What do I write for the security question "what is the colour of the sky"??

Comment is about new free online social network from the poetry school (blog)

Original item by c byrne

Don't forget to vote, folks! Deadline is midnight on Monday night.

Comment is about Write Out Loud's Julian Jordon nominated for 'unsung hero' award (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Julian. I'm so happy that you have received this nomination and it is very well deserved. Does the Panda award involve the receipt of a cuddly black and white furry job? In which case I have plenty of bamboo to hand should you win.

Comment is about Write Out Loud's Julian Jordon nominated for 'unsung hero' award (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

sooo cosy an ending,to a great poem.
one suggestion though-

natures decorator is poised
to paley paint in,the new year'

?....x

Comment is about Fulfillment (blog)

Original item by Tom

sweet'n'neat!x

Comment is about Hidden horizons (blog)

Original item by Andy Ainsworth

Thanx Greg, its also the festive get together so as is tradition, if anyone wants to bring some festive party nibbles, that would be very much appreciated thanx for your support and all the best for 2014! X

Comment is about Host Jeffarama! takes centre stage at Write Out Loud Bolton (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Steve! I'm glad u found favourites in 2 of my poems :) thanks again
-Shevaughn

Comment is about Steve Higgins (poet profile)

Original item by Steve Higgins

What chins? Blame the camera angle, John! I'd been standing for a long time, and had to sit down. I've been re-reading '7 O'Clock Brit' in the anthology. I love that poem, more with every reading.

Comment is about Rhyme and metre and the rhythm of rail at Sowerby Bridge (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

well Shevaughn I met a gal on some penpal site I joined when I couldn't sleep in the summer. i went to see her in the Philippines. shes as crazy as me lol. same interests too. no lectures when i get a new tattoo or want to go to the plane museum or see a goth band. im different and will die for what im into and believe in.cant be doing with fly by night cowboys lol. stay happy young lady and true to you. always.:)

Comment is about HIS LATEST FLAME/FUGITIVE (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

very adult and truthful and real poem. good.

Comment is about Love's side effect (blog)

Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta

Thanks Steve. We were truly the golden generation - though I'd swop that for being 20 again!

Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

You might have cropped my chins from the photo, Greg!
Good night, good reads, good company.

Comment is about Rhyme and metre and the rhythm of rail at Sowerby Bridge (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi Jules.

Nobody deserves this more than you.

Ken

Comment is about Write Out Loud's Julian Jordon nominated for 'unsung hero' award (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Well deserved nomination. Fantastic news.

Comment is about Write Out Loud's Julian Jordon nominated for 'unsung hero' award (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Every heart needs a soulmate, someone to keep beating for
lovely thought,
Steve

Comment is about Unfinished business (blog)

Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta

Hey Shevaughn,
Thanks for the comments about my poems. Had a look at your work and 'Time warp' and ‘Unfinished Business’ are my favourites. They are sort of like snapshots of poems and just waiting for more words to make them complete. I usually start off with a few lines then build on until I’ve said everything I want to say.
Having said that, there are all sorts of poems on this site some long, some medium, some short like yours. The good thing about short poems is they concentrate the reader on a clear thought. Anyway, lovely writing,
Best wishes,
Steve

Comment is about Shevaughn Pimenta (poet profile)

Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta

If I could travel back there would be so many things I'd change . .
Best wishes,
Steve

Comment is about Time warp (blog)

Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta

Happy days for our badgers :-))

Comment is about Reprieve (blog)

Original item by Starfish

Well observed John, the passage of time has its effect on us all,
good one,
Steve

Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for dropping in once again Starfish. I have to say I'm detecting a little tongue in cheek element regarding the pip. It took some dedication to grow you know! :-))
Best wishes, steve

Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)

Original item by Starfish

Hey Aaron! Awesome writing :) keep blogging,ill be looking out for your poems! I'd love for you to check out some of my poems and read your opinions and suggestions!.
And again awesome writing! :)

Comment is about Aaron Dinsdale (poet profile)

Original item by Aaron Dinsdale

I can visualise the entire scene like a movie.Its almost like I'm there with you through each line that you portray in your poems,and i find that so serene and delightful. You are one the poets on this blog that inspires me Ann :) I would really love for you to check out my poems and give me your opinion. Keep blogging!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

"Nearer dead"? If age is the arbiter then I'm
nearer dead than you! I believe the "number"
is no guide to the wins that life can offer across the spectrum of "age".
I go along with the saying "Look after number one".
That way, you help yourself and make sure you
are also there for others.
Cheers.

Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you Cynthia, I appreciate your comments immensely.

Comment is about Paper (blog)

Original item by Paul Sands

Versatile indeed. Of course, Starfish, I did scrape the bottom of the bowl with "Prawn Vindaloo".

Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I love lilacs too. I have filled my home with them, the scent so thick you could hardly breathe.

Great poem. I wish I could be 'romantic' and 'interesting'.

Comment is about Lilac (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

HI Cynthia As ever I am bowled over by your encouragement. I'm a long time lapsed Catholic myself with a daughter who has converted to islam. I've also got a Kosovan branch in my wider family (That's where the blackbird sneaked in from!) so I have wide ranging ideas on what heaven might be. There's also a bit of Plato in there. When I was a kid I was convinced Heaven was a real place. I suppose my poem says it's all things to all men (And women of course!)I think your frequent kind comments on this site merit a copy of my current collection Work Horses. Just message me an address on this site and I'll send you one.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Shevaughn

Thanks for your kind comments on my stuff. I've only been writing a few years and I think the more I write the better it seems to get? (to me)

Your poems show a maturity beyond your years, and I get the impression of a caring sensitive disposition, with as yet an untapped mind full of pleasing ideas to come.

You have the advantage over me, starting much younger.
Put that precious time to good use, developing the natural talent you obviously possess.

Ken

Comment is about "Let bygones be bygones" she said (blog)

Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta

Hi Starfish
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on 'Complicit'.
It was a long long time ago, but I'm pretty sure it was only £10.
I think I chose SA as it was the easiest place to emigrate to, and to get back from.
Sad eh?

Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)

Original item by Starfish

Me too! Grrr-eat poem that never drops its stylish delivery. Good couplets are such fun, to write and to read, especially harnessed with severe metre.

Comment is about Dear Santa (blog)

Original item by Ian Gant

Well worth reading.

Comment is about Poem for Nelson Mandela. (blog)

Original item by Tim Ellis

Good poem, Mr Beckett, with an excellent theme. I'm honestly not sure how honest it really is - the transforming power of words to lift the soul out of pure misery. They certainly must reach a receptive and perceptive mind, one with fulsome powers of imagination - and, I would think, experience.

Comment is about Prison - Mandela thoughts (blog)

Original item by Ian Beckett

This is good, no doubt about that. Would you consider dropping a few repetitions like 'soft',or the repeated simile structure, (using metaphors instead), making the poem even more minimal? Just a thought.

Comment is about owl - with a film by Paul Healy (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hey Lynn! I just read your sample and man,you sure tell it like it is!
Amazing writing :) please check out some of my poems,would love to read your opinions. Keep blogging!

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Hi Solar, thank you for your comment :-)
Now that would appear to be the million dollar question - must admit, you have a great imagination, haha. Lxx

Comment is about Secrets of the Willow (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

'Love', and the expression of it, is an acquired taste. I did laugh through this very funny and well-written piece. Your 'lover' was probably equally glad to be done with you with your own sense of what is 'proper'.

Comment is about Strange Love (blog)

Original item by Gray Nicholls

Such wonderful gripping poems you write Cynthia! They are simply intriguing! please check out my poems,i would love to have your opinions!Keep blogging! :)

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I really enjoy this, present tense intended, for I have come back to it more than once. It is the theme and the sustained mood that grabs me. My house is full of books both current and from other generations. It's a kind of veneration not possible without a physical object in your hand, the 'touch' of it as well as the ideas.

Comment is about Paper (blog)

Original item by Paul Sands

Yours poems are really inspiring and genuinely realistic:)
Keep blogging!
i would love for you to check out my poems and give me suggestion to make my poems as good as yours!

Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)

Original item by Kath Hewitt

Wonderful poems,couldn't stop reading :) I would love to read your opinion on some of my poems. Keep blogging!

Comment is about Steve Higgins (poet profile)

Original item by Steve Higgins

I am a beginner and i find ur poems lovely and not to mention most addictive.i would love for and experienced poet like u to give your opinions and suggestions on my poems.thank u.keep blogging! :)

Comment is about Pete Slater (poet profile)

Original item by Pete Slater

Amazingly written :)

Comment is about Cheeky Swine (blog)

Original item by Starfish

Thank you so much I appreciate your kindness.please tell your friends about my poems!thank u

Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)

Original item by Starfish

I have just been reading your work - what a beautiful and mature use of language. Best wishes Starfish.

Comment is about Shevaughn Pimenta (poet profile)

Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta

Thank you for reading "The Badger". Glad you liked and took the time to comment.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

Such a heartbreaking poem . Your feelings are so alluring.
I'm just 16years old but I can tell you with utmost sincerity and genuineness that whoever your looking for will be yours very soon or she might even be right around the corner,who knows.Whatever it is,don't stop wanting her no matter what happens :)

Comment is about HIS LATEST FLAME/FUGITIVE (blog)

Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER

I found it very gripping and rhythmic,realistic and pragmatic as well.Way to go! :)

Comment is about Growing Up (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Nelson Mandela is the Great Soul of Africa-our symbol of hope. As a South African I mourn and celebrate his passing.
this poem(published 2012) is a tribute in the form of a Tanka (form poetry)




Nelson Mandela


Worthiest soldier
black Adonis we revere
martyr Mufasa

Immortals shudder in angst
when Great Gods whisper your name


(From my book Fragments of my Heart -Ronel McCarthy)

Comment is about Nelson Mandela: lighting candles around the world (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for the comment!

The title "Meadowell" is based on the Meadowell Estate where this riot took place....

Maybe I should have made that clear lol

Comment is about Meadowell (blog)

Original item by Aaron Dinsdale

Hi Aaron I started reading the body of your poem before the title- a habit- The line- ''The Lesson that day was that things burn.'' resonates and its power (I believe there is power in the work) exemplified by that line.
Maybe It was deliberate, or no, but that line states and questions at the same time. Accusative and matter-of-fact. Words that stand back and point has a place literature and politics. As per usual- headlines kill the story. Tommy

Comment is about Meadowell (blog)

Original item by Aaron Dinsdale