just you wait til I write the one about the hippopotamus I met when I was at the doctors!

Comment is about at the opticians (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Quirky this one Ann ha ha ;-)) where do you get your ideas ? Maybe you should avoid eating mushrooms before hand ha ha, great observation though. I hate waiting and when the air is blown in your eye ;-))

Comment is about at the opticians (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Great idea, Zealot ?? maybe......
TC ;-)

Comment is about typical archetypal archetypes (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

Hi Christopher, Good to see there is a place on here for this soft and gentle poetry, seems to be an echo of the past (40 years ago) Loved it . Win

Comment is about Petal (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

I liked these Cynthia. The progression in the three poems from the word to the flow of words then to the finished works and their distant future is fascinating. It teases the mind about what poetry is. Then it ends with a line that brings a smile, but a wry one for the realities it points to

Comment is about Just Three Thoughts (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I like this Ann - vivid and whimsical

Comment is about at the opticians (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

hi Beulah, thanks for comment on Napoli. Just having a look at your stuff, the artist one was interesting and I think Isobel came up with a good point there.

I really like this though, love the power and anger in it great stuff, and I don't mind the word cunt in the right context! best wishes Jeff

Comment is about No Warning (blog)

Original item by Beulah

If I was is brill/funny/sad - great!

Comment is about Clare Kirwan (poet profile)

Original item by Clare Kirwan

Thank you for your kind comment on my work. 'Artist Supporting Artist'!

: )

Jx

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

Original item by Beulah

thank you for your comments

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

Original item by Beulah

a very pretty poem this, somehow tanatalising and suggestive too. I love the line to pluck that subtle pinkly plate. Subtle and somehow sexy!

Comment is about Petal (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

I think you are being a little prejudiced there Therm. I have known very many lovely Southerners. They are just not as immediately open to strangers. Once you break the ice, we are all the same.
Good luck with the auditions Beulah - I'll be crossing my fingers for you!

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

Original item by Beulah

Got to agree with the others. Lovely!

Comment is about Petal (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

Wigan is around halfway up the M6, it gets a poor rep because the majority of the people who live there are hardworking, honest and friendly. Descended in the Main from gritty mine workers, millwrights, blacksmith’s and carpenters. In other words people familiar with integrity and community spirit, as oppose to the soft skinned pencil necked thieving pen pushers that seem to be rampant down South. ha ha I enjoyed that rant ;-))) The gas towers on the railway and ‘ The road to Wigan Pier’didn’t help though.TC X

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

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Goodness, thank you guys.

Truly appreciated.

Comment is about Petal (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

quite nice, quite fresh the virgin (memory).

Comment is about Petal (blog)

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having thought-yes,nice list Chris-regards-Stef

Comment is about typical archetypal archetypes (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

The idea here is very effective but I would have liked to have been carried along with it. The archetypes seem disjointed somewhat. Isn't there a Z?

Comment is about typical archetypal archetypes (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

I have never written a Dear John letter but here goes

,Dear John,

Please be aware that this is a POEM please except that as read and written.

I understand from previous posts and comments that you have just completed your 2nd poem, and are coming hard and fast on the rails to catch up to your third not withstanding that you have undertaken an OU course on Poetry no less where they advise you to omit adjectives and avoid purple patches. Sounds good to me,

Good luck with your third.

Once again many thanks for your comments.

Augusta x

Comment is about John Aikman (poet profile)

Original item by John Aikman

Hi, thank you for taking the time to read my poem and comment, I have always struggled to look poverty full square in the eye, I have worked in some deprived places too, Nigeria probably being the worst I will never get used to it. I am not keen on London either it is an unfriendly place from my experience, you should come to Wigan there is only the odd busker or two in the town centre ;-)) TC

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

Original item by Beulah

thank you for something good.

Comment is about Under the Wire (blog)

Original item by John Aikman

a bitch of a hangover mate.

Comment is about Drunk & naked in a graveyard (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

well drawn..graphic, but ummmm

Comment is about Road Block (blog)

True.

Comment is about Blind Innocence (blog)

amen.

Comment is about Untitled (blog)

mmmmmmm? thinking.........Stef

Comment is about typical archetypal archetypes (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

smooth and sweet as syrup Chris-love it-Stef

Comment is about Petal (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

nope. it must have been the cat. pithy

Comment is about eyelash (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Good afternoon,
Thank you so much for reading my poem and your generous comments. .

The question of honesty is a doubt throughout the poem, is the girl being honest with herself, her emotions are saying one thing her fear another and foremost her lust and sexual arousal quite another. The honesty of the writer is paramount and of course I am being honest many girls are placed or place them selves in this situation, between a rock and a hard place.

The writer in this instance was the young girl within the poem.

Once again many thanks for your honesty and comment..

Augusta x

Comment is about stephen smith (poet profile)

Original item by stephen smith

Thank you :)

Comment is about s-wave (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

Love the feel of this...
Beautifully captured : )

Comment is about s-wave (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

yea i know wat ya mean my problems are of a more smoked nature but same boat really, jese me freinds back home call me kealo haha coincidence!

Comment is about John Darwin (poet profile)

Original item by John Darwin

thanks Isobel. As usal there is more in the mortar than the pestle. Bet the young ones don't know that saying. Have two auditions coming up. Now if I get there then I have to get a part in one show at least. yeah.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

am i doing a karate move here? lol

Comment is about Andy N at the Waterside Arts Centre, Sale November 2009 (photo)

Hi Andy, sorry but nothing showing up in the chat box. It might be my connection.
Text me if you like. :-)

Janet.x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Kealo! Thanks for your comment on my Istanbul piece. I have something in common with those two poets and I don't mean my poetry.

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Marianne, thanks for your comment on 'drenched'. You are too kind. I yearn frequently :-)

Comment is about Marianne Daniels (poet profile)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Anthony, thanks for your kind comments on my poem ''drenched'. It's the way it comes out. I can be quite cheerful in person :-)

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Winston, thanks for your comment on 'drenched'. Did the second verse work better when heard?

John

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Hi Winston, thanks for your comment on 'drenched'. Did the second verse work better when heard?

John

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Thank you both for the welcome. My partner lost their Dad recently & the night I wrote this I had just lost my Great Aunt. I don't usually write so deep but it all just came out.

Comment is about Sue Hall (poet profile)

Original item by Sue Hall

Bringing up a child is a minefield and no-one gives you lessons - all you can rely on is your mum's example and not always that. I hope that when the time is right, you get her back. x

Comment is about Beulah (poet profile)

Original item by Beulah

there are so many pictures in Homing, a rich tapestry clearly written.

Comment is about pauline sewards (poet profile)

Original item by pauline sewards

Hello Sue. This is deep meaningful stuff. Can't wait to read some poems on here, welcome.

Comment is about Sue Hall (poet profile)

Original item by Sue Hall

Well I fear that is generally true Cate, tho we are still getting the opportunity display it as a national trait on a regular basis.

Cheers TC, appreciated.

Chris.

Comment is about Bingo (blog)

Original item by Christopher Dawson

tag cunt? it is a good word, yup tag cunt. It was an Irish guy having to lay down the law to someone who did start something when it was not needed. A peaceful Irish guy. anyway thanks for the comments.

Comment is about No Warning (blog)

Original item by Beulah

Hi John Thx for the heads up on 'Final Inspection' as you say it still is a good poem, and as valid today as when it was first written, but this site is about reviewing new work, so I have removed it. Cheers TC

Comment is about John Aikman (poet profile)

Original item by John Aikman

must be not enought of us with those ladders, otherwise we might beat the urban glow, Cate. Thanks for the commentxx

Comment is about Pro-articulated Ladders (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

Hello Sue, your words struck a chord with me as I lost someone very close a couple of years ago. I feel that to enjoy our lives we have to jump in and go for it - you sound a very caring thoughtful person, but joy is, I think, as important as anything else in this world. So . . I hope you enjoy being part of WOL, and will write more - and that, indeed, it will be many many years before you get an answer to your questions! We're all in the same boat, and as you get older, that's a comfort.

Comment is about Sue Hall (poet profile)

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