muttered Williams-Fortesque to himself

Comment is about HOME CHRISTMAS EVE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Dear Ray, I realy enjoyed reading this. And what a great line, "the window lets your light out....". So good! All the best, Paul

Comment is about HOME CHRISTMAS EVE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

what a very nice way of covering all the past years highlights Claire!




have a merry Christmas and happy New Year!



Rose ?

Comment is about 2016 (blog)

Original item by Mrs Claire Baldry

Liked the narration!

Comment is about MICHI (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

Hi Suki. Praise indeed for that comparison, thanks. The Fender Rhodes soldiers on - I bought one in 1975 for £700 ; it was the sound of the 70s, and also the Wurlitzer. Those keyboards were pre digital of course. The smell of the new ones was ecstasy.

Ray

Merry Xmas !

Comment is about VHS CUTBACKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

The more the merrier Jeff!

Comment is about Human Civilisation 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

This reminds me somewhat of John Cooper Clarke's poetry, particularly the rhythm in the first three verses.

The wallowing sounds of the Fender Rhodes.. lovely

Comment is about VHS CUTBACKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Great lines.....can see this in a song...Jeff....

Comment is about how can I love you when I don't love myself (blog)

Original item by Youthfullyxx

Will a Brexiter ever admit they were wrong, even when democracy is destroyed in those countries that only joined because they wanted to be with us.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Thanks Jeff, glad you like it. I must get my old player up and running for old times' sake.

Cheers Col, some of my tapes have been round the block as you can imagine. To think we used to record onto them - what a blast!

Happy Xmas guys. Ray

Comment is about VHS CUTBACKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Under what heading?:
"The pious, the profane and the pompous" - perhaps?
?

Comment is about We at Write Out Loud wish you the best at Christmas and a successful New Year (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks gents...comments and observations always appreciated: especially from those whose own WOL
contributions are so enjoyable.
Last evening had me watching a TV
programme about the range of wildlife
established in London...with a startling shot of a pelican
greedily gobbling up
a LIVE pigeon in a park...to an audible human groan of "Oh my God".

Comment is about DOES ANYONE KNOW? (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Nailed it!.....I'd be more than happy with this....Jeff....

Comment is about Snow (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

'the sound my moving pen makes is an angel’s voice'

WOW! What an amazing way to express it.

I made several attempts at ghazals in my early days on WOL. All failed miserably, under the patient eye of our then-resident ghazal expert, Mr Winston Plowes ?

Comment is about Urdu poetry, London, 2016 (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Ooo ya little belter, Lancs! I was actually looking for something like that ? Brilliant, thank you!

Interesting story elP - were they hoping someone somewhere would end up solving it for them or what?!

Comment is about The Doppler Effexit (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Finite heart's
Infantile minds....

Another direction...sorry.....Jeff....;-)

Comment is about Human Civilisation 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Raj I like this, straight-talking and realistic with enough positives to be the antidote to lost hope! Great work. Paul

Comment is about STARVE A FEAR (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

Yes, that's a good one! Or let's go for the ultimate: Infinite hearts/Infinite minds. I should never have started this..

Comment is about Human Civilisation 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Finite hearts
Infinite minds

Comment is about Human Civilisation 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Splendido - you had an interesting and varied VHS collection Ray. All the best, Colin.

Comment is about VHS CUTBACKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

True Trevor. If each of us touched the hearts of the those near us, and they did likewise, it would create a kind of collective consciousness that has its own power.

More light!

Comment is about Christmas Cheer (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Hi Jeff, Funnily enough, the initial idea was haiku but it didn't quite come out that way. However if I get "haiku inspired" I'll definitely give it a go. Thanks for your feedback, and many happy returns! Suki

Comment is about Human Civilisation 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Nice. Would you consider adding one more line in the style of Haiku?....Jeff...

Comment is about Human Civilisation 2.0 (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Absolute gem!..Needs to be published....Jeff...

Comment is about VHS CUTBACKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I just picked up a book--The Book of J. I've only just begun, but it does contest the authorship of the Torah. And even the nature of the god of Judaism (Yahwists vs. Elohists).

Believe me, I'm not anxious to go in amongst the religious to attempt to shake their faith. I take what I hear with a grain of salt because I know that some distort facts to fit their own agendas. But, that which is true cannot be defeated by argument. It always remains true no matter the fleeting opinions of populace or the situation of the times.

No matter the origins of their god, Israel has survived through countless exiles and humiliations and much worse...Israel persists with the promise of their god through centuries. And they've kept ancient traditions, dutifully, if not with exuberance, through unspeakable resistance. That, in itself, says quite a lot to me.

Without reference to Judaism, I hear that the ancient Egyptians experienced their own rejection of polytheism and moved their capital as a result of it (see Amarna).

Anyhow, it's an ongoing discussion...thank you kindly for bringing it up. It's really very refreshing to contemplate such ideas.

elP

Comment is about erode (blog)

Original item by nunya

I thinking about the podcast, "Literature and History" (which is on iTunes, and I highly recommend). In it, the pod-castor talks about how Mesopotamia, and its literature are the true root to many of the passages of our modern religions. He talks about how the socioeconomic state of Jews (before their constructed identity) may have led to resentment of the many gods of the the Mesopotamian peoples that may have led to the rejection of it polytheistic nature. The "Old Testament" has a God that does not seem like an all knowing, omnipotent being. Rather, he is much like the gods of ancient Mesopotamia; many of the stories in the bible are basically versions of their myths. I think of this and think about this poem's lament for loss of ancient knowledge. Its relevance, and power even over the psyche of people today is among the most fascinating things I've learned about. This poem directs my mind to a scary future in which our modern knowledge will someday be lost. I have much more to say, but I'll end here. Love the poem.

Comment is about erode (blog)

Original item by nunya

You know, the mind is an odd thing. I recently heard (through a post here on WoL) of someone who referred to Hitler as a house painter. Read some time on the "Red House Report" or maybe about the gas chambers--"the little red house" or the "little white house" at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

elP

ps
Sellers' comedy was brilliant. It seems to me that comedy isn't only meant to make people laugh--it should also make them examine the world around them a little more closely. Though, it's likely that those who would've benefited most from understanding it simply couldn't understand it.

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you so much Andy, LCPTB, Trevor and David for such positive, eloquent feedback! This is only the second piece I've posted, having hesitated for so many years to show my work.
Andy, I'm so pleased you liked the construction and will keep in mind what you say about a sequence.
LCPTB, you are right, I was trying to depict frustration....of short- and long-term longing.
Trevor - yes, exactly, the pressure of time passing...In my mind I perceived the wait to become synonymous with weight.
David, great DT quote and thoughtful words about being mindful and making the most of it all!
Thanks again, you have encouraged me more than you might realise! Paul

Comment is about The Wait (blog)

Original item by Paul Waring

I think that's it, Colin. Circle of Life and all that.
I've started putting the dead mice I catch in my shed on a post in the back garden. Next morning they're gone. I suspect owls.

Comment is about DOES ANYONE KNOW? (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Om shanti Raj xx

Comment is about A Prayer (blog)

Original item by Nicola Byrnes

I'm glad my words touch you Lancashire tourist board. If I can call u that xx

Comment is about A Prayer (blog)

Original item by Nicola Byrnes

There's a storm brewing tonight. X

Comment is about Let me Be Your Shooting Star (blog)

Original item by Nicola Byrnes

Happy Christmas Nicole. Peace and love to you and your loved ones. ♥

Comment is about Nicole (poet profile)

Original item by Nicole

I home-schooled my son for a short stint after I found that the public school he was attending was assigning work fit for a pre-schooler to my eleven-year-old. I remember going over wave compression and other properties of sound and was so well-pleased at how quickly he picked up on the ideas.

Just an aside, I studied Classical Mathematics for a few years before I found out how much it can change the wiring of a brain. My Calc III final was a take-home exam. I remember finishing all but one problem in a couple of hours--a triple integral. I spent the remainder of the weekend sleepless trying to work it out and had to give up when the deadline rolled around.

I handed my test over to the professor along with about 20 pages of notes, drawings and all, and had to ask him how to derive the answer. He said that there is none and that mathematicians can't even find a symbol for it. I was speechless and simply walked away without another word. I didn't even bother to find out what he had to say about my exam.

Anyhow, I still like to fiddle around with it a little but, really, it's entirely another world when you dive in.

elP

Comment is about The Doppler Effexit (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thanks for your thoughts Suki. That line about the pump was altered , and I think there is now a sense of it being like a person. So your observation is spot on. I quite like personalising objects; as in fact we tend to do with favourite things we own don't we ? Glad you liked it!

Cheers Ray

Comment is about THE OLD COTTAGE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

very much enjoyed this Cynthia and would echo Laura's comments completely. I did wonder if the last verse was needed but I understand why it's there. All the best, Colin

Comment is about Lady on a Tram (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Words of wisdom Trevor - Merry Xmas ?

Comment is about Christmas Cheer (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

nothing more painful,than the pangs of lost love.Good poem!

Comment is about Can't stop thinking about you (blog)

Original item by LeGou

I'm not so sure that we have to indulge in too much self-flagellation about the state of the world. If each of
us (and ALL of us) restricted our kindness to good will to
all men, starting with those we know (who should do likewise - and so on), then the eventual result and effect would reach those in need to their advantage and
benefit in a giant ongoing global domino effect.
Fanciful? Perhaps. But surely, no more than thinking that
individually we have to bear guilt for something far beyond
our personal ability to effect change. Let us each
contribute something, however small, to make someone's
life better. Spread the word!!

Comment is about Christmas Cheer (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

we loved this poem Leigh-very much indeed!

Comment is about The Veiw (blog)

Original item by Leigh Tiffany Love

great poem Aishah."this clock and I were born to die" what a brilliant line!

Comment is about Silent Tick Tock (blog)

Original item by Alonelymouse

Well expressed Trevor.
Spread the word.

Comment is about Christmas Cheer (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Wonderful writing and songs, i also starting late in life as a writer junior to you at 54.
Thank you for sharing

Comment is about lynn hahn (poet profile)

Original item by lynn hahn

Hi Andy, thanks for your comment. Long Gone, I suppose, reflects the Joni Mitchell line "you don't know what you've got 'til its gone" and is about being mindful, not deluding ourselves or taking life for granted. By the way, I'm so impressed by the quality of the poetry on here, and I really enjoyed reading the poems you have posted. Cheers, Paul

Comment is about Long Gone (blog)

Original item by Paul Waring

Trevor, I really enjoyed this. It made me think about narcissism, and how easily we could be deceived by what we see in a mirror but you depict so well the warts-and-all reality of knowing ourselves. Great stuff!

Comment is about The Mirror (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Hi Jeff - Thanks for feedback - Merry Xmas - Tom :)

Comment is about Christmas Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Hahaa - that is BRILLIANT ?

Comment is about The Doppler Effexit (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

100% Christmas! Jolly & a goodwill message. Could even break it into parts to add to Xmas cards messages? Jeff......

Comment is about Christmas Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Farwell to Ziggy too ! What great man, we have to take up the challenge.

Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

This is a poem of our age, what fools are we to neglect our own thoughts until it is too late. AMC

Comment is about Long Gone (blog)

Original item by Paul Waring