Thanks Martin, your comment is most welcome.
Comment is about I have that tape still (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
To Emmeranne, Holden, Stephen and Hugh - thank you for the
courtesy of the "likes". I was lying in bed after dawn, thinking on
the news of the sudden onset of terminal illness in family when these lines came to mind. There are certainly instances beyond
these examples when words that announce unwelcome news
somehow have an ugly sound to them.
Comment is about OMA & OSIS (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This is a particularly heartbreaking poem, Steve, more so for its delicacy and determined optimism at the end.
Comment is about Snowdrops (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Good to hear from you Stephen. Yes indeed!
Wishing you a wonderful day.
Best wishes,
Rasa
Comment is about Just Show Up (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
A lovely piece, Hélène. There is something wonderful about how the unexpected unfolds.
Comment is about Amazing (blog)
Original item by Hélène
A gem of a poem, Stephen. Artistic licence, eh?
Comment is about Picassogram (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you very much, Stephen and thanks to Tom for the like.
Comment is about Earthquake (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Very kind of you to comment, Graham. That picture was taken on a beautiful Saturday morning. These old railway tracks are leading me a merry dance, all over north Northumberland! Thanks for the Likes, Red Brick, Hugh, Steve and Stephen.
Comment is about The viaduct (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Why are today's bridges (that's bridges built anywhere) so bloody boring compared to those lovely old things of yesteryear?
I have this mental picture of you now Greg, disappearing in smoke from a steam train! Brief Encounter outdoors!! Good one and good to see you out and about in the 'north'!
Comment is about The viaduct (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you Hélène. Humans know and understand so little. "I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my eyes and all is born again."
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar.
Comment is about First Light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Beautiful First Light poem, & really lovely poem read by Kathleen. Thanks!
Comment is about First Light (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you, Stephen. A soldier by circumstance. War makes a mockery of us all.
And thanks for the Likes Nigel, Frederick, Hugh, Uilleam & Helena 🌈
Comment is about Reluctant Soldier (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Powerful & thought provoking writing as usual, Stephen 👏
Comment is about Earthquake (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Indeed, Steve, although you never know. I know how much effort something like this takes. All the best.
Comment is about A Warrior of Words (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
Beautifully written, Rasa. It makes me think of the maxim 'You can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket'.
Comment is about Just Show Up (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Dog stories always get to me, Mike.
Comment is about Canine Frequencies (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Thanks Red Brick, Steve and Stephen A. Modern technology, Stephen? Who knew? What's a 'download'? (haha)
Thanks so much for your support everyone! 🎈
Comment is about All Roads Lead to Malton (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks, Nigel and Uilleam. This is indeed a tragic situation and questioning the existence or benevolence of a god is normal when these things happen. Of course, I agree that many of the conditions which the earthquakes exacerbated are purely man-made.
Thanks to Frederick, Hugh, K Lynn and Hélène for liking this poem.
Comment is about Earthquake (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The madness has its historical origins across this world of ours.
Even as we despair of the death and destruction, we offer
employment to countless legions toiling in the invention and
creation of the weapons of war. It has been so from time
immemorial and continues apace, strangely accepting of our
universally recognised feat of producing overwhelming armageddon
that has somehow sent us back a step to what is smugly
termed "conventional warfare". Perhaps we are meant to
be grateful? .
Comment is about Money for what? (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Sun 12th Feb 2023 05:32
Thanks, Hélène! And thank you for the likes -- Red Brick, Uilleam, Stephen.
Comment is about This Poem (blog)
Original item by K. Lynn
Thanks Stephen, not exactly a best seller but certainly a source of personal achievement and enjoyment
Comment is about A Warrior of Words (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins
Thank you, Helene. We might have been in our 30’s but we were still kids. And t’Owd Lad had enough rotten luck for the three of us.
Apologies for not being able to get the audio to work.
And thanks for the Likes, Uilleam and Stephen. You all deserve medals for wading through this tome without the help of the audio.
Comment is about t'Owd Lad (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks Stephen (Atkinson) I did watch the movie (of the same title) close to when it was first released.
Comment is about hidden valentine (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Thanks for the laugh & the sharing about your friend, John. Really well written; the poem/prose carried me along to tell a story of sorrow, joy, fun & humor.
Comment is about t'Owd Lad (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This is great K. Lynn! I laughed out loud. Wonderful!
Comment is about This Poem (blog)
Original item by K. Lynn
Really lovely, speaks on many levels. Aspirational-- the way we want it to be, on the inside, maybe one day on the outside.
Comment is about New beginning (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Wonderful poem! Love the rhymes & the message. The last line is a home run. Thank you Hugh!
Comment is about A calm heart (blog)
Original item by hugh
Thanks for all your likes
Helene
Stephen A
Stephen G
Hugh
Uilleam
Red Brick Keshner
Holden
Your Royal Poetess
and Kevin.
Comment is about When Hope Calls (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thanks Stephen.
Our sympathies are naturally with the victims who question the existence of a "God" who allows such suffering.
Yet I read that 4 million people were already homeless, in a rebel held enclave of Syria prior to these earthquakes as a result of the civil war there-at the hands of Man-not god.
I am moved to ask: which arms companies-and which politicians-are benefitting from such conflicts?
Comment is about Earthquake (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Here we go again
Flashing eyes and ruby lips
Alternative coded proposition
Paying taxi fare - - -
Works every time.
Comment is about February 2023 Collage Poem: A Real Revolution (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Brings home so many emotions we all are feeling Stephen.
Comment is about Earthquake (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks Stephen A
Finding the right words can prove difficult when this happens.
Thanks Helene
Everyone who watches yet another victim saved sometimes after hours buried in darkness feels the relief when they appear.
Comment is about When Hope Calls (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thanks Stephen G
I wanted to show how this World disaster has in itself brings terrible conflict in how unfair we look at life itself and who people blame when there is great suffering.
Comment is about When Hope Calls (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Thank you, Stephen. There are so many young men forced to fight unwillingly in Ukraine and other places. It is a real tragedy.
Comment is about Reluctant Soldier (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I really admire this poem, Nigel. The concluding line is extremely powerful.
Comment is about When Hope Calls (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Good one, Uilleam. A poem about everything, which skewers today's smug bunch and so much more.
Comment is about Insult to Injury (blog)
Thanks for your kind comment, Stephen. Maybe some people can compartmentalise their lives to that extent. If they can, it's a horrible thought, since they would have no conscience or feelings of guilt.
And my thanks to Nigel, Frederick, Purplemoon and Hélène.
Comment is about Torturer (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Cryptically superb, Stephen.
Does he leave, like his hat, the day behind? Love that, though I'm not quite sure why 😆
Comment is about Torturer (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A lovely hug on a winter's night. Nice one J.D.
Comment is about Unfrosted (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
I'm glad he didn't choose mankini Mick, Julie! Incredible effort 💪
Comment is about SpeedoMick (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
My bloody valentine! Enlightening 😯
Comment is about hidden valentine (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Well done, John. I'll be downloading 'cause I've gone all modern ☺️
Comment is about All Roads Lead to Malton (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Sums up the horror & the hope perfectly, Nigel.
Comment is about When Hope Calls (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Nigel Astell
Wed 15th Feb 2023 12:40
Thanks for your likes
Holden
Stephen G
Uilleam
John B
and
Your Royal Poetess.
Comment is about Sea Spray Lover (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell