Enjoyed a lot.You describe it well, "through pipe-smoke and cataracts" is good. "As lifts like urinals, out of order, and Arthritic knees would not bend at steps".Makes it sound like the urinals won't bend at the steps. I think you need "with lifts" not "as".Wouldn't the last line be better as"an architect for the graveyard"?

Comment is about Goodbye To Thursday Street. (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

I like it, especially the first three verses, pleasingly simple. It's eyrie, by the way, not eerie!

Comment is about welcome (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

enjoyed this kealan.. you should defo have a go at performing this as it would bend well to being read this one i think

Comment is about The Dawn Consequence (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

really enjoyed this, pete.. be interested to see how you would perform this as it is a bit different i felt!

Comment is about Love in a charcoal shell (blog)

great ann. lovely stuff and a nice ending to this gentle one. However do owls coo? hoot or call ?

Comment is about welcome (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

The penguins are on the march again
blowing their own trumpets
TARAAA TARAAA TARAAA!!!!
The seal lions follow
going all gallumphy
splodgesplodgesplodge
(that's what seal ions do best!)

The whales sing so sweet
it makes me want to cry.
A voice so pure and tiny
and delicate as fallen snow
(listen to Hatta's audio).

And then with a crystalline flourish
their yawning over for another year
come the stomping pawing and carousing!
Come the lovely polar bear!!!
GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
xx

Comment is about Win a Trip of a Lifetime to Reykjavik (article)

Great stuff Carole... muh little snowflake


Gus xx

Comment is about snow texts (blog)

Original item by Shoeless Carole

Dearest Isobel

How lovely you are, how sweet and endearing to confess to being targeted by my Phartesque - ( A description for the high blown or windy tales of intrepid endeavour)

To mess with your mind and convince you that there was indeed a subliminal and subtle message would be demanding just a little from both your razor sharp repartee and feminine intuition.. No, I am overjoyed that you rollick and roll so as to speak to my good old ‘Toilet Humour’, toilet humour at its best no less what an accolade.

I thank you as always, lovely legs.

Hope to see you soon.

Gusxxx

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Dearest Isobel

How lovely you are, how sweet and endearing to confess to being targeted by my Phartesque - ( A description for the high blown or windy tales of intrepid endeavour)

To mess with your mind and convince you that there was indeed a subliminal and subtle message would be demanding just a little from both your razor sharp repartee and feminine intuition.. No, I am overjoyed that you rollick and roll so as to speak to my good old ‘Toilet Humour’, toilet humour at its best no less what an accolade.

I thank you as always, lovely legs.

Hope to see you soon.

Gusxxx

Comment is about To FarTed (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

No, we are not!

Comment is about Dorinda MacDowell (poet profile)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

Hey Ann, thanks, X

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

What's this 'hi F' business?!
You know my name Monsieur Winston ; )
Thank you for reading and commenting on my somewhat overly
dramatic piece 'Is it not enough...'

Re: Your poem 'The Secret Life of Woods'
Beautiful, and the comparison in the last verse is what made it so special.

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Tu sais tout ce que je pense déjà ; )
xxxxx

Comment is about Love in a charcoal shell (blog)

if this is free writing, it just shows how brilliant you are Ms Daniels :-) Win x

Comment is about Picking up a broken mirror... (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

No need to take that tone of voice!! ;-)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

thanks Steve and Ann, this poem was written whilst driving, a new technique! (ok ok the idea was formed) Its not my pic but I love the pic ! Im going to frame it, print it out and frame it, need to find the photographer and get the real thing from his CRW file or negative.

Comment is about Love in a charcoal shell (blog)

I'm so glad I've come back to WoL; I've missed you and your words.
This poem is simply brilliant.

Comment is about Love in a charcoal shell (blog)

Tea cakes vicar? And was that really 'sanctum' of the church?

Love it as you knew I would! I can remember liking Dick Emery too. Simple humour, but effective.

The poem is brill - pacey, racey and full of wonderfully funny flatulence - toilet humour at its best.
Now you are going to tell me it has nothing to do with flatulence and is instead a clever metaphor for the 'crap' clerics feed us.

To that I say, poo - poo, poo and thrice poo.

Comment is about To FarTed (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

Psssht... No cynicism allowed!
You must believe : )

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

And even if you do manage to find a half decent translator - the cultural differences are so great that the nuance may be lost.
His 'I love you dear' might very well translate to 'Here are your handcuffs, now I'm going to tie you to the kitchen sink for the rest of your life'.

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

what an amazing poem. solidly full of images/ideas, cruelty, pain, adoration, the lot!

Comment is about Love in a charcoal shell (blog)

he said "832= /3z1h8 & *z 2Qz!= ?=%$?"

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

No, no this won't do at all. Translated into Venusian? How do you KNOW that's what it says. don't be fooled. These translators are notoriously unreliable. especially Martian ones. Perhaps, if you publish the original Martian text, we could find someone to check the translation, give you the harsh reality about these Martian types.

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

The photo and the poem are both wry and rather wonderful.Will-E or Won't-E? xx

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank you, Kealan, you mighty fine marvel of a poet! Your comments are always generous and your insights both astute and warmly welcomed.

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Cynthia, huge thanks for your -- as always -- magnanimous, perceptive, generous and very kind comments. You're a fantastic poet yourself and I always feel very privileged when I hear from you. xxx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hello Alison, just saying thanks for your comment on 'Angry mouth', if i manage to add more to it will let you know,Donna.

Comment is about Alison Smiles (poet profile)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Hey Winston i read your comment, maybe there is something in the air!? Thanks X

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

How kind you all are - unfortunatley I appear to have no ears, shell-like or otherwise (see photo) to hear the sweet Martian nothings - good job that the eyes can speak volumes! xx

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hello again, i actually like bats, its more to do with what would happen if you were stood in the way of bats that were disturbed.Hoenestly don't want to give them a bad rep..There might be some influence from the vampire films i,ve been watching lately aswell!! haha,
thanks, Donna X

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Cynthia, thanks for taking the time again to read another one of my works. "Absolution" is very symbolic and that's why it's hard "to get". Each reference has to do with someone in my family. It was very cathartic to write...just like so much poetry is! I very much appreciate your comments.

Thanks again,
Lisa

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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I like this, not sure why, perhaps just the powerful idea. There are references I don't get, and, poetically, parts I would likely edit, but it still 'works', and what more could a writer ask?

Comment is about Absolution (blog)

Original item by Lisa Milligan

Of course 'it's written in the stars...
and with no language barrier
we could fall in love . . . .'

Love this Ann : )

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

This was taken from a longer piece of work that I edited down. I did try to leave it a little ambiguous.

The longer piece is currently being used as a song with my band John The Baptist. I'll post it up on here soon with the MP3.

Comment is about The Search (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Ann ! Wowser this is brilliant. So easy with this type of tight rhyme that it takes over and becomes trite. Not so here... the interest and the humour (for me) kept going right till the end. Great stuff. and a knitted Wall-E and eve as a bonus.. lol :-)

Comment is about Venusienne (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for commenting on Rock. Actually it didn't have anything to do with the painting Win. I was trying to put another photo on but it wouldn't obey! So as I love this one I put it on. I had just been sitting on my favourite rock on the beach and the texture of it inspired me. And I was trying to use the feelings of strength and happiness of moments like that, and the memory of them, to get through the bad bits. And to know the bad bits of life are the less important bits! ;-)

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Actually it didn't have anything to do with the painting Win. I was trying to put another photo on but it wouldn't obey! So as I love this one I put it on. I had just been sitting on my favourite rock on the beach and the texture of it inspired me. And I was trying to use the feelings of strength and happiness of moments like that, and the memory of them, to get through the bad bits. And to know the bad bits of life are the less important bits! ;-)

Comment is about ROCK (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

This seems different from your normal poetry. Its cool.

Comment is about making graves to fall in (blog)

thanks for the considered comments winston, Just getting my head in gear again after a long hard winter

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

I like the fact that you can read as much meaning into this
as you want to.

Comment is about The Search (blog)

Original item by John Togher

Quels mots Monsieur Singleton !
Would love to know what and who your inspiration was for this...
et ne me dit pas que c'était le scotch ; )

Comment is about SCOTCH (blog)

Original item by Barrie Singleton

I love univocalisms. There's something about that 'one vowel' restriction which leads to the poem veering off in weird directions. Tom O'Connor defending Gordon Brown from a baying mob is such a good image...

Comment is about Jenni Pascoe (poet profile)

Original item by Jenni Pascoe

Thank you for your comment about 'Cling Film', Cynthia. Muchly appreciated.

I've had a quick scan through your stuff. And I likey very much. The one above captures a moment brilliantly.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Isobel - thanks for commenting on the secret lives of woods.why is is you don't like nature poems. Maybe as I don't like political poems - I just can't explain why lol. Glad thisone struck a chord. Win x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

PS - I really like Anniversary as well - sharp & to the point - and very sad.

Comment is about Anniversary (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

"cherubim & seraphim"
many thanks for the comments - I wrote the words, but it is a true story. B

Comment is about Alison Smiles (poet profile)

Original item by Alison Smiles

"cherubim & seraphim"
many thanks for the comments - I wrote the words, but it is a true story. B

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

you must be very pleased with this - I know I would be. B

Comment is about snow texts (blog)

Original item by Shoeless Carole

Hello Wunderpoet! Thank you for your comments re shoes! I'm honoured indeed to have provoked such a lot of thought and analysis. Yes, the piece isn't about children, either :D!

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Hello Cynthia, huge thanks again for the comment. Big Bang was written as part of a performance piece 7 years ago. I hadn't read John's blog when I posted it so it looks like serendipity!

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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