I really like this piece Stephen. A bunch of my old trainspotting friends recently met on our old bring to re-live old times. Sadly no steam!!

Lovely work

G

Comment is about The Last Train (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Ciaran.....name me a poet who hasn't written about a dream, such a rich source!

'I never understood the rush
in reading a beautiful book'

agreed, good work!

G

Comment is about BROKEN SLEEP (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

A little bit of nonsense written after a recent visit to Stratford-on-Avon to see the RSC (brilliantly! perform Love's Labour's Lost.

Comment is about Bard Work (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

@davidrlmoore thank you..yeah, this dream has repeated for me over the years in a number of different forms...it's influenced a number of pieces I've written.

Comment is about BROKEN SLEEP (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

Hi CPC,

It seems there is a poet in our midst...part time poet and photographer you may claim, but you are without doubt an accomplished painter of imaginings.

David

Comment is about CiaranPCunningham (poet profile)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

A beautiful poem with brush strokes delicately and thoughtfully applied.

Dreams often unveil like journeys. I have one which delivers me to its ending by way of a wave upon a shoreline, I wonder how many people have this similar dream?

Lovely poem CPC,

David

Comment is about BROKEN SLEEP (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

Thanks for the like Tim,

Thank you Stephen for the like and comment. That you stopped by to read and comment is appreciated.

David

Many thanks for the overnight oats, Holden, Tim and M Lane.
31-05-24

David

Comment is about Literary Lemmings (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Haha! I knew that I was taking a risk by talking about the cautions and preparations, but yeah, I will be aware of who's going off the script. Thank you, Tim.😊

Comment is about Debut (blog)

Original item by Manish

A superb poem that I very much enjoyed reading. I really liked the line, "In silence, I hear the fleeting hours of my day."
Thank you.

Comment is about Dream (blog)

Original item by Luca

Dreams are often, or maybe always strange. I myself had written a poem about dream's enigma just a month ago and this piece is very relatable. Loved it.
Thank you.

Comment is about Red Clay (blog)

Original item by M Lane

Thank you guys for all the likes and the comments Keith Tim and Rose. I seem to go through romantic drama moments at times. I haven't been hiding honestly Rose I have just been very busy with life stuff. Lots to sort out, but haven't stopped writing. Hopefully I will have more time to visit the site more often
Thanks again. Much appreciated
Martin

Comment is about Two into one won't go (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Very wise, philosophical and thoughtful, Steve. Thanks for getting in on the act!

Comment is about Why is the sonnet still popular? (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Having played poetical truancy for some time Mr E I am very pleased to see that you have returned to the class of WOL

( did you bring an excuse you note? and if you did did you write
SWALK on the back? } 😂



Rose 💋

Comment is about Two into one won't go (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Patricia there are times as we all know when we feel as if we can't win-but the trick is-you have to keep trying!






Rose 💋

Comment is about Inner Conflict (blog)

Original item by Patricia Ziel

You'll do for me Tim-even if you do have warts and all! 😁





Rose 💋

Comment is about just a human (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

Manish, a good poem which will have wide appeal as even the best of us tell 'white' lies. I remember my grandmother saying that the be a good liar you had to have a good memory.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Keeper of Lies (blog)

Original item by Manish

"i have withdrawn
leave me out of it
i am just a human
nothing more, nothing less," great lines, Tim.
I like this new style, raw and upfront.
Thank you.

Comment is about just a human (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

Good to see you back posting Sarah-Kaye!

Comment is about Question Reflection (blog)

Original item by Sarah-Kaye

GF - thank you. So much to be grateful for and make time for
in our own way as this anniversary approaches. Often so easily
discarded as was the instance I recall with regret when the
council in Torquay, Devon went ahead with the destruction of
the harbour slipways that had seen the US forces set off on the
sea-borne invasion to liberate Europe and the wider world.
How could they not see the importance of preserving them as a
visible reminder of living history? It baffled me and others
who objected to this historical vandalism. It was an attitude of
mind that Sir John Betjeman would have surely taken to task in his inimitable way..

Comment is about BEACH - June 6, 1944 (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Having worked on the farmland, I can understand the excitement and pain involved in this poem. Well written.
Thank you.

Comment is about An Arid land (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I love the thought of a directorial debut for life and love. Scripted caution and scenes prepared in advance. Just beware of actors who like to go off script and ad lib. 😃
Thought provoking Manish, well done.

Comment is about Debut (blog)

Original item by Manish

Thanks a lot, Hélène. Just trying new ways and I'm glad that it's working out for me.😊
Thanks for all the likes as well, they're very much appreciated.

Comment is about Debut (blog)

Original item by Manish

The fragility of love and the human experience comes full circle in a few lines finely crafted.
Excellent work Martin.

Comment is about Two into one won't go (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Matthew, welcome to WOL. I have been with this site since 2017 and find it a tremendous resource for submitting one's poetry and receiving constructive criticism. I found your two samples very interesting. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Keith

Comment is about Matthew P. Nicholson (poet profile)

Original item by Matthew P. Nicholson

Romantic drama in poetic form as its very best. Each line an invitation to read on and on. The passion and other emotions are entangled in a way not often portrayed, as to do so would unveil the inner pain felt by such abandonment. 'As emotions slam one into another', this line defines emotions so difficult to describe, but you Sir have accomplished this. Martin I salute you for this masterpiece.
Thank you indeed for such a poem,
Keith

Comment is about Two into one won't go (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you, very kind of you to comment

Comment is about Greater than Alexander (blog)

Original item by JD Russell

Thank you to all who 'liked' and made comments on this poem.
Thank you for your interest,
Keith

Comment is about An Obscure World (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you to all who expressed 'likes' and commented on this poem. I appreciate your interest.
Thanks,
Keith

Comment is about A Tropical Downpour (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you for your kind words Martin and Graham.

Comment is about Passion Poem (blog)

Original item by Patricia Ziel

I like the interplay between the stanzas beginning with unlike her suburban home and the other lines. Nice one

Comment is about Greater than Alexander (blog)

Original item by JD Russell

Beautiful poem in which I can feel the intended passion

Comment is about Passion Poem (blog)

Original item by Patricia Ziel

Very clever . I love it

Comment is about Mouthful of Words Poem after Brian Moses (blog)

Original item by Kay Medway

Love the rhythm and pace of this as well as the words. Nice one

Comment is about FINISHED ink pad began in July last year! Here's final thing today. (blog)

Original item by Aaron Murdoch

Good to remember the sacrifices made, particularly by those first ashore, in these very troubled times, MC.

Comment is about BEACH - June 6, 1944 (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A truly original, important poem, David. It made me stop and think.

Comment is about Literary Lemmings (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

I love the pace and optimism of this poem, Aisha.

Comment is about Diversity (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Here is my effort, entitled 'Ashes'.

ASHES

Though many fail and most do not succeed,
All humans crave ambitions they will tend,
And those who bag the cash through stealth and greed
Will finish up as ashes in the end.
We may bring up the rear as also-rans,
While others imbibe chemicals to win,
But we won’t risk suspensions or life bans,
As they digest their tainted meal of sin.
Perhaps it is a part of nature’s law
That some will strive to rise above the crowd,
With practices close to the edge and raw,
Which sometimes travel past what is allowed.
Yet we know such success will fade to guilt,
As milk begins to boil and tears are spilt.

Comment is about Why is the sonnet still popular? (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

A really fine poem, RA, with a John Betjeman flavour about it. You have mastered the sonnet form with this one!

Comment is about Go Live Day (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

Cheers Trev

Comment is about Literary Lemmings (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Thanks guys. And Rose - you made me blush! 😄

Comment is about The Game (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

There are some lovely words in this piece Patricia, the final two lines particularly. Good work!

G

Comment is about Passion Poem (blog)

Original item by Patricia Ziel

It was a burden carried for us, the following generations who have not experienced anything like that.
So sweet, it's through the memories and your kind retelling that your granddad will live on.

Comment is about Disembarkation Day memories (blog)

Original item by Bethany Sallis

Fun version in an election year.
BUT....
does anyone actually know if Starmer has any commitment to
anything except his desire for occupancy of Number 10?

Comment is about 'When the vote comes in'! Geordie poet adds poll twist to Northumberland folk song (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I really enjoyed this. The setting, the language... highly evocative writing.

Comment is about Tents in the Desert (blog)

Original item by M Lane

I caught the tail end of this lack of colour in the late fifties and the early sixties. I think you have painted an excellent picture that I can well remember . Even the taxi cabs were pretty well all black except for the odd rogue one which was white. I also remember my father coming home from work with his heavy beige raincoat sodden and dripping.
Thanks for this Keith

Comment is about An Obscure World (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks Rose. How are you. Hope you are keeping well and keeping your quill busy.
M

Comment is about The woman of her dreams (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Today's Post office has taken one on its collective hooter,
With management dependent on the defective computer!

Comment is about Go Live Day (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

Post-WW2 Britain reflected the parlous financial state of the
country, which had basically bankrupted itself in the pursuit of
a war that obtained wider freedom, but was faced with having
to repay money borrowed from friends who would have gone
under had Nazi Germany and its Japanese allies prevailed.
Irony in the form of a long-term debt only recently paid off.
I have my own memories of ration books and living frugally for
years after that war ended. But it was what we, the emerging
generation of youth, knew and accepted as we got busy
making the country a better brighter place, inspired by the example of those who had fought and died for us.

Comment is about An Obscure World (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

An enjoyable "nod" to the simple often unspoken "servants" of
our lives.

Comment is about Slipperstale (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

It is a great asset of modern technology that we are able to
share the recollections of some of those who lived and fought
through momentous days in our island story Living history
indeed...with the extraordinary bonus that some remain in advanced old age to remind us as we approach the 80th
anniversary of the greatest event in replacing tyranny with hard
won freedom in our history. My own father who died when I
was barely five, served in the trenches of WW1 as a teenager
and was barely 20 and an officer when that "War to end all wars" ended. He was in uniform again for WW2 and fell victim to TB, in 1949, leaving a widow and six children. Who said life was fair? It has never been so and it is up to every one of us to
pause and acknowledge those who endured and prevailed... and do our own bit in their memory..

Comment is about Disembarkation Day memories (blog)

Original item by Bethany Sallis