Beautifully written, heart wrenching and a similar kind of agony and regret that most of us can resonate with. On the contrary, "we grow through what we go through" has become my mantra to certain events and speculations from past life.
Thank you for this.
Comment is about Life lessons (blog)
Original item by Jaded_Jas
An exceptional, heart-wrenching poem, Jordyn. Thank you.
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
thank you both
Comment is about Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, by Claude Lorrain 1648 (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Very well written with watertight imagery! Enjoyed every bit of it.
Thank you.
Comment is about Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, by Claude Lorrain 1648 (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Like the title suggests, this indeed feels like a sinister psychologist trying to get hold of your darkest thoughts, secrets, love, grief, etc.
Very well written Stephen!
Comment is about Sinister Psychologist... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Immaginative poetry at its best.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, by Claude Lorrain 1648 (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
A great and humorous poem, as I can envisage you on the couch about to have your mind probed. If I were similarly analysed I'm sure the findings would find their way to the News of the World or some sordid publication. Thanks for this,
Keith
Comment is about Sinister Psychologist... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Devastating poem, Keith. Sad but true to life.
Comment is about A Gay Dismissal (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Well said, Keith. A Poetic Triumph. Thank you!
Comment is about The Voices of Freedom (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Hey Stephen,
Thank you so much for leaving such kind comments on my poem, it means a lot to me being a beginner. Cheers! 🌈😊
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I think Manish said it all!
A great piece, Keith 🌈
Comment is about The Voices of Freedom (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you all for your kind words and taking time to read.
It means a lot.
-Jordyn
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Gives pleasant and good vibes! Nicely written.
Comment is about Springtime (blog)
Original item by purplemoon
I think I've read this 2-3 times for me to comprehend with all of it. There's a vast dimension created here by you, Keith, and a very interesting one. This speaks for all is artists and all of them who were silenced or discriminated during the dire war times by the so called warlords. I love how you've bought poets, artists, sculptors, journalists, composers and singers into picture and spoken diligently for them. On the other hand, dictators, tyrants, patriarchs and oligarchs who somehow tried to suppress them.
Every bit of it was gripping and evoked certain emotions.
This is the voice of every artist!
This is the voice of FREEDOM!
Thank you for this.
Comment is about The Voices of Freedom (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Love your poetic story-telling from outstanding photogragraphy. So imaginative; it makes the photograph come alive even more. And thanks for introducing me to the photographer, Willi Ronis. I am enjoying checking out his work.
Comment is about Le Petit Parisien, 1952 (blog)
Original item by David Cooke
A moment of joy. An image well recorded and put into words which are apt for a time long passed.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Le Petit Parisien, 1952 (blog)
Original item by David Cooke
A wonderful image, and subject for a poem, David. Oddly enough, I encountered a small boy just like that in 'real life', or I believe I did, in Paris in 2004. That year they were celebrating the 60th anniversary of the liberation from the Nazis
Comment is about Le Petit Parisien, 1952 (blog)
Original item by David Cooke
Thank you Steve.
Black humour: employed by soldiers, nurses, firemen and others, to help them psychologically cope, when confronted by (deliberately or accidentally inflicted) pain, death and destruction.
God save the King,
To hell with the plebs!
Comment is about Kings and Queens (blog)
Original item by Steve White
Words that would make any Father proud, Jordyn. Beautiful stuff 🌈
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thank you John, & Stephen for the much appreciated comments! 🌈
Comment is about Before Eternity (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I am flattered that this poem has struck a chord with so many readers. My thanks to Leon, Keith, Manish, Graham, John C and John B.
I tried to make it direct and to evoke the unavoidable routine of war, as well as the awful conclusion which is so final yet so banal. I take your point, Graham, and I can see how that comes about. I'll think about revisions.
Thanks to Nigel for liking this poem.
Comment is about War Habits (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A poem which on the surface is humorous, conceals the reality for many at a time when we are distracted by imminent events.
Thank you Steve, I enjoyed this
Keith
Comment is about Kings and Queens (blog)
Original item by Steve White
Thank you so much, John C and John B. It is so sad seeing children and young people living in this limbo, resilient and optimistic though many of them are.
Comment is about Language Lessons (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Dementia is a terrible thing, even more so when you witness it up close. Thanks Stephen and Stephen for looking in
Comment is about The One you Used to Be (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
Grace Meadows
Wed 26th Apr 2023 01:00
A highly representative position:
Oswald is the daughter of Charles William Lyle Keen and Lady Priscilla Mary Rose Curzon, daughter of Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe.[5][6] Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford. She then trained as a gardener and worked at such sites as Chelsea Physic Garden, Wisley and Clovelly Court Gardens.[7] She currently[when?] lives on the Dartington Estate in Devon with her husband, the playwright Peter Oswald (also a trained classicist), and her three children. Alice Oswald is the sister of actor Will Keen and writer Laura Beatty and the aunt of Keen's daughter Dafne.
Comment is about Who follows Alice Oswald? Four candidates set out stalls to become Oxford Professor of Poetry (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for your thoughts, MC. You’ll be referring to Skinner Normanton of Barnsley. He traded kicking lumps of each other with Sid Bycroft of Donny Rovers.
Comment is about WE'RE ON THE UP ! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Enjoyable in its own right. With a neat pay-off to boot!
Comment is about Into the woods (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
And another manager gone! As for
Barnsley, I seem to recall it was Parkinson's oft-mentioned "home
team", with admiring talk of a certain fearless (subtext - dirty?) player of
his time. As a young boy I used to watch Bath City - Southern League, as
was - when they had the likes of Tony Book (later at Man. City) and Alan
Skirton (later at Arsenal) in its ranks.
I still remember Book for his spectacular sliding tackles in
defence. He'd probably get yellow cards every time now!
Comment is about WE'RE ON THE UP ! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A eulogy that would bring the deepest pleasure to any father.
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Telboy - You may think that. I couldn't possibly comment. 😌
Comment is about ST GEORGE'S DAY 2023 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Is there no subject where Uilleam doesn't get on his soapbox and give us a political rant?
Comment is about ST GEORGE'S DAY 2023 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A laugh a minute, Clare. 😂
I suggest we have a challenge, write a 10 line poem which is a spin off from a song?!?!
Should I throw the gauntlet down?
Comment is about Dolly Told Me. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Sums up the attitudes of many, Stephen. Written with great economy of style. A classic, in my view. 😎
Comment is about War Habits (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Jordyn, I'm a dad. A dad who is now getting a little older and infirmer. I already see my four children growing into the middle age of their lives, raising their children, busy jobs etc and I still worry about them.
If you've turned out okay your dad will be a happy man (believe me) no matter how much he hurts.
Kiss him every opportunity you get and tell him you love him. It matters
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Written with immense skill and compassion, Stephen. Imagining the almost unimaginable!
Comment is about Language Lessons (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
MC, you write:
'...that old word "noble"...its meaning should never be lost to time,
To allow that to happen would be a crime...'
There's nothing "noble" about the deliberate trashing of the NHS, and of every single one of the UK's Public Services, in order to fill the pockets of already wealthy individuals and corporations, who in many cases hide their profits in overseas tax-havens, and who do not invest in the public services for which we pay dearly.
It is, au contraire, an "ignoble" and a cruel process, and it is "a crime" which is causing immense suffering to an ever increasing number of British citizens.
Socialism now...Citizens not Subjects!
Or to put it the (Northern) people's vernacular:
Bleedin' Krauts from Schleswig-Holstein arf of 'em - an' it's crap lager an' all!
They're nobbut a load o' bleedin' forinners - send the buggers to Rwanda on' see 'ow they like it!
Claps won't pay ar nurses on' doctors bills, pay 'em a proper wage, on' gie them Krauts the sack!
Comment is about ST GEORGE'S DAY 2023 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you Jordyn.
You've just brought tears to my eyes.
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Bleedin' Germans from Schleswig-Holstein arf of 'em - an' it's crap lager an' all!
A load o' bleedin' forinners - send the buggers to Rwanda on' see 'ow they like it!
Claps won't pay ar nurses on' doctors bills, pay 'em a proper wage, on' gie them Krauts the sack!
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Comment is about Crowdfund the Coronation (blog)
Original item by Steve White
Good spot, Manish! If you know of any good publishers let them know and tell them I am inexpensive. Haha. 😂
Comment is about Into the woods (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
All the more effective for the simplicity of thought, language and form. One of you best, Stephen.
Comment is about War Habits (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Childhood lost, indeed, Stephen.
Comment is about Language Lessons (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you Stephen and Hélène! I'm trying to be more positive with life!
Comment is about Understanding (blog)
Original item by purplemoon
This is a great piece Stephen. Succinct, clean and clinical with no soft edges. I am loathed to recommend changes but I couldn't help but read this in the first person, as if I was talking to myself.
As always your finger is on the pulse as we await the next decisive change in this bloody mess!
Comment is about War Habits (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Stephen Gospage
Thu 27th Apr 2023 07:07
I like the savage humour, Steve.
Comment is about Kings and Queens (blog)
Original item by Steve White