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Manish Singh Rajput

Wed 30th Aug 2023 08:54

I like the twists and turns in this, as John GE has mentioned. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this, Martin. Very well written.

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 30th Aug 2023 07:42

From The Archers to James Bond in 8 lines, John.

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 30th Aug 2023 07:37

Thank you for your generous comments, John B, Manish and Martin. Your support is a great source of encouragement.

And my thanks to Tom, Kevin, Purplemoon, Adam, K Lynn and John GE for liking this one.

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 30th Aug 2023 07:09

Oh, those special moments, Martin. Good poem. I remember something similar in Debenhams many years ago. It keeps the world turning, for sure.

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Nitika Prabhakar

Wed 30th Aug 2023 06:50

Hii! Thanks so much for your kind words on "Let them Think...". Glad you liked my words.

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Shirley Smothers

Wed 30th Aug 2023 02:39

Thank you MC.
😀

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John Gilbert Ellis

Tue 29th Aug 2023 23:16

Love the idea of wanting a receipt to remember this moment forever. Nice twist at the end as well.

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John Coopey

Tue 29th Aug 2023 22:00

Thankyou, Graham, Kevin and MC for your thoughts.

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John Gilbert Ellis

Tue 29th Aug 2023 21:23

Thanks for the lovely and kind comments and also the likes.

As you say Stephen, sure there must have been some gloriously colourful days.


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Reggie's Ghost

Tue 29th Aug 2023 20:35

Love it Ray. I never take my wife with me shopping...she'd choose my underpants if she could.

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Martin Elder

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:53

Well put Ray. I love it. Although it doesn't seem to be that easy to find a changing room in a store that you are still able to use.

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Martin Elder

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:46

Some fabulous turn of phrase here Stephen. Nice one

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Martin Elder

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:45

A powerful piece. I love it

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Martin Elder

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:44

I love the rhythm and pace of this piece which matches its content.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:28

If you get criticised
Take heart
You have influenced another
Sufficiently to take part! 😉

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:16

Aha...a chance to recall many a distant morn
In a newsagent shop with its palest "porn".
Reveille, Tit-Bits and, if you sought real sparks,
The top shelf and the likes of Harrison Marks!
With glimpses no lad thought "obscene"
Of busty wife and model - Pamela Green. 😎

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:02

Having worn a uniform that drew constant (occasionally unwanted!) attention for many years, I am now happy to adorn
myself with less than flamboyant attire, but enjoy the chutzpah
of other folk getting on in years who, if you'll pardon the
phrase in sartorial terms,, let it all hang out. 😊

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 14:54

But standing at the edge of a cliff allows a look back at the
great land behind and the reminder it offers of the never-ending source of life and hope it promises and provides.
Faith, hope and a little charity for one's self should be allowed
to guide us on the journey we all take. 😇

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 14:47

A poignant aching journey to the past - with what was flavoured
with what might have been.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 14:41

The realisation of when it's best to move on entertainingly
summed up here. I enjoyed the use of repeated rhyme.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Aug 2023 14:33

Ha...these amusing lines took me back to when...
Back in a somewhat distant day
I used to a man at C and A
But now it's easier to afford a
Chosen pair by mail order! 😋

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Tue 29th Aug 2023 11:31

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John Botterill

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:36

A beautiful poem. Thank you. I really enjoyed this 😎

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Manish Singh Rajput

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:33

This moved me, Stephen. Great use of words, like John B has mentioned above - "Mollified lust" is a highlight for me here. The last stanza is brilliant.
Thank you.

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John Botterill

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:33

Exceptional poem of great skill and wisdom. We fight change, I know I do, but your poem shows us a better way, inspired by the natural world 😎

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John Botterill

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:29

Stark reality stunningly captured, Stephen.
Mollified lust is brilliant and hits the spot, so to speak. Superb poem.

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John Botterill

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:23

Thanks so much Manish and Stephen. Your encouragement means such a great deal to me. Thanks Clare, Purplemoon, Kevin and K. Lynn for the likes. 😀
I have had a summer break but I vow to active on WOL henceforth 😁

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:00

A wonderful poem, Clare. I love the way you align the content to the arc of the rising and setting sun during one day. A real treat.

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 29th Aug 2023 07:14

I found this very moving, John, and also enjoyable. It is very well written, as Manish says.

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 29th Aug 2023 07:10

Splendid stuff, Ray. There's that terrible moment when you realise they don't fit or look ridiculous and you have to start the whole tedious process again..and again...

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 28th Aug 2023 22:24

Haha! A well remembered trial Ray!
My wife even now demands a fashion show when I attempt to buy a pair of trousers. No words are necessary just one look and I know!

Colour and Duller! Excellent

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purplemoon

Mon 28th Aug 2023 19:59

Perfectly said, Hélène.💕

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Hafsah Siti

Mon 28th Aug 2023 14:52

I love that we both share a liking towards the moon...she's truly beautiful💕

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Hafsah Siti

Mon 28th Aug 2023 14:34

Thank you for taking your time to read and understand my poem, I really appreciate it 😃
Siti

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shan shan

Mon 28th Aug 2023 13:35

The only nature that keeps me alive. 💕 The Moon !
Nicely described Hafsah 💕

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Manish Singh Rajput

Mon 28th Aug 2023 11:41

This is so beautiful written, John B. I imagined myself there as I read it. A masterpiece as always, my friend!
Thank you.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Mon 28th Aug 2023 10:56

The beauty of people,
of poetry and prose
is entirely subjective,
being, as it always must be,
in the ears and the eyes
of the beholder.
But, on Friday nights
in the Old Cock and Bull,
it’s even more subjective,
being, as it usually then is,
in the ears and the eyes
of the beer-holder.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 28th Aug 2023 10:52

You should have thanked him for pointing it out, KJ, so to speak. Great poem as usual.

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shan shan

Mon 28th Aug 2023 01:35

Exactly Hafsah. 💕 it's been haunting my thoughts as well. Hahhaha

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Mirabel

Mon 28th Aug 2023 01:24

This is about my partner and I as a fated pair who despite a vicious fate are nonetheless united by it. I want to have only Celtic myth in it and not the myth of ran, handfasting the main vision the poem was born of is a Celtic ritual. It needs a lot of editing.

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Beyonce Morghan

Sun 27th Aug 2023 21:43

Your work keeps me alive🫶🏾🤩

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Beyonce Morghan

Sun 27th Aug 2023 21:39

Most beautiful thing I’ve ever read🩷

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Hafsah Siti

Sun 27th Aug 2023 21:05

'Haunted heart'
Sounds just about right

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Alvin Michael Ogola

Sun 27th Aug 2023 20:20

This is amazing dear someone I do not know or have met, eager for more of your work to bless my eyes and cleanse my mind 💕

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kJ Walker

Sun 27th Aug 2023 19:53

Great poem John.
It nearly moved me to tears.
You handle the subject with a sensitivity which really tugs on the heartstrings.

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Yasoda

Sun 27th Aug 2023 17:14

Thank you Hélène for your thoughtful words. It is indeed how you say it is. I think a lot of the times children are pressurised and bullied into staying into unhealthy relationships or relationships that hurt, because 'they are your parents'. Cutting ties with them is stigmatized when it shouldn't (always) be and it really does require a lot of courage to break free from that stigma. Thank you again for your comment, I always love to hear your thoughts 💕

- Yasoda

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Hélène

Sun 27th Aug 2023 16:16

Looking reality straight in the face. We think things should be a certain way, but often they are not, including with family. Cutting emotional ties with those who hurt requires courage. Stunning poem, Yasoda.

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Greg Freeman

Sun 27th Aug 2023 15:36

Glad you enjoyed this one, Kevin! Thanks for weighing in with your comment.

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shan shan

Sun 27th Aug 2023 15:33

Thank you Helene, your comments are encouraging me to write more. 💕

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Hélène

Sun 27th Aug 2023 15:13

Powerful, beautiful. Yes, we return and keep moving, one breath at a time. I like the clear simplicity and directness of your writing, Shan. The nature imagery is moving, vividly touching the emotions (the shore, the sea, the rain, the thunder). Keep on writing!

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