I like your use of the word "sinks".
A reminder of all the washing up after the dinner?😏
Comment is about Nearly Christmas Haiku (blog)
Original item by Andy N
I've been doing some research on the meaning of the surname Mordaunt.
One result was, I kid you not:
"Effin useless"!😄
Comment is about Old Mordaunt's Web (or Penny's for the Poor) (blog)
sad and lonely with just a hint of hope at the end,
Thank you for 'Fairy Tale'
Comment is about Recovery (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Hope you get sorted soon MC
Comment is about Ho Ho Ho, We Have Snow (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for the likes and kind comments. Update: the pipes have now defrosted and we are able to use the bathrooms again. Just need to clean up and ignore the patch on the ceiling for now.
Thanks Stephen, every year I say “that’s it we are moving” but still can’t seem to drag ourselves away. 🌈
Comment is about Unfortunate Christmas Tradition (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sat 17th Dec 2022 23:56
Great piece Uilleam-well done matey!
Rose 💋
Comment is about Old Mordaunt's Web (or Penny's for the Poor) (blog)
Just found this-thanks, you're spot on.
Like Jesus, God-of-Mercy why do
We put up with this simpleton-shite?
It just aint right.
Comment is about Policing the language (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
May the swan be by your side
And stoic found another safe relief
To each their fate, to each their belief
Comment is about Swansong (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
A heartbreaking scene, one which is only too common:
the response to which is "we'll send someone round when we can spare the personnel".
Comment is about VICTIM (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
To anyone engaged in such a struggle-my thoughts are with you-especially at this time of year💓
Comment is about Recovery (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Yes, thank you Keith. The middle-class elderly have much influence upon the present Conservatives: thus we have pensions in the triple lock etc. However, millions of people, most of whom worked hard for this country for 50 years, the elderly poor, have no such influence on any political party. Indeed Labour politicians (eg Gordon Brown) just dismiss those 'living' on a state pension as bigoted fools. Such lack of respect for the people who willingly devoted their whole lives to this country makes me sick.
Comment is about VICTIM (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
<Deleted User> (34685)
Sat 17th Dec 2022 18:53
Pow-WOW-erful! nice one Rob
LS
Comment is about Meditations of a Mystic (Time is an Ocean Without a Shore) (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
A wonderful poem to read & get the day rolling w/ renewed energy & joy, come what may. Thank you Eric!
Comment is about More Thought Processing (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
<Deleted User> (34685)
Sat 17th Dec 2022 18:46
Sounds like our last house, Julie... we moved! Lol. Hope you get it sorted, but not easy at this time of year! 😭 Keep warm (&dry)!
Comment is about Unfortunate Christmas Tradition (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you so much, Bethany, Helene, Stephen & Julie!
I always like a bit of Christmas reminisce around this time 🧑🎄 Glad you enjoyed it 🌈
And for the likes, Rose & John! 🌷🌷
Comment is about A Christmas Bauble (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
There’s a Noel in our road, dear Santa, dear Santa,
There’s a Noel in our road, dear Santa, a Noel.
oh gawd.......................😁
Comment is about Roadworks Rap (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
They're sending an Italian firm to fix 'em: The Pepper Army😕
Comment is about Roadworks Rap (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I'm not a grinch,
but I am a dodderer, so I've just phoned up my elfin safety rep, who sez no snow!😊
Comment is about Ho Ho Ho, We Have Snow (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
You have my sympathy about the damage. My kitchen/diner has
just suffered a sudden loss via the cold water tap and I'm having
to get the landlord's agent to arrange a plumber's visit to the
premises. Oddly enough, the bathroom sink cold water tap is
working well enough!
Comment is about Ho Ho Ho, We Have Snow (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks John and Uilleam for the likes.
I read 'Grid Lock' by Ben Elton years ago, Uilleam. A man who foresaw the future, 😏
There is a Tarmac Road in Bilston which is peppered with pot holes 😂
Comment is about Roadworks Rap (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Oh dear.
I hope you get sorted out.💓
Comment is about Unfortunate Christmas Tradition (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I am a Peaceful Warrior
Thank you.
Your words remind me of the hymn:
"We are a gentle, angry people
and we are singing, singing for our lives".
Comment is about More Thought Processing (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
Sorry I missed this one earlier. A loving and touching write. 🙏
Comment is about A Christmas Bauble (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
"we're chasing satisfaction instead of looking in the mirror. "
The quest for instant gratification (via the internet and rampant consumerism amongst other things) is probably at the root of so-called "modern" society's ills.
Comment is about November (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thank you for your lovely thoughts.
If our intentions are honourable-
faith in ones self, is a start,
we must love ourselves first,
accepting and working on our weaknesses,
before we can help others?
Comment is about Rivers of living water (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Can you post this, Sophie. It’s very hard to make it out in the photo?
Comment is about December Birthday Blues (blog)
Original item by AbSo2021
Your pain is stark - laid bare for all to see and my sympathy to-wards you is boundless. Helene is so right - keep talking through your poetry - the healing process may take time - but it can happen. take good care.
Comment is about Christmas Tree (blog)
Original item by Matt Foster
The hole road's one big hole!
I wonder if there's an actual road/street called "Hole Road?
😕
I look at historical articles about how our UK transport system developed, pictures of horse-drawn carts navigating miles of quagmire...have we really "progressed"?
Comment is about Roadworks Rap (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
John,
The photo really sets the scene for this poem as it takes me back in time to those post war years in a Lancashire Mill town. The poem creates a scene of intimacy and sadness. People who are violated in a world they no longer understand and cherish memories of another and better time. 1945 was a place in time when the violence ended in what had been a world at war only to be assaulted with an invasion in the present day. How many such people are a part of this passing generation? How sad to be in those twilight years and suffer the insufferable and in such depressing circumstances.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about VICTIM (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
The writer has reached a sublime understanding which touches on the reason for life. I like very much the expression "I am a peaceful warrior".
I found this poem to be one which uplifts the reader away from the trivia of life as it has its significance in the divine. A revelatory poem.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about More Thought Processing (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
A poem thoughtfully composed that brings the reader to the point of realising that we can live our lives in haste not seeing and experiencing what is about us and being caught up in a whirl of nonsense which is detrimental to our mental and spiritual well being. The last three lines are a culmination of thoughts which bear a good deal of merit if we are to stay in touch with the important aspects of life.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about November (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thanks for the kind comments and likes. Apologies for the late response. We have been away for a few days. Returned to find the snow still at home, although I’m not as pleased as when it first arrived after frozen pipes caused a flood and took down part of our ceiling 😁
Comment is about Ho Ho Ho, We Have Snow (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for the kind comments and likes.
Comment is about Dreamy Picture (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
It's so heartfelt swear to God!
Comment is about Do you ever? (blog)
Original item by Jacqueline L Elias
Sat 17th Dec 2022 01:41
I find this so cool, here's chatGPT's interpretation of my poem:
This poem seems to be about a person who is reminiscing about a past memory, possibly a happy one. The mention of apples, the pasture, the picnic, and the sweet lemonade all suggest a pleasant, carefree atmosphere. The mention of the blue sky and the children holding hands adds to this idyllic scene. However, there is also a sense of sadness and loss in the poem, indicated by the reference to the "hollow thing that beats between" and the "red and masquerading nightmares." It's possible that this person is longing for the happiness and simplicity of this past memory, but is now stuck in a reality that is more complicated and difficult. Overall, the poem seems to be about the bittersweet nature of memories and the longing for a simpler, happier time.
Comment is about Kneeled before god (blog)
Original item by Alita Moore
Thank you Helene, not always easy to wait.
Comment is about Rivers of living water (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
John,
Thank you for your remarks which I fully accept. The present Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew has become a solitary figure with a small and declining Christian population which lives in the immediate proximity of his residence. He has repeatedly asked for the Turkish Government to help with various issues but receives no cooperation. Many Christians from Aleppo and in Kurdistan have fled violence and persecution. Assad's dictatorship, Putin's dictatorship and the Turkish President, all but in name a dictator, have combined to eradicate Christianity in the region and what makes matters worse is the impotence and lack of interest of Christians in the West. There is ignorance in the West as they turn a blind eye to atrocities and religious genocide. I am with you all the way John.
Comment is about CONQUEST: May 29th 1457 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Beautiful! Thank you! The last stanza is stunning & uplifting, reminding us to wait patiently but with hope that rejuvenation will "sweep in unexpectedly, like rivers of living water."
Comment is about Rivers of living water (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
A turkey leg, yes you’ve got it Uilleam!
Comment is about My 12 Days of Christmas (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Thank you Keith & Holden. To tell you the truth Keith, I think that very few people in our no longer Christian society give a damn about the persecuted Christians of the East. We did nothing when the Turks decided to rid themselves of their Christian minority by a policy of mass slaughter of men, women and children, 4 million dead. The Turks are are now aiding Whabbi Muslims in their successful attempts to exterminate the Christians of Kurdistan. Syria & Iraq. We do nothing.
Comment is about CONQUEST: May 29th 1457 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Yes, deep in the depths of despair. And yet...an honest, brave poem, Matt. Keep writing, don't give up. Poetry can help heal...it can be a conduit to strength beyond our understanding. May blessings & hope arrive. And thanks for kind, thoughtful comment, Keith.
Comment is about Christmas Tree (blog)
Original item by Matt Foster
Thanks Graham. Exactly what my wife said. 😂
Thanks for the likes Nigel and KJ.
Comment is about Roadworks Rap (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Take it easy John. Write something about potholes next 😃
Comment is about Roadworks Rap (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
This poem peaks of despair by exposing inner truths about the writer. On a first reading I sat back and pondered a response if any. Christmas is an emotional season when we look back over the past year and peer into the future and also take stock of where we are in life. Perhaps this poem which acknowledges the writer's personal predicament could be the basis of some New Year's Resolutions. The future might be able to overcome the past as it can be brighter if we enter into it with renewal of mind.
A poem to shock the reader but honest without doubt. Few write with such candour.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Christmas Tree (blog)
Original item by Matt Foster
Great advice--relax & let the patina shine! Thanks Uilleam!
Comment is about A Solid Lady (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Flyntland
Sun 18th Dec 2022 10:10
A grizzly tale and a dire warning - beware of mordaunts who masquerade as reasonable people.
Watch PMQs. the lady has a quiet and scheming countenance
Comment is about Old Mordaunt's Web (or Penny's for the Poor) (blog)