Aha - so you're one of those "float people" we hear about!

Comment is about Black Dot (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I'm certainly prepared to believe in the "recycle" aspect of life when
it comes to the continuance of the spirit. In terms of physicality -
we're all food for worms who in turn are food for...(etc.). Whilst
adhering to so-called Christian principles, I am less persuaded by
religious texts and find some sort of intriguing challenge posed by the
saying:
"Religion is an advertising campaign for a product that doesn't
exist."

Comment is about LIFES END (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

I like this poem for its simplicity and especially the last line.
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about I make a city for you (blog)

Original item by Sanja Atanasovska

It is a hard read, but the raw poetic honesty of it is beautiful and heartbreaking. It's a difficult subject to write about. I stared that particular demon down when I was much younger than I am now, and in the moment when I came close, I stopped and realised two things, first, that most people are much kinder than you think if you give them the chance to be, and second that life is too precious to give away and too mysterious to truly understand, and I'm not saying there haven't been hard times since, but I will say this, looking back, I definitely made the right choice.

J. x

Comment is about Gone (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

Thank you Ghazala for taking time to comment ?

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

Comment is about Fission (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Nigel for your like and comment ?

And, yes, we definitely get more than one life in this game of love.
We don't have to fear the death of love, another love will come to life.

Comment is about Cupidity (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Arrow is fired
direct heartache hit
picking yourself up
game starts again.

Comment is about Cupidity (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

A poem which many will have often thought about and pondered on, the possibility of an after life. I was particularly drawn to the line "But my mind only seems to be in its prime", which afflicts us all as we advance in years.

A good poem indeed and thank you for it
Keith

Comment is about LIFES END (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Welcome back ?

Comment is about LIFES END (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

I think that people can easily be coerced into disliking each other, but to like or love someone comes from within and thats why it's special.

I felt your pain in this poem Keith. Have you ever heard a song called tithe light' by The Proclaimers? Its a fantastic sentiment that echoes elements of this work i think, though it approaches the subject from a more snarling perspective.

Love this mate, I'm sorry if you feel alienated and although I myself am an atheist, I do understand that the kingdom of heaven wouldn't exclude good people. It says clearly that the big man is ALL LOVING so, his forgiveness and understanding is beyond the comprehension of any mortal and we aren't fit to judge him or each other.

Peace ?

Comment is about Forced to Like (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Be careful not to get a silly un
A Duck’s Arse or, worse still, Brazilian. https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=113371

Comment is about Covid Hair (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Although I do not agree with every word I generally sympathise with you about air travel. As I am over six feet tall I feel almost bound and chained in these metal tubes, all breathing regurgitated air and permanently trying to adjust one's position for something more comfortable. I enjoy public transport such as a bus or train or even a ship, where someone steers the thing and I can sit with a book or simply stare out of the window, not to mention easy access to the toilet when needed.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about What I Hate About Airplanes (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Aviva,
Thank you for this comment. Religions have become institutions which have double standards and in the case of the Church indulge in hypocrisy. In fact they promote prejudice.

Keith

Comment is about Forced to Like (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

And the footprint..
How strange that a journey which only touches the ground at start and finish leaves a bigger footprint than the passengers would have done by other methods!

Comment is about What I Hate About Airplanes (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Obviously not everyone will agree, but from my perspective:
Religions teach people not to think for themselves.
They are the ones truly living closeted lives.

Comment is about Forced to Like (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Sides of the river that meet in a delta flowing into the sea finally....liked the poem?

Comment is about This distance (blog)

Original item by Sanja Atanasovska

Heartbreaking sad n true! Well expressed.?

Comment is about Fission (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Holden for the Like ?

Comment is about Cupidity (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Baby Grace says thanks for your like Aviva.

Comment is about Unwrapping Easter (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks for your like Aviva.

Comment is about Vision Explorer (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks everyone for your likes.

Comment is about We Stay Strong (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks everyone who liked
Philip
Lisa C
Ruth
and
Aviva.

Comment is about Halfway There (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks Aviva.

Comment is about War is Declared - - -with defeat in mind (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks for your like Aviva.

Comment is about We Will All Get There in the End (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks for all your likes
Cynthia
jennifer
Stephen
and
Aviva.

Comment is about Pushing Boundaries (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Random observation
changeable interpretation
poetic mix
extraordinary acceptable.

Comment is about April 2021 Collage Poem: From the Shadows (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

A sense of peace with yourself.

Comment is about Peaceful Morning (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you for your kind comments, Greg, and many thanks to everyone for the likes.

I have always been fascinated by people who were the first to do something, not because of the competitive element but simply because of the 'special insight' which comes from their unique experience.

Comment is about The first man in space (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Where you go brofriend ?

Comment is about curiousdud3 (poet profile)

Original item by curiousdud3

I have some idea of this predicament. After about a year of tests and a couple of MRI's, I was pretty sure I had either MS or early onset dementia. As it happens, the final diagnosis was FND (Functional Neurological Disorder) and significant white matter brain disease. So I get where you're coming from with a, "Wandering mind." I've now been retired on grounds of ill health. Staying positive and strong is a challenge, but it’s a challenge I accept. It's worth it, you know? Especially if your writing's anything to go by, this is really good.

J. x

Comment is about (R)APIDLY (R)ECLINING (M)ENTAL (S)TATE ? (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

Thanks Jennifer, it was quite moving to write to be honest, I'd be lying if I said I didn't shed a few quiet tears.

J. x

Comment is about Goodbye Old Friend (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Words of advice with great wisdom.
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Virtue (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

A catty poem
for those who like cats!
?

Comment is about LAP CAT (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Quite an unusual 'draw you in' read, this.

Enjoyed the mysterious air of it.

P ?

Comment is about Life in the dark (blog)

Original item by Sanja Atanasovska

Welcome ??? I hope you're fine

Comment is about (R)APIDLY (R)ECLINING (M)ENTAL (S)TATE ? (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

A poem of spiritual elation. Well done.?

Comment is about Heavenly gifts (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Thank you, Tom, Stephen, Ghazala, Aviva, and Holden for your likes.

Comment is about Tanglewood (blog)

Original item by Brian Hodgkinson Jr.

Thank you for your comment Stephen ?

It turned out there would be many more words after all,
but at the time...

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

Comment is about There Are No Longer Words (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Wonderful opening lines, Stephen. And the title, of course.

Comment is about The first man in space (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks, Phil. I was a bit too young to remember the day of the flight but your poem and description brought back my childhood fascination with space travel, which developed a few years later.

I always felt sorry for Laika.

I also posted a Gagarin poem this evening.

Thanks once again for stirring nice memories.

Comment is about Letter to Yuri (blog)

Original item by Phil Ireland

This follows on from Phil Ireland's memories of Yuri Gagarin's space flight of April 1961. I was seven at the time and don't really remember the event, although I have become interested in it since.

Comment is about The first man in space (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

A fine, heartfelt poem.

Comment is about Les gens du Bocage; les hommes du débarquement - Normandy early July 1944 (blog)

Original item by Phil Ireland

Thank you Tom, Adam, Aviva and Holden for the likes.

Comment is about Mainstream (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Fine poem, Aviva. There must still be words.

Comment is about There Are No Longer Words (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thanks, Julie. Looks like us Belgians will have to wait until 1st May, or maybe later.....

Comment is about Lockdown Restrictions Are Lifting (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

I love carousels. They are a joy but also have a hint of menace or tragedy. Thank you for this poem.

Comment is about CAROUSEL (blog)

Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee

P.S. The opening also brought back a near miss of my own
experience years ago, when walking near Old Street here in central
London, stepping off the kerb and seeing a blur of red pass
perilously close to my eyes as a bus moved through through the
one-way system in operation there. A moment's lack of concentration that left me blinking at my lucky escape.

Comment is about The Good Place (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Thanks for your likes
Aviva
and
Stephen G

Comment is about Always by Her Side (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Nice!

Comment is about Les gens du Bocage; les hommes du débarquement - Normandy early July 1944 (blog)

Original item by Phil Ireland

Thank you for the nice comment!

Comment is about Those Great Days (For Stuart Adamson) (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram