Thank you, my friends xx

Comment is about Childhood Friendship (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

yeah i like it too :-)

Might blog my old one or two about chairs. Seems to be a theme going on here.x

Comment is about This Chair Will Still Be Here (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Ooo stealing the hot water - hanging offence in our house! 4 of us used to share the water - can you imagine people doing that now?!

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Yay - I've found someone who had the same hot water system! I can remember having to stoke the fire real high if I wanted a bath, even in the middle of summer - then some bastard would swan in there and steal your water if you weren't looking! Oh happy days! x

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

I am outdone! In dirtiness stakes! ;D Heh - naw, your ma sounds like a proper superwoman. We had a coal fire to heat water too - had to pull the 'damper' down to get the water hot, and quite often the water would be stained with rust. that probably didn't help with the tidemarks ;)

It's heartwarming to hear you talk about your mum like that :)

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

I love this. Its uncanny how many pieces i have read at work and elsewhere inspired by the ever ready chair at the moment. Although a student did actually write something about a chair murdering his owner so they could sit together forever...so...
Love the last line. good poem.

Comment is about This Chair Will Still Be Here (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Not that I'm looking to outdo you in dirtiness LOL but I think once a week might have been a luxury for me. No-one's fault though. Could you imagine looking after a paralysed husband with a stack of kids, the only means of heating water being a fire and then on top of that having to go out to work? My mum was superwoman - still is. I was very lucky in many ways. Looking back does make you realise how lucky our kids are now though - let's hope they appreciate it.

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

I am repeating what has already been said, again, incredibly thought provoking and moving. Good stuff.

Comment is about Poverty Is (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Am loving this series Dave...still think you could really put together a little book/pamphlet or something with them. This is like being told stories as a kid. I could really see this being read out loud by you.

Comment is about Beyond the Garden #4 (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Gawd, this rings horrible bells for me...those tidelines...one bath a bloody week!

Really like this Isobel - although it took me back to a place I don't really like to be in.

Comment is about Poverty Is (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Great work again Marianne. Lines 4, 6 and 10 in verse one stand out.

Comment is about Remember Me (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

brilliant as always m, ur work is consistantly decent

Comment is about Remember Me (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

hey man, thanks for the comments. been reading your stuff just now, like it, good stuff.
just let that dirty voice scream back at the sky...

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

haha class man good stuff

Comment is about To my Girl (blog)

Original item by David Mac

Hi anna, love Geeks United. emu music! excellent. look forward to reading more of your stuff.
Take care.

Comment is about Anna McCrory (poet profile)

Original item by Anna McCrory

Just enjoyed "Geeks' United," Anna.

Comment is about Anna McCrory (poet profile)

Original item by Anna McCrory

Nice sentiments but since most of them are doing it to pay for drug dependency, I doubt your wishes are to be easily achieved. Tackle the bastards that get them hooked on it in the first place and perhaps they might have a chance.

I can't for the life of me see how anyone could do that job and actually wake up looking forward to the next day.

I appreciate that they should not be treated as inferior sub class citizens though, which I suppose is what you are saying.

Comment is about I Want All The Whores In The World To Be Happy (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I always really like your poems, and the drawings too. I am so glad you seem to be on here more lately than you used to be. Shame you posted this almost at the last minute of January cos not so many people will read it - well, I hope they do! x

Comment is about Bad Faith (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

They certainly do. Not sure about the repetition on the last two lines.

Comment is about I Want All The Whores In The World To Be Happy (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Very much enjoyed this Marianne. You posted one a short while ago called 'These are Interpretations' - that I loved but I can't find it now, have you removed it?
Cx

Comment is about Reading (Sestina) (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Lovely piece Gus.
Cx

Comment is about Bucket and Spade (Childhood) (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Really interesting writing Tom, vivid images that tell a complete story of a life. I particularly like the last stanza.
Do you paint the illustrations too?
Cx

Comment is about Bad Faith (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

Some write this Melanie - agree with the other commentators x

Comment is about Eight Neglected Wonders of a Womb (blog)

Original item by Melanie Coady

very vivid..very good. :)

Comment is about And a Voice (blog)

Original item by David Mac

thanks banks always love reading your stuff

Comment is about Splinters (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I dont know where you get that shit, but I could buy some :D

Comment is about Splinters (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I am indebted to Bernard Cornwell for the little knowledge of history I have.

Comment is about The Line and Square (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

its a poetry site , nothing is 'just words' but your apology isnt just words either, magical words ,thankyou x

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

best one yet for me yet of your new burst and i think it's probably your least bukowski-ish too (and i love Bukowski)

Comment is about Splinters (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

i respect this poem to the bones. Dark real beautiful.

Comment is about And a Voice (blog)

Original item by David Mac

Re; Enterprising Ants - I couldn't agree more Ann - nature always has a reason for doing things however horrifying we might sometimes think they are x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks Isobel! xx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Hi Andy, Thx for looking and commenting on Behind Glass Curtains. You mention the line 'Her reflection was more beautiful than her truth could confess' Not sure what it means exactly, but I thought it was quite smooth, Something to do with her etherial qualities I think. Win x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Cynthia, Glad you enjoyed my 'whispering words' Thanks for reading. Win x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Melanie, thanks for your kind comments on Behind Glass Curtains. Win x

Comment is about Melanie Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Melanie Coady

I have commented on some of your poems. They are really good.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fantastic, I have written stuff like this myself, but not as well.

Comment is about The Velvet Conversation (FREEDOM) (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fantastic, talks to me about old age, freedom, the countryside, winter and spring. I used to live near a forest in Weardale in County Durham. That last leaf is unique isn't it?

Comment is about the little leaf (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wow, a love the way it flows from one verse to the next, and what a great ending. I wish I could write like that!

Comment is about Heat Wave (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Brilliant for your age. I wanted to read it until the end. Sorry I missed you on chat.

Comment is about Apple Blossom Song (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Naaa Steve - I wasn't worried about my last poem being flawed - I just knew that it wasn't technically good. I've stopped bothering too much about things like that. I don't post often - if I throw one out now and then that is just a mood reflection, I don't feel too guilty. I probably criticised it cos I didn't want people thinking I thought it was anything special - unlike my usual stuff, which is absolutely brilliant ;)

I am sure that life can be just as grim down Serrrf, given the right/wrong circumstances. Granted there would have been less coal dust back in those days!

Thanks for your comment also Andy - I think it is rare for anyone to have a perfect childhood. There is always something that bothers us as children - things that are sometimes beyond an adult's control.

I think I've thanked most others on their profiles. I do appreciate your comments. xx

Comment is about Poverty Is (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Yes - get yourself off FB and back on here!

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Always look on the bright side of life. You could be young and ugly, or old and ugly, or made out brown paper that someone's just set fire to.

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Rachel

Hope all is well - are you taking some time off the site? We could do with some quality.

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Thanks for your comments on Crows Cate - much appreciated x

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Hi Melanie - liked your sample poem on bats in the cave great - thanks for your comments on Crows x

Comment is about Melanie Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Melanie Coady

Very descriptive, you have a way with words. The more I read the more vivid it is. It reminds me of Flower of Hope. I wonder if I hvae posted that yet.

Comment is about Rose lies on the piano keys..... (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hi Ann - glad you were cheered up a little by Love Thy Clergy thanks for comments - was sorry to hear about your cat and hope you perk up soon x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Once again, thank you all so much Going to the sunny south of the Island for me as a child was a treat one that included lots of crossed fingers and prayers to ensure good weather...

ahh well... somepeople believe in seaweed.....

But on rainy days there was always a silver lining... i played with the girl next door..... I liked that.

Gus xx

Comment is about Bucket and Spade (Childhood) (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

hey Melanie, cheers for the comment about my poem. hope it didn't bum you out too much. look forward to reading your words.

Comment is about Melanie Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Melanie Coady