Thanks Keith and Stephen. I'm glad I didn't fail to disappoint. ?
Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)
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jan oskar hansen
Sun 21st Nov 2021 17:30
I have said this before poetry is not an artform
Comment is about Can a robot write poetry? Ai-Da responds to Dante (article)
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Why do I now want a drink of something I don't like...Good one ?
Comment is about Scotch: a gentleman’s vice, a woman’s pleasure (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
? Love it! As Keith says, you never fail to disappoint!
Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)
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Nice one, Keith. Has a lovely dreamy, ethereal flow to it. ?
Comment is about Into the Stars (blog)
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Thanks for taking us on your walk around Barcelona, Julie - ‘twas lovely!
Comment is about Barcelona (blog)
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Kevin,
Thanks for this. You never fail to disappoint. The descriptive quality of all your poems is vivid. You take the reader right to the event.
Keith
Comment is about The Long-Nosed Short-Legged Terrier (blog)
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Sounds rather inspiring Greg! The Autumn is a nice time for reflections of all kinds. Unfortunately, we travelled via Sandown Park to visit my nephew last night who lives in Teddington, and we were well stuck in traffic for about three miles due to the rugby! (The royal parks have now closed Bushey Park to through traffic so we had to crawl to Kingston Bridge overtaken by smug cyclists! On the way home M3 there was a massive hold up on the smart motorway due to an accident. Happy days. Good to see live poetry going on again.
Ray
Comment is about Never mind the rugby, the planes, or even the literature festival: grassroots voices put Richmond upon Thames on the poetry map (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Sorry for offending any northern sensibilities, Ian! Not intended, of course. Thanks for reading, mate.
Comment is about Never mind the rugby, the planes, or even the literature festival: grassroots voices put Richmond upon Thames on the poetry map (article)
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the 'rugby' to which you refer is 'rugby union' despite southern bias it's not the only, nor even the best, 'rugby' played in this country. That, of course, would be 'rugby league' ?
Comment is about Never mind the rugby, the planes, or even the literature festival: grassroots voices put Richmond upon Thames on the poetry map (article)
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Let's hope so! Very comforting and so well put and written as always. You never disappoint.
Jennifer
Comment is about Into the Stars (blog)
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Thanks for the comment Brenda! Jennifer
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
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Better to die, I think Jennifer. Life is a story, stories are meant to have meaning, and a start, middle and an end. Without those things, it becomes a spreadsheet. I don't want to live a spreadsheet, no-one does.
J. x ❤❤
Comment is about Singularity (blog)
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Thanks for the likes and for the comment Stephen A. I will try.
Comment is about Speeding Across The Sky (blog)
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Sun 21st Nov 2021 02:59
Now that I think about it
what I thought I thought
is not much of
a thought.
?
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
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Thank you, as always, Keith & Stephen for your kind & encouraging comments. ?
And for the likes Rudyard, Holden, Pete, & Brenda.
Comment is about Why Can't We? (blog)
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Freed from the expectations that killed my soul.......these words are so powerful and contain a significance which afflicts so many people in today's world.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Crossing Oceans (blog)
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You write with a great passion identifying your soul as your real and true identity. You have or are perhaps passing through the experience of coming to know yourself, the inner self. This is an edifying process as it will be of assistance to you in your life and writing. I have read through a number of your poems which are impressive. You have the spirit of a writer and I look forward to reading more of your work.
Thank you for becoming a member of this site as you will be an inspiration to others.
Keith
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Thanks for the Likes, Holden, Stephen A, Stephen G, Aisha and Jennifer.
My mate Bruce also remembers a delivery of concrete arriving just before knocking off time. We threw it down. British workmanship at its finest!
Comment is about STICKITA WOK ON (blog)
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Thank you for the like, Jennifer. No shame in that!
Comment is about Queue (blog)
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Have to confess used to go to occasional cricket matches either for one of the players or the teas! Jennifer
Comment is about Queue (blog)
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Lovely, there is just something so magical about meeting a fox, a really special moment. Thank you for sharing
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
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Thank you Stephen, Rudyard and Holden for the likes.
Comment is about Queue (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Nigel - thanks very much for the verse. I remember a teacher telling us "the first thing to learn is that it is a bad idea to be hit by a cricket ball". Rarely have truer words been spoken.
Thanks, Greg. My original line was "Garfield Sobers running up to bowl" but in fact Sobers never seemed to run. When he bowled fast, he, well "glided" is as good a word as any. It must have been wonderful to be there at Headingly. All I can say is that I would not have liked to face Bob Willis on that day. I am sure that just his look terrified most of the Australians.
Comment is about Queue (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I read with growing interest your poem 1990. Somehow it was akin to reading something which resembled a literary frieze which left me wanting to meet and speak with the man with the black beard and Russian hat. He cuts an enigmatic figure. You possess a unique style of writing which is quite fascinating. At times it is disjointed but the reader is spurred on with renewed interest. I have read some of your work so far and look forward to more.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about D.W. Hamilton (poet profile)
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An extremely important debate between two opposing views! ?
Comment is about Toothpaste (blog)
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Thanks Jennifer. I took a lot of pleasure rendering unexpected
service of various sorts, recalling the look on one lady's face,
after she "lost" her money in a recalcitrant parking meter that
refused to register its payment and she had approached me on
my patrol with her tale of woe, a clearly stressed law-abiding woman trying to do the right thing but failed by unforgiving
technology..
I took great pleasure in giving the meter a good thump that
saw it display an instant accurate reading. Her expression
varied between shock, disbelief and relief as I ambled away
on my patrol. Well, it wasn't all "sticks and stones", you know - and a sense of fun certainly helped! ?
Comment is about POLICING LONDON - BACK IN THE DAY (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Paradoxically uplifting in a downbeat reflective way. There has
always been a certain melancholy in the soul in these islands
and this sees its expression in these evocative lines. That said,
I like to see November as a "glass half full" sort of month, with
nature quietly preparing for the renewal ahead.
Comment is about November's Soul (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
One of the pleasures of my career at the sharp end of London
policing back in the day was being expected to treat everyone
"irrespective of race, colour, creed or social position" just the same.
This suited me fine as it was always a question of being polite
at the outset and expecting the same in return. Anything from
one extreme to the other across the social spectrum didn't help the subject of my attentions. Take as you find - that always
went well. Class lies in the individual,, not in perceived wealth
or social status, with the small "Henry Higgins caveat" that
using the English language deserves proper respect! ?
Comment is about Tell people what they do not want to hear (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you so much Jennifer. This was bitter sweet as so close to the truth, and casting a big cloud - though as you see he was not unhappy feeling more or less in control. He became a much gentler man in the home - he could be a real handful before he got dementia.
Ray
Comment is about STANLEY IN THE HOME (blog)
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Really loved the urbane urban fox! Je nifer
Comment is about David Lindsay (poet profile)
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November is the start of winter, and the earlier darkness is rather sinister and heavy with foreboding . We also li nk it to an approaching end, and most of my friends say it is their least favourite season. Beautifully sad and melancholy. Jennifer
Comment is about November's Soul (blog)
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Well played, Stephen. You're right, cricket is not in a good place just now. But some wonderful lines here, about the true spirit of the game ... 'Garfield Sobers gliding in to bowl' evokes so many good feelings. My 'I was there' memory is of the last day of the Headingley Test in 1981. Bloody hell, that's worth a poem, too!
Comment is about Queue (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Alwaysbetterand better. Found this really moving. 'a transitory tale of woe with nuggets of gold' could beautifully describe so many lives. Jennifer
Comment is about A Strange Farewell (blog)
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Fantastic! Loved 'the staff would swarm........., so well rendered. The police in those days were considered friends by most people, and often did much more than just their duty. Jennifer
Comment is about POLICING LONDON - BACK IN THE DAY (blog)
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Lovely! Kindly ironic. Really admire you and Jason who write poems for their in laws! Probably he was happer 'running the show, going to meet his friends' etc. Only problem perhaps when wanted to go AWOL. Jennifer
Comment is about STANLEY IN THE HOME (blog)
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Thanks Holden, Rudyard and Jed for the likes!
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
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I appreciate the kind words, Holden! ??
Comment is about College Campus Cop (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
It is okay
to be yourself
inside your poem
only those reading
are let in.
Comment is about Where Do You Go? (blog)
Original item by A. Jade
Shiny polished cannon ball
spinning right at you
a don't hit hurts
I say old chap
that's simply not cricket!
Comment is about Queue (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks Stephen G. this really happened and I had met many foxes before, but usually trotting busily somewhere, with 'no time to stop and stare'. This one surprised me by staying so relaxed!
Thanks again, jennifer
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
I love this poem, Jennifer. It warms the heart.
Comment is about Seeing Red (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
The game of cricket is, quite rightly, taking a bit of a pasting at the moment. But memories still remain; here is one of them.
Comment is about Queue (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Agree with the general sentiment, Hugh, although 'cesspit of sleaze' is a bit strong (Poetic licence - how do you apply for one?). Most MPs do a decent job.
Comment is about 82 grand a year the public pay, obey all the rules hear us say !! (blog)
Original item by hugh
An audacious and optimistic poem. Great work.
Comment is about Why Can't We? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
M.C. Newberry
Sun 21st Nov 2021 18:03
It is a tragedy twice over when someone devoted to the well-being of others should fall victim to infection and could not be
saved. And at such a comparatively young age too. Covid-related takes on a new painful meaning in such cases.
Comment is about R.I.P. Dr Irfan Halim (blog)
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