Leads you on
towards the door
A little bark
In dog talk
Means it's time
For a walk.😀
Comment is about Loyal Love (blog)
Original item by Thunderous Moon
I agree with Telboy that the Tories see this as their only chance of winning the next election. They actually don't believe it will work, but just want to keep the issue at the forefront of their voters' minds. They are advised by Australian opinion pollsters such as Lynton Crosby. It used to be called 'dog-whistle' politics, but the slogans are out in the open now. Have you noticed that all their slogans have only three words? That's why because they don't believe their voters are capable of understanding more than three words at a time. I would hate to think they are right about that.
Comment is about Not all are the same (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you dear Keith. And, also, Lorca actively engaged in resistance to Franco's Fascists and his Moroccan allies.
“If you had asked me why I had joined the militia I should have answered: 'To fight against Fascism,' and if you had asked me what I was fighting for, I should have answered: 'Common decency.”
― George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia
Comment is about Generation 27 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
It's a lovely thought Keith and if only the numbers were more acceptable I am sure the the majority of Brits - by nature a welcoming people - would welcome incomers to enhance our society with their many skills. But people get scared by numbers, particularly when we are told the boat immigrants total has gone from 300 to 45,000 in five years. If it continues to rise exponentially how long will it take to get to 1 million? And then 2 million? etc.
The Tories approach is not ideal, but if it works it is probably their only chance of wresting the next general election away from Labour, and this I believe is their prime motivation. For their part Labour have criticised but offered no viable alternative.
Comment is about Not all are the same (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
They will see a continuation of humanity as it struggles to make sense of itself. We never learn, we repeat past follies. The comparisons between Hitler and Putin lay bare the repetitious cycle of human self destruction. Followed by those too ignorant to realise they are being duped.
Thank you for this and especially the photo of Lorca who was murdered by Franco's cohorts. His crimes were those of being gay and one of Spain's best poets.
Keith
Comment is about Generation 27 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks for your comments 😃.
Comment is about Prove you're not a robot (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
agree Uilleam, thank you for the read and the comment😎👍
Comment is about Does anyone care? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
You took me back to my school days with this poem Hélène. Being an introvert, books were my every day friends back then. Thank you for this.
Comment is about Community (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thanks for the likes and for your comment Stephen.
I walk past that spot several times a week.
The thought has crossed my mind whether those poppies were designed and produced on the same budget as the similarly stupid Covid rainbow signs, and the patronising "Thank you NHS" and "Stay safe" claptrap that still litter my town's highways.
Comment is about Insult to Injury (blog)
Thu 9th Mar 2023 15:49
Thank you so much, Keith and Uilleam, for your truly thoughtful comments, they are greatly appreciated! 😊
Comment is about Pantheon (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
"Follow the money" seems to be an explanation of many of today's ills-especially those adversely affecting Women.
Sod the body fascists!💗
Comment is about On Reflection (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Spot on Russell.
I've often heard it said that "we get the government we deserve".
Unfortunately, having heard over the last decade the lies and hatemongering (https://youtu.be/XmRTViarauc) coming from the politicians and their client so-called "journalists", and now seeing the results of Joe Public having swallowed hook line and sinker, those same lies, I now believe that saying to be true.
Comment is about Does anyone care? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
a veces las palabras me fallan
Yo también, Jason.
Comment is about Mi Amor (blog)
Original item by Jason Phillips
Well said Clare.
Comment is about Stick it where the sun don’t Shine!😂 (blog)
Original item by Clare
Ah yes, the Scribes and Pharisees.
"For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers."
Matthew 23:4
New King James Version.
Comment is about Pantheon (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Hello Lucas.
I'd say: don't conform unthinkingly.
Always question. Always dissent.
Comment is about All I Needed (blog)
Original item by Lucas Chihinga
Lucas, another excellent poem in which you delve into yourself to find answers. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What one man considers to be ugly another is attracted to. Listen to the wise for good counsel but tell yourself that you a fine upright man and never let the opinions of others have an adverse on you. This poem is about outward appearances which many people are tormented by. It is the inner person where the real person lies.
Your poem is an outpouring of the self and very well written
Keith
Comment is about All I Needed (blog)
Original item by Lucas Chihinga
Well said John.
But the question now, more than ever needs to be asked:
How can a government (of any complexion) say it's a "defender of Women's Rights",
if it is afraid to even define a woman as:
"Adult Human Female" - in a court of law?
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Really really good. Loved this poem, Lucas. Wise & inspiring, a journey of self-awareness.
Comment is about All I Needed (blog)
Original item by Lucas Chihinga
Thank you Helene for your kind comments. The poem is borne out of some experience of living both at the seaside and in an area of deprivation in past years.
Comment is about This Silent Landscape (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
A poem which conjures up some powerful images. I was particularly drawn to " where all impulses Pharisaic and prosaic always reign" and "that of a serpent's soliloquy". "A Pantheon of hypocrisy, aroused images of that ancient temple now absurdly a Christian church which is so full of contradictions. This poem is very well written but having visited the pantheon on several occasions it makes that venue a very appropriate place for what the poem describes.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Pantheon (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Indeed, MC. And you can add to your two-part list of Margaret Thatcher and the Queen the impenetrable Mrs C.
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Voy a practicar mi español con tu poesía. ¡Qué bueno!
Comment is about Mi Amor (blog)
Original item by Jason Phillips
Thu 9th Mar 2023 02:00
This is truly an excellent and profound poem, Stephen!
Comment is about Tears In The Rain (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Dear Hélène, I'm elated by your remarks. Hopefully, you'd visit Africa again, a lot has changed. Yes, Zaire is DR Congo 🇨🇬 now.
#LetsNotStopWriting
Comment is about MIRROR OF LIES (blog)
Original item by Elijah enenche peter
Clare a poem of strong words which are appropriate indeed not only for one day but for always. The problem is not only the discrimination against women but an evil which lurks throughout the whole of society. The word is prejudice. When this is eradicated we will be able to respect each other. Sadly I feel that day is slow in coming. In the meantime do as I do, as a gay man; be bloody difficult and stand up for yourself when you encounter this evil and show people where the sun don't shine.
Thank you for an excellent poem. I can assure you that I live in the clear light of day and not up some orifice.
Keith
Comment is about Stick it where the sun don’t Shine!😂 (blog)
Original item by Clare
I never underestimate the power & influence of women whose.
situation in this life demands a level of forebearance, strength,
and love that is admirable. No woman needs nor should underestimate their importance in our lives, not least for the
kids they produce, among whom are the men who can turn out
so well - or so badly. I wonder what spawns the vile deeds
committed by men against women. It is as if some curse of
"reap and sow" comes into play. And before we get too over-
come by the so-called "dissing" of women and their lives, we
should remember that the late much respected Queen and a formidable Prime. Minister were both of that gender No
shrinking violets and well able to hold their place! And there
are numerous other examples, then and now - and surely in the future. .
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for your comments, Graham, Keith, Pete and Laura. They encourage me but also make me realise the limits of this kind of poem. Feeling angry is not enough, but what else can you do? Thanks to everyone again.
And my thanks to Stephen, Hugh, K Lynn, Purplemoon, Elijah and Manish for their support.
Comment is about Bakhmut (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Hi Keith,
Your words mean much more to me than I can explain. Thank you for always supporting me! This poem is dear to my heart and marks the start of a "mixing" I didn't think possible...
Thank You
Jason
Comment is about Mi Amor (blog)
Original item by Jason Phillips
Jason, me gusta este poema muchisimo. Las palabras y sentimientos estan perfectos. Muchas Gracias
Saludos
Keith.
Comment is about Mi Amor (blog)
Original item by Jason Phillips
Keith,
You always seem to capture the essence of those things less considered. Your words give life to objects as if they've always had a soul. I love that the arch bowed and I love the clouds were a bed for her body. The galaxy of waiting souls feels almost like the stars are individuals smiling back at her. I'm not sure if this poem is mearly a poem, or if it has a much deeper meaning to you, but I love it just the same.
Thank you,
Jason
Comment is about The Last Journey (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Robert,
I would like to think this poem is about the art of imperfection. To me, there is beauty in being perfectly imperfect; and by meeting many "robots", there are too many that seem to be perfect, but in reality are not. I love your poem because it captures the feeling of knowing that a time will come, where "robots" are all around us; wheather human, or robot....
Comment is about Prove you're not a robot (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
Hi Graham,
Thanks for the welcome. It looks a lively place in here.
I don't need a lot of encouragement, so once I work out what to do, I'll start posting properly etc.
John
Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
Really lovely! Wow!! Thank YOU, Keith
Comment is about The Last Journey (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Powerful, keenly-observed, well-crafted poem. Really appreciated reading it. Beauty & suffering side-by-side.
Comment is about This Silent Landscape (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Thankyou, Helene. I too have no issue with anyone choosing how they see themselves. But it can be a bit of a surprise when you find something down there you weren’t expecting.
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Great poem! Made me laugh, & boy does it express a sentiment many of us feel!
Comment is about Prove you're not a robot (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
Powerful. My sister & I (white, French-Canadian girls from Calif) went to Africa when we were in our 20's to visit an uncle who was teaching in what was then called Zaire. I am now an old lady. I will never, ever forget that voyage. I so appreciate reading your poems, Elijah. Yes, we will keep on writing!
Comment is about MIRROR OF LIES (blog)
Original item by Elijah enenche peter
Ok, the last line made me laugh, I reluctantly admit. Re the last line, some old school men have this obsession with women's bodies (born of survival-of-the-species biological imperative perhaps)? Although I am an old lady, I think I like the gender-fluid generation....all the roles get refreshingly mixed up.
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Love this!! So much beauty shines in every shape, size, old, young, old lady wrinkles, baby wrinkles--our amazing bodies and hearts and minds. Thanks for this wonderful, superbly-written poem, Laura.
Comment is about On Reflection (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
It's not quite there, is it?
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
…….and it was all going so well!!
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Keith, I agree with you, and the public apathy to decision making feeds their narcissism.
Comment is about Does anyone care? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Hip hip hooray it’s women’s international day today😀
Comment is about Hip hip hooray for women's international day !! (blog)
Original item by hugh
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Fri 10th Mar 2023 00:26
Thank you Keith.
And bravo Gary Lineker!
Not for the first time, a footballer strikes terror and shame into the hearts of the most powerful and bigotted people in the UK.
His weapon? The truth.
They're terrified of the truth.
They've screwed up the country in every respect; now they're desperate to distract from that...Oh look-a dead cat!
Comment is about Not all are the same (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries