Oh yes, indeed this is a wonderful tribute for Phil in the start of another new year.
Fantastic choice Sean!
More than anything else in this sometimes dreary world we ALL need hope and Phil displays this and determination to overcome his obstacles he knows he needs to face.

Here's wishing you many more happy and pain free tomorrows Phil.
Love and light, Janet.x

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I enjoyed this poem. I have to say my olnly time ever in a Travel Lodge, was as a child,over here you can count on them being clean and affordable. I can remember staying in them as they had a bear for their mascot. Other then that hotel a Best Western was considered good at the time and a step up. When the whole family would hop in the family van for a summer trip, it was those hotels we stayed in. I hope not all wives lie.If they do, I wonder why they feel they cant trust, who they are with?Whats a shag bag? I understand shag, but not the bag part. Why cant people just love eachother and be faithful?Im having heart troubles tonight. I have to go lay down xx

Comment is about Another Night in A Travel Lodge (blog)

I like this, Pete - the mp3 on it is a good idea also! Oddly enough I have never stopped at a travel lodge - not sure if I ever will after this! Good poem thou!

Comment is about Another Night in A Travel Lodge (blog)

This is a lot deeper than I originally thought it was going to be, good one!

Comment is about Happy New Year (blog)

Happy new year Andy,
thanks for your recent comment on my poem,
"Nobody ever visits any more."
Janet.x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Happy new year Winston,
thanks for your comment on my poem "Nobody ever visits any more."
You picked up precisely on the image i wished to portray.
Janet.x

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Happy new year Antonionioni,
love the metaphors in this poem.
you are becoming quite philosophical for the start of a new year.
Janet.x

Comment is about Happy New Year (blog)

Good Day, Antonio

The poem shows reality of negligence if someone forgets how to drive in adverse conditions. You have captured few great points in this poem-Great Thinking!!

All the best to you and yours in the New Year 2009!

Cheers!
Zuzanna

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Hello, Antonio

Great thoughts pondering in your write!
I am not sure if I can say that here about our weather, mostly COLD and snow right now. Hope the New Year will bring more happy times.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!

Warm Regards,
Zuzanna

Comment is about Not looking forward or back (blog)

Fantastic work. Absolutely perfect choice for the first day of the year.
Cx

Comment is about Richer, tomorrow (article)

I found this poem a humbling experience to read - how quickly we forget how fortunate we really are...

So many images in this work Phil -

the one that stands out for me at this point has to be -

My future, a huge metal climbing frame
Twisted into impossible shapes

great choice Sean, thank you Phil.

Comment is about Richer, tomorrow (article)

thank you for being supportive and I hope we get a chance to meet soon - look forward to seeing the article once it's all up and running.

Also, it is good tomeet someone who believes in reading and education in relation to our own development of writing!

Comment is about Dermot Glennon (poet profile)

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near heaton park train station?

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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Whereabouts? I used to live near St. Mary's church.

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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Thank-you for your appreciation of my lumpy culinary effort!
And Happy New Year :-)
Cx

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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Ci non era confusione, soltanto meraviglia! :-)
Nuovo anno felice.
Cx

Comment is about Sentono la Pietra (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

thanks Chris, for your comment.
il titolo in italiano? qualcosa di puramente personale, è l'unico potrebbe essere, mi spiace se io crea confusione.

Comment is about Sentono la Pietra (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

Wow I love the valentine one it's wonderful!

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Like this one. I find myself on the verge of a new chapter too - let's hope 09 is a good 'un!
Happy New Year & all best wishes,
Cx

Comment is about Last Day (blog)

Hi Gemma
Read your Blackpool Rock poem today. Great stuff. I also have a seedy side of blackpool poem on my Myspace prompted by taking my 8yr old daughter there recently (had to use selective hand blinkers!). Can I tell you what really amazes me however... And that is the fact that twice now I have seen you scribbling words shortly before reading! how does that work? Take it from me that everyone was shocked to silence at the Bolton performance course when they found out you had just written the "star fish - bed" poem you performed so well. (sorry can't remember the actual title) Cracking stuff,
winston

Comment is about Gemma Lees (poet profile)

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Mi piace molto questo, ma non capisco perché il titolo e in italiano.
Cx

Comment is about Sentono la Pietra (blog)

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Re technicolour - it's a heavenly light I'm bathed in! - lol ..... nobody else noticed.
Cx

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

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Thanks Andy
Hope 2009 is a good one for you

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Thank-you!
Cx

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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I liked this much better as a performance piece than written. Well delivered.
Cx

Comment is about Between The Devil and the Deep True Brie (blog)

Hi Phil;

I think Nabila is spot on here, I think this is a really good poem but I think it is possibly a bit long - if I am honest I think with a little bit of editing or cutting, I think you really could have something here. Have you tried reading this out aloud yet out of interest?

Comment is about Santa's feeling grotto right now (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

Hi Son I think you are an old soul someone who has been here before x Your poetry is amazing and I can empathise with the things you write, judging by your thought you are Humanistic working from your own phenomological feild love you always xx as I have always said you will go far in this life xx

Comment is about Richard Brooks (poet profile)

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thought provoking and moving, just what poetry is about

Comment is about Christmas Day 1994 (article)

That's the trouuble with anarchic males, Nabila, they just won't listen to the teacher! A cad versus C. A. D.? No contest. (:o)

Comment is about Barrie Singleton (poet profile)

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Thanks guys - I feel ok now after the attacks I have received

Comment is about Future Wishes (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

Well why don't you read Friday Roast again with this in mind:

Carol Ann Duffy has described my work as an iron hand in a velvet glove............

if you still can't get it - I shall explain

Comment is about Barrie Singleton (poet profile)

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Hi Phil

Ifeelcomfortable commenting honestly on your work and I feel you are one of few who is receptive tohonest feedback and seriously want toknow what ALL your readers think - which is great. When we are honest - we get slaughtered on here so I'm overlooking work on here that needs improving and i shall always comment on yours whether I like it or not. However, if , overnight , you change and decide you want to verbally slaughterme too - do warn me ;)


I love the starting - has a nice ring and the idea is great and appropriate. You really have mastered the punctuation, haven't you?!


The onlything I would like to add is that this is quite wordy and i feel would be moreeffective with big chunks taken out and 'joining' words such as 'and'.

Do critique mine too - u know I welcome it too!

Comment is about Santa's feeling grotto right now (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

I absolutely love this.
Cx

Comment is about I Think I Love You More Than Chocolate (blog)

Original item by Bubo

Judging by much of the poetry out there, the words 'publishable' and 'standard' (in the modern sense of 'having worth') no longer apply in the poetry sphere. The Emperor is still naked, and has opened a poetry school . . . Even published poets, in hard covers (some long dead) wrote a lot of bad poetry - if you dare to read it objectively. I'ts all in the name; but now you don't even need that! Anyway - your approval much appreciated. Thanks.

Comment is about Barrie Singleton (poet profile)

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Thanks for the feed back Steve.

NS was right and what she commented on the second time was after I took on board her advice.

Her constructive advice was beneficial and is something I will employ in future poems.

Happy New Year

Phil

Comment is about Future Wishes (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

Hi. I think your writing is of a publishable standard and I cannot fault it !

Comment is about Barrie Singleton (poet profile)

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thanks !

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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oops! a P.S.
If you're writing YOUR story, whether 100% autobiographical or embellished, remember that to everyone else it is just a story. We are all the most fascinating people in our own lives, doesn't always follow that we are fascinating people - the more autobiographical your writing is, the more difficult it can be to keep some onjectivity!
Cx

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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Some advice I was given years ago - may or may not come in useful ...
- Do a re-write, strip away every single adjective so you are left with just the skeleton, put back only those that make a difference to what you want to say.
- If you are really, really, really impressed with what you've written - put it in the bin.
- Prefer the anglo-saxon.
Would always be delighted to take a look at anything you've written.
You know the Clough? - whereabouts are you?
Cx

Comment is about Gus Jonsson (poet profile)

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Fantastic poems mate - really good to see someone writing from a queer movement perspective. Keep it up!

Comment is about Dominic Berry (poet profile)

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Thanks for reading Andy... nothing that mush different ... but what do I know..... get another drink into ya....
see ya soon
Gus

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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Yet another lovely piece of poetry in a flowing stream of emotion from you Melissa.
Although i can see where Andy's coming from in his comment. I feel it would give it more power if you break it up into stanza form.
A bit like adding a rhythmical beat to the lovely trill which is running through your river right now.

Love and light, Janet.x

Comment is about Trace Back (blog)

a mixing bowl of unknowns

- loving the sound of this phrase Phil : )

have to go with NS on the whole punctuation thingy - you could easily lose a captivated reader in the misplaced and or absent puncs

Comment is about Future Wishes (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

That's a lovely send off keith.

Comment is about Adrian Mitchell 1932 to 2008 (article)

Comment is about Adrian Mitchell 1932 to 2008 (article)

Hi Andy, thanks for your feed back budd, but this poem is less than 24 hours old

Comment is about Future Wishes (blog)

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thanks for taking the time to read my work it means a lot and I welcome criticism - well to be honest it's for both and with each poem I adopt a different tone - relevant to the subject to bring it to life.

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