Very cool Lex, I use the word cool in place of "Dope" As I am now getting much older. your writing is dope, did I get it right Lex?
Comment is about Busted Jag (blog)
Original item by Alexia Supreme
Thanks Paul! That Jag belongs in a junkyard, lol.
Comment is about Busted Jag (blog)
Original item by Alexia Supreme
Thanks for the likes, Hugh, Dean and Paul.
Comment is about Hiding Behind My Mask (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks, Tony, for reading and sharing your kind comment. ??
Comment is about Have You Noticed (blog)
Original item by kimberly
Aviva, some young lad popped the bit of garden hose in the beer bottle & tried to suck the melted dregs out...then threw them away ? the youth of today!
Comment is about The Nasty Little Snowman (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
The beer bottle and garden hose must have been needed and taken away for other purposes.
Comment is about The Nasty Little Snowman (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Ah, I thought it might have been about a poet heading for open-mic night.
Comment is about Absent Affection (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Written for - - -
a Christmas without that someone special in their life.
Comment is about Absent Affection (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
A poem cleverly constructed which brings home one salient point which is the sad demise of an old lady. The media have said little about the plight of the elderly in the pandemic apart from a focus on families not being able to visit their relatives. Yet I have heard of one old man who in desperation set fire to his home and another who was sectioned under the mental health act. Sad facts of life.
A good and topical poem
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Strays (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
Enjoyed this, Kimberly, and I love Mary Oliver’s poetry. Tony
Comment is about Have You Noticed (blog)
Original item by kimberly
Nicola Beckett
Wed 9th Dec 2020 08:55
As a founder member I'm do glad to hear this Matt, I hope the ability to post a blog remains accessible, without needing to pay the subscription. WOL is a lifeline to many it gives a voice, to the voiceless, thank you for your work. Regards. Nicola Beckett
Comment is about OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IS UP AND RUNNING – AND 'ONE COMMUNITY' WILL DOUBLE YOUR DONATIONS (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
As I wrote this masterpiece, Paul, it was indeed autobiographical.
Thanks for the Likes Trevor, Brian, Brooke, Julie and Stephen.
Comment is about WEARING MY MASK (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Wed 9th Dec 2020 07:01
so short. yet put so well. the chains that hold us back are ourselves. we don't let ourselves be happy or in love. too scared of feeling the pain again
Comment is about XoXo (blog)
Original item by Cody Roach
Your poetry is a masterclass in writing. Thank you for sharing your gift John. ? It is a blessing to us aspiring poets and logophiles. ❤️
Comment is about GONE FISHING (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Love this poem John. ❤️ You are simply the best. ?
P.S. Perfect accompanying video. I love how all three musicians have their eyes closed, lost in the music. Beautiful. ?
Comment is about Born again (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
I can never get past the cheating. People say 'everybody does it' but that doesn't make it right. It just means the 'beautiful game' has morphed into a murky business, a win at all costs endeavour that reflects for me the entitled society we now inhabit.
I do like football, when played properly without recourse to those dark arts that often take the gloss off, and leave a nasty taste.
Comment is about Maradona (blog)
Original item by David Lindsay
Thanks guys. The Burns Stanza form is a nice challenge.
Comment is about Covid Christmas (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Paul it's your job as a poet to 'upset the applecart' they've feasted on our fruit way too long. I expect you to start posting them daily on here or I'll be very disappointed in you.
Comment is about Monolilith (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Thanks so much Tom. ? Legendary songwriter days are the best. Enjoy! ?
Comment is about Castaway (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Thank you Xoanxo for the beautiful quote and comment. I’m so glad you are back on WOL. ❤️
Comment is about Lucid Dreams (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
That bare faced town clock should be the prime suspect. It should have had time off for good behaviour but it hasn't missed a second so it clearly wasn't well behaved. I'd go back and ask it again, and even if it isn't saying anything, look where it's hands are pointing.
Comment is about THE TOWN CLOCK (blog)
Original item by ray pool
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Tue 8th Dec 2020 17:34
There have been dozens if not hundreds of poems on here about Covid, most of them predictable and frankly not very good. Yours however Trevor is well constructed with a rarely used rhyming structure which lifts it above the others.
Comment is about Covid Christmas (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Thanks Paul they're definitely setting us up for some serious blue beam crap. 'They' have always been here.
Comment is about Monolilith (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Thanks for the likes folks, hope you were all singing along. ?
Comment is about V Day (Jolene Vaccine) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Excellent in both content and form. Most enjoyable - with an important message to boot!
Comment is about Covid Christmas (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
"What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story, And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams" Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681)...
But to fully wake up to a new dawn...Oh, the sheer beauty of it!
Comment is about Lucid Dreams (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Very powerful and it feels very real too in these strange days...Thank you for sharing too!
Comment is about Renee By A Thread (blog)
Original item by Tom
? Thank you Vautaw! I noticed you upload audios too, I'll try to catch up soon!
Comment is about Fragile Kiss (blog)
Original item by Xoanxo
I was once in a pizzeria when a fight broke out in the kitchen and I am sure that a pizza (four seasons, possibly) was thrown as a weapon. Not sure whether it was served after that.
Comment is about A hands-on meal (blog)
Original item by hugh
Ray, this is fine and subtle. A real gem.
Comment is about THE TOWN CLOCK (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thankyou, everyone.
I have also been known to whistle "Christmas Time"" by Cliff Richard and Boris Johnson's version of "It'll be lonely this Christmas" (especially if there's another lockdown).
Comment is about Winter Wagnerland (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A contemplative poem beautifully expressed. With Paul the last line says much more than the words written.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Grandeur (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Morgan
Tue 8th Dec 2020 11:31
Interesting how important poetry is in other societies, compared to the UK or elsewhere in the Anglosphere.
Comment is about Fight to save the poetry treasured by Uighur people suffering China's crackdown (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Great poem Abdul. We had thick snow here last week. I went out and stood in the huge flakes as they came down. It felt as surreal as the year itself - but a lot more exciting (and hopeful).
Comment is about Soon the snowdrops will....... (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
I really enjoyed this, some lovely turns of phrase here. The audio is great too. ?
Comment is about Fragile Kiss (blog)
Original item by Xoanxo
Lovely writing as always V. You've inspired me to have a Joni day, which is very generous of you! ?
Comment is about Castaway (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Thanks for the Like, Stephen G and Tom.
Comment is about AWKWARD FROM THE GRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks very much Aviva, please accept my apologies ?
Comment is about V Day (Jolene Vaccine) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
This is so good. But, I can't believe Covid-19 has even infected one of my favourite songs now.. I wonder if it will ever be the same.
Comment is about V Day (Jolene Vaccine) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you for all the great and encouraging comments and all the likes. I will keep on attempting poetry?
Comment is about Should I Write (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Your poetry is so romantic. I could listen to you recite the news and swoon. ?
Comment is about Fragile Kiss (blog)
Original item by Xoanxo
The picture you painted is so vivid! Love it!
Comment is about terrified (blog)
Original item by aliza
Thank you both for the comments.
Comment is about Fantasy unveiled (blog)
Original item by Michael Rios
keith jeffries
Wed 9th Dec 2020 18:43
This is not written by an aspiring poet but an accomplished one. Really really good.
Keith
Comment is about Busted Jag (blog)
Original item by Alexia Supreme