I think 'Eighty - Not Out' is the way to look at it, Ray. Use all that's available to reach that elusive ton.
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Touching and informative, David, as well as excellent poetry. I love “as tears that fell but never cried” (though I don’t know why!)
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Perfectly put, MC. If this pair weren't so frightening they would be truly comic.
Comment is about TEA FOR TWO (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thankyou for your thoughts, MC, and for the Likes, Stephen, Aisha and Larisa.
Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Martin,
And to those who sent likes.
David
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Wonderfully told. I agree with Manish, I also visualised the whole scene; like I was there.
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
separated by death
we share the moon
on cloudless nights
above our northern city.
I love that, John. Wonderful writing, as aways
Comment is about Mam (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Humorously true M.C! It's a scary world out there 😢
Comment is about TEA FOR TWO (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A powerful piece of prose, Keith 👏
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks J.C. for suggesting my portfolio of poetry is worth a peek! 😊
And for the additional Likes 🌷🌷
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Is there hope on the streets though Martin? Your presentation is so accurate and reminscent of a sort of lost tribe who prevail in a parallel world - the real one. I'm sure it has its own rules and constructs, and too much would have me reaching for the disembowelling knife.....(read self harm).
Well done for such impact in a poem.
Ray
Comment is about A street full (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Thank you to all who commented and 'liked' this poem. Reggie, I was a mourner. Latin people along with other cultures are more expressive in their emotions. They are no less respectful. I think it healthy to express one's feelings. We tend to be more repressed as opposed to reserved. Why hold back the tears when they want to be released?
Thank you all again,
Keith
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This is a great piece! Simple, relatable, and beautiful! 😌
Comment is about Emotions (blog)
Original item by Jamie Barton
Hi Ghazala! Just a quick message letting you know how beautiful your writing pieces are and how well they resonate with me. Don't ever stop writing! 💖
Comment is about Ghazala lari (poet profile)
Original item by Ghazala lari
Hi Martin! Thank you so much for taking the time to read "Did I hit my head or have a fall?" and for the lovely and kind comment you left. Much appreciated 😊
Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)
Original item by Martin Elder
Humorous verse at its best. It could also easily apply to Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about TEA FOR TWO (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttY7Vw-0wRI
Comment is about Omens and Homage (Ignorance, Manipulation, Control, Domination) (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
The truth will always shine a light to cast aside the horrors surrounding her and send evil acts to the depths of the great unknown.😎
Comment is about Awakened beauty (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Reunited in fate and destiny which as lifelong friends they are meant to be.😎
Comment is about Elizabeth's family and life - Chapter 2 (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Two friends bringing much more than a friendship together. As a powerful force they are both helping other people in a world that needs them just as they need each other.😎
Comment is about Besties reunion - chapter 1 (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Your very own space that is yours and yours alone.😎
Comment is about My paradise, my room (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
A forest full of peace Dorothy can truly call a dream of dreams.😎
Comment is about The enchanted forest (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Martin,
this is a classic observational poem in which your descriptive prowess comes to the fore. I particularly liked the way that you painted a picture in words which gives the reader a clear perspective of what is taking place.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about A street full (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
This is a definite reality for so many people. Thanks for posting this it needs to be said
Cheers
Comment is about Day 11 (blog)
Original item by SunFlower
Another winner Bob. The repetition of we are dying really gives the piece the impetus that it needs
Great stuff
Comment is about The Usual (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
I love the metaphor of a war zone
in particular the line I like the most is
I’m constantly bullied by shame and harassed by guilt
wonderful stuff
Comment is about Did I hit my head or have a fall? (blog)
Original item by Cassandra Louise
I was drawn in by the title of the is piece which has a message all of its own to which you then elucidate so well the rest of what you want to say.
Nice one
Comment is about The Sky is Crying With Heavy Rain (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
I love the pace and amusing message of this poem. It also reminds me that I should get back on my bike again before my muscles and bones totally cease up, but like Keith I have to be aware that I don't end up with another heart attack.
great poem thanks
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
I love not only the words and description her but also the rhyme and meter of this piece.
Good stuff David
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Wow a very emotive piece Keith. You caught me up in the narrative form beginning to end. I was on the journey with that woman.
Brilliant
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
yeah there are some great lines here Ray.
Love it
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for the like and comment RG,
There is a British Wargraves site in the middle of West Beirut that was cared for by locals throughout their long experience of troubles in years gone.
Also a huge one in East Jerusalem stacked with our war dead tended by locals..it is something reciprocated in often the most unexpected places.
Thanks again.
David.
Audio and Video attached at link below
https://wolfgarwords.com/2024/06/19/hebridean-graves/
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Wed 19th Jun 2024 08:37
A wonderful poem, John, a truly lovely tribute! 🌷
Comment is about Mam (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
John,
Thank you for sharing this. There are few in life we can extol the virtues of, but a mother is often our first recourse. It is a relationship, a bond which reaches the depths of intimacy and love.
Thank you indeed,
Keith
Comment is about Mam (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Hey, play the game! But I still love the pay-off! I recall it said in the past that the size of a
man's penis was in reverse ratio to the size of his brain. Looks
like a subject for an interesting debate.
Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hard exercise when young supplies the basis for more reliable health in later years. Beginning any routine requires the sense
to allow the body to adjust to the demands placed upon it,
thereby allowing beneficial progress in endurance and strength
over time. The body will repay proper care but bear in mind that
it will also resort to reverting to the path of least resistance so
be prepared for the results that lay-offs can see happening. In
later years, moderation is sensible. 💪
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Been there, done it, got the hair-shirt! 😃
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
And not just sailors. You find similar 'unknowns' in European graveyards from various conflicts over the past couple of centuries.
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Heading into the sunset red sails ablaze.
Nice one Ray. I have responded to your email...speak soon.
David...
Thanks for your support in days gone by.
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
You paint a powerful picture Keith. Was it a first hand experience?
People from warmer climes always seem much more demonstrative in grief, unlike we British who are generally quiet and respectful.
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
If this is autobiographical Ray excellent work on both counts
I particularly like 'old codgers supported by old maids' a union that we all share gladly.
I hope you're keeping well my friend
G
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I love this piece! It also sounds like such a cozy place, my gosh 😌
Comment is about My paradise, my room (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Hello Aisha! I appreciate the 'like' on my writing piece: Did I hit my head or have a fall?
I truly appreciate it. 💖
Comment is about Aisha Suleman (poet profile)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Hello Hélène! Thank you so much for your kind words on my writing piece: Did I hit my head or have a fall?
I truly appreciate it 💖
Comment is about Hélène (poet profile)
Original item by Hélène
These sites are dotted over a few of the Hebridean Islands and some parts of the more Westerly Scottish Mainland.
There were unknown Sailors washed ashore who were never identified during the WW2 Atlantic Convoys campaign which kept these Isles alive. There are some unidentified German Sailors also.
Not to mention hundreds of civilian Fisherman and Sailors lost at Sea around the Western Isles and Outer Hebrides.
The sites are often remote, bleak and beautiful in their peaceful stillness.
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
"I would love to have new wings,
To warm my suffering soul.
I love it when my soul sings,
But I only feel the Northern Pole."
Loved the poem, really heart-wrenching, but I loved the last stanza a lot, Larisa. Perhaps one of the best stanzas that I've read recently. I could feel the pain.
Comment is about The Sky is Crying With Heavy Rain (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
I could visualise the whole scene of grief, Keith, and that's remarkable. Very descriptive and heart-wrenching. I liked the way it ended, "A red rose fell from her hand,
unnoticed by anyone present."
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Aisha,
I read this poem with pangs of envy. Should I follow this energetic routine I would probably suffer a coronary. Yet, it was a poem filled with the joy of life. Dare I say a very healthy poem.
Thanks for this,
Keith
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Stephen Gospage
Thu 20th Jun 2024 08:47
Well done, John. The bigger the flag.......
Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)
Original item by John Coopey