Beautifully sung as well. Looking forward to more song poems from you. You're the best👍
Comment is about Serena Serena GOAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thu 8th Sep 2022 01:51
A lovely, optimistic poem, John! 😎
Comment is about Cloud Nine (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thu 8th Sep 2022 01:47
Thank you so much, Frederick, Flyntland, and Keith, I'm truly grateful for your kind comments! 😊
Comment is about Home... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Thank you Keith, John, Frederick and Flyntland. The Jesuits had it right: give me the boy upto 7 years of age and I'll give you the man.
James Joyce’s pithy summary of his central religious dilemma was telling a friend: “You allude to me as a Catholic. For the sake of precision and to get the correct contour on me, you ought to allude to me as a Jesuit.”
Comment is about The biggest council estate in Europe (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thankyou, Moonlight. Unfortunately not beautifully sung.
And thanks for the Like, Stephen.
Comment is about Serena Serena GOAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Beautiful - touching and so gentle. I have read it several times Thank you - and now I will read it again.
Comment is about The remembrance (blog)
Original item by Mphiliseni Mthimkhulu
I loved reading your article, Greg. Thank you.
'Dempsey and Windle' seem to be a great publishing firm with a genuine concern for, and love of, poetry. More power to their collective elbows, say I.
John
Comment is about ‘There are not enough hours in the day to publish all the submissions that we like’ (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
The sadness of ageing where we are left with memories and what they mean to us. A poem which well describes the dilemma of age which is inescapable.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about To old, too young (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Einstein once said that intellect was only secondary to imagination. John, you do well to recline on cloud nine and watch the others sail by, then compose one of your many excellent poems.
An enjoyable and well constructed poem.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Cloud Nine (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Hello John,
We are of the same vintage and experience. This poem struck several chords. I was born in Birmingham in '48 amidst considerable bomb damage. My father returned from fighting the Japanese and together he and my mum rented a prefab just off the Coventry Road. It was grim but laid some important foundations in my personal life.
Your poem says much more than the words that are read.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The biggest council estate in Europe (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you for this poem - I can relate in part to it, times were so hard and bleak then that unless your readers expierenced it - they can't understand it - and it should be recorded.
I live in the south but both parents came down from Bolton for work, they found it and the town was not dirty but they could not escape from poverty .
PS. a huge thank you for 'Dirty Old Town' what a treat.
Comment is about The biggest council estate in Europe (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Self discovery and the full expression of it is indeed a liberating experience. Home is the ground from where these attributes can flourish.
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about Home... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
I agree with Frederick, I too like "sneering at veneers" and also "you become all that you are supposed to be"
Comment is about Home... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Now that 'sneering at veneers' right there, that's a choice cuppa tea! Thanks Holden!
Comment is about Home... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Thanks Keith. Yes, there is that sense of and room for freedom that is aimed at which gives much pleasure in the reading and ruminating on a particular composition. Glad to have struck a gold vein here.
Comment is about the insolent bystander (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
"not all of them carry guns and get their hands dirty".
On the contrary Stephen, I don't think any of them they ever did?
One of your finest, well done, good work!
G
Comment is about The Big Men (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A clear statement that those behind the scenes are those ultimately responsible for war and its conduct. The Russian casualties under Stalin were horrific but to what extent were these appalling rates of dead and wounded attributable to the incompetence of senior military figures as we now see with the Russian Army in Ukraine. It would be wrong to assume that the number of casualties during the last war was due solely to heroism and self sacrifice. Putin is a dictator and serial killer who has others to do his dirty work for him. Those at the top in war are those we should point the finger at. Hence Nuremberg. An excellent poem Stephen.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about The Big Men (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks, John. I hope that the poem hints that Big Men come in many forms and not all of them carry guns and get their hands dirty.
This sounds fascinating, Greg. I will try to view it. Yes, the casualties on the USSR side were truly horrific.
And thanks to Frederick, Flyntland and Rudyard.
Comment is about The Big Men (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you for the likes and kind comments
Comment is about When A Robin Appears (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Very well said. If you need an assistant give me a call.
Good poem.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Master of Greed. (blog)
Original item by Sarah-Kaye
I am impressed at how busy and clever you are, it certainaly beats
making jams and jellies. - Sadly I walk in circles behind my estranged son with no surety of renewed contact. Thank for your very interesting comments - I love the way poems can spark different thought trains in different people.
Thank also to frederick for taking time to read and pressing the like button.
Comment is about PROGRESSION (blog)
Original item by Flyntland
As I read this poem I was reminded of my own time spent walking in circles which has beset me more since I was retired. I was idling my time away and felt the need to be occupied. A syndrome many suffer from after a long and busy working life. I now learn languages, improving my Spanish, brushing up on my German and am about to embark on Italian. This may or may not answer your dilemma but it solved my 'circles'.
An interesting poem
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about PROGRESSION (blog)
Original item by Flyntland
One has to read between the lines here to unfold a number of truths. "Grey areas are for those who pander". This line encapsulates a good deal to think about as many fall into this category. Then one must ask, Who is the innocent bystander? This is a good poem as it provokes thought which can take the reader in different directions.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about the insolent bystander (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Brilliant work KJ.
Ah! the trials and tribulations of 'home brew'. I have never been forgiven for changing the colour of our brilliantly white bed sheets, stored neatly folded in the airing cupboard, to a rather dull orange colour, due to my forays into making carrot wine.
We went to bed hearing the soporific blub blub blub of the airlock in the demi-john, only to find it had blubbed all over the clean washing the following morning!!!
It never did really come out properly. New sheets. No more home-brew!
Comment is about Our Dad's Battle With The Booze (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Kevin,
You are definitely back on form with this epic poem. Another of your very best. I laughed so much as it reminded me of a time when my Dad bought a home brew from a High Street Chemist. It was a kit to make lager. He used a box room upstairs in the house as his brewery. I was home on leave at the time from the army. The Northern Ireland troubles were at their worst. I was vaguely aware of his experimentations but took no great interest. In the early hours of the morning there was a mighty explosion which sent us all rushing from our bedrooms onto the landing. The place smelled like a brewery. On opening the box room door we saw that it was not an IRA attack but a room strewn with broken bottles and foam everywhere.
This is another of your poems which sets you apart as writing in a genre at which you truly excel.
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about Our Dad's Battle With The Booze (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Last night I watched two episodes of World War II Behind Closed Doors, recounting the unravelling of the West's relations with Stalin as the second world war neared its close, and as the Soviet Union's intentions towards Poland and the rest of 'liberated' eastern Europe became clear. The chilling behaviour of Stalin towards former political allies and heroes of the war who he became jealous of, and the way he dealt with the democratic leaders of eastern European countries. A psychopath, just as Putin is now. But one fact brought you up short, although it excuses nothing: the huge disparity in casualties that Britain and the US suffered in that war, and the losses suffered in the Soviet Union. Total deaths, military and civilian, in the UK and US amounted to 800,000. In the Soviet Union it was up to 27 million.
Comment is about The Big Men (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Very cleverly written and somewhat dark Keith( forgive the pun). You capture, brilliantly, the "chaos of the night!" 😎
Comment is about The Vault of Dreams (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Lovely poem. A delight! 😎
Comment is about When A Robin Appears (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Powerful and accurate,, Stephen. Spot on. 👍
Comment is about The Big Men (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks, very much Stephen. I wanted to involve everyone in my holiday jaunt. I am getting a bit fed up with I Sheringham now, though haha 😂 Thanks for the likes, Julie and Holden 😊
Comment is about On Holiday in Sheringham (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A beautiful verse about a robin, Julie. They seem ever-present and so recognisable.
Comment is about When A Robin Appears (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
So many good memories of Norfolk holidays, John. The delights of the pier at Cromer....
Really enjoyed this poem.
Comment is about On Holiday in Sheringham (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Mike,
You have expertly composed a poem depicting the end times which could be closer than we think. The imagery is excellent. It is compact and descriptive in every sense of the word, with even a touch of emotion.
A great piece of writing
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about If It Can Fly (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Well Jordyn,
Now I know that I am not alone in my feelings of spontaneity and impetuosity. I shall come out of the closet from now on. Seriously I loved this poem as it had that unexpected climax. Forgive the pun.
Good piece of writing
Keith
Comment is about Addicted. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thanks Keith and Greg. Love your comments. Glad it stimulated some reminiscence, Greg.
Well, I had to do something on the beach, so I wrote a poem, as you do! 😂
Comment is about On Holiday in Sheringham (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Ah, Sheringham ... where summer turned to winter, missing out autumn, during one holiday week for us. Next year, Crete, which was too bloody hot! Loved to watch the trains pass on the nearby embankment as we sheltered indoors from the rain. Lovely poem, John.
Comment is about On Holiday in Sheringham (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is a profound book and worth reading despite its age. I would agree he was probably the wisest of Romans as a philosopher but my hero will always be Hadrian.
Thanks again John
Keith
Comment is about EARLY MORNING INNER CITY (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Loved every word John
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about On Holiday in Sheringham (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
John,
A poem of relationships at various stages but the last line caught my attention and somehow summed up all what had gone before. Life is so very tenuous and we should learn to grasp every moment as if it were our last especially with those we love. How I would love to turn back the clock and spend more time with my father. Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Half-term (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you Holden, KL, Stephen and Keith. Marcus Aurelius was, in my opinion, the wisest of the Romans:
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
Marcus Aurelius
Comment is about EARLY MORNING INNER CITY (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks so much Holden and Stephen A for your supportive comments. It means a great deal to me. 👍
Thanks for the likes K. Lynn and Julie
Comment is about The Old Vicarage Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Aw thankyou very much for your kind feedback x
Comment is about LITTLE WONDER (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
Sarah,
What an assuring and hopeful poem, beautifully crafted and brimming with optimism. Words which gladdened my heart.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about LITTLE WONDER (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
They can still pull the chain Hugh as they seem to have given up on the prevention and detection of crime. Good humorous poem
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Police officers deal with serious shituations every single day !! (blog)
Original item by hugh
kJ Walker
Thu 8th Sep 2022 07:15
Thank you Keith and Graham.
I'm going through a dry spell for writing at the moment (ideas just aren't coming) so this is a re-hash of one of my old ones.
It seems from your stories that my dad wasn't unique in his brewing disasters.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about Our Dad's Battle With The Booze (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker