Thanks for commenting on Mellow Autumn Anthony.
Hazel

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Hello Hugh thanks for commenting on Mellow Autumn. I love Clever Heather, infact I love loads of ytour work.
Hazel

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Thanks Sid I appreciate your comments observations.

cheers Mike

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Thanks for your observations and ideas Laura - very much appreciated.

Yes it was a typo typo - i must have been wearing my bifocals upside down.

cheers Mike

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Hi John, just listened to and enjoyed your Karma poem,Excellent observations as always, regards Paul.

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Mikhail, thanks a lot for the comment, glad you liked the website stuff. I hope to keep adding more as life goes on...

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Hi Roy, thanks very much for the comment .. I've made quite a few edits since I uploaded it .. must stop tinkering with them! .. chris.

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thanks hugh, some people prefer my coffin to the singing !!

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Hi Mick, thanx for comment, hope you can make Tyldesley gig, be great to meet you, cheers Jeff

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Hi Jade. I like your poems. More please. Take care, Tony.

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Just shows how attentive I've been recently! : )

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Hi John, Glad you liked the website, It's only been around for about 10 months ;-) Win X

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Hi Jade, Glad you liked the site and the WCW tribute. Quite a suprise when I found that a recording existed of WCW reading his own poem. Win

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Hi Jade,

Welcome to WOL! Hope you enjoy it here - in all its diverse aspects!

Regards,
A.E.

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Thankyou John, I'm enjoying reading your poems. x

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Ohh, I am so sorry to hear that Neil. RIP Rosie.

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And I would add 'listen to Isobel'. She's the only voice of reason on here and offers wise counsel...

Good to have you on board.

:)

Jx

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Cheers Laura. My dog died on Saturday, gutted.

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Thanks for taking a peek at my poetry. You like the funny stuff. I do too - wish I could write more of it :)

I enjoyed reading yours. It's definitely the kind of poetry you have to think about deeply.

The only advice I would give you is to keep writing and also reading the work of others. The more you read the more you absorb and the more your own style develops. People tend to comment more on your work if you blog it - also if you comment on their work - though that isn't always guaranteed.

I'm glad you seem to be enjoying WOL.

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Hi Katy. Thanks for your comments on The Last Bus Home. Two people who see each other. Same time, same bus. Both insecure? Take care, Tony.

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Hi M.C.
Your poem "NIGHTMARE DEPARTURE"
is creepy. It's poems like this
that inspired me to write my,
"The Creepy Old House" poem.

See you in nightmares!

Shirley

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I like your stuff, Ann. And you have a nice voice - I liked 'the season's over'. Evocative stuff.

Jade x

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Hello Tom,

I've just looked on your To Marianne website - you have some lovely work there - particularly like your drawings. You can look at my poetry if you want, but it's a bit embarrassing compared to yours. Also could you send me the rest of your '30 Das of November', I was enjoying it.

Jade x

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Wow M.C.
That is eery. The perfect poem for Halloween.
It's poems like this that inspire me to write poems like my, "The Creepy Old House".
See you in the nightmares.

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Thanks for commenting on War of Words Laura.
Enjoying them at the moment.

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Hi Texas...
have you ever fought yourself awake from a bad
dream? if so, you might identify with my poem
which was posted some while ago. Here it is for you.
NIGHTMARE DEPARTURE
As we come at last to death,
Short of time and short of breath,
Is going quietly what it seems?
Do we depart to nightmare dreams

From which in life we would awaken,
Shivering, sweating, badly shaken?
Could it be as we meet death
We dream of dying from want of breath?

And what is worse - that in the taking
How hard we try there's no awaking!
..........................................
Hope this doesn't give your sleepless nights!!
:-)

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I haven't read it tho I did try - it was my dad's fave book but he had a copy where the paper is practically transparent and the print is really tiny so I gave up! As far as I remember it was an autobiography that started practically in the womb - written as if he remembered everything. I really like your poems btw - hope you get more feedback. One way (if you want feedback of course!) to get to know people on here is to comment on other people's stuff. But it's up to you of course.

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thank you, don't know Tristram Shandy, will have to 'google' or visit the, what did they call them ? LIBRARY !

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howdo .. enjoyed your videos and pics on website .. very good ..

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Thanks for commenting on Days, John. Yes, the change in rhythm was deliberate. It seems to work when spoken - perhaps not on the page. And another yes - the song is a favourite.

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God, yeah I should re-phrase, maybe to 'I'm an agnostic poet: not sure what a poet is but I don't think I am one!'

Yeah, it smelt a bit fusty in there (no offence to anyone)!

Your poetry is very readable Isobel, wish I could write like that - I liked 'Beautiful Minds' and loved your reading of 'Chlamydia' - made me laugh.

Jade x

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Begging two pardons
for being late in thanking you Lynn
for the Colin appreciated poem-
'Clickety clack'

Thank you..(S.W)x
Thank you..(P.W.)x

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Hi Ann, thanks..(don't really want to encourage winter/snow) .. enjoyed your song, will bring my guitar!

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'Not really a poet'? Ha, try defining that word and you are back to the Red Wheelbarrow thread :)

Welcome to WOL, Jade! I'm glad that you plucked up the courage to join and that you have already taken part in discussion - we need fresh blood in there!

Isobel x

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Katy -''Bloody Valentine''-I wrote a forward and an afterword and both hide between the leaves of my thinking.

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Poetic license I'm afraid Ann. They were actually for sale from an honesty box near a shop

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I think I do need to re-write this one! Its not coming across as it should...

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Greg has updated the news story to say we oppose the cut backs and are asking all members to back this protest with us!

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Katey,
I get your drift...Just put it down to the picture.

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Hello MC. Thank for your comments on my poem "The Creepy Old House." After reading the poem, my daughter said, "Wow this is very creepy!"

Have you posted your nightmare dream? I'd be interested to read it.

Thanks
Shirley

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Hi Katy, glad you liked my autumnal offering. Free fireworks on so many days lately. Been walking through the most amazing colours in the forests today. Win

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I'm glad you enjoyed it Hugh - you comments always give me encouragement to keep at it!

Katy

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Like this a lot. More please. Hope to see a blog as well. Take care, Tony.

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Just made a few adjustments to the blog, shifting our samples to the right to make more space for comments.

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Thanks for commenting about Facebook, Izzy.
I think it's one of those conjugatable verbs:
I communicate with the wider world
You post your news
They write dross

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Hello Lynn.
Glad you liked Facebook.
I think we're all as guilty as each other in enjoying something quite so inane.

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Glad you liked Facebook, MC.
I wonder if we will look back in 50 years time (I know I won't) and think, "Facebook, tweets, celebrity status, budget TV - what was all that about?".
I hope so because if we don't we will be in a very shallow place.

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Thanks for commenting on my haikupi, AE.
I tend to do my own whittling in the shed.

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Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on 'Grandad', Sid - I admire your work so it's good to hear your feedback.

It's always interesting, seeing what others make of your stuff. I'd never even considered the title might be distressing. But...no...it doesn't bother me, I like the extra level of interpretation, in fact.

However, I was considering changing it cos I thought it signified the relationship too clumsily. Do you think a simple 'Seamus Rimer' would be better, or worse?

Mmmm...do you mean out of place sonically? I wanted to signify many colours of conversation, lots of ground covered, and of course, the storytelling/fantastic element to the whole thing too.

And it WAS originally 'at 84' - but I wanted to have the ambiguity of him living at number 84, and/or being the age of 84. So I'll leave that as it is.

What about the italicisation of that middle section? Seem okay to you? I wanted it to come across as flashback, but am questioning whether it's really necessary now.

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