Wonderful source of inspiration Rob
Comment is about universal individual (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
👍&💗 this poem and very much so Eden
Comment is about Fatherhood of the fallen (blog)
Original item by Eden Louise
Same here Mr Carroll and my pleasure deservedly so
Comment is about Stella Forsythe (poet profile)
Original item by Stella Forsythe
Says so much about so many things, Stephen. Loved it.
Comment is about The best present (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Too many good lines in this (you spendthrift you! 😇)
Verse 4 takes it for me though
Comment is about We Are Legion (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
A fabulous panorama, Stephen depicting your own place within it. An anthem of the working man! I wish Id written this! A triumph, mate 😎
Comment is about We Are Legion (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Pleased to meet you Stella🙂... and thanks for your "like".
Tommy
Comment is about Stella Forsythe (poet profile)
Original item by Stella Forsythe
Lovely, Stephen. I like the way your poem tells the whole truth. A delight.
The postal service round us is rubbish. None of my Father's Day cards have been delivered yet... 😌
Comment is about The best present (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Stephen. Yes I hope so, too. And ditto for yourself. 👍
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A beautiful poem, John, but hopefully many years down the road!
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
That’s totally okay. Thank you for liking my poem 😁
Comment is about No Peace (blog)
Original item by Jaded_Jas
Thankyou for the tulips xxx
And for your insights
Much appreciated xx
Comment is about LABEL (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
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Mon 19th Jun 2023 19:59
All in a days mixed bag society 👍 of course!
LS
Comment is about Glued (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
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Mon 19th Jun 2023 19:50
This beaut Rob tops my Cohen compostions list-ACE!
LS
Comment is about universal individual (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
I shared Keith's inability to come to grips with the likes of algebra, plus geometry and chemistry, I might add.
But in subsequent formative years I matured sufficiently
to complete complicated reports for my duties in a working life
and somehow managed to add sufficient self-taught study to
the business of putting words on paper to create a very
rewarding life in retirement. In short, I adjusted to my maladjustments in a world that seems to place too much value
on juvenile endeavour and accomplishment, no doubt harming
the potential socially progressive value of many in the process.
How many old men like to cite their juvenile abilities, whether
academic or sporting, when so much opportunity has passed
and been missed in the years between? Weird.
Comment is about Protractor (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
I'm curious (habit from a career) what this contributor will find
to write about when Labour get into the driving seat of government. Will the style remain so vituperative about their
shortcomings? I intend to stay alive, if only to find out. What fun!
Comment is about Orate Fratres - Brothers, Let us Not Prey (blog)
Automation and autopilot - all too apparent these days!
Comment is about Glued (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you Keith-I hope you are well.
When tackling a subject such as this, I find it sometimes hard to choose being overtly flippant or deadly serious:
I think any "humour" percieved by a reader is often caused by the utter absurdity of a real situation.
Comment is about Orate Fratres - Brothers, Let us Not Prey (blog)
Eric, you are more than enough because you know yourself and your failings. You are already half way there.
Thanks for this,
Keith
Comment is about Enough (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
Thanks Uilleam,
If anyone wishes to be a follower of mine he must give all he has to the poor and then follow me. I shall send this to the Tory Party at prayer.
Keith
Comment is about Orate Fratres - Brothers, Let us Not Prey (blog)
Very few of us are able to plan our lives. Instead we make a series of decisions throughout our lives, some of which have major consequences which end up shaping our future.
Comment is about Protractor (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Your talent stands out, Keith, as a man who paints with Words. Thank you for this.
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I am awestruck, yet again, by your capacity to convey your feelings through carefully woven description and narrative. The ending is like a punch to the solar plexus. Simply brilliant, Clare. 😎
Comment is about Nature Morte. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Thanks Clare. Good to know I have you in my corner. Bless you! 💪😂
Thank you, too, Manish. 😀
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
John, I’ll be on his case if he tries to take you from us too soon!! Already fought the blighter once this year so I know his kind!! 🙅
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
John,
I was an abysmal failure at Maths when at school. Algebra was beyond my comprehension. In one end of term report the Math's teacher wrote "who is this boy?" I had got off at the previous station and since that day have skilfully avoided Maths ever since.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Protractor (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Clare. I have a collie/spaniel cross, Woody; so the joy is taken care of! J
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you Clare, Keith, Stephen and MC for your lovely comments. It means a lot. 😀
I am not sure that the Reaper will spare his axe because I have another poem to write, Clare. Nice thought though 😂
Thanks for the like, Grace. 😀
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Obvious isn't Keith that any and every kind of art form comes from and appeals to those with different talents and tastes hence variety being the spice of life ie-one mans medicine is another mans poison and all that jazz
your poem? brilliantly and unfailingly in line with your previous pieces-thanks!
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
It’s hard to come to terms with something so devastating. I hope you are finding some spark of joy. I feel for you. Take care of yourself.
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
He was, truly, Clare. And I miss him so. I knew Chris for over half a century. I read this poem as part of my eulogy for Chris at his funeral. I am collecting his poems for posthumous publication.
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This is from your friend? He was a wonderful poet. Cream soda clouds!💕💕💕
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you for your comments, really appreciated
Comment is about I Wonder (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Clare, you take the reader on a fascinating journey with some remarkable insights.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Nature Morte. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Interesting how often the excuses overtake the actions that
might be better employed - and how each generation manages
to mess things up with their own failures.
When one understands how many alternatives there are to a sentence of
imprisonment, it can be better understood
just how and why a person ends up in prison. They are rarely martyrs deserving of ill-considered sympathy. Those who
commit bestial crimes are merely the vile
extremes of essentially aberrant behaviour.
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you for your moving comment...My Dad left home when I was very young, so I hardly knew him, oddly enough the only visual images I have of him are when he turned up as a speaking guest on an episode of This Is Your Life. I never knew he passed away until years after, so it's a mystery to me most of my Dads life. Out of respect I never asked Mum questions about why Dad left and I never once complained that I missed having a Dad around. As I don't know the full story, I'm still unsure how to feel.
Comment is about Heavenly Dads (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
I'd add the memorable Dietz/Schwarz song "Dancing in the Dark",
a wonderful allegory of the mystery of life itself.
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Perhaps you are just the representative of love that is always
there,. No need to worry about missing your response! If I may suggest, just take comfort in my adaptation of an old saying:
Familiarity breeds content!! 😃
Comment is about The best present (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
The poet can also be the link to music, since from the earliest
times the combination existed to tell a story. Indeed, I know
first-hand how the rhythm employed in the construction of
sentences can lead to a tune/melody. They can become
inseparable in their result.
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I was too young to know my father before he died prematurely of
TB in 1949 but I share the sentiment expressed here. He survived the trenches of WW1 and the dangers of the Anglo-Irish conflict that followed, before continuing with service in WW2.
It seems so cruel that he should have succumbed to a disease
that was virtually eradicated in the UK a few years later. Maybe
that is why I've retained a certain attitude to those today who
bang on about life's "unfairness" and how bad things are now.
Comment is about Heavenly Dads (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
13 years of Tory rule.
Result: An omnishambles of chaos, corruption and injustice.
"Criminal Defence solicitor Simon Rollason reported to The Independent on Sunday that two of his clients had their hearings postponed by up to four months because the video technology broke down on the day, adding that the Parole Board was now ‘inundated’. He said the system was ‘close to crisis’ and that the Ministry of Justice must increase the board’s £12.5m funding to hire additional Parole Board members."
‘In probation, we’re poorly paid and the caseloads are unmanageable’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/13/probation-poorly-paid-caseloads-unmanageable-chris-grayling
"Chris Grayling’s 2013 reforms have cost more, yet failed to cut reoffending or reduce staff shortages"
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A poem of familial love directed toward a Dad who is the prime object of that love. You are a lucky man Stephen. Happy Father's Day,
Keith
Comment is about The best present (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Grace Meadows
Sun 18th Jun 2023 17:11
Stephen, John, Keith and Manish, are not wrong in their opinions of both you and your work Clare 👍
I had written a poem a very long time ago regarding the effect of missing a Granddaughter who had moved abroad....
I see you, every time I close my eyes. Similar to the ending of your poem. Blummin eck' I'm snivelling now! 😭
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Sun 18th Jun 2023 16:41
Thank you so much, John, you're extremely kind, and your wonderful words are a genuine source of encouragement! 😎
Comment is about Deciduous. (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A wonderfully romantic piece of writing, Keith. Written by one of those artists you describe 😀🌈
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
keith jeffries
Tue 20th Jun 2023 12:12
A poem which summarises perfectly those early years of adulthood. I have read this poem several times and endorse every word the poet has written.
Well done John and thank you,
Keith
Comment is about The March (blog)
Original item by John Botterill