Thanks, Stephen.
There are actually adults who enjoy dressing up as gunfighters.
As a little boy in the playground I ran around with a cap gun, shouting "bang-bang, you're dead'".
Fantasy for some children, grim reality for others.
Comment is about Dogsbody (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
You've nailed it again Rolph.
Nothing is sacred except the aquisition of wealth.
Comment is about The Papal Masquerade (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
Strangely moving, JD. Well worth the read.
Comment is about Do you know where? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
There are a few who might qualify as 'not even a household name in their own household', John. But of course I can't remember who they are.
If I may be supremely boring, I could mention the many across all democracies who are well-intentioned and try to do a decent job. It doesn't always work out, but......
Comment is about BLUE PLAQUE FOR YOUR MP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I agree with Marla. A gem of a poem. Thank you.
Comment is about grow (blog)
Original item by Sherri
Good advice, Stephen. Enjoyed this a lot.
Comment is about Just Smile! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
A really good poem. It makes an instant impact.
Comment is about White Cabbage (blog)
Original item by JACK"E"
Thank you, Uilleam. I take your point, although in the light of recent developments we should perhaps be careful what (or who) we wish for!
Comment is about Tube Shelter (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The food we discard, whilst others starve!
Comment is about White Cabbage (blog)
Original item by JACK"E"
An very evocative poem, Jonathan.
You've just resurrected a memory; the Leeds-Liverpool canal and Tom Pudding boats!
Always easy, sometimes beautiful, canalside walking.
Comment is about A Goole Thing (blog)
Original item by Jonathan Humble
Thank you, Naomi.
Always money for wars,
none for hospital wards.
Comment is about UNFOLDING STAIN (blog)
Original item by Naomi
Reminds me of the reduced-price cake at a so-called "continental" street market in town at the end of the day, thinking I was getting a bargain. It was tasteless dried-up yuk.
Comment is about Graveyard Shift at Al's Truckadero (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Thanks for that JD.
As the song suggests:
"Love is in the err"...which of course, is human😐
Comment is about Do you know where? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Well done to you Graham.
Having recently given reading in public a go, myself. I found, that after the first couple of times... despite being a little nervous initially... reading ones work to an audience... eventually becomes an enjoyable experience, that one wants to perform again and again... as soon as is possible. Write on.
Comment is about It's never too late! Graham Sherwood makes live poetry debut (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
As a kid, in the early 'sixties I lived in a terrace next to the main railway line between Hull and Doncaster (the line which features in Whitsun Weddings). We played and made dens in the fireweed by the side of the track. I like to imagine Larkin (the summer poet) travelling through Goole and seeing these kids through his carriage window mucking around by the monkey bridge and sidings ... could have happened : )
Comment is about A Goole Thing (blog)
Original item by Jonathan Humble
The train may be three-quarter empty, but Larkin is somewhere on it. A very fine poem, Jonathan. I did get to Hull a few years ago, on a train from Scarborough, mainly to pay homage to the station statue. But I have never been to Goole. Perhaps one day.
Comment is about A Goole Thing (blog)
Original item by Jonathan Humble
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dub4vob1qrE&pp=ygUac3BsaXQgc2NyZWVuIGtpbmdzIG9mIGxlb24%3D
Comment is about bloom (blog)
Original item by Landi Cruz
Sherri,
That is so well said and powerful in just a few lines.
Marla
Comment is about grow (blog)
Original item by Sherri
The spark is fine, I can assure you that most people will recognise your words but you are the one who strung them together so eloquently. As one Peterborough born poet to another (I still live here) well done
Comment is about Unsure (blog)
Original item by Jane Ivy
Thanks Uilleam, & absolutely! As Graham says smiles are free, in fact I've added it into the poem, so thanks Graham! 👍
Comment is about Just Smile! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you for your thoughts, Uilleam.. And for the Like, Redbrick.
Comment is about BLUE PLAQUE FOR YOUR MP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
That's a beautiful memory. Marigolds suddenly feel even more special after knowing that. Thank you Uilleam
Comment is about MARIGOLD (blog)
Original item by Naomi
😁 Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh that's really nice to hear!
Comment is about Gray Hair (blog)
Original item by AirlogRigsMaria (Arry)
Thanks @Uilleam… 🌷🕊🙏🏻 It had to be said 🤩
Comment is about for the Unbroken (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Love it Stephen.
Let's smile for those poor souls who can't.
💗
Comment is about Just Smile! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Considering they are free! It’s a wonder there aren’t more about. Lovely idea Stephen 😎
Comment is about Just Smile! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks Rolph, for that accurate observation.
Unfortunately, in the UK's halls of power there roam many such ravenous beasts; cowards, wreaking endless misery on innocent souls both at home and abroad, who escape being held to account because of the cowardice of others.
Comment is about When Tyrants Fall (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
If truth be told, Mike none of us is perfect, but a kind heart is darned near it.
Comment is about The 'Perfect Son' (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Apologies, one shouldn't speak ill of the brain-dead.
Comment is about BLUE PLAQUE FOR YOUR MP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Liz Truss has turned over a new lettuce leaf...that's definitely not funny!😢
Comment is about BLUE PLAQUE FOR YOUR MP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sorry for the late response. Been having lots of problems trying to login to the site lately! But anyway, thanks for commenting J.C. Graham & Uilleam, much appreciated.
And thanks for the 🌷🌷Everyone
Comment is about The Poem Of Life (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks to Red brick, Hugh and Holden for the likes
Thank you Stephen for your comments. I am glad you enjoyed it
Cheers
Martin
Comment is about Call me soon (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Superb RBK.
...cowards beg for kinder chains,
Comment is about for the Unbroken (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Congratulation, Kneecap. You have been banned from a venue or “cancelled” as the not-so-free-speech warriors would say.
Evidently, UK society, the Met Plod, his Excellency the Reverend Bishop Basher and his pearl-clutching admirers hold the three of yous to a higher moral standard (a standard I assume is based on observation of the Ten Commandments) than the UK politicians and their client hacks and the UK arms industry are held to.
The aforesaid,, through their lies, corruption and moral bankruptcy, have enabled the mass-murder of innocent children.
Kneecap, you have just turned an old fogey into an ardent fan.
Mo sheacht mbeannacht ort!
🌷💐💗💪🌷💐💗💪🌷💐💗💪🌷💐💗💪🌷💐💗💪🌷💐
Comment is about Haiku don Bhliain 2025 [Uimhir a trí déag 13] (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Thanks for the likes,
Tom Doolan
hugh
Stephen Gospage
Stephen W Atkinson
Hélène
Naomi
Socialism is the only answer.
So-called"Trickle Down" theory has been comprehensively debunked. The only stuff that trickles down onto UK society is sewerage (literally) and blood, sweat and tears.
Comment is about Bread and Roses (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Thanks for your likes,
hugh
Aisha Suleman
Yanma Hidayah
Naomi
The pearl-clutching hypocrisy of politicians and their client hack presenters in the mainstream media, and in the not-so-mainstream-media, desperately struggling to make themselves somehow relevant, in between hate-mongering broadcasts is truly appalling.
The murder (for that is what it is ) of thousands of innocent children and their families is evidently of no concern to them.
Comment is about Haiku for 2025 [N. 12 KNEECAP] (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Nobody'll know the difference if I cop for it.😏💐
Comment is about Forget-Me-Not (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Is that the ref or the boss, or both?
Comment is about Reference in Rhyme (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
I'm so proud of my grey hair - and the wisdom that comes with it.😇
Comment is about Gray Hair (blog)
Original item by AirlogRigsMaria (Arry)
Marigolds - always remind me of the first flowers my dad planted in the garden, on having moved out our slum home.
Comment is about MARIGOLD (blog)
Original item by Naomi
What good fortune to have someone like that in our lives.
Comment is about To My Wonderful Son On Your Birthday (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Very deep, those last two lines, Yanma.
Comment is about Between Morning and Night (blog)
Original item by Yanma Hidayah
Lovely, Mike.
That looks like those wild roses around here whose scent is so delicious.
Comment is about Beacons (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
It makes me smile how some of us complain about being woken by the dawn chorus, which I love. I'm just grateful I don't live near an airport!😊
Comment is about For Patrick Bocarde (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
Russell Jacklin
Sat 3rd May 2025 12:41
Thank you Stephen, and thank you for the read
Comment is about Do you know where? (blog)
Original item by JD Russell