Thank you Anthony for providing the story around your poem. You have a true gift with words. Your poem was excellent,sad, compassionate and memorable. I know Neil Moss will forever be in my thoughts from now on.

Comment is about Visiting Neil (blog)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

This is a weird one John - as I could only expect from you! At least blame seems to be sqarely on man's shoulders with a poor throat slashed Pandora lying in a pool of blood...blood on his hands indeed...
An interesting take - the earth coming out to swallow man up - aint that just a prophecy?

Comment is about Pandora's Box (Blind At The Root) (blog)

Original item by John Togher

No, but that's where this came from - a friend was having a bad time and she told me that she pulled over and listened to music and watched the moon. So I wrote it for her to cheer her up.

Comment is about There is nothing better than a truly beautiful sky (blog)

Original item by Nash

I feel quite overwhelmed by this story, Anthony, one of the most poignant I've ever heard. It gives your fine poem even more resonance

Comment is about Visiting Neil (blog)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Thank you, Ann. It's all true

Comment is about Just Because (For Rupert Anson the last scoundrel in Speke) (blog)

Original item by Nash

did you find it in an old box? this is great...i love stories told in this way and all the dark oceanic suicide bits always appeal to me...
i like the way the box blows his head off :)

Comment is about Pandora's Box (Blind At The Root) (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Oh God, the explanation is more heartrending than the poem! x

Comment is about Visiting Neil (blog)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Did you see the moon last night? Wow! Gold and huge and full and low. Beautiful!

Comment is about There is nothing better than a truly beautiful sky (blog)

Original item by Nash

I love this. A very "real" poem.

Comment is about Just Because (For Rupert Anson the last scoundrel in Speke) (blog)

Original item by Nash

I like this one too.
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Comment is about Our Home Cannot Be Here (blog)

Original item by Tom

I agree with Marianne, a beautiful study of obsessiveness. Well done.
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Comment is about This Infinity (blog)

Original item by Tom

Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. A sequel? Argh, don't think i'm up to that!!As for apologising, well, i think it's in my nature to say for sorry for most things i do! The stuff i write just seems to be there and i kinda feel like a fraud when people comment positively on them. I suppose i should just say ta and get on with it ha ha.
Thank you for a lovely comment x

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Kath,

I missed this somewhere in the "Pandora" mix - so apologies for not commenting earlier. This is a great exercise in imagination and building up a picture and mood. I think you could do well to think about a sequel to this - the ending seems to suggest it. And I don't think it's a "sort of" - it's your story, your take on the theme. Never apologise for what you write!

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Pandoras box ( sort of ) (blog)

Original item by Kath Hewitt

Good afternoon Larisa-A lot of strength in these words.Lovely!and the photograph too! Stefan.

Comment is about I am as I am (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Good afternoon Kath.Nice,me seeing you,seeing me!....Stefan.x

Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)

Original item by Kath Hewitt

Marianne, hi. Thanks a lot for your comment on my poem today. Much appreciated! It's still too new for me to know whether it's any good or not. TB

Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I love the honesty of this piece.
the language is beautiful. especially loved the lines:
"No thought can form while she has not spurned
all I can do is hang myself on her polite decline"
the defeatism (sp?) is so brave, I lost myself in this completely. excellent.

Comment is about This Infinity (blog)

Original item by Tom

Have you ever drunk WD40 mixed with wine and tried to say "And now the words keep tumbling out just fine?"

Comment is about I Wrote a Line (with apologies to Johnny Cash) (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Tee hee - was never good at maths...
Re the audio - it is probably only worth fiddling round as an experiment if it is easy for you to do so. It is far better with the echo than without - a sound effect that really fits a purpose. You may find it works better all the way through - it was just an idea... x

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Thanks Rodney. If I do that though it becomes less a poem and more a piece of prose. it's just a snapshot - a glimpse across a landscape at something(one) beautiful...or supposed to be

The mountain: readers choice - but carrying on from the opener, I hope that people will connect the two (especially the shape) and think nose.

Sam Cooke - everything he sang was with dignity, especially for the time. Hear whatever you would like - I hear 'Change gonna come'! Nothing is better than Sam Cooke singing that, not even the sky.

Cheers

Nash

Comment is about There is nothing better than a truly beautiful sky (blog)

Original item by Nash

Nice one indeed but what does "And tumbling keep the words now just out fine" mean?

Comment is about I Wrote a Line (with apologies to Johnny Cash) (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Loved this John... Mesmerising and powerful.

Comment is about Pandora's Box (Blind At The Root) (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Like this but it seems a bit hurried and there's perhaps more of your voice to put in, and perhaps a few details eg the mountain's broken it's leg, what was Sam Cooke singing? why was it dignified? etc

Comment is about There is nothing better than a truly beautiful sky (blog)

Original item by Nash

You have a deep insight into the politics of war...May be your poetry provides peace...One Love

Comment is about LEE JAMES BLUNT (poet profile)

Original item by LEE JAMES BLUNT

Sweet Morning;
Rise!

Blessed to see your light...

Comment is about Raymond Antrobus (poet profile)

Original item by Raymond Antrobus

Hi Isobel,

Re: no body... no alterations

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

This was an old poem/song lyric I used with a band in 2008. Forgot all about it till I read through some of the Pandora stuff.

Comment is about Pandora's Box (Blind At The Root) (blog)

Original item by John Togher

thanks for commenting on BIG DIAMONDS :)

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

thanks for your comments on BIG DIAMONDS :)

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

thankyou Gus x :)

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Hi Lee
Welcome to WOL keep posting! Winston

Comment is about LEE JAMES BLUNT (poet profile)

Original item by LEE JAMES BLUNT

Good morning Marianne-please accept apology for late reply on 'flawless blush'just back from days of knotted hankies and deckchairs etc-agree re alliteration comments indeed!appreciate your kindness-Stefan.

Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Good morning Alison.please excuse late reply for your kind comment on 'pure waste'(been on hols)thank you.Stefan.

Comment is about Alison Smiles (poet profile)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Good morning Lynn.thank you for your regards(pre holiday)and comments on 'immortal intensity'hope you are well.catch you later-best wishes-Stefan.

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thanks for comment on mine Cate. I see we are both asking questions. 'That'll do Babe'.

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Hi Barrie, theres a lot to think about in this one. A lot of moral and religious dilemmas highlighted here. I think this is a very brave poem and not one a lot would tackle. I only know one thing, the human race is very unlikely to "die out from a progeny dearth." The way mankind is increasing its more likely we`ll die out because this mother earth cant sustain us.... then God can "inherit the earth."
A thought provoking poem
Cate xx

Comment is about JOBSA GOOD'N (blog)

Original item by Barrie Singleton

Well it made me want to log in and comment. Bloody brilliant!
I needed a laugh today. Thanks :-)

Comment is about Pandora's Box (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Thanks Ann. I know Renfield: played wonderfully by Lord Tom Waits in the Coppola version, completely insane, Dracula's pet...

...maybe you're right

Comment is about THE FLY (blog)

Original item by Nash

Us females tread a difficult path - how to have fun without being considered lightweight or vain....
Glad you liked the pic - let it never be said that I bow to pressure...xx

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Totally loved this - thank you for putting the effort in to a longish one with a great silly conclusion.

Comment is about Pandora's Box (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

lot off good bits in it, dave.. flowed really well - maybe a lil long for my taste but this is a pleasure to read!!!!!

Comment is about Pandora's Box (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Hi Cate - many thanks for your kind comments (sunday best) B.

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Absolutely fab!

Comment is about Pandora's Box (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

What an interesting poem! Somehow it sounds as if it was written by Renfield, a character who makes a very brief appearance in the book Dracula. But he eats flies. But I think he might cry about them too!

Comment is about THE FLY (blog)

Original item by Nash

AND ANOTHER THING! ;-) In Poetess, the verse I don't like so much and would have cut, Chris Dawson (whose opinion I very much value) says she likes that bit the best. So what's a girl to do?? Maybe it's best to write then leave for a month then take another look, but I simply cannot do that. When I write something I like to get it out there, then it's on to the next one.

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Hi Anthony.
Thanks for comment on Pandora's Box. While you were commenting I was reading your poem about Neil and went on to read his story. Both pieces are so engaging and sensitively written. Something I shall read again I am sure.
I have a tragic story to tell from years gone by that affected my family. Will probably post it in August.
Best wishes. Dave

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Gus - thank you for commenting on Poetess. Editing (editting?) scares the whatever out of me, I don't know why but that's probably a common thing with newish poets who haven't studied writing poetry. It's the fear of losing the good bits perhaps. If I try and edit this one, may I put it here as a comment on your profile page and see what you think? Or is there an editing school I can go to! ;-) xx

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Hi Anthony,
Thanks for your comments on 'Play Me' - really made me laugh, so pleased you liked the poem.
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Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi there,
Thanks for your comment on 'Play Me', glad you liked it.
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Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Fantastic!
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Comment is about Pandora's Box (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr