Thanks for the compliment
it's easily
far better than something
derogatory!

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

both for the chop?
a chop shop?

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks for all comments and to Tom, Adam, Jordyn, Aisha, Nadia and Holden for the likes.

Leon - there is certain physical resemblance between JC and JC, although not JC, if you see what I mean.

Ray - yes, the hunchback. I suppose there is also a subliminal allusion to the famous slip wire incident in the London park (complete with strangely small Union Jacks).

John - I reckon you're in the clear.

All the best Steve

Comment is about Prime Sinister (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Does Silvie have an orthopedic mattress? There is a punishing schedule taking place which the normal springs could not tolerate.

Brilliant Kevin and thanks

Keith

Comment is about Silvie (a re-post) (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

1999, you say, Kevin? That’s nearly twenty quid!

Comment is about 1952 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Nice one John. Any chance of you doing one for me, and my birth year...1999

Comment is about 1952 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Reminded me of Joyce Kilmer’s “I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree”.

Comment is about More Than Men (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Nice work, Holden.

Comment is about Siren (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Does it have a melody yet, MC? Roll on the audio.

Comment is about UNTITLED (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I want to do one day - maybe for my 70th birthday.

Comment is about SONNET AT THE SUMMIT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you very much for the kind comment, Tom!

Comment is about Siren (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thanks everyone, Tom, Keith , Elizabeth J, Stephen G, Aisha and Holden for the likes, and Ray Tom Stephen G and MC for the generous comments. Glad you felt the acid in it Ray! We had kept the lid on for so long, it just exploded like a pressure cooker.

Jennifer

Comment is about A Relative Close (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Ray - Bill Bryson reported in his book on the home that loss of
appetite can be connected with a vitamin deficiency - was it B1 ?
No fun to eat if the "interest" isn't there.

Comment is about Full English (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Beautifully crafted sonnet, Ray. But rather you than me!

Comment is about SONNET AT THE SUMMIT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Jennifer good of you to drop in. A very emotional time sadly. I used the Holmes method - when faced with the impossible what remains must be the solution (or something like that). We do have foxes here and they were on a table, so i'm pretty certain - I know they go for anything leather.

Ray x

Comment is about THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR STEALING (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Sorry I missed you Jennifer - I get no alerts on my emails! Thanks for those words of encouragement.

Comment is about TRAPPED (blog)

Original item by ray pool

HI Trevor. Gargantuan writing. I'm trying to put on weight and have lost some appetite, but am forcing as much protein down as possible ( a polite way of saying your poem is very appropriate.)

Ray

Comment is about Full English (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Blimey, some vitriol Jennifer. I think this a great piece that just keeps on going and giving of that strong feeling. Can't be faulted and illustrates how destructive our relationships can be when driven to it. All a bit like an Ibsen play. Hope you're well!

Ray

Comment is about A Relative Close (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

The title alone...! Perhaps in his scaling of impossible heights he should team up with the hunchback of Notre Dame, another calamitous figure. Nice, Stephen!

Ray

Comment is about Prime Sinister (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

This is a real pearl - it made me read on and absorb it without any faultlines. It manages to avoid over sentimentality by being open and truthful, a hard act to achieve, and there is no bitterness to it, another good thing!

Ray

Comment is about AT 68 ( FOR DEBORAH ) (blog)

Original item by Terry McArthur

The admiration is well deserved. But - in the final analysis...
Tree and man
Man and tree
They're both for the chop
Even-tu-ally! ?

Comment is about More Than Men (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Enjoyed this. Particularly 'there's no such thing as an exit wound' great way to finish.

Comment is about Siren (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Enjoyed Jennifer. Well said and very incisive.

Comment is about A Relative Close (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/what-is-ms

Comment is about Demyelination (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

are you kidding me?
pre-breaded fish?
How in the world?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you for the lovely comments and likes.

Comment is about Glasgow (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

what happened to you?

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Aisha, Holden, Jennifer and Stephen G - stalwarts all, not the most popular of poetic subjects, quantum physics though I find it inspirational. John

Comment is about Light waves to Schrödinger’s cat (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I was surprised too, Julie, when I spent time working there. Like Liverpool, it is an architectural secret.

Comment is about Glasgow (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Surely not my fault, Leon!!!???

Comment is about Prime Sinister (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Scottish Nationalists are keen to overlook, Stephen, that Scotland joined the Union because it had to. It was bankrupted by its Darien venture and needed English money to bail it out.
And thanks for the Like, Aisha.

Comment is about 1952 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I knew you'd like it in Glasgow, Julie. I've been once, but need to go for a proper visit.

Comment is about Glasgow (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

He is in number 10 because of JC, and I don't mean Jesus Christ!

As for tomorrow onwards, keep everything crossed and wear your Tena Pants.

Comment is about Prime Sinister (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

'Eye of the Beholder' rang very true and was perfectly constructed.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

Thanks for the likes, Holden and Jennifer.

Comment is about Something for nothing (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

As 'Freedom Day' approaches, watch out...

Comment is about Prime Sinister (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Yes, brilliant observations and imagery.

Comment is about A Relative Close (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Great fun, John. Clearly, the Act of Union had retroactive effect, which will make a few international lawyers turn in their graves (provided that's where they are).

Comment is about 1952 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks Stephen G. Worth a trip I was pleasantly surprised and the people really are very friendly.

Comment is about Glasgow (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

You packed a lot in, Julie. I will have to go once things open up.(???)

Comment is about Glasgow (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Agriculture is undergoing a revolution of sorts. Fishing boats are now equipped with a machine which affixes breadcrumbs to fish as soon as they are caught. A highly efficient and cost effective process.

A good poem. Thanks

Keith

Comment is about Former Farmers (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thanks for your thoughts MC and Holden for the Like.

Comment is about 1952 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Sometimes our misfortunes dwell on us and we have no power over them, we can fight the good fight but as is manifest we do not always win.

We should not surrender whatever the cost. We should at our very least attempt to understand those who cannot escape their past, if we cannot do that what hope do they have?

Quoting the genius of Voltaire is a get out of jail free card, fair enough I guess.

Comment is about VOLTAIRE LIVES! (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Painfully observant. But then I've always accepted that, for better or worse...
We inherit our family;
We choose our friends.

Comment is about A Relative Close (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Clearly, a natural successor to Yeatman's "1066 And All That"!
History has always been a matter of interpretation, after all !!

Comment is about 1952 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for reading "eye of the beholder"
I tried to keep it short so that
it did not ruin the rest of your day.
?

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thank you so much Jennifer, I'm having trouble writing at the moment, so I'm really pleased you liked it.

J. x

Comment is about Stir The Waters (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks Jennifer, I haven't written anything in ages, (can't seem to gather my thoughts ?). Glad you liked it.

J. x

Comment is about Fear (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Effectively less blasphemous (if you believe in such a thing) better targeted.

An antidote to some of the squirming religiosity and bilge often seen

Comment is about Kufr ul-Inkar Kufr ul-Kurh (blog)

Original item by Crimaldi

Thank you for your comment, Keith ?

Comment is about Come Work In Our Factories (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser