JC -
My sister's dog is a poodle...
A big black kit n' kaboodle,
Who gets himself into a muddle
About where to leave his puddle;
And is certainly quite a sight
With his arse up a tree full of shite!

While I'm here - loved your Bill Shakespeare post and commented thereon.

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Thank you Freda for your comment on Rose Maloney.
Hazel

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Hello John - welcome to WOL. I hope you are enjoying the site and hopefully you'll be adding some more of your poems. It's a nice friendly site if you'd like to get involved. Be nice to see some more of your work :)

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Hi Sarah - enjoyed your poem. Hope to see more of your work on here soon. Welcome to WOL :)

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Hi Mike

Thanks for that. Just a little something I threw together, in between my (more serious) job of writing conundrums for crackers.

Do You fancy a part time job? I need a new Keeper.

Comment is about Mike Hilton (poet profile)

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Lovely poem. Two wheels good; two feet better.

Comment is about Sarah L Dixon (poet profile)

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Ndihma e statujave

Dante mban dritaren
Te mos e hapi era..
Bethoveni zevendeson kemben e krevatit
Ku rralle fle Martini
Dhe s'ka me Parajse...
S'ka me sinfoni Heroike
Ka vetem zhurme femijesh...
Me Danten cajne dhe arrat
Arrat qe i hante aq shume Beatricia
Aty tek "Ponte Vechio"
Po te ishte gjalle Bethoveni i madh
Nuk do te thonte:
"Gezim nepermjet Dhembjes"por,
vetem "Dhembje!"
(1992)

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

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hi rach, of course ya can, if ya want i can drop them up to you this friday?

Comment is about Rachel Bond (poet profile)

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Maska Presidenciale

Nje maske ke per zyre
Nje maske per familje
Nje maske per eprorin
Nje maske per vartesin
Nje maske per vete...
Sa dhe kur buzeqesh
Ne pasqyre..
Nuk buzeqesh ti..
Buzeqesh maska
Ku e ke fytyren?

Newspaper"Sindikalisti"1991

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

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Cheers M.C.

Nice little add on.

Ken.

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

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thanks for your comments on 'cacti plant' just when i was thinking it rubbish. there is a lot in there if you get the references but also just a simple write about the very complicated feelings surrounding exes.

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haha so THERE you are! Tommy

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Ti erdhe tek une virtualisht,
Si nje parfum dehes...
Dhe une druhesha te merja ere..
Pa ditur se era e dimrit,
Kjo kurve plake..
Do te conte tutje
Ne trishtimin e embel
Te dimrit ithnak
Ndofta shihemi ne pranvere..
Ku i dihet?
Asgje nuk duhet paragjykuar..

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

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Jeta ime nje re dhimbje
Qe largohet pafundesisht
Ne bardhesine e kohes
E mbarsur me stuhi
Qe befas ndalet...
Ne funeralin e ererave
Per te hedhur lopaten
E fundit te dheut
Mbi pafytyresine e Kohes!

(Kujtime ne blu)copright,Leon Qafzezi(2013)

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

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Hello lovely :) Hope you're doing okay. Ta for your comments, and yeh, it has been too long. We should get our arses together once hibernation mode is over, eh ;) xxx

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Hello MC
Thanks for your thoughts on "Pick It Up".
Was your sister's dog a shihtzu?

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

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Hello Izzy,
I certainly agree with you about dog shit of playing fields.
I think:
1st offence - fine
2nd offence - put the dog down
3rd offence - put the owner down.
Hang on! I'm not sure I've thought that through.
"Lots on" = "Watson" - wassamatta with that!!!

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Hello Dave,
Thanks for your thoughts on "Pick It Up". I'm not sure I agree with you that there's a lot less of it about, although if there's the same number of dogs about as there was 20 years ago and there's more people picking it up than there was 20 years ago, there must be less dog shit about (unless dogs are shitting more!).

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Thanks for your comments, and I'm glad you liked 'Maria en la Roca'. Cheers - David.

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Thank you Ray - will edit and update - I know what you mean about the "bold" bit, I got stuck there - need to revisit it! Katy

Comment is about Ray Miller (poet profile)

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David

many thanks for your kind comments. I've had a quick look through the rest of your blogs and am liking what i read. in particularly i enjoyed maria en la roca and thought the alternate title was totally appropriate to the piece.
cheers

Ian

Comment is about David Blake (poet profile)

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I've really enjoyed your work so far Ian. Hope to read more of it soon!

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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hi laura, been too long girl! look at your biography list now, you little devil :)

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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No worries. And no, unfortunately I've never been to the Scillies, but would love to go if given the chance.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

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Thanks John. The site wasn't its usual self for me as well.

I've always loved John Cleese's acting.

Hello Frederick,
For some reason the site wouldn't let me get onto your Profile page yesterday, so apologies for the slow thanks for commenting on "Sonnet 8". Also in respect of "Hotel Fawlty Towers".
Yes, they have started doing re-runs of the series and surprisingly the humour hasn't dated one bit.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Waffle on, Chris! That was most satisfying & mind-ordering. Many conversations aren't, & pale in comparison. Thanks a million, Chris.

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Thanks for your comment on Agapanthus, David. I see you are a man of the west, so maybe you know Scilly?

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Thanks for your comments on First Class Ticket. My son in law gave me the title and said, "Do something with that!" Glad you like it. Take care, Tony.

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Thanks for your comments on World Leaders. Poetry revolution? Take care, Tony.

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Thanks for your comments on However it may seem. Take care, Tony.

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Hi David. Thanks for your comments on Christine. I am working on the song version. It will be on my profile page as soon as it is recorded. Take care, Tony.

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Hi Chris Thanks for kind comment on my Dubai 'postcard'. I started doing them as a bit of fun as they enabled me to capture all sorts of fleeting memories, but also play around with ideas that interest me.

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And also: thanks for your comments on 'Maria en la Roca'. Just in case you didn't see: I posted a response on the same page:

...

"Thanks for the feedback Isobel. Yes, the bit in brackets isn't very good really, I agree. I wrote it ages ago where I used to put alternative titles in parentheses.

With this title it was more an image-association thing with me so I understand must be difficult for anyone else to follow. That's the trouble with me not having really shared my poems much up to now, in that I can't really get a good sense of what I'm doing right or wrong.

You're right about the title. But it was more of an image-poem here rather than following a clear meaningful narrative, which can sometimes backfire with me. For people who like certainty and not just messing around for words, I guess this poem isn't going to be their thing."

...

Cheers.

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Cheers matey!!

Comment is about Mike Hilton (poet profile)

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Thanks for your message, rather lengthy and still appreciated.

I still would like to find out how the second version (reading) went. I have not altered my original post for the very reasons you have stated in your prompt response.

It is my hope that my approaching you for a sounding board reflects a value for your opinion and thought process on the poem, rather than seeking to be swayed by every breath of a suggestion, hinted or otherwise.

Again, my gratitude for your interaction and kind words.

Cheers.

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The key of currency
is 'changing of hands,'
a baton passed on,
in constant motion;
that binds together
all parties involved.

A fresh, crisp bill
is a bright-eyed virgin
between your fingers,
whose anticipation
and epic journey
are yet to unfold.


How does this read?
I've incorporated your much welcome suggestions.
You are greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Frederick

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Hello Anthony,
Glad you liked "Sonnet 18". I thought I ought to "shed" some light on the Plagiarism debate.

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Hello Greg,
Thanks for your kind words on "Sonnet 18", my latest masterpiece!

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Hello Steve,
Thanks for your kind thoughts on "Sonnet 18"

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Hello MC
Thanks for your kind comments on "Sonnet 18"

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Hello Ray
Thanks for you thoughts on "Sonnet 18".
I posted this comment myself on the poem's page in the hope of getting some help with my difficulty.

Ray raises a good point about "he may splash out on as he's read". I agree that it isn't quite right although "when he's read" doesn't do it either. This would mean he's splashing out on his dirty book after he's read it. I'm trying to burn both ends of the pun ("splashed out" = spent money and ejaculated); so clearly he'd have spent money on it before he's read it.
I'm struggling to get these concepts in 10 iambic syllables. Any suggestions would be helpful.
In contrast, I'm happy with my original "wife-man's nagging" rather than "wife's man-nagging". "Wife-man/men" was the forebear of "woman/women".

Comment is about Ray Miller (poet profile)

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Hi Anthony - okay I will try harder next time! I had to look up who Alys Fowler was - spooky! Obviously I'm a trend setter... : )

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Hi Greg Thanks for comms on my little 'postcard' from Dubai. I'll have to think about the capitals, like hyphens and italics they can be very problematical! I've now got a set of 20 of these postcards - for the moment that might be it - but who knows if I continue on my travels I might get some more ideas, although these go back over 40 years! Look forward to meeting up again at Guildford.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

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Hi Val-thank you for stopping by to read my crusty old prawnman's tales. Pleased you are enjoying them!

Comment is about Valerie Cook (poet profile)

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Hi John, Pleased that my tales from the Prawning Fleet continue to entertain you.
I do hope to get back out on to the open mic circuit as and when finances allow-until then, look out for the next thrilling installment!

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Thanks for taking a look at my poetry David - and welcome to WOL!

I very much enjoyed your profile poem. It seems like the poem of a much older person though - you look too young to be so battle worn - I'm hoping that means you've lived life to the full :) Take care for now. x

Comment is about David Blake (poet profile)

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s'ok

Comment is about David Blake (poet profile)

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Thanks for your welcome to WOL and your kind words on 'The Dream at the Party'.

Comment is about garside (poet profile)

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Have very much enjoyed reading your work so far Isobel. Keep it up!

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Thanks for your kind words on my recent poems Ann. Much appreciated - David.

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