Thanks Auracle,
I hear and see what you say about my apparent vulnerability. I used to shield myself from exposure, it was something I was taught.
I later discovered the liberating qualities of honesty. I think it is honesty which some see as a vulnerability, personally I feel the opposite is true. That said I am 100% aware of how many veiw it.
Thanks again.
Comment is about Oystercatcher Volcano (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Hi Ray,
I like the use of "make occasion for theirs to be told" I have spoken of my belief in the vanity of biographical funerals arranged by the pre-corpse for their own exaltation, The rich are in position to behave in this manner, on occasion even building themselves Palaces.
The poor whose lives are often more worthy and undoubtedly more interesting would be lucky to get a bench in a dog shit Park.
Food for thought Ray...we await the next State sponsored cry-fest with a provisional cringe.
David.
Comment is about LETTING IN THE LIGHT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A thoroughly admirable poem, David. Brilliantly accessible.
Comment is about Medals Schmedals (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
More truth in these nine lines than in many a voluminous tome, Ray.
Comment is about LETTING IN THE LIGHT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
It's good to see a poet writing about the difficulty of composing a villanelle, Trevor, and then demonstrating that he has mastered it so comfortably. Well done!
I'm trying to write one about Donald Trump at the moment, but that's another story.....
Comment is about Villanelle (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
I was so happy to read this wonderful poem, Larisa. With everything you must be going through, you are still able to reflect gloriously on life and on dear, departed friends. More power to you and to everyone in Ukraine.
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Short but sweet. I like this poem.
Comment is about TAKE YOUR LOVE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I am so happy to see my old friends here. M.C. Newberry. I remember you, my friend. Thank you so much for the comment. Yes, you are right. I found a friendly shore. And now my soul is calm.
With warmest wishes,
Larisa
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
These are the words that people don't say..they are written on faces...
🌷
Comment is about Medals Schmedals (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas, as if whatever it was the pine boughs and the candles and the silver and gilt-ribboned presents and the birch-log fires and the Christmas turkey and the carols at the piano promised never came to pass.
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Comment is about Setting off (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This poem finds a place within me which I cannot explain. Powerfully written. i think I have been in this place. Your use of language is spot on.
Thanks,
Keith
Comment is about song of pure desperation. (blog)
Original item by RudyardK
Powerful stuff. Doesn't hang together completely, deliberately in my opinion.
David you've just raised the bar.
Comment is about Medals Schmedals (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Christ I'm out of breath reading this!
Comment is about Medals Schmedals (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
it's very inspired. I also like the vulnerability of your videos.
I was born in the old world. And I will die in the old world.
Thank you
Comment is about Oystercatcher Volcano (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
That's where the scribbling on love gets you...😀. Well here, anyway.
Comment is about Oystercatcher Volcano (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Maybe the 'happy intellectual life' I envisioned for myself in the 90's & 00's is still possible.
This is really my cup of tea.
It takes me back to my first year of English in High School. And eventually visiting Kensington Gardens in London.
It was all I ever wanted...
Comment is about All Shapes All Sizes, All Makes All Ways (blog)
Original item by ZTK Space
honest. that's all I want for now
Comment is about THREE HARD WORDS (blog)
Original item by Lee Campbell
My thanks to those (you know who you are) who "liked" this contribution. I emailed Channel 5 with my appreciation and
got a reply that promised that the programme makers would
be informed. A good result!
Comment is about POETRY ON TV (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Nice one RP.
Be content with what you've got,
Even if it's not a lot!
Comment is about CUTTING MY CLOTH (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Being caught up in unrelenting war
Like a ship in search of a friendly shore,
While buffeted by violent storns
From merciless nature in its worst forms,
Can see the soul steer its own safe path
Evading the tempest's awful wrath,
With the aim of securing a peaceful port
And refuge from the storm's onslaught!
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Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
If I am totally wrong and there is a happy hereafter (whatever that is likely to look like) I hope I have many more ticks on my slate than crosses. Compared to some self-titled religious people I know, I brush up rather well I think!
Faith is family and friends.
Comment is about Prove it....... (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you so much, Tim. I'm really grateful for your unwavering support towards my work, it means a lot to me.😊
Comment is about Reassurance (blog)
Original item by Manish
A poem many of us can relate to Ornella. Well written. Did I forget to lock the car? Important items left in the car (what if someone steals them!) Walk four blocks back to check the car before going in to the meeting (fortunately arrived early for the meeting so I had time to walk back to the car.) Did I forget to lock the car? No, I did not!
Comment is about Did I leave the heater on?(at the shop) (blog)
Original item by Ornella. Bushell
O .K
Sat 6th Apr 2024 15:50
It did make the A-Level Syllabus!
Comment is about Tony Harrison's v. and the commodification of outrage (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you so much for the message! I am sure my problem will be solved. I have so many good friends here.
Regards,
Larisa
Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
Dear Rose, I am so happy you remember me and that you liked my poem. I am sure now that we'll overcome the difficulties. I have so many friends here.
With love and warmest wishes,
Larisa
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Delighted for you, Larisa, that this has been so well received.
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Nice work, Trevor. I’ve written the odd villanelle but I confess to finding them aurally unsatisfying. It always seems to me that the middle line never gets resolved. I think I’ll write one about that!
Comment is about Villanelle (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Rose Casserley
Sat 6th Apr 2024 12:47
Nice one Odessa girl! hope you are managing to cope considering what your city is at present undergoing
yes I well remember David Dunn
a very nice kindly person who had commented on so many of my old poems
also hope your posting problem gets sorted
it can be so bloody frustrating trying to get through the signing in process
take care love
and do keep in touch
Rose 💋
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you so much for commenting, David. But your profile is also closed for me.
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I enjoyed reading this poem, Greg. I recalled when my son saw snow for the first time he exclaimed: How much sugar! He was only one year old and a half.
Comment is about A Morpeth Christmas (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you so much, Greg! I enjoyed reading this poem. I like this style of writing. Your profile is another one that is open to me. The other profiles are closed.
Comment is about The ferry waits (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you for posting...
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Maybe someone else will comment. LoL
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you so much, John! Now I can even comment. Funny. As I said before, it looks as if you are the only person with his profile being open for me.
Regards,
Larisa
Comment is about My Life is Like Living on a Ship (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Welcome Ella! Write Out Loud is a good place.
G
Comment is about Lost Inside (blog)
Original item by Ella Oak
Clever three word verses. Direct and clear! Nicely done!
Comment is about THREE HARD WORDS (blog)
Original item by Lee Campbell
Well done, Trevor! Glad you were spurred on to examine the form.
Comment is about Villanelle (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Thank you Greg, John, Graham and Trevor for all your comments. I sub-titled this 'lost dreams' because there is always an element of sadness and disillusion when someone who loves a game realises, after repeated attempts, that they are not very good at it.
It happened to me and to many club cricketers who, despite their lack of ability, turn out every season and still hope for that day when everything may come right and they will get to their first fifty or make the winning hit.
It's true that the villanelle form can, through its repetition and rhyme, accentuate the sense of despair and resignation. Yet the love of the game still remains....
Thank you all again.
And my thanks to Hugh, Holden, Steve, Manish, Tim and Leon for liking this one.
Comment is about A Village Cricketer's Lament (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
"A jester of deceit sits upon his pyrite throne built from copious lies
His falsehoods turned to truth by repetition, lies that he shall hone
Those lacking common sense will repeat his treachery in their cries"
Brilliantly written, has depths and wisdom, a superb poem!
Comment is about Common Sense (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
An old villanelle I recently edited a bit...
Comment is about Villanelle (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
I want to read a library book
and nothing else will do
there's more action than in movies
and that's alright by me
for words excite me, I confess
and more importantly, it's free.
I like this one, Ray.
Comment is about CUTTING MY CLOTH (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A villanelle, no less! Ah, memories of the scent of linseed oil, and washing the whites left screwed up in the cricket bag from last season. And even number tens can be scored in red ink if they manage to come in on the last ball of an over.
Comment is about A Village Cricketer's Lament (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
John,
A poem which I am able to relate to as I think we are about the same age. Born between Belsen and Napalm made me aware that I was born between bomb damaged Birmingham and a man on the moon. We possessed a certain innocence in those far off days only to eventually discover another side of life which was not aggreeable. Such is life. A poem to ponder on.
Thank you,
Keith
Comment is about Setting off (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
leon stolgard
Fri 5th Apr 2024 21:18
That's fantastic...
It really reads beautifully )
Comment is about Setting off (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
8 likes! wow, this resonates 😃
Also thanks for the comments, Graham and Keith. 😃
You are very welcome.
I will have to contemplate on this.
Comment is about Can we (blog)
Original item by Auracle
Stephen it could be me!!
My only claim to cricketing fame was bowling out Liverpool and International footballer Phil Neal when we were both at school.
Rabbit Ken is my hero!!
G
Comment is about A Village Cricketer's Lament (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
keith jeffries
Sun 7th Apr 2024 10:11
Graham,
Thank you for your comment. I think you do not understand the concept of faith. It is not the same as faithful. Might I point you to an accurate definition of Faith in the book of Hebrews Chapter 11:1-16. It is because we possess no evidence of an after life that we tend not to believe in it. Too some extent I understand this as we require proof and without it we tend discard anything not properly understood. Do you have an alternative? Or is death the final act after which nothing is of any consequence?
Ticks and crosses! From where did this come? Accountability I beleive will be a part of eternity and I should imagine that with a merciful and compassionate God you will be with your family and in a far better place.
Thank you for taking the time to reading this poem and commenting on it,
Keith
Comment is about Prove it....... (blog)
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