Hi David

All your poems are of exceptional quality, but I was particularly interested in the ones about Dylan and Coltrane. OK, the Dylan had a wider feel, but I wonder if your forthcoming collection Slow Blues features more poems with musical themes. It's something that interests me. I was playing some early Dylan the other day and he sounded as fresh as ever. The later Dylan sounds more like Tom Waits. Nothing wrong with that, though. Greg

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I see. That branch of my family were from Callington and Duloe. I explored tin-mines when we used to go camping in Cornwall, I found a piskie..

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Hi again Anne, are you from Cornwall? that's weird..have been tracing my family tree and my maternal grandfathers'family are all from Cornwall, going back a long way. Sea-people. : )

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Hi Dave, thank you for your kind and thoughtful comments on my poem Spinerette. You are right, it isn't in the word book but it is real,she is real,to me. She comes from Cornwall or Brittany but as both people's are connected originally she must be from both. She is not a spider-woman but has qualities of a spinneret,(which a spider does possess) being that she draws out my feelings and emotions like silk.thanks again : ) Debz xx

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"he that dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose."
Anne Bronte
I love this one Anne. I send you a briar hedge to stop such people stealing your precious wildflowers.Some can charm the blossom from the trees and then just crush it underfoot.Some just never see the lovely columbines in the shade.Hope you get happy bees and warm sunshine in your rare garden once the sun returns.Debz x

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My new persona is the mud maid from the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. More photos of her if you google mud maid, I think. I love her! xx

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Hi Ann.. Indeed it is a buttery man lol.win

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Hi Dave . Liked this one. A great subject...I like these places but intend to stay above ground for some time yet. win

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Thanksfor keeping an eye on my toast Dave. I do like real butter, and real ale and salt. Is eating all this ok if I also eat lots of fruit and vege? I hope so!lol

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Hi Anne, Happy Imbolc..slightly belated : ))
Thank you for your kind comments on Spinerette. You are correct, spiders are possessed of spinneret's, but the one in my poem although being posessed of some of the attributes of these fascinating little organs, is not one of them. She is someone who draws out silk in her own way...I think she is from Cornwall..or Brittany...a Celt of the ancient race of which the two countries are connected. Thanks again,Debz xx

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hi Ann. Thanks for lookin at my toast! Where is the sculpture in your new profile pic... its amazing!

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I've read this over and over again and each time i read, i see more.
Love the visuals, colours and scents in this one. It reminds me a little of 'The Secret Garden.'

Janet.x

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Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Pelt'. Glad you liked it. I have just got back from a weekend away on 'The Dinosaur coast' In a village called Staithes(Near Whitby) I have also changed the pic on the blog entry to one of mine which shows the view from the holiday cottage 2 nights ago. A stunning place. As a lad we used to get gypsies selling pegs door to door. These were made of whittled sticks bound together with strips of metal cut from tins (they were pretty useless actually) Yes the word Pelt struck me as relating to both new skin and the rain and it's also a great word. Win x

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Hi Neil... Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Pelt'. Glad you liked it. Ihave just got back from a weekend away on 'The Dinosaur coast' In a village called Staithes(Near Whitby) I have also changed the pic on the blog entry to one of mine which shows the view from the holiday cottage 2 nights ago. A stunning place. Cheers Win

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Hi Rodney... Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Pelt'. Glad you liked it. Ihave just got back from a weekend away on 'The Dinosaur coast' In a village called Staithes(Near Whitby) I have also changed the pic on the blog entry to one of mine which shows the view from the holiday cottage 2 nights ago. A stunning place. win

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Really lovely poem Dave. xx

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I loved this Rachel. Anything which makes us stop and really appreciate kids, or (especially) an individual child, is worth having, and this does it so well. One to keep in the scrapbook and show her when her own jungli is driving her mad in a few years time.

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I enjoyed the simplicity of this piece which for me reflects some of the things children represent in life.

I too want my 'shell' to be cremated because I believe the soul lives on, though it would be a shame to see cemetaries a thing of the past as I love to walk around them. They can be so very peaceful.
You paint a lovely picture here.

Janet.x

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hi Kath... absolutely loved this one. Just had a play with it and removed some words. Not because I thought it needed it but as a bit of an exercise to see how it looks. what do you think? I must find time to look at your others. Keep posting. Win x

rejected before she could give any cause.


needle highs surround her as the stale air hangs,
yesteryear music plays while
dust floats aimlessly in the sun.

emptiness echoes sorrow
while the outside tells it's lies
and people pass.

She came of age before her time,
to whispers of threat and promise.
too early for her to understand,
she kept it buried.


She was me and her life was mine.

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"When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.."
Christina Rosetti
I like your meandering thoughts Dave.I also like the idea of children playing around my grave. I used to play in graveyards, never really knew why but the headstones used to fascinate me. Some among the outer edges in long grass,uncared for,lonely,ancient and timeworn,sometimes surrounded with tiny unmarked headstones,others cold,intimidating marble with formal borders. Some were like stone coffins above the ground,the tops slightly open..I suspected vampires..Thank you for this thought provoking poem this morning Dave.Debz x

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HI Ann, hope you are well.
I love "Botany". It has a really Victorian romantic feel whilst at the same time feeling fresh and modern.
It is a metaphore, I feel, for a love affair and the angst it can bring. Hope you recite it some time and post it.
Regards Nells.

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Hi Mandy Just found your Cow poem on the Features Page and really liked it. By a strange coincidence I have just set up my profile on this site and have also posted a poem about Cows. It's in my blog: Two Poems from the West of Ireland. Enjoy!

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I like this Jeff.

On the last line I think the of should be off and I am not 100% sure the first line is correct also as I am guessing you are saying slowly you become more slurred..

Good stuff otherwise.

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Thanks for your comment on my Botany poem. I think it is a bit like this poem, both describing the delicacy of nature. You are feeling like a little butterfly and I am feeling like a little flower. Aaah! xx

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Ann, i really like this one, i was only thinking of bluebell fields the other day and how beautiful they are, this reminded me of that x

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Thank you, Ann x

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Excellent poem Rach, speaks to all mothers, esp nowadays! The child is beautifully described, really comes alive. xx

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A lovely poem Kath. Really beautiful! xx

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Good morning Mummy Rach-indeed this poem denotes what kind of Mummy you are-a very loving one-and on that denotation,I shall gerrnite! Stefzzzzzzzzz-xx

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Nylon Pylons

Oh! What an eye-sore
obscuring the countryside.
Reminds of a sight
I have always wanted to see.
Did someone turn the world around
to bring the Eiffel Tower to me?
and was it transported by train
through the Euro-tunnel?

Is the crackle and buzz I hear
electricity? or communication,
from an unknown source.
Or static as the robbers'
peel their nylon stocking masks
revealing lies upon their faces.

While a homing pigeon,
lost in chaos and confusion rests
upon a ledge, bridging a gap
between two worlds.

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Ah, how sweet of you Dermot.
Thankyou.

Janet.x

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Well I don't feel bad for either of them - I think the two twats deserved each other and are probably making each other very miserable as we speak...You and I are much better off without! Unless you are one of the twats of course... One never knows what angle a poem has been written from...

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So it wasn't always twat.... the same thing nearly happened to me once - but it wasn't a serious relationship and my friend bottled out of the doing the dirty before it went too far, realising that true friendship isn't worth risking. It was a horrible blow to my confidence though - at a time when my confidence was pretty zilch anyway. I feel for you/him. x

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thanx mate:)

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Just saw your wonderful Cow poem, congrats on Poem of the Month. It is incredibly well observed, and you have truly made the cow a monumental creature. xx

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Felt I was making the journey with you. I've travelled on the North York Moors a few times many years ago, and believe it's one of the most romantic of our preserved railways. Greg

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How could you possibly blog something at ten to midnight on the last day of the month, Star Garter? Did you not really want it to be read?
Human relationships are incredibly complex - often sad and disappointing as your poem reflects... An interesting but sad one. x

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damn good poem, hope you don't get hurt

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Speaking of fans, I'm sure your many fans will miss your legs, though the new pic is great. Loved these poems.

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Good morning pickled Gloria-(no change there then)my horrendous queerhawk(i.e. wife)is so sorry you are not a trick cyclist,she would have loved to give you a ride on her bike-it is,nt fitted with bags of sugar as your CASTERED and not castored furniture seems to be.(thats a ner-ner to your usual poor spelling) lol!good job i,m here to check up on yew- yours,in a nutshell,effinSteffinxx pee-ess-nearly your birfday? not sixty already!(chorkles)

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Brilliant, and I hope it's not true. I was hooked all through, knew what was going to happen but you write with such a lot of life! Loveya!

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An early morning ps. you told me you were bilingual-for jeez sake,tell me not you are bisexual! if so,I just happened to have a photo of the wife handy-in all her lovely grotesqueness!Stefalaf.

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Hi Andy-re 'letter'poem-you threw another light on it-and welcome it was-cheers-Stef.

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Evening R.M.-having now learned the meaning of flummox-can you just spare a further few moments and tell me the meaning of-life/love/and the meaning of poems were your arse is hanging off the couch!back to the sanatorium-Stef

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Hi John. Great poem. Really like the subject and the way it was written. Ta for your comments also.
Regards Neil

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Dear Ann, thanks a lot for the comment. I really like Swimming with Humans. It is a really clever and cute poem and I love reading it over and listening to you read it.
On a personal note thanks again for the wake up call. In a way I gues I was having a rest. I have also been concentrating on my songwriting and open mike nights so I have been a little neglectful.
Take care, Neil

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Are you having a rest? Hope to hear from you again soon Nells. xx

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Welcome to WOL. What very good poems! I especially liked Visiting. Hope you enjoy WOL. It seems to be a bit quiet at the moment, has fits and starts! Maybe try a blogg in Feb? (Not tonight or it will disappear into January only to be found by those searching for a good poem to read!

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Nothing is ever wasted if you are a poet Star. I like your stuff. It seems to have got a bit mellower lately. xx

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