Hi Belinda

thanks for the comment on the haiku thing

steve x

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HI Cynthia

the poem Unchained - the word 'war' is deliberately 'missing'

steve x

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Hi Cynthia

thanks again for your comments

an eclipse is the passing of one celestial thing over another - shadow is an effect of this process

steve x

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Hi Freda. I have already put your analysis in a discussions thread a while ago in a slightly abridged form. Win :-)

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Hi Winston
I have put the analysis on the Discussion Thread 'Do we Dare to Criticise. It seemed a good home for it.

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Hello Ann
Thanks for your kind comments about my poem. I enjoyed reading yours just now. I like the picture of the "Wilkes ' man and the turn around at the end of the poem. I like your bold approach and look forward to reading your poems and blog in more detail - Pauline

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Indeed it must!

Indeed it is for some!

Cheers Ann.

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Mrs Chippy was the ships cat, by the way.

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Hi there Anne... a good poem. Heres another take on it though.... when my shares are heading South I dont take it with goodness and grace.... I take it with a lot of huffing and puffing and swearing and moaning. Now North, thats another matter!!
Ive always been fascinated by intrepid explorers who boldly go where no man has gone before {to coin a phrase.}

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Clever. Very clever.... had to look up a few of these though!!
Cate xx

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Thank you for your comment on my poem South with Endurance - why do you think is about the north pole I wonder???

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Hello Cynthia - why do you think this poem is about the north when it's called SOUTH with endurance I wonder. ANYWAY, it is inspired by my love of and fascination with the Shackleton expedition to the South Pole. I have a wonderful book of photographs taken on the voyage, amazing that despite all the hardships they carried loads of glass negatives with them. Their ship was called the Endurance, and the book I have is called South with Endurance. It always seemed to me to be a great title, and an analogy for life, South = down =into the grave. But unlike the more famous Scott expedition, all these chaps survived. Their ship did get stuck in the ice, and a few of them had to go off on a tiny vessel called John Caird to get help. It is a wonderful story! To see your comrades heading off to get help and never knowing if you will ever see them again. Who is the braver, those who go or those who are left behind to wait. Just like life!

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Could it be a veiny beast? Sounds an evil creature anyway!

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thanx for posting. my faith is pagan so im ok on most things. this gal the poem is about taught me the meaning of true unconditional love. she broke my heart and i forgive her. im not bitter and if we never do meet i accept that. of course theres the what if...

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How clever. One word can make all the difference in syntax and meaning, and for anyone with an innate love of words which you have Cynthia, it can be rewarding to play around with them.... I know I love to!
The last one made me chuckle too. Castigating a world for ignoring your obvious talents is amusing...... I think I`m short of a bit of marketing as well!!
Cate xx

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Tut tut - you've missed Wigan off. Haven't you realised yet that we are the epicentre of culture in this country? Hopefully you might extend your travels next year and I might get chance to see perform - for I would make the effort - Oh yes I would...

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This is a very interesting angle on Life.

The analogy is with the North, presumably. Just for accuracy, even in fun, penguins are not part of the north; they are a Southern Hemisphere bird.

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Hmmm... Sometimes you just never know...
Power of positive thinking?

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I've heard it said that marriage on earth is bound only by a certificate. A symbol if you like of fidelity and loyalty between two people.
Once fidelity and loyalty fades or is broken, in spiritual law, the certificate is no longer valid and that is the reason that it is no problem.
Humans however would see that as being totally immoral because of the religious beliefs they've come to know and follow. Man made beliefs which force us to feel guilt about anything they say is wrong. Take a leaf out of the druid faith and you will see a completely different outlook on life and love.

That's my take on this particular situation for what it's worth but please don't do anything which goes against your own truth and values.

ps. i won't be on site after this afternoon so there's no point in leaving me a reply or comment. Thanks, Janet.x

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lol thanx for reading winston i know many bus serives like this, the 425 to abbeyhills in oldham and 97 in east london lol. hope my bus driver mates rony and ian dont see it or i be for it lol.

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I love this poem, and I love the moon, especially when it's seen in daylight. I love the way you start each part with "I see" then simply tell us what you see, not making every image a symbol of something else. No self-indulgence, pure and simple poetry - and just the right lenght imv. xx

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Have just discovered your poem and like it very much! A really romantic poem, in the best sense ( or senses - as v sensual) and maybe there's no such thing as a coincidence when you are in love?The word un-amputatable jars a little for me. x

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I believe in fostering creativity : )

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Lovely this one by you Wytchewoode. Has a spiritual feel to it and a loving beauty that is intimate yet not insencere. Great stuff. Winston

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Lots of us remember where we were on that Davis/Taylor final black night. a good read.winston

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Thank you for your comments.
I will be near bolton for a while at the start of next year so hopefully will get up the guts to attend one of the events there while i am!

I think as people say science is a creative subject aswell, but far too often i end up just stuck learning and regurgitating facts.. but that is more a fault of the overly exam happy education system then the subject itself!

I was able to do some work with some parkinsons patients and it really affected and stuck with me, as i think it would anyone.

I really like your poems, especially Ignition distraction.

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Tell me, Could this be the 128 to Scarborough?

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Abstruse is the word that springs to mind, I had think about it and re-read it a few times to understand it. It was worth the effort though. The clue is in the title TC ;-)

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I really enjoyed Drinking on Trains, could really picture the woman, the vagueness of her memories alongside very vivid images, the plastic cup that's too light, the miniatures whose design is so intricate. Lovely, the enjoyment of doing something almost disreputable!

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bewhiskered tho-mass,you have still not kept your promise to tear me a new arsehole-i shall measure up and get back to you on that point-is it possible to have an horizontal one to match my pie-hole,it has been said that shite comes out of there too-occasionally-i remain your humpbacked infantile servant-hence-tee hee,ps-your p.....o......e.....m? has given me .................before my ............eyes-ta chuck

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Amusing...

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Hi Sue, Yes, your first piece on WOL is indeed a powerful one. I look forward to reading more of your work. Winston

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very good cynthia, its the filament in the firmament that gives it the current meaning! janexx

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:)

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I'm still practising but you do it very well with these three little thoughts.

Janet.x

ps. Syntax- is that the one which defines how much it will cost if we get it wrong? :-)

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Simply light and super little poem.
We don't see enough of poetry like this on wol.

Janet.x

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This has so much potential, I think, but seems rather scattered without a clear goal. Perhaps a more cohesive organisation of the lines would harness the thoughts, make them more impactive. To be honest, I don't see why you need an artificially manipulated title- the subject is no joke.

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Your ideas are novel, and crafted with much wit. I love the little pokes of 'current' reality (haha) like 'changing starry lights to everlasting lightbulbs' - really hilarious.

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Hi Beula - you have a beautiful name. I've just read your poems and I like this one best because it has a lot of power, I think because of the simplicity, repetition and rythmn. Thank you for your comment about my Eyelash poem and I fear you may be right, as my cat is black! But maybe the poems were about her anyway?

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Lovely. As Cynthia says....everything....and yet scarcely anything at all...that is the magic of poetry to me...it can say so much more in so few carefully chosen and arranged words that just, somehow....work.

This works for me.

Many thanks.

Jx

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I thought I had commented yesterday. I really like this. It needs no explanation. It just - is. Funny how amazing poems can be like that sometimes - no-thing and everything at the same time.

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This has some good lines. There are collections of words that seem, for me, a bit excessive, and therefore not capable of expressing their individual emotive power.

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I do like this. And, yes, Zealot, would add to it, not detract. As might Quack.

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Steve (its Emma from Mondays writing group) saw you on the front page of the website and thought id pop over to say Hi. This piece is amazing! it blew me away! love the whole feel of the piece, such amazing ambience of the night time and the morning. Fantastic stuff! see you soon! Take care, em.

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A girl after my own heart! Splashy - dashy - and disciplined.

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Thanks again, rewarding to hear that it was enjoyed. Good spot Ann.

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Hi Beulah,

thank you for taking the time to read and make comment on my poem

steve x

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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 ;-))

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

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