It's a most unselfish act, to share your leaves with your neighbours.
Comment is about Leaf Blower (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Is there nothing in her own country that gives her cause for concern? Why is she always picking on us?
And if she is determined to highlight things abroad, why not pick on the worst offenders first? Can't remember seeing her in China....
Comment is about WHO IS IT? (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Fri 5th Nov 2021 01:06
Thank you so much, Stephen, your encouragement really means a lot! ?
Comment is about Some other day... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Fri 5th Nov 2021 01:01
This is brilliant, John, vraiment magnifique! ?
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thankyou, Stephen G and Stephen A.
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sounds beautiful & beautifully captured in your words, Julie ?
Comment is about Tarn Hows (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
It should go down a storm there, John.
Steer clear of South Kensington though.
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sheep to the shearer? ?
Kids? Think back to Shirley Temple and little Jackie Coogan etc.
and realise how they can be used by big business. Cynical...moi??
Comment is about WHO IS IT? (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Leave it out, Stephen! It’s the only blow-job I can get these days!
Comment is about Leaf Blower (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The simple humanity of the theme deserves a joyous welcome.
But why "For I will lit a candle for you" when "light" is the right
word for a present or future act of this sort? "Lit" is for a past act.
Comment is about LIGHT TO YOUR DARKNESS (blog)
Original item by CHIMAOGE NWAIGBO
It is rather threatening for we old men to be lectured by a young girl, MC. Have you noticed that no-one says she has been wrong?
Comment is about WHO IS IT? (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thankyou, Stephen and MC. I hope to perform it at tonight’s Open Mic in Gaul. (Sorry, that’s Goole).
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This really is top notch of its type. It reminds me of the song
sung by the late lamented Kenneth Williams who also used
the "language laughs" to memorable effect. But even his
song wasn't as comprehensively inspired as this material..
A cracker!
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A real tour de force, John. I once saw Gerard Depardieu in a film where he pursues Catherine Deneuve in a motorway service station while impersonating a chicken. Alors...
Gerard Depardieu, avec son grand nez
Et qui se prend pour un poulet.
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A fine poem, Keith. I love the idea of nights out manouvering days.
Comment is about November (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Splendid, and I learn a lot.
Comment is about Some other day... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Thanks for the likes, Stephen, Holden and Pete.
Comment is about Boy Dancer (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you so much for the comments
Holden & Julie ?
Stephen, Tom & M.C. Wonderful comments from wonderful poets.
And, yes M.C. let's hope we never fully understand the horrors that so many have endured. Thanks again ??
Comment is about The Beast Of War (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thu 4th Nov 2021 12:10
Thankyou, Jordyn for your kind thoughts. Branwell, too, for the Like.
Comment is about LITTLE BASTARDS (TRICK OR TREATING) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
As always, I enjoyed the read. This flows effortlessly while maintaining it's humor. Thank you!
-J
Comment is about LITTLE BASTARDS (TRICK OR TREATING) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I love this piece. Thank you for sharing.
-J
Comment is about Misery (blog)
Original item by john A Giordano
We have the garden room, Graham, but it's rather cold and wet and muddy down there at this time of the year! Thanks for your kind words, Ray.
Comment is about Studio (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
A real delight of lightly presented goodies, in a casual style that runs through much of your work and draws us in inimitably (or something like that!).
Ray
Comment is about Studio (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you Stephen. Always appreciate your comments.
Comment is about Adieu (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
A very tender poem, Mike. Scattering ashes does provide some 'closure', whether one likes the word or not. I found it a very moving moment.
Comment is about Adieu (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Cheers, Stephen. If you leave it too long to revisit the past, it's hard to find your bearings. That's what we found!
Comment is about A way back (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks very much for the like, Julie.
Comment is about The moment (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The succulent from Sainsbury's, brilliantly grounds this. I think she deserves one of those garden room studios Greg. Start saving up!
Comment is about Studio (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for the kind words SG. I suppose the lines represent a
reaction to much of what I see and hear via the various media
outlets nowadays.
And thanks, one and all, for the "likes".
Comment is about LIVING A LIFE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Brutally powerful. I have a feeling that a certain WW1 poet
who wrote of the lowering of blinds would applaud this writing.
Bravery and cowardice...those two creations of circumstance...
will always linger, the thought of which can be as destructive
as any shell to the mind and body. I wonder if a lack of
imagination and a surfeit of it can create their existence at any given time in the confused hell that is war. Over the top one
moment....cowering, arms wrapped around heads, the next.
This is an admirable accomplishment about a horror-filled subject that only those who have experienced it can fully
understand.
Comment is about The Beast Of War (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
A very real depiction of what is can mean to lose control over
the motor that drive the moving parts and become like a vehicle
with a starter that tries vainly but can't move its host. A fate
none of us would ever wish to endure or see happen to others.
Comment is about The Patient (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Addiction: finding something you like and then liking it too much
to give it up. It can be positive or negative in the long term. The
trick is knowing the difference and dealing with it.
Comment is about addiction (blog)
Original item by JustKelvinMasilela
You are easily pleased, Kevin!
Comment is about LITTLE BASTARDS (TRICK OR TREATING) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Fantastically written and incredibly moving. Great writing Stephen. I hope you're sharing it widely, this deserves to be read by many.
Comment is about The Beast Of War (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks for your lovely comment on Under The Old Whale Bones. I hope everything is good with you Jennifer. Cheers, Tom.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Paints a great picture of the nation's capital.
Comment is about The Nation’s Capital – London (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
One of my favourites.
Comment is about LITTLE BASTARDS (TRICK OR TREATING) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A quite remarkable poem, written from the heart and raw in its content. Many of us have succumbed to addictions and realise to our dismay the damage we do to ourselves. It can become an going tragedy. You have so well put it all together that any fellow sufferer can relate to what you say. I wish you well for the future.
This is one of the best poems I have read for some time.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about addiction (blog)
Original item by JustKelvinMasilela
I nail a dead cat to the door, Stephen.
Comment is about LITTLE BASTARDS (TRICK OR TREATING) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for the like, Kelvin. It was intended to be more of a general meditation on life and death, but, thinking about it, a funeral setting would be appropriate.
Comment is about Geese (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you for liking the poem, Kelvin, and for your comment.
Comment is about The moment (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A superbly accomplished, moving poem, which becomes more profound with each verse. The rhymes are an integral part but the power of the language means that one hardly notices them.
Comment is about The Beast Of War (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks, Greg. A lovely poem. We used to roam a place called Bluebell Woods, near Rainham in Essex, and it occurs to me we never saw a single bluebell!
Comment is about A way back (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Beautiful poem. Thank you.
Comment is about LIGHT TO YOUR DARKNESS (blog)
Original item by CHIMAOGE NWAIGBO
Good poem, John. Ever thought of trying water cannons?
Comment is about LITTLE BASTARDS (TRICK OR TREATING) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I think you have captured the tolerant and welcoming side of London, Aisha. Very enjoyable.
Comment is about The Nation’s Capital – London (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
This is very good, MC. The finish is superb.
Comment is about LIVING A LIFE (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
John Coopey
Fri 5th Nov 2021 08:37
Many thanks, Holden. And thanks for the Like, Jordyn and Aisha.
Comment is about LA VIE EN ROSE (PART 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey