I wasn't familiar with the word Twixmas. (Don't ask me where I've been). I've learnt something now.

Comment is about Twixmas (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Lovely
I can't imagine a Christmas anywhere else.

Comment is about Four Haikus outside at Christmas in Yorkshire (blog)

Original item by Andy N

I liked this one John.
It wasn't the one I expected. You do one that starts slow then builds up then slows down again.

Maybe a repost of that one is about due.

Comment is about THE MOORLAND TRAIN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thankyou, Holden. And thanks for the Like, Moonlight.

Comment is about THE MOORLAND TRAIN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

So true,
Precisely 👍

Comment is about Living, Loving and Laughing (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thank you very much, Brenda, I really appreciate the kind words! 😊

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

This is great, John! 😎

Comment is about THE MOORLAND TRAIN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks Kevin. Means loads that you loved this (:

Also thank yous to Nigel Astell, Tom Doolan and Holden Moncrieff for the love.

Comment is about Christmas Card Poem (2021) (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Happy new year kj. I shall be looking for your poetry too 😀
The ending to this one was a genuine surprise!

Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Happy new year kj. I shall be looking for your poetry too 😀

Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thanks again John. I'll do this one if you think it stands up.
Thanks too Mark. You can go west from where we are, but that would put us on the wrong side of the Pennines.

Just noticed another deleted user (Leon I think), always sad to see another drop off.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Spot on. I like your mam's style! 😁

Comment is about Mi Mam's Take On Contraception (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thank you for the comments, Tom and John. I tried to make the first few lines reflect the sense of freedom which would come from flying above the Earth, while the second part expresses, as you say John, concern about the state of the planet. So both your comments were very much to the point (grateful for the humour, Tom).

And thanks to Rudyard, Holden, Brenda, KJ and Nigel for the likes.

Comment is about Flying (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

I am in the latter catagory dk. Like the poem though. 😁

Comment is about Sardine (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Johnny Cash indeed, MC. A better New Year to you too.

Comment is about THE MOORLAND TRAIN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

During this festive season your poetry has reached new heights; it seems as if you are in full flood. This particular poem really speaks of Christmas cheer.
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about After (blog)

Original item by d.knape

That's the spirit JC...drive on - and take us with you into 2022 !!!
(And what better initials for a tune from the legendary Man in Black himself?).

Comment is about THE MOORLAND TRAIN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I recall it used to be said that something broken beyond recall
had "Gone West". But since there's not much in that direction
up north, then maybe she was sensible and has "Gone South"?! 😉.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

The use of books in one form or another to tell a story has been known for centuries and even now, despite the advances of
technology that still holds true. And the "Book of Life" is the
most universal yet the most diverse of them all and its chapters
become our own lives.

Comment is about Chapters of life (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

This surely resonates with many across the years. A joyful time
but also a time for remembering what used to be and is no longer, even harder for small families to endure.

Comment is about Happy Christmas Day Mum (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Thank you Stephen and John, your kind comments are much appreciated.

Comment is about The Turn of the Year (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

Beautifully written. I love the notion expressed in seeking to grasp at gardenias, not straws such a positive image.
Thank you

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Slugs and llamas would be good, Kevin.
It would be a shame if you didn’t do this one. I think it’s stands apart from being either one of your Grimston Low cartoons or your serious observations on life.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

I sense some foreboding also, Stephen. We're not looking after what we've been given.

Comment is about Flying (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for that John. It's made my day to think that you enjoyed my poem enough to read it to your mum.

Happy new year. I look forward to reading more of your posts next year.

Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

It was but in the advices
The straw and logs
That let to the construction of fort
Now it's a wall of wisdom for all

Thank you Nigel🌷

Comment is about Lonely island (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

I read this poem to my 92 year old mum. We both loved it! Hilarious. Thank you!

Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thanks John.
I don't know if I'm going to do this one, or recycle one of my oldies.
I might do eleven minutes of slugs and llamas.

Happy new year.
See you in January all being well.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

A poem that stands alone
each visitor has advice to give
then leaves still travelling
looking for what you have found.

Comment is about Lonely island (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

Very uplifting Stephen. 😁👍

Comment is about Flying (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for comments M.C. Stephen ,Julie & Holden. Shame I couldn't upload my audio. Merry Christmas to you & yours. 🥂🎁🎄

Comment is about Christmas Delight (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

I love the intensity and power of this poem, John.

Comment is about Inner City Blue (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Beautiful poem, Brenda.

Comment is about The Turn of the Year (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

I'm a sucker for positivity! So much of it to relish here. Well done! 👍👍👍

Comment is about Christmas Delight (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thank you so much for the kind comment, John, it really means a lot! 😊

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thanks John

I’m very appreciative of you comments. I’m glad you liked it

Comment is about bAL-a-NCe (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

An antidote to all the current madness. Timeless, evocative and optimistic. I enjoyed the way you coated the fruit with "snow white cream. "
Thank you Brenda 😊

Comment is about The Turn of the Year (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

I loved the way many lines are balanced between differing ideas. Fits in with the theme and the title. Bravo, Pete 😀

Comment is about bAL-a-NCe (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Stunning poetry dk😀

Comment is about After (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Witty and profound. Thank you, Holden. A poem to treasure. 😊

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

I look forward to hearing this at WS in Jan, Kev.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thanks Keith and Leon for your comments on this piece, and for your encouragement throughout the year.
I know it's cliché to say it, but it really does mean so much.
I hope you too had a great Christmas, and I wish you and everyone on this site a happy new year.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

John,
this poem cracks the veneer of civilisation as we perceive it to be.
I am drenched by it
Thank you
Keith

Comment is about Inner City Blue (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

It took me a while to figure out "tree-sured"
but now I have it. ha
Merry Christmas M.C.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Now Christmas morning and I am reading your response.
Thank you Keith and...
A very Merry Christmas to you as well.

(Have you ever been to Sherwood Forest?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

What a lovely way to show how special your mum is to you Nazia, and to show that our loved ones stay with us.

Keep writing.
Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Long is the way (blog)

Original item by Nazia Khan

Beautiful Greg, thank you. Such rich imagery! And such an impressive bio-you contribute so much to the writing community, including this blog. Thank you 😃
Keep writing and smiling.
Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Flora and fauna (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

A very happy Yuletide to you Keith!

“It being Christmas eve, there was, as I had foreseen, a great deal of revelry and what not.”

P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit

Comment is about The family face (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

John,
So very true. I can readily acknowledge that I have without any protest inherited certain traits of my parents in varying degrees. Impatience, anxiety, intellect and many other personal attributes are passed down the line to some extent. Even the experience of my parents in war which I escaped, has a seed in my being.
Thank you for this
Merry Christmas John
Keith

Comment is about The family face (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I think you have been copying my playbook, Julie, 😁
Merry (and bright) Christmas to you!
John

Comment is about Christmas Eve Hangover (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan