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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Thanks for the likes and lovely comment Stephen.
Comment is about Palma (blog)
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Thank a for the likes and the very kind comment Keith. We had a lovely day in the sun.
Comment is about Cartagena (blog)
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Thanksalso to John C, Jeronth, Stephen A, Aisha and MC Newbery. Glad you appreciated it. Jennifer
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
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I hope you’re wearing a boxing glove to bed JC
‘Ptang Yang Kipperbang uh!
Comment is about DREAM (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
The ending is very dark, but it's not a lie
Comment is about 69. Poem (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Too right, MC. I learned to pinch money legally from an early age!
Comment is about STICKITA WOK ON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hah...a story of mis-spent youth in employment and mis-spent wages by an employer! ?
Comment is about STICKITA WOK ON (blog)
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The American influence has been with us for many years - not least with the magic of other days from the Hollywood "dream factory" when talent and dreams melded into real entertainment at every turn. I remain a fan of what came from
across the pond in those days - with its positive "glass half
full" attitude to life. The music alone is a wonderful legacy -
to be thankful for and still to be enjoyed, thanks to technology
that seemed to grow and stay "hand in hand" with it.and now
allows us to return to what was produced with such creative inspiration and skill. The "standards" from the great songwriting era remain just that: the standard by which quality
is judged. There is nothing being written today that comes
close, not least in terms of "longevity".
Comment is about SIR JOHN LOOKS OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A crime that surely reflects the "me-me" age we have made for ourselves. A ghastly and utterly avoidable outcome that signals
a grotesque lack of self-discipline and control. The ensuing
explanation/investigation should make distressing but probably
unsurprising reading. Pity the poor children - the long-term victims of this lamentable deadly assault.
Comment is about Two children have been orphaned after a feud over parking in Somerset !! (blog)
Original item by hugh
Doodle Bugs have a different significance here in the UK as they were the first rockets fired at London by the Germans during the latter stages of the Second World War. What are they in the US? A good poem which shows appreciation for one's good fortune in life.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Giving Thanks (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Wed 24th Nov 2021 11:44
Here I am
stabbing away at the keyboard
but my only thoughts are frivolous
one cannot be serious all the time
life is full of comedy
it lessens the tragedy.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
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I know the panic of 'will we get in' well, but more at football than cricket! I once came down from Yorkshire to spend a day at Wimbledon. A day of queuing! Never again. Love the poem, Stephen. Evokes memories as you can see! ? John Botterill
Comment is about Queue (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Julie,
to read this on a dark November's morning as I wrap myself up to take the dogs out for their walk, I was lightened and given a sense of hope that the sun is shining somewhere. A poem to gladden the heart.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Cartagena (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
An intriguing poem as if some drama is unfolding. It stirs my imagination but I cannot find the thread to make sense of it. It merits more than one reading. Perhaps two.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about "Half Life" (blog)
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Thanks for the comment, John. They thought any mishaps to pappy-handed students were particularly funny.
Comment is about STICKITA WOK ON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I believe there is a far more pernicious virus attacking us than Covid. Americanism is slowly but surely infecting our culture, not in a good way.
Comment is about SIR JOHN LOOKS OUT (blog)
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Wed 24th Nov 2021 02:34
"Absorbing, yet not Kafkaesque" is a most excellent description, Stephen! ? Another great poem! ?
Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
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Wed 24th Nov 2021 02:09
Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment, John, I'm truly grateful! ?
Comment is about Delight (blog)
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Wed 24th Nov 2021 02:04
Thank you for the kind words, John, greatly appreciated! ?
Comment is about Ineluctable (blog)
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Echoing Don's words here. Such a powerful poem.
Comment is about Unholy Boss (blog)
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Thank you Chris. :)
Best wishes,
Rasa
Comment is about My Sea Change (blog)
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Thanks for your like
Stephen G.
Comment is about No More Mr Nice Guy (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
These are questions every Man Utd fan is asking each time watching the poor form the whole team have been in.
Not only the cost of the players but the wages could have played a part into the downfall of a club once famous worldwide for the football played.
Comment is about No More Mr Nice Guy (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
To me this poems draws on the complex relationship between pain and pleasure, misery and joy. Modern life encourages binary choices whereas life is more complicated. At least that's what this poem says to me! Thanks Holden.
John Botterill
Comment is about Delight (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Love the story John. Reminds me of trying to wheel some bricks up a ramp at a similar age and dropping the lot. I skinned my knuckles which everyone found hilarious. ? Except me! John Botterill
Comment is about STICKITA WOK ON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
These lines remind us of the reality that is endured in life - for
some a daily cruel companion. I understand that the first
rule in medicine is "do no harm". Perhaps it should be joined
by "relieve suffering".
Comment is about Comes in chain (blog)
Original item by Jadia4708au
The opening stanza says it all. We have denigrated ourselves, lost our identity and followed inferior cultures sacrificing our own and we know it.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about SIR JOHN LOOKS OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks John Stephen and Jennifer.
John, I will be reading this at well spoken. I may need to bring my glasses, or print it even bigger.
Jennifer. My favourite names that I used was Fred and Bullfrog Floppit, and I didn't make them up. They were real people and the names were too good to change.
Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Thanks, John. Derek Randall was a fine cricketer whose career was not helped by a G. Boycott run out special against Australia.
Comment is about Queue (blog)
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Thanks for the positive comments, Keith and John (and Gail), and for the nice couplet, M.C. I hope that it will appeal to all ages. Glad that you were able to empathise with it, Keith. There may be a lot of competition for these jobs, John, as they do not just appeal to the older generation!
This is first and foremost a humourous poem, which also connects to a slight suspicion of the 'Sixty is the new forty' etc. mantra. It may be true, but not every day! As you say, Keith, the spirit is willing.....
And thanks for the likes, Stephen and Rudyard.
Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Still laughing! How do you manage to invent those fantastic names? Darrel Slugshaw etc. Reading this puts me in s good mood for days. Agree absolutely about never disappointing.
Jennifer
Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Thanks for the comment on Seeing Red. It's always special when you see a wild animal that doesn't run away, or disappear alarmed at the sight of one. I had never seen a sleeping fix before, much less one that remained relaxed, and went back to sleep. Jennifer
Comment is about IT'S A HEARTACHE THING - Country Lament (blog)
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A bijou poem, Holden. Says a great deal about our common fate. Thanks for this. John.
Comment is about Ineluctable (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Being "lucky" in life has a value far above the word itself.
It can, on occasion, chime with "plucky" and be twice rewarded.
These lines achieve a very real effect in denoting the waste
of war and its inestimable damage to the future in both the
personal and general sense. My own father survived 1917-1918
in France. Belgium and Italy, yet my maternal uncle was killed in
1916, the year before Dad was posted, still in his teens, to the battlefield. There seems no rhyme to provide any reason for
how the fates allot their arbitrary outcomes.
Comment is about Tommy (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
I completely agree, Stephen. My wife liked it too and we both want the sort of job you advocate. Thanks. John (and Gail) ?
Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
With a club legend at the helm, why weren't the players there
with him? I blink to think of THEIR total cost to that famous Club.
Is it REALLY all down to OGS alone, with so much else on hand (or obviously NOT on recent performances)? I wonder just WHO let WHO down there...and WHY?
Comment is about No More Mr Nice Guy (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
A welcome piece of fun that anyone can probably identify with;
age is no bar!
With the day now stretching out ahead
I think I'd prefer to stay in bed! ?
Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
dk.,
Thanks. I associate with both the high and low, whatever that means. Praise where praise is due and similarly so with criticism which needs to be constructive and not negative. Poetry and those who write it are strong individuals with well thought out ideas and the innate ability to describe what we see and our thoughts. We are both no exceptions to this. Write what you feel inspired to write, avoid the frivolous and write with pen and paper. The hand is connected to the arm which is in turn connected to the body which holds the mind. Poetry needs to flow from the mind and does not come well from stabbing away at key boards and peering into screens with bleary eyes.
Keith
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
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Thanks for the Likes, Stephen A, John, Stephen G and Holden. And it’s munificence continues through my pension.
Comment is about THE MUNIFICENT PARIAH (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A fantastic description.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Love: The Truth (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
I love the positive and affirming tone of your poem.,Stephen, as well the ironic conclusion. Thank for this. Thought - provoking. John Botterill
Comment is about Why Can't We? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
One of the most heart felt poems I have read in a long time. It comes from the heart with love and it contains a beauty we seldom see.
Thank you for this.
Keith
Comment is about 'Stay Strong' (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Cane we empathise in poetry? Well, this poem proves we can as it speaks to me this morning as another day begins. Sapped of energy the spirit is willing but the body is weak. Stephen, well crafted, tinged with humour and O so very true.
Thank you for this.
Keith
Comment is about An old man's job (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
John Coopey
Wed 24th Nov 2021 16:59
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)
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