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Nigel Astell

Mon 7th Jun 2021 19:45

a space once filled is still
now it holds a memory.

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Mon 7th Jun 2021 19:26

Suggests a foster home?

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julie callaghan

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:46

Thanks for the likes and for the comments Stephen G and Stephen A. I would definitely recommend a visit.... perhaps pick a rainy day this summer!!?

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julie callaghan

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:43

Beautiful

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julie callaghan

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:43

Beautiful

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:38

Thank you for the Like & comment Martin, much appreciated ?
And for the Likes, Aviva, Tom & Holden, always grateful ?

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:24

Are you Phillipos in disguise? You write very much like him? Anyway, good stuff !

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:19

My head hurts ? Brilliantly presented food for thought, John. As always ?

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:10

Lovely stuff ?

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:08

Sounds delightful, Julie, book me in for a few days ??

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 7th Jun 2021 18:04

Both moving, and beautiful ?

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 7th Jun 2021 17:53

Brings back memories, Julie. I was there many moons ago.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 7th Jun 2021 17:50

A nice observation, Martin. 'Dance the dance of blokes.' I must have done that.

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keith jeffries

Mon 7th Jun 2021 10:51

A natural encounter which is defined by it masculinity and casual approach. The ability to relate to another human being without being judgemental. A gesture of friendship at no cost. Now this is poetry as it speaks of harmony

Thank you for this
Keith

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Martin Elder

Mon 7th Jun 2021 09:07

wonderfully put. I agree fully that a heart should be one not stolen.

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Martin Elder

Mon 7th Jun 2021 09:05

This almost has a rap quality about it which I like. Wonderfully constructed.
Nice one

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Martin Elder

Mon 7th Jun 2021 09:03

There are so many great lines here that I cannot pick one out above the rest. Your words are definitely Dali like in their interpretation
can't beat surrealism
Love it

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Martin Elder

Mon 7th Jun 2021 08:59

I like the regularity of Tap Tap in the verses which almost give a sense of urgency.
Nicely done

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Martin Elder

Mon 7th Jun 2021 08:57

This has a beautiful flow to it which takes the reader on the journey that you describe.
Nice one

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Martin Elder

Mon 7th Jun 2021 08:55

Beautiful

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John Coopey

Mon 7th Jun 2021 07:32

Thanks for the Likes, Aviva, Holden and Stephen.

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Nolan

Mon 7th Jun 2021 03:08

Beautiful!

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Nigel Astell

Mon 7th Jun 2021 01:03

it seems this time of learning who you had become and the mental battle that you were in helped you so much.

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julie callaghan

Sun 6th Jun 2021 12:09

Thank you kJ. I am not sure I take the photos from Dr Amir Khan Twitter account. He gave me permission to screenshot them and use them on here. If you have Twitter he is worth following as posts some lovely videos and photos.

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kJ Walker

Sun 6th Jun 2021 08:31

Lovely words.
Where is the photo of? It looks familiar

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Nigel Astell

Sat 5th Jun 2021 20:26

The fear that these sirens bring
you can hear inside your poem Andy.

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Nigel Astell

Sat 5th Jun 2021 20:18

Those feelings stare and won't go away
inside this poem there is no hideaway.

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Nigel Astell

Sat 5th Jun 2021 20:10

Thanks for all your likes
Aviva
Holden
Stephen G
blackrose
and
Moon .girl.

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blackrose

Sat 5th Jun 2021 18:58

@Ghazala lari thank you?

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Nigel Astell

Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:47

Burning heat the race is on
thanks Aviva.

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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:43

Hot wheels, cool poem.

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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:29

Thank you for commenting Ghazala
Thanks for your good wishes too
Let us both have strength (or find it) for all that we face.

Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem

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John Coopey

Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:26

Nice picture of past times, Kevin. A favourite of mine was (still is) Nutrocker by Bee Bumble and the Stingers.

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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:16

Thank you Nigel for your poetic response.

Being believed in
Helps us believe in ourselves,
But even if the whole world
Acts with doubts and disbelief
And mistaken mistrust
We should doubt the rest of the world
Because we are closest to our own truth
And even we don't know everything that we can do.

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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 5th Jun 2021 12:02

Thank you for commenting, John ?
(sorry for the late response, too)

Jumping the gun almost always leads to the unexpected ?

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Nigel Astell

Sat 5th Jun 2021 11:53

Believing in yourself
gives you that chance
that built up in every line.

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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 5th Jun 2021 11:18

This would make a great heavy metal or even death metal song, I can hear it performed in that sort of style.

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John Coopey

Sat 5th Jun 2021 08:51

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard you do this at Well Spoken, Kevin. Tin tin, indeed,

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Rasa Kabaila

Sat 5th Jun 2021 08:16

Dear Nigel, thanks for your poem! I was just speaking with a patient the other day who had a mysterious shadow turn up on his lung scan in which he is waiting for the biopsy for the results. the waiting game sure is hard. Thank you for articulating this so nicely in your words. Best wishes, Rasa

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kJ Walker

Sat 5th Jun 2021 08:11

Thanks Greg
I'd love a jukebox too, but not only can't I afford one, but I don't have room for one either. Maybe one day if I win the lottery.

Keith I'm glad you explained yourself before the image of you in drag fully formed. I can remember being obsessed with Tocatta by Sky and playing it ad-nauseam on the jukebox . I don't even like that tune now.
I assume that some pubs do still have jukeboxes, but the one I mostly use prides itself on not having one.

Thanks also for those who pressed like.

Cheers Kevin

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John Coopey

Sat 5th Jun 2021 07:44

I got into difficulty playing I-Spy trying to give clues about something that wasn’t there.

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Ghazala lari

Sat 5th Jun 2021 07:31

The feeling is intense where you wish to communicate but silence is better due to some good and unavoidable reasons. May God gives strength at such times.
Beautifully expressed piece indeed! I like your choice of words?

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Holden Moncrieff

Sat 5th Jun 2021 01:14

Thank you, Moon.girl, for the beautiful comment ?.

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Chris Hubbard

Sat 5th Jun 2021 01:01

Thanks to Ghazala, Holden and Pete for taking the time to like this simple allegory.

Regards,

Chris Hubbard

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Ferris Ty Taylor

Sat 5th Jun 2021 00:31

Bars.

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John Marks

Fri 4th Jun 2021 17:13

Thank you kindly Ghazala. I am trying to do the heart's work when I write. This poem had its origin in talking to a man who was one of the British soldiers who liberated Buchenwold one of the earliest Nazi death camps, ironically situated near to Weimar,
the epicentre of German culture. It wasn't just Germans who treated Jewish people appallingly. Christianity and Islam have long histories of anti-Jewish hatred. We need to make recompense. John

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 4th Jun 2021 17:03

An interesting and moving poem, Keith.

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 4th Jun 2021 16:58

Hang on, I can think of something else about him that's "entirely anti-meritocratic". Quite a few, actually.

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 4th Jun 2021 16:52

And my thanks to everyone for the likes.?

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 4th Jun 2021 16:51

Aviva, I wonder which one would sell better, in these dark times? Thanks for the comment, Julie. Yes, airports, perhaps we should tag along with a G7 delegation. Thank you for the kind message, Ghazala. Best wishes in your endeavours too - you seem to be doing rather well.

John - you are quite right, of course, although I plead not guilty to the head banging. I must be careful not to appear too grumpy, or world-weary, especially as I avoided by seconds getting caught in a thunderstorm today. Result.

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