Calm, measured and angry. Love it!
Comment is about LEVELLING UP HS2 (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Based on the ‘West Side Story’ song ‘America’ but reset to football, England, and our inability to deal with other people in trouble, people looking for refuge.
Comment is about I Like to Be (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
Thank you Nigel 🌷
Comment is about Uncertainty is the only Certainty (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
I can't say that I ever saw Tony Blair
But like his legacy that's neither here nor there! 😐
Comment is about Sightings (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
During my time as a custody officer with the Met. back in the day,
a visiting police doctor, with whom I enjoyed a chat on his visits,
once produced an eye-popping chart of various pills that were
promoted for medicos' use. Big Pharma were busy even then.
I wonder just how many products were issued on a "test them"
basis for the medical profession. Managing pain is always worth
encouraging but hands-on treatment seems preferable to pill-popping. The body may not always be receptive to these
substances and who-knows-what effect they have over a long
term..This concern updates to the ongoing Covid jabs as well!
Comment is about Just take another pill (blog)
Original item by Kelly - Marie a Hearsum
The worst part is that there seem to be no one in the present
Parliament who shows any sign of being any better. I've never
minded the well-to-do having their money; it's when they
are frivolous with other people's cash that I take offence. The
recent lot in government have been guilty when vanity (save a
few minutes travelling time) projects like the London end of HSR2 have absorbed billions and desecrated the countryside
to add insult to injury. Why weren't the northern links given
priority for a start?
Comment is about Confluence Time (blog)
Many years ago I suffered with sciatica, which really sapped my mental and physical energy. Thank goodness it passed-best wishes.
Comment is about Just take another pill (blog)
Original item by Kelly - Marie a Hearsum
Powerful writing, Kelly. Pain saps energy, so difficult to live with it. Sending prayers; may pain management/relief arrive in the best form possible to those who suffer so.
Comment is about Just take another pill (blog)
Original item by Kelly - Marie a Hearsum
Looking for a sandwich- An early lunch?
Apologies Stephen, the current situation in the UK is grim: my desperate attempt at humour.😕
Comment is about Sightings (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Erwan Lucas René
Wed 4th Oct 2023 09:09
It is a very aspiring piece of work. I usually tend to write a lot of poems about the ocean and it’s funny how I never had any thoughts about this one. This shows the real beauty of a poem; it really brings different ideas and feelings within itself and touches so many souls in very distinct ways. It really does make sense to me actually as I love to spend a lot of time by the sea, and I've always found it peaceful to be there. I still can imagine that same peaceful state I’m in when I am there even though I don’t go there so often. I always feel the silence that you've described in your poem and now I realize that it was just within me and never really “the silence of the sea”! I’d love to reflect more on this as it inspires me to write a lot more about it. There is always a lot to write about the ocean as there are lots of mysteries that accompany it and that never cease to surprise us. Looking forward to reading more about your poems. So, thank you a lot for sharing this thought with all of us.💕
Comment is about the Silence of the Sea (blog)
Original item by Elle Shaine
Thanks, Greg. Yes, encounters with the famous often disappoint. I read recently about someone who claims that Philip Larkin refused to share his umbrella with him while queueing at a rainy bus stop.
And thanks to Holden, Hélène, Manish and Steve for liking this.
Comment is about Sightings (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I once saw Lord Longford, Steve. I had broken down just outside Robertsbridge and he jogged right past me. Didn't even stop to ask if he could help.
Comment is about Sightings (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I used to love the Be Good Tanyas, John. It occurred to me just the other day that we are possibly the first generation to be so aware of dementia, that we are constantly on our guard for it, both in ourselves and in our loved ones. There's a thought.
Comment is about .......early onset (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Great title! Not always possible, though.
Comment is about Keep Football Out of The Bedroom (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
Thanks Stephen!
You’ve given me a slightly disturbing image of a sheepskin coated, diminutive John Motson, microphone in hand, sitting atop the wardrobe and shouting ‘oh my word’ or similar.
Comment is about Keep Football Out of The Bedroom (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
A beautiful and lyrical poem, Hélène. I liked the idea of dancing in the sky, sounds like fun!
Comment is about Earth and Sky (blog)
Original item by Hélène
We are all touched by this insidious condition one way or another and are rightly fearful. As pared back as possible. Stark, a dreadful fear of becoming lost.
Well done!
* Saw the BGT’s three times, shame they became lost too!
Comment is about .......early onset (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Nicely written and a strong message, Hugh.
Comment is about Stoptober -quit smoking (blog)
Original item by hugh
Original and strangely disturbing, John. Was John Motson commentating?
Comment is about Keep Football Out of The Bedroom (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
I can only echo Holden's words, John. This is true poetry.
Comment is about .......early onset (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 21:34
Powerfully evocative and painfully accurate, John; masterfully composed! 🌷
Comment is about .......early onset (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Virtually the definition of “pre-meditated”, MC.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen G, John G and Stephen A.
Comment is about WHAT HE DID TO THAT TREE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Indeed, JC. And chose a time when detection was even less
likely for that out and back journey.
Comment is about WHAT HE DID TO THAT TREE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
My Mum usually appears as a butterfly, but I'll take a closer look at the robins from now on.
Comment is about Robin or Feather (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Thanks Helene. Was the strangest of experiences to find myself on the floor having crashed out of bed.
Football does hold a ludicrous amount of obsession for so many, I should know being one of them!
Comment is about Keep Football Out of The Bedroom (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
I'm sorry for your loss
Comment is about pinch and a punch (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
This poem made me laugh, John! My son and grandsons adore football;* I have no passion for it but enjoy seeing their enthusiasm. Falling out of bed to make a dream kick, water, books and electronics flying, bewildered wife--a great descriptive read.
Editing my comment...in my mind's eye I saw American football on my first read of the poem; later realized English football is what Americans call soccer (I think?!) Lol. Both forms of football inspire huge passion that's for sure!
Comment is about Keep Football Out of The Bedroom (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
Thank you for your comments and likes.
The "Her" to whom I refer in my title is, of course that despicable excuse for a human being, that "ladder-kicking" hypocrite, bigot, homophobe and racist Dog-Whistler-in-Chief, the current UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman.
Comment is about Her Final Solution (blog)
Some great ideas in there. Love 'This is no time to be so destructive'. I'd like to think a reminder to anyone to not waste time on hate.
Comment is about Grounded (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
and where does it all lead?
This. This scares me the most. I'm still wondering.
very beautiful poem 💕
Comment is about Colors Created By Light (blog)
Original item by Hélène
😢 This is so deep and I miss my mom 💕
Comment is about Robin or Feather (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Love this! Lovely, sweet poem, made me smile and think of my mom.
Comment is about Robin or Feather (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Beautiful bro I can resonate I too have lost my mom It’s very honorable of you too keep her name alive her spirit is guiding you for sure
Comment is about MY MUMMY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for adding a like John.
Mark, if your younger family life was like mine, there was a lack of awareness of all but the close family circle, and often nothing happened on birthdays, and my Mum went along with the prevailing trend!
Ray
Comment is about MY MUMMY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks MC. A friend who walked Hadrian’s Wall the day it was chopped down said it is about a mile from the nearest road. What mitigation can there be for someone who lugged a chainsaw a mile over Northumbrian moor to do that?
Comment is about WHAT HE DID TO THAT TREE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Probably the best laughter-filled poetry night I was ever fortunate enough to be involved in, was at The White Horse in Hebden Bridge (many many moons ago), where Paul led the crazyness he so loved.
Paul never made you feel that you were the outsider in the poetry world, and the fact that he always gave encouragement made me feel that I wasn't a total fool in trying to write.
I'll be at Marsden on Sunday (for the first time in far too long) to help celebrate Paul, but it will also give me the opportunity to say 'thanks' to the Marsden Poetry Jam on a very personal level. Without Paul's voice, who knows where I'd be now.
Comment is about Poets pay tribute to Paul Blackburn - a founding father of Write Out Loud - after death at festival (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I love 'the halls of our life'. Inspired stuff, Hélène.
Comment is about Colors Created By Light (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Poetry is...your poem, Lewis. Very sharp and thoughtful - not at all ambiguous!
Comment is about Absurdish (blog)
Original item by Lewis O'Brien
Thank you, Hélène. I appreciate your kind words and the fascinating insight into your family history. These things are so difficult for the people involved. The Ukraine war must have divided so many families and friends.
Comment is about Slackers, or The View from Washington (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Entertaining and provocative, insofar that I would dispute the
last four lines.
Say what you mean
And mean what you say!
You're just having a laugh
Being too clever by half!
(A personal view, of course).
Comment is about Absurdish (blog)
Original item by Lewis O'Brien
With the arrest of that much older man, I wonder what more we
will learn about the "how and why" of this dastardly deed.
Comment is about WHAT HE DID TO THAT TREE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you for commenting Ferris, M.C. Stephen & Uilleam. A completely senseless act. And for what?
Thanks again
Comment is about Sycamore Gap (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
.............tellin ya..........
.........................chuffin lightweight!
Comment is about Poets pay tribute to Paul Blackburn - a founding father of Write Out Loud - after death at festival (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
...........chuffin lightweight will do anything to get outta work.
................he prolly havin it large at the Old Boars Head with Peter (low rent glamour (you'll never be noetic-fret dude)) laughing at the best.
...........WHICH WE ALL ARE.
Maybe I touch base with Manchester again.
see you in the Old Boars Head.
....................Lightweight!
Comment is about Poets pay tribute to Paul Blackburn - a founding father of Write Out Loud - after death at festival (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you for reading and taking time to leave a comment...much appreciated.
Comment is about Their First Song (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
John Gilbert Ellis
Wed 4th Oct 2023 15:53
Love poems like this that can take you to the last line and change everything.
Comment is about Until Tomorrow (blog)
Original item by dawnenes20