RESTLESS SOULS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

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

Ray

Comment is about Cyclades (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

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!

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

Hey Raj

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

Comment is about Chakraj (poet profile)

Original item by Chakraj

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.

Comment is about Mostly Welsh (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

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.

Comment is about Tom Harding (poet profile)

Original item by Tom Harding

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

Comment is about Mostly Welsh (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

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

Comment is about Crimewatch Verses Spartacus ~ Blame Russia (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

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

Comment is about #Me Too (blog)

Original item by Louis Audet