I have ambivalent views about the mining industry, Stephen. It paid me (overpaid me if Iâm honest) for over 20 years. Still does with an ill-earned pension.
But the future of the planet, my kids, their kids and their kids is much better off without fossil fuels.
Comment is about Forgotten Towns (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks for the like Stephen A.
David
Comment is about Pivot to War (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Some wonderful images in here Ray.
Love the unfinished Jenga and the last stanza is quite perfect
G
Comment is about December In The Algarve (blog)
Original item by Ray
Thank you SG. RM - he wrote this immediately before taking his own life (via a train, ironically enough). I decided to publish it exactly as he'd typed it.
Comment is about WEST COAST MAINLINE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
every challenges we've had in this life means everything yet nothing as we go on...what a beautiful poem. i enjoyed reading it thurly.
Comment is about Proclamation of a Journey (blog)
Original item by HĂ©lĂšne
Many thanks Stephen G & Uilleam for your comments - Much appreciated. đ
Thanks for likes: HĂ©lĂšne, Nigel Astell, Yanma Hidayah & Larisa. đ
Comment is about Addiction (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Personally, I don't know the Algarve, but you paint a vivid picture of where to go (and where not to). I particularly like the verse including the cicadas and their unacknowledged alarm calls. Thanks Ray.
Comment is about December In The Algarve (blog)
Original item by Ray
Thanks Ray, Auracle and Stephen, so pleased you enjoyed.
Every May I try and write a poem every day for the month. I don't go in with any ideas, just a bunch of titles I think might inspire me in the moment. This poem and the previous one just popped out when I put pen to paper. I don't know who these characters are but their story felt pretty complicated. I'm really pleased you enjoyed.
Ray, thanks for the tip. That would flow nicely.
Thanks also to Red Brick, Graham, Tom, Uilleam, Stephen, Stephen, Aisha, Holden and HĂ©lĂšne for reading and for the 'likes'.
Comment is about Tenderness (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thanks for the likes, but no-one has expressed a preference for any of the versions. I would appreciate the feedback. Has anyone else done anything similar with a piece of their own?
Rob
Comment is about With Her Forever (Original and Versions Two and Three) (blog)
Original item by Rob J Mann
Thank you Uileam we really are living in Nazi Germany . The people in Gaza really are seen as sub human . Pepe of Man city Fame said something wonderful today which gave me some hope
Comment is about Cheering On Your Genocide (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Writing your way to sanity. Words are powerful. Prayer is powerful. A journey of pain. A journey of growth. The girl who writes, wins. Your poetry is raw and honest. Sending love and prayers.
Comment is about i have no eyes but i have to see (blog)
Original item by Zodinpuii
This is a gorgeous poem, Yanma. Also enjoyed reading your comment about the underlying inspiration of your mom's light giving rise to your own spreading of light. My mom is in heaven (mom passed 12 years ago at age 84); I miss her every day but feel her light still shining upon me.
Comment is about Two Luminaries (blog)
Original item by Yanma Hidayah
A poem that walks the reader home through gentle introspection. Lovely Yanma!
Comment is about When The Home Is You (blog)
Original item by Yanma Hidayah
The "Law and Order" and "Free Speech" brigade: they don't believe in it.
He has his admirers in the UK, God help us.
Comment is about The Emperor Wears a Badge (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
I'm so grateful that I was encouraged as a schoolboy to join our civic library.
I frequented a branch on my way to and from school, sometimes reading a book under the desk, whilst the teacher was trying to instill the joys of long division and fractions into me, and then having the book confiscated!
Then as an adult in retirement I was equally grateful to find books about music and walking in France which openend up a wealth of experience.
I wonder how many children today are as fortunate as I was?
Comment is about Books (blog)
Original item by Dawson
Great positivity once again Aisha.
It's Tuesday, and I'm still in one piece!đ
Comment is about Rise With Monday (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Lovely descriptions. Shame some of the lines seem to run out of track.
Comment is about WEST COAST MAINLINE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Good poem. The closing couplet is excellent and I like "don't force the finding" too.
Comment is about When The Home Is You (blog)
Original item by Yanma Hidayah
Speaking of Cheering on Genocide, David,
I see the vile blubbermouth presenter on TTTV Trash Talk TV is trying to big himself up by mocking Greta Thunberg and her colleagues.
Comment is about Cheering On Your Genocide (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Nice one, Tom.
Speaking of bullshit, I've got a masters in the subject!
Comment is about Addiction (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Something rather profound there, Yanma.
Words would remain nothing more than marks on a page without a reader to interpret them.
Comment is about When The Home Is You (blog)
Original item by Yanma Hidayah
Thank you, Uilleam. They are the most dangerous, although I'm not quite certain exactly who they are. Perm any two from several hundred, I guess.
Thanks, Auracle. Once boundaries are in place they are not easy to cross. Cela peut etre francais, ou pas. J'ai de la chance ici d'etre entouré par des francophones, mais il y a trÚs peu de Francais (ou Francaises).
And my thanks to the many of you who liked this poem. I am thrilled and humbled by your interest and loyalty.
Comment is about The Fence (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The title is so perfect, Tom. I am absolutely bowled over by this one.
Comment is about Tenderness (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thank you for this fine poem, Ray. I recognise some of this from my childhood, although my dad read the Daily Mail and would boo pictures of union leaders. Like you, the library was where I discovered so much. I remember wishing it was open on Sundays.
Comment is about Books (blog)
Original item by Ray
And what a beautiful one, John.....
Comment is about WEST COAST MAINLINE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
A great performance, Tom. It's so easy to get addicted, and so difficult to stop. Let's try to help everyone out there.
Comment is about Addiction (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Emily Hunder
Tue 10th Jun 2025 08:29
This is a great way to celebrate the Stockton & Darlington's bicentenary! A novel and poetry event sounds engaging. It's interesting how a visit to George Stephenson's birthplace sparked the novel. Made me think about simple beginnings, just like how Papa's Pizzeria likely started. I wonder if the play will involve any culinary train stops? https://papaspizzeriagame.com
Comment is about Do the Locomotion! Novelist and poets mark Stockton & Darlington bicentenary (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Tue 10th Jun 2025 08:03
As the old Latin idiom goes, âSemel stultus, stultus semperâ â once foolish, forever foolish.
Letâs hope we prove that wrong, before thereâs no planet left to reclaim our wisdom on.
Comment is about Godâs Concern (blog)
Original item by pallavitryingthings
Thanks, David.
Looking at the news concerning the Madleen, I've come to the conclusion that the UK is being run by criminals, on behalf of criminals.
It would appear that the Met Police are now in posession of SandCats which have literally been "battle-tested" in Gaza.
Protest against Genocide at your peril!
Comment is about Cheering On Your Genocide (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Not so much homo sapiens
More like homo stultus.đ
Comment is about Godâs Concern (blog)
Original item by pallavitryingthings
Stay with us, working-class heroes.
We're in this together, Earth&Humanity.
We're in this together.
Comment is about Tenderness (blog)
Original item by Tom
as a fellow person struggling with bpd, this is such a relatable poem. i hope you heal well.
Comment is about I'm cursed. (blog)
Original item by mylie
When I read the reference to hem of the dress, I conjured imagery of the Bible story of the ill woman who touches the hem of Jesus's garment in hopes of healing. But then I wondered if the poet was referring to a beloved woman's dress. Marla's comment & poet Robert's response clarified this. Fun! Really enjoyed this poem, Robert.
Comment is about Prayers Everywhere (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
Synchronicity! The 2 consecutively-posted poems entitled "Books" by Ray & Dawson inspire me to turn off Google and open my patiently waiting books. Thanks guys for these wonderful poems!
Comment is about Books (blog)
Original item by Dawson
A captivating poem, Ray. Clash of cultures betwern father and son, but poignant, funny and sweet. My extended family is an assortment of book lovers and telly lovers. I can relate to this poem!
Comment is about Books (blog)
Original item by Ray
Wow. You got me wowed with this one.
Your unique poetry gift has done something good here!
Comment is about BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (blog)
Original item by Naomi
Inspired by your comment, Uilleam, I googled the Madleen seizure to inform myself*; more heartbreak. Good on you to write a song/prayer, a powerful means to communicate and speak to the heart. (*I must confess with an apology, I don't keep up with the news much. My stalwart husband keeps me somewhat informed. I mostly read spiritual stuff.) After reading about the Madleen interception, I skimmed this essay on the Middle East in my feeble attempt to understand the horrific sorrow. Later I will try to read the essay properly, if I can summon the intellectual and emotional stamina. I keep praying. I give gratitude for peace activists. May the suffering lessen. Oh humankind, where is your salvation? No answer there.
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/03/ending-the-new-wars-of-attrition-opportunities-for-collective-regional-security-in-the-middle-east?lang=en
Comment is about Proclamation of a Journey (blog)
Original item by HĂ©lĂšne
And in the rooms of unspoken words
I hid the name of the unknown birds.
I proved that you exist in the world,
And this world shouldn't be pearled.
The snow didn't draw the picture.
I saw my face on another nature.
I looked for you for a hundred years,
Then I found you were my peers.
I found and knew I had a heart
That can't be cut and live apart.
I was afraid to have a choice,
I had to fly to hear your voice.
I closed my eyes and truly found
My heart beat to another sound.
I had a wish to learn how to fly,
And my heart made a new try.
The glass showed your name,
I didn't know how it came.
My love appeared on earth,
True love, without any curse.
©Larisa Rzhepishevska
Comment is about And In The Rooms Of The Unspoken Words ... (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
With the current knowledge, I'd type it's partly because of Japanese culture/influences.
At the risk of being totally&completely wrong, of course.
Comment is about The Nunctbubbles of Zip-a-dee-doo (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
'Suffering isn't wrong. Suffering is real.'
And maybe that's just another phase for me. That I'll be going through.
Saw many a restaurant come-and-go. That's a real kind of suffering. And tasty also.
Tasty also.........
Comment is about Proclamation of a Journey (blog)
Original item by HĂ©lĂšne
gd poem, enjoyed a lot. Maybe
Unlike the dog, I fail to fetch?
Comment is about Tenderness (blog)
Original item by Tom
Entirely coincidental that I posted a poem called Books just after yours. Yours has the advantage of brevity and rhyme and a memorable ending.
Comment is about Books (blog)
Original item by Dawson
My personal truth, HĂ©lĂšne?
I'm currently devoting all my creative energies into writing a song / prayer [based on an old traditional song], in support of Greta Thunberg and her "Freedom Flottilla".đ
I intend to publish the completed piece in defiance of Netanyahu's thugs, who have just unlawfully seized the Madleen in international waters, unlawfully detained her crew, and stolen her cargo of badly-needed aid for Gaza.
Comment is about Proclamation of a Journey (blog)
Original item by HĂ©lĂšne
Thanks for your likes:
Auracle
Rolph David
The Gaza-bound âFreedom Flotilla Coalitionâ ship has now been unlawfully seized in international waters, her crew unlawfully detained, and her cargo of badly-needed aid for Gazan's, stolen.
Netanyahu and his criminal fascist thugs are acting with complete impunity witht the help of His Majestyâs craven UK Government.
Comment is about Haiku for 2025 [No.21. Madleen] (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ă Ceallaigh
Thanks everyone for your likes
Helene
Auracle
Holden
Marla Joy
Red Brick Keshner
Rolph David
Stephen A
Aisha
Stephen G
and
Hugh.
Comment is about Sharing The Good Times (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Stephen Atkinson
Wed 11th Jun 2025 18:45
I totally agree, J.C. But after they closed, there were promises of more jobs & rebuilding that never materialised, & despite consecutive governments promising the same. We still remained all but abandoned
& thanks for the early likes đ·âșïž
Comment is about Forgotten Towns (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson