Don't stay away too long or we will draw a moustache on your profile picture.. There, you'll have to come back now to find out whether we did that, won't you?... Don't think we won't... where there's a Will there's a way, and I'm pretty sure there's at least one Will on WOL, (call me Will if there isn't)

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Yes, they really do! Cheers Trev ?

Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)

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I am the Poster Child
for Posts!
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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Hi Rasa, thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my poetry. Lost was written while I was grieving for my Father.

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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It certainly does need nationalising, Laura.

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Thanks for all the kind comments. I'll do my best to keep things going. Enjoying your writing, as always.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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thanks for your comments on "Staying Home".

(your photo is a bit blurry, or is it just my eyes.)

Do you have a new cote?

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Comment is about Michelle Cote (poet profile)

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shrek shräk shrunk shreek
your poetry is quite unique

Comment is about shrek (poet profile)

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Hi Michelle! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my recent post. I truly appreciate the feedback!

Comment is about Michelle Cote (poet profile)

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you have a very good imagination Stephen
otherwise you could not write poetry.
just keep it up.
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Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Shreekius shreekus sumus.

- Julius Shraeker

Comment is about Dawson (poet profile)

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Hello lovely man, how are you? I hope you're managing to keep your chin above water after the longest hardest winter I've ever known.

Much love to you, thanks for dropping by and taking the time to read and comment ? x

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

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Thanks very much, Stephen, for taking the time to read and comment on Care. Have tinkered with it a bit now. The industry is a real disgrace eh? It needs nationalising, now.

Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)

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Thanks muchly, Stephen, for taking the time to read and comment on Care. Have tinkered with it a bit now. The industry is a real disgrace eh? It needs nationalising, now.

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Your poems are beautiful Emer, thank you. You elicit such rich emotion. I'd love to learn more about the inspiration for your 'Lost' if you are happy to share. ?
Keep writing.

Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Emer Ní Chorra (poet profile)

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Thank you for reading the poem and sharing your sincere feelings?

Comment is about J.D. Bardo (poet profile)

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Thank you for reading the poem. I'm glad atleast someone liked a spirituality poem. Thanx?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Good evening Nazia?

Comment is about Nazia Khan (poet profile)

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Thank you for reading the poem and leaving the comment. I'm glad you liked it?

Comment is about kJ Walker (poet profile)

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aw thanks
reader of my poems
I appreciate you
always reading them
no matter how painful
that may be
thanks for the Assist on
Unassisted Living.
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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Thank you for your comment on my poem ?

Comment is about Ghazala lari (poet profile)

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Thanks for responding. All well here, where I reside. Which moon man are you talking about? A man with tail? Hehehe?

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Awwww, thanks Aviva!
You're Sumpin too!

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Hi Rasa, thanks for reading 'Why Poems?' and for your kind comments about it. It popped straight out after reading this entry by our WoL comrade Vautaw:

https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=96591

I've enjoyed many of your poems so far, it's great to have you here and I always keep an eye out for your work. ? Tom

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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kindness
is catching,
to say it
out loud.
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Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Hello Tom, I love your prose 'Why poems'. These lines in your poem in particular touch my heart and resonate with me deeply:

'Poems are my expression
the sum of interactions
they show my working out
Poems are the breath
of lost lovers
against my neck'

Beautiful. Thank you.
Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

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YOU are well known.
i am known badly.
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Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Ok, I'll watch my back. To be honest, I didn't know I had one (reputation, that is).?

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Thanks for the praise!!

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Vautaw, thank you, friend. It's comforting to know there are those who understand.

Comment is about Shehariah (poet profile)

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Flavia, thank you for tour kind words. I am going to read the two poems you mentioned. I trust that all I have endured will be used for good to reach those who have known suffering and turmoil. If my words can help bring hope and healing to others then it was worth it. I'm glad that you enjoyed reading my work. ☺️

Comment is about Shehariah (poet profile)

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If you keep reading my poems
it will ruin your reputation!
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Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Thank you Keith. Little people should be added in the poem as well. I'll do that ?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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"dawn's early light"!
words from our anthem
the Star Spangled Banner,
(don't you just love that phrase,
The "Star Spangled Banner"
great words for what WAS
a great country.

Thanks for reading my poem.
No charge for you.
I am an amateur also.
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Comment is about Dawn (poet profile)

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Hi Greg

I didn't want to air the Brexit debate on the poetry blog, but I do agree that Brexit has lost the UK some friends in Europe. The recent treatment of some EU nationals at the UK border (detention centres etc) has been shameful and things like this, almost imperceptibly, have an impact.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

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I wish nicola had a nickelodeon,
Wish you were here to chat too , mind you you never are quiet , only when asleep I bet x

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Thankyou for your kind thoughts on my Profile page poem, "Ikea", Rasa. You'll no doubt realise it is straight copy of Dusty Springfield's. I don't think the Profile page has audio but if you would really like to hear how appalling my voice is:-
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=29018

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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Dear Rasa

Thanks for your kind comments about my poems. Yes, I suppose "Memory Tax" is a little dark. It's a subject which interests me. In spite of the digitalisation of archives and data bases, I sometimes feel that there is a collective or institutional memory (perhaps just in the form of story-telling) which needs to be nurtured and which is in danger of being lost.

It was a pleasure to discover your fascinating profile. You seem to pack a lot into your life! I always look forward to seeing a new poem of yours on the blog. I don't necessarily check in every day but I will keep an eye out.

All the best

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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Thank you for your message, Begum. You are welcome. I am enjoying your poetry.

Comment is about Begum Burak (poet profile)

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Excuse me pleasel, you were deceived
do Not make Sandwiches in trees,
for you may fall 'tween limbs and leaves
your memory forever grieved!
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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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John! Your poem 'Ikea' made me laugh our loud and I'm still smiling after reading it! Gosh we can all relate to that poem in our domestic lives. Thank you for this. ?

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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I love your poem M.C Newberry 'Thoughts at Christmas' —so earnest and sincere. Thank you.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Beautiful poems Stephen. I particularly enjoy 'Memory Tax' —it is honest and witty but also a little dark— a bit 'Dark Mirror' esque. Well done on all your publications. ?

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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In response to your comment, this quote has been one that really resonated with me:

“We are not minorities, we have been minoritized. We are not underrepresented, we have been historically excluded. “ - Janel Cubbage

I would never consider you a minority! I believe that many have been marginalised due to prejudices but that word doesn’t sit right with me at all, it makes me think something is less than... keep fighting against the inequalities and spreading awareness through your poetry ☺️

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Thank you for commenting on my poem Another Condition. It is only when one belongs to a minority that one really and truly experiences the full brunt of prejudice. I am Gay but stand along side others who are oppressed and discriminated against because of colour, religion, ethnicity of nationality. Free Palestine!
Thank you again

Keith

Comment is about Your Royal Poetess (poet profile)

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thanks?

Comment is about Holden Moncrieff (poet profile)

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thanks ?

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Thank you for your kind comment on my recent poem. It was also lovely to read through your poems!

Comment is about Binte Afroz (poet profile)

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like your response to Condensed Poem.
makes good rhyme
and sense!

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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I see no end to unbreakable cyclic routes that's been tread upon. A 360 degree run from the spot we begun. A loop without any loophole. Only an entrance without exit to a better land. Feel heaven in hell else it will be an intolerable stay. No way out. Stuck at dead ends.
Thanks for reading the poem.

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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