You sum up 2020 skillfully! Enjoyed this, Simon.
Comment is about Needles Under The Tree (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 22:55
A thoughtful piece Ray...a personal experience I feel sure.
I'll use your second line in conversation.
Comment is about LOCKDOWN FUNERAL (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thank you for your comment! And gosh no lol, I wrote that piece a while ago!
Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Ahh... I like this, but I hope it wasn't anything I said that made you think of this poem right now.
Comment is about Hurt Me (blog)
Original item by M3RK
Sun 29th Nov 2020 21:34
My only point with this poem was
that so-called "Diversity"
does not allow for different opinions
in today's "WOKE" culture.
You either say the right words or think the right thoughts
or you get Doxed or Fired or Looted.
How is that Diverse?
Comment is about DIVERSITY (blog)
Original item by d.knape
I assume at your age, Brian, you are getting prepared for an urgent appointment with your bladder.
Thanks for the Likes, Branwell and Stephen.
Comment is about HE'S A LIABILITY - GET HIM OUT OF HERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
JD., Paul and Brian,
Thank you for your comments as they are always appreciated. Brian thanks for drawing my attention to the error.
Keith
Comment is about The Land is Fallow (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 19:43
Chuffing is my favourite word when I attempt to do a 'northern accent' i.e. anywhere north of Brum.
Comment is about The Grimstone Vampire (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 19:38
I do John, because as an ex-Boy Scout my motto is 'Be Prepared'
Comment is about HE'S A LIABILITY - GET HIM OUT OF HERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 19:36
Surprised I'm the first to comment on this Simon. A mixture of comedy and lustfulness which cuts it for me!
Comment is about Meat (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
Thank you Paul! Always appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
Comment is about Two-Stroke Counsel (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Thanks for sharing Nicola! This poem is specifically about my challenging relationship with my father, rather than that of a couple.
Maybe this wasn't conveyed well in the body of the poem. Will give this some thought though - be well!
Comment is about Two-Stroke Counsel (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 19:33
As always it seems that whilst it was right to let the pendulum swing it has now swung perhaps too far in the other direction. I am hopeful it wiill settle back to a correct position.
Comment is about DIVERSITY (blog)
Original item by d.knape
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 19:28
Liked it Keith. Plenty of rhymes, maybe too much? I take it that interia in second verse should be inertia?
Comment is about The Land is Fallow (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 19:07
I sort of like the message here. Not happy enough to be laughing, but making the best of a bad situation.
Comment is about Not Not Not (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Well, I do like the word 'diversity', and all that it implies for me. Which doesn't means stopping some people speaking. But does mean listening to voices that we didn't hear before. Which makes all our lives richer, n'est-ce pas?
Comment is about DIVERSITY (blog)
Original item by d.knape
That made me laugh, thanks Paul
Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like'
(Sadly Paul's comment is no longer viewable since he left the site)
Comment is about I Thank My Fortune (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thanks, MC and Paul. And for the Likes, Kevin and JD.
Comment is about HE'S A LIABILITY - GET HIM OUT OF HERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I read this as a slam poem so for that I would have changed 'Bringing me levels of joy' to 'You wanted that joy'. But others are seeing it as a poem championing sexual diversity which just goes to show that there are at least two ways to read the poem, probably more. ?
Comment is about The hook (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
There is such a natural flow to this poem and just enough internal rhymes to make it sing - it's a pleasure to read it. I wish it ended later though, and I don't just mean because of how nice a read it was. I feel like it has ended up saying that if you aren't fortunate enough to find such a special friend then you aren't a good person and nothing else you've done would be enough to make you so.. and I don't think that's what you intended. But this poem could continue (From 'maybe that's what it takes...') ...Yes, that's what it takes / Not to find such a friend / But to be one.
And then it would be saying that to be a good person (to have made yourself worthwhile) you need to have done this at least once, or tried to.
Comment is about What Does It Take? (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
But wasn't there a time before diversity
when there was only one right colour
only one right sex
only one right race
and to any in a minority
before diversity, met violence.
The diverse opinion used to be shouted down
barred from speaking (and pretty much everything else too)
it is what happened
on campuses and public squares and streets and shops and schools
and pretty much everywhere, actually.
No diversity taught.
I like it if those who used to have power before
who got to speak freely and felt united
have to think again.
It is fine by me if there is more than one tune playing
It is fine by me if there is more than one race running
I don't mind at all if there is more than one voice speaking
I don't mind at all if pleasing everyone is finally important.
Comment is about DIVERSITY (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Nicola Beckett
Sun 29th Nov 2020 17:40
You know your fab so stop congratulating yourself. Reminds me of one of mine during my marriage.
It should be snowing by now but it isn't.
Our lines are entwined, like the branches of a tree, But sometimes you speak to me with a strangers voice, I scratch the surface of the glass, the window pane. you smile look up and wave. It should be snowing by now but it isn't.
Relationships are tough. Man and wife sometimes become like brother and sister.
Comment is about Two-Stroke Counsel (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
How true, just because a past relationship might have burnt to ashes we mustn't become afraid of warmth completely or burn our bridges and anyone attempting to reach us on them. From knowing to growing... ?
Comment is about Repeat (blog)
Original item by Amy walcott
Yes - it's amazing that so many achieved very long lives despite the
stress of so much adversity. My mother - born just after the start of
the 20th century - lived to 90. My step-father - born when Victoria
was on the throne - had lived to the same age. A cousin reached
100 - to add to that substantial total - playing bridge to an advanced
level into her own 90s. Truly, they don't make 'em like that anymore!
..
Comment is about Wonder Boy (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Not easy to unchair comfort zones though?
Comment is about Adventure (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
There's something enjoyably "Betjeman-ish" about this poem.
Comment is about The Arkles Lane Daydreamer! (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Ha-ha...a little gem of its type.
Comment is about HE'S A LIABILITY - GET HIM OUT OF HERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
It's always worth shaking the branches of a tree to see what fruit it
offers is worth consuming. But, all too often, it seems that -
The diversity tree
Has no fruit that's free.
It comes at a cost
Termed "partiality".
.
Comment is about DIVERSITY (blog)
Original item by d.knape
It’s all quite fascinating isn’t it Michael. Great thought provoking poem. Thanks for sharing in this chink of cosmic light.
Comment is about Fantasy unveiled (blog)
Original item by Michael Rios
Michael,
a philosophical perspective which many will see the logic of. Many search for the meaning of life, if any, in religious beliefs but most are left in a quandary of finite thought.
A good and interesting poem
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about Fantasy unveiled (blog)
Original item by Michael Rios
Sun 29th Nov 2020 12:44
That's absolutely right Kev, those true friends are few and far between, and I think when we stop and consider what it takes to be that kind of friend, we can see why. You have to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to be that kind of friend, and if you can look at your life and find just one of them, you're a very lucky person. The world can be a harsh environment, and life a cruel mistress, sometimes all you can do is offer your hand to someone who is on their knees, and accept one when you're on yours.
J. x
Comment is about What Does It Take? (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thank you for reading, cheers mate for the nice comment!
Comment is about For All Our Bus Drivers! (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
so true.
I know of people who have literally hundreds of friends on facebook etc. These aren't real friends. if you have one or two people in your life, who will stick by you through thick and thin then you're a lucky person.
Comment is about What Does It Take? (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thanks Paul, and the sand ever falls until there's none left, so I reckon, value every single little grain for what it is.
J. x
Comment is about Counting Sand (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thank you all so much. Aviva, thanks for reaching out, thank you Victoria and Stephen, I'm glad it brought you to a place of calm, this year's been so shit that we're all having to find that place and recognise it's value. And thank you Jennifer for enjoying a little peace with me whilst giving a nod to some old British classic sayings, "Juggling soot, plaiting fog," I love those old gems.
J. x
Comment is about Because (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Kevin,
Thank you for another classic poem of a genre which seems to roll off your pen. This poem made me think of bats as they hang about upside down before being turned into soup.
Another gem. Thank you
Keith
Comment is about The Grimstone Vampire (blog)
Original item by kJ Walker
An interesting poem which deals with sexuality as experienced by a few. This aspect of life has been well portrayed, if not humourously so in this poem, but opens a box on which the lid is forever firmly closed.
A poem dealt with in such a manner so as to provoke thought into a realm seldom explored or known by most. Well composed.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The hook (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Three stanzas of five lines – the first four lines of each contain eight syllables (the word “eventually” was tricky but poetic licence allows), the last lines have seven syllables; I didn’t want it all to be “square” so to speak - eight syllable lines throughout in traditional four line verses - so I went for five lines and I wanted the last lines slightly off balance to reflect how a writer can surprise, maybe even unsettle a balance.
Overall I think it has a satisfying poetic flow.
Comment is about Writer (blog)
Original item by Clive Culverhouse
Thank you Julie and Paul ?
Comment is about The Old Straight Track (blog)
Original item by Dean Fraser
Thank you all for the likes and lovely comments.
Comment is about Attention! (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Love this, Julie. Your photo and title set the scene nicely. ?
Comment is about Attention! (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
True, Jennifer – perfectly persuasive with little to no effort. ?
Comment is about Pink Lady (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
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Sun 29th Nov 2020 23:08
mmmmM
Comment is about Lufituaeb er’uoy (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke