this is such a clever piece ...really glad I looked you up and I can see since I was last here that you have really extended yourself and this piece is fantastic X

Comment is about Kilim (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

I thought this excellant, cleverly written and your reading gives it even more power and depth. sian X

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks Darren. Great title, good review...er...I think.

Comment is about Sirenator: The Rise of the Machines (article)

Hello Greg,
The Poems for Rosie blog is really just a repository for my work (something of a tidy place to keep everything). I have been published a couple of times during my "Angling Period" so to speak. As to a book, perhaps some day, something to leave the children and grandchildren maybe. regards, Graham

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I adore this, it's beautiful.

Comment is about My Gaudi House (article)

I am out there feeling it...
with that special someone...

'Eyes burning with thrill,
craving heat,
lost and consumed
as glowing embers.'

Lovely : )

Comment is about 2 (blog)

Original item by sian howell

I liked the graphic way this poem brings images to the mind's eye. My Grand Father was a miner, one of the last who swung a pick.
He died of lung related disease

Comment is about the Dust, the Dust (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

Hi Rodney, thanks for the rap ;-) ha ha took me a while to figure it out, pretty cool though when I did cheers ;-))

Comment is about Rodney Wood (poet profile)

Original item by Rodney Wood

Plods along in it's self obsessed way.

Comment is about Hopeful Recovery (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Thank you so much for your comment Isobel.... and hope you enjoyed your shower. the girl in the poem is both confused, excited , aroused and afraid... very afraid....at the end she feels miserable and used... and ashamed at her totally lack of control... or ability to ever take charge and have a sexual liason on her terms or at the very least agreed terms.

Was it rape... I don't think so... but I don't know for sure

Once again many thanks for critique it is as always welcomed warmly.

Augusta x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks friends. Very harrassed right now. I'll try to remember to reciprocate when calm.

Comment is about DARK ART (blog)

Original item by Barrie Singleton

Hi Folks
Thanks very very much for your feedback. It's been suggested that I should record it. And why not?
Soon
Pascal

Comment is about Pascal Desmond (poet profile)

Original item by Pascal Desmond

Def one of your best Tommy!!!! lol
Cate xx

Comment is about The stops (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

A beautifully written and touching piece Isobel. One that many people will relate to in some form or other.
Cate xx

Comment is about Coming Home (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Short but extremely sweet. Beautifully wrtten!
Cate xx

Comment is about DARK ART (blog)

Original item by Barrie Singleton

I love this. Lovely imagery here.
Cate xx

Comment is about Boots of Spanish Leather (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

A very clever comparison between how it is and how in an idyllic world it used to be.
Cate xx

Comment is about Horse Power (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

A deep and encompassing piece of work Isobel. One that is thought provoking and very well written.
Cate xx

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Thank you , Graham:))

Comment is about Natasha (poet profile)

Original item by Natasha

Sorry I got interrupted during my last comment. At the heart of most religion is the fact that we should love our neighbour. That real message often seems to get lost in all the ritual and dogma. I do find the issue of the host rather ridiculous. If Christ existed, I am sure that he would be horrified that his last supper should have been lifted and become the source of such division. If he were to come back, I like to think he would do more than overturn a few tables...Rant over.

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

I liked the idea of a paper boomerang. Wish I'd thought of that. Welcome

Comment is about Natasha (poet profile)

Original item by Natasha

What a good line the Nicorette bit is. Welcome.

Comment is about Ben Mellor (poet profile)

Original item by Ben Mellor

Loved the bottom on picket, classic! (thankyouverymuch) Sorry just had to do it. Graham

Comment is about Pascal Desmond (poet profile)

Original item by Pascal Desmond

Hello Tom, Welcome here. I think "You mistake the wind for the sound of spirits" is a nice description. Look forward to hearing more. Graham

Comment is about Tom Harding (poet profile)

Original item by Tom Harding

I'm not really having a go at anybody's God in this poem Dave. My children are being raised catholic - because I believe a faithless society is worse that one with hope in it... I just don't like the divisions that can be caused...

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Tricky one for me this Izz because I do believe in God. But it's such a well crafted, thoughtful and entertaining poem that all I want to do is praise it. I guess we can both agree that if there's a God He/She isn't the problem, it's people and what we do with religion. x

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Cataclysmic events crafted into words...... gently conveyed.

Comment is about Final Appointment (blog)

Original item by Andy N

This is a beautiful poem, obviously derived from a place deep within.

Comment is about For Silence (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Yeah man, that would spook anybody

Comment is about ghost... (blog)

Original item by JEFF.W

To me this suggests someone trapped in a painful repetitious circle. Nice post. win

Comment is about Betrayed (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Thanks for the rap man, I suppose that is one of the aspiration's of a poet, to make others think through their works. I can read your works (there is so much on here) , now I am concious of them ;-)

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Tom, Welcome to WOL. Your two samples in your profile show some great writing. Both have a religeous aspect to them, is this a common theme in your work? Winston

Comment is about Tom Harding (poet profile)

Original item by Tom Harding

Hi Kealan, Thanks for your comment on 'The Cleethorpes Treaty'. I really enjoyed reading 'Logic, Reason, Perception, Experience.' I think it is really clever.

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

phew! good stuff, isobel.. that's one thats gonna need a few readings! lol - andy x

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

i agree with franine - love the last stanza in particular but good piece all round

Comment is about Sticks and Stones (blog)

Original item by sian howell

Hi tommy, i actually used to partake in this particular passtime quite a lot. I have a favourite lift in rochdale i used to visit to engage in this rather amusing passtime, however, i have given it up on account of one sad occasion i drew mud!
be well tom
mike

Comment is about The shame of social embarressment of a man farting loudly in a lift full of women. (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Steve TYFYC and I will be extending the franchise!

Comment is about stephen smith (poet profile)

Original item by stephen smith

This reads like the scenario for a television advertisement for environmental driving. I love the soap suds lambs. Clever work Jane, a lovely picture.

Comment is about Horse Power (blog)

Original item by jane wilcock

"Engraved with prattle and malice" and "to gather and fold my injuries" are lovely words. The angst is tangible and well balanced although alarming. I'm really pleased to see you back on here. Your output is worse even than mine though, more more please.

Comment is about Sticks and Stones (blog)

Original item by sian howell

Great to have you back Sian!
Always love reading your poems...
I especially love the last verse - shows resolve... Beautifully written.

Francine x

Comment is about Sticks and Stones (blog)

Original item by sian howell

Nice to see you back, Sian. I hope you'll share more of your poetry with this crazy,crazy bunch.

Comment is about Sticks and Stones (blog)

Original item by sian howell

this is a best thing I have read in ages and when I heard you read it ...i loved the poem even more . Sian x

Comment is about Beyond the Equinox (blog)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

powerful indeed....this took me a few reads to allow the sense of the poem to absorb and settle....a moving piece. sian X

Comment is about We Once Was Animal (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

like the images....can really imagine the peppered terracotta pots...lovely asalways . good photo too. X

Comment is about A Fiddlers Tale (blog)

The alarm sirens are sounding already lol ............. ;-)) Still poets are no worse than anybody else are they........??

Comment is about Yolande (poet profile)

Original item by Yolande

bit off a change i think with your rhythm changes... you should try more like that!

Comment is about one thing i know to be true..... (blog)

Original item by JEFF.W

I liked the poem Eer Olive , Belicose with the cadence of a bull terrier on LSD ;-)

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Couldn't think of anything contrary to say about buddhists - they seem like nice peaceable people - though that could just be my lack of knowledge. Having said that the majority of all races and religions are nice and peaceable - it is just the tiniest minority...and the fact that religion and politics divide us so...
Have no idea why that backward slash has appeared in the title - it won't let me edit it out...
Someone suggested that I should blog this and I obliged since it is my favourite. Apologies if you have heard or read it before on my profile page.
I think our comments crossed Chris - thank you for that - it is one of those poems that mean a lot to me and the first one I wrote when joining the site so it means a lot to have it appreciated by others.

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Loved the poem ' Old Texts' -something to think about.. passed on your e-mail address to June re refugee poets.
Steve Smith

Comment is about Feed me, feed me now (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

You missed Buddhist's out Tunk they know too....... ;-)) X

Comment is about What's It All About? (blog)

Original item by Isobel