A wise & cunning daughter you have there John...
Comment is about AWKWARD FROM THE GRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Another gem, Kev. Roll on Well Spoken - live version.
Comment is about A Race to the Bottom (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Thanks Keith
I am glad you were able to relate to it. I hope you are keeping well.
Bless you my friend
Martin
Comment is about The blues cafe (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Philipos
Sun 6th Dec 2020 22:14
Great personal views and I thank you for sharing the lovely musical item.
P.
Comment is about Castaway (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Ah, someday they will (they probably already could if they wanted to) perfect the labels on cans to be miniature screens paper thin and flexible but more importantly with little video clips. And then my friend you will be able to pick up all the red lips you want and ripe bodies by the can full. It will be the same time in the future when trading standards no longer apply, you'll get your longed for produce home but when you open it up it will be peeled plum tomatoes and baked beans.
Comment is about Love Bank (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
Philipos
Sun 6th Dec 2020 21:51
Because there is no matter what harm is suffered
You cannot imagine yourself down to dust or ended
At some future moment perhaps, but not in this moment
amidst the maelstrom of your own recollections.
You can be injured, unharmed, or ripped to shreds
And all will continue on in re-run after re-run
even if you are not running.
Or you can be stood tall like a beacon of indestructability
impossibly tall, and invincible, accepting that
the central power of your mind is you
and your curious eye.
Comment is about Castaway (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
The other one, Paul. Very probably, MC. I seem to recollect hearing that the foundations of the Hammersmith Flyover serve as the final resting place for some of the London underworld.
Comment is about AWKWARD FROM THE GRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Nicola Beckett
Sun 6th Dec 2020 21:26
What about women who die their hair all the time? Or wear wigs? Cher wore wigs. I think I've dyed my hair more times than Madonna. I've been a red head, brunette and blonde, even jet black once, tee hee
Comment is about Love Bank (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
Would she have to take her place in the queue for the job? Just asking.
Comment is about AWKWARD FROM THE GRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for your kind comments. You have each shed new light onto it too, for which I also thank you. I myself do find the poem soothing but I want to let the poem speak for itself since it seems to have more to say than I realised at the time.
Thank you also to all those who have clicked 'Like' for this poem. Much appreciated.
Comment is about Night Awareness (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
There is a light at each end of the tunnel, Trains speeding right for us that are stuck in the middle of the tunnel.
Comment is about Tunnel (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
High, Nicola. A roll of the dice, but having company is nice. I can not do the mask in my own house.
Comment is about Alone (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Nicola Beckett
Sun 6th Dec 2020 18:01
I feel this way too. Then I remember not to take too many risks.
But life is short.
Comment is about Alone (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Thank-you all who commented, and left likes, When I try to think of how to tell you just how much you all mean to me, I am at A loss for words. YES, A loss for words. So....... THANK-YOU..!!
Comment is about My promise to you. (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
JC - The word "evidence" has various degrees of meaning - direct/
indirect/circumstantial. The sum total presented to a court may or may not constitute "proof" (in criminal cases: beyond a reasonable doubt; in civil cases: beyond the balance of probabilities (here
in the UK), and decisions about these have often themselves been subject to grounds for appeal. Hence, my point about the
vital Supreme Court role as the ultimate arbiter of whether these
elections have been held in accordance with the strictures of the
Constitution. Procedures become paramount. I was interested
that machines used were found to have been connected to the
internet - denied by those responsible but open to challenge on
technical grounds about the truth of that denial. It's this sort of
breach of the Constitution that becomes relevant. There is still a way to go yet before a resolution either way will be achieved.
Comment is about PISSING IN THE WIND (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for the comments.
It was a change from my usual style, I'm glad you enjoyed.
I had intended to make this a longer poem, with lots of repeats. But it seemed finished at this point
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about A Race to the Bottom (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Thanks Keith, Po and Brian.
And for the likers
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about The Grimstone Vampire (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Reminds me of that line from the editor of The Shinbone Star in John Ford's fine Western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance": When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. Hyperbole,
unattributable quotes and half-truths are staples of the trade.
There is no such thing as an unbiased media - just less or more,
according to source and intent. The trick is to understand that - and mentally filter what's on offer. Once, years ago, I wrote to an
editor of The Observer, challenging the content of a big article by
its team of investigative reporters. My effort got no response from
the editor but I did get an abusive reply from the two journalists
concerned that failed to answer my numerous reservations about
what was written and published. And that was long before the
term "fake news" arrived on the scene. All good fun but hardly likely to encourage whole-hearted trust in the reliability of the business.
Comment is about Fake News (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The poem is great. One can always think of other examples.
Comment is about A Race to the Bottom (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
A wise and enjoyable dissertation on the passing pf the years and
how they can make a difference to how we live our lives if we are
perceptive enough to seek the positives on offer in the process and
benefit accordingly. I recall a saying from my own youth: There's no fool like an old fool. Heaven forbid that to be the result of living a life.
Comment is about Fairly Compensated (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Sounds a bit like the state of US politics at the moment. Vote yourself well and let them come to their own conclusions according to their terms of reference !! ?
Comment is about Office Visit (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Diane Abbott - MP of the Year? Is this an "Alice Through The Looking Glass" award?
Comment is about A Race to the Bottom (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 6th Dec 2020 16:16
Not your usual offering Kage but very good and shows you have other strings to your bow.
Comment is about A Race to the Bottom (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
Thank you Julie (& yes, we had a bit snow this morning. But now it's just pissistently raining ?) Aviva (favourite winter poem ?❤️) Paul & John for your lovely, flattering, encouraging comments! ⛄
Comment is about A Winter Escape (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
If it helps Nicola, this working class male is with you.
Comment is about WE'RE BUILDING A NEW WRITE OUT LOUD – AND ASKING OUR POETRY COMMUNITY TO HELP US (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Your secrets safe with me John. Have fun.
Thanks for the likes folks.
Comment is about Switching On The Tree Lights (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I love Leonard Cohen. Hallelujah is my favorite of his songs. Thank you for this beautiful tribute. Write on! ?❤️
Comment is about Darker Than Silence (For Leonard Cohen) (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
Amazing visual writing Rob. Thank you for taking us on the magic carpet ride of a gifted poet’s life. ?
Comment is about ̶2̶7̶-̶C̶L̶U̶B̶ (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
I would love to hear you recite this one. The way it is written conveys your voice. Well done.
Comment is about evergreen darkness (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
Love this poem Rob. It reminds me of one of my favorite passages Colleen McCullough wrote in Thornbirds...
“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to outcarol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain… Or so says the legend.”
Comment is about Bukowski, Bluebirds and my Blue World (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
Thank you Paul, good to be back, I have been writing lately in Spanish, hence my absence, but now with a with a new poetry project in English...
Comment is about Xoanxo (poet profile)
Original item by Xoanxo
Wow what a gift. I have never seen suicide seem so romantic. Put those pills down and keep writing! ?
Comment is about Ode to Hopelessness (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
(Psst. Can you keep a secret, Julie? I have an appointment at the local school shortly.)
Comment is about Switching On The Tree Lights (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Nice work, Stephen. “A concertina of limbs” - excellent.
Comment is about A Winter Escape (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Abdul, thank you for reading and liking this poem
Keith
Comment is about A Gentler Age (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
William knew a thing or two. Yeats ahead of his time
Comment is about untitled poem (blog)
Original item by Rob Cohen
'could you be more specific?' he asked.
'making a lot of noise!' she said
Comment is about Claire's despair (blog)
Original item by hugh
Light will always overcome dark
I really liked this one
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about Night Awareness (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
But wouldn't it be great if we could start again, with the knowledge that we have now
Great write
Comment is about Fairly Compensated (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
The last few lines are inspiring. A good read.
Comment is about Night Awareness (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thank you J.D. , Paul and Stephen for your comments and likes.
Comment is about Soon the snowdrops will....... (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Martin,
This poem is a gem indeed, realistically descriptive and filled with a sad emotion of malaise. A good read. I enjoyed this as I can partly relate to it especially in these depressing times.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The blues cafe (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
I think this is simply beautiful and precious. So heart-warming and hopeful. Perhaps now my favourite winter poem.
Comment is about A Winter Escape (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Brilliant. Loved it the first time around and like you say seems appropriate to repost with the weather many have experienced this week. Great photo.
Comment is about A Winter Escape (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
But how much better if it were possible for those who were dissatisfied to get a refund
Edit - No, actually that gets quite dystopian - imagine having to redo each year (or decade?) if you weren't sufficiently satisfied at the end of it.. whilst everyone else moves on. It would be pretty chaotic stuff and how children fit into this world? probably in central facilities so that re-youthing parents won't be too devastating for them.
Comment is about Fairly Compensated (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
J.D. Bardo
Mon 7th Dec 2020 01:45
I remember dating around the age of 18, that was a tricky thing, Adult, or a minor child, "jail bait" was the comments if your girl was under age when you turned 18. Does this have anything to do with anything? JD,
Comment is about Misfire (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek