What chins? Blame the camera angle, John! I'd been standing for a long time, and had to sit down. I've been re-reading '7 O'Clock Brit' in the anthology. I love that poem, more with every reading.
Comment is about Rhyme and metre and the rhythm of rail at Sowerby Bridge (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
well Shevaughn I met a gal on some penpal site I joined when I couldn't sleep in the summer. i went to see her in the Philippines. shes as crazy as me lol. same interests too. no lectures when i get a new tattoo or want to go to the plane museum or see a goth band. im different and will die for what im into and believe in.cant be doing with fly by night cowboys lol. stay happy young lady and true to you. always.:)
Comment is about HIS LATEST FLAME/FUGITIVE (blog)
Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER
very adult and truthful and real poem. good.
Comment is about Love's side effect (blog)
Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta
Thanks Steve. We were truly the golden generation - though I'd swop that for being 20 again!
Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
You might have cropped my chins from the photo, Greg!
Good night, good reads, good company.
Comment is about Rhyme and metre and the rhythm of rail at Sowerby Bridge (article)
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Kenneth Eaton-Dykes
Fri 13th Dec 2013 23:29
Hi Jules.
Nobody deserves this more than you.
Ken
Comment is about Write Out Loud's Julian Jordon nominated for 'unsung hero' award (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Well deserved nomination. Fantastic news.
Comment is about Write Out Loud's Julian Jordon nominated for 'unsung hero' award (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Every heart needs a soulmate, someone to keep beating for
lovely thought,
Steve
Comment is about Unfinished business (blog)
Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta
Hey Shevaughn,
Thanks for the comments about my poems. Had a look at your work and 'Time warp' and ‘Unfinished Business’ are my favourites. They are sort of like snapshots of poems and just waiting for more words to make them complete. I usually start off with a few lines then build on until I’ve said everything I want to say.
Having said that, there are all sorts of poems on this site some long, some medium, some short like yours. The good thing about short poems is they concentrate the reader on a clear thought. Anyway, lovely writing,
Best wishes,
Steve
Comment is about Shevaughn Pimenta (poet profile)
Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta
If I could travel back there would be so many things I'd change . .
Best wishes,
Steve
Comment is about Time warp (blog)
Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta
Well observed John, the passage of time has its effect on us all,
good one,
Steve
Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for dropping in once again Starfish. I have to say I'm detecting a little tongue in cheek element regarding the pip. It took some dedication to grow you know! :-))
Best wishes, steve
Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)
Original item by Starfish
Hey Aaron! Awesome writing :) keep blogging,ill be looking out for your poems! I'd love for you to check out some of my poems and read your opinions and suggestions!.
And again awesome writing! :)
Comment is about Aaron Dinsdale (poet profile)
Original item by Aaron Dinsdale
I can visualise the entire scene like a movie.Its almost like I'm there with you through each line that you portray in your poems,and i find that so serene and delightful. You are one the poets on this blog that inspires me Ann :) I would really love for you to check out my poems and give me your opinion. Keep blogging!
Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)
Original item by Ann Foxglove
"Nearer dead"? If age is the arbiter then I'm
nearer dead than you! I believe the "number"
is no guide to the wins that life can offer across the spectrum of "age".
I go along with the saying "Look after number one".
That way, you help yourself and make sure you
are also there for others.
Cheers.
Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Cynthia, I appreciate your comments immensely.
Comment is about Paper (blog)
Original item by Paul Sands
Versatile indeed. Of course, Starfish, I did scrape the bottom of the bowl with "Prawn Vindaloo".
Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I love lilacs too. I have filled my home with them, the scent so thick you could hardly breathe.
Great poem. I wish I could be 'romantic' and 'interesting'.
Comment is about Lilac (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
HI Cynthia As ever I am bowled over by your encouragement. I'm a long time lapsed Catholic myself with a daughter who has converted to islam. I've also got a Kosovan branch in my wider family (That's where the blackbird sneaked in from!) so I have wide ranging ideas on what heaven might be. There's also a bit of Plato in there. When I was a kid I was convinced Heaven was a real place. I suppose my poem says it's all things to all men (And women of course!)I think your frequent kind comments on this site merit a copy of my current collection Work Horses. Just message me an address on this site and I'll send you one.
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
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Kenneth Eaton-Dykes
Fri 13th Dec 2013 12:12
Hi Shevaughn
Thanks for your kind comments on my stuff. I've only been writing a few years and I think the more I write the better it seems to get? (to me)
Your poems show a maturity beyond your years, and I get the impression of a caring sensitive disposition, with as yet an untapped mind full of pleasing ideas to come.
You have the advantage over me, starting much younger.
Put that precious time to good use, developing the natural talent you obviously possess.
Ken
Comment is about "Let bygones be bygones" she said (blog)
Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta
steve mellor
Fri 13th Dec 2013 12:11
Hi Starfish
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on 'Complicit'.
It was a long long time ago, but I'm pretty sure it was only £10.
I think I chose SA as it was the easiest place to emigrate to, and to get back from.
Sad eh?
Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)
Original item by Starfish
Me too! Grrr-eat poem that never drops its stylish delivery. Good couplets are such fun, to write and to read, especially harnessed with severe metre.
Comment is about Dear Santa (blog)
Original item by Ian Gant
Good poem, Mr Beckett, with an excellent theme. I'm honestly not sure how honest it really is - the transforming power of words to lift the soul out of pure misery. They certainly must reach a receptive and perceptive mind, one with fulsome powers of imagination - and, I would think, experience.
Comment is about Prison - Mandela thoughts (blog)
Original item by Ian Beckett
This is good, no doubt about that. Would you consider dropping a few repetitions like 'soft',or the repeated simile structure, (using metaphors instead), making the poem even more minimal? Just a thought.
Comment is about owl - with a film by Paul Healy (blog)
Original item by Ann Foxglove
Hey Lynn! I just read your sample and man,you sure tell it like it is!
Amazing writing :) please check out some of my poems,would love to read your opinions. Keep blogging!
Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Hi Solar, thank you for your comment :-)
Now that would appear to be the million dollar question - must admit, you have a great imagination, haha. Lxx
Comment is about Secrets of the Willow (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
'Love', and the expression of it, is an acquired taste. I did laugh through this very funny and well-written piece. Your 'lover' was probably equally glad to be done with you with your own sense of what is 'proper'.
Comment is about Strange Love (blog)
Original item by Gray Nicholls
Such wonderful gripping poems you write Cynthia! They are simply intriguing! please check out my poems,i would love to have your opinions!Keep blogging! :)
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
I really enjoy this, present tense intended, for I have come back to it more than once. It is the theme and the sustained mood that grabs me. My house is full of books both current and from other generations. It's a kind of veneration not possible without a physical object in your hand, the 'touch' of it as well as the ideas.
Comment is about Paper (blog)
Original item by Paul Sands
Yours poems are really inspiring and genuinely realistic:)
Keep blogging!
i would love for you to check out my poems and give me suggestion to make my poems as good as yours!
Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
Wonderful poems,couldn't stop reading :) I would love to read your opinion on some of my poems. Keep blogging!
Comment is about Steve Higgins (poet profile)
Original item by Steve Higgins
I am a beginner and i find ur poems lovely and not to mention most addictive.i would love for and experienced poet like u to give your opinions and suggestions on my poems.thank u.keep blogging! :)
Comment is about Pete Slater (poet profile)
Original item by Pete Slater
Thank you so much I appreciate your kindness.please tell your friends about my poems!thank u
Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)
Original item by Starfish
I have just been reading your work - what a beautiful and mature use of language. Best wishes Starfish.
Comment is about Shevaughn Pimenta (poet profile)
Original item by Shevaughn Pimenta
Thank you for reading "The Badger". Glad you liked and took the time to comment.
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Such a heartbreaking poem . Your feelings are so alluring.
I'm just 16years old but I can tell you with utmost sincerity and genuineness that whoever your looking for will be yours very soon or she might even be right around the corner,who knows.Whatever it is,don't stop wanting her no matter what happens :)
Comment is about HIS LATEST FLAME/FUGITIVE (blog)
Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER
I found it very gripping and rhythmic,realistic and pragmatic as well.Way to go! :)
Comment is about Growing Up (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
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Thu 12th Dec 2013 21:38
Nelson Mandela is the Great Soul of Africa-our symbol of hope. As a South African I mourn and celebrate his passing.
this poem(published 2012) is a tribute in the form of a Tanka (form poetry)
Nelson Mandela
Worthiest soldier
black Adonis we revere
martyr Mufasa
Immortals shudder in angst
when Great Gods whisper your name
(From my book Fragments of my Heart -Ronel McCarthy)
Comment is about Nelson Mandela: lighting candles around the world (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for the comment!
The title "Meadowell" is based on the Meadowell Estate where this riot took place....
Maybe I should have made that clear lol
Comment is about Meadowell (blog)
Original item by Aaron Dinsdale
Hi Aaron I started reading the body of your poem before the title- a habit- The line- ''The Lesson that day was that things burn.'' resonates and its power (I believe there is power in the work) exemplified by that line.
Maybe It was deliberate, or no, but that line states and questions at the same time. Accusative and matter-of-fact. Words that stand back and point has a place literature and politics. As per usual- headlines kill the story. Tommy
Comment is about Meadowell (blog)
Original item by Aaron Dinsdale
Conflict
Laugh at your enemy
while he questions why
strike hard at vulnerability
defence lines opened up.
Forceful intent follows through
pretence no longer needed
the sword of laughter
shines steel of red.
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Many thanks for your thoughts, MC. It hurts to think that when once I was deadly now I'm just nearer dead!
Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Only just found this Starfish.
Really like the rhythm I like especially the line "Nature's civil engineer". I like the technical sense but also the implication in "civil" of benign.
Comment is about The Badger (blog)
Original item by Starfish
Thank you. I clicked on the link. It is quite magical.
Comment is about owl - with a film by Paul Healy (blog)
Original item by Ann Foxglove
Marauding Vikings, fairy lights and now this excellent, poignant piece. What a varied repertoire.
Comment is about I Miss The Man That I Used To Be (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Aww this is lovely and thoughtfully put. I'd grow another pip.
Comment is about Our House (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
Shevaughn
Sat 14th Dec 2013 01:39
Thanks Steve! I'm glad u found favourites in 2 of my poems :) thanks again
-Shevaughn
Comment is about Steve Higgins (poet profile)
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