I agree with Janet over this is my gift and my curse line... I think it is probably is a bit rough in places, and I am not sure about the last line but I like the sentiment behind it! Would be interested in knowing your thoughts behind it!

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Not what I was expecting Pete from this, but I like it.. Have you read this out live yet? Would be interested to hear people's reactions certainly

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Photographs by Melanie Rees

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Now you mention it Pete, I do remember this but I don't know if you posted it anywhere.

Thou Shalt Henceforth Be Knowneth as "Prophet Peter - a pint, a poem and a prediction"

Comment is about credit crunch prediction (blog)

This is my gift and my curse.
Love that line. So true of many gifts.
Nice poem Daniel.
Janet.x

Comment is about I am a poet I bleed ink (draft) (blog)

Original item by Daniel Hooks

Excellent!
Cx

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Roger that Chris
I'll do an audio
it really was a joke
too close to home
to near the bone me old mate a rooney

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Photographs by Rosalind Jones

Comment is about Annette at the Waterside Arts Centre, Sale Jan 2009 (photo)

Your first line sums it all up, Thomas -injustice breeds resentment, doesn't it? was there not a time in Spain when Hebrew, Muslim and Christian lived in relative harmony, in the common search for truth and enlightenment, a state of affairs which I think was known as the Convivencia? We must have hope, and work for peace, for the sake of all our children.

Comment is about Israe or Hamas: Which is Worst? (blog)

Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh

THANKS ANDY, I TOOK A BIT OF A RISK REPEATING THE TITLE BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOT A GOOD RESPONSE. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS AS TO IMPROVING MY TECHNIQUE

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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The whip round for the bankers is such a good idea, the government have already organised one on our behalf on a non-voluntary basis.

Comment is about Rod Whitworth (poet profile)

Original item by Rod Whitworth

your poems are wonderfull to read
Anna xx

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I seem to be joined with Mr Malpoet ! Not sure if this is a good or bad thing? Winston

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Well, I thought some how I had changed for the better.I realy tried not to be here, as I just cant write anything worth a rats butt! Then when I saw the list I thought, Thank God Im in the middle. Fool I am, I did not count, now I have counted, and well Im not in the middle. So I must still be sick.So my life is almost WOL, and its location is another country.sighs, Im not sure what to think now.Forever confussed, and lost without spell check, in America.

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Very moving with some fantastic imagery.
Cx

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Sort of sums me up being 13th place! lol

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Very good little ditty.
I was alarmed earlier this evening on seeing a banner-line running across the bottom of the news declaring that Obama had chosen George Michael as his new special envoy for the Middle-East. I was somewhat bewildered by his choice and wondered what qualities the ex-Wham! singer had that had made Obama make this brave and, somewhat unorthodox, choice, when I realised - I really should've gone to spec-savers.
Cx

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Original item by Julian Jordon

Very much moved by this - & identified too.
Cx

Comment is about Not Like the Rest (blog)

Original item by Seamus Kelly

I agree with Nabila. I am sorry about your friend. It’s all too easy to slip through nets with great big holes in.

Comment is about Not Like the Rest (blog)

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HI Julian, this is great very catchy! He had many supporters here. But he will go down as the president with the most security ever.He seems to be really nice, I hope that nothing bad happens to him. good poem!

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Original item by Julian Jordon

simply beautiful...

Comment is about Not Like the Rest (blog)

Original item by Seamus Kelly

thanks for your comment -however I do not reallylike the word 'foreign' :)

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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yeah , i think so chris , we should definitely travel to you , how about you put a wol night on for travelling companies somewhere in stratford ,,, PARTY TIME !!

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Party in the midlands, eh? Very convenient for me, but don't most of WOL live in the NW? Stratford is very pretty though - would definitely recommend it - apart from all the tourists. And, of course, the pretentious arty types who gravitate here. :-)
Anyway - wherever - count me in!
Cx

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there should be a WOL party of the website.
Held say in the Midlands somewhere.
then a ceremony with prizes for the top twenty.
Darren gets a gold plated vodka tankard

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Yes, Katie, let's have more please!

If you ever get across to York and want to come to The Speakers' Corner, let me know (link is on my profile) - it's always good for us to welcome new people!

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Loved "Norwich Graveyard" - it's what you kept back that made it so powerful. More please!

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Thanks both. The world is full of weird people, thankfully. Being fairly odd myself I probably end up in the smae places as the others.

While Pam and I were eating in this restaurant and observing the other diners I was reminded of Betjeman's poem 'In A Bath Teashop' so I had to write this.

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Original item by Malpoet

So true!

Comment is about Hail to the chief (blog)

Original item by Rod Whitworth

HI malcom, where do you see these people? You really do come up with interesting poems and stories. I do enjoy them very much!!

Comment is about In A Bath Restaurant (blog)

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HI Tomas, I agree, and I did enjoy your poem and pictures. Years ago I did a college paper on the two rivals, I dont care for either one.Some days I pray for them, other days, I wish they would nuk eachother and be done with it. You can trace the problems between them back over 2000 years ago.As an American Im suppose to support Isreal. As a christian, I have pitty for them. Thats as far as it goes. Its a holy land of murder.

Comment is about Israe or Hamas: Which is Worst? (blog)

Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh

fantastic social observation
i thought it was just me that went off on thought processes like this Malcolm!

Comment is about In A Bath Restaurant (blog)

Original item by Malpoet

Winston, that means so much, you just dont know.
Thank you.
Very often come close to knocking it on the head, times like this, lifts the spirit, i doubt all the time, somehow it felt right, glad you liked, it moves me what you said, i respect your views, I love this community for what it brings to us all
thank you for being a part of it
im so glad I hung in else i would not know people like yourself and all the others tonight.

its quite a bond we are building
something solid for us all to work with

superb
great work at WOL SALE tonight from us all
a big success

Comment is about Plastic Sheet (neatly folded for Dee) (blog)

Heard this tonight at Sale WOL and yes... be proud. Be proud of this. Be proud of delivering it tonight and be proud of what you are and what you are doing. Tonight it stopped the rain from falling for a few minutes. Winston

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I is a bit new to this site and was getting disheartend by the lack of clever,funny, clever stuff on display until I read this.
It's a cracker. - JB

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Original item by Laura King (The Poet Laura-eate)

May the Angel of The North shine his rusty rays upon your badbackness and bring about an Antonionio (Gormley) curissimo. If that doesn't work take lots of pills and keep up the poetryness.Hope you feel better soon,
Deborah : )

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Well if there were prizes given out for the most blog comments in any one month, this has to get it for January.
Maybe someone from admin could send Darren his silver swimming badge?

Janet.xx

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

does logging off in a huff , get you extra marks :)

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Well, I think you may have to go on the list of people who use English in an imprecise manner - you certainly gave me the impression that tossing, and indeed turning, was no longer an issue for you now that you know where you are on the list. And let me tell you - I din't get wur a yam 2day w/out no-ing wear i am on the list!
Now - if you'll excuse me I must go and clean out the cat's litter tray.
Cx

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Who said anything about no longer tossing? I am of such a disposition that 'tossing AND turning' in my bed, is deemed the highlight of my otherwise dimly lit day.

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Hi Winston:

Just enjoyed TWO CATS - I hadn't seen that ryhme-form before, and I like it.

David

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Are you still reading that same paper? Or is it a new one? - in which case - haven't you got another jumper? Are you using a joke hand and doing something else with your right? How's the back? of you - not of the paper. Why do I keep asking all these questions?
Cx

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I think it is clear that what is needed is, not only a list of frequent users, but some kind of league table as to how much being on 'the list' has affected each of our lives. And maybe some kind of statistical breakdown as to whether being included on the list has affected our poetry output? - easy to quantify surely?
But at least we can all rest easy knowing that Darren is no longer tossing in his bed.
Cx

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Incidentally, my PC crashes around 15 times a day and has to be re-booted will this have any influence on my chart position? I hope not.

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Do you know what? I've spent the last few months tossing and turning in my bed, rather like a Lancaster Bomber propellor and been left wondering to myself 'just who DOES use the WOL website the most?'
So much so, I'm currently midway through a 'Freedom of Information Act' request form applying for the relevant information to be revealed.
One of the questions on the form is - what are your reasons for wanting this information to be disclosed? And, rather worryingly - what do you hope to achieve by revealing such information? Questions to which - I have no suitable answer...

I get the 'feeling' that some contributors are squirming in a seat of squishy discomfort at seeing their names high on this list. Personally, I would have been surprised if anyone 'uses' this site more than me. However, I then began to ponder over the term 'uses', which itself seems rather vague in the context that it's used...but by then, I'd lost the will to live.

Interesting to see that some members think I 'deserve a medal' while others think that they themself need to go and invest in a life of some description because they appear on 'the list'.

I've been as high up on other less desirable lists. Worst dressed. Most Hated this - Most Hated that. The list is endless. Well, not in this case but you know what I mean?

The trick is not getting to the top - it's STAYING at the top. And why this may appear disappointing or worrying to some, to me - it could simply reflect that I don't watch TV or that I'm always at my PC for various reasons. One of which is WOL.

PS - If the Administrator feels too that I am deserving of a medal - please send it to the usual address for processing enclosing with it - my usual fee.

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Hi Daniel, Thanks for your coments The Exhibits. If you are like me, its impossible to force poems to come out of your head. I do find that the more I read the more creative spells I get. Beer also helps ! Stick with it, I am sure inspiration will come along. Winston

Comment is about Daniel Hooks (poet profile)

Original item by Daniel Hooks

Well Mr Plowes,
They could login and out many times and climb right to the top of the chart but who would want to do that?
Hey it's a a bit of fun not a competition.

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

so someone could keep loging on and off over a couple of hours each day and be higher on this list than someone who logs in in the morning every day and stays there all day? If it were based on time logged in however someone could log on each morning and look at the site for 5 mins, leave but not log off and be highly rated?
Winston

Comment is about Top Twenty Users (blog)

Really enjoyed your poems, lovely slices of nostalgia - I grew up just across the water from you, have lots of relatives in the areas that you've written about, you conjure those scenes so evocatively!

Comment is about Kath Dodd (poet profile)

Original item by Kath Dodd

thanks for your comment Winston my poem Is this madness is kind of a rap poem but not if you know what I mean. I will have to read some more of your work but I enjoyed your lastest blog entry. I am jealous of peoples abiltity to write as I am struggling to write anything coherrent at the moment. But I hopefully will get it together soon!

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