Thank you, Uilleam. Your words bite with wit and truth—Wilde would surely nod. That final line hit hard in all the right ways. Grateful as always for your fierce voice. And thank you again for your "like".

Regards,
Rolph


Steven - thank you for your "like", too.
Regards,
Rolph

Comment is about "Exceptional", Like Her! (blog)

Original item by Rolph David

Dear Uilleam and Hélène,

Thank you both sincerely for your generous and thoughtful words.

Uilleam, your comment carried such strength and solidarity. That line, “Dos iz a land far mir un dir,” rang out with clarity—so close to German that the meaning was immediately felt. Thank you also for sharing the music; it added a moving layer to the poem’s spirit.

Hélène, your reflection touched me. If the poem holds sorrow and wisdom, I’m glad it also reached you with its call for compassion. Your response made the writing feel worthwhile.
With kind regards,
Rolph

Comment is about Lines In The Dirt (blog)

Original item by Rolph David

An extraordinary verse about the Sun and Moon, Leon. Another top rank poem. It needed to be said.

Comment is about When Genocidal savagery meets the useless outrageous ignorance of closed eyes (blog)

Original item by LEON STOLGARD

Thanks for all your likes
Tom
Uilleam
Yanma
Auracle
Holden
Stephen G
Red Brick Keshner
Tim Daly
and
Naomi.

Comment is about Facing The Not Knowing (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

I’ve woven English reflections on time with Japanese refrains
(ikkoku o arasō, ippun ichibyō o arasō, and more)
to explore each moment’s urgency and value.

Which phrase or image struck you most?
Did the bilingual shifts deepen your sense of time’s fleeting pulse?

I’d love to hear your thoughts, questions or even personal translations.
—Let’s unpack these sparks before they drift to dust.

Comment is about "time is of the essence" (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

I believe they're partial to the odd jar of amber nectar, Rick. What a way to go!

Comment is about Slug (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Thank you so much @Leon; hope this finds you much less green 🌷🕊🙏🏻

Comment is about her constellations (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Thank you for visiting, reading and liking… means so much more than words can express 🌷🌷🌷

Comment is about a sigh, verbally-breathed (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

There is a deliberate rhyme in the first stanza that is abandoned fairly quickly - this is no love song, it's about a desire, a passion that is going to consume, some thing that starts well but ultimately is tainted and doomed to failure.

Comment is about Hidden (blog)

Original item by Tim Daly

Aw diddums, the misogynist gammon are in meltdown!😟

"Ah cawn't starnd wimmin's footbawl, it's being fwone in awr faces, ah cawn't starnd their voices"😁😁.😁.😁.😁.😁.😁.

https://youtu.be/zzBctipAQtA

Comment is about Number 18 Shirt for Number 10! (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

As a child, I was taught about "The Massacre of the Innocents" in the bible (Gospel of Matthew) imagining it to be a mythical story or parable, concerning a faraway place, with a kernel of truth.
I now see a real slaughter being carried out with the consent of, and enabled by my own government.

Comment is about When Genocidal savagery meets the useless outrageous ignorance of closed eyes (blog)

Original item by LEON STOLGARD

Good questions Stuart.
We may be physically forced into a cage; but we often construct our own mental cages, through either prejudice, ignorance or fear, or a combination of all three...been there, seen it done it!

Comment is about Actors in A Stage? (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

Her middle name is Tough, both figuratively and literally.
I recommend Specsavers for hearing tests, Uilleam. And thanks for the Like, Leon, Redbrick, Nigel and Stephen.

Comment is about WARRIOR QUEEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

# they once were lost but now they're found #

( Woodbine Willie and Wilfred Owen dog-eared books )

Pics forthcoming if my iphone/pc/printer will all be friends 😂


Leon 🙌

Comment is about Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh (poet profile)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Worthy of endless reads. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Thank you for this Red 👍


( a somewhat green coloured Leon 😩 )

Comment is about her constellations (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

LOL! Thanks William!

Comment is about Weight Problem (blog)

Original item by Mike McPeek

Hi Stephen. " it dares to go into new areas "

I'm wondering if that is because of great inspirations I get from certain WOLLERS? like one who isn't exactly a million miles away from this comment box? 😉

I've said it before, and I'll say it again Mr. G. both you and the likes of the liking lads, have made my day/s 👍

I'll do my best to rsvp in the same way 😊


Sincerely grateful to Red-Uilleam-Stephen-Holden-Rolph.

Cheers guys!

Leon

Comment is about Since (blog)

Original item by LEON STOLGARD

Glad I took the trouble to listen to your singing, John.
Love that
"Not forged in iron
But Bronze"

Comment is about WARRIOR QUEEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I thinks it's the first time I've hurried home from a lovely time with family, to watch a fooball match. I was more than amply rewarded.
What a cracking example she and her mates are for youngsters who want to get into sport of any kind.
Yes, I am smitten!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Comment is about WARRIOR QUEEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

That's an excellent memory, Uilleam 🌷mine was of onion skin (tracing) paper where I'd plot the constellations with a pencil and then gaze up and try to match them to the sky. With my daughter though, we got an app which actually worked like a compass except for star and constellation locations. live... that was interesting.🕊️🙏🏻

Comment is about her constellations (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Re. their reception in Downing Street:
the very thought of that cretinous cowardly excuse for a man in No. 10, basking for one second in the glory of the Lionesses, makes me want to vomit.

Comment is about Number 18 Shirt for Number 10! (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Hi Stephen

Yes you're right. Time indeed passes whether we like it or not. And generally, in my experience, things get worse. Sorry if that sounds very pessimistic.

Comment is about ARRIVAL OF CONCRETE (blog)

Original item by john short

Superb, Rolph, and oh so true.

Comment is about What Truly Matters, part 1 (blog)

Original item by Rolph David

Thank you for the likes:
K. Lynn
Yanma Hidayah

Comment is about Luimneach [Faoi Príomh-Aire na Breataine] (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

An absolute nailbiter of a match...one Lioness fighting on through what could have turned into a serious injury.
What a contrast with some of the spoiled rotten big girls' blouses in men's football!


Thanks for your likes:
Red Brick Keshner
Trevor Alexander
Stephen Gospage
Holden Moncrieff
Yanma Hidayah
Rolph David
LEON STOLGARD
Thanks for your comment, Leon.

Comment is about Number 18 Shirt for Number 10! (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

If Orion's taste for beer was anything like mine, his belt would extend right across the universe!😊

Comment is about Weight Problem (blog)

Original item by Mike McPeek

I remember, as a six or seven year old, gazing at the stars through my bedroom window, on clear, frosty nights, having been fascinated by what I'd learned on the cards about "the constellations" contained in packets of tea; and I had a booklet in which I could stick them! Which image.....?

Comment is about her constellations (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Oh so true Rolph.


You’ll see how strong you truly are,
When fear no longer sets the bar.

Comment is about What Truly Matters, part 2 (blog)

Original item by Rolph David

Thanks for the Likes, Redbrick, Trevor, Stephen and Leon. ( I was thinking of sending you each a Thankyou card instead of posting on here)

Comment is about ALTERNATIVE GREETINGS CARDS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

An extraordinary poem, Leon. It dares to go into new areas, culminating with the "masterpiece of his absence". Brilliant in its economy.

Comment is about Since (blog)

Original item by LEON STOLGARD

This is beautifully written and is a pleasure to read, Rolph. Look forward to the next part.

Comment is about What Truly Matters, part 1 (blog)

Original item by Rolph David

This poem weaves phrases like “lantern in the fog,” “glinting peaks,” and “breathing seas” into a night sky of emotion and discovery. It’s an invitation to chart our own inner constellations.

Which image pulled you into your thoughts? Which line felt like your guiding star? Share below!

Comment is about her constellations (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

If their presence on the field doesn't inspire all the little ladies, I don't know what will-

you just do not mess-with the Lioness ( es! )

the reign of Spain goes out-played home on the plane-even though I traitorously had them taking the trophy home 😉

but oh! those nerve jangling penalties! ooer missis!

Leon

Comment is about Number 18 Shirt for Number 10! (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Hi Rolph. There have always been wise advisory words referring to the best ways of moving on with ones life, and then, there are these of yours, that knock any of the others that I have come across into a very much cocked hat-fantastic!

thank you Sir!


Leon

Comment is about What Truly Matters, part 1 (blog)

Original item by Rolph David

Thanks Uilleam.

Rock on D.E!
keep on inciting the momentum!

Thank you very much-Yanma-Holden-Stephen-Uilleam-Hugh-Tom-John-Red.

Leon

Comment is about Like Father-like Son? (blog)

Original item by LEON STOLGARD

Thanks Uilleam. Yes it was hard work. Luckily we only had to use the scythe for the awkward shaped bits at the edge of the field. The tractor mower did the rest. But the turning and stacking was all done by hand,

And Rolph, mackerel will take anything colourful or shiny - even screwed up bits of tinfoil! Or diced bits of their brethren when the fuchsia buds ran out.

Comment is about That Summer (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

It’s such a profound thought, @Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh. A few days ago, I read a verse in the Qur’an that carries a meaning very similar to what you’ve expressed. It says:
"And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded." (Al-A'raf: 57)
It reminded me how deeply nature and healing are intertwined—through rain, life returns to what once seemed barren.

And I’m not sure how it is in your part of the world, but here, I often notice that when someone cries especially a child, people tend to say, "don’t cry." And I feel that over time, those words make them grow up feeling ashamed of their tears.
I prefer to say, “It’s okay to cry.” Because to me, crying is a way of releasing something we carry inside. And for men too, tears are not a sign of weakness (at least for me). Instead, I see it as a strength—a quiet kind of strength. There’s something profoundly human in allowing ourselves to feel.
Thank you again for your heartfelt words, Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh 💖

Comment is about The Rain (blog)

Original item by Yanma Hidayah

Thanks for your thoughts, Uilleam and for the Likes Tom and Nigel.

Comment is about ALTERNATIVE GREETINGS CARDS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you so much, @Hélène. I'm deeply grateful it carried you along.

Comment is about The Rain (blog)

Original item by Yanma Hidayah

Thanks Uilleam

True joy that engulfed us
Despair and gloom lifted
Darkest of mists we carry
Each and every day
This time though we all
Joined the pride of football
That was so badly needed
To lift the sadness of our - - -
Badly aching hearts.

Comment is about Facing The Not Knowing (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks for the like, Nigel. The Orange horror is plainly not welcome in Scotland, the people have spoken.

Comment is about Bunker Bum [with apologies to Oscar Wilde] (blog)

Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

💖

Comment is about Believe (blog)

Original item by Hélène

I dare you, JC....the economy needs entreprenurial types...publish and be damned!

Comment is about ALTERNATIVE GREETINGS CARDS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Although the English Lake District is so beautiful in the sunshine, I've often remarked that if it wasn't for the frequent and heavy rain, we wouldn't have any lakes at all!
It is the rain that heals and feeds us; sometimes we need to admit to ourselves-especially us men- that it's OK to cry!💖
Thanks Yanma.

Comment is about The Rain (blog)

Original item by Yanma Hidayah

Oh, to be a Lioness
Now that Victory’s theirs,
True pride, they’ve brought to England
They're guiding, shining stars,
With courage in adversity,
They've seized the day and won the game.

Kelly for P.M💖

Comment is about Facing The Not Knowing (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thank you Stephen

Comment is about There There, (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

Hi Hélène "I second that" - We have many forthright, passionate and resolute poets here on WOL. Let's hope that free speech continues to prevail. 🙂

Comment is about Israel - Shame On You (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

A gorgeous poem. Profound and moving. Loved it.

Comment is about Daughter (blog)

Original item by Alexia Supreme

An enthralling, sweet poem, Alexia. I felt the peace of the park, and was drawn into the observation and contemplation, with the caterpillar as my gentle guide.

Comment is about Forsyth Park (blog)

Original item by Alexia Supreme

Go for it, Cryptid! I liked this poem alot. Raise the flag of who you are proudly!

Comment is about Not-Girl Guides (blog)

Original item by Cryptid