Bravo Speedo Mick.

Is he a budgie smuggler?

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Original item by julie callaghan

Clarks T Bar sandals

I think I remember those. According to mum they were the best quality in town, and they had a little machine that measured your feet-were X rays or something involved?

Comment is about My Aunty's Coat (blog)

Original item by Jonathan Humble

Very good initiative. Poems on public transport bring poetry to many more people.

Comment is about Winning poems go on display at Metro station in Newcastle (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Like this. A good poem.

Comment is about Moon in the Morning Sky (blog)

Original item by Mystique twinkle

This is splendid, Holden. It packs so much in - a succinct gem.
Perhaps Loge in Wagner's Ring?

Comment is about Demigod. (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

An allegory on everything, Ray. Or 'just stick with what you know'. A tremendous poem. A little hard on Brian Cox though.

Comment is about GOODBYE OLD SUN (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Well done, Uilleam. Solidarity has to be the watchword!

Comment is about Jack's Story (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

I can't praise this too highly, Ralph. It is a wonderful read.

Comment is about   Any Old Jerusalem  (blog)

Original item by Ralph Dartford

Wild imagination! Enjoyed this poem.

Comment is about GOODBYE OLD SUN (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Have faith in almighty. Pray and you will be blessed🌷

Comment is about Before The Revolution (blog)

Original item by NilavroNill Shoovro

Thank you Nigel..... 💕

Comment is about Will you!!! (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

Indeed Nigel. All good returns back to me slowly and continuously.

Thank you Helene.

Comment is about New beginning (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

Thank you for the kind comments, Greg. I saw the first snowdrop of the year the other day and it's beauty made me think of the contrast with this horrible war, now approaching its first anniversary.

And my thanks to Nigel, Holden, Graham, Purplemoon, Stephen, Clare and Laura for your support.

Comment is about Snowdrops (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Getting things in perspective.

Comment is about Temporary visit (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Good old Mother Nature-we take her for granted at our peril.

Comment is about GOODBYE OLD SUN (blog)

Original item by ray pool

The "enemy within" the UK government, the "Friends of Putin", the traitors in the City of London and in the House of Lords are getting away with murder.
Why is the UK government not being held to account?

Comment is about Soliloquy No 4 – Once More Into The Breech….... (blog)

Original item by Andy Millican

Love this poem. I can totally relate. Sigh.

Comment is about Temporary visit (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Thanks Hélène.
My piece is an imitation of the post-WW II confessional writing of the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...

The smug complacency of ALL groups or individuals who assume that, because of who they are, they are free of guilt when it comes to allowing / committing injustice, needs to be tackled head on.

Comment is about Jack's Story (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

melted my pain into pleasure when your poem touched and rhymed on my lips surface.

Comment is about Allah is my friend (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Thank you for sharing your beautiful faith in a sweet poem, Ghazala.

Comment is about Allah is my friend (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

A good, powerful read. Poverty has many faces...money is but one measure. Happiness definitely does not come from money, in my humble opinion. Money can definitely help alleviate suffering, but happiness? Happiness is an inside job that has very little to do with money. Thank you for sharing this heartfelt, thoughtful exploration of suffering across class lines, Manogna. I love the last line, "Please keep fighting." We all need to help & encourage each other, regardless of our economic status.

Comment is about What poverty tastes like? (blog)

Original item by Manogna Bhamdipati

Powerful, reaches expansively to create empathy for the multitudes of folks suffering in this world. Thank you Uilleam for this poem.

Comment is about Jack's Story (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Thanks for your likes
Holden
Stephen G
Uilleam
John B
and
Your Royal Poetess.

Comment is about Sea Spray Lover (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks Martin, your comment is most welcome.

Comment is about I have that tape still (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

To Emmeranne, Holden, Stephen and Hugh - thank you for the
courtesy of the "likes". I was lying in bed after dawn, thinking on
the news of the sudden onset of terminal illness in family when these lines came to mind. There are certainly instances beyond
these examples when words that announce unwelcome news
somehow have an ugly sound to them.

Comment is about OMA & OSIS (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

This is a particularly heartbreaking poem, Steve, more so for its delicacy and determined optimism at the end.

Comment is about Snowdrops (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Good to hear from you Stephen. Yes indeed!

Wishing you a wonderful day.

Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Just Show Up (blog)

Original item by Rasa Kabaila

A lovely piece, Hélène. There is something wonderful about how the unexpected unfolds.

Comment is about Amazing (blog)

Original item by Hélène

A gem of a poem, Stephen. Artistic licence, eh?

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Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thank you very much, Stephen and thanks to Tom for the like.

Comment is about Earthquake (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Very kind of you to comment, Graham. That picture was taken on a beautiful Saturday morning. These old railway tracks are leading me a merry dance, all over north Northumberland! Thanks for the Likes, Red Brick, Hugh, Steve and Stephen.

Comment is about The viaduct (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Why are today's bridges (that's bridges built anywhere) so bloody boring compared to those lovely old things of yesteryear?

I have this mental picture of you now Greg, disappearing in smoke from a steam train! Brief Encounter outdoors!! Good one and good to see you out and about in the 'north'!

Comment is about The viaduct (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you Hélène. Humans know and understand so little. "I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my eyes and all is born again."
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar.

Comment is about First Light (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Beautiful First Light poem, & really lovely poem read by Kathleen. Thanks!

Comment is about First Light (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thank you, Stephen. A soldier by circumstance. War makes a mockery of us all.
And thanks for the Likes Nigel, Frederick, Hugh, Uilleam & Helena 🌈

Comment is about Reluctant Soldier (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Powerful & thought provoking writing as usual, Stephen 👏

Comment is about Earthquake (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Indeed, Steve, although you never know. I know how much effort something like this takes. All the best.

Comment is about A Warrior of Words (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins

Beautifully written, Rasa. It makes me think of the maxim 'You can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket'.

Comment is about Just Show Up (blog)

Original item by Rasa Kabaila

Dog stories always get to me, Mike.

Comment is about Canine Frequencies (blog)

Original item by Mike McPeek

Thanks Red Brick, Steve and Stephen A. Modern technology, Stephen? Who knew? What's a 'download'? (haha)
Thanks so much for your support everyone! 🎈

Comment is about All Roads Lead to Malton (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

Thanks, Nigel and Uilleam. This is indeed a tragic situation and questioning the existence or benevolence of a god is normal when these things happen. Of course, I agree that many of the conditions which the earthquakes exacerbated are purely man-made.

Thanks to Frederick, Hugh, K Lynn and Hélène for liking this poem.

Comment is about Earthquake (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

The madness has its historical origins across this world of ours.
Even as we despair of the death and destruction, we offer
employment to countless legions toiling in the invention and
creation of the weapons of war. It has been so from time
immemorial and continues apace, strangely accepting of our
universally recognised feat of producing overwhelming armageddon
that has somehow sent us back a step to what is smugly
termed "conventional warfare". Perhaps we are meant to
be grateful? .

Comment is about Money for what? (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks, Hélène! And thank you for the likes -- Red Brick, Uilleam, Stephen.

Comment is about This Poem (blog)

Original item by K. Lynn

Thanks Stephen, not exactly a best seller but certainly a source of personal achievement and enjoyment

Comment is about A Warrior of Words (blog)

Original item by Steve Higgins

Thank you, Helene. We might have been in our 30’s but we were still kids. And t’Owd Lad had enough rotten luck for the three of us.
Apologies for not being able to get the audio to work.
And thanks for the Likes, Uilleam and Stephen. You all deserve medals for wading through this tome without the help of the audio.

Comment is about t'Owd Lad (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks Stephen (Atkinson) I did watch the movie (of the same title) close to when it was first released.

Comment is about hidden valentine (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Thanks for the laugh & the sharing about your friend, John. Really well written; the poem/prose carried me along to tell a story of sorrow, joy, fun & humor.

Comment is about t'Owd Lad (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

This is great K. Lynn! I laughed out loud. Wonderful!

Comment is about This Poem (blog)

Original item by K. Lynn

Really lovely, speaks on many levels. Aspirational-- the way we want it to be, on the inside, maybe one day on the outside.

Comment is about New beginning (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

Wonderful poem! Love the rhymes & the message. The last line is a home run. Thank you Hugh!

Comment is about A calm heart (blog)

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