<Deleted User> (9882)
Sun 19th May 2013 11:26
enjoyed this poem Paul,very much.x
Comment is about Good Morning, Good Morning (blog)
Original item by Paul Sands
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sun 19th May 2013 11:23
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sun 19th May 2013 11:20
yep,agree with P&S comments(respectfully)x
Comment is about When Obama goes to bed (blog)
Original item by Wez Jefferies
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sun 19th May 2013 11:17
made my sunday
start with a share
in your chucklings
Comment is about Parking (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sun 19th May 2013 11:15
cannot believe this beautiful poem
is without other comments Katy.
Please keep them coming.x
Comment is about The Oak Tree III (blog)
Original item by Katy Megan
Thanks for commenting on my poem Yvonne. x
Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)
Original item by Yvonne Brunton
Yes - because the reason you went may not be there by the time you get there :)
Nice springy rhythm!
Comment is about Old Age (blog)
Original item by Yvonne Brunton
True heros who knew the likelihood of returning safely was limited but never shirked from their epic task. well done.
Comment is about DAMBUSTER (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
All you've got to. Do now, yvonne, is to remember what you went into the bathroom for.
Comment is about Old Age (blog)
Original item by Yvonne Brunton
great stuff. i love the idea of last night's ghosts scurrying home and the lazy cat. Then comes the abrupt disturbance of the peace by the LGV - a great contrast and the whole poem woven seamlessly together by the cat's comment - delicious!
( I half expected the response to the question to be - 'fertilised')
Comment is about Good Morning, Good Morning (blog)
Original item by Paul Sands
Nice one Dorinda. I love the fun that can be had with poorly worded or punctuated signs. I regularly see one that states Free range chickens. I'm not sure what a range chicken looks like, but if they are free I'll have one!
Comment is about Parking (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
I really like this Isobel, especially after all the information about 52 Hertz. xx
Comment is about The Lonely Whale (blog)
Original item by Isobel
Thank you. It was wake up, scribble, move, scribble this morning
Comment is about Good Morning, Good Morning (blog)
Original item by Paul Sands
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sat 18th May 2013 17:51
very much enjoyed,with one exception-
the last stanza needed a tad more work IOHO.xx
Comment is about When Obama goes to bed (blog)
Original item by Wez Jefferies
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sat 18th May 2013 17:46
nothing scrambled
about this very,very,good poem.xx
Comment is about Good Morning, Good Morning (blog)
Original item by Paul Sands
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sat 18th May 2013 17:43
Thanks Greg, a really good little film, well produced; and certainly recognisable by many of our members and event organisers.
Comment is about Poetry and all that jazz: Birmingham's Sunday Xpress at Adam & Eve (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Harry
it's all relative - to soft southerners it's cold - to hardy yorkshiremen it's 'cracking't pavements' :-)
Comment is about Filey (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I think every street at some point has had such a woman counted amongst their number...kinda makes me feel angry and sad for her at the same time...
When we were kids,if our ball went into Miss ashurst's garden,it was always a matter of life and death to be brave enough to try to get it back.
The first stanza is very telling and very strong for me,but it's all excellent Ian.
Nice one.
Comment is about Eyrie Avenue (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Yes...nice,twisted little poem Ian...'they will open their doors wide,on their caravan of collected souls...and I will step inside'
Spooky indeed!
Comment is about That Which Autumn Leaves (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
I`m glad you spoke about stories Ian, That`s the way this strikes me - halfway between a poem and a story.
(Mind, you`ve got to give the kids in it lean and eerily white faces)
Comment is about That Which Autumn Leaves (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
John,
Next time I`m in the neighborhood it`s a must.
(but why is it always so bloody cold up there?)
Comment is about Filey (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Marcus,
I like the way your last lines (aptly) finish off your poems.
Keep `em comin`
Comment is about Marcus Cooke (poet profile)
Original item by Marcus Cooke
I have no trouble with the concept that the devil is something very real - you only have to watch the news to realise that this is so, with child killers an almost daily occurrence :-(
Comment is about in the dark for ages. (blog)
Original item by SPACEGHOST
profound statement something i struggle with all the time.
Comment is about in the dark for ages. (blog)
Original item by SPACEGHOST
PS. IMHO You should take out 'that' at the end of the last line or beginning of second....
Comment is about in the dark for ages. (blog)
Original item by SPACEGHOST
That's interesting. I wonder why the devil would be 'something' rather than 'someone'. I suppose it depends on the concept of God too. The fact that evil exists is a problem for the monotheistc religions, since they insist God is good and all powerful. It follows from this that god has a responsibility for evil. For me one of the major character flaws of Jesus (and there are many) was his conviction that the devil and hell were real. We'll those three lines made me go on a bit!
Comment is about in the dark for ages. (blog)
Original item by SPACEGHOST
Filey - the holiday of my youth :-)
used to stay in a a carvan park and be on the beach by 8 am playing cricket and football. It was a cheap holiday for my parents as we were only 60 miles or so away in Wakefield.
Also stayed at Flamborough head in a caravan - where it always seemed to be foggy and the lighthouse boomed out a fog warning every minute which kept you awake all night.
You've captured the essence of Filey very well in your Poem John - and it's made me nostalgic to vist - may have to do the long trek across t'Pennines this summer and check it out :-)
Comment is about Filey (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you all for the supportive comments. Uschi and Kate, you are not registered on the site, which is fine, but means I don't have your email addresses to keep in touch over using the wiki. Can you either register - you will need to to experiment with the wiki - or contact me via info@writeoutloud.net? Thanks, danke schon, merci.
Comment is about Mad experiment on Write Out Loud – translating poems online! (article)
Original item by Julian Jordon
Chris,
Congratulations on your new venue to you and Glenys and Natalie.
And what an enjoyable night to start it all off with.
Well done!
Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)
Original item by Chris Co
<Deleted User> (11125)
Fri 17th May 2013 21:39
... except that this isn't me, I'm afraid!
If you want to see what I really look like, take a peep here: http://martinvosperwrites.wordpress.com/about/
(but I can see the similarity!)
Comment is about Martin Vosper, Best of Manchester Poets vol 3, March 2013. Photograph: Cathy Bryant (photo)
The child within is too easily lost. We forget how to simply accept and tend to over analyse our lives.
Listen to a distant sound of thunder
and imagine ......
I love my grandchildren.
Josh, the little boy in the pic shouted to me, "Look grandad I'm catching the rain!"
What could I say? ... NOTHING !! ....So I stepped outside, into his world and tried to catch the rain.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Pete the Bus Driving Poet.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Hello again Richard. My husband was the stay at home parent for two years. So he has seen the pro and con of at home parenting. Your poem "Mother's Autumn" speaks well of this.
Comment is about Richard Alfred (poet profile)
Original item by Richard Alfred
Thank you Shirley so pleased you liked it, and do you know its about a year old and so often people miss its very obvious meaning, you understood it perfectly.
No I cant paint for toffee so I didn't do the artwork but it is a great pic.
As a father who home-educated his son and was the house wife if you like, I have maybe a better understanding of motherhood than many men xx thanks
Comment is about Shirley Smothers (poet profile)
Original item by Shirley Smothers
Beautiful! Just beautiful. I think as adults we all fear, the growing up of our children, or crave to return to when our children were younger.
Beautiful artwork. Did you do this?
Very moving poem.
Shirley
Comment is about Mother's Autumn (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
Cheers for the comments on The Writing Class, MC; allusions to Betjeman muchly appreciated too - I'm beginning to think that structured, formal verse is most definitely frowned on by today's poetic community (someone recently commented that no rhymed poetry stands a chance of winning comps or being published) so comparison with someone of his stature stands as no small compliment.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
In the tradition of R.L. Stevenson - a charming
piece of imagery.
Comment is about We Visited A Rainbow (blog)
Original item by George Stanworth
<Deleted User> (9882)
Fri 17th May 2013 14:52
A painful and consistently accurate portrait ofwhat it is like to endure the loss of a parent(or anyone as close) to that terrible thief of identity and existence.
I know and empathise!
Comment is about Forget me not (blog)
Original item by tina
I was reminded in passing of "What is this life, so full of care..."
Enjoyed this as a gentle reminder to keep the
innocence of childhood fresh.
..................
Let the child within you live
Even while you earn a living
And you'll not lose the gift to give
Or the gift of others giving!
Comment is about CATCH THE RAIN (blog)
Original item by Pete Slater
LOL - thank you Richard - I really enjoyed myself last night.
Performance poetry is all about hip action and don't let anyone tell you otherwise ;)
Comment is about Richard Alfred (poet profile)
Original item by Richard Alfred
fantastic. this is poetry to me, in seagreen with anenomes :)
i also love the sea., but it totally scares me..i can get overwhelmed ina fear of the sea...not the splashy waves and ripplets of the shore but the sheer size and tumultous prescence of its muscley wet arms travelled in only a few miles.. writhing around in the gales of winds capable of smashing whole towns out and the speed of a tsunami wave. its like a great mercurial beast..it scares me witless. i dont even want to think about what lurks underneath. deep in the deepest deep where explorers know more of space than of its creatures ut i love its peace. its noise is massive but it sounds in the ear and brain like white noise and people are speechless by its lull....i love everything of being near the sea and tales of sailors and mermaids..truley,this one is beautiful xx
Comment is about Treading Waters (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
<Deleted User> (11123)
Thu 16th May 2013 19:04
I really like this
Comment is about Latest Mental Health Poem: In Therapy (blog)
Original item by Gemma Lees
Marcus Cooke
Sun 19th May 2013 14:09
Many thanks harry, i think the endings have become something of a trademark.
Marcus
Comment is about Marcus Cooke (poet profile)
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