God save us from the “worthy” stuff.

Comment is about GROUND ZERO (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

This has a great rhythm to it and a great message. ?

Comment is about JUST LIVE (blog)

Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee

Thank you for the nice comment.

Comment is about The Faraway Man (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Thank you Stephen G for the like.

Comment is about The Tale Of Covid 19 (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Lovely poem

Comment is about It Is OK (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you to everyone who liked this. There is a race between vaccination and the third wave and more restrictions will be necessary until the numbers immunised get up to a decent level. At the moment, only 10% of Belgians, where I am, have had their first dose.

Comment is about Third Wave in Europe (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thank you, as ever Keith for your erudition and empathy. As I.grow older I go further back for my reading. This poem was inspired by Virgil's the Aeneid and the Eclogues, one passage in particular:

"I will be gone from here and sing my songs/ In the forest wilderness where the wild beasts are,/ And carve in letters on the little trees/ The story of my love, and as the trees/ Will grow letters too will grow, to cry/ In a louder voice the story of my love."

Virgil 70 BC to 21 BC

Comment is about leaps and bounds (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Great message, well said. Thank you

Comment is about The Faraway Man (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

A poem from the heart of inner searching and anguish from the past. The poem has a raw content but engenders compassion. Honesty is at the fore.

Well written and direct.
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Trapped in my mind (blog)

Original item by curiousdud3

a poem of intense longing for that moment when we drift away. As with all your poems I am drawn to certain lines, "waves to gentle my dreams as I slide into the sea" and " while young ghosts in the hallway weep silently". As the reader I am there. If I were to write this poem I should want to be close to the sea but in a chair wrapped in a heavy tartan blanket with my pipe and a glass of rioja as the sun sets. A poem which brings to together life as a culmination of all yet in a moment of time.

Dare I say, more please.
Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about leaps and bounds (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

You are quite right about consistencyMC. We coined the very definition-“Spursy”. We were top of the league just before Christmas, having beaten Man U and City, and the Arse. Two months later we were mid-table having dropped like a stone. “Spursy” from game to game and also within a game, always capable of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It’s what every Spud signs up to.

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Stuart,
This is a good poem and the last stanza really says it all. There but for the grace of God go we. Many are unfortunate in either their appearance or mental agility. They need all our love, attention and support. I once knew a young man who was downs syndrome. He was regarded as a lost cause by most until he developed a flair for cooking and baking. He was sent to a Catering College against advice but emerged with distinctions and credits along with best student of the year. As your poem concludes "show some humanity".
A good poem and thank you for it

Keith

Comment is about The Elephant Man (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

JC - I wasn't aware of that comment from JM.. But maybe he was
"talking them up" into being better than they were? His previous
teams were hardly short of class/talent. The question is - where is
the consistency of play from the players now? Arsenal has had
the same problem. Talk about travelling in hope in a league that
has players swanning around claiming to be worth hundreds of
thousands of £££s a week!! ?

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

The mind can be a dark place but there are ways of breaking free from its influence. Look outwards and focus yourself on someone or something else to distract your attention. This poem comes from deep within using powerful expressions. A poem seeking release from a form of captivity.
Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Hidden (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

Amorevolous ??

Comment is about Your Royal Poetess (poet profile)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

???

Comment is about Paumanok (blog)

Original item by Nazia Khan

Beautiful!

Comment is about Paumanok (blog)

Original item by Nazia Khan

Thank you for the likes Aviva, Holden, Nigel, Kevin and Hugh. Thank you also for the kind comment Hugh.

Comment is about The Tale Of Covid 19 (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Brilliant !!

Comment is about The Tale Of Covid 19 (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thanks for liking my poem!

Comment is about Holden Moncrieff (poet profile)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Your poems are wonderful. They bring a big smile to my face!

Comment is about The Closest I'll Ever Get To A Love Poem (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

I love this! Smart penguins!

Comment is about Evolution In Action (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

Thanks New Shoes. Yes, God is everything and so are we.?

Comment is about I Am (blog)

Original item by Annie Josephine

Thanks Jennifer, and thank you Stephen, really pleased you liked it. I've felt like I've lost my mojo just recently, l really wasn't sure about this, so your comments are gratefully received and thank you so much. ❤❤

J. x

Comment is about Be Love (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks for the likes Aviva, Kevin and Stephen G.

Comment is about La La Land (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

I really love this poem by Tupac:

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
(autobiographical)

Did u hear about the rose that grew from a crack
in the concrete
Proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk
without having feet
Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams
it learned 2 breathe fresh air
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else even cared!

Comment is about Interlude (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

Artwork by: https://displate.com/iambiko/artist?art=5b6d84c4ac26a

Comment is about Interlude (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

I love this?? I do not think anyone in this world should go to bed hungry or without anything essential.

Comment is about The Lap of Luxury (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks Stephen and Julie for your comments. ?

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

Comment is about Stuck In Your Head (a poem) (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Indeed it’s sad to see where County are. They vie with Sheffield United for the title of oldest club in the world. If they get back they should adopt the Phoenix motto - if Accrington Stanley hadn’t beaten them to it.
As for “over-priced imitations”, Maureen himself said it was the most talented squad he had ever inherited and that he couldn’t believe his luck. Well, that seems to have deserted him.

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you, Michael. Probably a good precaution.

Comment is about Last night (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

A whirlwind of a poem!

Comment is about The Damned Community Of Artists (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

Yes, it is an absolute joy to read.

Comment is about Be Love (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thank you ?

Comment is about All The Things (Happy World Poetry Day!) (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser

thank you. it's so beautiful

Comment is about All The Things (Happy World Poetry Day!) (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser

Thanks to you all for the "likes".

Comment is about WHITE BRILLIANCE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

An intriguing subject for poetry...suited to the style employed here..
The content shows just enough to allow the reader to imagine
the alleged offence, its outcome on the street and in court -,
adding the coda of the here today/gone tomorrow banality of life carrying on..

Comment is about 'We go nowhere for weeks. We're stiff and silent in these rows' (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

JC - Notts County could be in line for a play-off place - along with
Torquay United - as things look interesting in their own league.
As for Jose M. - even the best jeweller can't make diamonds from
over-priced imitations. ?

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you Stephen G and Jennifer for your comments and Julie, Aisha, Aviva and Holden for your likes.

I appreciate your kindness in reading and commenting on this poem
Keith

Comment is about The Lap of Luxury (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks for the likes Stephen G, Aviva and Holden

Comment is about The Greatest Show (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

This is a revised rewrite. Very little was changed -- most of the changes were small word order issues.

Comment is about This Morning in Morgantown (blog)

Original item by Brian Hodgkinson Jr.

Thanks Jennifer as always. Sorry about the delay .

Ray

Comment is about COMMITTAL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Sullimani for your observation, I think you have hit on a truth!

Ray

Comment is about POETRY EXPRESS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I'm most obliged for your likes Jennifer, Branwell, Stephen, Aisha and Holden for this piece.

Ray

Comment is about MADE GUYS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you Stephen and Jennifer ?
I'm glad I used grimoire ?

Comment is about Redacted (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Wrote one similar to this, It was called "Big Head "

Comment is about Arrogance (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Agree absolutely with the general idea, but WHY ISN'T THERE A MAN'S DAY? Obvious answer, because they still have it very much their own way!

Jennifer

Comment is about International Women's Day - 2021 (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Liked this one! He was generally rather a mysterious person anyway.

Jennifer

Comment is about Bill the Bard (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Beautifully orchestrated theme, and every word rings true. The marginalised don't make for interested reading, sadly. Agree with what Stephen says that it is a cutting criticism of the times we live in.

Jennifer

Comment is about The Lap of Luxury (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Reallly clever and funny as usual!

Jennifer

Comment is about Bernadette was a flaming nuisance !! (blog)

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