Yes, I know the earth's core is hot (although has anyone been there to find out? Maybe Prof. Challenger). The point I was making was that EVEN at the earth's core my bones would STILL be cold as loneliness. You See? xxxx

Comment is about mole (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Sympathy, Ann. Liked this. The centre of the earth is apparently hotter than the surface of the sun so you and your moles will fry I'm afraid (Sorry, just read Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything and so am full of that sort of information)

Thanks for troubling with Where Are You. Bit of an inaccessible one really. x

Comment is about mole (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Like this a lot, especially 'dispel all grief with our repetitious toil.' I must say this time of year gets to me. Thank God November's out of the way. I don't know what it's like in Cornwall but if the weather continues like this, I'm going to hibernate. Bring on the moles! (They don't hibernate, do they?).

Comment is about mole (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Good morning Freda. Just to let you know that the calenders came safe and sound and they are lovely! Have you got lots of snow where you are? I am getting a bit fed up with it! x

Comment is about Freda Davis (poet profile)

Original item by Freda Davis

I was very impressed by this poem Ray, but decided to come back to it as I wanted to read it again. Often, I expect, this happens with longer poems, people want to give them a bit more time and sometimes we forget to come back. I did come back and now I feel bad for not commenting before. I really don't think we should ever take it personally if a poem we consider to be a good one doesn't get many comments, I really think it's down to luck, who's looking, are they in a rush, how many other poems have been put on today. I also think that, certainly speaking for myself, I don't feel qualified to do a proper critque on a poem, but it's often easier to just make a comment about a poem when the subject is one we can identify with, and we can just say "Yes" I know what you mean!" Or "Poor you - hope you feel better soon!" A thoughful more cerebral poem may appear too "clever" for some of us on here to comment on. I think you are one of the best poets on the site, for what my opinion is worth. Please carry on posting. xxxx

Comment is about The Last House In Birmingham (blog)

Yeh! Roll on death! ;-) (Got cabin fever - living on tins and toast like a little old lady*, no one but a geriatric cat to talk to, haven't been out for a walk for a week! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!) *Which of course I am! Or a medium sized one!

Comment is about mole (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks Greg and Francis. Yes, Eric Von Danicken has a lot to answer for! ;-)

Comment is about tunguska (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Andy, thanks for your appreciation of Snow on the Pass. To be honest, I've been surprised - although pleased - at how people have reacted to it. Maybe it's the weather ...

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

thank you JLT-re the possible depletion in my stock of thumbs-but for the moment thats the only respectful thing I can put up-when they eventually run out-thats the time to look away! oeer missis! Mr.Wilde-xx

Comment is about jean lucy thompson (poet profile)

Original item by jean lucy thompson

sommerwear! haha-now theres my brand of humour-ta Greg for a brill poem and good laugh-Mr.W.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

A direct hit, Ann!

Comment is about tunguska (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Again I like it and very interesting. There seem to be quite a few of 'us' doing celestial stuff at the mo.

Comment is about Hope through a Telescope (blog)

I like this. I remember reading about the Tunguska explosion in one those hip 1970 ancient astronaut books, which came up with the idea that it was an exploding ufo (of course). You are clearly well read!

Comment is about tunguska (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks Dave and Isobel. I couldn't add written words cos I know if I wrote it down I would have had to make a few changes, then I would have had to re-do the audio which would have lost the whole point of the thing. It was fun to do and I might have another try at another "instant" poem one day!

Comment is about space (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

A very intriguing poem - I really like it!

Comment is about Where are You? (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Wonderful stuff Marianne. x

Comment is about The Yell Room (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

giving this poem the second thumbs up Jean!

Comment is about Starman (blog)

Original item by jean lucy thompson

Hi There, A warm welcome to Write out loud. I hope you enjoy the site, Winston (Admin)

Comment is about Ali Taha Alnobani (poet profile)

Original item by Ali Taha Alnobani

Hi! Just to say I've enjoyed all your poems so far, this one is my favourite I think. The feminine and the scientific, mixed with optimism. You are very lyrical! Welcome to WOL. x

Comment is about Hope through a Telescope (blog)

I keep losing the person who's talking, but the intertwining monologues are captivating in word-magic. 'My fingers skim the bumps, childless, my cheeks flushed monthly' is a gorgeous description of ovulation without conception.'Gasping for breath, and a husband' is a superb Victorian comment, and the 'thorny Rapunzals'. The whole poem is just fabulous, Marianne.

Comment is about The Yell Room (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I did mean it about Cynthia; your poem was salutary, necessary and original as the anniversary wave washes over us. A wake-up call; a shock of cold water. But of course it may been rather off-message as far as the judges were concerned. Who knows? If he'd stayed with Cynthia perhaps he would have continued to write more great songs. I always resented Yoko for apparently breaking up the band. But on the other hand she made him happy. I'm just obsessed with Lennon, and the contradictions involving art and life that he represents, and, of course, the Sixties and the associations and memories his music evokes; his 'cheek' that was really anger; always have been, always will be.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks for your lovely comment Dave.
We went into IKEA in Ashton under Lyne and it was exactly the same as your poem. Horrors, and also we only just got to the exit in time to purchase the ruddy bookcase we went in for. Nearly had to run for it. Not too far from Blackburn to Sowerby Bridge you know. Fancy coming to the Puzzle Hall some time? Not, perhaps, in the snow.

Comment is about Dave Carr (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Carr

Thank you Dave! Isobel must have said something!
I am so elated... : )

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Way to go! John's right though... Love the last two lines. : )

Comment is about is this a fibonacci poem? (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Never heard of Alabama 3 - will have to look them up - I am totally ignorant when it comes to groups - there is so much I've never heard of! Thanks for your comment though - and yes I'll defo be at the Tudor Christmas do - I haven't missed one since I started going in Feb 09!

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thankyou Laura :-)

Comment is about The Ask of Conversation (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Just to clarify, I'm the first one to defend giving no explanation. I hate being asked myself, as to give an authorial meaning only serves to close off avenues of pleasure and thought. I find Marianne's work incredibly dense and fragmentary, to the point where it feels like a collage to me. By this, I do not mean to imply any negativity, or indeed whine for an explanation :)

Comment is about The Ask of Conversation (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Thank you Lynn, for your lovely comment :)

Rachael x

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

that's the problem with wimmin - when there's a man around it's all "don't you know what a clitoris is ?" - "will you pick up those F*** underpants" etc etc.
Awww - big hugs - there's one out there somewhere xx

Comment is about life'sabitchhaiku (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

No, I'm the one who put the FibFib in Fibonacci!

Comment is about is this a fibonacci poem? (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

so you're the one who put the Fib in fibonacci ?? :)

Comment is about is this a fibonacci poem? (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Strictly speaking...err, not quite.
I think the syllable count should be
one
One
Two
Three
Five
Eight
Thirteen....etc. although some folks would do without the first 'one'. Each number is the suim of the previous two numbers so I think you have snuck in an extra line.

Very nice though.

:)

Jx

Comment is about is this a fibonacci poem? (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Ooh pooh! I think I've got an extra line - I'll just pretend I've invented something else! ;-)

Comment is about is this a fibonacci poem? (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Strangely enough, hanging someone for murder doesn't outrage me as much as other things that go on in these countries. The problem is that you can't guarantee fair trials or convictions over there - it looks like there was plenty of doubt over whether she actually did it.
I think it is great that you wrote about it Dave - violation of human rights should always be trumpeted in any way we can.

Comment is about Shahla Jahed is dead (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Breathing is synonymous with loving in a lot of my poetry - and not a lot of people know that LOL - sorry if it threw you Andy - in the context of the poem it works for me. x

Comment is about Planet Earth (blog)

Original item by Isobel

hi dave - thanks for commenting on 'the other side'... hadn't thought about the doors song actually, so i read up on it, and i can see what you mean but it certainly wasn't planned... it has given me a possible idea however.

thanks again for your comment... means a lot to me that

Comment is about Dave Carr (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Carr

hi lynn - glad you liked my other side poem.. one of those poems that kinda wrote itself really (don't know where it came from) but i like it too, glad you did too .. xxx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

glad you like this, lynn.. it flowed really easily.. only wish i could write more this easily - lol..

as for the doors reference, dave.. must admit it hadn't crossed my mind that, so i read up on the song you mean and i don't think it really shows any direct infliuence, but it may have given me a idea, so cheers also..

Comment is about The Other Side (Space Poem) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

very nice, isobel.. enjoyed this - you did throw me a bit i must admit with the use of the two breathe's on the last two lines however.. x

Comment is about Planet Earth (blog)

Original item by Isobel

it's very written ray certainly, and i love the first few lines in particular but it does seem to be a bit wordy in places to me..

did enjoy it however... lot of passion went into this certainly..

Comment is about The Last House In Birmingham (blog)

Thanks, Greg, but you know what, though I'm pissed off by the football, I know what's what. This is one of my better poems, a lot better than much of the tosh that's been posted here today and you are the only one who's bothered. I feel like I'm wasting my time. So, adios and bon chance.

Comment is about The Last House In Birmingham (blog)

We absolutely loved OZ - both the cities and the countryside. A bit pricey, though, given the strength of the Ozzie dollar against poor pathetic sterling! Still, I'd rather bask in 30+ degrees of heat in Brisbane than be snowbound here in Grimsby. Maybe that's why they all seem pretty cheerful over there, whereas here it's all moans and groans and feeling sorry for ourselves!

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

This is indeed a paradox.
Great stuff.
I'm glad there are still people out there writing heroic verse.

Comment is about Discomposed (blog)

Original item by Freda Davis

Much obliged for your recent comments, David, and congratulations on getting a sheaf of poems into Agenda magazine. I haven't sent off much lately, but many thanks again for your consistent encouragement! How was Oz ... Melbourne and Brisbane?

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

Original item by David Cooke

Hi Dave - it looks like you are on a space binge at the moment :)
Thought I'd better point out that it is Senryu - not Kuryu - or whatever it was that I made up. I was just being silly by imagining what we could call a cross between the Haiku and Senryu forms. Apparently Haiku is to do with nature and Senryu more to do with emotions. I didn't realise that till Steve Black pointed it out. x

Comment is about Dave Carr (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Carr

I like the way you did this with the link to the previous lines.
I can see you are still in Beatles mode.
I didn't know that about Haiku and Kuryu either.

Comment is about Space Beat Haiku (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Lovely words. That is quite a rare talent to be able to spontaneously generate a poem in that way. I dread to think what I would come up with. It is very descriptive, nicely paced and gives the listener time to reflect on the words.

Comment is about space (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

It must have been tough for your dad when the area went downhill, Ray, as so many once-decent areas have around the country. It's a funny yet heartfelt and almost apocalyptic vision.

Comment is about The Last House In Birmingham (blog)

This is very powerful and thought provoking. I like the line
Suddenly, this cell was just mine.

Comment is about Too Much Space, Too Much Time (blog)

Original item by Tom

I like the feeling of cold this poem portrays. Very powerful words. I wondered if it was influenced by the Doors song but I doubt it. This is much better.

Comment is about The Other Side (Space Poem) (blog)

Original item by Andy N