Thanks Keith, Stephen G and Holden for the likes. Not to be taken seriously, of course! In case you're wondering, the first wife was 'eaten by ?/ thrown to ? the wolves.
Comment is about Ultimatum (blog)
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MC- Not sure you grasp that while ever we have something that they don’t, whether it be opportunity, safety, wealth, etc, they will continue to try to come.
Comment is about Dunkirk (blog)
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Thanks, John, for your comments, and empathy.
Comment is about Dunkirk (blog)
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Fri 26th Nov 2021 16:07
A very evocative poem, Keith, it manages to convey a complex sense of empowered despair! ?
Comment is about A Blinding Flash (blog)
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Fri 26th Nov 2021 15:59
Thank you so much for the kind words, Stephen! ?
Comment is about Golden Age (blog)
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MC
Thanks. I think we have glimpses of heaven and hell here on earth. Perhaps this foretaste is to remind us of our behaviour as an indication as to where we might end up.
Keith
Comment is about A Blinding Flash (blog)
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But the questions will not go away, despite the handwringing
over avoidable tragedy. The political failure is eye-watering.
Odd how an age that sees increasing irreversible automation
that is readily supplanting human activity and welcomed as a
way to relieve working people of drudgery, is blithely ignored.
when talking about "needing" labour from who knows where -
(and we don't know the answer to the latter, do we?) .
Comment is about Dunkirk (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I'm mindful of the saying "Be careful what you wish for".
That said, I have to wish you well.
But is hell heaven - and heaven hell? ?!
Comment is about A Blinding Flash (blog)
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Petticoat government strikes again.
Keith
Comment is about LAZY WORK (blog)
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More welcome humour with a touch of reality from this source.
I confess that I smile when I witness accusations of "selfishness"
as they invariably mean "You're not thinking of ME!" Also, by
looking after number one, it is then possible to be able to look
after others, n'est pas? ?
Comment is about My Self (blog)
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Well said, Greg. And it will only get worse with the mass migration caused by climate change. We haven’t recognised the root cause - global inequality. And when we do we won’t be prepared to share.
Comment is about Dunkirk (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I will read this to my 92 year old mother, Aisha. She says "Age is just a number, too.". Thanks.
John Botterill
Comment is about Age (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
A grim topic, Keith, but I admire your skilful, haunting use of language. Thanks.
John Botterill
Comment is about A Ghostly Forest (blog)
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I can certainly picture the scene! First rate poetry, if a tad scary! John Botterill
Comment is about Saved by Silence (blog)
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A fascinating take on our progress through life, Pete. Makes one think, as they say. The last verse is truly poignant.
Comment is about 24k (blog)
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Thankyou, Stephen.
I can’t remember if it was just a piss-stand, Kevin; I don’t get either these days.
And thanks for the Like, John.
Comment is about DREAM (blog)
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Thank you, Rasa. I really liked this one. It is quite sad but uplifting as well.
Comment is about Cosmetic Colouration (blog)
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There is so much in this short poem, Holden. 'Easy rage' to ivory towers built on sand....Very enjoyable.
Comment is about Golden Age (blog)
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I love the rhythm and structure of this poem, John.
Comment is about DREAM (blog)
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Thanks for your likes
Holden
and
Stephen G.
Comment is about An App of Love (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
An interesting poem with time seen in a different perspective and tinged with humour. I enjoyed this
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about 24k (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
JC - while there's life, we have to cope!
Actually, it chimed almost 6 months to the day since my 2nd
AstraZeneca injection. No queue jumping here in The Smoke. ?
Comment is about CAB TO A JAB (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I love your sample work, Prince Ali. I can see you reading this in a traditional poetry slam-and rocking it! Would love to see more of your work here if you are happy to share more.
Best wishes and keep writing.
Kind regards,
Rasa
Comment is about Prince Ali (poet profile)
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I enjoyed the way you have combined the creation of the landscape with the description of the way it appears today. Beautiful. Thank you. John Botterill.
Comment is about Tracks (blog)
Original item by d.knape
This poem reminds me of the lion lying down with the lamb. An absence of fear.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
There is so much in this poem, Ray. I love "baseball haste", followed by "Subway", the very mention of which.....
The statue of Sir John Betjeman at St Pancras is a wonderful tribute to a poet whom I never tire of reading. But, as you say, he is divisive. Some people have long regarded him as a nostalgic snob, and there is undeniably some truth in this. He cared deeply about a vanishing past and wanted to preserve it, but arguably had a rather one-dimensional and negative view of 'progress', even if it benefited the lives of ordinary working people. One sees this in 'Slough' (mock Tudor sounds better than bogus), a poem which I believe he came to regret in later life.
Thanks for a thought-provoking poem.
Comment is about SIR JOHN LOOKS OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thank you Candice and Holden for the positive comments, which are most appreciated. I suppose a Kafkaesque job could still be absorbing, but perhaps not for old men!
And thanks to Bramwell, Stephanie and Jim for reading and liking this one.
Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
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Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
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Thank you for your kind words, John. After being locked out at Lord's, I made a point of trying to book tickets months ahead. But at Wimbledon that is not possible, due to the ballot system. I queued there several times in the 1970s with reasonable success but nowadays it must be impossible. Cheers, Steve
Comment is about Queue (blog)
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Are you sure it wasn't just a piss-stand?
Comment is about DREAM (blog)
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These are indeed the things that matter, DK.
And cake, of course.
Comment is about Giving Thanks (blog)
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Seems a bit late, MC, for someone of your advanced years to be getting a booster jab! A nipper like me got mine some time ago.
Comment is about CAB TO A JAB (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thu 25th Nov 2021 15:56
Thank you Graham for your Thanksgiving Greeting.
It's not everyday you get a word of encouragement, much less from so far away.
It's a shame you don't have real turkey. It is delicious.
You should get one to raise. They are easy to keep
but quite dumb. I think you could keep one in your spare
bedroom or in the hallway of your "Flat", if that's what you
have. Don't all Englishmen have Flats?
I will think of you as I eat my Turkey today along with dressing
and cranberry sauce. But, I won't think of you too long,
I'm going for seconds and have to be fast! hahaha
Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)
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Thanks for the likes and comment MC
Comment is about Top Of The Rock (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you for your graphic description of a doodle bug. I shall try to avoid them. Thanks giving baffles me. What and for whom are you thanking. We save our turkeys until Christmas. These days they cost a fortune.
Happy Thanksgiving. Don't overdo it.
Keith
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Welcome to WOL. I look forward to seeing more of your work
Keith
Comment is about Prince Ali (poet profile)
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Thanks kJ. I occasionally use the same private hire firm for
health checks that occur an awkward distance away. I have
travelled in an interesting assortment of vehicles, including 8-seater people carriers (solo passenger!), but this most recent
mode of transport was a cut above the rest for "luxury". ?
Comment is about CAB TO A JAB (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thu 25th Nov 2021 12:04
Doodle bugs. See this:
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-doodlebugs-1968047
(even though you Englishmen do not celebrate the Holiday,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU!!
now go out and eat some turkey!
(or do you even have turkeys?)
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
Perspective is always so interesting. From one person's perspective to other can be two totally different worlds
Comment is about Cosmetic Colouration (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
We'll.
We haven't been able to get out much of late. So when we do get out it makes sense to go in style.
Hope your jab went well, and you didn't suffer any side effects.
Comment is about CAB TO A JAB (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This is a wonderful little heartwarming piece DK.
We only have turkey at Christmas in general and don’t tend to celebrate Thanksgiving here. My wife and I are partial to Turkey meatballs once a month in tomato sauce and pasta!
Happy Thanksgiving to you from WOL and all your UK WOL’ers.
Comment is about Giving Thanks (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Having once written the words for an anthem for Gibraltar, this
resonated with me. Perhaps I should consider a follow-up in
more modern mode. "I GO APE"?? ?
Comment is about Top Of The Rock (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
NOTE: An alternative title: BERK IN A 'MERC' - was also
considered. ?
Comment is about CAB TO A JAB (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
One of the great films, Graham. And a corker to give the other team in a game of Christmas charades.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen and Holden.
Comment is about DREAM (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Stephen A. Gibraltar today is our last port of call. ?
Comment is about Cartagena (blog)
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Thanks Julie, I'm enjoying this holiday. Where we off to next? ?
Comment is about Cartagena (blog)
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Thanks for the likes and lovely comment Candice.
Comment is about Barcelona (blog)
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jennifer Malden
Fri 26th Nov 2021 17:38
Hello MC. Loved the ad for an Encyclopaedia! Another, I hope involontary piece of irony is /was in Edinburgh Zoo. A snakepit filled with kraits, vipers, cobras, rattlesnakes etc, donated by .............., 'in memory of his parents'?!!!!!!!.
Jennifer
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