Nicely done Stephen! Maybe rhythm is so satisfying in music because it is part and parcel of natural cycles. As Peter Sellers once said with ukelele in hand: " rhythm and melody, that's what the public want and by jove that's what i'll give them" or similar.
Ray
Comment is about Rhythm (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks. I hope I managed to capture both kinds of rhythm in the poem! Many thanks for the comment and the like.
Comment is about Rhythm (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Fri 19th Nov 2021 15:52
A great poem, Candice, all the descriptive details create a very vivid image! ?
Comment is about College Campus Cop (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
Your Royal Poetess - Thank you so much. I am so pleased that you got something out of the poem.
Comment is about The word is love (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Dear Keith
Thank you for fascinating comment. Yes, the idea of an "indelible impression" is at the heart of all this. Not just the memory of someone who was dear to you, but the something deeper, a kind of occupation.
And thanks to Nigel, Greg, Stephen A., Rudyard, Holden and Brenda for liking this poem.
Comment is about Membrane (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you Greg and Keith. I'm so pleased you got something out of this one. I wasn't entirely sure if it hung together or not, so that's really encouraging to hear.
And Greg, you're absolutely right and there's nothing wrong with taking it easy. I'd love to read your Bruges poem, do let me know what it's called (if it's here on WOL).
Comment is about Our Still Leaping Hearts (blog)
Original item by Tom
I've been on a Bruges-bound train, Tom, though never heading for Hanoi. I even wrote a poem about the Bruges trip, which ends, funnily enough, 'thinking it could be the last time we do something like this'. But we are considerably older than you guys, methinks. You're just having a breather!
Comment is about Our Still Leaping Hearts (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thank you Keith. I am glad my meagre words stirred precious memories. The gifts of memory, nostalgia and sentiment are much under-rated by those who despise common humanity. ?
Comment is about Forget-me-not (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Tom,
One of the best poems I have read in a long time as it encapsulates emotions and places which all seem to interlock. Very well crafted.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Our Still Leaping Hearts (blog)
Original item by Tom
Greg, Stephen, Stephen and Holden - thanks for reading and thanks for the likes ?
Edit: and thank you Jennifer, Binte, Aisha and Keith too! :)
Comment is about Our Still Leaping Hearts (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thanks for all your likes
Greg
Holden
Stephen A
Stephen G
and
Aisha.
Comment is about My Football Heart Can't Take It (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
The way they are playing Greg you have got a battle on your hands County battered Bolton and are in a mean mood.
Comment is about My Football Heart Can't Take It (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
John,
There can't be many on this site who have heard of Trawden but as I lived in Harle Syke I know Trawden Wood, the bus route through Brierfield, Nelson and Colne and further on toward Barnoldswick. As children we used to walk and picnic there. I still have family in Briercliffe not far from the Craven Heiffer pub. My parents are buried in St James' Church Graveyard in Briercliffe.
A poem drenched in nostalgia which I am able to share with you.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Forget-me-not (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thu 18th Nov 2021 23:37
"The Boyfriend" was a classic!
Considered opinions
on you were dropped,
everyone had one
they never stopped,
your so-called boyfriend
a Lover was not,
when it came to bed
he was definitely a flop!.
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Congratulations to County, Nigel. I'd wish them well for another victory on Saturday, but they're away to my home town team Woking!
Comment is about My Football Heart Can't Take It (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Brilliantly written, Ian, as always
Comment is about In The Garden Of Gethsemane (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Stephen,
one of your best and very in keeping with times we live in. It flows, it reads well and almost carries the reader to a better place.
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about Why Can't We? (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I was wondering why I only saw your posts when someone comments on them. And its because I'd blocked you! ? By accident of course! But now I'm, once again, ready to receive your genius ...I'm waiting...?
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Thu 18th Nov 2021 19:14
I can write fairly good poetry
when I put my mind to it-
The problem is
putting my mind to it.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
I thought your thought was just about your thoughts, or was it a different thought that you've thought about?
Nice one, it made me think
Comment is about Storing Thoughts (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thu 18th Nov 2021 19:10
the deeper the hole-
the harder to get out of.
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Thu 18th Nov 2021 19:07
I'll consider your suggestion.
But then...
what if lose the journal?
( that poem was written in Jest,
to be ingested
I know, I know, you say not to do that but...
I just find things amusing
including myself.
Comment is about Storing Thoughts (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Officially jealous! ? Have fun ! ??
Comment is about Speeding Across The Sky (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks Keith. Nothing in life is perfect, that's for sure. But it
seems in retrospect (the "benefit of hindsight"!) that the streets
were safer then and coppers had some sort of built-in sense of
fair play and a sense of duty that saw them often perform above
and beyond what was expected of them, even becoming trusted confidants in delicate and occasionally risky matters that came
their way; like the local priest and old home-visiting family GP,
part of a society that had developed its values and priorities
over centuries. Sadly, much of that seems to have dissipated
in recent decades and we are paying the price.
Comment is about POLICING LONDON - BACK IN THE DAY (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I suppose our brains are like computers in so far as they have a certain capacity when it comes to storage. You might wish to consider a diary or journal devoted to random thoughts and then be able to retrieve them whenever you like. A daily journal is a good idea.
Keith
Comment is about Storing Thoughts (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Beautiful piece.
Pity nothing will be done but hey ho, that's the way it goes.
Comment is about 'Fail them, and I will rise': Kathleen Jamie's poem after COP26 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Agree absolutely with Keith. Was definitely impressed with the butterfly poem, really beautiful. Am getting quite jealous! What has happened to change your contributions so drastically? I enjoywriting 'frivolous' stuff too, they are like word games. Haven't abandoned anyone! Keep up the good work.
Jennifer
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Still at it?! Must have been some hole, perhaps for multiple 'bodies'. Again may I presume to say, very well constructed, and excellent advice.
Jennifer
Comment is about Digging A Hole (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Wow! This is really good. The first verse in particular is beautiful.
Always found it unbelievable that creatures so apparently fragile could survive such an incredibly long journey.
Jennifer
Comment is about Last To Leave (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Short, well written and couldn't agree more! Jennifer
Comment is about A Celebration Of Life (blog)
Original item by d.knape
break the chains
no longer hiding
darkness fades away.
Comment is about 痛み / Itami (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
Thank you very much for the likes and comments over my 2 recent poems about my Mums passing.
We had afternoon tea and cake in a restaurant close to Speke Airport after the service hence that particular reference. Mum loved to tap and line dance and was a keen rambler when she younger and in better health.
Comment is about Planes Over Speke (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
And to think that most of this was carried out on foot or a bicycle before they retreated to cars. Halcyon days when great trust was invested in the local constabulary.
I enjoyed this thank you
Keith
Comment is about POLICING LONDON - BACK IN THE DAY (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Ironic, Stephen. It has always struck me as a little vainglorious to suggest a shave is as good as it gets.
And thanks for the Likes, StephenA and Holden.
Comment is about "THE BEST A MAN CAN GET" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you, Keith, for taking the time to read closely and thus to understand fully.
"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" This is the only saying of Christ on the cross which appears in more than one gospel, Mark 15:44 and Matthew 27:46, and is a quote from Psalm 22:1.
Comment is about Holy sonnet (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Wed 17th Nov 2021 22:29
now we know.-
you have deserted me
wink. wink.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Wed 17th Nov 2021 22:27
thanks Keith.
I know him personally.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
A powerful poem which took me some time to grasp but I was immediately reminded of psalm 20 My God My God why hast thou forsaken me.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Holy sonnet (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Stephen,
A work of art in the context of human relations. I was immediately drawn to the line "a part of you inhabits me". In fact that stanza stands out as the kernel of the poem. Often when a relationship is broken by death the grieving person often says that a great part of life has been taken away or I now feel only half the person I was before. Some relationships whether short lived or lasting for many years can leave that indelible impression on the soul.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Membrane (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I'm pondering the last line, John. Literal or metaphorical, or both?
Comment is about "THE BEST A MAN CAN GET" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for the kind comment Keith. Thanks also for the likes
Comment is about Tangled Web (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
We all create our own rhythms in life, and attract similar rhythms to us ?
Comment is about Rhythm (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The last two lines resonated with me, beautiful poem
Comment is about The word is love (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Artwork by: Belinda Williams ?
Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/beebeetheartist/
Comment is about 痛み / Itami (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
Thank you John, Hugh, Stephen, Stephen and Holden for responding to the poem. This was a poem about my father in law, a rather personal episode for all concerned.
Ray
Comment is about STANLEY IN THE HOME (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A poem of a pastoral scene beautifully told. The photo is an appropriate image. The two go together.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Tangled Web (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
A poem which describes eloquently the goodness to be found in ordinary people.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about A Better Place (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks for your expert view on this, Ruth. (For the benefit of readers, Ruth Aylett is a professor of computer science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where she specialises in affective computing, social computing, software agents, and human–robot interaction, as well as being a poet). But in defence of our 'nonsense piece', we would point out that we asked the question, Can a robot write poetry? in the headline and the story, rather than saying definitively that it could. And this begs another question - who decides what is poetry, anyway? Whatever this robot comes up with might be viewed as exciting, innovative, experimental and valid in some quarters. I even wonder whether some AI entity hasn't been honing its craft on the Write Out Loud blogs for many years, encouraged all the time by the supportive community we have here. Well, you never know. ?
Comment is about Can a robot write poetry? Ai-Da responds to Dante (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Stephen Gospage
Fri 19th Nov 2021 16:56
Thank you, Ray. I seem to remember that Peter Sellers did a mean George Formby impersation.
Comment is about Rhythm (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage