Positivity is always welcome - at any age! ?

Comment is about Life Advice to My Younger Self (blog)

Original item by John McDonough

The care and concern are shared. But every generation seems to
face this situation. One only has to think of the likes of "Jack the Ripper" and work forward. I'd wager each year had its
murders of this sort, with the "Penny Dreadfuls" and the "Police Gazette" carrying the tales to be eagerly read by the shivering fascinated masses. Somehow, we have become
almost sanitised by life, expecting to be freed from the
of the beast beyond the door...as if each woman was some
"Alice" in a newly created wonderland. Tragically, reality
has been left out of the teachings and warnings that should
exist. Only the streets and traffic change; the predator
and prey scenario remains constant. Prevention and
deterrent remain the vital "watchwords". And for too long
the second has ceased to exist in any meaningful sense of
the word whilst we as a society have got our safety issues
confused with words like "rights", "equality" and "freedom".

Comment is about Tougher laws required (blog)

Original item by hugh

Mimi - I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem. I have no difficulty in
seeing the images it portrays in my own "mind's eye". The
walk starts at Higher Brownstone (car park) where the tree
can be seen and moves on down to meet the SW coastal path
opposite the old WW2 coastal defences. It is a bracing part
of the local area for a walk. As mentioned in a previous reply,
the location also has personal resonance, perhaps the primary
inspiration for how the poem "came together". Almost in
rhythm - words with steps taken. The later song version
was a natural sequel to this feeling.

Comment is about DOWN BY THE MEWSTONE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

There are some nuggets in this piece. The trouble is they are difficult to mine out of the whole poem. It is difficult to read and for my money needs to be in shorter lines.

It’s hidden well, but I search
deep within the crevices of your mind.
I interpret your words and actions
to depict intention and longing, want and need.

etc etc! Just my view, the words are good though

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by Jaysit

Can I suggest Cape Leeuwin?

Comment is about My Ocean Dream (blog)

Original item by Rasa Kabaila

You are right dk. The Mayor is useless and we are losing our identity as a nation as you are also. Not to worry we shall all be dead and gone by the time that happens

Keith

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

What a nice idea Rasa.

It's long been my dream that all the regular WoL contributors will one day meet up somewhere and get to talk about poetry face to face. Maybe Port Macquarie can be that place ?

Comment is about My Ocean Dream (blog)

Original item by Rasa Kabaila

Tweedledum and... You know the rest.

Comment is about 'That eye-on-the-object look': Auden quoted by Labour leader at conference (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

An interesting poem with some striking images. I also liked 'deodourised cheeseburgers'. Look forward to reading more.

John S

Comment is about Elvis Presley Boulevard 1994 (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Had to create an account just to say how absolutely beautiful your poem is!!

I will be keeping it in mind as inspiration while I make my own (photographic) art during my stay in Kingswear x

Comment is about DOWN BY THE MEWSTONE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks Tom for your comment. When we are able to travel, you guys will have to come and visit in Port Macquarie! ?. Hope all is going well in your world.

Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about My Ocean Dream (blog)

Original item by Rasa Kabaila

“Where have all the drivers gone?
Long time passing;
Where have all the drivers gone?
Long time ago;
Where have all the drivers gone?
Back to Poland every one;
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?”.

Comment is about TEN WHEELS ON MY WAGON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I was asked to write a mental health message to my younger self, I know he won't listen to my words of wisdom and will tread his own path. Hopefully others will.

Comment is about Life Advice to My Younger Self (blog)

Original item by John McDonough

Thanks

It’s surprising how it all hangs together, a completely random list in a random order !

Comment is about PLAy. Liszt ( in order of PLaaaaay) ! (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Great minds! I was working on one like this. You've beat me to it! Excellently composed & fun!

Comment is about PLAy. Liszt ( in order of PLaaaaay) ! (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Thanks to those you liked and to Ray for commenting

Yes I recently went through what I would describe as a bit of a dry spell. Although I have continued to write, much of it has been utter rubbish. However things are looking a little brighter now.
Cheers Ray

Comment is about But for words (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thanks to John, Robert, Stephen and Holden for liking this poem.

Comment is about Golf Game (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks Stephen for looking in.

Graham, thanks for your comments, and of course the analogy of vampires roaming is a dramatic one, while the truth of aberrant behaviour is much more likely to go unnoticed, until flagged up. I can't help seeing the perpetuation of crime passed on as a sort of horrible legacy through time.

Hi Mark. I wonder if Steve Coogan will be compromised in his future by this role. He is always worth watching, if only for his versatility. I still think the Louis Theroux documentary was highly revealing - no doubt it will never be repeated.

Stephen, i'm glad you felt that way, thank you.

Ray

Comment is about ABUSERS - THE UNDEAD (blog)

Original item by ray pool

JC -Views about denial come in assorted forms, .according to a state of mind. ?
SG - you can hardly be more negative than preferring others to exert control
over your country's laws and business dealings. Cheers.

Comment is about TEN WHEELS ON MY WAGON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Looking at their website, events haven't been updated since early 2020 - ie start of lockdown - so we suspect not. There is no imminent poetry event listed on the Dugdale Centre site, either. Write Out Loud relies on gig organisers making use of our service to update their info on our Gig Guide.

Review is about Enfield Poets on 2 Oct 2021 (event)

Thank you Stephen, Holden and Laura for the likes and for reading ?

And thanks Stephen... It does have some length but I'm glad you didn't feel it outstayed its welcome. I will put the scissors down and let it be what it is. ?

P.S. To D.Knape... if you're reading this, I told you I'd find a poem for this title ;)

Comment is about Holy Terror (blog)

Original item by Tom

hi there, just wanted to confirm if this event is still on?

Review is about Enfield Poets on 2 Oct 2021 (event)

thanks for the kind comments...Roger started his own haulage firm after quitting the game, driving his own lorry. different times now eh when top class players retire!

Comment is about 'Sir Roger' (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

The English Culture is being deluded by foreigners.
How about your Mayor of London?
Now there's a real winner!
?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Hello Jennifer,
most people just give up on me
since I make so little sense.
Somehow, you have stuck around.
I guess you find me amusing.
either that or
you feel sorry for me.

?

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

I would comment on your comment
but....I'm on the other line, on Hold!
?

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks ?

Comment is about sTOrm (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

“It’s got nothing to do with Brexit” they say, Stephen. “It’s got everything to do with Denial” I say.

Comment is about TEN WHEELS ON MY WAGON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Great flow & rhyming. Definitely more than a storm in a tea cup!

Comment is about sTOrm (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Silence isn't always golden. Nice one, Keith.

Comment is about The Library of Silence (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

dk.,
Thanks, I enjoyed Spain for the warmth, the cost of living and the quality of life which is far less stressful than in the UK. However, I am an Englishman and there is no place like home. I am not a European. My language, culture and the freedom we enjoy in the UK is incomparable. God Save the Queen!

Keith

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

It is a situation that we can often see around us.

Thank you, Keith

Comment is about Why (blog)

Original item by Robert Neest

A good poem based on an understanding of human nature and the reality it faces.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Why (blog)

Original item by Robert Neest

And thanks to Stephen, Holden, Kelvin and Feeling Emotion for liking this poem.

Comment is about Elvis Presley Boulevard 1994 (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

No problem with that, John. Brexit was always a completely negative idea.

Comment is about TEN WHEELS ON MY WAGON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Or sometimes it's "scenes which viewers may find upsetting"!

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

I love this one, Keith. The concept of the 'Library of Silence' evokes perfectly the limited opportunities that so many of us had in our early years. Not really the fault of parents, or schools, but just of circumstances. Glad that you had the determination to eventually overcome the 'silence'.

Comment is about The Library of Silence (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks, Mike. He was a fine player and a good man.

Comment is about 'Sir Roger' (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Outstanding, Adam. A real tour de force.

Comment is about Orpheus And Eurydice (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

When I was very young, my father used to have a p/t job at the local 'Regent' cinema (we know it as the Picture House). I remember he used to bring us kids a small box of 'toffets' home on a Friday night.

Magical times now gone west with a lot of other warmly remembered things.

There's more dodgy stuff on BBC1 than those old x-rated films these days

Comment is about The Ritz, Surbiton (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Why wouldn't I love this Greg? no reason at all. It's rather a coincidence, but the references to Margot are reflected in that opposite the Ritz was a cafe called The Good Life ! The seedy part of town obviously. I loved the last verse. Thanks for the credit but you must be crackers to write about the Ritz.

Ray

Comment is about The Ritz, Surbiton (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Moved back to England?
I must have missed that post.
How do you like it now?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

What country do YOU live in?
Do you get out much?
hahaha

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

"contains unpleasant scenes".
what a nice way of putting it.
?

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

So true! Getting through to any real human being is quite a
result nowadays. The system really does seem designed to
deter (not to mention delay) callers.

Comment is about Wait Time (blog)

Original item by d.knape

It takes me day to do what I used to do all day!

Comment is about Sex, Alcohol and Sugar (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thanks for the likes, the two Stephens, Holden and John. Maybe Margot would have disapproved, Stephen ... but I've always pictured her as one of those secret 70s Surbiton swingers. Maybe there was a hidden agenda to their friendship with Tom and Barbara.

Comment is about The Ritz, Surbiton (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

As Graham says, we have lost too many of these 60s football heroes recently. A fine tribute, Mike, to an underrated member of that World Cup winning team.

Comment is about 'Sir Roger' (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

thanks mate!

Comment is about 'Sir Roger' (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Primo Levi's book on his experiences was a masterwork of internalisation. It is brave to raise the horrors of the holocaust John and to point out the acceptance of it by those in the know, and especially the commitments of those who authorized it revealed by the Nuremberg trials proves how ordinary these functionaries of the state were as people. Shades of 1984 in the thinking.

Ray

Comment is about Final Solution (blog)

Original item by John E Marks