Thanks for the over night deliveries,

I should set to and tell the story embedded in this scrawl. I'm not sure I have the energy or that anyone would have the desire to entertain yet another such story of betrayal and banishment.

Oh well...ever onward.

David

Comment is about Covenant (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Thank you Landi, Leon, Graham and Bethany for your generous comments. It struck me that this could be a companion piece to 'Big Lad', a poem I wrote a few years ago, where the outcome of the protagonist's life is different, though not necessarily better.

And thanks to Holden, Tim, David and Manish for liking this.



https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=106808

Comment is about The Braithwaite Boy (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for the comment Stephen - I sure hope we get a bit of balance back into so much, real soon.

Thanks also for the likes from Hugh, Stephen A, Holden, Aisha, and John.

Comment is about Time Was II (blog)

Original item by John Gilbert Ellis

Thanks Ray,

I appreciate your taking time to read and comment.

Thanks for the likes folks.

One day I'll indulge my own Säuberung. I'm sure there will be much rejoicing in Lilliput.

David

Comment is about Covenant (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

The old ones are the best Hugh!

Comment is about One charged and the other let off (blog)

Original item by hugh

Thank you for recognising my effort, Auracle. I appreciate it.😊

Comment is about Another Shadow (blog)

Original item by Manish

I did find it gracefully crafted and gracefully flowing. The lines beautifully depict the title. Really liked it. Thank you Ankita.

Comment is about Let Soul free (blog)

Original item by Ankita Srivastava

A nice construction gets a strong message across to remove another accustomed brick of conventional support from the footings of society.....

Comment is about Covenant (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

I like how much effort you put into your work.

Comment is about Another Shadow (blog)

Original item by Manish

Absurdism often mimics reality, don't y'all think?

Comment is about Absurd (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

powerful. keep on strong!

Comment is about Depression (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

same here

Comment is about All The Exes (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

His work stands as a testament to the role of poets and artists in bearing witness to history and evoking empathy and understanding in times of conflict.

Comment is about Two years on: tireless poet of war in Ukraine issues new collection to mark grim anniversary (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you for your kind comment, Tim. It means a lot to me and I'm very glad that you liked it.😊

Comment is about Desire (blog)

Original item by Manish

Lovely poem Stephen, Thank you.

Beth

Comment is about The Braithwaite Boy (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Nothing worse Tim, especially if it is the full blown version-ugh!

Beth

Comment is about Depression (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

"You, depression are such a liar and a thief
Go away from me and take your grief
My emotions shall not be yours to dictate
Your delusions and heartache are not my fate"
Great lines my friend. I'm going to save these lines, so powerful and hopeful. I loved it!

Comment is about Depression (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

This poem is lovely in its solitude. Night strolls on a beach with a full moon is a perfect setting for revelations of love. Really enjoyed it.

Comment is about Desire (blog)

Original item by Manish

sobered up now-Landi-have come to my senses but ta for comment on my now mad and deleted poem 👍

Comment is about Landi Cruz (poet profile)

Original item by Landi Cruz

Horses for courses eh?
A pleasantly balanced piece Stephen. A life well told in 16 lines!

Comment is about The Braithwaite Boy (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

you always tell a very good poetical story Mr G.

Comment is about The Braithwaite Boy (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

What might be seen of that extraordinary young man in another world?

Comment is about The Braithwaite Boy (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Illustrates perfectly how the goalposts are moving, John. Let's hope they move back one day.

Comment is about Time Was II (blog)

Original item by John Gilbert Ellis

A splendid piece of verse, MC. But here's the rub - what do we rely on other than objectively established facts? The rantings of Donald Trump or Fox News? Or how about the bloke in the pub? Or anyone with an X account and a bit of spare time? The title of this poem is the giveaway; there are no alternative facts, just lies.

And thanks, Aisha and John GE.

Comment is about Alternative Facts (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Particularly apt, that, 'artifice of authority'...

https://yourstory.com/2023/10/nasa-study-creative-genius-educational-impact

More and more it seems we are each as individuals seen in the mirror of the whole of society as patterns to either be suppressed or sublimated--it's becoming increasingly difficult to remain distinct from the mass distortion of perspective.

Thanks for your comment, David--it's like a bad joke where only the most delusional rulers are sparing themselves from incredulity.

Comment is about field of play (blog)

Original item by Landi Cruz

Everything is made up, just someones idea of how we should live.

It is all reliant on accepting a subservient position apparently for the betterment of all. This idea increasingly seems to be morphing into the betterment of the few.

I'm not sure I willingly recognise any of the artifice of authority in this age.

Comment is about field of play (blog)

Original item by Landi Cruz

Thanks John,

I suspect some think this is a little out of date now, it very much isn't.

I don't mean to suggest that our country is anywhere near civil war now, but surely some of the circumstances are at least a little similar.

Thanks for the likes.

David

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oauZFrzYVZU

Comment is about Old Model Army (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Holden, thank you so much, it means a lot to me. Your comment always motivates me. You and your work inspire me! I'm glad that you liked it.😊🌻
Auracle, thank you for your valuable insight, and thanks to all those who liked this.

Comment is about Desire (blog)

Original item by Manish

nice ending

Comment is about Not a love poem (blog)

Original item by Gray Nicholls

When I worked at Selby Abbey I witnessed a number of Memorial Services there. It is a matter of some pride to me that besides the poppies for sale there were also badges and symbols commemorating the sacrifice of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs.

Comment is about A foreign wood (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

21st century food banks. a criminal oxymoron.

Comment is about Old Model Army (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Adam's wine, Jeff.

Comment is about Pure Water (blog)

Original item by Jeff Bresee

You'd have to lift every toilet seat, Robert.

Comment is about The Women (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thanks for the comments and likes. I re-posted this because when the old Muslim war cemetery in Woking was restored as an Islamic peace garden it seemed such an uncontroversial thing. It happened in 2015, just one year before everything changed in our country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffogn5w2dQM

Comment is about A foreign wood (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

you are a poet. you must know that your might is unlike the tides.

you will be deceived and deceiver.

AND YOU WILL LOVE IT

'we don't have to give in to desire. Desire gives in to us'

Comment is about Desire (blog)

Original item by Manish

I think reason is overrated. There are so many types of intelligence. And even the human qualities that don't necessarily classify as intelligences...

If poetry is my fetish, is that (un)reasonable?

Works better than pornography!

WAYYYYY BETTTTER

Comment is about Sloganeering in a Field of Straw Men (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

A very beautiful, evocative poem, Manish! I really enjoyed the way the first stanza sets the stage for the rest of the poem, and I also loved the lines
"I am distant,
But my love isn't," 🌷😊

Comment is about Desire (blog)

Original item by Manish

So what is it then?

It sounds like a poem about having a shit day, which is what most poems are often about. In that context it's a worthy undertaking, congratulations for that.

I guess you didn't get the job.

David.

Comment is about Not a love poem (blog)

Original item by Gray Nicholls

I cannot take credit for the concluding lines, they are his

Comment is about George O 1903–1950 (blog)

Original item by JD Russell

A rewrite as this doesn't go away as a subject in the UK at the moment.

Comment is about Time Was II (blog)

Original item by John Gilbert Ellis

yep-' what passing bells for these who die as cattle ' and
there are still plenty more of those ' cattle ' where they came from unfortunately-👍 Greg

Comment is about A foreign wood (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

The proof of the pudding is in the eating,
One man's chat is another man's meeting;
Talking of warmth, it soon becomes heated
And "gamesmanship" is preferred to "cheated"!
Motivation take many forms in life
And ascendancy of belief like choosing a wife.
A week in politics is a reported long time
With unkept promises hardly seen as a crime.
No man's word can be guaranteed
No science relied on, or the absence of greed.
So, good luck to us all for continued revival
We'll need all we can get in nature';s game of survival!!! 😍

Comment is about Alternative Facts (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

The time and place of this announcement by Hunt is nothing less
than political opportunism in response to the Galloway/Muslim vote result in Rochdale. If it had been included quietly in some
other context it might have obtained a less contentious response.
A million pounds on this "gesture" at this particular time is
hardly likely to endear the Tories to those struggling financially
across the country. How many of the many mosques built
across the land have already received tax payers' money?
I think we should be told. But I won't be looking to the
Guardian to cover that aspect of public expenditure.

Comment is about A foreign wood (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

You're welcome David.

The poem is a nice metaphor for a limited perspective on life.

Very pleasantly written for my taste.

Many thanks

Comment is about Beyond The Blinding Light (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Hi Jeff. This is such a beautiful poem, and very much enjoyed.

Thank you.
Beth

Comment is about How She Sees (blog)

Original item by Jeff Bresee

Thank you Stephen, much appreciated.

Many thanks for the recent flowers to those who sent.

David

Comment is about Rising Sun (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

A tingling piece of writing, David. Wonderful that you can put your heart out there like this. Best wishes to you both.

Comment is about Rising Sun (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

I was overwhelmed by this poem, jjesicca. It is hard to imagine the feelings of vets, animals and the owners who bring them in.
Thanks for this insight. It really got me thinking.

Comment is about I’m Not Good With Titles (blog)

Original item by jjessicca

Well done, JD. His writing had a clarity and a seriousness which needs to be preserved and treasured. His novels will live for ever, one hopes.
Thank you so much for this. The concluding lines are particularly good.

Comment is about George O 1903–1950 (blog)

Original item by JD Russell

This is a fine poem, Robert. It hits home very hard. One of those poems that creeps up on you, as it were. Thanks for this.

Comment is about My Brain (blog)

Original item by Robert Shersby