Helene,
please don't hold back. What is the title and who is the author?
A tantalising poem.
Thank you,
Keith
Comment is about An Interlude with a Book (blog)
Original item by Hélène
So true! 😆
Men try to fix women and women try to change men. But, the moon is never the same! Every night has a different shape.😆 And the sun never change shape.😆
I loved: "it's only a thought you hold against someone" Usually it is a thought dressed up in emotions. The discussion between Master and son creates vibes of serenity.
Thank you Watts!🙏🙏
Comment is about Zhìhuì (blog)
Original item by Watts
I love the juxtaposition of the ordinary tasks of the day with the awe inspiring experiences. Inspirational
Comment is about An Interlude with a Book (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thanks Uilleam. Great poetic reposte! Is there a Tuesday Club, too?
And thanks for the complement, Kevin. Takes one to know one, as they say! Cheers a lot! 😀
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A beautiful spell of how family could be! Taking responsibility for our own actions and unifying the ingredients of your poem family can be the foundation of an abundant society.
Comment is about The formation of a family (blog)
Original item by hugh
One of those cases when you think you are looking for an inspiration but inspiration finds you! 🙏🙏
Comment is about An Interlude with a Book (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Wonderful! Enjoyed reading your bio, Matilda. Looking forward to reading more of your poems.
Comment is about BE (blog)
Original item by Matilda Simakaj
I love the notion you gave to it: "A word bandied somewhere between love and hate!" One only word so many interpretation and all of your poem makes sense to me! And, well said! It depends on where we are in the world. 🙏🙏
One only word, many lifetimes of contemplation! Years ago, freedom was for me, doing what I wanted to do, saying what I wanted to say, free from structures, free from the borders of the country I was born, freedom from religion, freedom from the blood shed in the name of freedom, freedom from society.
Contemplating now, I would say freedom is seeing things as they are, free from judgments, free from past experiences, free from future plans, free from conceptual diarreha, free from control syndrome, free from envy, free from imaginary fears and the list goes on.
365 points of view for one only word.😆😆
Comment is about Freedom. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Clare, we hardly differ at all in our understanding of freedom. It is a very precious commodity and worth defending. It is the business of poets, writers, film makers, artists and sculptors to express freedom in its various forms. When books are burnt, statues pulled down and art works desecrated that we see the ugly face of authoritarianism. History has a lot to teach us. The classrooms of freedom are found in the Gulags, the Concentration Camps and countless graves. It is worth fighting for, especially the freedom to be ME.
Thank you for this excellent poem,
Keith
Comment is about Freedom. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Thank you Hélène.
...and sometimes, we adults need to be big enough to admit to ourselves that we need a pat on the back, and that being open to vulnerability is a necessary part of love.
💗
Comment is about It's Okay (blog)
Original item by Hélène
My inspiration's flagging,
My paved intentions crazy,
So cobblers to the lot of it,
I'm now borderline insane.
Right, I'm now off to the Monday Club where I can talk bollocks to someone other than myself!😅
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A beautiful poem that gives me a notion of how predictable we have made life. Walking the same paths and refusing to vision another is like seeing dead leaves of a autumn afternoon. I would love a poem written by you about the beauty of the unknown path!
Comment is about Into the woods (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A very gripping poem, Mike. Kept me hooked till the very end. A tragic story that's very well woven into a poetry.
Thank you.
Comment is about The Carnival (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Thanks for the lovely comment...really appreciated !
Comment is about The Party Is Over (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Thankyou for your thoughts, Kevin and MC again. I think Ray Charles must also have been a Spurs fan when he wrote “Take these chains from my heart and set me free”.
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks Keith & Uilleam. Indeed, I am fortunate too!
Comment is about To Robbie x (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
I love the feeling of love in your poetry, Helene. Your goodness shines out. I find it difficult to find the right words in those circumstances but 'it's okay' is a good start, I would think.
Thank you.
Comment is about It's Okay (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Brilliant poem, Stephen, expressing with great skill and economy a wealth of feeling. Thank you.
Comment is about Days of Sorrow (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks for the comments, Manish, Stephen and Leon. Much appreciated! 😀 Yes, NOT being Alan Titchmarsh IS a good thing, Stephen 😂
Thanks for the like, Matilda 😀
(I sometimes worry about how rocky the rockery at the end will be!
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
First rate poem defining a very common problem, Summer. Writing a poem is a great start. Keep going!
Welcome to WOL.
Comment is about can someone please help me (blog)
Original item by Summer Watson
Rather you than me, JC. But surely it helps make a man what he is to "suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune"? 😋
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
“Triumph and Disaster” ? My arse, MC. Kipling should have been a Spurs fan. He’d have soon found out different.
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A versatile poem, lovely juxtaposition and imagery. Loved it!
Thank you.
Comment is about BE (blog)
Original item by Matilda Simakaj
A soulful lament for what might have been?
There must be fellow London team/Arsenal fans who feel this
way! Kipling's words about meeting triumph and disaster and treating those two imposters just the same certainly take on
a sporting relevance here.
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A beautiful poem, Matilda, full of spirituality. Inspiring! 😀👍
Welcome to WOL.
Comment is about BE (blog)
Original item by Matilda Simakaj
A beautiful poem, Hélèna. It always feels nice to be kind whenever there comes a circumstance like the one in your poem.
Comment is about It's Okay (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Wise English teacher, Summer! Welcome to WOL. Pour your feelings out, see where the words take you. We will eagerly read your poems and send you blessings along the way.
Comment is about can someone please help me (blog)
Original item by Summer Watson
Viva the WOL membership I say!! Keep writing everybody.
Thank you Keith!
Comment is about The Subversive Artist (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Good to see you here Summer. Most people begin by writing about themselves, their feelings etc. It's a form of catharsis. Once you start looking outside of yourself, life becomes a lot more interesting! Enjoy your poetry. Keep writing
Comment is about can someone please help me (blog)
Original item by Summer Watson
Thank you Clare, Helene and Manish for your likes and to Kevin and Uilleam for your kind comments.
Keith
Comment is about The Subversive Artist (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
<Deleted User> (35565)
Sun 21st May 2023 10:02
Wonderfully flowing and yes poignant poem John 👍
LS
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thankyou for your condolences, Graham and Uilleam.
If the season had started in January, Graham, we would have been too. And Uilleam - I envy you.
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (35565)
Sun 21st May 2023 09:58
Great poem Tim but never make a spectacle of yourself by letting money go to your head 😂
LS
Comment is about A change of frame (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
I both feel and fully understand your pain JC even the local mob here have been relegated. Better next time eh?
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I'm not a footy fan, so life's a little less complicated for me.
Here's a little something to ease your pain John, from the good old days.
https://youtu.be/2KPv4cqAoRk
Comment is about PLEASE RELEASE ME (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I remember feeling like that in my youth; I was bewildered and afraid of everything. But it will pass.
Comment is about can someone please help me (blog)
Original item by Summer Watson
Welcome to WOL, Summer. Have a great time and enjoy the community. You are at a very good place at your teenage years. Here's wishing you a very good luck on your creative blog journey, young poet.😊
Comment is about Summer Watson (poet profile)
Original item by Summer Watson
Have been there and had no helping hand to pull me out, have seen and felt all of the things described so accurately in this poem. I can completely resonate with this and can admit that a part of it still lingers on to me after my twenties too. And we'll all get past it to a better place, that's the beauty of life. A great first poem, well done!
Thank you.
Comment is about can someone please help me (blog)
Original item by Summer Watson
A beautiful and poignant poem, John B. Interesting reference and vocabulary. Very wise and great at description too. Loved the last stanza that hits very hard on emotions.
Thank you.
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Stephen, I could feel the sorrow in this poem. I could resonate with your consideration and it evoked certain poignant emotions in me. Very well written!
Thank you.
Comment is about Days of Sorrow (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A rather poignant poem in the end, John. My dad was good at laying crazy paving. There's no shame in not being Alan Titchmarsh; in fact......
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks Kevin and Uilleam. I'm no gardener or builder, Uilleam, both things my dad was great at. I try to keep it all tidy haha. I'm impressed that you built your own steps!
Is there a poem in it, perhaps? 😏😂
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
A fascinating poem, Peter. Wash or dry, and should it matter?
Comment is about Shirley's Dishes (blog)
Original item by Peter J Donnelly
Fame is fleeting, John. I once spoke to Lord Longford in the street outside the Houses of Parliament, but where did it get me, or him?
Fun poem.
Comment is about Almost Famous (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
From what I've seen of "fame" these days John, I'd be very wary of it!
Comment is about Almost Famous (blog)
Original item by John Gilbert Ellis
Good advice Katerina!
We are all connected.
Comment is about Bigger than you (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
Thanks Mike.
We have much to learn from nature-and we'd better start listening!
Comment is about Redwood Counselors (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Watts
Mon 22nd May 2023 17:37
That's funny!
Sorry to confess, but sun never rises from the same place where it sleeps. Throughout the day the sun is found in different locations warming different beings.😂
Comment is about Zhìhuì (blog)
Original item by Watts