Yeah, that is very true... but sometimes it's nice to be slightly naive and to be happy not questioning everything that is put in front of you, haha! :)
Thanks Richard x

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Thank you :)
I really love Journal Heart Attacks, it's brilliant! xx

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Hi Ian. Good to see you on WOL and to read one that performed well. Looking forward to seeing some blogs

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Hi - "sugar & spice" - many thanks for your kind comments. B

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Hi Cynthia . thanks for looking at Run way. The title (with the underscore space) was intended to suggest runaway but to keep the airport elememt refered to in the poem. The poem came out of a workshop with Michael BlackburnI attended recently. Win

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Hi Again Anthony. Glad Charlie Pike hit the spot. its a cracking piece. Glad also that you liked the fairy lights! Thanks for reading and keep posting your stuff. winston

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Hi Ian , welcome to WOL. Winston

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Ann
I'd be delighted to have you on the team.
I always wanted to find a woman who knew about horse-racing and the Bible - a bit of a niche fetish.
I do have, however, as you know, an "entry fee".

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Hi Bill, just a note to thank you for the CD which i have very much enjoyed.A nice variety of subjects and some great local interest and all well told. Thanks, jane

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Hi Alison

Great stuff, hope you enjoy exploring the site. A warm welcome to you. Winston

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So Sorry Cate... When I say Grey what I meant was very dark white.

Hope that makes amends
Augusta xx

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You just sit back and watch then John ... as long as you find it all to your satisfaction... I'm happy

Augusta xx

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Thank you Anne and the joy of joys they are non fatting... unless of course you follow them too closely.

Augusta
xx

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Darkly is a very special Lady... she lives in my head...and slips out of me at night .. then lays with me in the dark...

Augusta
xx

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Hello Isobel
Thank you for sticking to poetry.

The subject matter at its base root level is undoubtedly SEX.

The subject ‘Samey’.. Well I make no apologises, the base survival and instinctive drives roots in life as far as mankind, womankind for that matter, are concerned is
SATIETY, SHELTER, and SEX. Sexual gratification, adventure, tragedy, loss, horror joy, perversions are all arenas in which I explore the samey subject of sex.

Love is not sex nor is it a base root for our survival and in my humble opinion, nor does it come close to being.. Sex has long been accepted as the catalyst of contract. Prostitution aside, take WAGS and celebrities as a prime example.

Yes indeed there are a multitude of themes but they will all come down to these basic roots driving them at some point, as for ‘SEX is great but there is only so much sex you can take’, once again I think you are deluding yourself. Sex is not always gratuitous and pornographic it’s in everything we see and touch every second of the day it is what makes us different from Tarmac

Isobel with legs like yours you are never going to be more than a moment away from the energy of sexual fantasy, and that in itself, albeit a catalyst, is the reason you use them thus and not just for walking. Not withstanding your pretty shoes and expose tights.

‘We girls sticking together’, is that a subtle call from Lesbos, or is that me aflame once more., ahh me , I shall continue the penning of my next poem which is on the subject of how to make a bread pudding rise slowly.

Many Thanks

Augusta xx

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Hi Cynthia, thanks for commenting on Kingfisher. Their rarity and spectacular colour does make them legendary, almost mythical.
Your villanelle has attracted much comment. It sounds to me like the tolling of a bell. Sometimes to bolt yourself into a particular form can give you a surprising amount of freedom. Greg

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Hi Dave, thanks for swapping kingfisher-spotting memories. The one in the poem I saw almost every day for about six months over the winter of 2006-07. Saw it perching, diving, the works. Then one day it was gone, and I've only had one sighting along the canal since then. Greg

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"The consequences of a dirty weekend" Love the ending x

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Thank you so much, Andy, for reading and commenting on my latest
'Into love's shadow'...

Yes... Isobel is usually right on with her assessment of things ; )

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Ahoy Ann, many thanks for yer comments back in February. Apologies for the delay in replying, I have been on a long voyage. Mingo.

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Thanks for your comment LOL - good to see you back posting!
Isobel x

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Thanks fo rthe comment ,Cynthia - the poem is one I had to do as I am on the verge...read and apprciate all your work.
Steve

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thnks Dave, I will...had to let it out now though...Steve

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On Monday's I fall in love is impressive, particularly the image of wet fairy lights magnifying the mosaic rain.

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Hi Winston

Just wanted to say thank you I colelcted the CD from sorting office this week and loved your recording for Charlie Pike, it was very authentic with sentiment detatched and envoking the words perfectly.

Top man !

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Hi Lisa,
thankyou for the little feedback- very humbled.
keep up the good work!
Marianne

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Hi Ann, I'm glad you liked the Kingfisher poem. Final lines are very important, I think. I added the last line some time after I'd written the rest of it, and found that it had changed the meaning in some way - but that I thought it worked. Btw, I must say that I find the new profile picture quite distracting! I don't think you had been showing us the mud maid's best side before! Greg x

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Hi Andy,
Thanks for your comment on 'weeping willow'. Glad you enjoyed it. x

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Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed reading 'weeping willow'. Thanks for taking the time out to comment and for the wonderful praise! x

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Gus, your such a dear doll! xxxx

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How I have missed you!

Thank you as always Gus for your input and comments on my latest,
'Into love's shadow'...
I did edit... not sure about the one line though - we'll see.

Merci : )
xxx

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As always Isobel, I appreciate your support, as well as your funny and insightful comments.

Merci pour tout : )
xxx

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I read many of your works and wish I could comment on any one of them. The truth is your writing is up out in the stratosphere somewhere that no mere mortal can put into words your brilliance. Consider me a fan.

Lisa

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Hi Lisa, thanks for your comments on 'Elusive Old Friend', much appreciated. I do tend to write in rhyming forms more often than not, it's a bit of a family tradition really, my grandfather having written his life story in verse :)

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I love "Only Fond". I've found myself there more than once. What I like most is how you've captured what it's like...what's going on in our heads as we fight it. I think the lines:

"but I can fall in fond

or maybe fall in very fond"

are brilliant. And I believe I will be recalling those lines in my head next time I find:

"I should not fall

head over heels

head in the clouds

off my head

in love with you"

Thanks for that. I'm sure one day I will need it!!

Lisa

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Hi Cynthia, glad you liked 'Just Passin’ Thro’ (Still Got The Blues for You)'Win :-)

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Cynthia
Thanks for the comments on "20 Years from Now". I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

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I can see the influence of your loss in the raw and poignant way you express yourself. My book 'My Father's Eyes Were Blue' is mainly about loss and I feel I can relate.

Keep hold of the pen and paintbrush and it will help your loved ones live beneath the eyelids in your dreams.

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So true what you say about friends! A powerful start Alison. Welcome to WOL.

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Hi Cynthia

hope you are well - thanks as ever for reading

spayed is the word i wanted for this poem


thanks x

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The path you were walking down was exactly the path I was walking down! All the lines I wrote were exactly what I wish for including the last line. And you didn't upset me in any way, I was truly just confused. Thanks so much for commenting on my work. And also, your description of "The Cape" was a great response to what the piece is about. I'm glad it had that effect on the reader. Thanks again.

Lisa

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Many thanks John, still feeling my feet in this world so reassurance that I've made a start is lovely!

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Thank you Paul,

glad you enjoyed it :)

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Wow, Alison.
Powerful imagery.
I really like the rhythm too, and the sense of anticipation of rhyme which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't.

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Hi Fatima,
just heard your interview on Tony Stringfellow's show - excellent, well done¬!

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Greg, thanks very much for your comments on Fame of a Sort. I've just read your Dance On poem. That has a killer last line too!I don't suppose The Shadows were Rock'n'Roll, really. I liked the strolling forwards then back and the intellectual smile. They did look rather nerdy.

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Thank you for your comments on "Heartfire" and for letting me know what lines you liked best. I truly feel that way myself.

Lisa

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Thank you so much for your comments on "Though The Demons Are Waiting" - very much appreciated!

Lisa

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Oh yes and then there was aunt Clara too.
Why did she marry him?
Well... it's obvious the man absolutely adores her and loves her twitchy little nose. :-)
As good a reason as any i would think.
xx

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Hey, thanks for your comment. I like "I like ruins best" the best :)

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