Thank you Stephen! Means a lot. Everything is still a work in progress so will likely re post this in a few weeks when I’ve had another idea aha
Comment is about A chink in the armour (blog)
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I enjoyed this series very much, particularly the way Simon Armitage focused on some lesser known poems (e.g. A Bridge for the Living, Going Going). I found the input of other poets and pundits to be a bit variable but at its best (Ian McMillan, Stephen Bush) very informative.
We all know he was a far from perfect human being, but the poetry stands on its own.
Comment is about Simon Armitage reflects on 10 Philip Larkin poems to mark centenary (article)
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A moving story beautifully told, Clare.
Comment is about The Last Time (blog)
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Congratulations to you both, Julie.
Comment is about 30th Wedding Anniversary (blog)
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Thank you to all who read and commented on this poem. Summer nights are quite illuminating.
Keith
Comment is about Night into Day (blog)
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Thank you to all who read this poem and commented. I appreciate your interest.
Keith
Comment is about Days of Innocence (blog)
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Thank you to one and all for reading and commenting on this enigmatic poem. I cannot fathom out what is taking place in my psyche. I find myself drawn to music and an era of which I have never been a part of as it was before I was born. I have mental images of peoples and places which relate to that particular time but can't seem to find where I fit in. It is in Germany. Some years ago I visited Berlin after the wall came down. Everything was strangely familiar. I knew where to get off trains and which direction to walk in. But the street scenes were not current but I was in the past.
Perhaps I should take more water with it.
Thank you to all
Keith
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
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I’m pretty sure, MC, that the sample plugs they take from your prostate don’t cause it to leak like a watering can rose. In contrast, taking a pee these days is a lively affair as my guzinta can sprinkle its wares in several directions simultaneously.
By the by, I haven’t seen you post in a while. Have your retired your quill and vellum?
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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Thanks for the likes and kind comments.
Comment is about 30th Wedding Anniversary (blog)
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"Assume the position"! I recall my own experience at St. Mary's
here in London W2 - instructive to a curious frame of mind that
is always astonished and impressed by the adaptability of the
human body. Mine was a 12-pin intrusion. And I often wonder
just what longer term effect such a medical "assault" would
have on that important internal organ! They never tell youi when
they insist on ongoing check-ups and MRI scans thereafter.
For the patient - out of sight but not quite out of mind.
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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I had to look that one up, Stephen.
Comment is about Morning Dew (blog)
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Congratulations, Julie. I dodged our Ruby in 2020 because of COVID. Result!
Comment is about 30th Wedding Anniversary (blog)
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Definitely Nigel. 👍
These tiny friends are actually massive structures in our mental constructs for a peaceful and happy life.
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A small friend starts
but for inner peace
life becomes deliciously tall.😁
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Thank you all Frederick, Tom, Jordyn, Graham, Stephen, Holden and K. Lynn for likes.
Thank you Carol, very scary experience I can assure you.
Great response Stephen thanks! Heavily edited this one so it needed to be concise. The rain has been a bit contrary with us in Surrey too, but typing this now we've had three water butts full!
Ray
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Thank you Frederick Kevin Stephen John and Holden for liking this poem.
Interesting how tongue tied and nervous we get as you say Graham in the presence of recognised faces. I was lucky often to work with quite famous people on stage and it took the sting out of it. Luckily, Tony Booth was quite an extrovert, whereas a lot of actors keep to themselves.
Grateful for that observation Uilleam.
Intriguing Stephen. I assume you worked at the HQ then. Good transport connections!
Ah yes Mark. Bernard Archard was quite well known in films and TV in the 70s , aquiline nose and tall if i'm right. Never a big star of course, but as you say instantly recognizable. Funny when you quoted your question to him it almost reminded me of the apprehension of Christie - " you're Christie...."
Ray
Comment is about NOT BERKELEY SQUARE (blog)
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Happy anniversary to the couple!
Comment is about 30th Wedding Anniversary (blog)
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I rather enjoyed my prostate biopsy, Stephen. I wish I could have another one.
And thanks for the Like, Stephen A.
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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Happy Anniversary to you both! 🎉🎊🍾
Comment is about 30th Wedding Anniversary (blog)
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Good start, Jake! Well written
Comment is about A chink in the armour (blog)
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I echo Stephens words. Please keep writing and sharing. You will find kindness here on WOL. You are in my thoughts today. 🌈
Comment is about HONOUR MY CHOICE (blog)
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I hope this is just a poem, Sarah!
Life can be a dark struggle, but there's always, always better days ahead.
Keep writing your brilliant poetry 🌈
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Just a little bit
of cheesy forgiveness
Spreading it over
The slice of life...Love it!
Lovely stuff moonlight 🌈
Comment is about Tiny friends (blog)
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That's a lovely story, Rasa. We should follow our dreams.
Comment is about A Dream Come True (blog)
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In love forever. Love for almighty.
Thanks Nigel. 💐
Comment is about Just thoughts (blog)
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It feels just the same. Rain is such a blessing. Thank you Nigel.
Comment is about Rainy day (blog)
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I hope so. By the will of God almighty. Thank you Nigel.
Comment is about Tragedies repeated (blog)
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Brought tears to my eyes, John, as did a similar experience to yours a few years back.
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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Thank you John and John.
I bet you're glad you didn't take the coach building job.
I think that I've done this one at Well Spoken before, but didn't read it too well as I didn't put the stresses in the right place.
I may try again.
Comment is about Army Factory or Pit (blog)
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I have a recurring dream where I am walking down Regent St in London but I know it is really The Drapery in Northampton, where I once lived. The recognition is instantaneous.
I wonder whether psyches meet in the dreamworld and swap places?
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
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This is a fascinating poem evoking feelings of a previous existence perhaps many of us have had. Thanks for this, Keith.
Entrancing yet disturbing! 😎
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
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A high class poem with a dream like quality, Stephen. 😎
Comment is about Collage (blog)
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Go for it-apply Joe.
We love watching U Chall. That feeling we get when we manage to get one answer-priceless!
Comment is about If Only I'd Made the Team (blog)
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Thank you Tim.
It was an exercise set by our writing club -some exercise!
Comment is about AUDIO of my SAMPLES 1-7 Repeats rectified (blog)
Thanks for your thoughts, MC and John.
I’m rather proud to say that I shared a similar experience with Edward II. When I had a prostate biopsy a couple of years ago, the doctor explained to me that he was “introducing a sleeve up my anus” so that he could insert the needle which would take plug samples from the prostate. From my foetus position I told him about Edward II. “I should have a picture of him on my office wall” he said. “Another satisfied customer!”
And thanks for the Likes, Holden and Frederick.
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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A sense of peace ripples through this short but effective poem.
Comment is about August Sunrise (blog)
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Well done Uilleam, you’ve undertaken a great journey and now you deserve a rest! I’ve not yet had the courage to tackle a sestina myself.
Comment is about AUDIO of my SAMPLES 1-7 Repeats rectified (blog)
As GS pbserves - a great currency for experience put in words.
I recall walking homewards along Gloucester Place W1 after an early tour of duty (6am-2pm) and spotting actor Bernard
Archard ahead of me. I had seen him in various roles on TV & film and couldn't resist the chance to speak; "You're Bernard
Archard, aren;t you?" He was politeness personnified and we
chatted for some minutes before parting company. I've since
located a copy of his excellent autobiography (recommended).
He was one of that breed of actor who graced many quality
productions, instantly recognisable but whose name may not
have been so readily brought to mind.
Comment is about NOT BERKELEY SQUARE (blog)
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These lines remind me of some narrative dreams i experience - often returning to the same familiar (yet not quite) scenes from
my own past that are intermingled with people not known to me
but yet somehow not strange either. Are our brains pre-programmed via genetics with previous existence that is linked
with our latest incarnation on this p;lanet? Is this a sign of some
great continuum of life?
Comment is about Re incarnate (blog)
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I can enjoy Larkin in snatches and particularly his poem "Trees"
- read to such good effect to close a fine old BBC documentary (those were the days!) called "The Queen's Realm" featuring an aerial view of the country through the seasons, embellished
with some well chosen music...
Comment is about Simon Armitage reflects on 10 Philip Larkin poems to mark centenary (article)
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Made me wince considerably, John. But, I enjoyed it anyway... 😂
Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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Ooeer!! But the consistency is how the "tools" for the job appear.
Henry had his suggestible knights to dispose of Becket; Roger
and his scheming paramour found the knaves to vist Berkeley
Castle on the Severn to stick it up poor Edward. Boris has now
suffered a metaphorical demise at the hands of Sunak & Javid
who stuck it up him in their own opportunistic way. Ouch!!
Back to Edward and Berkeley Castle, the home of the boss of
the Tower of London..It must have been a god-forsaken place
back then, towering over a few hovels and the damp reaches
of the River Severn. And still noted for its dreadful couplet;
The shrieks through Berkeley's rafters ring
The screams of an agonising king.
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Comment is about EDWARD II (Part 2) (blog)
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Not your usual barrow at all, Kevin. Will you do it at Well Spoken? A villanelle always goes down well.
Comment is about Army Factory or Pit (blog)
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Thanks for the like, Stephen A and John C 😀
Comment is about The Missing Piece (blog)
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I love this poem, Rasa. It has pure drive and energy, just as you clearly do, too. Great stuff. By the way, your story is very instructive! 😀
Comment is about A Dream Come True (blog)
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Rasa Kabaila
Tue 23rd Aug 2022 01:55
I love your poems 'Famous'. All so very true! And a tribute to a very special sounding person. Don't judge me for not knowing who Seamus was before this poem!
Also, the Worlds Cup final poem-very touching. A lot of people will resonate with that poem. I like that it reflects the hardship but also strength endured from that hardship.
Kind regards,
Rasa
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