I used to like dipping each Kit-Kat "finger" in my cup of tea and
sucking the chocolate from it. Now I buy bags of plain chocolate covered Brazil nuts and pop them stright into my mouth for a
salivating chew. Tasty and healthy in equal measure. This old
monkey and his nuts don't like to be parted! 😋
Comment is about THE GENIUS OF THE KIT KAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Yes, thank you for this thoughful, inspiring poem, Katie. I witnessed a former colleague of mine at work who realised, in middle age, that he was in the wrong body. The process of changing gender required a lot of courage, especially given the 'unevolved' bullies around, as you say.
Thanks once again for this powerful poem.
Comment is about Becoming Who You Are. A Transgender Journey (blog)
Original item by Katie Sheila Haigh
Thanks, Trevor. Karaoke is strange, isn't it? It's almost impossible to sound really bad or very good. Japanese phonetic English reduces most songs to a middling drone.
The conclusion of this poem is based on a memory of passing the Emperor's residence at night and seeing rows and rows of journalists asleep on reclining seats in cars. It was known that Hirohito was very ill and he passed away early in 1989.
And thanks to Greg, Frederick, Hugh and Hélène for liking this one.
Comment is about Hirohito (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A prayer is sent
to save a soul
not a whisper heard
close feelings reach out
peace and love answer
healing a broken heart
all is quiet inside.
Comment is about January 2023 Collage Poem: Put on your Slippers and Kill (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Lockdowns didn’t really bother us, Graham. We never breed outside the family up here.
Comment is about THE GENIUS OF THE KIT KAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
OMG! There's not another lockdown in Yorkshire is there??
Comment is about THE GENIUS OF THE KIT KAT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I, too, say thanks, Katie. I have a trans niece (used to be my nephew). Your use of the word "journey" is well-spoken. For my niece, it's been a long, challenging process of discovery & transformation. She's in her late 20's now & is feeling much much better.
Comment is about Becoming Who You Are. A Transgender Journey (blog)
Original item by Katie Sheila Haigh
Thank you,Stephen I'm glad you think it worthy.
Comment is about Land of the free? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Graham for your kind words. It was written from the perspective of a friends son.
Comment is about Becoming Who You Are. A Transgender Journey (blog)
Original item by Katie Sheila Haigh
Thank you all for your kind words. 😀
Comment is about Got Any Readies (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Nice to know 'My Way' doesn't just get mauled here!
Comment is about Hirohito (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Katie this is a wonderful strong piece of writing. The whole transgender issue is one that many people feel ill-equipped to deal with emotionally and there are so many side issues surrounding it.
Well done for bravely laying out your case so emphatically.
Comment is about Becoming Who You Are. A Transgender Journey (blog)
Original item by Katie Sheila Haigh
Ah thanks M.C. It's always a pleasure when one of these chimes with you. Driving & singing has been therapy, a joy, a hobby, a guilty pleasure (which I now see are just 'pleasures'), magical times and no doubt the place many of the poems on WoL might have been formed. Thanks for reading.
Comment is about Second Favourite Feeling (blog)
Original item by Tom
I’m afraid I can’t take sides in the match, MC. What with me not giving a monkey’s either way. (Other than that they provide a fund of material for my parodies).
Comment is about SPARE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Brian - thanks for the view from across the pond. There is a
different perspective there, of course, - that much I can understand for a variety of reasons. But I suspect that in
general terms, there will come a time when the feeling "Enough
already!" will prevail. Not least in a land that is noted for its
admiration for a "Say little and do more" mentality that has little
time for moaning about life's perceived unfairness.
Comment is about A GAME OF MOANS (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Who, of a certain age and motoring mentality, hasn't "been there
and done it"? Very enjoyable.😎
Comment is about Second Favourite Feeling (blog)
Original item by Tom
Reminding us that sometimes it is the journey not the destination
that brings reward.
Comment is about Motorhome (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Aha.
The suspicions now increase...the whisperings of "I knew it!"
In terms of respecting the Royal Oak, Harry seems keen to hew it.
If he wants to moan beyond our shores, then I say "Let him do it"
He's got the bit between his teeth, so let the blighter chew it!
Comment is about SPARE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks Nigel, Frederick, Adam, Jordyn, Stephen G, Stephen A, Manish and Hélène for taking the time to have a read and for clicking like. 😀
Comment is about Second Favourite Feeling (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thanks Stephen. I wondered who could voice my nonsense and, for some reason, his was the name I came up with!😂
Comment is about The U.K.'s Space Mission (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
It wasn’t the best of days for him either yesterday, Stephen.
And thanks for the Like, Jordyn.
Comment is about SPARE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Beautiful, evocative, nostalgic. I love the ironic twist at the end 💯
Comment is about Reminiscing upon simpler times. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
I liked the bit about having your cake and eating it, John. Reminds me of someone else with funny hair who's pulling in the millions....
Comment is about SPARE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Tremendous stuff, Trevor. How can one not enjoy this?
Comment is about Got Any Readies (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Thank you, Stephen. Great writing which deserves an even wider audience. Lots of people need to read this.
Comment is about Land of the free? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks, John. Nothing should surprise us now. You can see why he gets so well paid for speaking engagements!
Comment is about The U.K.'s Space Mission (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks most kindly, P&SWilde 😊🌷
Comment is about of resolute anticipation (blog)
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nice one Jordyn
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never fail to raise our smiles
Comment is about A visit to the psychiatrist !!! (blog)
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You've pressed that metaphor button again, Helene. Been a downpour or here, too, 😀
Comment is about Another Day in Paradise (blog)
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Tried something different with this one! think it is better when read aloud, as have tried to get a particular metre to it. Think of it as a carthartic exercise in political anger lol
Comment is about Rule Britannia (blog)
Original item by Jake Burke
I have it on very good authority that this meeting really happened, Stephen. 😄
Or, maybe, I made the whole gag up 😂
Comment is about The U.K.'s Space Mission (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you very much, John B. Some things I read about what's going on in America at the moment just saddens me. It seems to be slowly choking itself to death.
And thank you John C. Yes, I thought that when I wrote it which, actually, seems apt for the whole sad situation!
And thanks for the likes everyone! 🌈
Comment is about Land of the free? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Maybe, Kevin.
Certainly, Stephen.
Thanks for the Like, Tom.
Comment is about SPARE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I believe boats are female too ??? Isn't it strange for inanimate objects. I've never understood why
Comment is about "Change, Change, Change" (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thanks Moonlight one of them is you
❤❤❤
Comment is about Sunshine (poet profile)
Original item by Sunshine
Good point Graham re Mother Earth. I gotta move out of the old gender-focused language & use more inclusive references. Will think on that!
No need to get your coat! Lol
Comment is about "Change, Change, Change" (blog)
Original item by Hélène
truth is with you
finding it in others
brings out the goodness
that is yours forever
Moonlight❤
Comment is about Attraction (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
M.C. Newberry
Sat 14th Jan 2023 16:56
Helene. Hugh and Frederick - many thanks for "liking" this poem.
It was born in the early hours, emerging on to the screen of this "memory medium" more quickly than anticipated. I sat almost
motionless, yet was moving rapidly in my mind down those
solitary scent-rich lanes and highways of rural Wiltshire in the
1950s, living again what many on WOL have never had the
opportunity to experience at all. How to describe what has
gone? That was the challenge, but I'm happy with what came
to mind. It'll do.
Comment is about HOW GLAD (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry