Thank you Frederick, Holden, KL, Stephen and Hugh.

Yn union felly Hugh. Mae eich cwpled yn dweud y cyfan. Roedd fy ffrind yn ieithydd a ddysgodd Gymraeg ac a aeth i fyw i Ynys Môn lle cyflawnodd hunanladdiad.

Comment is about Hiraeth (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

As a life-long Moody I like the poetry in several of the MB’s works. Good to see this interpretation. RIP Graeme Edge too.

Ps: the strap line on my blog refers to the MB’s too. Seeing Justin in October!

Comment is about Cold-hearted Orb   (after Graeme Edge) (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Half an ounce of each one's blood...lol!!

Comment is about Guilty (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Indeed Nigel. We can never underestimate the power of divine love. 💐

Comment is about Conquered (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

Thanks also to Jennifer, Stephen and K Lynn.

Comment is about Guilty (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Hiraeth mawr a hiraeth creulon,
Sydd bob dydd yn torri'n nghalon.

Comment is about Hiraeth (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Lovely, Stephen. You have 'unlocked' the truth in these few lines.

Comment is about Key to peace (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Happy birthday for tomorrow. Hopefully the seating is a detox for all the past things that you'd rather not bring into your new 35th year - getting into it lean and strong. My birthday is in 10 days still! 🎂🎆

Comment is about drunk: 23:24 MST August 18 2022 (blog)

Original item by Matt Foster

Thanks Matt. There are literally hundreds of thousands of poems available these days. Go find yourself you go to poetry and surf the rest for a new journey at every occasion. 👍😄

Comment is about outback (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Dude. This is fucking brilliant. This is the first read I’ve encountered. Wtf. You have found a voice I’ve never seen in poetry. I need to read more now

Comment is about outback (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Succinct yet profound, Stephen! 🌷

Comment is about Key to peace (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comment, John, as well as the poet recommendation, I really appreciate it! 😊

Comment is about Limitless... (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Welcome to WOL Reaganne. I've never seen any hate on this site. Maybe a heated debate or two lol. Just write whatever you feel!
Good start by the way 🌈

Steve

Comment is about Reaganne (poet profile)

Original item by Reaganne

I relate to this one. Lately, I’ve really been involved in self assessing. Things I’m working on filled with lies I’ve told some old some new. Lies I keep inside. Lies that could destroy me. Human nature is a curious thing. It’s difficult to navigate. And we beat ourselves up despite the clear evidence that we aren’t alone in that act of spiritual and self cartography. Needless to say, I enjoy this piece.

Comment is about Yesterday must go. (blog)

Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth

"People forget just how “woke” al-Qaeda was. Bin Laden was an environmentalist, he believed in cancel culture, and he embraced the Islamist politics of victimhood. 9/11 was a hyper-violent form of identity politics." Brendan O'Neill, Spiked

Comment is about WOKE IS NO JOKE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

As I said, I wasn't going to get involved in this discussion, despite the provocative title of this piece of prose, mainly because, not for the first time, I didn't really understand what MC was going on about. But it is worthwhile saying that I understand the term 'woke' as something which accords with the following values: "We will not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia or other forms of hate-speech, or contributions that could be interpreted as such. There is a difference between criticising a particular government, organisation, community or belief, and attacking people on the basis of their race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. Don’t do it." These are the values of Write Out Loud, as stated in our guidelines. If that is construed as 'woke', so be it.

Comment is about WOKE IS NO JOKE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thank you for your kind words Keith 🙏🏼

Comment is about Are we grains of salt? (blog)

Original item by Bryony Partridge

Hi Jennifer -your comment has been read with appreciation. In
my paragaph about Larry Hart, I mentioned the "need for love".
I should have added "and approval" to be more accurate in this
context. Also, there have been prior examples of non-poetical
works on this site that occasionally incur the wrath of the
moderators - usually for perceived (that word again) political
reasons. Cheers.
MC.

Comment is about WOKE IS NO JOKE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

The best descriptive writing I have read in a long time.
Thanks for this
Keith

Comment is about Are we grains of salt? (blog)

Original item by Bryony Partridge

Likewise, Keith. I believe one of the primary motivators of poetry is this needing to be heard, and a huge portion of this is retroactively present in today and tomorrow's poems. Cheers, Frederick.

Comment is about reminiscing (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

I agree with John, Holden; and think this is one of your best. The poet Simon Pomery explores this topic too, in a poem called 'Owl' and more recently 'Divina Lux'. I think you'd like his work, because with him there's always something behind the words, as there is in this poem you have written.

Comment is about Limitless... (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

This made my day Hugh! 😂

Comment is about A passion for spiders my lad had. (blog)

Original item by hugh

Julie, we are governed by an elitist group of the highly incompetent . I am amazed that out of a population of nearly 60 million people we are left with a choice of the most mediocrity available.
Good poem.
Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Magic Wand (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Frederick, in my childhood the warning was "little boys should be seen and not heard". We were crippled by this nonsense. Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about reminiscing (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, Jennifer, I really appreciate it! 😊

Comment is about Ensnared. (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thank you Graham; love the phrase “charismatic word picture” 😌

Comment is about Dry eyes in the house (blog)

Original item by Bryony Partridge

Thanks for the likes and kind comment Stephen A. 🌈

Comment is about The MPs Big Bro Show (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Footprints you leave for all to see

thanks Moonlight❤

Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Your path forward is set alight by his power of love.❤

Comment is about Conquered (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

All have moved on to another world of peace
names are left of another life in which you walk
they whisper words in the wind you can only hear
when your name is seen by others and you are there.🌷

Comment is about Garden of sleep (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

I once lived in a crowded house
when asked which room
I liked the best
I said I like each one the same
my mind is set to myself
even if not alone and you are there.

Comment is about Pause (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

“I was listening to John Coltrane on repeat. Like a cliché, Unshowered, way after noon”.

What a charismatic word picture. These three lines stand out.

Comment is about Dry eyes in the house (blog)

Original item by Bryony Partridge

😁

Comment is about A passion for spiders my lad had. (blog)

Original item by hugh

Hello MC! Don't see why you are being got at for writing somethig which is not a poem? The site is Write Out Loud, mainly poetry but not all. Anyway poetry or not I agree with most of what you say absolutely. 'Self deception that believes the lie' has it in a nutshell. Keep up the good work!

Comment is about WOKE IS NO JOKE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Lovely Keith! Still make daisy chains for my grandaughter, and my boys used to bring back those wretched goldfish. they kept on strangely disappearing, until we discovered the cat had learnt to fish, poor things! Pressed flowers too, and The Observer's Book of birds, flowers and dogs. We didn't have TV, so had to make our own amusements, but were never bored.My sister wasn't the favourite, but a much prettier child than I was, so I once emptied Mum's fountain pen into her mouth. She started blowing blue bubbles, so retribution wasn't short in coming. No ill effects luckily.

Comment is about Days of Innocence (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Decency, as you say, is definitely not 'in' nowadays, with some exceptions. Courage become rarer perhaps, but would say is still easier to find, as our lives so often unexpectedly require it.Like the image of 'our better angels with clipped wings'. Says it in a few words. Jennifer

Comment is about Ensnared. (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

lovely as usual Hugh!

Comment is about A passion for spiders my lad had. (blog)

Original item by hugh

Wow! never expected such positive reactions, very encouraging. Thanks so much Frederick, Tom, Adam, Keith, Stephen G and Stephen A, Holden, for the likes, and Ray and Keith for the kind comments. Keith, your Moroccan sounds very like this one, he was so upset at the idea of his hair being shorn off, quite understandably, the only beautiful thing he had left. As you saw, Ray, his image stayed with me for a long time. I don't know who had brought him in, probably the police. H could whisper Italian, French, English and presumably Arabic too. Thanks again to all.

Comment is about The Moroccan (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Thank you Jennifer it is truly shocking and the mind set of someone who could ever do this

Comment is about (For Salman Rushdie) (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

you make a very good point Uileam many groups are being violently silenced in society now

Comment is about (For Salman Rushdie) (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

Thank you John & Tom for your encouraging comments! Much appreciated & fir the like, Jordyn 🌈

Comment is about The Garden (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Have just seen how prolific you are Tom, plenty of your back catalogue for me to work through 🙂 And very true re: the joy of poetry as memories to revisit.

Comment is about Bryony Partridge (poet profile)

Original item by Bryony Partridge

I enjoyed this one, Joe.

Comment is about If Only I'd Made the Team (blog)

Original item by Joe Williams

Your poem reminds me of a beautiful Indian song. I'm leaving the lyrics of the song here but in hindi. I'm sure you'll appreciate the translation of the lyrics.
Childhood memories are the best memories, but for some. There are many unlucky children who go through hell of hardships and tortures, still their innocent hearts remember the good old times they were able to somehow grab during childhood.

Beautiful poem


ये दौलत भी ले लो, ये शोहरत भी ले लो
भले छीन लो मुझसे मेरी जवानी
मगर मुझको लौटा दो बचपन का सावन
वो कागज़ की कश्ती, वो बारिश का पानी


मुहल्ले की सबसे निशानी पुरानी
वो बुढ़िया जिसे बच्चे कहते थे नानी
वो नानी की बातों में परियों का डेरा
वो चेहरे की झुरिर्यों में सदियों का फेरा
भुलाए नहीं भूल सकता है कोई
वो छोटी सी रातें वो लम्बी कहानी


कड़ी धूप में अपने घर से निकलना
वो चिड़िया वो बुलबुल वो तितली पकड़ना
वो गुड़िया की शादी में लड़ना झगड़ना
वो झूलों से गिरना वो गिर के सम्भलना
वो पीतल के छल्लों के प्यारे से तोहफ़े
वो टूटी हुई चूड़ियों की निशानी


कभी रेत के ऊँचे टीलों पे जाना
घरौंदे बनाना बनाके मिटाना
वो मासूम चहत की तस्वीर अपनी
वो ख़्वाबों खिलौनों की जागीर अपनी
न दुनिया का ग़म था न रिश्तों के बंधन
बड़ी खूबसूरत थी वो ज़िंदगानी

Comment is about Days of Innocence (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you Hugh for the words of appreciation and like for the poem Closeness to Allah.

Thanks n peace
💐🌷💐🌷

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

Original item by hugh

The spiritual vibes resonates. The awakened souls are sensitive to words of gratitude and repentance to almighty. I'm glad The spiritual poems are still appreciated although not by many. All thanks to wicked world's no God theories. Sad, but a bitter reality.
Thank you for appreciating the poem.💐

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you both for the comments 😁 I appreciate the feedback on here.

After a nice break it feels good to be back .

Comment is about June. (blog)

Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth

Hi Bryony, welcome to WriteOutLoud! Thanks for your comment on 'Greenland', was a bit of an experiment that one but I'm glad you enjoyed.

As for what you said about 'Untitled Pillows' that's one of the joys of writing poetry; bottling up those bittersweet or somewhat uncanny memories and then being able to revisit them if you choose. Looking forward to reading more. 😀

Comment is about Bryony Partridge (poet profile)

Original item by Bryony Partridge

I Remember all that, Keith. Nowadays they just shoot things on the Xbox or stare at phones!

Comment is about Days of Innocence (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I'm not into reality shows, Julie, but I'd give this one a go! 😃. They'd probably only last a day or two! Nice one 🌈

Comment is about The MPs Big Bro Show (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan