Brilliant. And I am left wondering, "What was it that I misplaced?!"

You pulled me in with each statement, each breath. I was eagerly anticipating the end where I would find out "What" it was that I was missing. And yet, you leave us to question our own selves as if we have left something behind somewhere and you are helping us look for "it."

Brilliant.

Comment is about Where did it go? (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Thanks, MC. I am keen to point out that this is not autobiographical.

Comment is about EMMA, EMMA ENEMA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you for the appreciation Kealan. And you are right, a final proof does sound better. I hope I become a better poet to relate to many other people as well.
Best wishes,
Sidra

Comment is about Dear God! (blog)

Original item by Sidra Shahid

Hi Chris!
These haikus are great. It's amazing how powerful you make three short lines, how much energy, emotion, and meaning you can pack in.
Well done!
Tia

Comment is about Three Haiku (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

Thanks for the comments. The gratitude for their sacrifice
can never be over-emphasised. Every time I witness the
tendency to moan and groan - ironically more prevalent
now when folk enjoy a life far beyond the reality of that
which these here remembered knew - I take a moment to
think of them and what they were never to have and to hold.

Comment is about THE MENIN GATE - Remembrance Day Remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A very pertinent view on a rarely considered aspect of the
aftermath of conflict...the sad human disappointments
that can affect those left behind and those who also
suffer as a result.

Comment is about YOUR NOT HALF THE MAN HE WAS (blog)

Original item by ken eaton-dykes

It's a hard life...or not as the case may be!
A cert. for the "Malady Maker" top 10 (not inches I suspect),
and, you never know: Poem of the Weak!
If you'll pardon the invitation: keep 'em coming JC.

Comment is about EMMA, EMMA ENEMA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Totally agree ?

Comment is about Jenny Kelly (poet profile)

Original item by Jenny Kelly

Brilliant!

Comment is about On the suicide of Sally Brampton (blog)

Original item by Emma-Jane Stradling

Thank you Emma for this tribute

Comment is about Remembering (blog)

Original item by Emma-Jane Stradling

Kevin, thank you for your comment on this poem. Much appreciated. Keith

Comment is about November (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Desmond and Kevin, thank you for your favourable comments on this poem. Much appreciated. Keith

Comment is about The Cerebral Cavern (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks Keith

Much appreciated.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

A beautifully 'aimed' piece. I empathise with the sentiment. A good read. The only thing I'd change is 'love that needs one more proof' to 'love that needs a final proof' I think it might add a bit of urgency to the piece. Well written.

Comment is about Dear God! (blog)

Original item by Sidra Shahid

Thank you to both of you, your input is always appreciated.

Comment is about The Dig (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Thanks Sal man, much appreciated

Comment is about Owl By Lamplight (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Hi Wendy. You know that i like the work that you do about protecting children. And i often leave a comment or click the like button on these pieces.
But I'm sorry to say, some of your other stuff doesn't sit comfortably with me. This one I'm afraid smacks of islamaphobia. I know that you have taken children in from all backgrounds, and i don't know the back story of some of these kids. Perhaps they come from all faiths (there's good and bad in everyone).
Sorry to be negative, especially knowing all the good work that you do, but i wouldn't be true to myself if i didn't say.

kevin

Comment is about Bad Feelings (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

Holy-moley M.K! I'm not really qualified to tell you if this is technically good or not. What I can tell you was it moved me to tears as I get up with my coffee ready for work. What an awesome start to my day! Thank you very much. Beno.

Comment is about maybe, I.J. (blog)

Original item by m.k.

Me too xo

Comment is about Something about You (blog)

Original item by Wardah

Rhyming is always fun.

Comment is about Jenny Kelly (poet profile)

Original item by Jenny Kelly

Great imagery.

Comment is about Owl By Lamplight (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Thanks Jemima, food indeed. Tommy

Comment is about Elliot (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I've heard something first hand. A partner was told to relax as he sees (naked) patients all the time; HE sees and is not bothered, contemptible middle-class shit, it's not about HIS comfort but the womans. I had to intervene on one occasion.
But where was I? Oh yes, gallows humour Laura, you make light of what you endured but the piece contains a sting in the tail. Tommy xx

Comment is about Just Relax (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Ken, Thank you for a poem full of sentiment and truth. Well written and beautifully crafted about a time few now know anything about. Keith

Comment is about YOUR NOT HALF THE MAN HE WAS (blog)

Original item by ken eaton-dykes

Glad it made you laugh Keith - we have to really eh?!

Ray - ah well, I had reason to be there, but thankfully, due to the tests, I now do not, so I can laugh now but I may have blasphemed a fair bit at the time ? I think we should make use of what is still freely available to us tbh.

Comment is about Just Relax (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Just to say that my wife refuses to have her front checked for the very reasons you so skilfully describe. She is more Katie price than twiggy in that area, but i'm sure there would be no greater suffering than in your case.

"Just relax" is surely NHS speak.

Ray ! ! !

Comment is about Just Relax (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

nice. i really can relate to this.

Comment is about Dance of death (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

excellent David - the bleakness of life and landscape, fiction and history combined. I really enjoyed this and read it through several times - all the more for having seen the recent documentary on BBC4.

did you know that 'Varykino' was used as both the name of a lake retreat and an island in Star Wars. Evidently 'a tragic poet called Omar Berenko lived there in a community of human and Gungan outsiders'. Coincidence? btw I only know this by accidentally coming across it on Google!

all the best,
Colin.

Comment is about At Varykino (blog)

Original item by David Cooke

your poem Des had me looking at images of copper verdigris and all the wonderful colours the process of weathering produces - not quite 'burnished' but mossy perhaps and not out of place in your autumn woodland. Nice poem, thanks. Col.

Comment is about cut copper (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Laura, although I sympathise with having to endure such brutal treatment I laughed out loud at your ability to bring humour in such a vivid expression of discomfort. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Just Relax (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Desmond, You have encapsulated the fullness of autumn in a poem of great beauty. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about cut copper (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Martin, thank you for your comment which is much appreciated. The purple velvet curtain is a combination of purple being the liturgical colour used for funerals and associated with death and also repentance. Curtains of a heavy material were used throughout the last war to enforce the blackout precautions against air raids. Thank you again. Keith

Comment is about November (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Love Rumi Xx

Comment is about Something about You (blog)

Original item by Wardah

We are indeed a fortunate generation, MC.

Comment is about THE MENIN GATE - Remembrance Day Remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Cracking poem Trev, triffic as Del Boy Trotter used to say. Cheers

Comment is about Early Train (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

I like your recurring theme of the purple velvet curtain here Keith which works well.
Nice one

Comment is about November (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Me thinks this is something of a lament for something lost. I like the line paw prints in the snow.

Comment is about Made of These (blog)

Original item by Tia Lattanzio

Each word of this poem is like a tear drop. Well done and thanks. Keith

Comment is about Made of These (blog)

Original item by Tia Lattanzio

I joined Poetry Plus in July this year and a more welcoming group and pleasant atmosphere one would be hard pressed to find! The focus is on reading poetry, pure and simple. The October meeting gives a good idea of the eclectic material that one can expect to hear. As well as attendees having the opportunity to read their own work there were pieces from such well known names as Sir John Betjeman, Mya Angelou, Pam Ayres, Yeats and W H Auden. Themes covered such diverse material as homelessness, the countryside and Bruegel's Fall of Icarus! Several readers also took the opportunity to read Halloween themed poems. If you can, do give Poetry Plus a try. A warm welcome and stimulating evening await!

Comment is about Poetry Plus (group profile)

Original item by Poetry Plus

Hi Cynthia!
I'm flattered by your kind words for my poetry, and am so grateful you took the time to check out my measly writing/profile. It means a lot to me as someone just beginning to share!
Your writing is captivating and inspiring, as is your biographical story.
Don't be afraid to really dig into more of my poems, they need the critism!
Thank you again,
A fellow Libran and friend,
Tia Rae

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hannah, thank you for your comment which encapsulates the mood of November and your reminder that there are also festivals of light which await us as the year draws to a close. Thank you indeed. Keith

Comment is about November (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Lovely to have your views Tony - always appreciated.

Comment is about ST.ANDREW'S PARISH CHURCH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Very moving.

Hannah

Comment is about THE MENIN GATE - Remembrance Day Remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A beautiful poem. So much in November to remind us of the struggle and suffering and the remembrance we owe to those who served.
Summer waves goodbye and we draw inward to ritual and memory with festivals to light up the darkness.

Hannah

Comment is about November (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Beautiful poem.

Hannah

Comment is about Made of These (blog)

Original item by Tia Lattanzio

MC thank you I like that suggestion very much!

Comment is about tell me (blog)

Original item by Jenn

October 6th. My middle name is fulcrum.

Comment is about Tia Lattanzio (poet profile)

Original item by Tia Lattanzio

Chris, this is truly an excellent poem. Someone once said that a nation gets the government it deserves. Your poem has some of this. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Microcosm (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

MC, thank for this and may God bless each and every one of them. Keith

Comment is about THE MENIN GATE - Remembrance Day Remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

When The Door is Slammed the Fire Goes Out

Within this house
we call home
love burns intense
keeping us warm
harsh winter stares
cold bitter words
fighting for no
reason at all
when the door
is slammed shut
you leave behind - - -

a frozen heart.

The theme for Monday night is frozen.

Comment is about Write Out Loud at Stockport art gallery tonight (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman