The use of books in one form or another to tell a story has been known for centuries and even now, despite the advances of
technology that still holds true. And the "Book of Life" is the
most universal yet the most diverse of them all and its chapters
become our own lives.

Comment is about Chapters of life (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

This surely resonates with many across the years. A joyful time
but also a time for remembering what used to be and is no longer, even harder for small families to endure.

Comment is about Happy Christmas Day Mum (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Thank you Stephen and John, your kind comments are much appreciated.

Comment is about The Turn of the Year (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

Beautifully written. I love the notion expressed in seeking to grasp at gardenias, not straws such a positive image.
Thank you

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Slugs and llamas would be good, Kevin.
It would be a shame if you didn’t do this one. I think it’s stands apart from being either one of your Grimston Low cartoons or your serious observations on life.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

I sense some foreboding also, Stephen. We're not looking after what we've been given.

Comment is about Flying (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for that John. It's made my day to think that you enjoyed my poem enough to read it to your mum.

Happy new year. I look forward to reading more of your posts next year.

Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

It was but in the advices
The straw and logs
That let to the construction of fort
Now it's a wall of wisdom for all

Thank you Nigel🌷

Comment is about Lonely island (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

I read this poem to my 92 year old mum. We both loved it! Hilarious. Thank you!

Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thanks John.
I don't know if I'm going to do this one, or recycle one of my oldies.
I might do eleven minutes of slugs and llamas.

Happy new year.
See you in January all being well.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

A poem that stands alone
each visitor has advice to give
then leaves still travelling
looking for what you have found.

Comment is about Lonely island (blog)

Original item by Sunshine

Very uplifting Stephen. 😁👍

Comment is about Flying (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for comments M.C. Stephen ,Julie & Holden. Shame I couldn't upload my audio. Merry Christmas to you & yours. 🥂🎁🎄

Comment is about Christmas Delight (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

I love the intensity and power of this poem, John.

Comment is about Inner City Blue (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Beautiful poem, Brenda.

Comment is about The Turn of the Year (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

I'm a sucker for positivity! So much of it to relish here. Well done! 👍👍👍

Comment is about Christmas Delight (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thank you so much for the kind comment, John, it really means a lot! 😊

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thanks John

I’m very appreciative of you comments. I’m glad you liked it

Comment is about bAL-a-NCe (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

An antidote to all the current madness. Timeless, evocative and optimistic. I enjoyed the way you coated the fruit with "snow white cream. "
Thank you Brenda 😊

Comment is about The Turn of the Year (blog)

Original item by Brenda Wells

I loved the way many lines are balanced between differing ideas. Fits in with the theme and the title. Bravo, Pete 😀

Comment is about bAL-a-NCe (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Stunning poetry dk😀

Comment is about After (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Witty and profound. Thank you, Holden. A poem to treasure. 😊

Comment is about Presence (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

I look forward to hearing this at WS in Jan, Kev.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Thanks Keith and Leon for your comments on this piece, and for your encouragement throughout the year.
I know it's cliché to say it, but it really does mean so much.
I hope you too had a great Christmas, and I wish you and everyone on this site a happy new year.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

John,
this poem cracks the veneer of civilisation as we perceive it to be.
I am drenched by it
Thank you
Keith

Comment is about Inner City Blue (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

It took me a while to figure out "tree-sured"
but now I have it. ha
Merry Christmas M.C.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Now Christmas morning and I am reading your response.
Thank you Keith and...
A very Merry Christmas to you as well.

(Have you ever been to Sherwood Forest?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

What a lovely way to show how special your mum is to you Nazia, and to show that our loved ones stay with us.

Keep writing.
Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Long is the way (blog)

Original item by Nazia Khan

Beautiful Greg, thank you. Such rich imagery! And such an impressive bio-you contribute so much to the writing community, including this blog. Thank you 😃
Keep writing and smiling.
Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Flora and fauna (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

A very happy Yuletide to you Keith!

“It being Christmas eve, there was, as I had foreseen, a great deal of revelry and what not.”

P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit

Comment is about The family face (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

John,
So very true. I can readily acknowledge that I have without any protest inherited certain traits of my parents in varying degrees. Impatience, anxiety, intellect and many other personal attributes are passed down the line to some extent. Even the experience of my parents in war which I escaped, has a seed in my being.
Thank you for this
Merry Christmas John
Keith

Comment is about The family face (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I think you have been copying my playbook, Julie, 😁
Merry (and bright) Christmas to you!
John

Comment is about Christmas Eve Hangover (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

I still believe too. Merry Christmas Stephen.
😊 John

Comment is about I still believe! (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Seasons Greetings M.C. 🥂👍

Comment is about CHRISTMAS EVE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hi Leon - The Christmas spirit is alive and well. Season's Greetings. 🥂👍

Comment is about Christmas Delight (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

A beautiful, heartwarming Christmas poem.

Comment is about Feeling down at Christmas? Let Liz Berry's seasonal poem lift the heart (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I'm in total agreement with all that Keith has written.

All the very best Kevin to you and yours.

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Great poem Tom and somewhat spooky! the ' all aglow ' bit that I also used in my poem today!

All the best to you and yours.

Comment is about Christmas Delight (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

A truly heartfelt poem
Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Happy Christmas Day Mum (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Another good poem
Merry Christmas
Keith

Comment is about The Christmas Sampler (blog)

Original item by d.knape

MC.,
Thank you for this. Merry Christmas and thank you for all your poems of the past year.
Keith

Comment is about CHRISTMAS EVE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Kevin,
I knew you would not let us down this Christmas. Another gem. Merry Christmas to you and all your family especially those with nowt.
Thank you for this and all your other brilliant poems
Keith

Comment is about No Note Nor Nowt (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Keep the belief alive and we can be better than we are.👍

Comment is about I still believe! (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Delightful. A seasonal contribution to be...er...tree-asured?😉

Comment is about Cedar Tree Christmas (blog)

Original item by d.knape

John,
May I wish you a very Happy and Blessed Christmas. My prayers are for justice and peace, especially for our Christian and Zeidi brothers and sisters in the Middle East. May you continue to delight and intrigue us on this site with your poetry in the year to come.
With blessings
Keith

Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)

Original item by John E Marks

Thanks Holden very encouraging 😊

Comment is about bAL-a-NCe (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Thanks Keith.
But, I think your reply was words to the wise as well.

If only we could return to simpler truer times.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

This is a beautiful poem, Ed. I loved the "wings that balance the slaughter" and the last stanza! 🌷

Comment is about bAL-a-NCe (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Thank you Keith and a very happy Christmas to you and yours. Thanks for all your support of my scribblings. John

Comment is about Torn (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Elegant and stylish, Keith. Thanks.
John

Comment is about A Glimmer of Hope (blog)

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