Steps are taken
fresh starts anew
trust love combine
his power inside
no looking back.
Comment is about New beginning (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Fri 18th Feb 2022 00:41
I am napping now.
However I woke up briefly to write this.
it wore me out, so now
I am going back to my nap.
Thanks for reading my poem, Charley Bishop!
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
You maintain the rhythm admirably. The ballad tells the story. My dad was in a 'home' in the 30s he was bullied and abused so ferociously he would never speak of it. He was a little boy with nobody to stand up for him. Terrible. I saw the white scars on his back before his cremation.
Comment is about The Kids Home (blog)
Original item by Clare
I'll Nigel....the never-ending thirst for knowledge and chasing my dreams of this world to follow up in the next.🌷 Thank you buddy.
Comment is about Good morning (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
"As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme;" GMH.
Comment is about Rehab (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
You won't be disappointed, Holden.
Comment is about Morpheus (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A very enjoyable curious venture and a sad tale indeed Brenda. The cruel passing of time personified. For some reason it had me thinking of Michael Barrymore's famous swimming pool party!
Now there's an event examination. For more information refer to the police file "cock up." No pun intended.
Ray
Comment is about Number 3 Curlington Mews (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
Guilty as charged! Desert Island Discs podcast does me in usually
Comment is about Radio Play (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The absence of the rich and famous at the funeral sounds all too familiar. An intriguing poem, Brenda.
Comment is about Number 3 Curlington Mews (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
Could I recommend Harpenden just up the road, Ray? You just need a few spare millions (a bit like Prince Andrew).
Comment is about THE LUTON FREE DIET (blog)
Original item by ray pool
We moved from the Red to Orange Zone in Belgium today, Greg (Covid rules, of course). Night clubs are open again, so they tell me.
I think the Kingfisher must be the best reward. Seeing one always moves me.
Comment is about Rehab (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
You may be caught napping. In fact, you almost certainly will!
Comment is about The Alliance For Tired Senior Citizens (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thank you so much for the comments, John B, John C and MC. Listening to the radio in bed and in the dark is a special experience. As you say, it is a wonderful way to let your imagination take over. You never know, Coward might have been a secret Jimmy Clitheroe fan!
Thanks to New Shoes, Bramwell, Julie, Holden, Pete, Jimakos and Ursula for liking this poem.
Comment is about Radio Play (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks John. Me too! I suppose "jobs for life" are, like grants are a thing of the past, too. Maybe beer will be banned next! 😖😂
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks for the comments. Yes Greg I had seen that one. I started writing one similar a couple of weeks ago but didn’t go back to it until yesterday.
Comment is about The Grand Old Duke Of York (rehashed) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Drink well the dew that draws the quench from your thirst.
Comment is about Good morning (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
You are at peace with yourself
you are at peace with the world
there can not be
a better place to be
but to be heaven sent.
Comment is about 103 (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
After the goals Loris gifted on Sunday, we could do with Lev The Cat Yashin!
Comment is about CATS' LIVES MATTER! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ah yes...I remember the "steam radio" of my youth and "This is the BBC Home Service. We present ".............." by "............" (theme
music) - followed by the opportunity to let the imagination
conjure up its own reality of what was happening in sound only.
Great stuff of another era.😃 Happy days.
Comment is about Radio Play (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Most enjoyable! 👍
One can almost feel the damp and decay,
As we contemplate a life snatched away..
Comment is about Number 3 Curlington Mews (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
Not a patch on yours, Julie, but this is the one doing the rounds:
The grand old Duke of York,
he had 12 million quid.
He gave it to someone he never met,
for something he never did.
And now York wants to offload him. It never rains but ...
Comment is about The Grand Old Duke Of York (rehashed) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Those of us of a certain vintage will recall him being referred
to jocularly in the mainstream media as "Randy Andy" and
praised for his exploits in the time of the Falklands conflict.
He was a "lad" and popular. Not unlike Prince Harry's past
position in the public eye. Youth had its fling and it's coming
back to haunt the advancing years.
Comment is about The Grand Old Duke Of York (rehashed) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Bet you're glad he doesn't play for a certain NORTH London
football club! 😐
Comment is about CATS' LIVES MATTER! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ah, those were the days, my friend! I was paid by the state to drink beer for 4 years. At the end of it all to tumble into a job for life and pension.
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Not quite, Noel Coward, Stephen, but I remember being put to bed as a special treat to listen to The Clitheroe Kid on the wireless one night a week.
Comment is about Radio Play (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Of course, that money was ours (and yours).
Comment is about The Grand Old Duke Of York (rehashed) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I really like the neat twist at the end of this poem 😀
Comment is about If We Never Met (blog)
Original item by Nawadita Janice Philip
There's nothing new under the sun. Even our woes are written up in folklore. I can't decide if this is a cause for celebration or not. Intriguing poem as ever, Holden. Thanks. 😎
Comment is about Not Alone (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A fascinating tale which I really enjoyed. Redolent of a bygone era😊
Comment is about Number 3 Curlington Mews (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
Thanks Stephen. I really will have to try one. You have sold it to me! 😊
I loved "imagination, straining at the leash, escapes to a better place.". Great concept!
Comment is about Radio Play (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
It is what might be called a moot point, MC. Mostly it is all on-line now I would guess. Certainly grants finished when too many many working class people were acquiring them😑
Thanks for the comments, MC. 😊
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Wed 16th Feb 2022 22:10
Thank you very much, Stephen! 😊
I haven't actually seen the Rocky Horror Show, but now I'll have to! 😂
Comment is about Morpheus (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Mike has being helping out at Speak Easy (the spoken word open mic night I co-run with Amanda and Steve) with some guest hosting. He's really good. I've rearranged my schedule to go down to support him.
Comment is about Mike Booth is guest host at Write Out Loud Sale (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Is that what being drunk feels like? I have often wondered!!! 😂
Comment is about Drunkenness (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
I'm slightly ashamed to admit that this first took me back to the Rocky Horror Show - "Flow, Morpheus, Flow...."
Thanks, Holden. Fascinating piece of verse.
Comment is about Morpheus (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A very true poem, Stuart, on both the good and bad sides of the subject!
Comment is about Drunkenness (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
Here's a thought: Does any university offer more than any well-stocked library? Why are the former so well-funded whilst the
latter are being shut down. Is this some social class-driven
plot? 😐
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks Holden. Glad you enjoyed it 😎
Thanks too, Nigel for the like 😊
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I suspect it won’t be, Kevin.
Comment is about THE RHYMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I hope that this isn't to be your last parody.
Look forward to hearing it live.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about THE RHYMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Wed 16th Feb 2022 02:41
Humor & Truth
quite a meal
for one old poet.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Tue 15th Feb 2022 23:29
This was really enjoyable, John, loved the "thought-filled plumes"! 😎
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks Stephen. I suppose in a way we Are all radiators (radiating heat?) Getting a bit philosophical haha.
Thanks Ursula for the like. 😀
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Your poem describes exactly how the days feel here, Brenda. Something is changing.
Comment is about February (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
A nice reflection, John. 'I am not a radiator' could be a good security sign-in.
Comment is about An Academic Reflection (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Nigel Astell
Fri 18th Feb 2022 01:07
Trying to fit in
kidding yourself hurts
but not believing
is even worse.
Comment is about The Kids Home (blog)
Original item by Clare