thanks for your comment on 'dont paint..' transceptional! xx

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Unveiling of new statue of Sappho this Saturday at noon. Will be reading a poem along with two colleagues inspired by Sappho.
If you are near Letchworth, come along!

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Good afternoon (again)
your comments, as ever, are much appreciated. the ramblings of one returning to childhood are just that, but it makes one realise the things that one took for granted perhaps

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Hi Ann
Pleased you enjoyed 'Childhood'.
I've found that just about anything and sneezing is painful. I have (on the odd occasion) sneezed whilst breaking ****, and that is unbelievably painful. You don't know which end to concentrate on :-))

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Hi M.C.
Absolutely no apologies necessary. The end result was still the self-interest of the Union man.
Strawbs? - You won't get me I'm part of the Union'

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Hello, Winston! Thank you very much for commenting on "I've learned" . I've made some changes there and would like to know your opinion. When you have time, please read the changes.
With warmest wishes,
Larisa

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Hello, John! Thank you very much for commenting on "I've learned" . I've made some changes there and certainly would like to know your opinion. When you have time, please read the changes.
With warmest wishes,
Larisa

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Hi Emma - lovely to meet you in Wolverhampton. I love your poems! I'm Maturing as a Poet made me laugh like a nutter.

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Check out: http://www.smokestack-books.co.uk

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congrats Chris

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'Undermined', I thought you were referring to the goo ants converted their prey into. Gourmand slobbering jelly eh? OK we'll go with that.

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Hello Greg. Yes, you're right "Now, then" is a Yorkshire greeting similar to "Sithee!" and you're right it is more a tone of challenge than of caution. I could imagine two stags greeting each other that way!
When I first came to Barnsley as a 22 year old I nearly fainted when my landlady called me "cock". A boy can get the wrong signal!

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Hi John. I always thought "now then" was just a kind of Yorkshire greeting, like "hello", but with more of a challenge to it.

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You are a woman of great insight Laura. ;o)

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Hello John, 'Undermined' guess the insect world is pretty gory eh? A sort of mass Hoovering device for recycling. Can't help being mesmerised by it though - often think of comparisons with human heirarchies.

Thanks for commenting.

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Hello Ann, 'Te Deum' much obliged for the kind words.

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Dear Elaine,
Thanks for the comment on the haikku - absolutely loved the last verse of your poem 'The Old World' (and that's not something I get to say very often...)oh dear that sounds so .. (word beginning with 'p')...parsimonious but it's a beautiful stanza
Steve Smith

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Am liking your biog Tommy :) :)

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Morning Neil

Thanks for your note. I'm getting there, but it's all been very 'on top' for a few weeks, one fucking horrible thing after another, and it all kinda battered my head into submission. But - my chi is rising with each day :) I just saw very familiar thought patterns in your poem :)

Next Tudor?

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Hi Ann

Thank you for commenting. The competitions have only ever been a matter of individual initiative. If you wanted to get the ball rolling on another round, the field is open! Though running the open mic evening may be taking as much time and energy as you have for poetry. Good luck with that.

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the thirst becomes you...

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Education. I work part time as a TA so hopefully they won't bug me too much! I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

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Ofsted? Oh no! Good luck with that. Is that Ofsted as in re: education or care services? We are awaiting the call at my place too. XX

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Thanks for your comment Elaine. The idea was all Stellas and her poem on the theme was a lot better. It's not a subject I like to dwell on but I find other people's poetry stirs it up... and when you have to write something, it comes out whether you like it or not. :)

I'm on the way to feeling better thanks - which is just as well since we have OFSTED in tomorrow... Hope you are feeling better too. xx

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Sorry to hear about you wibblyness Laura. Are you ok?

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I love your work Nick. Your black top poem has shades of Dominic Behan's McAlpine's Fusiliers. Thank you for sharing these with us here. and the "poetry that flowed unpenned" thematically reminiscent of Gray's Elegy.
Grand stuff.

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I see Steve picked up on the ending of Redundancy straight away. He is a more perceptive bloke than me, it's true. And it does seem clear now. I will try to allocate more time for the reading of poems in future, if possible.

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Hello Greg, 'An Englishman's Home' your kind comments always appreciated. Much obliged.

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Hi Dave - many thanks for the time taken to comment
'A' Factor - You pretty much hit the nail on the head.
I have wondered, for a while, how easy it would be to stray into the mindset that prevailed in Nazi Germany, and how many people at that time seemed to accept what we now see as abhorrent acts being perpetrated.
The fact that Ann was Dutch (with all that the Dutch had to suffer in the war) and that she was wheelchair-bound, would have made her a prime target for the camps (and she couldn't have tap-danced to extend her life) brings the possibilities too close to home.

I've also wondered how much of a detrimental influence The 'X' Factor has. Millions of people slavering over people who really shouldn't be on the stage, never mind a major TV channel. How simple for the audience to encourage the acts to become more and more outlandish.

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Hello John, 'An Englishman's Home' much appreciate the kind words. Sorry to hear about the eucalyptus though (RIP).

That said we are all probably mass murders when it comes to polishing off plants through neglect.

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Ta Chris for your note on Clear Blue Air :)

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Hey Dave - sorry for the late reply, but thank you for your note on Gordon, appreciate it :)

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Hi Again, Liked your two samples, the rhythm in them and your style. Try a blog entry. It will catch peoples eye I am sure. Winston

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Hi Yvonne, A very warm welcome to the Write out Loud Website, hope you enjoy exploring our pages, Winston

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Still don't like 'pay off'. Two syllables too clumsy, but think 'deal' might work better than 'chance' as we do talk about getting getting a 'good deal' when talking about redundancy/early retirement.

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Hi Greg Thanks for the comments on 'Redundancy'. The dog was a red setter, but he made out he had called it 'Red' to celebrate his 'redundancy' pay-off. I hope that makes sense. John had his own weird way of seeing things. His employment history was way too complicated to fit it all in a poem and along with his English state pension he had one from Ireland based in 5 years contributions back in the 1950s. No wonder their economy went belly up! I did originally put 'pay-off' in the last line instead of 'chance'. That might make it clearer, although I preferred the single syllable as I thought it flowed better. Maybe I should think again. Do you think that would make better sense?

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HI Andy Thanks for taking the time to comment on Redundancy.

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I LOVE YOUR POEM TICKET TO RIDE

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whaddya mean ?? - I'm the good-looking one in the family

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Also, just seen your e-mail about the changes to Giggling Girls.
One of the lines from "The Boy and the Man" is a bit awkward - "The career of The Man". This takes a bit of knocking in!

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Thanks for the comments on "The Ballad of The Boy and The Man". There's been times over the past 40 years when I'd have played Mackay even if he was 60 years old!

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Hello Greg. Thanks for commenting on "The Ballad of The Boy and The Man". You certainly wouldn't have fancied Jones's chances if he had got hold of Mackay like that!
Thanks also for your thoughts on my clumsy attempt at Guitar Tango on Facebook.

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Hello Dave. Thanks for commenting on "The Ballad of The Boy and The Man". I saw Mackay play a few times when I was a lad - mostly when Spurs visited Forest. He has the reputation now as the Hard Man of that midfield, the foil for Blanchflower. But I think this vastly underestimates his footballing skills. He was much more complete than just a Hard Man.
I only saw the highlights of the Spurs/QPR game and Parker certainly looks a "steal" (along with van der Vaart).

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'An Englishman's Home' thanks Larisa appreciated your comments although the eucalyptus tree in question is in next door's garden and guarded by 2 black Labradors whose teeth can cut through bone.

Nice to hear from you though.

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Good afternoon Lynn.
(angel on horseback and not a witchypoo)

just popped on to say
we will be a.w.o.l till Friday
going on a little break.

no tears now-haha!

off to pack my old kitbag.

Have a nice week Lynn.

love

Patricia and Stef.xx

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a sparklingly clean 'long John'is absolument in requirement...

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Hi M.C.
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to comment on Gen. Sec.
Actually the 'ain' isn't a mis-type, though I don't mind in the slightest your mental 'gain'. I used 'ain' in the Scottish vernacular(meaning own)i.e the Gen. Sec's main concern is his own
Like you, I'm always struck by the union officials who I am sure are substantially better paid than those they represent - hence the ditty
Again, many thanks

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Hello Nick, 'Shop Closed' appreciated your comments ta v. much. Like your profile piccy and the 4 legged lady who peers inquisitively at everyone on WOL. Also enjoyed your profile poetry.

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Thank you for stopping by, Marc!
Your poetry combines the mental and emotional really well - I enjoyed reading! Have you ever thought to post a few in the Blogs section?

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Thanks for the recipe Tommy. I alway drink anything I've taken effort to prepare. I'm very choosy about what I drink out of though :)x

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