loved the earthiness!

Comment is about You belong to the wind now... (blog)

Original item by MissLucy

We,ll splice the mainbrace to this poem Harry.

well done shipmate!

loved the line,
And when life,s eased to a gold Septembering'

gorgeous!

A jewel,so prominent amidst a treasure trove!

thanks for posting.
Patricia and Stef.

Comment is about BON VOYAGE (blog)

Hi John, 'A Winter's Tale' ta for commenting. Perhaps this starts off the silly season prematurely - had to get something in hand for a poetry group reading (Christmas bash coming up all too hastily). First attempt at a monolgue as MC calls it. Have left a similar comment on my blog. Cheers.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

Love the sentiment, Dave and the gentle tone of your poem. Be good to hear this. X

Comment is about Hippies (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Hi MC, 'A Winter's Tale' much appreciate the comments, have added a sequel by the way on the same blog.

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I have to echo Laura - a very big "awww" and the "old bag" - not a bit of it but excellent humour and I totally get what you mean. A super poem. X

Comment is about The Big Hill (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Chris, would love to hear this performed. A great poem. You were fantastic last Tuesday. You are so right about the judging though -mind-blowingly difficult - an impossible task really.

Comment is about Why does mankind wage war and kill? (blog)

The first 2 stanzas and the fourth are very strong. I look forward to hearing you read this, I'm sure it will be breath-taking. U r. XXX

Comment is about Break The Loop (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

This would be a marvellous "benediction" by the
best man at any such wedding. Heartfelt and
immaculately done.

Comment is about BON VOYAGE (blog)

Lush?...I am a Lush?? lol only joshing m'dear..yes a wintry, dijointed mix of thoughts..very me at the moment ha ha...cheers Elaine.x

Comment is about Elaine (poet profile)

Original item by Elaine

Thanks Andy for the great comment on In Hope of Wonder..sometimes the clipped lines are needed to create a mood..and this was sposed to be disjointed anyways like a flit of thought.

:)

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Thanks for commenting on In Hope of Wonder Lynn, very much appreciated! xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thanks for commenting on In Hope of Wonder.. I was trying to set the scene, the mood with the first half..it is meant to be disjointed and I used the short lines for that purpose..As when you are looking at something..seeing without any real focus and thoughts flit through your mind?..no?..perhaps its just me Ha!!

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

They are called buggerers and nobody likes to admit they exsist !! especially as they profess to know all the answers. But technically I suppose you are right there are three types ;-)XX
And lo! a buggerer came into our midsts and spake good words......

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Most excellent.. :)

Comment is about Mission Creep (with audio!) (blog)

Original item by Attila the Stockbroker

Ha! Check you cheque has not been nicked by the Czech who wears checks..just to be sure oh dear.. :)

Comment is about Oh eck! (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

enjoyed this when you read it out Dave, had not heard you before..was a cracker!..got to be an ap for that surely?

Comment is about There's an App (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Thanks Stella. I must say, it was a gift to review - so easy to find things to say.

I'd have loved to have had more poet friends with me but did enjoy talking to people I had never met before - which I probably wouldn't have got round to otherwise. John Siddique and his friends were lovely and I now own his book. And if Graham is true to his word, I'll put myself down on the list for his too!

It's just as well Greg knows how to edit well though - I got all the names wrong! I'm blaming it on the grapes...

Hope to see you at the Wigan Tudor, if not before. Come all ye poets and recite till our hearts sing...

Comment is about Calendar boys: Write Out Loud at the naked launch (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Good strong stuff Laura..makes you remember..

Comment is about Break The Loop (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Point taken re my verse from "E toE"........ all written through experience ! thanks for taking the tim out to read it. IGS

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I believe then we have many choices!...enjoyed this read :)

Comment is about All Wise Men Are Dead (blog)

Sad about your Father! never touching (his loss) I suffered a lot of loss too? doesn't get easier, well written ( Loss Lingers)x

Comment is about Alan Corkish (poet profile)

Original item by Alan Corkish

HaHa! I empathize with next door neighbour? love 1/4 pounder brain.

Comment is about Richie Muster (poet profile)

Original item by Richie Muster

Fools Devotion! We all been there haha x

Comment is about Joshua Williams (poet profile)

Original item by Joshua Williams

I love first four lines especially, Sometimes it toughens us up? makes us who we are? But is it right? wouldn't we be happier without being toughened up? I wish!!! I'm sure it scars us for life. So Sad, Break the Loop Please?? xx

Comment is about Break The Loop (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

cheers mike.

Comment is about Noetic-fret! (poet profile)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Oh you and Joy get all the fun!!

Seriously though the whole evening sounds great fun Isobel...no wonder Joy looked a little flush at Poets Corner and there I was thinking the heating was up too high!!

A great review that I enjoyed reading..thanks Isobel x

Comment is about Calendar boys: Write Out Loud at the naked launch (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

"Bullies always bully because they can - or could;
Attack is always best defence but not always for good".

Your lines bring alive the malignancy that often lingers through into adult life for both
perpetrator and victim. Who was it said "The child is the father of the man"?

Comment is about Break The Loop (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thanks for your comments onn BSA Bantam, MC. I suspect your Black Vincent mate has a bit more mechanical know-how than me. He may have trailed all over the world but I trailed oil all over South Yorksire.

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks for your thoughts on BSA Bantam.
Bantam electrics? - like How Bees Fly. Scientists don't know!

Comment is about John Embley (poet profile)

Original item by John Embley

Hello Greg. Thanks for your thoughts on BSA Bantam. I always preferred riding the bike to being pillion, which was terrifying. I once sat at the back of my mate doing a ton "daarn the Saaarf Mimms" on his Honda Goldwing. I opened my eyes when we got there!

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Incidentally, the girlfiend you're posing with in your profile pic - I think I used to go out with her!

Comment is about Nick Coleman (poet profile)

Original item by Nick Coleman

Thanks for your comments on BSA Bantam, Nick. I still remember its reg, KET 28F. I think it was a 1968 model.
My worst memory is overtaking (very, very slowly) a pack of kids on Fizzies (those souped up Yamaha mopeds) and being chased by them. A set of traffic lights saved me as I got through them just before they changed.

Comment is about Nick Coleman (poet profile)

Original item by Nick Coleman

Impressive bunch of stuff you've posted, Richie.
I checked out the rest after reading Obsollete Airline Beverage. I particularly liked Your God is Angry with You.
You should check out MC Newbury's stuff. I think you'd appreciate it.

Comment is about Richie Muster (poet profile)

Original item by Richie Muster

Autumn will hold your hand

I love that line, so haunting. On a more pedantic note,

'of a old film'

would read better as:

'of an old film'.

Comment is about The End of Summer (I) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Nice poem. This might sound a bit pedantic but shouldn't 'necessarily' be 'necessary'?

Comment is about The End of Summer (IV) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

The title invokes that famous Joy Division song from 'Closer' (appropriate enough for a Manchester poet). Pity I missed this book launch, it sounded good.

Comment is about A Means to an End book launch (Andy N and Jeff Dawson aka Jeffarama) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Thanks for commenting MC- much appreciated.

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Have you any idea what it was about? its a long time since I have written anything, and I cannot remember a poem from the association of it's picture after this amount of time. XXX

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Eh up - yeh, I am :) Are you?

Comment is about Neil Fawcett (poet profile)

Original item by Neil Fawcett

Cheers Laura. Are you reading at BOMPs book launch?

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Heh heh - put me down for a copy of that book!

I'm wondering if you know Winston, site adminstrator for new joiners. He is a juggler and entertainer too. It is an unusual career - very rewarding, I would imagine.

Comment is about Graham Eccles (poet profile)

Original item by Graham Eccles

You're better off with an oldster in a motorised cart, tartan rug and all, than a gorilla swinging a golf club! I think I go
with the wit who described golf as "a good walk spoiled".

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

Looks like WOL has a wizard of words - with the
ascerbic touch of John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester.
I look forward to more.

Comment is about Richie Muster (poet profile)

Original item by Richie Muster

Ladies - thanks for your feedback. I value the
feminine perspective is such things...we men
can be a bit reticent about emotional things.
J.C. - thanks for the tip about R.M.'s work. I'll check it out. Alas, any thought of having a "bloody big cog" would merely render me guilty of wishful thinking!
Salutations.

Comment is about BELIEVING THAT I LIED (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Oh, Stella, I could hear you as I read this, that lush voice of yours. The imagery here, though quite cold and wintry is nonetheless lush - lots for the mind's eye to conjure. I enjoyed this very much. XX

Comment is about In Hope of Wonder (blog)

Loved this when you read it, Dave. Good to see it here to enjoy again!

Comment is about There's an App (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Hilarious and well thought out-wonder if I can get some poems out of my various afflictions; hmmm....

Comment is about Chlamydia (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks for taking the time to read my poem and for your kind comments : )

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

I hitched in both directions that day. I'm saving the shots for my first book cover. :D

Comment is about Calendar boys: Write Out Loud at the naked launch (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman