It's still out there, Stephen! What a fantastic poem.
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Beautiful and devastatingly emotional, Evan. Our relationship with dogs, especially as they age, is a wonderful and unexpected thing, in spite of the sadness.
Comment is about Buddy (blog)
Original item by Evan Tyler
Thanks for likes : Stephen, Manish, Aisha, Auracle, Patricia & Larisa. 👍
Comment is about Hugs For Nothing (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
It's so reassuring to hear your thoughts on forgiveness and redemption. It's true that we are all capable of making mistakes and finding our way back to the light. And what a beautiful interpretation of duality as divine manifestation! It's a reminder that even in the midst of struggle, there is a deeper harmony at play.
As for being mindful, I couldn't agree more. It's easy to get caught up in our thoughts and daily routines, forgetting the present moment and the beauty that surrounds us. Taking a step back, focusing on our breath, and simply observing the world around us can help us cultivate a greater sense of peace and clarity. It's like cleaning out the mental clutter that often clouds our judgment and prevents us from truly living in the now.
Perhaps we could practice mindfulness more. Next time you feel overwhelmed or disconnected, just pause and take a few deep breaths, together with nature. Perhaps we could even find a quiet spot in nature, where the sounds of the wind and the rustling leaves can help ground us and remind us of our place in the grand scheme of things.
Thank you Patricia Ziel.
Comment is about Beware!! (blog)
Original item by Watts
Yes, yes, yes and no for God's wrath. I believe in forgiveness and redemption, but if we can forgive ourselves when faced with Truth? I also believe that God, Source, One, is "All That Is", and that means duality is divine manifestation.
Thank you for the reminder to be mindful!
Comment is about Beware!! (blog)
Original item by Watts
Thank you! On June 6th I re-watched 'Saving Private Ryan'. I was totally emotional and horrified at what people in Ukraine, the drafted Russian soldiers, the threatened Israelis and the innocent Palestinians must endure in this so called 'enlightened age'.
You said it so well!
Comment is about Did I? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
I do not see a problem with rhyme, you really are a great poet! If only I could rhyme like you. Compliments and thank you.
Patricia
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Very sweet! Lifts the heart. Thank you.
Patricia
Comment is about I Lived and Believed in a Fairy Tale (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Thank you all so much for so many likes!
Comment is about A tsunami of emotions (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
Thank you Keith for your encouraging words. My struggle is with accepting duality while living a very blessed and wonderful life. Even though I see the Shadow looming, I know there is that corresponding and balancing Light. Like Amanda Gorman says: "For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." So I just try 😉
Comment is about A tsunami of emotions (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
Wonderfully romantic. A pleasure to read.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about I Lived and Believed in a Fairy Tale (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Sadly, I've packed the book away, but this reminds me of some relatively recent reading of a book by Yuval Noah Harari mentioning collective subjectivity where he states that all of our institutions are fictions through which we facilitate cooperation with one another.
Personally, I believe his account to be true. Furthermore, I hope this means we will eventually find an answer to cooperation that surpasses mere bureaucracy.
Comment is about Windrush (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Dear, Keith! Thank you so much for reading, liking, and commenting on my poem My Only Love. Much appreciated. But!
When I write my poems, it doesn't mean that I write about myself.
With best wishes, Larisa
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks to Martin and M.C. for your comments. It is always important to remember nobody ever comes out of war unscathed.
Thanks for the likes guys
Cheers
Martin
Comment is about The smear of days (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Thank you for the reading and comment Martin.
Thanks to those who have liked and taken time to read...
David
Audio and Video link now attached:
https://wolfgarwords.com/2024/06/14/the-art-of-ages/
Comment is about The Art of Ages (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thank you all for your comments, very kind
Comment is about Did I? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Thank you Keith, Tim and Martin, for your most valuable insights. And thanks to all those who liked this.
Tim, it's generally the photographs that motivate me to write something, some pictures just stay in your head such as this. I haven't yet incorporated any of my photos into poetry yet, but I do have plans of creating a photography blog, the link of which I'll be sharing here on my profile. Thanks again, my friend.😊
Comment is about Half-Alive Portrait (blog)
Original item by Manish
A thoughtful poem, JD, which anyone would have been proud to write.
It's true that being an armchair participant in war does not really enable us to understand the horrors and privations of the conflict. However, good reporting can still bring home some of the awfulness of war and the pathetic nature of official denials. Think, for instance, of the pictures of the body bags in Bucha and the Russian claim that it was a 'staged event'.
Comment is about Did I? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
A fine glimpse into the underworld we think beneath us, if ever we think about it at all. We forget that addicts are just people, like us. They went looking for something to fill the hole in their lives and ended up digging that hole even deeper. Nicely written.
Comment is about Half-Alive Portrait (blog)
Original item by Manish
Another fine poem from you David. It flows easily and the rhyming isn't the least contrived. A pleasure to read.
Comment is about The Art of Ages (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
I can identify with this closely. I'm 66yo and going for my 1st of 2 interviews for an assessment of autism next week. I've spent all my life thinking the very thoughts you wrote about above. It's called 'masking', apparently - feeling like you never fit in and trying desperately to do so. I hope you find some resolution to your worries. No-one deserves to feel like that.
Comment is about Hidden (blog)
Original item by Jamie Barton
Her toxic legacy still haunts us, doesn't it? Neoliberalism will be our undoing - we're being suffocated by late-stage, disaster capitalism and it all starts with her and her philosophers. Nicely put.
Comment is about There is No Such Thing as Society (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
A finely constructed poem. The rhyming couplets work well with the rhythm too, making it flow easily.
We should be wary of our too-easy access to 24hr rolling news - it de-sensitises us, turns us into armchair theoreticians, draws a veil over the true horror of war. I like how you end this poem - it's as though a camera were pulling focus at the end of some film - a final reminder that we have no genuine right to imagine the anguish and suffering of people so far away when all we need to do to make it stop is press a button on a remote.
Comment is about Did I? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Thank you Holden and Tim for the overnight likes.
David
Comment is about The Art of Ages (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thanks all for your likes, Tom, Stephen, Aisha, Holden and Tim.
An interesting and thoughtful comment David. I personally have used a miner's lamp for concentration and meditation as it is unwavering . The ceremony as such involved the NHS and was quite daunting shall we say.....
Ray
Comment is about THE WAITING (blog)
Original item by ray pool
We are so accustomed to seeing these horrors on our screens that we have become anesthetised, left with little thought or emotion for what we have witnessed. This is dangerous as we care little about the distress of others. This poem sums up the awful reality of what faces us all in this age of advanced media coverage.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Did I? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Modern warfare is getting more and more like something from
"The Terminator"!!
Comment is about Did I? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Thanks for your like Auracle 😎
Comment is about Clues of Curiosity (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thank you, Manish, Martin and Tom for the comments. Love hearing your thoughts.
To those who took time to hit the like button, thank you. I'm glad you liked the piece.
Comment is about Wisdom’s Age (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
To dance with mysteries and laugh with sages by your side.....
I can think of no finer dream!
Best wishes toward that goal.
Comment is about For the Laughter (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thank you..I followed Big Country everywhere over the years, so much much so they said I could run the official Fan Club mag! (as opposed to my unofficial one I was putting out!) I got to know Stuart really well over 20 years, we were the same age too. I have some brilliant memories and Stuart was always so kind to me and gave me some amazing rare Big Country items! Great days, I was so lucky!
Comment is about The Gifted Songwriter (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Interesting poem Manish. The night-time world is a different place. It is fascinating, the intricacies between what the lens of a camera details as opposed to the lens of our eyes. There is a similarity between poems and photography.
Have you incorporated any of your photos into your poetry?
Comment is about Half-Alive Portrait (blog)
Original item by Manish
And thank you to you Stephen.
Readings and likes much appreciated, to those who have.
David
Comment is about Red Heifers (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Lovely writing, Sunflower. Thanks for sharing your journey back to yourself. You write of an emotional path many have experienced. Giving the heart away, then taking it back, bruised perhaps, but growing stronger everyday.
Comment is about Day 9 (blog)
Original item by SunFlower
An ode to a freshly squeezed orange juice. Beautifully written. As I began to read this I thought you were addressing a lover and I was expecting a love poem, which it turned out to be but not quite the knight in shinning armour. I too begin my day with a lemon drink, somewhat bitter but I am told is beneficial for my health.
Thank you indeed for this,
Keith
Comment is about MY ONLY LOVE (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
A brief venture into a world many off us never see and also what lies behind such a human condition.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Half-Alive Portrait (blog)
Original item by Manish
Thank you Martin for your supportive feedback & comments. 👍
Comment is about Drowning In My Tears (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
A splendid poem, Hélène. Life is like that sometimes, I suppose!
Comment is about For the Laughter (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Very inventive and enjoyable, JD.
Comment is about You're my disappointment (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Loss immiserates us, Tom. I feel your pain.
Comment is about Drowning In My Tears (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Powerful poem. Sorrowful history through the lens of poetry.
Comment is about BOSNIA (July 11th, 1995) (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks for the like Aisha.
I note my link has received a couple of visits from WoLers, thanks for that.
David
Comment is about Red Heifers (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Seems like ceremony awaiting response, like a voice awaiting its echo.
Curiously beguiling.
David
Comment is about THE WAITING (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thank you all for your lovely comments 💗
Comment is about A World To Trust (blog)
Original item by Jane Ivy
In some religious teachings such practice is encouraged where the widow is childless by the deceased.
A good reason to reject such nonsence. At least at that age there should be little expectation of intimacy, a relief I'm sure.
David
Comment is about Against Loneliness (blog)
Original item by branwell kent
Stephen Gospage
Sat 15th Jun 2024 08:23
Thank you for this poem, Aisha. This was a scandal and you describe it concisely and effectively in rhyme.
Comment is about Windrush (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman