Hi Nick, you don´t have to make it rhyme. You are a poet, don´t underestimate your ability. Pissed or sober your talent is evident. It won´t last forever if you are determined to write and keep writing. Stick at it mate. Thanks again for a good piece of work. Keith

Comment is about No Questions Answered. (blog)

Original item by Nick

Keith, thank you for your kind words, much appreciated and glad you enjoyed reading.
Dave

Comment is about Rational Identity (blog)

Original item by RightInTheFeels

Good Evening, A well constructed poem of personal frankness, one which I shall read again. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Rational Identity (blog)

Original item by RightInTheFeels

Truer words may have never been spoken.

Comment is about Haiku#1 (blog)

Original item by Albert Van Skywalker

Love it, cheers Daniel!

Comment is about MY FRIEND GINNY (blog)

Original item by Daniel Dwyran

Being a fly fisherman, you had me at the title!
Evenings are easily the best

"the warmth of the sun gleaming off the lake
the peace and tranquillity of the still air
the hovering hum and dart of damsel flies
the plop of a fish some distance away
the noise of the reeds in the breeze"

Who ever needs to catch anything?

Comment is about Trout (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

I liked this the first time I read it. I keep hearing Blue Aeroplanes song lyrics when I read it though.

A brilliant POTW!

Comment is about 'Song for the old year' by John Marks is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Nice twists in this David. I love: my mind an open fire etc. A great mix of scene and emotion.

Ray

Comment is about Story (blog)

Original item by David Blake

You old cynics - your imagination has stirred me from a reverie into dark and gloomy waters. Quite right too - there should be a knock and trouble brewing. I do have a sentimental side, but the atmosphere has to be right. Thank you one and all, Col. David, Douglas, Des and Suki for some nice takes !

Thank you for your likes, David and Pat.

Ray x to all.

Comment is about NIGHT VIGIL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Hello Michael. Congratulations as you have written a poem which projects you into the future with hope not being lost. I enjoyed this. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Frailty (blog)

Original item by Michael Rios

nothing less than fabulous Martin.Top marks!









Rose ?

Comment is about What if (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thanks Colin. I'd been planning to read this at my local open mic last year, and quite by chance a friend who was up before me made a comment about how ironic it is that no word rhymes with "poem". So I got a big laugh when I got to no.60!

Comment is about 100 Reasons to Plant a Tree (blog)

Original item by Tim Ellis

Douglas, the words Mea Culpa remind me of the preparatory sentencces before the Mass. Our guilt remains with us but repentance is the only key to bring reconciliation. We all harbour such wrong doings yet this poem deals with memory which certainly does linger. Well done and thank you. Keith

Comment is about Mea culpa (blog)

Original item by Douglas MacGowan

David, this poem has the ability to take the reader straight into the scene then to ponder. Thank you for this. Keith

Comment is about Story (blog)

Original item by David Blake

Good Morning Douglas, Thank you for your comment on my poem The Two Valleys. It is much appreciated. Keith

Comment is about Douglas MacGowan (poet profile)

Original item by Douglas MacGowan

Bonnie's going solo ? Love it!

Cheers all!

Comment is about On Not Wearing Purple (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thank you so much Martin. I do subscribe to the view that, as poets, it helps immensely when a poem's focus is close to one's heart and one the poet has experienced. Our work gains clarity and empathy thereby, and hopefully communicates a personal experience in ways readers can process from their own lives.

Best wishes,
Chris

Comment is about Brother (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

Hi Leon,

I'm so pleased to hear that I was able to help you in a small way at such a time.

All the very best for the future,
Chris

Comment is about Brother (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

Hi David,
Thank you sincerely. My twin brother (Paul) is fully recovered and back to good health. Crises such as this one seem to bring forward things about one's self that we are often only dimly aware of.

Cheers,

Chris

Comment is about Brother (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

Good poem about, to my mind, a lost utopia that we try to re-find but that never really existed.

Comment is about The Two Valleys (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

This poem has a lot of different emotions that come through it very well. Nice visual imagery, too. I like the plants that "preen."

Comment is about Story (blog)

Original item by David Blake

Well, not everyone has the same thoughts and emotions about their own work, surely? Especially if you think you have better poems more deserving of the praise anyway.

Comment is about 'When I am an old woman I shall wear purple': Jenny Joseph dies aged 85 (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Beautiful sample ??

Comment is about L (poet profile)

Original item by L

Thank you for the kind comments Sidra, glad you liked it! Yes the end i guess is open for thought ?

Comment is about Something (blog)

Original item by donovan wilson

we love this Wendy. How could we not, being two South Yorkshire folk?

P&S xx

Comment is about Yorkshire way (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

we are sending you a hug Wendy and without pretending!

Patricia and Stef. xx

Comment is about Pretence (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

It has been said that a good whine improves with age.

Comment is about On Not Wearing Purple (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Hey Donovan, I love this piece... From the start till the end its very catchy and kinda leaves you wondering... The anticipation at the end is killing me like what then??!!
Anyway I know I can't probe a writer when he wants to leave something open ended ?
Best regards
Sidra

Comment is about Something (blog)

Original item by donovan wilson

Absolutely fabulous Dorinda. Love it

Comment is about Spring - A Sonnet (blog)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

call me an old sentimentalist but I loved it from the opening words of
'the cottage is tucked up in bed' through to the very last
Are there still Welsh nationalist burning weekend cottages?

Comment is about NIGHT VIGIL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

As has been said this is a beautiful and heartfelt piece.

Comment is about Brother (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

I like this Doris . there is so much said here with so few words. something I am not very good at.
But the words are also well considered and flow well
nice one

Comment is about ? (blog)

Original item by Doris

Intriguing stuff Ray. I read this as a romance with a slight pyro vibe. A David Lynch production!

Suki

Comment is about NIGHT VIGIL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

This is a worthy winner - well deserved. Congratulations!

Suki

Comment is about 'Snippets 2' by Ghost is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

very very moving Chris.

My thanks also for sharing and inspiring me to write one on behalf of my long lost (special needs) sister about whom
I have only a few days ago been given the news by the Salvation Army people finding service that she has passed away a year ago.

The consolation is that she is at peace and my mind can now stop running riot about her.

Comment is about Brother (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

That's beautifully intimate Chris, thank you for sharing it

Comment is about Brother (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

Good night Colin, just as the nightmares begin,as the welsh nationals break down raymondos door and drink all his gin. What else could spoil a perfect night.

Comment is about NIGHT VIGIL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

“Silence’s mutual regard” is a good way of alluding to a well-developed relationship that goes above and beyond unnecessary words.

Comment is about NIGHT VIGIL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I like how you talk about both the exterior and interior of the experience so well combined.

Comment is about Cleanse (blog)

Original item by Adam Lipinski Jr

there's something not quite right about this chocolate box scene or is it me? I can't help but think something bad is lurking in that dark river of a lane - maybe Mr Death from the village is about to come knocking or a Welsh Nationalist has a can of petrol to hand. "Come home to a real fire - buy a cottage in Wales!" Or maybe it's just late and I need to get to bed? Goodnight and thank you for this heartwarming bedtime story Raymondo. Col.

Comment is about NIGHT VIGIL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Adam, your sample poem is also worthy of note. I look forward to reading more of your work. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Adam Lipinski Jr (poet profile)

Original item by Adam Lipinski Jr

Hello Adam, these are clearly inspired words, well written and provoking much thought. I have read it three times and will do so again as it requires deep thought. I have enjoyed this. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Cleanse (blog)

Original item by Adam Lipinski Jr

Thank you Pat and col very much appreciated your comments.


All the best des

Comment is about Grey Moon (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Thanks Ray!

Comment is about Ebbing (blog)

Original item by David Blake

I liked this, especially the second stanza which captures how light affects a person's emotional state.

Comment is about Revenge (blog)

Original item by Mirza Sharafat Hussain Beigh

Wow, good job! I would be too intimidated to attempt this poetic form, but you do it very well. Nice imagery, too.

Comment is about Spring - A Sonnet (blog)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

Dorinda, your sonnet is also my hope. Beautifully worded. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Spring - A Sonnet (blog)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

Thanks guys. I do like a bit of cheese myself, with a nice glass of red.....

Comment is about Fromage Hommage (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

the black wolf under a grey moon, the dark of winter days and nights, there's much to look forward to, we can only hope. Nice one Des. All the best, Col.

Comment is about Grey Moon (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

nice one Trevor. I struggle to resist nibbling on the cheddar when cooking. All the best, Colin.

Comment is about Fromage Hommage (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander