One day there will be an incident there, MC.
Comment is about VITVAL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks to Leon, Julie, Greg and M.C. for the comments. I have always been fascinated by the James M. Cain novel and its various film adaptations. They deal with some of the most basic and troubling of human emotions and impulses, so in order to lighten the mood I tried to introduce a humorous angle here.
M.C. I take your point, although as an former temporary postman in my student days, I do have some sympathy (not to say a sneaking admiration) for the agent concerned! Not very public spirited, though.
Thanks also to John, Holden, Aviva and Moon.girl for the likes.
Comment is about The postman used to ring twice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Hi Keith,
I appreciate this and your feedback puts a smile on my face. I've actually never wrote a poem before and now, finally at 36 years old, my first. I changed this poem a little. When I submitted it I had just finished it and posted it with a sort of angst. I didn't spend much time on it to begin with but just made a few edits. Thank you for your response. It means a lot.
Best,
Matt
Comment is about Lighthouse (blog)
Original item by MATTHEW RYAN
Even worse when the surroundings are the usual familiar ones!!!
Jennifer
Comment is about UNPACKING (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Viva Greta! who had the courage to stand up and say it, while the high heidyins are just shillyshallying around, and some even denying the problem exists. Wonderful writing, and especially the opening line. Our sell by date is terrifyingly near, I think.
Jennifer
Comment is about Drowning Our Sorrows (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thanks SG. i was motivated to write these lines after seeing far
too many - shall we say "generously proportioned" - people pass
in front of my seaside hotel balcony recently. i had some mental
fun imagining them trying to fit on a seat on one of those economy
airline 'planes, let alone the diminutive measurements of my ultra
modern low profile hotel toilet seat. My eyes watered for a number
of reasons!! ?
Thanks also to those who "liked" this piece of weighty whimsy.
Comment is about GONE TO POT (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A-maze-ing.
Never having shopped in Ikea, this is all new and challenging to me.
Sounds like something that Indiana Jones might be up against!
Comment is about VITVAL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I can bear witness to this sort of activity (or rather inactivity)
One morning, leaning out of my bathroom window, I watched a
postman (using a post van) approach a street door with a box.
He gave a door bell a quick "jab" (no persistent pressure OR 2nd
attempt) before heading for the open business next door and
disappearing inside. The street door opened to reveal a puzzled
occupant staring at the post van and looking around before
disappearing indoors. The postman emerged (minus box) from
next door, busy writing one of those "Something for you" cards
(I know them well !) as he walked back to the now closed street
door where he pushed the card through the letter box and drove
off.
As you say SG - the postman USED to ring twice. Not these
days.
,
Comment is about The postman used to ring twice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Matthew, first, may I welcome you to WOL. This poem is beautifully crafted by someone whose command of the language is given to the art of expressive writing. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Lighthouse (blog)
Original item by MATTHEW RYAN
Hope we get a few more like that Greg
Comment is about Wild roses (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for the Likes, MoonGirl, Aviva, Holden and Leon.
Comment is about VITVAL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Updated with a little pre rhyme?
Comment is about Pandemic News (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you Stephen,
No, no, absolutely nothing wrong with five-seven!
Cheers,
Chris (five-ten)
Comment is about Icon (blog)
Original item by Chris Hubbard
Thu 24th Jun 2021 00:09
Ole Gert may tell you where stuff goes but also...
Where you can put it!
?
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Thu 24th Jun 2021 00:07
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder!
?
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thanks for the Likes ... Holden, Julie, Stephen, Jennifer and John. It was a lovely day today.
Comment is about Wild roses (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
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Wed 23rd Jun 2021 22:33
How beautiful!?
May the young passionate hearts live forevermore in love wherever you both may be. God bless you both!! Much love, D.?
Love n romance with the right one is always so fulfilling beautiful. ?
Comment is about Eye (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
Excellent, Stephen!
Comment is about The postman used to ring twice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Yes I agree, very clever.
Comment is about The postman used to ring twice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
<Deleted User> (30611)
Wed 23rd Jun 2021 19:04
Clever rhyming pattern!
Comment is about The postman used to ring twice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I'm sure that some of the cupboards will have had skeletons in them, Stephen, of people who never found a way out.
Comment is about VITVAL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Agree absolutely with Keith. Clever, short and to the point!
Jennifer
Comment is about Nevermind (blog)
Original item by branwell kent
Brilliantly evoked. Sounds decidedly familiar too, those 'priceless times'.
Jennifer
Comment is about Headlights (blog)
Original item by Tom
Lovely Trevor! Even before reading Stephen's comment it shouted 'Marlowe'. Incredible atmosphere especially in the first verse. One can really see it happening as in a film.
Jennifer
Comment is about Thursday (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Great rhyming and wordplay, M.C. Put me right off my cheeseburger.
Comment is about GONE TO POT (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
So well put as usual! It can be complicated to know and come to terms with what we feel/know we are, not necessarily what other people want us to be.
Jennifer
Comment is about Identity (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
There are competitions for the older poet, since you ask, MC. The King Lear prizes, for instance, are just about to announce this year's winners, but hopefully they will be running again next year. https://www.kinglearprizes.org.uk/
Comment is about Deadline nears for Foyle Young Poets of the Year award (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Fine poem, Chris. Good point about the stature (not that there's anything wrong with being five-seven!)
Comment is about Icon (blog)
Original item by Chris Hubbard
It sounds scarier than the bodysnatchers, John.
Comment is about VITVAL (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This is beautiful, Julie.
Comment is about Our Garden Tonight (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
We have just moved house and I concur with this entirely. The only upside is that when the dishwasher needs emptying, or the table clearing I have no idea where anything goes. So I leave it to Our Gert.
Comment is about UNPACKING (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Was it GBS who observed that youth is wasted on the young?
The ring is rung - the fling is flung
When age-wise you're no longer young;
It can happen before you know it
So how about "The Foyle Old Fogey Poet"? ?
Comment is about Deadline nears for Foyle Young Poets of the Year award (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Define the difference between -
absent minded
and
when the mind goes absent. ?
Comment is about UNPACKING (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Wed 23rd Jun 2021 15:11
Thanks for the kind likes and comments Holden, Nigel Ghazala and Greg
Comment is about Our Garden Tonight (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for the likes Holden and Leon, also for the kind comment.
Comment is about Distant Rain (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for the likes Stephen G and Holden
Comment is about Freedom Day (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
The sparrows chatter like mad in our bamboo at dusk. And I love acers! Thanks for this, Julie.
Comment is about Our Garden Tonight (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
"Put aside your wasted semaphore crosses". Martin, that line alone encapsulates so much of today's false affections. Has love become a perfunctory touch as you say in the first three lines? A poem which speaks of a world where, even to show true affection, has escaped us. A peck on the check and the words "I love you" have become devalued currency. Internet affection???
Thank you for this. A poem which has needed to be written for some time.
Keith
Comment is about The tenderness of you (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
I liked the background repetition of the title. Innovative. Leaves a good impact on the listener to believe there's art in the city. May be we see it too.
Great imagery used?
Comment is about There Is Art In This City (blog)
Original item by Dean Fraser
Thanks to Nigel Stephen Kimberly and Holden for the likes
and thanks to Hazel for commenting .
My feeling behind this is that we all need to be embraced and to feel we are being embraced at times. Even more so over the last twelve months and more. We have taken the feeling of touch for granted in the past
Thanks again
Martin
Comment is about The tenderness of you (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Wed 23rd Jun 2021 01:49
Thank you so much Brenda, I really appreciate it ?.
Comment is about Narcissus (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Colours are seen
when looking at
words of poetry.
Comment is about Our Garden Tonight (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Holden Moncrieff
Fri 25th Jun 2021 04:41
Thank you, Pete!
Comment is about Dotted Line (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff