Your presence on WOL brings on a smile,
Enjoy taking a break for a while.
But don't be away for to long,
Be back soon to where you belong.
Comment is about Taking a break for a while (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Fri 24th Sep 2021 02:03
Thank you, Stephen! ?
(I just happened to remember the word from A-Level Biology ?.)
Comment is about Phototropism (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
You'll definitely be missed, Julie. Hope everything is ok and you're just recharging your poetry batteries! Enjoy & relax (if that's possible ?) ?
Comment is about Taking a break for a while (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Like the 'roosting', Adam. Good one.
Comment is about In A Cathedral! (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
A beautiful description, Keith.
Comment is about An Autumnal Stepping Stone (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I didn't know the word, but with the poem it makes perfect sense.
Comment is about Phototropism (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Thank you for the lovely comment, Brenda, & yes it is a lovely piece of music just to relax to & maybe, read a bit poetry ??
And thanks for all the additional likes,
Jordyn, Aisha, feeling emotion, & Anna
Always appreciated !
Comment is about Moonlight Sonata (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you so much, Jordyn for liking so many of my scribbles! I did go through a barren patch, but a few ideas started to float around a few weeks ago, so I caught them quick before they floated out the window!
Nice to see you posting again. Your poetry has a lovely sense of composition and unfolds beautifully to draw the reader in. I look forward to reading more ? Thanks again
Steve
Comment is about Jordyn Elizabeth (poet profile)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Haha ! That's actual size, Keith ?. And yes 50, there is a few who've said that, but I assure you I certainly feel it! Probably more like 60 sometimes!
Thanks for the constant encouragement
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
This is something of a departure (no pun intended) for you Ray. I can see what Keith sees in the last verse too.
I particularly like the way you have given the bicycle a persona. I really like it.
Comment is about RIPE FOR SPORT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Awe. This is a beautiful piece.
--J
Comment is about Your Protector (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Ah! It seems that I've been gone too long! There are so many lovely pieces of yours I've missed! I have a lot of reading to do.
--J
Comment is about Something From Hell! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Stephen, you have shrunk. Surely you are not fifty years old, if so what foundation cream are you using?
Keith
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I enjoyed this. Slightly sensual but that's my unfortunate way of seeing life. The last stanza is quite erotic.
Well done Ray
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about RIPE FOR SPORT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Fascinating stuff Graham and more power to your elbow. I remember Steve Perryman's debut , caused a stir. At one game the crowd surged forward and we were pushed about ten yards, scary. I used to watch West Ham too in that single deck arena. Hell, i'm becoming a fan....
Ray
Comment is about FOR JIMMY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Lovely to read while listening to this moving piece of music. It seems to almost introduce movement into the words.
Comment is about Moonlight Sonata (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Hold! Plenty of time for that eternal sleep, Keith! We need lots more superb poetry! Another 30 yrs or so will do, mate. Poetry wise: superb as always! ?
Comment is about Overwhelmed (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Some great lines in there, Sarah, including the very last. Superb
Comment is about TRANSITION (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
And many thanks to Hugh, Stephen and Rudyard for the likes.
Comment is about Cry (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Ray, when I was ten years old (when a lot of boys begin to pick a favourite team) THFC were the top bananas! Following them for almost 60 years has been a rugged journey to say the least!
Comment is about FOR JIMMY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Wed 22nd Sep 2021 12:55
Thanks Stephen for reading that poem, "Sittin' & Watchin'".
I'll tell O.L. you said Hi!
Now read today's poem.
Won't take long!
?
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Jabbar Huusain
Wed 22nd Sep 2021 10:44
Taliban builting their Muslims Amarat http://www.enews.pk/who-chief-arrives-in-afghanistan-to-meet-with-taliban-leadership/
Comment is about US poet and journalist appeals for help for Afghan women targeted by the Taliban (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you for the kind comments. Much appreciated! ?
Comment is about Tell Me How (blog)
Original item by Scattered Sun
Hi Graham. I felt a connection with the heroes of the day and the team at the time, and I believed suffered in the pilgrimage. That's just my version, and the likes of Jimmy were of their time and beyond it. Shame he was left out of the 1966 winning game! I remember Gilzean likewise with his headers. Great personality. And thanks for saying that , I try to rely on inspiration, not easy at the moment.
Greg, as a master recorder of moments yourself you have sussed out the truth. A very long trudge - my mate being the prime mover, as we also worked as a duo and just starting in the business. We never thought of it as a hardship, just got on with it. Mucho gracias for the compliment.
John, an erratic game just kept us on our toes as it were! They were doing pretty well at the time.
Thanks Stephen, glad it worked for you. Yes, a long way indeed, and the pubs always brim full too.
Thanks for the likes, Stephen, Holden and Donna.
Comment is about FOR JIMMY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
How do you write such lovely poetry?
?
Comment is about Tell Me How (blog)
Original item by Scattered Sun
Last week I watched a girl almost trip over a bush, and then walk into a tree because of the hypnotic power of her phone! I shouldn't have laughed, but...
Comment is about #buyoutoflife (blog)
Original item by Dean Fraser
I'll never look at paper the same again ?. Nice one
Comment is about Paper (blog)
Original item by Stuart Bright
Meant to comment earlier on this: A wonderfully succinct, image inducing treat! ?
Comment is about Harvest Moon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you Stephen & Julie glad you like it! ?
And, Keith, the Cosmos is a big place, don't get lost! Thank for the encouragement ?
And for the Likes Hugh, Rudyard, Holden & Scattered Sun ?
Comment is about Moonlight Sonata (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you so much, Graham. I often hear owls hooting and dogs barking in the distance at the back of our garden and sometimes stranger sounds. Like you, I often wonder what stories they have to tell. Not necessarily all sad, of course.
And thanks to Keith, Julie, Holden and Scattered Sun for reading and liking this poem.
Comment is about Cry (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Great. I'm soon going for a PhD in it!
Comment is about Sittin' & Watchin' (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks for the likes and the comment Stephen G. It was stunning here too.
Comment is about Harvest Moon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
A poem of fantasy and delight, very well composed as it immediately draws the reader into the scene. It certainly had me racing through the cosmos.
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about Moonlight Sonata (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
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Tue 21st Sep 2021 14:02
Nice and tidy, so small but full of meaning.
Comment is about Tell Me How (blog)
Original item by Scattered Sun
I often find myself in a similar place, securely locked tight in mental confinement, with the gates wide open. Its what I made, right?? I am locked down in my loneliness. Slowly suffering solo. This poem has inspired me to try and write again Keith, Thank-you. I might be back soon. Thank-you for this poem. J.D. Bardo.
Comment is about An Open Prison (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A very clever take on a very serious issue. The highest prison walls are those we build ourselves. Good work Keith.
Comment is about An Open Prison (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Happiness, now there's a thing we often don't/can't describe. I've settled for contentment.
Comment is about Serendipity (blog)
Original item by Cody Roach
This is an interesting observation of the creatures of the night
Having just been on holiday in a very rural location I was hearing owls, horses and dogs during the night and with nothing better to do one wonders about each one.
Good piece Stephen
Comment is about Cry (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
keith jeffries
Fri 24th Sep 2021 16:04
Excellent rhyming.
Good poem
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Not A Summer’s Day (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander