<Deleted User> (33618)
Fri 20th May 2022 23:42
'It’s an interesting prospect.
An idea worth entertaining,'
It certainly is worth thinking about! You have more decision making power than you realize! 😎
Comment is about Turn it around (blog)
Original item by Joseph Healy
Fri 20th May 2022 23:17
An excellent, unique take on the theme, John, I really enjoyed it! 😎
Comment is about Stuck in the Mud (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Fri 20th May 2022 23:12
A genuinely fascinating and enjoyable poem, Jo! 🌷
Comment is about Discussions (blog)
Original item by Jo Callisto
Fri 20th May 2022 23:05
A very thoughtful poem, Joseph! "even if just for a better genre of daydream" is a really great line! 🌷
Comment is about Turn it around (blog)
Original item by Joseph Healy
Fabulous.
Comment is about Winter Song (10 line challenge) (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Go County! I believe that was a slogan in the 60s, Nigel.
It's just another case of history repeating itself! 😀
Comment is about Sleepless in Stockport (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Love it, Julie. Manages the topic expertly and your poem has a great flow!
Comment is about Mud (Ten line challenge) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Fabulous, Stephen. An original and clever exploration of the topic! 😀
Comment is about Winter Song (10 line challenge) (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I like the history and the heritage, Stephen. Thank you! I always learn something from you!😀
Comment is about Glorious Mud (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Hey curiousdud3, nice to see you are back. All good with me thanks. Hope all good with you. I have had a couple of invites from John Botterill to take on a 10 line challenge with the them of a word. I’ll tag you next time. Hope you see some of your writes soon. Strange how I manage to sum up the day as I’m in Tunisia right now. 😁 I guess I know what I’m flying home to.
Comment is about Mud (Ten line challenge) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Sorry to hear this. I have not been on here for a long long time.
Thanks for the kind words you posted on my profile and I will definitely have a read of your work.
❤️❤️❤️
Comment is about THE DIAGNOSIS (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Hey Julie, hope you are well. This sums up the day exactly.
What's this 10 line challenge all about? I've seen a few now 😀
Comment is about Mud (Ten line challenge) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Great knowledge Stephen. I had that Larkin poem in mind. I think it's called 'At Grass', these are more 'At Mud'.
Oh no! I'm more of a pessimist than Larkin!
Comment is about Stuck in the Mud (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you, John. I think it's true that 'all lines are blurred in war'. Some people, even those on the 'wrong' side, seem to be able to reinvent themselves in peacetime.
And my thanks to Nigel, KJ, Julie, Holden and Kevin.
Comment is about Afterlife (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Ah, football fans, Nigel! I once heard a story about Bobby Moore's mum dragging him out of a pub as Christmas dinner was on the table at her place. (Rumoured to be in 1966!)
Comment is about Sleepless in Stockport (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Quite sad but clever, John. Larkin said that retired horses 'gallop for what must be joy.' These seem a bit past that!
Comment is about Stuck in the Mud (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I like this very much, Rasa. I guess incompatibilities go much deeper than 'I say tomato, you say tomato" etc.
Comment is about We Make Mud (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
What a lovely comment Rasa. Made my day! 😀 However, I didn't say that I taught poetry very well haha...
Comment is about Freedom (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Fri 20th May 2022 14:36
Wonderful work. I really connect with the Refugee poem. Thanks for sharing this online.
Comment is about Cynthia Greenwood (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Greenwood
Thanks Graham and John for your thoughtful reflections. Yep, totally exceeded the ten lines John! I own it in the audio if you fancy a listen- might make you giggle! Ah, family complexities!
Comment is about We Make Mud (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Thanks John! Love hearing your life reflections. How fortunate we are ro have you here with us as a poetry teacher. 😃
Kind regards,
Rasa
Comment is about Freedom (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
This resonates with me a lot. I love clear image Rasa and the way that it conjours up the relationship. Bravo!
10 lines though? Haha
Comment is about We Make Mud (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
I really like this piece a lot Rasa.
The opposites and the complementary facets of each side intriguing but frustrating. Good work, well done!
Comment is about We Make Mud (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
I have certainly known that feeling, Rasa. All those years teaching poetry and never writing any of my own!
Thank you. Hope your bid for freedom works out! 😀
Comment is about Freedom (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Fri 20th May 2022 04:59
Thank you for the comment, Kevin, you've expressed it very beautifully by saying that "writing poetry is pure mercy"! 😊
Comment is about Beatitude (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
<Deleted User> (33618)
Thu 19th May 2022 22:48
<Deleted User> (33618)
Thu 19th May 2022 22:44
Very interesting indeed and thought-provoking!
Comment is about Morning Report (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Being in hospital for any length of time.. *is definitely* a shocker, Stuart... yes, I completely agree.
Hope you're feeling a bit better these days.. 😊
Comment is about My Injury Time (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
Thank you John and Stephen.
I haven't planned to do a sequel, but who knows.
Comment is about Alien Abduction (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Hilarious KJ. Leaves so many questions for us to ponder! Can we have a sequel perchance? 😂
Comment is about Alien Abduction (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
I like the way you tackle complex moral dilemmas Stephen and you are right, war does increase the complexity! Fine poem!
Comment is about Afterlife (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A fascinating poem, Tom, with so much detail and imagery. Thanks for this.
Comment is about Morning Report (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Thanks Nigel, absolutely enjoyed the haiku response. /Frederick.
Comment is about Rotterdam (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Thanks Stephen it has been a struggle for a while and it seemed that Stockport might never get back.
This team with the manager who came in halfway through the season has done us proud.
Comment is about More Than A Game (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Congratulations, Nigel. It's special moment when a team gets out of the National League and back into the Football League proper. It's never easy, is it?
Comment is about More Than A Game (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Rails covered
blood spills
Rotterdam express
no delay.
I always like a story behind a very good poem.
Comment is about Rotterdam (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Thanks, Tom. Sadly, every extra day is a tragedy in this war. And thanks to Frederick, Stephen, Holden, Rudyard and Russell for the likes.
Comment is about Day 82 (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks for your likes
Frederick
Stephen G
Holden
and
Stephen A.
Comment is about More Than A Game (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thanks Greg it was some weekend a few of the players came into the pub, they were more drunk than us!
Comment is about More Than A Game (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Congratulations to Stockport!
Comment is about More Than A Game (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thank you Carol and Holden. Happy to hear that you both enjoyed reading this one. 📖😊
Comment is about Home (blog)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
Wed 18th May 2022 02:53
<Deleted User> (33618)
Wed 18th May 2022 02:33
❤
Moonlight gliding
you travel
with so much love
he gives to you.
Comment is about Victorious (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
The ex=mining villages of northern England are plagued by heroin, crack and male suicide. That's her heritage.
Comment is about Throwing Eggs at Thatcher (blog)
Original item by Joe Williams
Emmeranne
Sat 21st May 2022 05:19
Thank you for your kind words. I’m going through massive amounts of turmoil mentally as our humanity slips from us at a rate I’m not capable of hanging on to. Don’t get me wrong. I will go down swinging. But I will age 400 years doing it. 😂
Comment is about Watch Out (blog)
Original item by Emmeranne Peters