Clare. I have a collie/spaniel cross, Woody; so the joy is taken care of! J
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you Clare, Keith, Stephen and MC for your lovely comments. It means a lot. 😀
I am not sure that the Reaper will spare his axe because I have another poem to write, Clare. Nice thought though 😂
Thanks for the like, Grace. 😀
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Obvious isn't Keith that any and every kind of art form comes from and appeals to those with different talents and tastes hence variety being the spice of life ie-one mans medicine is another mans poison and all that jazz
your poem? brilliantly and unfailingly in line with your previous pieces-thanks!
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
It’s hard to come to terms with something so devastating. I hope you are finding some spark of joy. I feel for you. Take care of yourself.
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
He was, truly, Clare. And I miss him so. I knew Chris for over half a century. I read this poem as part of my eulogy for Chris at his funeral. I am collecting his poems for posthumous publication.
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This is from your friend? He was a wonderful poet. Cream soda clouds!💕💕💕
Comment is about Lemon light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you for your comments, really appreciated
Comment is about I Wonder (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Clare, you take the reader on a fascinating journey with some remarkable insights.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Nature Morte. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Interesting how often the excuses overtake the actions that
might be better employed - and how each generation manages
to mess things up with their own failures.
When one understands how many alternatives there are to a sentence of
imprisonment, it can be better understood
just how and why a person ends up in prison. They are rarely martyrs deserving of ill-considered sympathy. Those who
commit bestial crimes are merely the vile
extremes of essentially aberrant behaviour.
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you for your moving comment...My Dad left home when I was very young, so I hardly knew him, oddly enough the only visual images I have of him are when he turned up as a speaking guest on an episode of This Is Your Life. I never knew he passed away until years after, so it's a mystery to me most of my Dads life. Out of respect I never asked Mum questions about why Dad left and I never once complained that I missed having a Dad around. As I don't know the full story, I'm still unsure how to feel.
Comment is about Heavenly Dads (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
I'd add the memorable Dietz/Schwarz song "Dancing in the Dark",
a wonderful allegory of the mystery of life itself.
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Perhaps you are just the representative of love that is always
there,. No need to worry about missing your response! If I may suggest, just take comfort in my adaptation of an old saying:
Familiarity breeds content!! 😃
Comment is about The best present (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
The poet can also be the link to music, since from the earliest
times the combination existed to tell a story. Indeed, I know
first-hand how the rhythm employed in the construction of
sentences can lead to a tune/melody. They can become
inseparable in their result.
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I was too young to know my father before he died prematurely of
TB in 1949 but I share the sentiment expressed here. He survived the trenches of WW1 and the dangers of the Anglo-Irish conflict that followed, before continuing with service in WW2.
It seems so cruel that he should have succumbed to a disease
that was virtually eradicated in the UK a few years later. Maybe
that is why I've retained a certain attitude to those today who
bang on about life's "unfairness" and how bad things are now.
Comment is about Heavenly Dads (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
13 years of Tory rule.
Result: An omnishambles of chaos, corruption and injustice.
"Criminal Defence solicitor Simon Rollason reported to The Independent on Sunday that two of his clients had their hearings postponed by up to four months because the video technology broke down on the day, adding that the Parole Board was now ‘inundated’. He said the system was ‘close to crisis’ and that the Ministry of Justice must increase the board’s £12.5m funding to hire additional Parole Board members."
‘In probation, we’re poorly paid and the caseloads are unmanageable’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/13/probation-poorly-paid-caseloads-unmanageable-chris-grayling
"Chris Grayling’s 2013 reforms have cost more, yet failed to cut reoffending or reduce staff shortages"
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A poem of familial love directed toward a Dad who is the prime object of that love. You are a lucky man Stephen. Happy Father's Day,
Keith
Comment is about The best present (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Grace Meadows
Sun 18th Jun 2023 17:11
Stephen, John, Keith and Manish, are not wrong in their opinions of both you and your work Clare 👍
I had written a poem a very long time ago regarding the effect of missing a Granddaughter who had moved abroad....
I see you, every time I close my eyes. Similar to the ending of your poem. Blummin eck' I'm snivelling now! 😭
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Sun 18th Jun 2023 16:41
Thank you so much, John, you're extremely kind, and your wonderful words are a genuine source of encouragement! 😎
Comment is about Deciduous. (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A wonderfully romantic piece of writing, Keith. Written by one of those artists you describe 😀🌈
Comment is about The Art of Poetry (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
"As an American writer who has lived over 20 years in Greece, I bring a broad perspective on and knowledge of poetry... I have translated from (...)Lucretius, Virgil, Catullus, Horace, Hesiod, Dante, and Seferis.”
Very impressive poetic scholar but is she being ironic about her broad perspective?
Comment is about Alicia Stallings is new Oxford Professor of Poetry (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you to all who commented and liked this poem. Thank you also for your concern about my health which improves daily. Kevin, thank you for your invitation which has set my heart in a flutter.
Fellow poets, your are a great source of encouragement as is the work of those who maintain this site.
Thank you all indeed,
Keith
Comment is about An Open Heart (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Yes, I tend to agree with the French that religious opinion should be kept out of education.
Comment is about ME AND THE DEMONS (blog)
Original item by john short
A poem filled with love and imagery. What is there not to like about this poem?
John, thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
This poem so perfectly recalls the image of a father. It cheered me up.
Thanks Clare,
Keith
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Well I hope it will be a long way down the road!! Wonderful poem but you have too many great poems in you to be popping off anytime soon!👍
Comment is about The Last Dance (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks, Holden. What a fab comment. It means a lot!😎
William keeps me young, bless him!!!
Comment is about The Fake Moustache (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
<Deleted User> (35860)
Sun 18th Jun 2023 10:43
Oh the hopefully ageless and beautiful gift of nature! I cannot imagine what or where we would be without it Helene
10/10 🎖
Comment is about Endurance (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Fascinating poem, Rick. I suppose many things, such as time, colours, already existed before we defined them and gave them names.
Comment is about I Wonder (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
May you live a long life, Keith. Your poetry will live even longer.
Comment is about An Open Heart (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Touching, and one of the finest poems that I've come across. Simply Beautiful.
Thank you.🌻
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Ive just found this masterpiece, Holden, and I am so glad I did. As you so often do, you have expressed complex ideas in a clever, approachable way. The imagery is stunningly good. 😎
Comment is about Deciduous. (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Sun 18th Jun 2023 03:29
Both heart-warming and entertaining, John! William is a wonderful source of inspiration! 😊
Comment is about The Fake Moustache (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
If they're egged on they get into a flap, whilst indulging in airy-fairy flights of fancy.
Comment is about I Wonder (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Keith, I've messaged you on WOL messenger.
Comment is about An Open Heart (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thankyou for your thoughts, Uilleam, Helene, Keith, Kevin, Stephen and MC. And for the Likes, Clare and Graham.
Comment is about GOD BLESS THE PEOPLES OF UKRAINE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
The source was the main stream media. Did you miss it? Aren't you sufficiently "curious" to easily verify what is reported?
Didn't it make the pages of the Guardian? Who would believe it?
But if you need more - perhaps you also missed the release of the Shepherds Bush
murderer of unarmed police officers that
horrified the UK public of the Swinging Sixties - Harry Roberts?
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Another stunner, Clare. I love the way you reference other great poets. This poem flows like a mighty river. Bravo!
Comment is about Title as you see fit (blog)
Original item by Clare
The last line takes me to that fine US country ballad:
"The Song Remembers When". And I feel the temptation to rhyme "soil" with "goil" in the style of Lorenz (Larry) Hart.
Enough already! 😍
Comment is about Elocin (blog)
Original item by AccidentalFun
Yes but WHAT is your source MC?
These things are important-like Evidence.
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Having seen some of the amazing work done by surgeons in recent TV programmes, I can imagine you being among the
recipients of that mind-boggling skill performed with such
patient dexterity - one human to another in the pursuit of
maintaining and extending life. We're a long way ahead of the
ground=breaking achievements of Dr Christian Barnard back in
the day, that's for sure. Did they use stitching or stapling for
you?! The heart is the epitome of resilience in our lives, and
some modest adjustments in life-style plus getting good rest
to allow recovery towards renewed power will almost certainly be rewarded! Onwards and upwards, my friend!
Comment is about An Open Heart (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Look up the name "Colin Pitchfork" online. That should provide
more information about this decision. On the same line of
thought, another murderous criminal is being allowed to marry
in prison - check the name Levi Bellfield. It seems it is his "right" to do so. As a society, we appear to have lost sight of
need for any self-regarding society to be given protection and
the closure of "retribution" - that old concept of having the
punishment fit the crime. When the law becomes feeble, it
encourages revenge, and there are many who want us to think
retribution and revenge are one and the same for their own questionable purposes. When a judge donned the black cap
it was on behalf of society that the crime was beyond revenge
and signified the determination that no innocent life should
be treated and taken cheaply without forfeiting one's own.
When hanging was abandoned, the understanding was that
the substitute would be adequate in its application. Hah!
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
WHERE is it reported MC ?
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Unfortunately MC, I and many others warned about this kind of thing coming years ago-AUSTERITY is a deliberate political decision, not an economic necessity.
There's a politically motivated desire to generate sensational and or hyperbolic tabloid headlines about long prison sentences, without the government concerned having to ACTUALLY FUND those prison places in FULL.
This is what happens when vital public services are slashed to the bone for ideological puroses.
Comment is about THE LAW'S OWN WHORE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I echo your sentiments here John.
The innocents have suffered more than enough.
Comment is about GOD BLESS THE PEOPLES OF UKRAINE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
keith jeffries
Sun 18th Jun 2023 22:08
John,
I was an abysmal failure at Maths when at school. Algebra was beyond my comprehension. In one end of term report the Math's teacher wrote "who is this boy?" I had got off at the previous station and since that day have skilfully avoided Maths ever since.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Protractor (blog)
Original item by John E Marks