Hehe - a well spun tale Cynthia, with a hint of fresh mischief - on behalf of the young man of course... Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about The Single Man (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Well Richard I confess to 55 years of myopic vision, but perhaps sometimes when we close our eyes we see more clearly and capture that focus in words... Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Hard Of Hearing (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

You already have a powerful 'voice' as evidenced by this piece and your profile alone. Keep that underlying passion and let it drive your future path as it is a well of creativity that bonds with messages worth hearing. Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Archetypal Existence (blog)

Original item by Pity-Poetry

A belated welcome to WOL from me too. I hope the site proves to be a second home for you, with it's rich library of diverse poetry - and poetic voices. Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Twilbury Wist (poet profile)

Original item by Twilbury Wist

Ah yes, we all have so many of those fragments of time we could benefit from reclaiming! Well expressed thoughts...

Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about fracture (blog)

Original item by Twilbury Wist

Thanks I think lol

Comment is about Beyond an end (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

And a belated welcome to WOL from me too. :)

I'm sure you will enjoy the wealth of poetry to be found here and we will hopefully encourage you further. Though some 48 years have passed now, I was once a teenage poet too, finding my voice in questioning the Vietnam war among other things...

Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Em (poet profile)

Original item by Em

Hope and heartache captured in one poem - I like it. :)

Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about My Smile Is Not For You (blog)

Original item by Em

Like it - indeed as you say there are so many people who would have had a totally different life if they just had the one person believe in them enough to open doors for them.
Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about "Schemie Burd" (blog)

Welcome to WOL Hari, I hope you will enjoy sharing and reading poetry with all the diverse people here. Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Hari Das (poet profile)

Original item by Hari Das

Hi Hari, an interesting piece that I feel will need a few readings before I can be sure I have grasped everything you have embedded there... Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Voice (blog)

Original item by Hari Das

HI Daniel, glad to see such topics being covered, I figure the medium of poetry should cover things that are often swept under the table, the lyrics of popular songs rarely manage to give victims an anthem they can adopt... Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Dave Dunn (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Thanks for your comments Daniel :)

I grew to like the Acrostic form some while ago - sometimes it can help structure a poem from a short phrase, almost like having a template to start each line with.

I hope you will enjoy experimenting with the acrostic form. :)
Sad about Elvis, often remembered for his less positive traits rather than the vocal skills he undoubtedly had. I think the line "There's a man works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis" from the Kirsty MacColl did a lot to focus on his ballooning weight issues in later years, not exactly the image his fans would want to retain!

ATB Dave

Comment is about SEESAW WHAT MORE IS IN STORE (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Thank you! I love your picture and I like your poem The Dream-footer, it's very peaceful and free

Comment is about Tightrope Woman (blog)

Original item by Amy

thank heaven for fun that doggies bring eh Lynn?



keep 'em coming girl!x

Comment is about Unwanted Gifts (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Cynthia-'without squashing fruit or fresh bread'indicates to me that you have other items in your bag.

then-you 'fish for a fiver'
then-you 'pocket my change'

bloody norah! which branch of Tesco's do YOU shop at?

Comment is about The Single Man (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Well written and cutting, I think this is very good, Daniel.

Comment is about WORLD CUP WIDOW (blog)

Original item by Daniel Dwyran

Thank you very much to you all for your kind comments :-)

Stef and Patricia, good one, funnier than my poem! Ha ha xx

Comment is about Unwanted Gifts (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Very enjoyable piece, Cynthia. I like this a lot.

Comment is about The Single Man (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Cynthia, thank you very much for your kind comments on 'Unwanted Gifts', much appreciated.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Dave
I am so naive that I had seen poetry like this before but had no idea it was called an acrostic.
It has inspired me to have a go at something like this in the future. Thank you.
I think your poem captures the full imagination of the slideshow.. as if I received it myself.
Elvis is alive and well and shops in the USA at Walmart;)

Comment is about SEESAW WHAT MORE IS IN STORE (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hello Dave,
Thank you very much for your comment on 'World Cup Widow' it was very much appreciated. Like yourself I also cannot see why any man would want to resort to any kind of violence after his team loses. Unfortunately the days of being humble in victory and gracious in defeat seem to get more rare.
Much appreciated.

Comment is about Dave Dunn (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Thank you for championing Write Out Loud, MC, in the national press. Good on you.

Comment is about WOL makes the SUNDAY EXPRESS letters page (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hi Helene, thank you for sharing your poem. It truly is beautiful and I can so relate

Comment is about Unlovable (blog)

Hi Cynthia, thank you for your comment and your suggestion. It is truly appreciated

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Isn't it amazing how one phrase/idea/jewel-of-my-own-thought haunts a poet until it must be used!

Comment is about THE LONG VIEW (re-post). (blog)

I enjoyed this, the inherent thought and development of your theme. It's an interesting metaphor, building on a conception of 'limbo'. I'm having trouble following the 'dance' idea since I think 'limbo dancing' is a group activity of much muscular effort and noisy, vocal encouragement.

Or maybe your 'Limbo' is the 'borderline area of Hell' where undeserving souls suffer their eternal days because they have been relegated to Hell through no fault of their own, but still are denied Heaven.

But, perhaps, to be 'in limbo' is now such a casual expression it can be taken wherever the writer wants to go. But it still conflicts with current feisty, physical LIMBO DANCING.

Welcome aboard. I look forward to more of your work.

Comment is about Limbo Days (blog)

Original item by Rosie Vallack Mor

Tricia, an excellent theme, whether personal or not - trust and vulnerability smashed by dangerous truth. The 'rose' is a good metaphor and carried through to the conclusion. I suppose the use of 'gullibility' is meant to raise more general thought about the 'innately trustful'.

Comment is about THE ROSE (blog)

Original item by Tricia Hague-Barrett

Delightful, fast and funny. I love throw-offs like this; keeps poetry in perspective.

Comment is about Unwanted Gifts (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

These metaphors are not easy, but I think I'm coping - up to a point. This is a theme that thrives on all types of personal, poetical input.

Comment is about Beyond an end (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

This event has now been postponed until September.

Comment is about Kate Tempest is guest star in poetry slam final at Royal Albert Hall (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

This is an excellent theme, with a great title, and it makes some very salient points.

Comment is about Tightrope Woman (blog)

Original item by Amy

Katie, I have been sliding over your entries because the use of such identifications as 'Pity-Poetry' usually indicates a very self-absorbed, immature dumping of personal angst best resolved in a diary until the critical urge passes, and a more reasoned need for sharing ideas emerges.

I was wrong. I will earnestly do some catch-up because you are definitely worth reading. I see we have two 'fav poets' in common. I NEVER go that route; that is, until recently.

Comment is about Pity-Poetry (poet profile)

Original item by Pity-Poetry

This work has much power, in theme, thought, and poetic skill. The diction sustains its potency. IMO, the concluding stanza is a compelling metaphor because it is both apt and humorous.

Comment is about STAGNANT (blog)

Original item by Pity-Poetry

This flows along as the reader follows 'the walk'. It's a slow read, but that is in keeping with the subject as the description 'gathers you in'.

Perhaps in line 5, you meant 'barrenness' with the idea of 'bleakness, without life'? Or, maybe 'baroness' is an old spelling of the same idea, and it has just transferred into a new meaning. I enjoy words that have done that.

Comment is about A short walk (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

This subject of this poem is utterly recognisable to me Cynthia, and the last line is quite profound.

Comment is about The Mirror (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thank you both very much. However, i admit to doubts about the pay-off. I wanted to include it in a book of poems i've put together and so i feel i perhaps rushed the ending for the sake of inclusion. I've put it back on the drawing board and plan to rework it. Your comments give me pause, but i have to be true to the poem and i think it needs attention.
It sprang from 'cobbled tongues...'; a notion i was pleased to pursue but i think it loses its way. Anyway, we'll see what happens. Thanks again though, your comments are always welcome.

Comment is about THE LONG VIEW (re-post). (blog)

I have zero interest in football and can't begin to understand the mentality of the drunken husband attacking his wife because his team lost...

But putting the topic aside it is a poem I can readily applaud.

Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about WORLD CUP WIDOW (blog)

Original item by Daniel Dwyran

Hi Shirley-Anne
I too have family who served, like your Paternal Grandfather, (at that time) with the Manchester Regiment. In fact Wilfred Owen himself was commissioned in June 1916 and served with the 2nd Battalion in France.
Thank you for your very kind words about 'The Place were only Dead Men Sleep'.
Much appreciated.

Comment is about Shirley-Anne Kennedy (poet profile)

Original item by Shirley-Anne Kennedy

It's completely true. I could see no wrong in him. I love the wording structure. Eyes as bright as moons. It brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing.

Comment is about Daddy's Girl (blog)

Strong story here - and rather sad too... :(

Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about THE ROSE (blog)

Original item by Tricia Hague-Barrett

Thank you for the welcome, Graham. Appreciated :)

I did try to add a profile picture, a drawing rather than a photograph. Think I messed up somewhere because it seems to have disappeared into the ether and I have lost the ability to add another one.

Comment is about Shirley-Anne Kennedy (poet profile)

Original item by Shirley-Anne Kennedy

Aww... Ken, thank you.

I am sincere in adding you as a favourite. I enjoy your readings down at the Ringers. Your poetry is a delight, funny on the surface and poignant beneath.

Comment is about Shirley-Anne Kennedy (poet profile)

Original item by Shirley-Anne Kennedy

#how much is that turd upon your doorstep?
the one that looks like a toad
if that sodding dog brings in another
send him and his case 'darn' the road!#

xx

Comment is about Unwanted Gifts (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Hello Shirley-Anne

Welcome to Write Out Loud.

I hope you enjoy the site. We're really looking forward to reading some of your work and I know that you will be warmly welcomed by other WOL-ers too.

If you haven’t already added a picture to your profile please try and do so. It’s good to see what our fellow poets look like.

Have a good browse around, there’s lots going on and if you have the time to make some comments about the work of other poets please feel free. It’s the best way to get some constructive feedback about your own work too.
There’s always someone who’ll help you out with a problem, so just ask and someone will get back to you. It’s a friendly place, so welcome once again.

Graham Sherwood

ps, it looks like you've made a great start.

Comment is about Shirley-Anne Kennedy (poet profile)

Original item by Shirley-Anne Kennedy

I've just had an email saying Risk a Verse is not running in August.

Review is about Risk a Verse on 28 Aug 2014 (event)

Hi Shirley-Anne.

I'm delighted, amazed, and flattered to be a favourite profile choice.

Reading the excellent chuckle-worthy and equally profound Rochdale Pay Rise. I worry for the Kennedy future in the public sector. Consequential to your light hearted treatment of this emotive subject.

"Or" taken seriously as independant consultancy opinion.

Comment is about Shirley-Anne Kennedy (poet profile)

Original item by Shirley-Anne Kennedy

love the poem nearly as much as I loved my Vauxhall Firenza (droop snoot)complete with body kit and white-walled tyres!

Comment is about EXCITEMENT (blog)

Original item by David Subacchi

Thank you :)

Comment is about Not all men (blog)

Original item by Amy

LOVED the Place Where Only Dead Men Sleep. Excellent poem.

My paternal grandfather was at "Wipers" with the Manchester Regiment so I felt a connection with the poem straight away.

I particularly like the Corporal/Wipers, Sergeant Major/Ypres repetition.

Comment is about Daniel Dwyran (poet profile)

Original item by Daniel Dwyran