Very lyrical and musical, a gentle veneer over dark ideas 'its cerebral obliterating duster'. The passion of moonlight never dies; although, if just written, the moon is on the wane. I presume the 'nearly moon' is just 'almost full' whether going or coming. Or have I missed a major point? Quite possibly. I really do like this poem, Tommy.

Comment is about The Nearly Moon (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Hi Andy, Re Hulme idea. ok thats great. A good subject worthy of a retrospective project, I will cogitate and see what happens. Keep me posted. Win X

yes that is my current email address (winstonplowes@googlemail.com)

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Happy New Year to you Rachel and to your dear Shug, Jeffy, Morrisey and Carman.

Comment is about I Am a Little Rabbit (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hi Win - Regarding the Hulme thing... I am not sure what is going to be going with this as we are trying to get people interested at the moment more than anything else, but certainly if it comes off - i would love you onboard...

Are you still on your googlemail address at the top????

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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happy new year from shug, jeffy, morrisey and carman my 4 lovely bunnywunnies xx they like the poem but say they prefer to live in 2 storey luxury hutch xx

Comment is about I Am a Little Rabbit (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Thanx Win, First draft, so I'll try and explain it.

Comment is about The Nearly Moon (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

have just got round to reading your work (shame!).
so glad I did its really good. i loved the stark images of bones and a carnivorous Africa.... and your summer poem...i am always looking at crying skies...
hope to see you perform in the new year xx

Comment is about Louise Coulson (poet profile)

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You think this tradition is questionable John, take a look at these!

http://www.cracked.com/article_18941_5-creepy-christmas-traditions-from-around-world.html

Comment is about Le Pere Fouettard (blog)

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Tommy, this is wonderful. Flowed beautifully and some great words in there. Not sure on the meaning but liked a lot, right I am going to look at the nearly moon before bed. Win x

Comment is about The Nearly Moon (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I hope your day was a good one - keep well! xx

Comment is about Just a moment dear (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

A reet funny read John. It reminds me of somewhere down South I used to live where the parents were all highly competitive. Men smashed into each other, women broke tendons and there was a lot of genuine cheating goint on (holding eggs on spoon so they couldn't fall off etc) - one woman even refused to be disqualified and got all uppity about it. It was amazing to watch. I always ran like the clappers mind cos I like to do my bit for the kids - but I never begrudged losing...

Your poetry is always so funny. x

Comment is about 70m Dash (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

HaHa - and a Merry Christmas to all those naughty girls out there :)

Comment is about Le Pere Fouettard (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

A very moving poem which leaves much to the ' don't go there' imagination - it ticks the right boxes for me - and my seasonal best wishes also

Comment is about Just a moment dear (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Dave, Thanks for your metaphysical comments. It will broaden my reading in this area. Difficul to get into at first but when you get used to the style you can be transported. Win X

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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nice one Ann, have a great holls. Win XXX

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Andy, Rachel has been asking if I am part of your Hulme project? Well obviously not as I didn't know about it but if you want me to TRY and write something then I will. If not also fine. I reckon John Darwin could deliver on this too, Win X

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Thanks for your comments on 70m Dash, Win.
Bugger culture - that's what I say!

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Hi Pam, er John. Great Stuff... This sort of poetry needs to be spot on else it jars terrible, Lots of this supasses that mark, (verse 3 for example) Win X

Comment is about 70m Dash (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for your kind comments on my Questions poem. Have a lovely christmas - hope your foot is continuing to mend! xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thank you Alison for your kind comment on my Questions poem. xx

Comment is about Alison Smiles (poet profile)

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Yes, I think you should. xx

Comment is about Just a moment dear (blog)

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ah, one thing you could assist with - the last two lines, should i swap them round?

Comment is about Just a moment dear (blog)

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Don't know what to say - but have a good christmas! xxxx

Comment is about Just a moment dear (blog)

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can I be excused from attending your part-but not excused from the drinking! lol!inciting laughter..right up my street! lotsa love-Stefanxxxx

Comment is about Christmas Cook's Lament (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

counting buzzards was a great expression, loving your work as usual.

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

This is really very good, Dave, and have to say, I agree with you, my God would be like this. xx

Comment is about Christmas (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Such a sad and lovely poem, Ann.
All the Best for Christmas,
Love, Lynn xx

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank-you very much Steve! :-D

Comment is about La Sombra (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

Hi Cynthia - re: Rockpools - blessed I feel by your v kind comments - much obliged indeed

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

A lovely poem throughout Ann and where IMO the last line text was powerful enough not to need enlargement

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I agree with Cyn - and sometimes just one unexpected word can do it for me... this is when poetry transcends normality & becomes sublime

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I had a 'literary' friend who once said that if even one line was striking then a poem had been worth reading. 'counting buzzards' does it for me.

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

win, i sang 2 lines of the song very badly then choked and walked off stage...i dont know how this pic manages to make it look like a smooth, funfilled laughter fest but there you go, dont believe the hype...you didnt miss a thing xx
nice boob shot tho...

Comment is about Jeffarama & Rachel Bond at the Tudor, Wigan December 2010 (photo)

Enjoyed this Ann. The pace of the early stanzas perfectly matches the mood of wistful reflection. And then the ENDING!!! Which I like

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Not sure it needed the final boldness and accentuation...it is tremendously subtle up until that point. Fabulous poem. I don't think it needs any 'font trickery' or punctuation to get its message across.

I think exclamation marks have no place in poetry...ever!!!! (but that's just me....oh, and nearly everybody else, except a few...and who cares what they think?)

Just be confident that its message is there...

Lovely stuff.

:-)

Jx

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank you very much gentlemen for your gracious comments... As for a lyric...well tis the season

Once again many thanks

Gus

Comment is about Waiting for 'Big' (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Hi - all I can do is not to try & force it - I basically never set-out to write anything. I get periods when I think I've said all I want to say.. and then I go & write 3 or 4 in a day. I keep them all in a file on my PC & rarely post straightaway, as I know I'll want to fiddle later. Re-reading afresh & I can ALWAYS see improvements and/or pare them down. I'll pick-up words or phrases in the paper, mags, TV or music that somehow seem unusual & maybe they'll just set-off a train of thought. My wife says things that crack me up cos she's foreign & her command of english is good, but not great. She says things like "my eyes were asleep, but I wasn't"... you know what she means but it sounds funny & sometimes that'll start things off. There's one well-known poet (cant remember his name now though) who writes some interesting words on scraps & just moves them around til something jumps out - I think it all depends on whether you want to write "solely" from the heart or if you'd like to do more wacky stuff as well? I can give you some ideas on how to if you want to ?... but it's not everyones cuppa though, but it often gives me a spark that sets things off :)
all the best. B xx

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Lovely & SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(and not just because you said nice things about mine).xx

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

BTW - just gone back & there is yours - can you believe - I was going to use this exact same Klimt image... spooky !! (lovely painting)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi - (going nowhere) - I dont know about sexy, or pervy more like - but thanks either way !
I've amended it - maybe it reads better now ?
Serves me right for not following my own rules - I always wait at least 2 weeks from writing to posting (sometimes years) - to let me make amendments that are not always obvious to me (like here). Thanks. B xx

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

It's always possible to enjoy a hym irrespective of belief.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRobryliBLQ

:)

Happy Christmas.

Chris

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Very touching and true of heart.

Christmas is many things.

My best Ann.

Chris

Comment is about questions (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Laura,

Thx for the comment on the ill room poem. I'm glad you felt the ending worked as I wasn't entirely sure.

Hopefully see you at an event in the new year.

Have a Happy Christmas

Chris

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thx for the feedback on the ill room poem John.

Hope to see you soon at an event the other side of Christmas.

We can have a talk about what I mentioned too.

Have a great Christmas mate.

Chris

Comment is about John Darwin (poet profile)

Original item by John Darwin

Thx for the feedback on the ill room poem Andy.

Glad you felt it worked.

Have a Happy Christmas...hope to see you soon at an event.

My Best

Chris

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Thx for the feedback on my ill room poem Dave.

I have added another comment on the page.

Happy Christmas

Chris

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Thx for the feedback on the ill room poem Win...appreciated.

Hope to see you at Hebdon when the weather improves.

Happy Christmas

Chris

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Thanks, John, much appreciated.

Comment is about John Darwin (poet profile)

Original item by John Darwin

Thanks, Isobel.We've had the mood swings too but you can't put everything in a poem can you? I was going for subtle.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Sorry, Laura, thought Al Andalus was a typo!By appendages I meant that at the end of every verse but one the last line is a lot longer. If that's deliberate then fine but why miss one verse out?!

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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