Thanks for the likes for my silly write.

Comment is about Here You Come Again (Bolly Partyon) (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

You are very welcome Stephen. 😀
John

Comment is about Public Gaze (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

I agree with MCs comments. A fine poem which mirrors my own experience dk. I must reflect upon that.

I have.

It hurts.

John the Alien 😀

Comment is about Taking My Finals (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Hugh I've just had a quick word with Boris who says that, heartfelt as your piece is, he won't be following your advice.

Comment is about Act now Boris after Christmas will be too late !! (blog)

Original item by hugh

Thank you, I will be listening!

Comment is about Clyde McCulley (poet profile)

Original item by Clyde McCulley

Hugh and Holden - thanks for the "likes". Compliments of the
Season to you.

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Stephen - It's my contribution to the genre of Christmas hymns
= not quite happy-clappy style, but meant to lift the spirits in a
mixture of modern and traditional! Thanks for the comment.

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A thoughtful and interesting poem, Keith. I believe that human beings are basically decent. It's just circumstances and the temptation of easy solutions which drag society down sometimes.

Comment is about A Decent Folk (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

A joyful verse with lovely tight rhyming, MC. Really enjoyed it.

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Banging our own drum certainly has its place in the context of
world history - with the emphasis on "world". Has there ever
been an empire that has achieved so much and handed it back
- adorned by the benefit of law, science and democratic government? This despite (or perhaps because of) our own centuries of internal conflict and bloodshed that obtained our
mental awareness of the cost of the necessity for finding a
way for our peoples across the UK to achieve a successful harmony of respect, recognition of other values and the common ground that saw us become a beacon for many
in the world...past, present (check that out!!!) and no doubt in the future. But our first duty is to look to ourselves again if we
are to be able to look to helping others in this rapidly evolving
era of world affairs. Everything in existence has a breaking
point and heaven forbid that we exceed our own and descend
into the chaos of disappointed expectations. .

Comment is about A Decent Folk (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

You are so correct, M.C.
I could hardly sleep on Christmas Eve, it was so magical.
I am glad the poem made this impact on you. Merry Christmas!

Comment is about the poor boy that had no Christmas (blog)

Original item by Clyde McCulley

An enjoyable and educational analogy with life itself. Have you
noticed how the brightest can fail when facing the basics of
life's demands and obligations as they move through this existence of ours? It's almost as if we can sometimes be overqualified in what we set ourselves and to fail when it really matters. Politicians seem adept at this!

Comment is about Taking My Finals (blog)

Original item by d.knape

We happily greet
The glad upbeat
In this verse
As things get worse! 👍

Comment is about Christmas rock’s but once a year! (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Kevin - glad you enjoyed it. Your comments encouraged me to
realise I'd missed a verse in this posting,,,now corrected here. 👍

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I wrote this one a few weeks ago. It feels like it has a different meaning to it now.

Comment is about A Normal Christmas (blog)

Original item by Joe Williams

Nothing wrong with sentimentality. Even us 'woke' 'snobs' recognise that it has a time and place. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to bring home the evils of mid-Victorian poverty. We could do with an updated version today.

Comment is about In defence of the sentimental (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I loved the lines
In the glass of the parting doors
I watch myself get torn in two
Very accomplished, Tom.
I admire your skill!
John Botterill

Comment is about The Faintest Farewell (blog)

Original item by Tom

Hi Clyde! Just to let you know that your poem will be featured on my show this Sunday after 4pm GMT on Allfm.org if you want to listen. Thanks a million for taking part ☺

Comment is about Clyde McCulley (poet profile)

Original item by Clyde McCulley

not exactly the Sage I was talking about
haha

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Amazing?

You were forced into reading.
Now you will never be the same!
😃

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Ah...the power of childhood dreams and expectations. I was
transported back down the decades to my own childhood and
the excitement of waking on Christmas morning (having hardly
slept!) to see what Santa had left at the end of my bed.. Those dreams and expectations never quite go away, do they? 🎄

Comment is about the poor boy that had no Christmas (blog)

Original item by Clyde McCulley

Exactly right Mark. Intellectual and social and cultural snobbery - pure and simple. By-the-way, a very happy Christmas to you and to yours. John

Comment is about In defence of the sentimental (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Have you been talking to a certain Mr Coopey Julie?

Comment is about Here You Come Again (Bolly Partyon) (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

There can be a certain snobbery towards what is often derided
as "sentimentality". It smacks of a want of humanity that I find
repugnant.

Comment is about In defence of the sentimental (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Awesome imagery, Tom Very touching and unnerving for the reader.
John Botterill

Comment is about Ship In A Bottle (blog)

Original item by Tom

I’ll make a larger file and replace it.

Comment is about Winter Poem -- a limited edition broadside (blog)

Original item by Russell DuPont

Connecting and healing. A grand combination.

Comment is about Worcestershire laureate's new role as hospital trust poet in residence (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

KT - thanks for the one word very acceptable appreciation.
Ditto your earlier comment about "Thoughts At Christmas!.
JC/SA - M,y PC has problems (or rather I do perhaps) uploading
the musical version this time - but, like "Christmas Snow", it
can be listened to via its listing under "audio" entries on my
WOL profile page. Give it (them?) a try. 😇

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks for the messages Keith snd a Stephen G. Difficult decisions to be made on the run up to Xmas. Let’s hope the figures show it’s a much milder variant very soon. Thanks also for the likes. A more cheery, just for fun poem posted.

Comment is about Christmas Past, Present and Future (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Stephen and Gail,
thank you. I believe this to be true. We are good and decent folk no matter what others may say. I personally hold firm to this.
Thank you both
Keith

Comment is about A Decent Folk (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

It may have been within the rules or not, John. I’m not competent to judge. But it was plainly naturally unjust to eliminate an 11 second lead to nothing.

Comment is about THE FIA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Taut & Joyful M.C. I'm definitely singing from that hymn sheet.
And like John says, where's the audio? My headphones are at the ready 😉

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Eloquently written & like John, I still believe!

Comment is about A Decent Folk (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Wonderful writing, about an all too familiar subject these days, Tom.

Comment is about Ship In A Bottle (blog)

Original item by Tom

Very powerful John and funny, if it wasn't all so damned unfair!
John Botterill

Comment is about THE FIA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Beautiful, elegant and true. At least, I want to believe that it is. Thanks Keith.
John Botterill

Comment is about A Decent Folk (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I felt identified immediately with the sage, dk. Very clever, as usual! 😊
John Botterill

Comment is about Purple Sage (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Very amusing dk😀
John Botterill

Comment is about Dogs & Trees (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Mike,
Poems of clouds and trees are very special to me as they speak of a living world which often may seem dead. As you say in the final stanza God didn't design them to stand still nor us also. A world which comes and goes, of changing seasons and moods.
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about The Cloud (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Russell,
The print is difficult to make out as it is too small. Could you re post on a larger scale.
Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Winter Poem -- a limited edition broadside (blog)

Original item by Russell DuPont

Thanks Mark. Yes indeed the food aspect is a highly contentious one, offering the alternative of buy by and sell by. The best option is to say by bye and in the bin, but at what cost?!

I recall that Clement Freud had on his gravestone: best before (and then the date) !

Thanks John, Stephen and Holden for the additional likes. Aythangyow.

Ray

Comment is about SELL BY DATE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

A great metaphor is struck here Tom. So many ideas that carry the imagery into the human predicament, and a highly accomplished use of language to convey that. Good to read your work. It does feel like the voice of experience !

Ray

Comment is about Ship In A Bottle (blog)

Original item by Tom

Technically difficult in such a tight form, MC. You capture the spirit of a Christmas hymn wonderfully. Where's the audio, though?

Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND - a seasonal hymn (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks for your further thoughts, MC and Stephen.
And thanks for the Like, John.

Comment is about THE FIA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Very fine response to a sad situation, Julie. Although case numbers are currently dropping in Belgium, Omicron is around and it seems only a matter of time before they start going up again.

Comment is about Christmas Past, Present and Future (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

I like this, John, and the analogy is very much to the point. I seem to remember a cup tie many years ago where a team was leading four or five nil when the game was abandoned due to bad weather. When it was replayed, they lost. Funny old sport, motor racing, especially all these guys in baseball caps who seem to be playing space invaders during racing, not to mention all that wasted Champagne.

Comment is about THE FIA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you, John. The 'brief history' idea had not occured to me, so many thanks for this comment. Perhaps I will change the title! It seems so right.

And thank you to Branwell, Stephen, Brenda, Holden and John for liking this poem.

Comment is about Public Gaze (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks Keith. Habit is a trap and it's so easy to get stuck. Recognising the tricks you use to justify these behaviours to yourself is a good place to begin in breaking out of them. A new year's resolution, of sorts. Thanks for reading.

And thanks to Jordyn, John, Keith, Holden, Stephen, Stephen and John for reading and liking. Much appreciated.

Comment is about Ship In A Bottle (blog)

Original item by Tom

A fitting comment on the situation and a reminder that, truly,
rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise
men! By the way, citing football as an example, I've a healthy suspicion about the efficacy of foreign officials when recalling Maradona's "handy" allowed goal and Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in another international event - in both cases obvious to the rest of us watching.

Comment is about THE FIA (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I was one of
those riders!

wink.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey