Only divine guidance works. Prayers we can blindly depend upon.
Friend or foe only God knows.
Thanks Keith.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
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Yes, it's an insurmountable task. Rarely accomplished. Friend or foe, we never know.
Thanks Graham.
Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)
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A superb poem, Leon. I liked the lines, "almost lifting me to a height known only
to stars and angels."
Comment is about The mesmerisng asset (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
Keith, thank you for the most heartening and generous comment, it means the world.😊
Leon, yes my friend, thank you.👍
Comment is about Thick-Skinned (blog)
Original item by Manish
An interesting use of the word sliver. In this poem I feel as if I am taken into the cosmos which does not have the dimensions we experience here on this plant. The seen and the unseen which are both close, each of one and of the other also. A part of an even greater mystery.
I enjoyed this poem and thank you for it.
Keith
Comment is about Thin (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Thanks for your thoughts, Pete, and for the Likes, Tom, Larisa, Stephen, Bethany, Rose, David and Holden.
Comment is about I BOUGHT MY FRIEND A TORTOISE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I love stuff like this. I wouldn’t want it dismantled either, Bethany.
Comment is about In praise of an obsolete pylon (blog)
Original item by Bethany Sallis
It’s nice to read something a little lighter
Thanks
Comment is about I BOUGHT MY FRIEND A TORTOISE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thankyou Betheny and John,
much appreciated.
David
Comment is about Gargoyles (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Leon,
This is an enervating poem which I think many poets will be able to relate to. A poem which expresses your feelings as a writer so very eloquently.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about The mesmerisng asset (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
And this situation Mike will sadly to say, not be getting any better in fact, worse! I feel so sorry for these people having to go through this terrible ordeal, especially for those gents and ladies who have served their country. DISGRACEFUL!
Bethany
Comment is about Homeless (blog)
Original item by Mike Horsfall
Collage poem
extra lines
larger crowd
more poets
collection bag
tonight full
Andy N said
just enough
Not too much
John will
be pleased.
Comment is about April 2024 Collage Poem: All Too Much (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Many, many thanks Stephen. Thank you for your concern Manish, but it isn't personal.
Thank you so much Leon and Auracle.
and the same to
Rose, Rob, Holden, Aisha, Stephen Atkinson, Hugh.
Bethany
Comment is about Inexcusable (blog)
Original item by Bethany Sallis
Like most of your poems rob you give the reader so many angles to come from if you get my drift? love that!
Comment is about Repeat once. (blog)
Original item by rob1967able
A very tasty poem Tom chock full of great literary ingredients 👍
Comment is about Love Has Crucified Me (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
A poem to entrance the reader. After reading it for the first time I recalled my days when I was the ink monitor. I was entrusted with a large bottle of black ink to replenish all the ink wells in the class. Others were prefects or librarians but to be the ink monitor set me apart as one given a vital tasks. Childhood memories are really quite precious and this poem bears witness to their impact on our lives.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Opposites (blog)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
Folks I think that on the whole we are all in agreement as to the many values to be found in
the writing
the reading
and the open mic'ing
of poetry
each of which is the greatest asset/s we have been blessed with
Graham sorry about Mr Sherwood senior
that song
# in the living years # comes to mind and
may I respectfully say
welcome to the arse kicking regretful club 😭
and thanks to all of the liking guys for the time and effort each of you put into your WOL supporting and enjoyable to read brilliant poetry-THANKS AGAIN ALL! 👍
Comment is about just an opinion (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
' I still intentionally swim against the tide'. Ths is your individuality shining through. Writing requires determination and perseverance and you have both. An excellent poem.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Thick-Skinned (blog)
Original item by Manish
I loved the journey this poem took me on. A lot of ups and downs and great humor! Superbly done, the ending was totally unexpected. This is brilliant!
Comment is about Opposites (blog)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
Thanks for your feedback & comments John 👍
Thanks for likes Aisha, Hugh & Stephen 👍
Comment is about Amy - She Gone (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Very emotive & a reminder that our days are numbered.
Comment is about There Was Wind Blowing In The Trees (blog)
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7eVen
Mon 15th Apr 2024 09:07
Rasa,your work is thought provoking and outstanding.
May you publish more,so the world may see how immensely talented you are.
7eVen.x
Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Edith Piaf, Dusty Springfield, Joan Baez, Adele, Janice Joplin, Etta James, Amy Winehouse - unique voices for their art. (Some, mercifully, still with us).
Comment is about Amy - She Gone (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Of course they want you to gamble responsibly. You’re no good to them when you’re cleaned out. It’s called cashflow.
I also love the way they’re trying to double the cash pool by targeting women.
Excellent stuff, Stephen.
Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thankyou to Stephen, Hugh and Aisha for the overnight likes.
David
Comment is about Gargoyles (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thank you so much Stephen G, for your kind comment. It means a lot to me.😊
Comment is about Book Fair (blog)
Original item by Manish
7eVen
Mon 15th Apr 2024 00:23
i enjoyed reading your pen.
It has a rhythm that flows nicely.
Keep expressing yourself in all forms..
Comment is about My Mother (blog)
Original item by Cay
you see, this is why it is good to be a poet.
thanks!
Comment is about Thinking About You (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
You're welcome Manish. And I'm grateful to be your friend. Thank you
Comment is about Reassurance (blog)
Original item by Manish
7eVen
Sun 14th Apr 2024 19:13
I enjoy the rhyming scheme to your poem.
It definetly reasonates.
7eVen.
Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A poem which resonates with my loathing of gambling. I refuse to dabble in any form of this exploitive business. All Government Lotteries are a tax on the poor, who buy tickets with what little they have only to win nothing.
A wake up poem.
Thanks,
Keith
Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I have never been JC's greatest fan (a lifelong social democrat, I'm afraid) but this seems a very worthy venture, even if he should be careful of including his own poem alongside the likes of Robert Frost and Stevie Smith.
A sneering review in the Spectator - no such thing as bad publicity, I suppose. Certainly not there!
Comment is about Poetry for the Many: ed. Jeremy Corbyn, Len McCluskey (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
This poem fizzes with invention, Manish. The opening verse is perfection.
Comment is about Book Fair (blog)
Original item by Manish
I certainly agree, Leon. I think that poets should be generous and willing to share. Which is what makes this blog so exciting.
Comment is about just an opinion (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
A lovely, atmospheric description, Keith. (Sultry summers seem to start earlier - 25°c here last Saturday!).
Comment is about Those Sultry Summers (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This reminded me of TS Eliot's 'The Dry Salvages' in its tone and rhythm, Graham.
Your point is beautifully made; time should be our servant, but it so often seems to speed up or to drag when we don't want it to.
Comment is about Flex (blog)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
So well said Leon. Lovely! Just reading this welcoming opinion poem, I am inspired.
Comment is about just an opinion (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
"Everything is relative and relatives are not 😃" hit me hard, Kevin. Superb my friend.
Comment is about Picking up the pieces of this modern Earth (blog)
Original item by Auracle
Brilliantly crafted, cleverly done! Loved it.
Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
"Tranquility gives way to the thought of tea
with a chocolate eclair to revitalise the soul." Wow, exquisite! Nicely done, Keith, as always.
Comment is about Those Sultry Summers (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This describes well of time and it's diverse nature. I like how you've put out it's varying nature, "cool at dawn, lazy when warm, erratic in rain, clumsy in fog," the ending is perfectly done, "we must learn to master time, harness it to our will," or we might just get harnessed by it, and procrastinate things.
Brilliantly crafted!
Comment is about Flex (blog)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
'harness it to our will'. This appeals to me as it is a personal command to do something and avoid drifting into a time of lethargy.
Thanks for this,
Keith
Comment is about Flex (blog)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
Leon,
First I agree. I pass through times of inspiration when I am avidly writing all that enters my mind, then times of aridity during which I am dormant. Poetry is a release of emotions, for me at least. Poetry provides opportunities to express dissent, outrage at injustice but also times to delve into the inner self and the lives of others. On the whole I find poets are well intentioned. I hope this makes some sense.
Thank you for this poem as it is indeed thought provoking,
Keith
Comment is about just an opinion (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
Leon, you pose an interesting question. I come here to record thoughts and feelings and add a link to my personal webpages (via my profile) so that my children and grandchildren when they are ready to, can investigate what made the old boy tick.
How I would have loved to have something similar for my father (died age 61) and the grandparents I never knew!
Comment is about just an opinion (blog)
Original item by leon stolgard
Ghazala lari
Tue 16th Apr 2024 08:05
Keith: The intentions behind verses are different from what's comprehended.
A mystery none can actually solve.
Thank you.
Graham: i totally agree with you. Even a poet doesn't know the beginning nor the end of what the poet writes. Most of it is inspired.
Thank you.
Comment is about Partial eclipse (blog)
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