Amazing story telling, Stephen. So moving!
Comment is about My Little Girl (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
This brought tears to my eyes, Stephen. A powerful, touching poem.
Comment is about My Little Girl (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
You make an interesting point, Russell. The horror of war and its crimes is now served up on TV in our living rooms. John - you are right. It is sometimes difficult to write these poems, which is why I try to approach each one find a different (and sometimes unusual) angle. I just feel that I have to do it at the moment.
Thanks to both of you for the comments.
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thu 7th Apr 2022 05:53
I like the idea in this poem but am wondering about 'leave'. The singular of 'leaves' something that trees produce is 'leaf' . If that's not what you meant, please disregard this.
Comment is about The Glory of the Past (blog)
Original item by Ujjal Mandal
Thanks Stephen and MC for your comments. I often muse about what, if anything follows this existence and I do keep changing my mind
A hot line would be great, Stephen and I think the jesuits and communists were/ are into mind control, which I don't approve of. Each to their own!!!
😀
Comment is about After Life (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Great questions and brilliant answers. I love how he rephrases canonical poetic knowledge into a modern, populist context.
Comment is about From New York, to Chennai, to Bolton: George Wallace on global poetry networks, Walt Whitman, and a NYC anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
This is the commentary to the visuals on Television.
War is grim, but there is always someone somewhere cleaning up.
Enjoyed
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you both, writing the truth is so much easier, but ultimately so much scarier. I wish it wasn't the truth.
I had to write it to evict so many ghosts, It took less than a day because once started it just flowed.
Comment is about I Don’t Know What Went So Wrong That Day (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
I agree about believing what you want to believe. The Jesuits
knew about getting in charge of that sort of thing with their
own actions of control over malleable minds...e.g. the very young and impressionable. This is, of course, replicated in lands where
what we understand as religion is replaced by another "belief system" - like communism.
Comment is about After Life (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Wow. An amazing, if scary, story, Russell, told with great skill.
Comment is about I Don’t Know What Went So Wrong That Day (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
Very clever, Kelly. Really enjoyed this poem! 😊
Comment is about The lower case k (blog)
Original item by Kelly Chang
Scarily appropriate, Stephen. Accomplished with immense skill as usual. Powerful, if depressing!
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks a lot, John and K.Lynn. It is fascinating, though perhaps inevitable how the mundane tasks continue against a background of horror. I once met a taxi driver from Beirut who told me how they tried to maintain a normal life against the background of war -shopping, taking kids to school etc.
And thankyou to Julie, Holden and Stephen for liking this one.
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A sad story, Russell, but compellingly written.
Comment is about I Don’t Know What Went So Wrong That Day (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
A thought-provoking poem, John. In my recent 'Hot Line', I mused on the possibility of some way for those still down here to contact deceased loved ones. But what of 'those up there'? Like you, I want to believe that there is something.
Comment is about After Life (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks MC. An interesting perspective on my poem. I suppose I was suggesting that we tend to believe what we want to believe 😊
Comment is about After Life (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Fair point! But my thoughts were of a more general nature.
We seem to be regularly exposed to anything that engenders
raised levels of concern and there is a justified suspicion that this is being used for political purposes in a variety of ways in this
global (instant news) world. The fact that we now have to face
terms like "fake news" indicates that things are not as straight-
forward as before. So, let us set our faces towards the onslaught, unbowed and undaunted. 😑
Comment is about WHAT HAPPENED? (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Oatmeal with prunes? Surely a good move towards the task of keeping daily life healthy!! 😉
Comment is about Laundry Day (blog)
Original item by K. Lynn
Imaginative and entertaining. Perhaps appropriate from someone
with the name "K"elly? 😃
Comment is about The lower case k (blog)
Original item by Kelly Chang
Food for thought. Is there more after this existence on Earth?
The word "existence" may give the clue and provide hope for
more to come (as long as it's a welcome sort of "more", of
course!!) As I've observed elsewhere from a personal level,
there are things we can't witness, smell, taste or touch but, like
a TV, could it be that if you have the right receptors you get the
picture? Worth dreaming about perhaps? 😏.
Comment is about After Life (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
This is an enjoyable and imaginative poem, Kelly. You are a very talented poet.
Comment is about The lower case k (blog)
Original item by Kelly Chang
Thank you so much for your comments, your words make me feel understood and uplifted. 🌷
Comment is about Gus (blog)
Original item by Kelly Chang
Great interview. Really enjoyed this inspiring article. Thank you!
Comment is about From New York, to Chennai, to Bolton: George Wallace on global poetry networks, Walt Whitman, and a NYC anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for the likes and kind comments. I really wasn’t sure about posting this one. But it stayed in my head all day yesterday and I decided to share it rightly or wrongly.
Comment is about The Prince and King Rat (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
A wonderful interview Julian. It's like reading poetry listening to his responses. So enjoyed this.
Comment is about From New York, to Chennai, to Bolton: George Wallace on global poetry networks, Walt Whitman, and a NYC anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
thanks a lot Stephen and i think we do
Comment is about In the Silence (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Thank you Gregg, sometimes we just feel compelled
Comment is about In the Silence (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Wed 6th Apr 2022 05:25
Strong imagery here. I like how you put the truly grim reality in the middle and then used irony at the end.
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks to Russell, Holden and Stephen here also for the like. Loads more to follow here (:
Comment is about Haiku in Bloom (#NaPoWriMo - National Poetry Writing Month Day 1) (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Thanks to Stephen, Holden and John for the like. Means the world to me you liked this piece. Keep your eyes open as there is more to follow (All on my blog with some on here)
Comment is about Haiku in Bloom (#NaPoWriMo - National Poetry Writing Month Day 3) (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Thanks Stephen for taking the time to listen to the radio show Ruth and I did for ALLFM. Delighted that you enjoyed it! It means a lot to me! 😁👍
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A Great piece, Julie. Rats are notoriously hard to kill, but they always scurry back into there holes eventually...
Comment is about The Prince and King Rat (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Not to be read, just before bed. 😁well done
Comment is about Bad Seed (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Leon, I'll take 10/10 😁
And for the likes Holden & Stephen
Comment is about Bad Seed (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
The mundane and the vile in stark neighbourhood.
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Enjoyed the radio show very much, John. Well done to you and Ruth.
Comment is about John Botterill (poet profile)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you both, Greg and Leon. I appreciate your encouragement. What is happening in Ukraine is awful and I wanted to find another angle from which to express my anger.
Just low-fat cheese, I'm afraid, Leon.
And thanks to Rudyard for the like.
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you all for your kind thoughts and comment 🙏
Comment is about Brother in law (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
A fascinating allegory, Julie. Great rhyming too.
Comment is about The Prince and King Rat (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Another impressive poem, David. This situation is horrible, but I think we have a duty to speak out.
Comment is about In the Silence (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
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Tue 5th Apr 2022 16:33
I would like to say that I like this J.C
yes I would LIKE to say I do but I have to be truthful 😂
( little chain pull there squire! )
now, back to my bible 😇
Comment is about ENTRY MODERATED (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
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Tue 5th Apr 2022 16:22
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Tue 5th Apr 2022 16:19
Don't know what you are on Stephen, but do you know where I can get some? a brilliant trip down yet another wonderful written path courtesy of your clever self!
Cheers matey!
Comment is about Professionals (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thankyou, Stephen and MC.
This is what being offended means:-
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ceS_jkKjIgo
Comment is about ENTRY MODERATED (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Er ... threat of a third world war? With nukes? Might have a little bit to do with it.
Comment is about WHAT HAPPENED? (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Fine poem, David. I wish you hadn't had to write it.
Comment is about In the Silence (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
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Thu 7th Apr 2022 09:48
Neat and sweet! Very clever indeed N/S!
Comment is about Be a Kid Again (blog)
Original item by New Shoes