Thanks for the likes and kind comments for my silly write.
Comment is about It’s Not My Party (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Greg - I have to agree about that odd state of affairs. But I
suspect that my time saw stronger and more independent
leadership from the likes of Sir Robert Mark et al. - willing
to steer a path that kept a healthy detachment from too much party political demand and influence.
Comment is about ACTIVIST (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
If the anti-Brexit forces always thought of him as a chancer who didn't even particularly believe in Brexit - and certainly didn't understand its ramifications - you can hardly blame them for attacking him now, MC. And if even Brexiters now accept that he is a habitual, if not compulsive liar, isn't it time to confront the awful thought - that he must have lied about Brexit, too? Your wider point, Keith, is bang-on. Those swivel-eyed MPs in the Commons with their bizarre hairdos and wigs in no sense represent their country. It's more like peeping at the inmates of Bedlam every Wednesday lunchtime at PMQs.
Comment is about Sirob (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I love sheds, I have 3. One for a workshop , tools all nicely arranged in order of size and use etc. 1 for my lawnmower, leaf blower , bits of timber garden chairs etc, and one which is my office ( plus a greenhouse ) with care I can spend all day between them 😂
Comment is about Sheds (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
This is an interesting idea, Stephen, that could be developed further. Sheds as somewhere for 'embattled men' to retreat to ... or upmarket spaces where the middle-classes can pursue their cultural whims. Another battleground in the 'culture war'?
Comment is about Sheds (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Certainly, your former employers are being remarkably inactive at the moment, MC!
Comment is about ACTIVIST (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Stephen,
I had no idea that there are such constructions as 'Up-market sheds' as my memories of garden sheds is confined to a small hut some distance from the house where the lawn mower and garden tools were kept. I am amazed that such places have become retreats given to culture and imbibing. I thought a summer house would be more preferable for such activities.
Thank you for an interesting and educational poem.
Keith
Comment is about Sheds (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. I’m pleased you all like it
Comment is about sea GIrL (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Love the poem, Ray.
I once knew an Audrey
Who was not at all tawdry
Though her fortified birthday cake
Was better than life for its own sake.
Comment is about TAWDRY AUDREY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks, Stephen. Perhaps we could shake a stick at him!
Comment is about Mr Rhubarb (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
The clue is in my use of the word "often". My primary aim was
at those who seem to make a career of activism - and there ARE
such people...known and recognised in my own working life as
"rent-a-mob"= self-righteous zealots who eagerly climb aboard
any passing bandwagon that attracts their attention for whatever
(?) reason.
Comment is about ACTIVIST (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
It also encourages us to wonder about the motivation that sees
certain non-conformist types of behaviour as well as the
reactions they create. Is it the resentful response to the "show-off" seeking attention or something more sinister? Perhaps we
must consider our responses accordingly when this behaviour
confronts us.
Comment is about Tightrope (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I tend to equate persistent untidy hair with an untidy mind.
As for integrity (or lack of), there have been others. Lloyd-George
comes readily to mind for a start. A carefully considered "reading" of the public mood seems to have deserted Bojo after
the success of Brexit and his subsequent dilly-dallying across
the spectrum of political action appears to reinforce this perception. But it's
been pointed out - perhaps with some validity - that the anti-Brexit forces
have been particularly evident in the
ongoing attacks on him; the opportunity too good to pass up.
Comment is about Sirob (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks, Keith. I suppose the scruffy look was part of his sthick, but it's wearing pretty thin these days.
Comment is about Sirob (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I am most grateful for all your comments on this poem, John C, John B, KJ and Pete. I wanted to write about the power of our peers and society in general to snuff out individuals' dreams. 'Know your place' operates on many levels, not just from the top down. Hence, the protruding nail or the tall poppy always risks to taken down.
And thanks to Nigel, Adam, Keith, Bramwell, Julie, Stephen A, Rudyard, Holden, Jimakos and Leon for reading and liking thos poem.
Comment is about Tightrope (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you Keith & Julie, it really is a sad state of affairs. Politicians have never been my favourite people, this just verifies everything I ever thought about them.
And thanks for the likes Nigel, Holden, moonlight & Leon. Always appreciated 🌈
Comment is about Mr Rhubarb (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Gave me chills...in a good way! Beautifully written. 👍
Comment is about The Deep Well of Winter (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A beautifully composed piece of writing 🌈
Comment is about sea GIrL (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Sums it up perfectly, Julie 👍
Comment is about It’s Not My Party (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
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Sun 16th Jan 2022 11:02
And I totally agree with all that Keith has said.
A lovely piece of work.
Comment is about sea GIrL (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Booze bag full
hard day's night
deny it too
just like you.
Comment is about It’s Not My Party (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Inside this gift
of once was
is a love
you once had.
Comment is about 95. Poem (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Poetic window
looking out
each seeing
different views
yours is
the one
that matters.
Comment is about Open Mic (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
That just about sums everything up in a a sort of surreal way
Comment is about Tightrope (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I love the imagery and the patterns of language within this poem, Keith. One of your finest, in my humble opinion. 😀
Comment is about The Deep Well of Winter (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Sat 15th Jan 2022 23:15
Man in the moon
Santa Claus
seems no honesty applies,
all these myths entwine our lives
turns out they are
all lies.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
A poem rich in sensuality coupled fine erotic imagery which cannot but fail to entrance the reader, even a gay soul like me.
Beautifully composed.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about sea GIrL (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
It's true MC. You never see them lying around nowadays do you?
It's how I got my name, by the way. 'Johnny' 😀
Comment is about TODAY'S "CONTRACEPTIVE"? (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Publish two poems. One with it in and one with it out. Go by how many likes each one gets. A bit like Brexit! Personally I'm voting IN! 😊
Comment is about Great Britain Pt2 (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I always wonder reading a poetic piece,
whether I truly understand what the poet actually means😀
Comment is about Open Mic (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
We Northerners can relate to it so well.....👍
Comment is about The Deep Well of Winter (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Don't worry, Julie. The 'Great' in Britain is really a geographical description, rather than any suggestion of quality. It was originally given to us by the French to differentiate us from Brittany. But we may need to look at it again, once the Scots vote Out.
Comment is about Great Britain Pt2 (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
When I was a boy I was taught that the moon was made of cheese but there again I was a gullible child.
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about Daytime Moon (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Stephen,
you have really caught the mood of the nation with this poem. Well done!
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about Mr Rhubarb (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Brilliant, can’t help feeling sad for the reasons that inspired this.
Comment is about Mr Rhubarb (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Anyone will do, Kevin.
And thanks for the Like, Stephen A.
Comment is about WHO'S SORRY NOW? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for your likes
Holden
kJ Walker
julie
Moonlight
Stephen G
Aisha
and
Your Royal Poetess.
Comment is about Open Mic (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Not sure if this verse should be left in or not??🤔
Comment is about Great Britain Pt2 (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for the likes and comments.
Comment is about Great Britain (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I'm not sure where I stand on this one.
On the one hand, when you get "activists" operating outside the law, causing disruption and damage, they are criminals. I don't care how just their cause, they should face the consequences for their crimes.
On the other hand. When politicians- such as Thatcher. Use the police force as their own private army then I have to come down on the other side.
As I say, I'm not sure where I stand.
Comment is about ACTIVIST (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
He'll find some other mug to fall on their sword. He showed no remorse whatsoever.
Comment is about WHO'S SORRY NOW? (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Greg Freeman
Sun 16th Jan 2022 20:12
Well observed, Steve. I'm beginning to feel the pain, too.
Comment is about The Indignity of Growing Old (blog)
Original item by Steve Higgins