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Ghazala lari

Mon 25th Mar 2024 10:31

Indeed a painful poem. But beautifully expressed.

Happy Holi brother.

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 25th Mar 2024 08:55

Delightful and at the same time heart wrenching.
We should all remember that all wounded birds have the right to fly away once healed!

Well done Manish.

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David RL Moore

Mon 25th Mar 2024 08:27

Many thanks for the recent likes, much appreciated.

David

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 25th Mar 2024 08:17

Thank you for generous comment, Manish. Auracle - yes, infinite consumption will clash with the finite planet. Perhaps it already has! I'm aware that a poem is better at indentifying a problem than finding a solution!

And my thanks to Graham, Hugh, Stephen A, Holden, Tim, David, Bethany and Rob for liking.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 25th Mar 2024 08:09

Thank you, Holden. I imagine that many things will come cheap at this particular juncture, or maybe I'm wrong. Good poem.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 25th Mar 2024 07:44

A good message, John. I went through this some years ago, although having been first tested at 50, I sorta knew it was coming. I was constantly described as a 'young patient'. A lot better now.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Mon 25th Mar 2024 06:47

Thank you, my friend. It means a lot to me.😊

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Manish Singh Rajput

Mon 25th Mar 2024 06:46

Nicely written, Bethany. Great in its imagery, and evocative.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Mon 25th Mar 2024 06:42

Wow. This is brilliantly written, Tim. Deep and evocative. I loved it!

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Bethany Sallis

Mon 25th Mar 2024 01:04

God forbid any of you guys contracting this horrific disease.

Thanks to, Hugh, Holden, Manish, Tim, rob.

( note change of title? )


Bethany

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Auracle

Sun 24th Mar 2024 23:41

you're welcome. still a very talented poet & writer on this website, mr. Stephen Atkinson πŸ˜€

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Auracle

Sun 24th Mar 2024 23:40

makes me laugh. ignorance I suppose πŸ˜€

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Tim Higbee

Sun 24th Mar 2024 23:21

There is something almost magical gently easing through the lines. Nicely as usual, Manish

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Auracle

Sun 24th Mar 2024 23:11

I appreciate the creative forms that explore unknown territory.

Well done!

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Stephen Atkinson

Sun 24th Mar 2024 22:35

Thank you, Stephen, & Auracle!
And for the likes everyone 😊

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John Coopey

Sun 24th Mar 2024 19:16

Thankyou, MC. I understand that prostate cancer is one of the most treatable types provided it’s caught early enough. Yet so many men seem reluctant to get tested. And thanks for the Likes, Holden, Stephen and Paige.

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raypool

Sun 24th Mar 2024 17:49

Thanks for likes Holden and Hugh.

Yes,
Stephen, I couldn't recommend the Stars and Stripes but our local one in Sainsbury's has re opened and bucked its ideas up and the coffee seems to have improved - I hope it's not the virus kicking in!

Penguin you do me more than justice ! It's a strange device to conjoin two words that don't really make logical sense, but seem to work in the poetry framework, thanks.

Yes David there is an irksome quality to the process of standing waiting, probably no worse than being a frustrated motorist - it's a horrible facet of unreal expectation. I remember being in Abbey National once for ages and on reaching the hatch asked if they did bed and breakfast. Went down like a lead balloon of course. I really like the Nero coffee but sadly on this occasion there was a big problem on board, I'll go back, just a blip! Re the brackets it was a sort of an additional thought which I think would not have scanned too well if not separated - like an aside I suppose. Maybe "I thought was a man" would have been neater, but it's not my usual trait!

John, I'm no expert in the taste zones of the north, but probably no demarcation on the global brand in local terms.
Sadly our local Costa has definitely watered down the brew so it seems, less coffee same price hovering around the Β£3.50 mark. We've got a bookshop who do great coffee, so there!

Graham, you are an unashamed connoisseur on the matter apparently and who am I to interfere with that? In my dim memory bank there are strong coffee and brandy moments and never finer than when thus mustered.

Ray

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 24th Mar 2024 17:49

John/Manish/Holden and Hugh - thank you for the "likes".
In fairness, I certainly appreciated being paid for my various
published poems but I have spent far more in self-pubilshing
and contributing to the liks of WOL and suspect the existence
of a self-propagating world in which the aim is to obtain large
sums from the public purse in pursuance of a certain type of
poetical product via competitions and campaigns in various names that see a paucity of verse in evidence.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 24th Mar 2024 17:34

An original rendition (shades of "Muddy Waters"😎) that sings
soulfully of a nuisance condition that plagues mainly older men.
No medical reason has been discovered for its emergence and
it affects its victims to varying degrees. It is certainly to be
given attention but it is not necessarily linked to cancer. I've
been on the medical merry-go-round for years after my then
GP thought my PSA reading required urology attention. I was
told it was unlikely I had cancer but that was merely the
prelude to being kept in the "maybe it might be" syndrome.
DIET is worth mentioning ,with foods like tomatoes, broccoli,
pomegranate and turmeric possessing qualities that are
said to be good for the prostate, along with olive oil as a very
useful "lubricant" for the body and its circulation in general.
Moral: Eat wisely - live heathily...and keep everything moving!
😌 Good luck!.

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Holden Moncrieff

Sun 24th Mar 2024 16:31

Auracle, thank you so much, I feel truly humbled by your words, you are extremely kind! πŸ˜ŠπŸ’—

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Manish Singh Rajput

Sun 24th Mar 2024 12:32

A superb poem, Stephen, as always. The title, and the first line is so true.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Sun 24th Mar 2024 12:26

Thanks a lot Stephen G and Bethany, it means a lot to me.😊

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rob1967able

Sun 24th Mar 2024 11:54

A big thank you to the people who gave me a like. Love.

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Auracle

Sun 24th Mar 2024 11:08

Wow!

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Auracle

Sun 24th Mar 2024 11:04

Infinite consumption of a finite planet seems to be self-destructive πŸ˜€

Human rights organizations have destroyed the one-child policy, didn't they?

Then what are the other options left?

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Auracle

Sun 24th Mar 2024 10:56

Reading this poem is one more reason to continue on living.

I have survived for so long already. I might as well continue. Why not?

Then you continue to inspire me, Holden Moncrieff

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Ghazala lari

Sun 24th Mar 2024 09:37

Thank you Graham.

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Ghazala lari

Sun 24th Mar 2024 08:35

Kindly reveal your identity. The critic must be open and clear in communicating his or her opinion.

I respect the difference in opinion and perspectives.

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Landi Cruz

Sun 24th Mar 2024 06:32

I think I take your point about moving forward, David.

Maybe analogies about the physics of the universe would serve us better if we could actually take a universal view of history, which doesn't really seem possible.

Thanks for your thoughtful contributions...

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Paul Holloway

Sun 24th Mar 2024 01:51

Wonderful. I remember Armadillo Sherry, and taking a bottle to the village supermarket to get it filled up. Rough stuff, but strong, and cheap, as your ode points out.

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leon stolgard

Sun 24th Mar 2024 00:36

Thanks folks one does ones best πŸ˜‰

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Bethany Sallis

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 19:21

Oh my word Leon, this such a superb and ever so well written poem. Thank you,

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Bethany Sallis

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 19:19

And I totally agree with Stephen. Thank you Manish.

Bethany

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Bethany Sallis

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 19:02

Great comments fellas, and a wonderful supply of likes, from,
Hugh, Stephen, Aisha, Holden, Manish, rob, and Leon.

All for which I am extremely grateful.

Bethany

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Graham Sherwood

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 12:40

Give me the coffee that the locals drink in France anytime over these over-priced milky warm examples.
Tradition, Grand Mere, Maison Cafe, bought by the kilo in solid slabs. Perfect!! As for customer service Ray! you've nailed it!

G

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David R Mellor

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 12:24

Thank you Stephen and M.C. Newberry for taking time to comment and bang on truths from both of you .. cheers

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Mike Bartram

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 12:20

Thank you for reading and the kind comments...much appreciated.

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John Coopey

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 12:19

I confess to being a Costa customer, Ray, although I would always use local coffee cafes in preference which are sometimes better and sometimes worse. Starbucks is like mazzy watter.

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David RL Moore

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 07:26

Hi Ray

A good example of our sometimes needlessly hurried days.

I'm curious why you would retain the text included in brackets. It might endear you to a particular reader whereas it just might lose you others, just a thought.

As chains go Nero is one of the better ones, I think.

David

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rob1967able

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 06:46

Thank you stephen. This means alot to me. Love.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 23rd Mar 2024 06:32

A nice progression in, and conclusion to, this, Manish.

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John Coopey

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 21:39

Indeed, MC. And thanks for the Likes, Stephen, Holden, John and Leon.

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Auracle

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 21:25

Longest poem I have read here on Write Out Loud.

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Auracle

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 21:18

I love massacrART

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Auracle

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 21:15

You see, I should have worshiped this poem a long time ago.
You see, it's never too late!
You see, brilliancy!

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Auracle

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 21:13

Thank you for reading and liking my poetry.

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samu mini

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 20:03

I want to participate in this event.

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leon stolgard

Fri 22nd Mar 2024 17:46

Many thanks John Stephen and rob πŸ‘

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