Hi Maggie, John and Nigel

A palindrome is "a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards, eg: madam".

William Ross Wallace 1819 - 1881 (Wallace was my Mum's maiden name so maybe I have some sort of illustrious ancestor?!) wrote "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Rules The World". I've just printed it off as it really is rather beautiful (and John, it rhymes!!!)

Last of all, Maggie, were you thinking of Slim Whitman (Country and Western singer - late 50's), as opposed to Walt Whitman (marvellous poet?) Slim Whitman's name popped into my head yestersday evening when I got home!

Enough! - great meeting last night - and see you next time!

Have a good month.........Dorinda

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Hi Maggie, John and Nigel

A palindrome is "a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards, eg: madam".

William Ross Wallace 1819 - 1881 (Wallace was my Mum's maiden name so maybe I have some sort of illustrious ancestor?!) wrote "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Rules The World". I've just printed it off as it really is rather beautiful (and John, it rhymes!!!)

Last of all, Maggie, were you thinking of Slim Whitman (Country and Western singer - late 50's), as opposed to Walt Whitman (marvellous poet?) Slim Whitman's name popped into my head yestersday evening when I got home!

Enough! - great meeting last night - and see you next time!

Have a good month.........Dorinda

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Thanks for your thoughtful comment Dave.I think you are probing the tender area- I write
some of these poems,it seems, to avoid their meaning.

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Many thanks for your comments on Mental Health victims. AS a mental health sufferer myself I found this subject therapeutic to write about. Many thanks Dean.

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Thank you so much, my dear Lynn for your comment. Love and warmest wishes, Larisa

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My God! It looks as you are the only one who understands me. With love and warmest wishes, Larisa XXX

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Many thanks for your welcome Ann

Best regards,

Kevin

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Hello Larisa - keep writing and bringing lustre to
the jewel that is your beloved city.

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Eh up! It's here :)

Forgotten I'd written it last year!

http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=32043

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Thanks for the comment laura and i applaud your 'Assembly' as I said. I'd love to see a print out of your 'Lexicon' or am I just too stupid to know where to find it?

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I enjoyed listening to the "Lavender Man" something very spooky about it.

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Backing vocals on "My Ding-a-ling" priceless.

Enjoyed your sample works.

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You will be missed

Good luck on the Spoken Word Show

If they are all like this you will go down well!

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Hey - thanks very much for your note on 'Assembly' :) Chuffed to bits that it's been published on Poetry24 today too :) :)

Hope to see you soon!

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I should be able to attend next months WOL but if you get time, you could share those poems in tonight's session.

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Hi everyone, I wasn't able to attend last week and won't be able to attend tonight's WOL because of work and handball commitments. However, I have still been writing and preparing some stuff for a spoken word show next month. Here's a couple of pieces I'm been working on.

Mirror Distortion:

one time in drama class
I picked up a glass mirror
but it dropped on the floor
what a smashing performance
it was for me
my teacher thought it was groundbreaking
even though
the mirror appeared to be distorted
I soon realised
I was looking at it cross-eyed
how stupid am I
not to realise seeing two mirrors
in front of me
I only held one hand out for one
that's why the other one smashed
but fear not
this problem can be fixed
the broken pieces can be build up again
or used for a better means
what nice chandeliers
they'd make in the drama room
to make acts look more eloquent
Picture that. What a nice reflection
that would leave.

This next one is a palindrome style poem:

He said he did it
He didn’t
He did differently
He wonders beyond imagination
Floating ozone
Twisting hair
Volatile smoke, silver haze
Puffy clouds go coast to coast
Chicken burnt
Lingering numbness
Mind dumbing
What agenda
Answer question
Question marks
Stubborn nature
Flashing lights, switch off
Accept you if it is done
Done is it if you accept?
Off switch, lights flashing
Nature stubborn
Marks questioned
Question answered
Agenda what?
Dumbing mind
Numbness lingering
Burnt chicken
Coast to coast go clouds puffy
Haze silver, smoke volatile
Hair twisting
Ozone floating
Imagination beyond wonders
He Differently did he
Didn’t he it?
did he said he?!?!

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Hi Paul - a belated welcome to the site.

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Hi Al - welcome to WOL! I have got a bit behind with my welcoming duties! Sorry about that.

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Hi Dominic - welcome to WOL. I like your profile poem - if you put something on the blogs section you are more likely to get some feedback if that's what you'd like :)

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Hi Kevin - a belated welcome to WOL!

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Hi Emmarichenda -a belated welcome to WOL. I hope you will put some more of your poetry on here. I like what I've seen.

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Hi Steve - welcome to WOL!

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Hya Confirmstatushere - welcome to WOL.

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Hi Ian - welcome to WOL. Perhaps you might like to try putting a poem on the blogs section - more people seem to see them there. I like the tortoise story!

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Hi Norton - a very warm welcome to WOL. Hope you are enjoying being on the site. Maybe put a poem on the blogs section - more folk tend to see them there than on the profiles.

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Hi Renetha - a very warm welcome to WOL. Hope you are enjoying the site!

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Hi Satyajit - a very warm welcome to WOL. I think if you put your poem on the blog section on WOL you might get some more feedback if that's what you would like. I really like your poem. It has real honesty and charm! Hope to read more soon.

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Hi Sash - a warm welcome to WOL. Good to see you taking part in the site!

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Hi Mr Dean! Welcome to WOL - hope you're enjoying the site - good to see you blogging!

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Hi Char

Thanks for leading me to Write Out Loud

Robert

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I am so sorry that I couldn't reply at once. But...your comments mean so much to me. I would like to thank you and... tell you that... your comments inspire me to write and think. With love and warmest wishes, Larisa

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Thank you so much, my dear Starfish for your comment on my poems. Love, Larisa

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Hi Jenny,

How are you? I love your Univocalisms they are great and inspirational. Yes I have managed your challenge to do a Univocalism in U. It was hard to do and wacky? Will try it out at the Waddy. Kind regards, Ian McGregor Hart

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Otis, I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond...

Thanks for the excerpt - lush! :D More poems need duende... :)

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Richard, that's very kind - it's a recording of a live version of "Kaleidoscope". :)

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Thanks, Charles! :D

I'd never really noticed that before, but yes - it does work like that, doesn't it? :)

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That's for reading. I particularly like "For My Love I Live".
Best Wishes
Starfish

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Thanks for dropping in on 'Pretty Girl'
Impressive cv by the way. I see you've moved on from Stretford, many years ago I used to drink at the Bulls Head chester rd, (perhaps more Sale than Stretford,) often wonder what its like round there these days,
best wishes,
Steve

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Thanks for dropping in on 'Pretty Girl' MC,
best wishes, Steve

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Hi David Glad you liked 'Thales' which is maybe a bit on the obscurish side! Yes, the 'verticals' are literally just anything upright which a fire can burn down.

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Thank you for your comment on Just For Today, glad you liked! Katy

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Hello MC,
Thankyou for your kind comments on "I Collect Money" and "Venn Diagrams". I've just posted a rugby poem in a 'tribute' to Johnny Cash. I see you've already commented for which I thank you.
I knocked it up while I was on the rowing machine at the gym - they say we men can't multitask.
Keep bouncing back.

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This is what I was really after -thanks for looking in chez Steve though;

As I was going up Pippen Hill,
Pippen Hill was dirty;
There I met a pretty Miss,
And she dropped me a curtsy.

Little Miss, pretty Miss,
Blessings light upon you;
If I had half-a-crown a day,
I'd spend it all upon you.

(thought there was more to this but apparently not . .)

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Thank you, Steve. Unfortunately, this one isn't based on a figment of my imagination. Though I am probably more of a "bag of kittens".

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Thank you for commenting on my poem. Thanks too for the link - 'twas a gem.
Starfish

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'Only Fond' is lovely.

Enjoying your work Dave.

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Many thanks for your lovely comment Andy on 'Its Autumn Again.' :)
Best wishes
Ankita

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That's really very kind of you Charles, thank you.

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"September Sisters" is an extraordinary, piercing work and deserves to be widely read. " But fire angels cannot reach their goals" is a line touched by genius.

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Abuse and deletion. These bear an uncomfortable
resemblance to Stalin's behaviour towards those
who stepped out of line:
abuse - followed by elimination.

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