I hope so. By the will of God almighty. Thank you Nigel.
Comment is about Tragedies repeated (blog)
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Brought tears to my eyes, John, as did a similar experience to yours a few years back.
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you John and John.
I bet you're glad you didn't take the coach building job.
I think that I've done this one at Well Spoken before, but didn't read it too well as I didn't put the stresses in the right place.
I may try again.
Comment is about Army Factory or Pit (blog)
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I have a recurring dream where I am walking down Regent St in London but I know it is really The Drapery in Northampton, where I once lived. The recognition is instantaneous.
I wonder whether psyches meet in the dreamworld and swap places?
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
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This is a fascinating poem evoking feelings of a previous existence perhaps many of us have had. Thanks for this, Keith.
Entrancing yet disturbing! đ
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
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A high class poem with a dream like quality, Stephen. đ
Comment is about Collage (blog)
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Go for it-apply Joe.
We love watching U Chall. That feeling we get when we manage to get one answer-priceless!
Comment is about If Only I'd Made the Team (blog)
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Thank you Tim.
It was an exercise set by our writing club -some exercise!
Comment is about AUDIO of my SAMPLES 1-7 Repeats rectified (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ă Ceallaigh
Thanks for your thoughts, MC and John.
Iâm rather proud to say that I shared a similar experience with Edward II. When I had a prostate biopsy a couple of years ago, the doctor explained to me that he was âintroducing a sleeve up my anusâ so that he could insert the needle which would take plug samples from the prostate. From my foetus position I told him about Edward II. âI should have a picture of him on my office wallâ he said. âAnother satisfied customer!â
And thanks for the Likes, Holden and Frederick.
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A sense of peace ripples through this short but effective poem.
Comment is about August Sunrise (blog)
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Well done Uilleam, youâve undertaken a great journey and now you deserve a rest! Iâve not yet had the courage to tackle a sestina myself.
Comment is about AUDIO of my SAMPLES 1-7 Repeats rectified (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ă Ceallaigh
As GS pbserves - a great currency for experience put in words.
I recall walking homewards along Gloucester Place W1 after an early tour of duty (6am-2pm) and spotting actor Bernard
Archard ahead of me. I had seen him in various roles on TV & film and couldn't resist the chance to speak; "You're Bernard
Archard, aren;t you?" He was politeness personnified and we
chatted for some minutes before parting company. I've since
located a copy of his excellent autobiography (recommended).
He was one of that breed of actor who graced many quality
productions, instantly recognisable but whose name may not
have been so readily brought to mind.
Comment is about NOT BERKELEY SQUARE (blog)
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These lines remind me of some narrative dreams i experience - often returning to the same familiar (yet not quite) scenes from
my own past that are intermingled with people not known to me
but yet somehow not strange either. Are our brains pre-programmed via genetics with previous existence that is linked
with our latest incarnation on this p;lanet? Is this a sign of some
great continuum of life?
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I can enjoy Larkin in snatches and particularly his poem "Trees"
- read to such good effect to close a fine old BBC documentary (those were the days!) called "The Queen's Realm" featuring an aerial view of the country through the seasons, embellished
with some well chosen music...
Comment is about Simon Armitage reflects on 10 Philip Larkin poems to mark centenary (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Made me wince considerably, John. But, I enjoyed it anyway... đ
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ooeer!! But the consistency is how the "tools" for the job appear.
Henry had his suggestible knights to dispose of Becket; Roger
and his scheming paramour found the knaves to vist Berkeley
Castle on the Severn to stick it up poor Edward. Boris has now
suffered a metaphorical demise at the hands of Sunak & Javid
who stuck it up him in their own opportunistic way. Ouch!!
Back to Edward and Berkeley Castle, the home of the boss of
the Tower of London..It must have been a god-forsaken place
back then, towering over a few hovels and the damp reaches
of the River Severn. And still noted for its dreadful couplet;
The shrieks through Berkeley's rafters ring
The screams of an agonising king.
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Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Not your usual barrow at all, Kevin. Will you do it at Well Spoken? A villanelle always goes down well.
Comment is about Army Factory or Pit (blog)
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Thanks for the like, Stephen A and John C đ
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
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I love this poem, Rasa. It has pure drive and energy, just as you clearly do, too. Great stuff. By the way, your story is very instructive! đ
Comment is about A Dream Come True (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Pass a cup
fill it up
we drink till drunk
lost in love.â¤
Comment is about Just thoughts (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
The sea is calm
when storms have passed.
Comment is about Life's fundamentals (blog)
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Not so long ago
stars sent messages of hope
Moonlight shines once again
this time never to go out.â¤
Comment is about Tragedies repeated (blog)
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One drop of love
two drops then three
soaked to the skin
I crave for more.
Comment is about Rainy day (blog)
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Thanks for your much appreciated read and response to 'the budding senescent.'
Comment is about Uilleam Ă Ceallaigh (poet profile)
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Thanks for your comments Uilleam. Glad you liked the poem
Martin
Comment is about Potholes and craters (blog)
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Many thanks, KJ. Much appreciated! đ
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I liked this one John, especially the end.
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
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Thanks for the likes Julie, Clare, Holden, Frederick, Uilleam, Russel and, Moonlight,
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
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Thanks Stephen. I didn't know it was going to end like that when I started writing it. I always like it when poems write themselves hahađ
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A whisper as in trace, was my thoughts. Is a whisper less than a wisp? đ
Comment is about Insignificant (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Another puzzle complete đ
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A lovely twist at the end, John. The start reminded me of Alan Bennett's 'There's always that little bit in the corner you can't get at' from Beyond the Fringe.
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
You've said it, John. Many thanks to you and Moonlight for the comments and likes.
And to Jennifer, Stephen and K Lynn.
Comment is about Guilty (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you for kind comments, Stephen and John. I'm sure that dawn will come again; we have to hope.
And thanks to Greg, Julie, Holden, Rudyard, K Lynn and Rickie for liking this poem.
Comment is about Dawn in Ukraine (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I enjoyed this, Ray. I used to work at Euston Square. In those days the Mineworkers' Union HQ was just up the road. Tony Booth - the original Scouse Git.
Comment is about NOT BERKELEY SQUARE (blog)
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Beautiful, Russell. Astonishing! đ
Comment is about Within your eyes (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
I worry so much for the future of our little grand child with all that's going on in the world-yet we must have courage and inspire them with hope.
Comment is about School started yesterday (blog)
Original item by K. Lynn
Nice one. I thought I recognised that ACEG.
That's the spaces in the field where the cows have eaten the grass!
Comment is about All cows eat grass !! (blog)
Original item by hugh
Oh yes, we're all back in control now aren't we.........?
Comment is about I wouldn't go down to the sea today (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
"red of face at the sharp end of a Johnnie Walker."
Nice turn of phrase.
Comment is about NOT BERKELEY SQUARE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Wow that music is so beautiful -soulful. I think I watched this some months ago.
Comment is about An essential melancholy (blog)
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Loved that, I could visualise little Tito and his action being mimiced by your self, dogs are a blessing, rescue dogs are a joy and a concern wrapped up in one fur coat
Comment is about The Quiet Castle (blog)
Original item by Etchy Mary
"a whisper of white"
You give sounds colours!
Comment is about Insignificant (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Powerful food for thought-thanks.
Comment is about Shiny cracks (blog)
Original item by Ankita Srivastava
Sunshine
Mon 22nd Aug 2022 07:49
It feels just the same. Rain is such a blessing. Thank you Nigel.
Comment is about Rainy day (blog)
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