Thanks Keith, in all our lives comes a time to hand over the baton and let the next runner take over. And whilst I'm not quite there yet, it got me to thinking about what I'd say to my boys.
J. x
Comment is about Walk With Me A While (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
A poem with much to think about. Where we go and the destiny which awaits us.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Walk With Me A While (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thank you Greg and Keith. The Moorish civilization was crushed by barbarous Christians just as the beauties of Byzantium were defiled by barbarous Muslims. It is not religion which makes civilization but people.
Comment is about Poem for an anonymous Moorish Poet on the defeat at Seville November 1248 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks, Greg. It is a re-post From 2011 when I was contracting at Royal Mail. You inadvertently highlight an error of mine. It should have been “replaced” which I have now replaced.
And thanks for the Like, Holden.
Comment is about NIGHT MAIL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sun 25th Jul 2021 12:02
not to worry
no hidden agenda for that hole
my wife plans on just putting me in a garbage bag
and leaving me at the curb. hahaha
I can't believe you went to all that trouble of writing a book
about it. Now we are both "Whole"!
who else would write a poem about digging a hole.
(a good place for my poetry!)
Do yall spend a lot of time hiding behind Hydrangeas?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Agree with Keith, John. A remarkable poem.
Comment is about Poem for an anonymous Moorish Poet on the defeat at Seville November 1248 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
John,
This poem captivated my mind and soul. Is the illustration of Plaza de Espana in Seville? Maybe so but as I read each line I was drawn to the Al Hamra Palace in Grenada and the Generalife gardens which surround it. The Moors settled and created a culture of immense wealth and beauty. This, I am compelled to read again and again.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Poem for an anonymous Moorish Poet on the defeat at Seville November 1248 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This poem has a deeper significance than on its first reading. It is open to interpretation. I am intrigued by it and continue to meditate on it.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Dog Days (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Magnificent couple of lines these, John:
"The sight of a Jubilee steaming up Shap
Replace by pantechnicons at Watford Gap"
A wonderful homage and update of the master. Thanks!
Comment is about NIGHT MAIL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Stephen. Yes, I agree! Wishing you a lovely Sunday. ?
Comment is about Homesick (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Sun 25th Jul 2021 00:37
Who is that
hiding behind the Hydrangias?
come out
come out
whoever you are!
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Thanks Ray and Jennifer. I'm so pleased you enjoyed.
I've gotten used to the title now and agree it works fine. I've been writing a lot of my poems in my head whilst out walking this past year and the endorphins seem to be slathering the poems with happiness (on the whole) which makes for a nice change.
Ray, 'lightly conversational' sums up this friendship with poetry and the great chats we've had a long the way. :) The inspiration for this poem comes from a revelation I had while replying to a comment from WoL Keith Jefferies - so, thanks Keith.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to have a read.
Comment is about Looking Out (blog)
Original item by Tom
Stephen,
Thank you. I was referring to all monastic orders. I always appreciate your comments as they are a real source of encouragement..
Keith
Comment is about The Cowl (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Sat 24th Jul 2021 23:01
Thank you for the comment, Aviva, I really like the "we are all stardust" perspective ?.
Comment is about Destinies (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Sat 24th Jul 2021 22:58
These are indeed interesting musings, Aviva, I wish I had an answer!?
Comment is about Bridge (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
The whole is a lovely poem for Deborah, but embedded within it is this segment which is (literally) universal, and could be a stand-alone poem.
0lder than the first-born star, older than all of this
The biology of eternity is embedded in our skin,
Blood to blood, clan to kin, a tiny grain of time within.
Comment is about AT 68 ( FOR DEBORAH ) (blog)
Original item by Terry McArthur
And my thanks to Aviva, Michael and Abdul.
Comment is about Storm (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks also to Jennifer for the like.
Comment is about Old Dancers (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you for reading and liking this poem, Aviva and Michael.
Comment is about Something for nothing (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you for the comment and the bit of inspiration, Greg.
Thanks to Nigel, Jan, Jennifer, Julie, Michael, Aviva, Holden, Leon, Pete and Sadika for liking this poem.
Comment is about Hunger Games (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
So basically, why wish to be born a star when we all already were long before we were what we are now, and at some future time we may unknowingly be so again.
Comment is about Destinies (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Maybe better to make a show and spectacle of yourself having a good time at one side of the abyss and wait unconcernedly until any of those from the other side builds the bridge... Although, you might need to be concerned as to which type of people might try and build that bridge, and for what purpose... Maybe it is better that some spaces do not get bridged... Maybe you should pretend not to be in a good place having a good time.
Comment is about Bridge (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A fine poem, Keith. The ending has a sad finality about it, or does the order continue?
Comment is about The Cowl (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Very interesting poem, Rasa. The pull of home is always there, even if one's 'other life' is a happy one. Thanks.
Comment is about Homesick (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
It really does work too!
Jennifer
Comment is about A Place In The Woods (blog)
Original item by d.knape
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Sat 24th Jul 2021 14:06
Thank you for your comments and encouragement xx
Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
I have worked really hard on all of these pieces, any advice or support that someone can give would be very much appreciated and accepted.
Comment is about Rachel Rene Wright (poet profile)
Original item by Rachel Rene Wright
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Sat 24th Jul 2021 13:59
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Sat 24th Jul 2021 13:58
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Sat 24th Jul 2021 13:58
Why is it chocolate cake rewards all . My latest love lost didn't eat . I couldn't get to him through his stomach he preferred whiskey and cigs instead ?
Comment is about Good Vs. Bad (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thank you Keith and KJ for your kind comments. Thanks also for all the likes.
Comment is about Wide Awake At 4.30 (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
julie,
This is a poem which could only be written in England as it so accurately describes our native landscape. Your words took to there but also from where I live which is part of the same summer's beauty.
Thank you for this
Comment is about Wide Awake At 4.30 (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Aviva,
Thank you for your two most recent comments on my poetry. They are most appreciated and a source of encouragement.
Keith
Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
This reads like a novella. You could say that life's sole purpose is to bring us from the point of existence to the point where we are ready to die. You've done well if you become ready to die before you actually do.
Comment is about Life is not here (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This is beautiful Nigel. I'd love to know more about Brian, but only if you are happy to share.
Keep writing my friend.
Best wishes,
Rasa
Comment is about Poem For Brian (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Aww... you're the only one who noticed when I disappeared.
I am not having a final sleep at WOL, just napping.
I've got quite a lot of poetry to catch up on after the shut-eye.
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
A controversial combination indeed...sex and another equally
immediate form of self-exposure...poetry! No doubt there is room
for this concept and poetry itself has its ancestry in matters of
this nature, going back to antiquity. Selling one's "assets" in
whatever form is a theme that always remains of interest, and
if that asset is the body then the interest becomes even more
personal. Prostitution takes various forms and, indeed, enjoys
degrees of "status" amongst its practitioners and their clients.
It has been described as "the oldest profession" and despite
the passing of time and progress in the human condition, will no doubt remain with us; not necessarily through necessity,
but because there will probably always be those who actually
choose to take pleasure and reward from it for their own reasons. The true pornography in life is not sex but violence.
The tragedy is that social pressures and religious dogma
often result in a perversion of both, with the former blamed
for the latter. Humbug and hypocrisy remain curious "constants" in human existence.
Comment is about In An Ideal World I'd Not Be Murdered, Chaucer Cameron, Against The Grain Press (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for dropping in Holden, Jennifer and Leon.
Thanks Greg, not me either, just liked the idea on paper. I wrote it as an experiment to see if I could muster up the sonnet form. I was inspired by a book of Shakespeares' sonnets and converted to a modern version by Timothy Ades, a master stroke.
I should stick to terror firma John like me. Or maybe a casual bungee jump haha.
Join the club Jennifer !
Got you Stephen! Surprising how the lines came fairly easily, but had to edit to make it scan.
Ray
Comment is about SONNET AT THE SUMMIT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for both your kind comments, Jennifer & Stephen. Yes, today's art offerings do seem to 'stretch the imagination', somewhat! ?
Comment is about A 'Brush' with Art ! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
There was a couple of typos in this, but that didn't detract from it being a really good, well thought out poem.
I really liked it.
Thank you for posting
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about The rythm of life (blog)
Original item by Coaghlin broic
Nice rhyme and rhythm.
Perfectly describing not being able to sleep on one of these sticky nights. I liked that all the noises that disturbed your slumber were countryside associated, it would have had a different feel to it if harsher urban sounds had caused the problem.
Comment is about Wide Awake At 4.30 (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you all for your kind comments and likes.
Comment is about My Visit To The Wall (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
It Christian poem based on the torn veil
Comment is about The velvet curtain (blog)
Original item by Coaghlin broic
Always a delight to find them. Lovely poem, Jennifer
Comment is about The Wild Strawberry Plant (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
The most ironic of titles, Stephen. Bitter fruit.
Comment is about Hunger Games (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Holden Moncrieff
Sun 25th Jul 2021 23:04
Thank you very much, Keith, I appreciate it! ?
Comment is about Dog Days (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff