What ever happened to Don Matthews?

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thank you Julie Callaghan.

Comment is about julie callaghan (poet profile)

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Thank you?

Comment is about Binte Afroz (poet profile)

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Thank you for liking my poem ?

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Thank you K.J. ? I'm glad you liked it.?

Comment is about kJ Walker (poet profile)

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thanks....

Comment is about Binte Afroz (poet profile)

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Thank you!

Comment is about Tom Doolan (poet profile)

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Thank you!

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Thank you!

Comment is about Holden Moncrieff (poet profile)

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Then, a log IS a post, only more laid back. ?

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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if you wish to post a comment
you must log in
if you wish to dig a post
you must have a shovel-
a log and a post
are similar
a post IS a log,
only more refined!
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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Thank you Bindu. Eid Mubarak to you too. May Allah guide us All to His path and keeps us safe from all problems eternally. Ameen?

Comment is about Bindu Trigunayak (poet profile)

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Eid Mubarak ❤❤❤mam
May Almighty listens to every prayer and heal everything...

Comment is about Ghazala lari (poet profile)

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Thank you Advita ?

Comment is about Advaita singh (poet profile)

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Thanks for explaining that John Coopey.
I will start going there
as opposed to
the Bath Room.

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Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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The noted author, d.knape
has had works published in his basement
on a copy machine and stapled together for worldwide
distribution using postage stamps he personally applies.
He is also a director of the National Curmudgeon Society,
promoting the universal spread of Curmudgeonism
to all old men who have nothing better to do with their time.

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

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Julie Callaghan.
(I put the capitals back in)
I now have a new phone,
that old phone was not too SMART!

Comment is about julie callaghan (poet profile)

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What? you have Fake News in Spain also?
It's all biased.
No Truth anymore.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Dunny? what is a Dunny?
I'm from Texas so you have to explain.
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Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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thanks.

Smiley Face

wink.

Comment is about Ghazala lari (poet profile)

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have been gone for a few days.

aren't you tired of balancing on one foot?

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

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have been gone for a few days.
so...no poetry.

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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No apologies necessary.
I have successfully duped you
into thinking I write
poetry.
Something is further from the truth.
We just don't know what it is.
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Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)

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"something to crow about"!!
I like that MC.
Good come back!
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Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Thank you for reading the poem. I'm glad you enjoyed it.?

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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John,
Thank you for updating your profile as it brings you more into focus. Now I am able to see the exterior which hides the interior where so many fine poems come from.
Regards
Keith

Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)

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ouch!
by the way, love your new photo on your blog.

wink.

Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)

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Currently operating on ZOOM. 1st, 3rd, 5th Saturdays as usual.

For details and to be added to our mailing list contact Jim at talking_zebras.co.uk Invites sent out 2 or 3 days before each meeting.

Doors Open 2:00pm for a 2:15 start. Continues until 5(ish). Folk can join or leave at anytime as long as they do it discreetly ?

You are welcome to listen or to contribute. Poetry or prose, your own or other peoples (check permission please) on any subject other than Religion and Politics.

Spots are 4-5 minutes and we go round those present as many times as possible on the day.

Comment is about Talking Zebras (group profile)

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thanks M.C. for your comment on that poem.
we will not mention it by name
in order not to scare anyone.

what exactly does MC stand for?

besides master of ceremonies?

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

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Hello curious, I felt compelled to introduce myself after reading your profile as a result of seeing a comment you had left on a poem today. I instantly was captivated and intend to read all of your poems when I have the time, as I identify with your personal situation like a mirror image. I am a 58 year old Bi-sexual male who has been living a double life since the age of 9 years old. I am a father, have x wives, and x secret male lovers. Life has been a confusing, stressful, mess. And getting older, and still wanting a lover is a very lonely place. Only recently after beginning to express myself in poetry have I found peace, and contentment. Blogging my poetry on write out loud has changed my life. Many of my poems have a Bi-sexual theme, and I would like for you to read some. I think that you will find them very interesting. Here are three poems I suggest that you read. "Under the Bridge" "Caution! Door swings both ways", and "the Hook". By J.D. Bardo. Thank-you. looking forward to reading your work, both old, and anything new.

J.D. Bardo (Patrick)

Comment is about curiousdud3 (poet profile)

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love the word Macabre
but what happens to the last part of the word?
the BRE
it is not pronounced?
it is silent.

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

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to post a comment you must log in.
to dig a fence post you must have a shovel.
to understand my poetry, you must have a screw loose.
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Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Dear Curious,
I read your biography with interest. I have been on WOL for over four years. I am a gay man, who by virtue of my sexuality have suffered a lamentable catalogue of abuse, prejudice, discrimination and violence, job loss and eviction. I am now 73 years old. A lot of what I have written here was in the past.

Your poems are of a high standard, which you really should pursue as it is also cathartic and comes from your inner self. You obviously possess courage to address your sexuality to your nearest and dearest. Stand up and be proud of your humanity, your personal dignity and courage, your sexuality and put pen to paper and write. You stand out as a unique and talented individual and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.

Keith

Comment is about curiousdud3 (poet profile)

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Thanks for reading the poem and leaving your thoughts.?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you liked it.

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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the idea is to embarrass you
not...cover you!

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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split down the middle. hahaha
you love puns don't you?

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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Tom,
Thanks for your message on my profile which I appreciate greatly. We seem to have a similar approach to the way we write poetry. The word inspiration is at the root of the matter. From where does this come? Is it random or formulated in the subconscious? I often pass through times of aridity then the opposite occurs and I find myself in full flood.

I enjoy your poetry. Never stop writing.
Keith

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

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Since you are a vampire and you cast no shadow
Both you and your shadow are equally unreal.
But for ordinary mortals... both can be real or either can be fake.

A person could use dirt or charcoal to make a fake shadow.
A person could be dishonest in words or expressions.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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what
is more real
me or
my shadow?

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Hi Keith,

I just spotted your comment on my profile, thanks for that. I think it was t'other Tom who commented on your recent poem, but I did read and enjoy it.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and process. I genuinely find it really interesting and would love to grill more contributors about this stuff ?

Whilst I'm not able to write exclusively with a pen, I know that the sheer pleasure of writing with a fountain pen on paper is what got me to write many of my poems. It's such a nice experience it encourages you to write something, anything, and often in this process I'll discover a poem buried that I didn't know was in me. In an almost divine intervention, I found a fountain pen in the street aged about 20 and not long after found an empty notebook on a bus journey. It sounds daft really but it was like the universe handed me these tools. I've never since found either of these objects just lying in the street.

I think I take inspiration from many of the same sources as you and the initial ideas are usually dictated into my phone as I'm walking down the street. I'm polishing up a poem at the moment written entirely on a walk home from work where I was inspired by a smell (which is a new one on me, I think). I love your work and always keep en eye out for it - though must admit I've not had much free time to visit WoL of late but I hope that will change soon. All the best, Tom.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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all my past
is tense!
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Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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do not stare at the sun.
It will make you blind!
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Comment is about old shoes (poet profile)

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I'll carry my load
you carry yours.
I'm not your
brother.
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Comment is about old shoes (poet profile)

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I cast no shadow, I am a vampire.
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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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I'm not afraid of my own shadow, but perhaps you should be if you see it creeping up on you. ?

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Tom,
Thank you for your comment on my recent poem "An Outlook"; for taking the time to read it and giving it a like.

I am curious about your profile, especially the last paragraph of your biography where you deal with the writing of poetry, the tools used and where the ideas for poems spring from. As someone advanced in age I still write my poems in long hand using a fountain pen. This is not because of some attachment to days past, but I believe that hand writing flows from the mind of the writer along the arm and into the hand. It is as if a connection exists which I do not experience when using a key board. Inspiration for my poetry is drawn from a number of sources often determined by subjects which interest me, such as spiritualty and the realm of the natural world and man's place in it. A spoken word, a piece of music, something I read, a passing thought or an observation triggers a response which ferments in my mind and invariably I am able to form words to express myself on paper.

Poetry is so highly subjective that it is impossible to explain only express what the writer wants to say. This is how I write. Whether I am a good poet must rest with the opinions of those who read my work and then I seek and appreciate their comments.

Hope this throws some light on your questions.
Keith

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

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May I say that your poetry and sketches compliment each other. A
talented combination.
Thank you

Keith

Comment is about Tom Harding (poet profile)

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I hope you spend more time in Tip Top condition than in Tip-Toe condition.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Thankyou you d.knape for commenting on my profile. Of course I don't look like my profile picture...well not all the time...I change to match my environment.

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