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
Every thank you that is given
brings sunshine to friendships found
even the others too because they have
made each thank you stronger by far.❤
Comment is about Thanks (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
A poem verging on a prayer of gratitude, honestly composed and balanced in thought and feeling.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Thanks (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
I would just like to say that for a couple in the Autumn years so much engaged in the poetry publishing world there is a decided Spring in their step, and the enthusiasm is a wonderful infusion considering the gravity of the current economic and health situation that we all find ourselves in. Poetry is a voice that should never be silenced and the likes of Donall and Janice are part of that. Hail unto them both.
Ray
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
Thanks for the likes and for the lovely comment Keith.
Comment is about Sunrise Gold (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Mon 5th Sep 2022 01:30
A truly beautiful poem, John, your appreciation of nature and respect for its time frames really shine through! 😊
Comment is about The Old Vicarage Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A lovely poem, John. I felt like I was sitting there with you! 🌈
Comment is about The Old Vicarage Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
It's all in the head. Experience, knowledge, faith, belief etc. It shapes our thoughts, vision and words.💕
Comment is about X plains (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Delightful poem. You write with great skill and charm, Stephen.
Comment is about Love (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
It's lady's day in Donny next week, and I believe that Paul is going to give us a rendition of his classic.
It'd be brilliant to hear this one on the same night.
Comment is about THE PONTEFRACT SHAGNASTY THREE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Stephen and Keith, we share something in common. Pain.
And thanks for the Like, Holden and Stephen A.
Comment is about DO THEY LET MAN U FANS INTO HEAVEN? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you so much Keith and Stephen G for your appreciation. It means a lot. It was good to sit there and commune with Nature. A rare treat!
Thanks, too, for the likes, Frederick and KJ. 😀
Comment is about The Old Vicarage Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
'Now is the time of the cat'. I love that, John. In fact, I love it all.
Comment is about EARLY MORNING INNER CITY (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This conveys something of the mystery of artistic creation, I think, Keith. An enthralling poem (to follow on from your last line!) which I enjoyed.
Comment is about Seminal (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A lovely sense of the passing of time and of the enduring power of nature, John. A pleasure of a poem.
Comment is about The Old Vicarage Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
No it doesn't and yes it can. A beautiful, poetic summary, Stephen.
Comment is about Love (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I think most West Ham fans would be happy with the chippy just outside Heaven's gates, John. Undemanding lot.
Forget the departure stuff - the night is young!
Comment is about DO THEY LET MAN U FANS INTO HEAVEN? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you very much, John. You''re right that there is a subtext concerning the casual exercise and abuse of power. I wonder who could be a candidate for that?!!!
Thanks to Reggie's Ghost, Holden and Stephen for liking.
Comment is about King (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A poem which expresses the mood which is prevalent in the country at this time, if not throughout the world. The last line of the poem echoes what many other recent poets have mentioned. People are perplexed by the injustices that are now so prominent. Your poem well describes the age we live in.
Thank you for this.
Keith
Comment is about X plains (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Thanks for your thoughts, Keith and Graham. I am, Graham, suitably qualified to be a cock.
And thanks for the Likes, Frederick and Flyntland.
Comment is about DO THEY LET MAN U FANS INTO HEAVEN? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I'm sorry to hear that you're making plans to meet your maker JC. I have it on good authority that there are separate heavens and in the once that you're heading to it is permanently 1961/2. However, it might be difficult for you to get a game as the greats still like to turn out.
They do however have a vacancy for someone to dress up as the team's mascot!!
Keep breathing in and out John! We need you.
Comment is about DO THEY LET MAN U FANS INTO HEAVEN? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Intimacy and friendship juxtaposed. A poem from a heart that regrets but at the same time has few regrets; a longing for more. The heated passion of love or a fling often has an emotional residue which we are left to pick up the pieces from. A poem from an unfulfilled heart. Well written.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about He was my friend (blog)
Original item by dice
Thank you for your comment Keith, this is a very simple poem - no hidden meaning which I suppose is unfashionable- it reflects my love of walking 'off the beaten track' with my beloved collies (long gone)and is one of my 'close to the earth' poems.
Comment is about ? (blog)
Original item by Flyntland
A beautiful poem in praise of nature. Well crafted and written with an appreciative heart.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Sunrise Gold (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
John, fear not. There is not a single Man United fan in heaven as paradise is full of Aston Villa players and supporters.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about DO THEY LET MAN U FANS INTO HEAVEN? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
One of the best definitions of love I have read for some time.
Thanks Stephen
Keith
Comment is about Love (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Holden for the like and to Stephen and Stephen thank you for your comments. When the world is going through war and suffering there always seems to be a dictator in the background pulling the strings.
Thank you again
Keith
Comment is about Evil Rulers (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you for all the likes as they are much appreciated. Thank you to Flyntland, Ghazala and Graham for their valuable comments. Ghazala we are promised the second coming of Christ at the end of time and many believe that we are living in those end times here and now. I also believe this. Graham thank you for your words of wisdom as I too am increasingly of the opinion that it is better to sit back and let it all happen as in reality I cannot change an iota.
Again thank you to all
Keith
Comment is about A New Horizon must Dawn (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This poem succinctly encapsulates the reality of human conflict, yet sadly we seem doomed to repeat it. A poem which takes aways the trees and we see the wood.
Thank you for this. Every word is true
Keith
Comment is about SOLDERS OF UKRAIN (blog)
Original item by Flyntland
" ideas held in minds wich are
hallowed caves wherein beauty lies
Chaos lives here too"
These are beatifull - haunting - words - the depth of understanding in this poem is both humbling and empowering - and is one that I shall read over and over, Thank you Keith
Comment is about Seminal (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A poem which speaks of the fullness of nature where man combined with nature can bring about such a clear manifestation of where nature and art do truly meet. The poem is also a reminder of past generations who in their generosity planted and planned what they knew they would never see nor reap. Selfless creators indeed.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The Old Vicarage Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks John, can’t take credit for the shot it was shared on the Herdy site asking for captions.
Comment is about My Name Is Herdy (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Superb. I love the words "transient unstable compulsions somehow sacred maybe from another time a resonance". In this poem I feel a sense of the original creation and a reaction to it. Maybe I am mistaken but still impressed with the quality of thought given to it.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about 64-bit world (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
A poem richly exquisite in its descriptive quality. You have captured those early precious moments of dawn in a sublime way where the reader is taken to that hour of the an incipient day.
A poem of real quality.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about EARLY MORNING INNER CITY (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you guys always good to hear nice words, maybe I've got a chance at this writing lark
Comment is about 1997, She’s gone (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
You never miss any poem Nigel. Thanks for making my poems special with your comments, likes and appreciations....💖
Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Always your wordprints to see. Thanks for your comment Nigel🌷
Comment is about All's well, that ends well (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
keith jeffries
Mon 5th Sep 2022 21:43
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