Thanks for the comments and the "likes".

Comment is about EVENTIDE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Appealing in both content and the rhythm of its lines.

Comment is about Painting the Day in Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

Thanks for the likes and comments on my silliest write!

Comment is about Snow White Flu (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Beautiful poem, Brenda.

Comment is about Painting the Day in Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

I think Boris remains popular & gets away with a lot by visiting many workplaces (even during Covid) & making laughable comments & attempts at what they do.

Comment is about Get a grip !! (blog)

Original item by hugh

Cheers John <stop making excuses >🤔🤭
🙂

Comment is about John Botterill (poet profile)

Original item by John Botterill

Callaghan - what a wiz...she
Conjures up old Disney
When "Once upon a time"
Was in its prime! 😊

Comment is about Snow White Flu (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thanks Stephen. I was only Larkin around. I hope Shakespeare isn't turning in his grave haha 😊

Thanks Julie. Lovely comment. Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Thanks also Holden for the like. 😊

Comment is about Sonnet 18 Revisited (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

Thank you, Stephen, that's such a compliment! I hope you get to go to the Louvre soon! 😊

Comment is about Dreamer. (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thanks for the likes and kind comment John.

Comment is about First Snowdrops (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

There is a lot of huffing and puffing going on. Just wonder who or what will finally blow the house down😁

Comment is about A Stale Wind (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Sweet! Made me smile, thank you

Comment is about Sonnet 18 Revisited (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

I really liked the personification of snowdrops, sent on a mission, a band of brothers and sisters 😀 Thank you, Julie. Super poem.

Comment is about First Snowdrops (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thanks, Holden. The pandemic has kept me away from the Louvre for too long. Your poem makes me want to jump on a train next week.

Comment is about Dreamer. (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Its beauty is undeniable, Brenda. It can also be a bit of a nuisance - the two things are not incompatible. Thanks for a fine poem.

Comment is about The Beauty of Moss (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

I definitely relate to this MC especially the section on sleeping!

Comment is about EVENTIDE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Almost better than the original, John. To quote someone else who borrowed from it - 'Perfick'.

Comment is about Sonnet 18 Revisited (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

Highly enjoyable, rhyming stuff, MC.

Comment is about EVENTIDE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks to Stephen A., Brenda and Pete for liking the poem.

Comment is about Sunday Afternoon (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

thanks Greg, and very true. If he said the moon is made of cheese his supporters would go their to taste it

Comment is about The slow tissue paper of lies (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

DRM - there is a reason why the use of the words "liar" and "lie" are taboo in Parliamentary discourse. Care to guess why it's so?
I take the view that in a business in which even the words "yes"
and "no" can be fraught with danger and disaster to their users,
the words "honourable" and "hypocrisy" make uncomfortable
companions. Posing as one thing whilst performing as another
has long been the accepted pretence in politics.

Comment is about The slow tissue paper of lies (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

It is the use of content that imbues this politically flavoured
message with such panache. .

Comment is about A Stale Wind (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thanks for your kind comments and likes. Happy to have managed both dry January and a poem a day. I have a feeling it’s all downhill from here!!😀

Comment is about Something About Nothing and Last Day Of January (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thanks chaps -appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

Comment is about Grief (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thank you for you lovely comments they're much appreciated.

Comment is about Raft of Wreaths (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I've set missen a challenge to write a poem Evey month. But failed for January. I have done about a quarter of February's prom, so I might get that one done.

Comment is about Something About Nothing and Last Day Of January (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thanks, David. Good to see a bit more protest poetry here. There's a joke doing the rounds ... perhaps you've seen it? A passer-by asks Boris Johnson for directions. Johnson points him one way, his interrogator goes the other. 'Where are you going?' the PM cries. 'Don't you watch the news?' is the reply. Well, it made me laugh. Whatever BJ says, the opposite is true, is turning out to be a very reliable rule of thumb. The statistics authority made that very point to him only yesterday, when he claimed crime had gone down, when it had actually gone up. What can you do with such a man?

Comment is about The slow tissue paper of lies (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

On an aircraft the staff advise passengers to put their own safety so that they can then help others. Much wisdom in this poem, Anita. Thank you.

Comment is about Advice to younger self (blog)

Original item by Ankita Srivastava

thankless Stephens and Keith
pleasing that you think so. cheers

Comment is about The slow tissue paper of lies (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

thanks M.C . you make a good point. though this is a new a deep wound here that has been inflicted

Comment is about The slow tissue paper of lies (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

Life we make
our home
living it
has it's
ups and downs
that's life.

Comment is about My head- a seagulls lounge (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you M. C. Newberry for posting comments. I feel making self priority is important because many times out of kindness we tend to neglect ourselves and just for sake of helping others, we spoil our mental peace. Which later spoils our terms with them. I would ask my younger self to have boundaries while staying kind.

Comment is about Advice to younger self (blog)

Original item by Ankita Srivastava

You never disappoint Laura and this is no exception. Love it

Comment is about Grief (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

There is marvellous description here. Love it

Comment is about Raft of Wreaths (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I love your use of words in this piece Stephen. Halitosis is such a great metaphor

Comment is about A Stale Wind (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thanks guys for all your kind comments. To answer your question Greg he described himself as the anchor man, holding the line. Far too cautious to swing for sixes. He was also the captain of Ormskirk Saint Anne's table tennis team, who were top of the Southport League (Division One) for many years.

Comment is about FLANNEL WHITE (blog)

Original item by john short

😂 thank you, John for your like & always valued literery wisdom!

Comment is about A Stale Wind (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Don. Hope you are OK. Really worried now the Baggy Greens have thumped us English into the boundary boards. And you've said nothing. John

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

More monosyllables. Fewer present participles. "A political exhale dissipates into hot air."

Comment is about A Stale Wind (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Deep and ponderous, but it speaks above the stench of a wilderness of lies and victims.
Thanks for this
Keith

Comment is about Raft of Wreaths (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I wouldn’t go so far as to call the the good old days, MC, but they were our reality.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen A and Holden.

Comment is about THE BULLY AND THE BULLIED (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

There is undeniable logic in putting one's self first. Primarily, by
doing so it is possible to be in a position to help others. Those
who cry "selfish" are basically saying "You're not thinking of ME."

Comment is about Advice to younger self (blog)

Original item by Ankita Srivastava

Yes, thought you were slacking bit Julie 🤣 Now....2 poems a day ! 😁

Comment is about Something About Nothing and Last Day Of January (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Well said M.C. & thank you!

Comment is about Your Scar (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Lovely stuff. Had to Google tallow though 😄

Comment is about Grief (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

I loved this, Laura.It says so much in so few words.

Comment is about Grief (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

This is a lovely poem of memory and nostalgia, John. Village cricket has its explosive moments, not to mention simmering resentment and grudges. Just like life, I suppose. Really enjoyed this - thanks.

Comment is about FLANNEL WHITE (blog)

Original item by john short

Thank you, Holden and John. It occurs to me that there are people and places that one only meets in dreams, and usually only very briefly or indistinctly. These situations are often combined with fear or anxiety. This poem was an attempt to sum all that up.
I am so pleased that you enjoyed it.

My thanks to Laura and Nigel for liking this poem.

Comment is about Sunday Afternoon (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Hey, thank you very much John!

Comment is about Grief (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Born and re-born. A profoundly positive depiction of how a life
can be turned around. - and how we can free ourselves to be in control.of our destinies, beyond the reach of the past.

Comment is about Your Scar (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson