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M.C. Newberry

Sun 19th Jun 2022 16:11

Depiction of others from relationships have long featured in the
arts. I'm reminded of the song "You're So Vain" for example.....
rumoured to have been written about the younger Warren Beatty.
Then, there are faces and bodies featured in various artwork
down the centuries. The stories behind many must provide
fascinating insights into their creation.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 19th Jun 2022 15:58

This speaks for those who do not speak for themselves while
they achieve ascendancy that surpasses mere geographical heights.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 19th Jun 2022 15:47

Take comfort in what you knew. My own father died when I was
barely old enough to recognise him, leaving my mother a forty-something widow, with me the youngest of six children.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 19th Jun 2022 15:43

It is a reality that each one of us seeks what will help make us
feel better about ourselves. For some it is other people; for
others, the exact opposite - and perhaps for the majority...a
happy in-between scenario. It is also a sad reality that "needy"
can cause resentment against too much "expectation". Who
said life was easy? 😕.

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John Coopey

Sun 19th Jun 2022 14:02

Just seen your comment, Stephen. Thankyou. They probably did; it could be a rowdy plaice. I’m labouring on my phone trying to post this and only just got the poem added.
And thanks for the Like, Holden and Frederick.

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Stephen Gospage

Sun 19th Jun 2022 13:43

Interesting, John. Did they throw the chips if the show wasn't up to much? It takes all sorts (or vinegar).

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Stephen Gospage

Sun 19th Jun 2022 13:38

Inspiring poem, Nigel.

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Mike Bartram

Sun 19th Jun 2022 13:13

Thank you for that comment and to others for reading.

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Russell Jacklin

Sun 19th Jun 2022 12:25

Very very good, I think everyone will recognise a part of this verse in their lives

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Red Brick Keshner

Sun 19th Jun 2022 12:17

Thanks John Botterill and Stephen Gospage. It is a distinct privilege to receive your thoughts on this. You are much appreciated. Frederick.

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Nigel Astell

Sun 19th Jun 2022 10:38

Island of Poets

Landscape views
poems written
fun time poets
is a must
if name down
could be you.

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julie callaghan

Sun 19th Jun 2022 10:20

Lovely, sounds like a perfect day.

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Nigel Astell

Sun 19th Jun 2022 10:11

Thanks for your likes
Ruth
Carol
Holden
John B
julie
Stephen G
Frederick
and
M.C. Newberry.

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Stephen Gospage

Sun 19th Jun 2022 09:48

I think this one of your best, John.
'I emerged, purged' - wonderful. And the Larkinesque allusion 'coastal shelf.'
As a regulation C of E child, my only experience of confession was watching Dave Allen - not a bad introduction!

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Tawhid Akondo

Sun 19th Jun 2022 09:25

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Blog is sounds Attractive. I have a website dog related. I think it will be helpful to you. Below my site link. https://petsylo.com/cat-food-reviews/. Rachel I am not spammer. pls approve my comment.

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John Botterill

Sun 19th Jun 2022 07:19

Stunning poem, Frederick. Has real passion and verve!

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John Botterill

Sun 19th Jun 2022 07:15

Beautiful poem, Keith. You capture nature perfectly. Bravo! 😀

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H@yl3y

Sun 19th Jun 2022 05:18

Thank you Carol😊

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Sun 19th Jun 2022 04:56

Your emotions are so heartfelt H. Hugs to you! 💕

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N.B

Sun 19th Jun 2022 02:57

Thank you Hazel. Of course there's always two sides of a coin. I totally agree with mark twain's alternative view. It gives me an idea to write another poem.

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Holden Moncrieff

Sun 19th Jun 2022 02:37

A great poem, Keith, you beautifully portray palm trees as a very comforting presence! 🌷

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<Deleted User> (33618)

Sun 19th Jun 2022 01:56

Poignant and sad. 😞

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Sun 19th Jun 2022 01:55

😪 Terrible in its telling John.

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keith jeffries

Sat 18th Jun 2022 23:51

Tom,
your poetry grows more profound by the day as you probe into the minds of others and even your own. This poem is deep and the third stanza is an example of of that profundity.
Thank you for this
Keith

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keith jeffries

Sat 18th Jun 2022 23:45

Brave and loving words.
Thank you
Keith

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Tom

Sat 18th Jun 2022 22:46

Thanks Stephen, I'm pleased you appreciated this one. I was thinking about the singers of the 60s many of whom were involved with oneanother but must have known their relationships were going to be fodder for future songs - that they may or may not like. It got me thinking about the tightrope you walk when dating a writer or artist; someone who is likely to mine every heartbreak for inspiration. And then, in the process of writing, the story always gets conflated, embellished, and tuned.

The resulting song/book/artwork lays bare the relationship while also presenting a distorted view of what transpired. I suppose I feel some guilt for writing about my past relationships without the consent of the people involved. So, in this poem, the person on the receiving end gets to have their say.

The world would be a very boring place without the art borne out of the relationships between two people (I place I personally love to explore) but the idea of consent or what it's right or wrong to expose is something that got me thinking. Personally, I’d feel honoured to have inspired anyone to have created anything. Even a gleaming grotesque bust 😂

Thank you also to Nigel, K Lynn, Stephen and Holden for taking the time to pour your eyes over my lines.

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John Marks

Sat 18th Jun 2022 17:56

Thank you Ruth. This is the poem, written by Chris, that I read at Chris' funeral:

Lemon Light

sad december skies haunt my thoughts as I drive
skirting south of the stage set of my younger days:
my home town, seldom visited now. lemon light
can’t warm the chill around my heart,
the chill of a life unlived, or lived awry, and in greater part
treasured only in hopeless hindsight.

the motorway speeds me away, in flight into deepest cheshire:
the light is cream soda in clouds,
the scenes so familiar and utterly alien
at both ends of my journey.

Chris Proudfoot 15 December, 2021

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Ruth O'Reilly

Sat 18th Jun 2022 13:40

Let's write to itv producers and get an Island full of poets on TV instead 😹

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Nigel Astell

Sat 18th Jun 2022 13:39

To love each other is what we do💘

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Ruth O'Reilly

Sat 18th Jun 2022 13:36

John you have expressed your loss so eloquently in this piece. I can feel how their eternal presence will guide through the emptiness. Sending condolences to you & your family🙏

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Julian (Admin)

Sat 18th Jun 2022 13:23

Hi Mark, welcome to Write Out Loud. It is a privilege to have you with us, and I look forward to reading your pieces.

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Nigel Astell

Sat 18th Jun 2022 12:50

Air today
deep breath
birthday greetings
Father time
catching up😁

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John Marks

Sat 18th Jun 2022 12:50

Thank you Carol.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 18th Jun 2022 12:19

An impressive poem, Tom.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 18th Jun 2022 10:40

Thank you, Greg. Yes, I see what you mean about the tea shop. And thanks to you, John, for the kind comment. Yes, I understand it comes out as rather bleak in some ways. Hazel. Thanks. Perhaps we can do both, or neither!

Best wishes to all and to Frederick, Julie, Tom, Rudyard, Holden, Stephen, Bethany and K Lynn.

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Sat 18th Jun 2022 03:07

Your words express love, sorrow and sadness, woven together with memories. Beautifully rendered John.

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John Marks

Fri 17th Jun 2022 21:55

Thank you, Clare, for the comments on my poems. This is for you:

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

“When you .set sail for Ithaca, wish for the road to be long, full of adventures, full of knowledge.” CP Cavafy


Curlews cry, an Aegean sky: a boat
lifts and falls. The heat of noon, a lethargic
gloom, she's tracked with light this star-struck night.

Moon-shadows cast, it's cool at last, this sweep
and swell, this road to hell. This ship's becalmed
with false alarms, this attic night of bone-white light:
no palimpsest, no Grecian zest.

A sapphic wind balloons the moon, fans the fog's
penumbra, spreads this shadowy gloom. The ship's horn
sounds, these hung penumbras,
this
scattered light.

This haven isle, this Sapphic home,
these cliffs, these stories, this all alone; this fog-horn
fright, these brittle bones, this scattered light,
this all alone.

1992

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John Marks

Fri 17th Jun 2022 21:34

Very nicely put together, I will send you poetry, you can rely on that. Remember not to avoid what poetry is:

"Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air. Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable. Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away."
- CARL SANDBURG. 'THE ATLANTIC' 1927

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John Marks

Fri 17th Jun 2022 21:21

Thank you for this Ruth. Un-obviously a dedication to a few more motes in the eye of those who seek validation. Do it anyway is a more satisfying credo, I reckon.

"The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails." James Joyce

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Holden Moncrieff

Fri 17th Jun 2022 16:44

A beautiful, hopeful poem, Hazel! 🌷

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Holden Moncrieff

Fri 17th Jun 2022 16:29

Thank you so much for your comment, John, I completely understand what you mean!

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julie callaghan

Fri 17th Jun 2022 14:40

Thanks for the likes

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julie callaghan

Fri 17th Jun 2022 14:39

Thanks for comments and likes. Quick update. Still not shown up. 😁

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julie callaghan

Fri 17th Jun 2022 14:39

Thanks for the lovely positive comments and likes. 🌈🌈

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raypool

Fri 17th Jun 2022 14:04

Thanks Frederick, Aisha and Holden for liking this one.
Apparently so Kevin. They even look vicious.

Another menace to contend with Stephen.

Ray

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Tom

Fri 17th Jun 2022 11:23

A lovely poem of melancholy. We all have those times but there are better days ahead...

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Hazel ettridge

Fri 17th Jun 2022 09:39

Love it. Bittersweet (my favourite word as I head for those hills).

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Hazel ettridge

Fri 17th Jun 2022 09:28

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do." Mark Twain.
Just an alternative view.

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Hazel ettridge

Fri 17th Jun 2022 09:19

OMG! I know this one. Shall we enjoy the reality of two old fogies vaguely enjoying one another's company or shall we try to conform to some long ago dream by pretending we still give a damn?

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John Botterill

Fri 17th Jun 2022 09:12

We all feel that from time to time, Julie! Fine poem!

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