Hello MC,
Thankyou for your kind comments on "I Collect Money" and "Venn Diagrams". I've just posted a rugby poem in a 'tribute' to Johnny Cash. I see you've already commented for which I thank you.
I knocked it up while I was on the rowing machine at the gym - they say we men can't multitask.
Keep bouncing back.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This is what I was really after -thanks for looking in chez Steve though;
As I was going up Pippen Hill,
Pippen Hill was dirty;
There I met a pretty Miss,
And she dropped me a curtsy.
Little Miss, pretty Miss,
Blessings light upon you;
If I had half-a-crown a day,
I'd spend it all upon you.
(thought there was more to this but apparently not . .)
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
thnk u ol so much!! ur comments are rly encouraging...seeing u r ol so mch more wl establishd!!
Comment is about For my love i live. (blog)
Original item by sash
Thanks John -not as good as Pippin Hill though!
Comment is about Goodbye Girl (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
My mother used to say that a small blue flame bursting from burning coal meant a stranger would come. A more scientific explanation was that it was burning methane. I preferred my mother's interpretation.
Comment is about Ange (blog)
Original item by Christopher Dawson
The very irony, MC, is that many of those who would delete your views (and, as you know, I do not always agree with you politically) would be surprised to know that the Marxist dialectic requires an antithesis as well as a thesis to produce the synthesis.
Alternatively, you might use the open hand ("karate") to smack them in the mouth.
Comment is about AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Excellent idea Steve - a nursery rhyme. This really works.
Comment is about Goodbye Girl (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
like this, especially 'those who bargain with time wasting it'
best wishes, Steve
Comment is about Ineffable (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
A closed fist is a closed mind
an open hand is an open mind -as my old dad used to say
Comment is about AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Really love this, Mike, great stuff! x
Comment is about Tones Of Love (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
A heartfelt hymn of praise - but to whom? The
lines are powerful but I would like to know whose
voice the author is hearing and praising with
such emotion?
Comment is about Tones Of Love (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
A stimulating essay into the concept of "letting
it go" and leaving, if only temporarily, a
mundane and humdrum existence.
Comment is about Just For Today (blog)
Original item by Katy Megan
Clearly written with the all love it describes so
well.
Comment is about For my love i live. (blog)
Original item by sash
An enjoyable (and identifiable) observation on
modern town/city existence.
Comment is about URBAN LULLABY (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
I like the thinking behind these lines.
Get up in the morning and let your mood stay up
through the day!
(Misery loves company!)
Comment is about Bag of Cats (blog)
Original item by Starfish
Let me be the first to say - "terrific"! As a
fan of the Man In Black I loved this true Brit
version of a famous Johnny Cash song. One of
your best so far!
Comment is about Rugby Fatboy Blues (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you, Steve. Unfortunately, this one isn't based on a figment of my imagination. Though I am probably more of a "bag of kittens".
Comment is about Steve Higgins (poet profile)
Original item by Steve Higgins
This is true. Well observed and written.
Best Wishes
Starfish
Comment is about There are many..., There are a few... (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Thank you for commenting on my poem. Thanks too for the link - 'twas a gem.
Starfish
Comment is about cbyrne (poet profile)
Original item by cbyrne
Yes, at least it lives on in its seeds. As do we. Lovely, thoughtful poem.
Comment is about The Spirit of The Tree (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
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Wed 9th Oct 2013 09:21
Splendid preview Isobel. More power to Joy's elbow!
Comment is about Joy France in Manchester, 2013 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
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Wed 9th Oct 2013 09:12
I am delighted but not surprised Linda. Well done you!
Comment is about Linda Cosgriff's South Africa poem in human rights anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 22:16
Thank you again, Cara.
Comment is about Forever Now and All I Might Have (blog)
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 22:09
This is dazzlingly powerful. A dreamscape. I am there, amidst the deer and trees and mist.
Comment is about Forever Now and All I Might Have (blog)
Our Gert gets her moods out of a bottle these days.
Comment is about Bag of Cats (blog)
Original item by Starfish
Difficult subject; great poem. Best wishes, Steve
Comment is about 1 in 4 (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Got mine wrote;
Rugby Fatboy Blues - Johnny Cash stole it off me.
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=39221
Comment is about Wanted: 100 poets to kick off rugby league World Cup match (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Brilliant stuff, Steve, moving and well written.
Comment is about Lampedusa (blog)
Original item by steve pottinger
Tue 8th Oct 2013 17:50
'Only Fond' is lovely.
Enjoying your work Dave.
Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)
Original item by Dave Bradley
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 17:35
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 15:23
Many thanks for your lovely comment Andy on 'Its Autumn Again.' :)
Best wishes
Ankita
Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)
Original item by Andy N
Congratulations, Linda! To find yourself within the same pages as the poet laureate and Ruth Padel is smart work.
Comment is about Linda Cosgriff's South Africa poem in human rights anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
That's really very kind of you Charles, thank you.
Comment is about Simon Austin (poet profile)
Original item by Simon Austin
Ian Whitely to be compering this week - it should be another guddun!
Comment is about Write Out Loud at Wigan tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Have been following this discussion guys. I don't know your story, Tommy little before my time but it's very interesting reading which in my humble opinion should be a poem itself and kinda sums up a lot of stuff you see nowadays even it is 30 years later!
Comment is about Regarding the BBC's lack of coverage... (blog)
Original item by Gray Nicholls
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:37
"September Sisters" is an extraordinary, piercing work and deserves to be widely read. " But fire angels cannot reach their goals" is a line touched by genius.
Comment is about Simon Austin (poet profile)
Original item by Simon Austin
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:21
Absolutely amazing piece of writing my dear Ged. It is hard to pick a favorite line from this beautiful write of yours. They all are penned so nicely...Needless to say I love fairies and I do believe in them. Thank you so much for sharing Ged.
Love
Ankita
Comment is about I believe in fairies (blog)
Original item by Ged Thompson
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:19
hard hitting and sooooo very very true.I wish you well Tom.x
Comment is about 1 in 4 (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
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Tue 8th Oct 2013 12:00
Mike.What can I say? this fantastic poem should be SWAMPED with comments.This is REAL poetry and I think your best one yet.Well done Sir!
This,as all of your work
is always complimented with an Audio(please?)
My very very best regards Micheal.x
Comment is about Tones Of Love (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
Thank you kindly, Starfish and Ray :-)
Thanks for advice, Ray. You are right on both counts (I was already unhappy with "all") and I have edited.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Echoing my sentiments too. Well said.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Tue 8th Oct 2013 09:11
Thanks for the comment Starfish.
I like this one. Clear and succinct.
Made me think of http://www.wussu.com/poems/rglwh.htm
Comment is about Forbidden Love (blog)
Original item by Starfish
Thank you very much for your kind comments, Andy and Laura. It's a bit of a work in progress, to be honest, but pretty much says what I think of Workfare.
Comment is about The biggest crime (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Vivid imagery. Ian.
I hate autumn.
Comment is about Winterfylleth (October) (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Very interesting. Both my Gran and my Dad were left-handed, both were Catholic and both were made to write with their right hand. It worked with my dad but my Gran wrote with her left till the day she died. I thought I was being spun a line - obviously not.
Comment is about Left Hand Pathos* (blog)
Original item by cbyrne
Donna Marie Beck
Wed 9th Oct 2013 21:45
I like (good) graffiti and i like this too.
Comment is about Graffiti (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley