hi, glad you enjoyed 'Space Knits' just a spot of this nutter seeping through. I'm not always about but I'll see thee - awfully Yorkshire, What! tara for now, Nick.

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Yes I did enjoy thanks! The words will do me good I think - very positive thinking-wise! Why not post it on the blog section - that's where folks usually find poems rather than on the profiles.

("did the first man in space
feel a bit out of place
when he thought that they,d left him behind ?"
- love it!

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Hi Gustle - many thanks for your recent comment - I would be interested to know WHY you think what you think - I need varying perspectives at the moment. You can be rough with me...

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Hi Mark - welcome to WOL. Hope you enjoy being part of the site and good luck with the next Planet Poetika event. You have to be very brave to organise things like that. I've had a go myself and reading your poem reminded me of how I felt when I was wondering if anyone would turn up! Luckily they did :)

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Thanks Neil. beech ave is about our first house where a passage ran from the cellar to the middle of the road where the coal was once delivered. 39mil' is the No of plays for the excellent 'hurt' by j.cash on utube, I wrote it while listening.

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Thank-you Ann .. I seem to be dwelling on the passing of things .. time for a cuppa ! ( impressed with the singing).

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Hello Neil..thankyou ..you're right..I think the 'cycle' should be birth-reproduction-death-decay .. 'time' is a man-made idea for alarm clocks so you don't miss the bus for work.

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There you go Ann . These are the lyrics to one of my many songs . I performed this last week on BBC radio merseyside . Hope you enjoy .

Comment is about Tony Kehoe (poet profile)

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Hiya Izz and Happy Easter m'dear...

I need to read the bible Izz I really do...So pleased that you liked..I guess it could relate to any loss as such but wanted to put that religious slant on it..ta muchly for your comments xxx

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Hi Steve. Been there, done that, mate. Nice one!

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cheers for the comment over in dreams, gus... perhaps i should become of the dirty thirty but cathy would probably beat me up - lol..

hope you are good.

i'm working not that far from your studio.. should defo pop over after work when i can and you are around..

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and he's still going strong, Win... don't normally write in this kind of speed - well not since i was about 20 or 21, but it's good fun doing it short term as if i am lucky - may get a few pieces that i can go back to and rework at a later date..

hope you are good

speak soon

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thanks for the comment on in dreams Laura, yeah, I was in the lovey poem mode for the first one of these and Cathy loved it when she saw it.

The first part of the title is in reference to this - http://www.napowrimo.net where if you follow - you have to try to write 30 poems in 30 days... i've managed the first five even though if they are a little rough in places...

My blog over this is http://30poemsin30days.blogspot.co.uk.

No plans to publish all of the poems on here as it's too many but a selected few maybe a good idea...

speak soon x

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thanks for the comment on in dreams Isobel, yeah.. i sort of wrote this when cathy was asleep - it made me blush big style - lol in particular the reference to my love remaining a constant.

the first part of the title is in reference to this - http://www.napowrimo.net where if you follow - you have to try to write 30 poems in 30 days... i've managed the first five even though if they are a little rough in places...

My blog over this is http://30poemsin30days.blogspot.co.uk.

No plans to publish all of the poems on here as it's too many but a selected few maybe a good idea...

speak soon x

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Snatch a moment then rip it to bits. The best shreds may be cherrieshed for a thousand years - then dumped uncerimoniously! Oops, over the top again! Chow for now, Nick.

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Hello MC. Glad you liked "A Trip to the Chemist" and "There's Allus a Dribble That's Left". I'll leave you to decide if any/both are autobiographical or not!

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Glad you enjoyed "A Trip to the Chemist", Larisa. I wasn't sure that some of the references would be easily understood by you. I hope so.
I enjoyed your joke!

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Hi Yvonne Thanks for the kind comments on the pump poem!

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Thanks for your comments on The River, Lynn. All the best, Greg

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Thanks for kind comments on my Nova Scotia song Freda - and the advice too. (Some of which I've taken) I might sort it out more when I'm thinking of performing it. xx

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Thanks for kind comments on Nova Scotia song MC :)

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Thanks for kind comments on Nova Scotia song Yvonne xx

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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Thanks for kind comments on Nova Scotia song Lynn - hope you are well :)

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

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Hi Tony - welcome to WOL. It would be great if you would add some of your poems to your profile.

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Sounds fantastic! Good luck with it all and welcome to WOL. :)

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Wow - great poem. Welcome to WOL Steve. I hope you become a part of the site and hope to see you posting a poem (this one?) on the blog section - where they do get more attention. I really found this poem very moving!

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Thanks for kind comment on the poem, Glyn!

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Thanks for comment on Pump poem GReg. I think I posted it before, but I wanted to post it on FB with my brother's photo, and it's very handy how you can put poem & image on WOL and then link it to FB. THe wonders of modern technology. I think you've got some new things here as well, which I must catch up with.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

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A very wise response, Laura. Thank you.

Flux, becoming, eh? Perhaps I should write about some of my most memorable flux and becomings. Onward and downward. Nurse, nurse!

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Hi MC
Thanks for your comment. I am not a writer or a poet I have never been published.
Being able to write a poem is an achievement for
me,it doesn't come easy. You should read my poem "No Simple Life"
I do appreciate comments, and I try to learn from them, thanks
Hazel

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because Cynthia that's where Bjork comes from : ) A response to your question 'where was she from?' The poem references 'Icelandic poems (1+2)in the voice of Bjork'

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Hi MC, Thanks for your comment on Compassion.
Scales, ails.
Hazel

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Winston you have every right to do as you suggest, what is more you have 'my' support in so doing- ;o)

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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look here bugger-lugs (but I love you)
i'm sure you'll get it

'allowed'
people that live in a controlled environment (a cocoon - favourite word?) have to be allowed to learn.

are all russians/chinese/north koreans allowed to learn? is someone in the foothills of the himalayas allowed to learn that not everyone outside their little part of the world is a complete shit
etc
i may have to come over the hills and then you'll 'learn' something
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Hi Rachel
I appreciate your taking the time to read and comment on my 'Superfacial'

It's not really linked to anything. I wrote it about 3 years ago, and was something of a balance to the poem I posted on Sunday - 'Out'

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Hey'up M.C.

Superfacial
I'm not really asking anyone to be like me (god forbid), nor do I want to be like others, just that there should more of an understanding between people of different cultures, and even upbringings

thanks for the thought though

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Hi Kid
Superfacial
I did this about 3 years ago, and only popped it on WOL as a sort of rebuttal to the sentiment in 'Out' i.e. that I hope to learn, rather than having the closed mind of a bigot.
I think the 'allowed' in the last verse was to cover those who live in an environment where they have only limited information of the world that I live in, whether that be in other countries or other religions.
When I lived in S.A., there was virtually no free press; the radio was controlled by the Government, and there was no television service whatsoever, and we thought that we were relatively well informed. At least we had inter-country travel, which gave us a modicum of information
Explanation any good?

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Hi Graham
Many thanks for the comment on 'Out'
When I put it on the site, I had already decided that it was more of a paper poem than one to recite. I have no time for bigotry, but the telling is a hard path to follow

Comment is about Graham Robinson (poet profile)

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Hi Chris
Ta for the comment on 'Out'
You're dead right, in that I'm attacking bigotry. But I'm old enough and honest enough to admit that there have been times in my life where thoughts have crept through my head that I would rather weren't there, and I believe anyone who says otherwise isn't being totally honest.
I shall continue to battle the demons

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Hello Yvonne
I really appreciate the time you gave to commenting on 'Out'
I thought hard about putting it on WOL, fearing misunderstanding, but thankfully not.
I HATE bigotry

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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Thanks for looking at The River, Rachel. I'm glad you liked it. Greg

Comment is about Rachel Bond (poet profile)

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jhuuuubbb%$£

That's Fnurk for seeya ltr dude!xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

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Hi Yvonne,

Would love to hear from you if you're still interested in helping out in Cleckheaton on 22nd June.

Thanks

David

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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Astrology and medicine combined bring us a doctor who can ... for the foreseeable future!
Don't forget to write the good write, Ta muchly, Nick.

Comment is about Shoeless Carole (poet profile)

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Hi MCN, Ta muchly for comment on Taste of Time, instants are the important bits that can be captured. A few good moments may help dispell those sour morsals that we all carry. Ta muchly, Nick.

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Hi Andrew - welcome to WOL. I love your poem, really touching. You'll find more people will see your work if you post it on the blogs. Hope you enjoy the site and will become a part of it!

Comment is about Andrew Barnes (poet profile)

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Hehe - me and my brother used to dare each other to eat all kinds of stuff - mouthfuls of mustard, food full of salt, that kinda thing! :D

Oh and right backatcha - it's a pleasure to know you too, you're a very interesting and intelligent woman, and you write the bestest comments ever ;D

All that talk of codes got me thinking too...ended up writing a poem that started off on that idea and went, ooo, somewhere else entirely ;D

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Hi M.C.
Thanks for taking the time to look at 'Out'. It's much appreciated

I have to say it's not autobiographical (I hate bigots), but sadly there are still many folk who aren't too far away from what the poem says.

Fortunately it seems to have been taken the right way, but I was half-ready for a slagging from those who don't know me

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Hi Isobel
Thanks for looking at 'Out'. I'm not too sure where I could read it - I was half-anticipating a bit of abuse, but I hoped that it would be seen for what it is.
A friend of my daughter has a gay brother-in-law and he is going to his stag, and it was this that formed the start of this thing.

I read your offering, and honestly thought you'd been carried away by some Wigan hunk

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' “Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves''.... Here’s Tom with the weather.'...Bill Hicks
:o)

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