You have a real talent for poetry, Mike. Life will get better.
Comment is about Crashing Down (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Feeling bad as it’s been quite a while since I checked in, but you what I mean when I post 😪🌈 sending hugs
Comment is about It's OK? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
OK....I''ll stretch my imagination in generous spirit whilst being
expected to remain amenable to the point of view expressed
here for our attention.
Comment is about Caucus (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you. Glad to know you liked the piece.
Comment is about Tim Higbee (poet profile)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Stretching vast, from ancestors to next generations
Weaving each other, like pearls in a necklace's sensations
Smiling together, laughing and shedding tears
Standing with one another through all life's fears
These are but only four lines of such an excellent poem which shows how a family safeguard will support each other, no matter what horrendous problem a family member has encountered.
❤
Comment is about Family first (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Beautifully expressed Nigel. Thank you🌷
Comment is about Journey ahead (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
So true Nigel. You can feel true love when it's real.
Thank you🌷
Comment is about Love unblocked (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Ghazala,
Thank you for appreciating my remarks on the wearing of the hijab. As you know I am a person of Faith and firmly believe that God's law is above any law passed by a temporal power. God must always be our first consideration. His laws are just. The hijab in an important aspect of your Faith and I wholly respect those ladies who dress according to the will of Allah. Please continue to write your poetry as it is much appreciated. Inshallah.
Keith
Comment is about Ghazala lari (poet profile)
Original item by Ghazala lari
You have a beautiful way with words, I enjoy reading your work very much
Comment is about Trust issues (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Words of love
only mean something
when you follow
with kindness shown
truth your bond.❤
Comment is about Love unblocked (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
A true bonded connection
keep pushing forward thinking
trust is never far away.❤
Comment is about Trust issues (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Whispering path
inner voice
Devil attacks
evil stirs
Broken spirit
voice surge
Self-love search
happiness recovers
Divine promises
prophecies found.❤
Comment is about Journey ahead (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Thanks Stephen. I could've called it The Democracy of the Enlarged Prostate given the ubiquity of the condition; it happens to us all if we live long enough, apparently.
Comment is about The King's Piss (blog)
Original item by Steve White
Faith can take us to places where none can ever dare to imagine.... Thank you Nigel 🌷
Comment is about Brave hearts (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Divine help is always with us....thank you Nigel 🌷
Comment is about Exploring the untouched realms (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Thank you Tim, Holden, Stephen and dear Pablo.
“Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía recordaría aquella tarde lejana en que su padre lo llevó a descubrir el hielo...”
― Gabriel García Márquez, Cien años de soledad
Comment is about EZEDI (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Give me a break, MC. It's a poem! This is not the place for political dissertations, but in a democracy I'm allowed to imply that Trump is a crazy proto-fascist moron if I like.
Comment is about Caucus (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I really admire this poem and your attitude, JD. 'There but for the grace of God' was never more true in such situations.
Comment is about Smile (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Ah...back we go to "let's knock-Trump . But if you can cite one
positive from the Biden administration in the service of America
or world peace minus escaping viruses, I'll be reaching for some smelling salts.
Comment is about Caucus (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I admire the style and verve of this poem, Steve. It's really good. Mind you, having had the same problem a few years back, I do feel his pain, as it were.
Comment is about The King's Piss (blog)
Original item by Steve White
So many good lines in this piece, Zach 👏
Comment is about lithe (01/18/2024) (blog)
Original item by Zach Dafoe
Well, Pablo, keep breaking off more because this is a lovely piece of nostalgia 🌈
Comment is about Handle Bar Tape and Pinwheels - A Haibun (blog)
Original item by Pablo Cúzco
Not too much to ask it? A lovely little serenade 🌈
Comment is about I Tell Myself (blog)
Original item by purplemoon
Tremendous feeling. Deplorable circumstances. The best we can do is, what you are doing, make people aware of the situation.
Comment is about EZEDI (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you for your generous words Manish, John, Stephen & Uilleam. Much appreciated. I only wish it was just a poem. But, hopefully, normal days will return 🤞
Comment is about It's OK? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
This is from a larger piece "A Remembrance of Things Past - (A Proustian Rumble)". A nostalgic ramble through a fictional past. I've never been happy with the entire work, so I've been breaking it off into bite size pieces. This one ended up as a haibun because of the feeling of emotional awareness it has. I hope you like it.
https://thedaois.wordpress.com/2023/05/07/a-remembrance-of-things-past-a-proustian-rumble/
Comment is about Handle Bar Tape and Pinwheels - A Haibun (blog)
Original item by Pablo Cúzco
It is his pride and joy, Stephen. And thanks for the Likes, Uilleam and Stephen A.
Comment is about FUJITSU (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Heartfelt piece. If it's your real feelings then I pray peace and happiness for you.
May things get better.
Comment is about Crashing Down (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
I wish I could answer your question on behalf of Iranians. Thanks for your feedback on my article on hijab
Comment is about Reggie's Ghost (poet profile)
Original item by Reggie's Ghost
Thank you appreciating my write up on hijab. I'm glad you liked it.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you for reading the article. I'm glad you liked it.
Comment is about hugh (poet profile)
Original item by hugh
Wow! Fabulously done. An admirable piece of work. Thank you.
Comment is about Shards of glass (blog)
Original item by Watts
An intriguing and clever poem Watts. I like the ambiguous phrasing and the melding of well-established joyful action with uncertainty. Well written.
Comment is about Unity in diversity (blog)
Original item by Watts
This is so heartbreaking. You have a beautiful way with words and expression
Comment is about Shards of glass (blog)
Original item by Watts
This is so heartbreakingly soulful. It stirs feelings of sadness yet sorrowful familiarity. Thank you for your beautiful entry.
Comment is about Neglected Love (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Thank you both, Manish and Tim, so very much. I am grateful that each of you took the time to read my words, let alone share in both my love and pain. Thank you both so much again for all your kind words.
Comment is about Last Lies (blog)
Original item by Paige JG
Thank you Stephen.
Very moving indeed.
Comment is about It's OK? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you JD,
Poverty and living in a tent in the freezing cold is a lifestyle choice, as we all know. Your snowflake, bleeding heart attitude is just one example of what is wrong with this once great country.
The following gaslighting propaganda on a BBC website.
“Negative lifestyle choices – the implications: Making negative lifestyle choices can be active – something people do – or passive – something people choose not or neglect to do...."
Yeah such as:
*not having any mental health services.
*not having enough disposable income.
*no fault evictions.
etc, etc, etc, etc,
💗
Comment is about Smile (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Sounds like par for the course, John. Good to know that you bounced back and found fame on WOL. I'm sure TB still has that picture framed on his desk (wherever it is these days).
Comment is about FUJITSU (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I think you're right, Greg. It took me a long time to recover from one triple whopper in Memphis some years ago! Think what a lifetime of that does to you.
John - In some ways that's the worst thing about Trump. Some things he says are achingly funny (unintentionally, of course) but the prospect of him in the White House again is alarming.
Another point is that THEY can goof around and deliver Trump but WE (the whole world) have to live with the consequences.
And thanks to Tom, Holden, Steve, Stephen A, K Lynn, Manish, John GE, Tim, Paige and Jon for liking this.
Comment is about Caucus (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Unfortunately rank stupidity is no joke.
Comment is about Caucus (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Very pictorial, Tim. It reminded me of the Paul Simon song "The Dangling Conversation".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntOYUODSV0
Comment is about Neglected Love (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Stephen Gospage
Sat 20th Jan 2024 08:25
I remember the episode, MC. Betjeman was one of the greats and I never get tired of reading his poetry, or listening to a well-worn CD of Nigel Hawthorne reading his best works. 'Cricket Master' is the one that gets me every time, nostalgic but never slushy or sentimental.
Thanks for reminding us of this genius.
Comment is about SIR JOHN BETJEMAN REVISITED (blog)
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