That's the spirit, Uilleam.
Comment is about Walking Back To Happiness on Friday 26th May 2023 (KISS and TOFFEE) (blog)
Mental and physical wellbeing are closely entwined, John. Your poem is a plea for this.
Comment is about Healing (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A life well lived, M.C. God Bless.
Comment is about FOR MY SISTER EVE: 5/7/1933-27/5/2023 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
An important poem about freedom and creativity, Keith. The fact that dictators are so keen to silence artists shows how important art and all creative forces are.
Comment is about There are no Frontiers (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you, Stephen. A sad tale. Our misdeeds will always come back to haunt us. Brilliantly described.
Comment is about The pretty, little flower girl (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I do not seek (heaven forfend!) to faze yer
But what about the behaviour in Asia? 😏
Comment is about Falling short (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
There is a cause for preference,
A ready source of reference
That helps to guide us on our way
When others might lead us astray. 😏
Comment is about Little Hates (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
@Kevin Tan Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll have to check it out.
Comment is about Fragments of a Soul (blog)
Original item by Grace
@Uilleam O Ceallaigh I never thought of it like that but that makes so much sense 🙂
Comment is about Fragments of a Soul (blog)
Original item by Grace
Grace Meadows
Mon 29th May 2023 16:22
Also Hugh,
Why do you feel the need to take on the voice of women / a woman?
"The stares and glares I get from wearing my hijab I have never relished,..."
Are women (Muslim women ) incapable of speaking up for themselves?
Comment is about "I wear my hijab as an act of purity and modesty." (blog)
Original item by hugh
Thank you Moonlight.
"How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
Here will we sit and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony."
💐💕
William Shakespeare
Comment is about No strings attached (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Hugh.
The human body is an inherently wonderful and beautiful thing, a part of God's creation, one is led to believe.
But as a young Christian man, I was taught that it is something to be ashamed about, something "Impure" in matters concerning sexuality; a way of thinking that has caused myself and others-both men and women-great mental distress and confusion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranges_Are_Not_the_Only_Fruit
You say "...a Muslim woman who believes her body is her own affair."
So why do so many men, (in the name of alleged Gods), make it their business to control what a woman should wear?
Comment is about "I wear my hijab as an act of purity and modesty." (blog)
Original item by hugh
This is the first time I've heard about Side.
I wish all the best to those who are trying to save what is plainly a valuable and important asset.
There's hope for the future of society when people are willing to go to such lengths to defend the arts.
Comment is about Picture this: poets give their support to north-east photographic gallery forced to close (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
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Mon 29th May 2023 11:44
Another grand review of an important event, in some august company, Greg. As you say, let's hope it can be saved.
Comment is about Picture this: poets give their support to north-east photographic gallery forced to close (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Enjoying a drink whilst reading besides a window as the sun streams in...?
Comment is about Taormina (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
Dream or not a very convincing concept and nicely constructed.
Comment is about Painting a Dream (blog)
Original item by Matilda Simakaj
Adam,
this is some poem which requires a closer inspection and several reads. To me it speaks of the tenuous nature of life, wrapped in a mystery beyond our comprehension. The last few lines appear as a culmination of life's seemingly abstract purpose. Whether my understanding of the poem is in tune with your thinking I await your response. You make skilful use of the language which gives the poem an esoteric quality.
Intriguing is my summary.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Taormina (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
'with each pip deposit the plate rings ' One of those lines you wish you'd written yourself. Nicely done Adam!
Comment is about Taormina (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
John,
a poem of despair and one which I feel many are driven to by the world in which we live. Our moods are cyclical and occasionally we are plummeted into a place of utter desolation. During this time our only hope lies in the cycle continuing and bringing us back to a period of consolation. My understanding of this is deeply personal and when these negative feelings occur I m at my lowest ebb. Your poem accurately describes these emotions and your use of the language highly appropriate.
Thank you for this.
Keith
Comment is about My body is a pebble (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks Kevin and Grace.
Where social justice is concerned, I can't take prisoners.
My mum was the youngest of 8.
She left school at 14 to work in a cotton mill.
Those currently in power in the UK (and some of those in opposition) are actively working to destroy everything her generation fought for.
All credit should go to Phat Bollard.
Comment is about Millionaires...Don't Give a Fuck About You (blog)
"Ars gratia artis" was once deemed a rule of thumb,
"Follow the money", and speech fascism now make us dumb.
Comment is about What, no poetry? Prosaic reception for new book awards (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
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Comment is about Groove from The Hoobs (photo)
Original item by HayzTee
So true! Being aware of them and seeing what they serve is the beginning of our conditioning. Thank you!
Comment is about Little Hates (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
It actually ran under the Coach and Horses pub, at the back of the former Guardian premises in Farringdon Road. Make of that what you will. I always maintained that there was a tributary of the Fleet that ran through the Gents of the Coach.
Comment is about The River Fleet (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Thanks Grace.
No bubble to protect my very essence from being frayed
Sounds almost like a definition of love ie. -making oneself vulnerable?
Comment is about Fragments of a Soul (blog)
Original item by Grace
What a pity poor Penny Mordaunt (she of the food pantries) had to take pain killers so she could carry the sword at the coronation of C3.
My heart bleeds for her!
Comment is about prehensile pledge (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
I quite agree, Uilleam. I have had a difference of viewpoint with Mr Murdoch since I was old enough to read newspapers.
Comment is about The River Fleet (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Thank you Dawn.
The etymology of words is fascinating, and seems to back up your last lines.
there is no
family of
one.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/family
Comment is about Dream Family (blog)
Original item by Dawn
On a more serious note...
I am more than a pair of broad shoulders,
strong arms,
and a deep voice,
I am an Adult Human Male!
I am a man,
and you, young lady,
can never be what I am.
Comment is about Men (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
The power of water over the years on rock....!
Comment is about A slit on a rock (blog)
Original item by Persis Alabaster
raw sewage....
a lot of it about at the moment!😒
Comment is about Fear/Hope (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Thanks Elle.
Reminds me of Peter Rabbit etc.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/people/beatrix-potter
Comment is about Run Rabbit Run (blog)
Original item by Elle Shaine
Thanks for the comments....and the likes! I remain grateful for
being young when "rites of passage" were allowed without
today's navel-gazing and parental guilt corrosion.
Comment is about REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Grace Meadows
Sun 28th May 2023 11:41
😁 one thing about you Uilleam, you do NOT take prisoners!
BRILLIANT!
Comment is about Millionaires...Don't Give a Fuck About You (blog)
Thanks for all your likes
Keith
Stephen
Kevin
Hugh
Ruth
jennifer
and
Lynn.
Comment is about The Old Cock and Hen (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thank you to all who responded to this. I strongly support Uilleam in what he says. Freedom of speech must mean complete freedom and not curtailed speech. Every individual has the right to freedom of speech and expression. As poets we must link arms with other artists and staunchly defend these rights. The alternative is to capitulate to the forces of darkness. May our pens never run dry.
Thank you to one and all.
Keith
Comment is about Taras Shevchenko (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/2/newsid_2492000/2492157.stm
The Murdochian Sewer,
Receptacle of filth,
Defender of filth,
Conduit of filth,
Emitter of filth.
Once United Kingdom,
Now United Futilities,
Literally and metaphorically,
Drowning us in filth.
Comment is about The River Fleet (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Thanks Grace and Uilleam. Birdwatching has been a lifelong fascination for me, so using the falconer’s lure as a metaphor here.
Comment is about The lure (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Thanks Keith.
Whilst the lowered status of Pushkin in the eyes of Ukranians is fully understandable in the current circumstances, Greg's comment touches on a broader issue, ie: that of "iconoclasm" and of protest in general.
I am of the mind that, should for example, an obnoxious holocaust denier be in the process of trying to propagate their views in any given country or town; instead of being "no platformed", they should be invited very publicly and loudly to defend their position by debate in our civic halls and academic institutions.
And instead of toppling statues to say, slave traders in the UK, ie."getting rid of the evidence", we should use their existence to teach our children about the evils which they "celebrate".
Comment is about Taras Shevchenko (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you Matilda.
Our creativity brings us together.
Comment is about ME AND THE OTHERS (blog)
Original item by Matilda Simakaj
Thank you Tim.
Our town hall keeps the pigeons under control by encouraging peregrine falcons to nest in its heights.
At the same time, the authorities turn a blind eye to the illegal poisoning and trapping of them and of raptors such as the Hen Harrier, by grouse breeders / shooters.
Comment is about The lure (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Thanks MC.
During at least a decade of my early youth, for unavoidable reasons I lost contact with all my school friends and most of my family relatives.
I sometimes feel that I'm in a kind of mourning for them, yet I'm grateful for what I do have.
Comment is about REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Manish Singh Rajput
Tue 30th May 2023 08:25
A beautiful poem. Thank you for this.
Comment is about Painting with Words (blog)
Original item by Hélène