By the time I got to the end my stomach thought my throat had been cut, and I could clearly smell Rosemary, hear bees buzzing, such is the beautiful imagery.. Thank you.
...and I hate gardening.
Comment is about Rosemary (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
I don't get it... Its not a "Write Out Loud" poem of the week its... whoever fancies having a go on the teams poem of the week.
I love the poetry on here and really can never make up my mind which poem I have enjoyed the greatest.
And actually the two poems picked so far I thought were beautiful eloquent statements.
The critiques therefor for my money, which isn't much in this economic shitstorm, need to be at least educational for those of us reaching for improvement.
But I still don't get it.
Comment is about Coming soon ... picking a Poem of the Week on Write Out Loud (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you, Sir - well I found a live in job in The Bear in Woodstock - it kept me alive but life on the streets was better ...we survive those days :)
Comment is about "Coming of Age in Oxford" (blog)
Original item by Rick Gammon
Poems. Pubs.
That's all I need to know. :-)
Comment is about Cheers! Pub poems wanted for book and beermats (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Beautifully put Katy we so often miss using all of our senses completely.
'Looking into the storm of your eyes and listen'
Nice one
Comment is about Clouds of Loss (blog)
Original item by Katy Megan
thanks all! i was writing some novel stuff and messed up my past and present tenses to the degree that i had to delete the whole thing and write this poem instead.
Comment is about early onset (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
I have a sense of time just slowing down and the events you describe all happening in slow motion. Fabulous Stu
Comment is about early onset (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
This is truly a great piece Ian. Love it
Comment is about Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Mention of the Blair name reminds me of the extreme behaviour of the Daily Mail to the name.
Most of the press (since Iraq) like to take the occasional pot shot at it, but with the Mail it is almost an obsession.
There seems to be a competition among the reporters that -when there is some unpleasant item of news - who is the best at managing to associate the name `Blair` to it. I think they must give a daily prize to the reporter who manages the most unlikely link.
It`s beginning to get ludicrous, and makes me feel that they are afraid of him in some way.
Comment is about MPs to watch Luke Wright's show about the Blair years at special Commons performance (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Lynn Hamilton
Sat 23rd Apr 2016 15:24
A really strong evocative piece this Rick. My feet felt wet, my body cold just reading it. I hope you found another tanner.
Good work, you'll fit in well here!
Graham
Comment is about "Coming of Age in Oxford" (blog)
Original item by Rick Gammon
Lynn - thanks for the comment. I'm not sure if
"safer" would be understood by our outward bound ancestors whose world was largely the result of their "dash" and daring. I believe we need to get a bit of
that back.
"Hawkins, Frobisher, Raleigh, Drake...
What must their wandering spirits make
Of the fainthearts faced with a referendum
When the likes of them aren't there to defend 'em?
'Hey lads and lasses', I can hear them call,
'We set our course and survived the squall
That sought to bring old Blighty down
To serve the powers that threatened her Crown.
Would you see all that in vain
In the hope of their nod and monetary gain?
Beware of all their promises and orders
And look instead to your country's borders."
Comment is about REFERENDUM CALYPSO (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This made me laugh, Ray, I'm always one for the barmy too.
I agree, it would sound just great with a Richard the 3rd accent!
Comment is about MY LADY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Well written, MC.
I think it safer to stay in, myself, but it is interesting to read all points of view on the subject. And as always, your rhyme works well.
Comment is about REFERENDUM CALYPSO (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Very enjoyable, Harry. Looks like the baby has the same opinion of those 3 politicians as me, ha ha.
Good one!
Comment is about Roll on the Referendum (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
I like this, Joshua, especially the first two lines. The end is interesting too, and leaves one to wonder of the intention.
Comment is about Cup (blog)
Original item by Joshua
I like your work, Joshua, welcome along, and looking forward to reading more.
Comment is about My Poen (blog)
Original item by Joshua
Stunningly different and compelling Stu. The shifting of a sense of time is a great measure for this illusory state.
Ray
Comment is about early onset (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Nicely separated sonnet, Ian.
Comment is about Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
I'm just glad you share my sense of the barmy as well as the serious Wolfie. I got this idea I think from the Armstrong and Miller comedy period ballroom scene which was strong stuff every week. I want to read this live with a Richard the 3rd accent. Gotter be dun.
Comment is about MY LADY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks Steve for your positive comments and likes. Hope I can someday emulate your achievements :)
Comment is about steve pottinger (poet profile)
Original item by steve pottinger
Tommy,
Why on Earth wouldn`t a woman ( who`s uncle had already provided her with a recent precedent) take fright and flee off somewhere to enjoy the wealth that her family already obviously had, just like her uncle Eddie?
I say it was loyalty to (whisper it!) family, countrymen and women, and a sense of duty.
Comment is about 90th Year offering. (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Steven,
while attending Union meetings in London In the mid sixties I went to a few poetry readings at Earls Court Square.
At one I remember a ragged looking bag woman (complete with canvas bag) who read some wonderful poetry in an impeccably high-class accent.
At another I went downstairs and through the closed door I could hear Cobbing intoning his wails and stuff ( I decided not to go in.)
On another I read a poem about abortion and a male nurse went through a description of the whole process for me.
Eventually, a tall girl in thick woolen leggings with different coloured legs (wearing a witch-like cloak and pointed hat)
insisted on taking me along to the Troubador...which was very dark and threatening - looking.
I stopped going because my mate -who waited in a nearby pub for me - complained that the pub was always full of `Hairy-arsed Australians`
I thought these few reminiscences might amuse you.
Nice reporting.
Comment is about Clasp: late modernist poetry in London in the 1970s, Shearsman (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
wonderful ian. a fine sonnet and a fine tribute. did you happen to see the documentary they made about his tomb a while back on ch4? it was fascinating, ultimately frustrating but brilliant tv (and how often can you say that). love the last line here, it rounds the piece off nicely and i especially enjoy the journey from your schooldays to something more philosophically timely.
Comment is about Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
I've paid income tax since my teens and all the other taxes
involved in ordinary day to day living. At a few pence a
week, HM represents excellent value for what she gives
to the country and what she brings to the country.
Comment is about 90th Year offering. (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Harry O' - thanks for the incentive!
Comment is about REFERENDUM CALYPSO (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
<Deleted User> (5011)
Fri 22nd Apr 2016 16:34
A beautifully elegaic poem, Nicola. Thank you.
Comment is about 'Rose Petals' by Nicola Beckett is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you!
Love Thinking about Talking in Bed btw : )
Comment is about Thinking About Talking in Bed (blog)
Original item by Emma Roy- Williams
In plain sight, but mostly in decrepit Public Houses. Thanks for the likes and comment.
Harry
Comment is about Career development (blog)
Original item by harry
Concise, and clever.
Comment is about Looking On (blog)
Comment is about A poem about social discomfort in my first poetry recital (blog)
Original item by Matt
Such a shock isn't it? Thanks for posting this Shirley. A great loss.
Comment is about Goodbye to PRINCE (blog)
Original item by Shirley Smothers
Good to see contemporary poetry welcomed in Westminster, and an MP sufficiently open to invite it in.
Maybe an opportunity to set up a Westminster WOL night beckons? ;-)
Comment is about MPs to watch Luke Wright's show about the Blair years at special Commons performance (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Hi Steve. Very much enjoyed your set at Bath on Wednesday. Hope to see you perform again some time in the near future. Cheers, David.
Comment is about steve pottinger (poet profile)
Original item by steve pottinger
My old `Floating Voter Song` re-hashed for the Europe vote.
with an invitation to anyone to add their own version
(If I ever find out where the hell my sound files are stored I`ll post the tune )
Come on folks!...we`re all perishing of Haiku - itis.
Comment is about Roll on the Referendum (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
She's loyal to the worker who delivers her her £1,000,000 giro cheque each week "ma-am"
Comment is about 90th Year offering. (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
<Deleted User> (6895)
Thu 21st Apr 2016 21:49
So pleased that you like this David, as I completely re-wrote it to try for that particular repetitive verse format - it's difficult for me to bring discipline in, but probably worth the effort - as you have highlighted.
I am satisfied that this is the best I could do on the subject matter!
Ray
Comment is about WIND RISING (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thu 21st Apr 2016 20:01
What a loss eh Lynn.Lovely poem.Thank you.Jemima.
Comment is about Victoria (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Thank you, Rose, very much appreciated.
Bill, I love that song you mention, and yes, deliciously barmy is about right! Thank you for your kind comment.
Comment is about Victoria (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
I endorse Harry's comment.
Take your time and get things right
And you'll satisfy life's appetite!
Comment is about Recipe For Angela (blog)
Original item by Angela McCrimmon
These lines will surely resonate with many readers,
including yours truly.
I was in my mid-60s when I was convinced by a chum
to get a PC & get with it! I was kind enough to myself
to make sure I got a couple of guidebooks at the outset
- and that certainly made my new life in cyberspace a
lot easier than it might otherwise have been. I had just
got used to Internet Explorer when I was led to Google
Chrome which I forsook for Firefox - all the time making
sure I had online security to keep the nasties in check.
There have been some scary moments when everything
looked set to got bent on me but it's been fun most of
the time, leading to an expansion of my retirement world
towards sites like this and many others that have added
to my enjoyment and knowledge. Then, of course, there is invaluable "email". What would I do without it?
So - the moral surely has to be: stick with it and don't
be discouraged when hiccups happen. The answer is
out there!
Comment is about Computer Error (blog)
Original item by David Lindsay
This says it perfectly IMHO.
Comment is about 90th Year offering. (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Rose reminded and (courteously) beat me.
Comment is about 90th Year offering. (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
<Deleted User> (9882)
Thu 21st Apr 2016 14:19
great entertainer,sad loss.Nice dedication Lynn.
Rose.x
Comment is about Victoria (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Various
Sat 23rd Apr 2016 20:54
Thank you for this, what a beautiful way of giving life to the memory of this tragedy and Rose. I hope her family get the chance to read it one day. xx
Comment is about 'Rose Petals' by Nicola Beckett is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman