ta Benjiboys mammy for commontatering twice-so thanksx2..Stefxx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

So, we are now on Twitter.
Delightful, Cynthia, even with a sock on your head!

Comment is about Tiny Talk (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Very cheery, Cynthia. Reminds me a bit of that Thomas Hardy poem, The Darkling Thrush.

Comment is about Tiny Talk (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thank you very much Dave
Enough with the Stilton cheese already .... specially just before I hit the ole scratcher.


However dreams are the catalyst of inspiration for many of my creative ventures.

once again many thanks

Gus

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Thank you very much Win

Enough with the Stilton cheese already .... specially just before I hit the ole scratcher.


However dreams are the catalyst of inspiration for many of my creative ventures.

once again many thanks

Gus

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Thank you very much Dave / Win

Enough with the Stilton cheese already .... specially just before I hit the ole scratcher.


However dreams are the catalyst of inspiration for many of my creative ventures.

once again many thanks

Gus

Comment is about Brightlight Bad Dream (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Thanks for your comments on Fix, Dave. Did you have to get out of the bath to write them?

Comment is about Lie back and enjoy (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Hello Lynn. Thanks for your comments on Fix.
It does seem to be a lot harder being a parent now the kids have grown up.

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

I haven't heard it, but I love the page version. Situations that have pathos can turn on a word to bathos. Perhaps that what reading it aloud does, by the intonations. Real humour is always edged with sharp truths. I think this work is super and so relate-able.

Comment is about Something Old, Something New (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks for your comments on Fix, Cynthia.
You're right about the grammar. In perfprmance I retain the singular "was" but replace "and" with "or".
It did seem a whole lot easier being a good dad when the kids were little!

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Janet, I'm still not sure what this is all about. I don't see 'cutting hair', more like 'losing it' in 'the time it takes to grow an inch of grey'. I think it is far more devastating than just a snip job. And the bold beauty embraced by the final lines, the bravery and confidence, is very gripping. And I'm probably 'out to lunch' with this idea.

Comment is about Five, six, seven, eight... hair! (blog)

Do you remember the Numskulls in the Beano? More seriously another classic Marianne. Well done. Win x

Comment is about Cerebratorium (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Fabulous. Amazingly novel, and completely 'sucking in' the reader to follow your metaphorical ideas.

Comment is about Cerebratorium (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Marianne I thought this was one of your best so far. You seem to have unravelled a bit so that you let us further inside (or am I just getting a little less thick).
Waltzing in nausea, and I particularly like the way you handled a tricky couple of lines
"too tight is the outside,and too loose is what is in"
Very well done again and always admire your work.

Comment is about Cerebratorium (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Great story told with verve and skillful crafting. Super diction.

Comment is about Knowing When To Surrender (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Quite a collection of words Gus. Burnt out gas blue fantastic. win x

Comment is about Brightlight Bad Dream (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

I, also, know exactly what you are saying. And it goes well past twenty-one. Very well expressed. Small point: change 'was' to 'were' since you are referring to two persons. Or - change 'and' to 'or'.... either way.

Comment is about Fix (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I thought it time to 'lighten up' a bit, in the interests of balanced sanity.

Comment is about Tiny Talk (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Michael, Welcome to our site. Hope you enjoy exploring and contributing to it. Winston

Comment is about Michael Crowley (poet profile)

Original item by Michael Crowley

Speak for yourselves. In my case, such a shame it does not grow back!
Perhaps that is why I have managed to "let go" so many lovers?

Comment is about Five, six, seven, eight... hair! (blog)

This reminds me of that South Pacific song 'I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair'. There is something very therepeutic about shedding hair - it does lighen the soul in some odd way - such a shame it all has to grow back.

I didn't like the title - would have preferred something more tied into the letting go of a lover or the past. I do like the idea being linked to the cutting of hair though. x

Comment is about Five, six, seven, eight... hair! (blog)

How lovely, John, sad but true, agree with Dave's comments about this being effective in its simplicity. x

Comment is about Fix (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hi Ann, thank you for recent comments on my poems, you are very kind. (By the way, forgot to say, we both love palaminos!)
Just read your " Lament for a dead badger", I so identified with that one, as the times we drive past bloodied animals when out and about, and just want to bury them all, but so impractical in our busy lives... Love, Lynn xx

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank you everyone, I thought that some would probaly have heard the story before. And I certainly hope it is true too, Banksy x

Comment is about Knowing When To Surrender (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Hi Elaine, thank you so much for your kind comments on "Railway robbery that never was". Much appreciated L xx

Comment is about Elaine (poet profile)

Original item by Elaine

Really enjoyed this, Dave, so well written. x

Comment is about Natasha (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Thanks for your comment on my latest Andy. Hope you are well. xx

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

So true, John. Deceptively simple yet very effective in its simplicity.

Comment is about Fix (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Yes, this errs on the side of prose but beautifully descriptive prose - in fact a prose that shows your versatility as a writer.
This is a great snapshot of life with all its quirky imperfection. What comes across to me is the comfort found in routines, the good and the bad all mixed up in the pot.

I love the last two lines - they are beautiful. x

Comment is about A Sure Sign of Fair Weather (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

A remarkable piece of writing, Gus. It seems resonant of Beat poetry. And what IS going on when we dream?

Comment is about Brightlight Bad Dream (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Thanks for your comment Gus - that is praise indeed! I think you have to know me to understand and dig that poem - for once it isn't really about language. xx

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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Thanks for your commment on the catweazley review/poem/blog/thingy, Elaine. I appreciate your pieces above, especially the idea of the nagging clock; all nicely understated. Thank you.

Comment is about Elaine (poet profile)

Original item by Elaine

Hi Marianne

will email you

Comment is about Cerebratorium (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Dave.The rhythm is superb, lot of the rhymes are good. If funeral were plural that would that would accentuate her singularity. You've spelt Andy Gray wrong.

Comment is about Natasha (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Isobel I just love this poem... IMHO of course I think Its the very best you have written.

No matter trala


Love you, love the poem to bits xx


Gus xx

Comment is about Something Old, Something New (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Ah, lovely, yes I've heard the tale before too! Well written, I like your style :) x

Comment is about Knowing When To Surrender (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

a nice topsy-turvy poem that works out well in the end-thanks.x

Comment is about My souls new role (blog)

A tour de force of the imagination. It is the imagination isn't it? If not, the tabloids may be interested.

Comment is about Natasha (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

back in funny form Lynn!thanks-Stefxx

Comment is about Knowing When To Surrender (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Hi Dave,

Immediately I was drawn into the Gilbert & Sullivan rhythm of this fascinating portrait. Very well crafted with great attention to detail; and like most good poems, you leave the reader wanting to know more.

Clever stuff.

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Natasha (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Hi w3inston,

Thanks for reading Neil's story. It has always had a macabre and sad fascination for me. Hope all is well with you. i see your list of credits seems to be rapidly lengthening - well done!

Regards,
A.e.

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Hi Marianne - do appreciate your commenting on The Park Bench - will keep a look out for your book at Waterstones xx

Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I've heard this damn-fine story before - I really hope it's true. B

Comment is about Knowing When To Surrender (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thanks for pointing out the typo Laura - sorted now :-)

a last verse eh? ah but that's probably because you like even numbers. I prefer odds ;-)
Thanks for comment.x

Comment is about Five, six, seven, eight... hair! (blog)

Hi Marianne,

There's certainly a great deal packed into your cerebral space!

I always admire the skill involved in expressing the universal with new images or language. And I would certainly agree - we do need our own inner space. Especially liked these lines:

Up to our knees, we need,
a soft press of dark red,

for their sonority. That really is some shag pile!

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Cerebratorium (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Heh - like this a lot. Strangely, I am an existentialist, and I love tequila sunrises! I can't juggle though unfortunately - not with more than two objects anyway

Comment is about Natasha (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Love that second verse Janet, espec ially the second and fourth lines.

Should that be 'an' rather than 'and' in the first verse?

One small thing...feels to me like there's a last verse missing...

Comment is about Five, six, seven, eight... hair! (blog)

I like this a lot Marianne - really resonates with where my head is at right now. In fact, you could have written this for me. Funny isn't it, how come sometimes words that we wouldn't previously have 'got' now come alive?

Comment is about Cerebratorium (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I agree with Steve, the listening makes the poem come alive. I found it difficult to read because it didn't hold my attention for long enough to reach the end. (not sure if the comment here is slightly relevant to the content)?

Love the audio Isobel with your unique style and voice :-)

Comment is about Something Old, Something New (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Fantastic rhythm. Great poem :-)

Comment is about Natasha (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr