Tell of witches on the, “Ducking stools,” and how they squealed,
Comment is about The Witches Of The Pond (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Glad you spotted this again, Isobel! I rarely re-read my pieces with any particular pleasure - but I did this one. Probably the best poetry jam that I can recall.
Comment is about Write Out Loud Poetry Jam, Marsden, 2016 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Tom,
this must be one of the best poems that I have read in a long time which captures the theme of personal nostalgia. So very well written and put together. Evocative for any reader to roll back time and glimpse times past. An excellent poem.
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about Rooftop Reverie (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thank you, wandering biku.. Glad to hear you enjoyed this one. ?
Comment is about Mindful Monday (blog)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
Wow! Pretty powerful stuff. Honest and painful. I can only hope that by putting it down on paper, saying it out loud, it has stripped some of your demons of their power.
Comment is about CHOICES (blog)
Original item by Diane Reyes
A lovely poem, full of hope, intention and a wise message. Fab!
Comment is about Mindful Monday (blog)
Original item by Emer Ní Chorra
Greg that was such a brilliant day and such good fun! I love it when a poetry venue has a good mix of serious and not so serious...?
Comment is about Write Out Loud Poetry Jam, Marsden, 2016 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Very, very, very, atmospheric. No pressure at all. ?
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Wonderful stuff, Greg. I think I shared an office with Beryl the Peril once, or at least it felt that way.
Comment is about Fine and Dandy (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Cheers Paul. Thanks for the confidence boosting Like & comment!
And, Julie, it's more like a wake than an awakening at the moment I think! Thanks ☺️
Comment is about Above The Clouds (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I used it first. It must be catching. Oh no, don't say that...
Good word, though, and good poem.
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Payroll Heaven
Thu 8th Oct 2020 17:18
Love it ?
https://payrollheaven.com
Comment is about Turning Back Time In Margate (blog)
Original item by Dean Fraser
Payroll Heaven
Thu 8th Oct 2020 17:18
Looks interesting. ?
https://payrollheaven.com
Comment is about Poetry Crowd translation wiki project beta (group profile)
Original item by Poetry Crowd translation wiki project beta
Flavia,
A courageous poem in the current climate. Many fail to realise that dress codes, walls built to separate serve one purpose which is to de humanise and control us. These sinister forces must be resisted. I often proclaim that when I wake up in the morning I decide what I am going to wear and no one else. Individual freedom is at stake.
An excellent and bold poem and thank you for it.
Keith
Comment is about Veiled (blog)
Original item by Flavia Gordon
Well said, Faith. Thanks for the link as well.
Comment is about BLACK VOICES (blog)
Original item by Words of Faith
I shall be bold and controversial. The Institution of the Church and the European Union can go and fly a kite for all they are worth. Good riddance to both.
Keith Jeffries
Comment is about The Ecclesiastical Empire (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Paul,
Thank you for your comment on this poem which I wrote having recently spent a week in Rome and a few days in Venice. My poem probably plays down what I witnessed but the reality is stark. My poem Mendicants who Slumber is also based on what I saw on most nights in the eternal city. I was angered to put it mildly. There in the midst of Rome which is the principal church of the Faith; Italy a country in the EU and yet I saw thousands begging and sleeping rough. Some resorting to crime as they picked the pockets of tourists. Throughout the city warning notices advised people of the dangers posed by the immigrants and vagrants, but I saw not one single notice asking for charity donations to provide them with shelter or food.
Thank you again
Keith
Comment is about The Ecclesiastical Empire (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Hey all, just written this post for Black History Month here in the UK! Please share your thoughts ?
Comment is about BLACK VOICES (blog)
Original item by Words of Faith
Who would have thought we would still be waiting for the awakening.
Comment is about Above The Clouds (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
No greater praise, John. Thank you. I'm a big fan of Brian, too, and in fact the great man contributed an unsolicited endorsement for my one and only poetry publication a few years ago.
Comment is about Fine and Dandy (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
As a big fan of the Merseyside Beats, I like this poem Greg. I heard it said a good poem always reminds of another, and this one reminds me of something by Brian Patten.
Comment is about Fine and Dandy (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
PS I'd forgotten just how wonderful those Wiganaire/Tudor Roses harmonies were! Happy days!
Comment is about Write Out Loud Poetry Jam, Marsden, 2016 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Brian,
Thank you. I don't for one moment place all the clergy or the faithful under one roof. From personal experience I know of many good and hardworking clergy who are true to their vocation. It is the Institution that I challenge, who claim to represent Christ, and to stop thinking they have a monopoly on God.
Thank you for reading this
Keith
Comment is about The Ecclesiastical Empire (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 8th Oct 2020 08:18
Lower down the chain I know that many clergymen help those in need, but I agree Keith...the hierarchy are the same as all other hierarchies.
Comment is about The Ecclesiastical Empire (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thu 8th Oct 2020 03:57
You used the same term, "Atmospheric"
that the other guy used.
Is this a new thing?
Is it caused by Global Warming?
As I think about it,
My pressure is rising.
?
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thu 8th Oct 2020 03:54
Thanks Kimberly
for the comment and
for not wearing a mask!
?
Comment is about kimberly (poet profile)
Original item by kimberly
Thu 8th Oct 2020 03:52
Atmospheric?
I guess that means I'm under a lot of pressure!
?
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Stunning poetry you have shared here Shehariah. From one survivor to another, writing is the most healing ointment I have found to help us and others. Write on! ~ V
Comment is about Shehariah (poet profile)
Original item by Shehariah
Really good Keith. Hope you’re well.
Comment is about The Layers of Age (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Because you've got this on the other side of the page, when "she walks meandering / unacknowledged through her neighbourhood," it's like you can feel fear, trepidation, it's like the place is defamiliarised, alien and she's in the unknown. Consequently, I like this poem a lot. Also, thanks for your comment on 'Symmetry Lips' of mine.
Comment is about Veiled (blog)
Original item by Flavia Gordon
Truly enjoyed this. Sometimes there’s a poem that hits the right spot and that’s all you need to read for the day. This is one of those.
Comment is about Poetry Pill (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks to Stephen, Ray, Mark and Greg. The South was way outgunned industrially, in terms of numbers and in terms of armaments.. There was no chance of the south winning without European recognition and military aid. And that was not forthcoming.
Unceasing still poured down the fateful tide,
And plumèd victory ever seemed to ride
O'er the red billows of the northland war!
ODE by Paul Hamilton Hayne
[In honor of the bravery and sacrifices of the soldiers of the South.]
Comment is about DIXIE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Love it. Great atmospheric poetry.
Comment is about Crow Conversations (blog)
Original item by d.knape
A powerful & weighty subject presented with the perfectly weighted scribe of Mr Marks ?
Comment is about DIXIE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks, M.C. I can still taste it....
Comment is about Critic's choice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
An interesting alternative "take" on an American past that is far more
complicated than many would have us believe. Now, America is
subjected to other forces demanding "freedom" and appearing in
the country is numbers that seem to present a threat to those already
there and who consider they have earned their right to a say that
warrants precedence over these arrivals. And so the story goes on.
P.S. The opening gambit here about history being written by the
victors has always had currency. But time tends to lean towards a
more balanced account of events. Impartiality is "the ideal" - but
so difficult to achieve, human nature being what it is.
Comment is about DIXIE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
A sense of stasis - slightly bleak and contemplative with your special light touch Tom.
Ray
Comment is about The Great Desertion (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
I wouldn't wish it, but those continuing divisions in American society - caused by issues that a war two centuries ago failed to finally resolve - may result in another civil war one day.
Comment is about DIXIE (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
All I will venture to say is that this time-travelling poem is rich in language and images, and is a pleasure to read.
Comment is about India (blog)
Original item by David Blake
Lovely, understated pandemic poem.
Comment is about The Great Desertion (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
kishore karunik
Thu 8th Oct 2020 23:38
fine
Comment is about Fear in a handful of dust (blog)
Original item by John E Marks