Thanks Graham, it seems to hit some spot with the readers. Have a great year too.
A good point Uilleam, the object seemed so vulnerable I was attracted to it! Somehow very personal.
Thanks Stephen, exactly so.
Your poetic comment is welcome Mark. It takes a sentimentalist like me to save a soul!
Keith, I know you are committed to greater ideals, and this small token does find a way to comfort . It amazes me how small the script is, yet how vital.
A nice comment Helene thank you. I did feel compelled to rescue the book; her husband was a lovely guy - it seemed it was the least I could do.
In addition, thanks as always for your likes, Frederick, Colin, Holden and your Royal Poetess.
Ray
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Happy New Year Hélène, and thank you 🌷
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Thank you and all the best for 2023 Stephen & Uilleam.
....and remember to forget the troubles of the past....
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Thanks for the likes and kind comments hope you all had a wonderful time.
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This poem is relevent to so many situations - many of us would love to - both send and recieve a - 'little parachute of love' - It would be such a lovely start to 2023
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A great poem to start 2023!
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Tender and moving, Hélène.
Best wishes for the new year.
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Thank you so much, Graham. I appreciate the encouragement and look forward to WOL poets doing this vital year proud.
All the best to you,
Steve
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Thank you, Stuart. Best wishes for the new year.
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One of the best I have seen for a long time, Adam.
Best wishes for the new year.
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I think we all share your optimism Stephen and applaud you for keeping this subject matter foremost in our WOL poets' mindset.
I think the people of Ukraine need as many parachutes of hope as they can get. Bravo!
G
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12m by 'eck, lucky chap!
Mine's 1" on a good day.😟
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The wind out there is strong and cold,
Attacking the homeless both young and old.
Wrapped up in blankets dirty and damp,
The street is their bedroom ,its lights their lamp.
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The photo is astounding. Wow. And so fitting to the well-worded poem.
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Thank you Uilleam. And the same to you & yours!
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Sun 1st Jan 2023 01:36
Lovely poem Julie and such a beautiful coloured species of bird.
Thank you.
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Thanks kindly Hélène, WOL is quite the place to be. 🌷
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Love and best wishes for 2023.
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Love and best wishes to all for the new year.
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Love and best wishes for the new year.
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All my love to you and yours for 2023.
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Time will not wait
the past moves on
so should we.
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Thank you, and the same to you Julie.
Keith
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Many thanks for your kind comments, Ray, Uilleam, Steve, and Hélène. And for the Likes, Nigel, Frederick, Chris and Holden. A very happy new year to you all.
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Love this! The poems on WOL on the cusp of the new year 2023 are full of beautiful imagery. Thanks Frederick & all WOL writers!
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Beautiful!! So vivid I felt I was there.
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Yes, like Graham & the others, I found this to be a powerful poem. Really vivid imagery & deep sentiment. Like Uilleam points out, so so different from tech devices. I suspect Mrs. Binfield would have a pleased smile on her face to see her little prayer book rescued & cherished. Well done Ray & thank you!
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I have one almost identical but with a blue cover dated 1960
"Be a good soldier" was taken from the lesson for the day..
Hold onto it Ray
Thanks
Keith
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As an activist and a renegade I applaud this poem
Thanks
Keith
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A masterful poem of epic proportions which speaks for many of us who have become disillusioned in the eternal hope for something better and more just.
Thank you for this
Keith
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Thanks Keith (Jeffries) Happy New Year! 🌷
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A timely theme for the arrival of a New Year when we are
exhorted "Out with the Old/ In with the New".
Passed - but not handed on
Its journey focusses thoughts upon
A move that guarantees an existence
Continues through humane persistence.
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Glad to see that you saved it, Ray, even if it does live in 'Pious obscurity'. I'm sure that it's quite grateful.
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A very evocative poem, Greg. The (relatively new) moon in conjunction with a planet or star is a wonderful sight.
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A very powerful poem, David.
Best wishes.
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Thank you for your positive comments, Keith. As a general rule, I don't like the removal of statues but I can understand this one. Hopefully, some solution will be found, perhaps involving a museum.
And thanks to Frederick, Greg, Jordyn, Uilleam, Your Royal Poetess, Rudyard and Flyntland for liking this last poem of 2022.
A happy new year to everyone.
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Learn to love your ownself first
For if you can't love yourself
Then it's impossible to love others
So true!
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Beautifully and thoughtfully crafted with good imagery.
Thank you for this
Keith
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Oh gorgeous Northumberland, with that beautiful coast.
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The pocket book with its red cloth cover
well thumbed by a neighbour's hands
Such items speak to us in a way that no mobile or PC screen ever could.
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Do not be silent!
I will not be silent.
I will refuse to "go gentle into that good night"
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raypool
Mon 2nd Jan 2023 19:15
One thing missing from this list is by a sad omission my limited responses to other poets on the site. Unfortunately it does take a lot out of me as I feel I must delve in to each poem and get OCD about it. I am an old codger so not much energy to spare. Anyway I would like to offer my sincere thanks for all the input I get and hope you will forgive me for the limitations.
Happy new year everyone!
Ray
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