Thanks Stu. I hope this is not a character assassination. The cheese wire would be much slower you devil! I had been thinking of you and good to see you back for a bit! Take care my friend.

Ray

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brilliant. cant help but imagine mary berry getting split in two by a cheese wire though. but, i guess its imagery all the same!

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superb reminiscing keith. loads of imagery and took me back to my own days of learning. not that i have left them mind you...

small typo on line 4 - should be alpine (sorry, i used to be a proof reader, old habits die hard)

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lovely tale well told, full of nostalgia

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enjoyed (:

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Jon, thank you for for latest favourable comments. Much appreciated. Keith

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Absolutely wonderful - truly a delight to read!

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Hi Keith
So descriptive. I can feel the heat of the sun, the starkness of the landscape. A really well executed poem mate.
Jon

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Perfect. Bloody lovely. Love it. So romantic. So nice to see, sorry and acceptance, so beautifully placed on paper (screen).

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Very Sad Tina. The flood of words without and full stops adds to the flood of emotion. The girl blames herself ( a familiar story). What has he done, and why can he sleep so easily (even if he hasn't done anything)? When his girl is so upset.
Lovely piece of of work.
Thanks. Beno.

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Haha..love the pic of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and the tale itself.
Great story, very well expressed and really funny.
The last stanza in particular paints a telling picture of the playground tormentor.

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Really liked this poem dude. It was a very lovely intimate peek into your childhood. It's written well, little stories with in a story. It's strewn with feelings and emotion. Super poem. Really, really liked it.
My kids don't seem to see girl and boy toys. They just play with stuff. Maybe things are changing in that respect. Hope so.

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Touching sample.

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Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

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Keith,
This is a delight to read.. I've never really had one but I love firescreens. I can just imagine the tapestry, it's colours and feel.
Plus the dual purpose elevates it further as an object and your description of time spent sitting at it learning is wonderful. I love this piece. Nostalgic and heartwarming.

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Brilliant.. I actually expected it to end “and you can all frack off”. Great poem

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Thank you Rose and Keith for your comments much appreciated

All the best des

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Thank you and I'm glad you liked the cool picture that I used with it and yes I do agree with you about there's always strength in nature and good positivity and have a great day! ??

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Great poem, and cool picture to apply it to. There's always strength in nature and positivity.

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Doesn't he just play himself but with changes of costume?
Thanks Rose. I did this as an exercise for seasonal sonnets. Glad you liked it. ?

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Hi Jon, thanks mate. I re-hashed this completely then came back and baked it again, as it were. I thought about the nursery rhyme idea as vaguely threatening - something Mary is not. More like an Inside no 9 version maybe.


Blimey David that has got me worked up . I see Nigella coming from behind a curtain in a leotard with a whip - but I don't think the Beeb is quite ready for that kind of libido.
Back in the day I worked at the Ritz and was fed in the basement on Xmas day (cold hard salad under cling film). What could be more sexy than that?

Hannah, thanks for liking. It is Mary Berry- I always call her the deaths head moth - not fair I know. She is truly at home in front of the camera and a joy to watch.

Hi Jennifer. Excellent ideas there. We always do well to learn early. I used to help my mum in the kitchen. What a creep!

Love all the likes thanks everybody Pauli, Col Suki Richard and Fred. Your tower of likes was like a multi tier wedding cake of satisfaction!

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and not easy at all to escape from Des.

bitter food for thought without doubt.

cheers matey





Rose ?

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quite Wordsworthian Mr A.Reminds me of that tv prog about a year in the Yorkshire Dales I watched last night narrated by the droning voice of Sean Bean.

best stick to acting?? Sean


best of of 'em Trev.


Rose ?

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Hey, just wanted to thank you for your comment on my poem and that I look forward to reading your works! ^_^

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Hi Ray!

Loved Queen in the kitchen! From when I was a child loved coming home to the smell of a newly baked cake. Almost reconciled one to homework. A bite there and an equation there.

Jennifer Malden

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I want to reread this with more time to be truly attentive. See you later.

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Cynthia, thank you as always. I understand what you mean, You do not take any liberties as I appreciate your comments which are invariably very pertinent and valid. Please don´t stop. Keith

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Superb. Just splendid! I so hope you have family and friends who appreciate you totally.

Beno's comments are a fine indication of the power of your influence through your writing.

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You are more than welcome!

Comment is about Talking Eyes (blog)

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In Canada we called them 'wind devils'. And often, the windows were wide open. Lots of good imagery in this work.

I'm going to be real bold once again, because I do feel I can 'converse' with you. I so enjoyed poetry companions kibbitzing around a large table, exchanging opinions about each other's 'works'. There was no mercy, lots of respect, and I learned so much.

I remember the ruthless 'cutting' that the group practised on each other, and subsequently, on themselves. eg. 'The curtains blew about in panic/as window panes and shutters rattled' anything that makes the consonants and syllables tight and strong, pushing powerfully into the mind. 'Panic' is, by definition, a 'frenzy'.

If I take too much liberty, then just say so. I do miss the group a lot.

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Oh thank you so much Kayleigh, yes life and it’s people are fascinating. It’s actually based on someone I know whom the moment I met them her eyes told me there was pain, and there was I discovered. The rest of it is ‘fictional’ but you have worked out that I deliberately wanted to draw others in to a concept that we all have to admit we experience. I definitely think you are on a similar wavelength, although I do write some comedy pieces to cheer myself, and hopefully others up. Don’t apologise for your lovely comments

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.... distant memories that you can touch and smell and breath in....fantastic

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For me one of the best poet's around. John's words are like textures and grain in wood, opening or cracking the oak few are able to carve and truly emote the inanimate like what's given here. We are often in your shadow but happy to be there.
Great words

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Desmond, few people could articulate this as well as you have in this poem. I shall ponder on its content for some time to come. Thank you. Keith

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Writing the poems is all about writing the things which you assume and you have just started writing the poems and have already written more then 100 poems that really great thing. http://www.ritewaytowingnyc.com/

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I love the honesty in this, and the structure you used really drew me in as though I was there in your process and with your struggle. Thank you for sharing

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Thanks appreciated the comments, so glad the audio works

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Thank you jon

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I have to say Fred, I adore this piece. Your writing truly is a thing of beauty, and your talent is undeniable.

I specifically enjoy how alongside the air of romance flowing through this poem, there is also an undertone of suspense. It keeps the reader wanting more, wondering, as if it were the beginning of a novel or the like.

The repitition within the last few lines, when read aloud, sound almost as if one were falling into a dream-like state. Which to me is a wonderful thing, as it beautifully portrays the notion of finding a person's eyes so captivating that one finds themself "lost in" them.

Apologies for the long comment, I felt compelled to divulge my appreciation for your writing.
Your words are astounding.

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Thanks Jemima for your nice complement.

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Hi Keith, Ray, Colin and Jon
Thank you all for your posts and I can advise you of my intent to write a massive thriller about containment, strangers and with no point of reference- a bit like my local- Tommy. ;- )

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Hi Keith, Ray, Colin and Jon
Thank you all for your posts and I can advise you of my intent to write a massive thriller about containment, strangers and with no point of reference- a bit like my local- Tommy. ;- )

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Hi Keith, Ray, Colin and Jon
Thank you all for your posts and I can advise you of my intent to write a massive thriller about containment, strangers and with no point of reference- a bit like my local- Tommy. ;- )

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Hi Keith, Ray, Colin and Jon
Thank you all for your posts and I can advise you of my intent to write a massive thriller about containment, strangers and with no point of reference- a bit like my local- Tommy. ;- )

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Thank you for commenting on my Untitled poem. I'm really glad you enjoyed it ?

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Saikia this poem is so beautiful.Thank you.Jemima.

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Love this.
Is it Mary Berry?
Queen of baking, smiling, wearing interesting tops.

Hannah

Comment is about QUEEN IN THE KITCHEN (blog)

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Beautiful poetry, stunning, so rich in detail.
I could see the photos of the mum and dad, smell the long ago perfumes.
The history of a family in a piece of furniture.
So deserving of POTW.

Hannah

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mad! but I love it.Thank you.Jemima.

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Dude, that was lovely. I have to admit I haven't read much of your work but I will be doing, going forward. Theres so much on this site and I have so very little time. I have 'go-to' poets that I tend to go straight to. I really liked this poem, so I'll add you to my favorites and read some more.
I have to admit my own childhood was nothing like that, and I didn't really 'do' school, but I was very happy. I think i'd like to try and write about it soon.
Thanks. Beno.

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