We need the government to protect us from ourselves, Stephen!
Comment is about Then, let them eat snowflake (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you for the comments. Much appreciated.
JHđ
Comment is about Masterclass (blog)
Original item by Jonathan Humble
Be careful, Uilleam. And donât try to talk.
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=9746
Comment is about OH, THE PAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I've got some appointments coming up, entirely my neglectful fault...somehow got pork scratchings in the pub mixed up with my 5-a-day regime...ruined my fillings.đ
Comment is about OH, THE PAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you HÊlène for some excellent advice.
"Seeing events unfold as if scenes in a play"
....looking from a distance to get things in perspective is important...especially in these dark winter days, when it seems the world has literally taken leave of its senses.
Comment is about Life as Play (blog)
Original item by HÊlène
Thanks Stephen and Uilleam! Very kind of you both. A small poem about real love.
Thanks also to Jordyn, Frederick, Holden, K Lynn, Hugh, Uilleam and HÊlène for reading my words and clicking 'like', Much appreciated!
Comment is about Lazing By The Well (blog)
Original item by Tom
They're going to ban buns at work.
It's your fault they're lying in the street for an hour waiting for an ambulance...
It's your fault they're overweight, needing hospital beds that were never there in the 1st place.
More gaslighting, to distract from their own corrupt shenanigans!
Comment is about Then, let them eat snowflake (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Rishi Sunak in December...: âNo, I did not attend any parties.â
After the non-parties:
âThe Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty noticesâ.
Sunak's 1st speech as PM:
ââŚand I understand too, that I have work to do, to restore trust, after all that has happenedâŚ.blah blah blah blahâŚIntegrity, Professionalism, AccountabilityâŚ..â
A man of his word!đ
Comment is about Rishi Sunak âA fine poemâ (blog)
Original item by hugh
Well, if you're Irish, "Tree" is a crowd.đ
Comment is about Tree's a crowd (blog)
Original item by Kevin Vose
Sadness and beauty so well expressed: I love those last few lines.
Comment is about So Long (blog)
Original item by Kristian Deidre Brown
And then the sun came outđ
Comment is about Hope Revisited (blog)
Original item by Ralph Dartford
With self-serving ambivalence
A game of blame, one upping
Teeth gleaming, posing for a press cutting.
Bravo Jake.
I've always been a Labour voter by instinct.
So when Blair first came on the scene with his teeth gleaming, I sussed him out right away.
Sad truth is, Starmer now at Davos, doesn't represent the "working classes", the nurses at foodbanks, or the cleaners in our railway stations...he's just the other cheek of the same arse which has been dumping on the UK for the past 12 years.
Try:
"Cruel Britannia, Britannia waives the rules...."
or
"Gruel Britannia, Britannia plays us fools..."
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Comment is about Rule Britannia (blog)
Original item by Jake Burke
Added. a few words to the title thanks to your inspiration Stephenđ
Comment is about Rishi Sunak âA fine poemâ (blog)
Original item by hugh
Letâs not be bound by origins,
For culture is universal.
Very true.
Your poem brings to mind the hypocrisy which saw the great Daniel Barenboim condemned as a "Self-Hating Jew" for conducting Wagner's work, and for his involvement with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a project which grouped together Arab and Israeli musicians.
Comment is about Tchaikovsky (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I love how hopeful this is! đ
Comment is about Parachutes (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I wasn't aware such a book existed.
Remember the fuss we in the UK made over South African Apartheid?
That could well have been written there....
or here...Signs on UK boarding houses: "No Negros, no Irish, no Dogs.....etc".
Comment is about Green Book (blog)
It's strange how the sudden, even brief, presence of a bird (or any other creature) can have such an impact, HÊlène. I love the way that your last line expands the poem.
Comment is about A Quiet Visitor While Sitting in the Patio (blog)
Original item by HÊlène
This is a genuinely beautiful and tender poem. Thank you.
Comment is about gentle wind (blog)
Original item by lon
Thanks for reminding me, Uilleam. I must watch this.
Comment is about Green Book (blog)
A fine poem, Hugh (his second in a year!).
Comment is about Rishi Sunak âA fine poemâ (blog)
Original item by hugh
Really enjoyed this one and reminded me a little of 'Foolish Games' by Jewel. đ A great write.
Comment is about A Poet worth breaking for (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Such a beautiful read! đ
Comment is about A Poet worth breaking for (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thanks for the Likes, Frederick, Jordan, Stephen, Holden and Helene.
Comment is about OH, THE PAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sheer enjoyment to read and to savour. Thank you, Jonathan.
Comment is about Masterclass (blog)
Original item by Jonathan Humble
Thought-provoking, Adam. A lazy comment, I know. Maybe the judges need to be judged, whoever they are.
Comment is about Everyone's A Winner (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
Thanks, Uilleam. Yes, although I suppose we hope that most such truths are palatable! Glad you enjoyed it, HÊlène.
And thanks to Frederick, Holden, Jordyn, Dolly and Rudyard for liking this one.
Comment is about Friendship (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The poem takes its time to set up the framework for a wonderfully detailed scrutiny of nature's creatures at work and is a delight Jonathan. Nice to see you on here. It reminds me of a long abandoned wasps nest in the loft a masterpiece never to be revisited.
Ray
Comment is about Masterclass (blog)
Original item by Jonathan Humble
Thank you John, for the words, music and song.
How many people who consider themselves "British" are aware of the connection between the word "Britain" and the Brythonic languages?
A few years ago on a freezing cold day like today, I ran a 1/2 marathon on Yns Mon, my god, it was cold-but beautiful.
Comment is about Hiraeth (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
...but some are more equal than others?
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Comment is about Everyone's A Winner (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
Each will you is answered
with a loving smile
lifting you - - - as you ask.â¤
Comment is about Will you!!! (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
We have much to learn
History is made today
Tomorrow is the day
Others will also learn too.â¤
Comment is about Figurines (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
"Iâm ready to begin an entire new novel on the story of me myself and I."
Great line! Learning to love oneself, feeling whole & complete with just oneself. Sometimes it takes years & quite a bit of heart break to learn this. Bravo Healing & Dealing!
Comment is about Closure (blog)
Original item by Healing and Dealing
This poem made me smile! Sweet ending.
Comment is about Friendship (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks, Uilleam. Glad it had you going. The answer is always at the end! đOne person's freedom fighter is another's terrorist. It was just an old joke though, Stephen. A bit like myself đ
Comment is about Capital Punishment (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Your political stance is overcoming the need for impartiality in
addressing what is wrong. If I'm prepared to spend my pension
on relieving s small part of the pressure (and money spent) on
the NHS which helped me into this world, your interpretation
of an "I'm all right Jack" attitude on my part is demeaning and
unworthy of a considered response.
Comment is about National Emergency: Life or Death Fight for the NHS! (blog)
I suppose in the end, the "True" Friend is the person who, if need be, will tell you an unpalatable truth about yourself?
Comment is about Friendship (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Looks like the propaganda from the Daily Heil's HitlergruĂers is getting its message through:
"Cobblers to the undeserving poor-I'm all right Jack".đ
Comment is about National Emergency: Life or Death Fight for the NHS! (blog)
Another gem, Tom. 'All consuming' is absolutely right.
Comment is about Lazing By The Well (blog)
Original item by Tom
I think you've said it, HÊlène. Love conquers all, or at least heals some divisions some of the time. Which can't be bad.
Comment is about Love (blog)
Original item by HÊlène
A bit dark this one, John. I suppose there are a few less cunning variations, like the firing squad which misses or the guillotine blade which doesn' t quite reach the neck. Mind you, Harry seems a prime candidate for the MAGA 'Freedom Caucus' in the US.
Comment is about Capital Punishment (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
The NHS was a grand concept that is in need of ugent review,
not least for the way it has been overtaken by time, demographics and events. This pensioner would be ready to
"go private" for emergency care if assured that the bottomless
pit the NATIONAL health service has become might undergo
proper revision of its finances e.g. who gets what? - and staff
e.g. how many "management" are actually needed to ensure
an efficient service nationwide for the country's people?
An afterthought to add to the mix -
There are too many beds filled with empty heads
Who have treated their bodies like shit,
Some sense and self-care to reduce the share
Of patient pressure would help more than a bit!.
Comment is about National Emergency: Life or Death Fight for the NHS! (blog)
Yes, Uilleam. I can hardly believe the little lamb isn't real.
And thanks for the Likes, Frederick, Stephen and Dolyn.
Comment is about FREE TOMMY LEE ROYCE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Had me right to the end!
Absolutely shocking poem: Is that written in electric meter?đ
Comment is about Capital Punishment (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
When I first saw the title of your post, I imagined it was a real-life case-I rarely watch the news now, thought I'd missed something big!
I seldom watch programmes of that nature, but it's fascinating how people are gripped by and identify with characters in those dramas
Comment is about FREE TOMMY LEE ROYCE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Stephen Gospage
Sun 22nd Jan 2023 21:25
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Grace.
Comment is about Parachutes (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage