congratulations David, a worthy poem indeed. Shades of Heaney and Hughes with slate roofs almost in sight.

Ray

Comment is about 'Roots and branches' by David T Jones is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Great poem Martin

best line for me

Kissed the dog stroke the wife

Comment is about Doors (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you Pat,much appreciate your comments.

All the best des

Comment is about Into (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Congratulations David, Great poem.


All the best des

Comment is about 'Roots and branches' by David T Jones is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I love David's work and this is no exception. Well done mate. Col.

Comment is about 'Roots and branches' by David T Jones is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

David,

Congratulations on a worthy accolade to a flourishing poet. You deserve the honour. Keith

Comment is about David T Jones (poet profile)

Original item by David T Jones

Congratulations on POTW. Well deserved, great poem.




All the best des

Comment is about 'Presidents Club' by Shirley-Anne Kennedy is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi Cynthia, You are too kind! I certainly enjoyed building the imagery here, and I'm pleased you liked the result.
I wrote it recently after hearing Sting's old song "Fragile" - and its line "How fragile we are ...."
Best,
Chris

Comment is about A Song for the Fragile (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

A fine effort Jackie to convey the inexpressible! When you're told your death date (as I was) words fail you and you DO have a heightened sense of the blessing that is 'being alive'. I like your poems a lot. Keep writing! John

Comment is about Living My Own Death (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Hello Nyanjiru, Welcome to Write out Loud. I particularly enjoyed the poem you offered as a sample. It was so well crafted. I like your use of the word roam as it is very appropriate. Thank you for this. Keith

Comment is about Nyanjiru Wambugu (poet profile)

Original item by Nyanjiru Wambugu

Thanks Rose
No need to apologise we all get busy with stuff.I do quite like Jim he was quite a poet in his way.
Riders of the storm was a classic.

Comment is about Doors (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

There is obviously a great deal of thought gone into this poem which puts to shame some adults let a lone an eleven year old. Its really heartening to know that he is thinking about such ideas and processing them.
Lovely poem Cynthia

Comment is about 'My Song of God' by Ewan Thomas Holt, Age 11 (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fred, thank you for your kind comment. It is much appreciated. Keith

Comment is about Three Score Years & Ten (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Absolutely love this Kieth, it’s like reading about myself and my own thoughts. I still think I’m a teenager sometimes but then reality hits home, especially when an angina attack comes on! Cheers

Comment is about Three Score Years & Ten (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks once again Keith, yes I do relate to the words, which were once again inspired by Ian Curtis, who’s biography I was reading at the time. Unfortunately he took his own life at 23, and part of that was having to be someone he didn’t really want to be.

Comment is about I’m a little bit scared (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Thanks once again Keith, yes I do relate to the words, which were once again inspired by rock singer Ian Curtis, who’s biography I was reading at the time. Unfortunately he took his own life at 23, and part of that was having to be someone he didn’t really want to be.

Comment is about I’m a little bit scared (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Thank you so much for the like on 'Dieback', so glad it brought me here, to read your lovely words...

Loved what I've read so far - especially 'Waterbirth' reminded me of a short piece I wrote when my daughter was born - a long time ago.

Hope you don't mind if I share it with you:

The Moment of Birth
-------------------------

My Darling One you are so new
helpless - yet so strong!

You didn't really need the Doctor
guiding you along...

Now I know how every mother feels
at the moment of birth.

You caused such pain, such draining
of strength, yet

when you finally arrived in just a second
all that had gone before
was completely forgotten

and I held you to my breast - now calm
then gently with my fore finger...
caressed your tiny arm.

Frances Macaulay Forde - 1976

Comment is about Carol Falaki (poet profile)

Original item by Carol Falaki

Thank you so so much, very grateful!!

Comment is about Pain in the ass (blog)

Original item by frey

Great, gentle, and bold expressions all in one. Underrated emotions to be sure, and good poem to express them in.

Comment is about Used (blog)

Original item by Jane

I like the imagery of nature juxtaposed to the rhythm of the poem, it's good.

Comment is about Pain in the ass (blog)

Original item by frey

long time no comment Martin so here I am with a cap in my hand full of apologies.

A great piece of hard work! You ain't a Jim Morrison fan by any chance?

yes, I am reaching for my coat! ?




Rose ?

Comment is about Doors (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you Cynthia I really appreciate your kind words and Sal thank you as well.

Comment is about Whispers (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

Nick, Very well expressed. Keep at it man. Keith

Comment is about Punk Rockers Don't Sing The Blues. (blog)

Original item by Nick

Thanks Lynn. You will be pleased to learn that I haven't done that with an old coat again

Comment is about Waking up my people (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Hello Gabrielle, thank you for this poem as it is a breath of fresh air and brimming with optimism. Very therapeutic. Keith

Comment is about New Beginnings (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

Great thoughts well put. Final two lines are an excellent closure. You write with flair. And 'flare' too, actually.

Comment is about Whispers (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

True and vibrant, all-embracing and inspiring. Great title. I'm glad you're here on WOL.

Comment is about New Beginnings (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

Hello Cynthia,

out of the mouths of babes and sucklings............ I remember teaching a confirmation class to children and asked them if they could name something they could not see. A little girl replied, ¨the wind ¨.Seeing is not believing. Thank you for this as it speaks volumes to today´s world.
Keith

Comment is about 'My Song of God' by Ewan Thomas Holt, Age 11 (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Love the honesty of your bio. Welcome to WOL. I'll try to catch up with more of your work. I do think your background of personal writing really shows in both confidence and style.

Comment is about Gabrielle Renee' (poet profile)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

Much enjoyed. An great idea well executed with clarity and craftsmanship.

Comment is about Warrior (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

What a line: 'a man who drank the stars' and then 'before a dancing Irish hearth' . Seriously hoping the reader uses the same vowel sound for 'stars' and 'hearth'. IMO, a great idea expressed with superb imagery and craftsmanship.

Comment is about A Song for the Fragile (blog)

Original item by Chris Hubbard

Am I proud? Oh, yes! It was a class assignment from Religious Studies, and he was despairing about writing a 'song', never mind the content. I reminded him that a poem is a 'song' too. And he was off! He dictated and I transcribed. Every word is his, exactly as he spoke it, falling naturally into format. His amazement was a joy.

Multiple religions for age 11 must be difficult to handle, by teacher or pupil. So much to try to understand.

Both of my grandsons are writing. Marley, 24, has read at Sale, Manchester. Am I proud? Oh, yes!

These boys are thinking. Poets are thinkers.

Comment is about 'My Song of God' by Ewan Thomas Holt, Age 11 (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Hannah,

Many thanks for your feedback. As always, really appreciated.

Suki

Comment is about Two Minutes To Midnight (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Watcha Ray,

Perhaps we are ghosts in another's dimension? Who knows?
It could be that there are other life-forms usually outside our visual spectrum that occasionally become visible. If human consciousness exists outside of us as well as within, perhaps a remnant of that consciousness remains behind sometimes after we have "passed over".

Lovely poem. You certainly got us thinking..

Suki

Comment is about RESTLESS SOULS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Good Morning Fred,

Thank you for this poem as it clearly comes from your inner self. You espouse what many feel who spend a good part of their lives meeting up to the expectations of others. A good piece of work. Keith

Comment is about I’m a little bit scared (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Great stuff Shirley,
Please have a butchers at my ‘Macho Male Tale’. I think great poetry minds think alike. Well done.

Comment is about Presidents Club (blog)

Original item by Shirley-Anne Kennedy

Hannah,
thank you for such a kind comment. The lady in question was my grandmother. I loved her dearly. Keith

Comment is about An Orderly Woman (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Good Morning Chris,
thank you for this valuable comment. It is much appreciated. Keith

Comment is about Three Score Years & Ten (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

A wave of the inevitable washed over me as I read your poem John and I enjoyed the feeling despite its distaste. ?

Comment is about When the poet ceases singing (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Hi Keith,

I find many parallels here to my own (and I'm sure many others') approaches and experiences of living this life with intent and purpose. It's certainly no "snack"!

The conundra and Gordian knots at the heart of many people's struggles are, I think, ultimately impenetrable. The best we seem to be able to do is to take each day one at a time.

Best wishes,

Chris Hubbard

Comment is about Three Score Years & Ten (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

LOL I love the poem and also got a big chuckle from your comment about your rain coat being wound around the fan in your auto. That would be a fun poem.

Comment is about Waking up my people (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you Martin. I Sorta worked off the Battle Hymn of Republic.

Comment is about JUST AIN'T THAT STRONG (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

Thank you!

Comment is about TO MY LOVE (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

I like the format of this one. Very easy flowing.

Comment is about Whispers (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

She sounds like an amazing woman.
Exquisite writing.

Hannah

Comment is about An Orderly Woman (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Hi Karen. Thank you for the comment on Restless Souls; I try to practice intonation and inject gravitas on audio readings; I feel rather lightweight in the acting stakes, but there sometimes is a sweet spot , maybe this was it! I hope to see you Monday. I have a rough copy of my new pamphlet too.

Ray x

Comment is about karen izod (poet profile)

Original item by karen izod

Life can feel like a prison. People do crazy things to try to feel 'free'.
This poem explains the situation very well.
A poetic guide. Well worth several reads.

Hannah

Comment is about CONSIDERATA (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Clever and well thought out.

Comment is about Summer - Time (blog)

Original item by J R Harris

We lived in a house once with a kitchen you thought twice about going into !
I love this poem, spooky but not too scary.
Thought provoking.
Great.

Hannah

Comment is about RESTLESS SOULS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I like it.

It has sole.

Comment is about Lord and Sharman shoe factory; Pemberton (blog)

Original item by J R Harris