Thanks, Cynthia. I just noticed your initials - CBT. Used to be my speciality. Misadventure should be a verb, don't you think? I'll take no credit for the innovation, though.Tortured diction - now that has got me worried, flummoxed too. What d'you mean?!

Thanks, Steve. I pinched the idea from some dead French bloke, Verlaine or Rimbaud, can't remember, and tried to modernise. Maybe that accounts for the mix and match.New St Station meets Le Metro.

Comment is about The Dream Ticket (blog)

Thanks, Phil.

Comment is about An Unannounced Inspection (blog)

Many thanks for your feedback-I'l pass it on to the big man next time we chat!

Comment is about I spoke to God today. (blog)

Original item by Brian Wood

Thanks Laura - I was very lucky with both my parents. I wish everyone could say the same. xx

Comment is about missing mum (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Fascinating - and so true for many who strive
to "say" something that they feel needs to be said.
The consistency of invention in these lines is
obvious and leaves us knowing that the self- recognition won't necessarily affect the outcome! Three cheers for that!

Comment is about IMPISH (blog)

Original item by Ian Gant

Nice one Chris..I like the reference to 'the Seasonal grind through the gears' and 'what to do when pension nears'..'gambling ways' and the potential lack of those 'better days'...Yes! it's my kind of poem Chris.. as it reminds me of the grief of growing up as a child with an alcoholic, aggressive father who spent and gambled our family money away, whilst my dear Mother worried how to pay bills and provide food and school uniforms for us! (desperate times had)...
As one of my poems says ' Oh the grief and sorrow...all my brother and I could hope for (in those post war years and fears) was a far better tomorrow! (Happy days eh mate)...beautifully written Chris!
My Bests - Graham

Comment is about Yesterdays Post (blog)

Original item by Chris Co

Howdy Cynthia - yeh, I ended up looking it up as I could have sworn it was breech! Well, technically, in my case, it should be 'rear' as she did actually come out arse first :D

Thank you re the comp :) Chuffed to be placed :)

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Lovely poem, but I always get badly wistful when I read about people missing and/or loving their mums. There's a huge gap in my life where that should be.

Comment is about missing mum (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

The pace is just perfect, 100% bang on. The content isn't really sad at all, despite it being the death of your sister (real sorry chuck) - it's really positive in fact. A fitting tribute.

Comment is about THE DEATH OF AN ELDER SISTER (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Should that not be 'are' in the first line?

Whatever, am nitpicking. I like this piece, have thought the same things myself - especially that bit re the heaven

Comment is about Microbes, looking (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

ooops! Thankyou for pointing that out to me!

Comment is about Then (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Wot Anthony sed - very clever, without looking like it

Comment is about I spoke to God today. (blog)

Original item by Brian Wood

'a scream of bicycles' - now that really shouldn't make sense, but it does, somehow. 'syowed' doesn't, however ;D

I really like that first verse, but got a bit lost with the middle two

Comment is about Then (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Mmmm, agree with Cynthia, never apologise! I like the trajectory of this piece...and your use of the word 'warmy' - that's great!

Comment is about Murder Christmas 2011 (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

Oh and yes PLEEEASSSE do a follow up - I bloody LOVE these comps!

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Woo, blimey, I got placed - first time ever! :D Cheers all :)

Big congrats to both Kealan and Ann - worthy winners indeed!

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Laura, that word 'breech/breach' is hilarious. I've seen both used, and I paused over which one to use myself. Yours means 'rear' and mine means 'break'; but yours is better. I could not find verification of either in my resource books. I'm glad your poem was included in the winners.

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Don't apologize for a very strong poem, your point made with steely imagery and defining diction. The ending is dynamic with its ordinariness morphed into tragedy, a very apt bracketting of your theme.

Comment is about Murder Christmas 2011 (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

Hi Chris - welcome back. Two really lovely poems you've got here! x

Comment is about Chris Co (poet profile)

Original item by Chris Co

Very interesting. I needed to read it three times, picking up speed and consciously joining the thoughts from verse to verse, like prose. I did wonder if you meant 'my eyes will misadventure PASS the dandruff'. Then I figured: maybe not, if 'misadventure' is used as a verb (new to me). I actually like the general impression of 'tortured' diction.

Comment is about The Dream Ticket (blog)

Sadly, quite amusing, and always topical. To keep the rollicking metre, I did some personal word jockeying, but not much.

Comment is about Depth Of A Salesman (blog)

Original item by Matt Carter

Thank you for commenting on my most recent blog.
signed
A Devonian!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

You certainly get to grips with a variety of
subjects and if I could put a finger on just one...but best to leave it at that!
Cheers and keep lifting our spirits in 2012.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

A word of thanks for your comments, past and
current.
I trust you will continue to make the most of
retirement!

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Man's predicament - the physical and the spiritual at odds as always, with the undertow
of that never-quite-sure feeling about the value we place on things in life. Neatly
put.

Comment is about I spoke to God today. (blog)

Original item by Brian Wood

Ah...youth! When time was a friend who stood
by your side against age and its dreaded infirmities...but whose friendship was only
conditional from ruthless old Mother Nature.
These lines bring that fleeting "gather ye roses while ye may" feeling to life, albeit that some of the expressed imagery finds me scratching.

Comment is about Then (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Clitoris - sounds like somewhere you might go for a holiday in the Aegean!! :-)
But let's hear it for the poor put-upon brain...the most important sex organ of the lot.

Comment is about Clitoris (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

My appreciation to those who kindly took the non-poetic time to offer condolences. Time is
the real salve and sufficient has elapsed to
say simply "thanks for the thought".

Comment is about THE DEATH OF AN ELDER SISTER (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

BOY: "Dad, what's the correct term for a woman's most sensitive erogenous zone?"

DAD: "I can't remember son. Funny, cos it was on the tip of my tongue last night."

(Apologies for old joke.)

Hope you've got your tin hat handy John! :)

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Clitoris (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

This made me stop and think, both about your narrator, and God. You've managed to encompass a whole lot in a very few lines. Clever, thought provoking, incisive - and very good.

Regards,

A.E.

Comment is about I spoke to God today. (blog)

Original item by Brian Wood

Lovely simplicity although it seems churlish to comment on the poetry at your time of loss. I hope its writing eases the pain in some small way.

Comment is about THE DEATH OF AN ELDER SISTER (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

ha ha @laura...this did read well t'other night tho Rach and you performed it so well too...thoroughly enjoyed!!!

Comment is about MLC Car (blog)

so sorry for your loss MC this write works well though..x

Comment is about THE DEATH OF AN ELDER SISTER (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

This is clever and amusing. Damn and blast, missed us off the civil list again. Enjoyed.

Comment is about An Unannounced Inspection (blog)

Hi Ann, Well done with your comp winning poem. Win

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Kealan. Well done with your WOL comp winning piece. Win

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

im liking listening to this
brilliant !

Comment is about North by North West (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

thanks mate for what you said
it all matters and is important
much love
happy new year

Comment is about Noetic-fret! (poet profile)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Lovely picture Ann. Warm as love. I think I would have made more of the comparison between then and now. Great idea though.

Comment is about missing mum (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Well done for the competition win Ann.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Larisa - thank you so much for your kind comments on 'Wish To Enthrall' :) Glad you like it...
Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Larisa Rzhepishevska (poet profile)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Congratulations to the winners!

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

CONGRATULATIONS ANNE AND KEALAN

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi all, yes a most enjoyable comp. Well run Anthony. I have suggested before a system of voting employed by other comps (e.g. MAG) whereby you have to actually vote to be considered for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. It is hoped that this 'ties in' the entrant to the competition more. Usually someone would enter a comp and then forget about it until the results are released. (I know I did, sorry)

Win

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hello, Dave! Love this poem. It's so sweet and beautiful!
With warmest wishes, Laura xxx

Comment is about Wish To Enthrall (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Oh wow! How exciting! Yes, Kealan and I have decided to join forces from now on - we're going to call ourselves KealAnn, a bit like Jedwood only different! (Jesting of course! ;)

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

skoda?

the same skoda meant to drive from wigan back to liverpool other night?

did it make it?

remember those lada jokes...what dyou call a lada convertible? a skip hahahahahhehehehe x

dyou have to put your shopping in the bonnet? actually i do realise that the skoda is first choice of car for the elderly gentleman. my grandad swore by his ;) x

Comment is about MLC Car (blog)

Félicitations tout le monde !

Comment is about WOL competition: and the winner is ... (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I appreciate this one too, Mike. Reckon your sister's idea is a good one.

Comment is about FEOTAL DISTRESS (blog)

Original item by Mike Hilton

cheeky bugger! but true my arse will no doubt bore me soon. thanks for the pic i think we did well in creating that 'innocent' look. innocent yet possibly on acid, bit like alice ;)

x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel