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Comment is about Can we just be? (blog)

Original item by Emer Ní Chorra

achoo!!! I'm allergic to dogs!

Comment is about Can we just be? (blog)

Original item by Emer Ní Chorra

Hiding from view
puppy dog eyes
peep at you.

Comment is about Can we just be? (blog)

Original item by Emer Ní Chorra

Thanks for commenting Nigel

But, as I have never stayed successful in love, and quite often never even begun successfully, let alone stayed that way.. well, because of all that I get to the point where I have to assume a few conclusions (that I'd rather not type, at least, not in prose).

Thanks also to everyone who clicked 'Like' for this poem

Comment is about Mr. Bad. (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

A very powerful piece. Thank you for sharing your words

Comment is about Dinner Plate (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

I work for a patient having this problem.

Comment is about Quicksand (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

A poem of remorse and sadness with a vow to do better with the next generation. This poem is a reminder that there is always room for improvement especially in the quality of family relationships.

Standing at the grave of a loved one is an opportunity to meditate, to examine one's life in regard to the deceased. The question asked is "could I have done better in those circumstances"? Forgiveness might come to mind. Memories that can teach us.

A good poem, one for personal recollection
Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Visiting the Grave (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Hi Leons (how weird is that?) thank you both for your kind comments. I plan to give it its debut in a few weeks' time.

Comment is about A day out (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

?? good to know Greg

Comment is about 'It's been a difficult time for everyone, but we're proud of our track record': Indigo's Ronnie Goodyer and Dawn Bauling (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

You're right about byelection results, of course, Stephen. I just hope that there will be a few aftershocks after this one.

Comment is about Small earthquake in Chesham and Amersham (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I echo the previous comment-would go down well on open mic

cheers

Leon

Comment is about A day out (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

nice ' break ' from the norm'

surprised there was no reference to the lavatorial usual

( as in-parp! ) ?


Leon

Comment is about Bre-ak (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Thanks for the likes.

Comment is about Sing A Wild Meadow (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Graham, a great piece with many great lines. I particularly like the clean pavements German line.

Comment is about A day out (blog)

Original item by Graham Parker and his musings

You have left him with nothing
but the regret of letting your love go.

Comment is about Mr. Bad. (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thanks Nisha that first time has stayed throughout my life.

Comment is about Football Makes a Stand (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks, Stephen and Aviva,

Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Great stuff, John. The mind boggles and (hopefully) nothing else.

Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Good one, Greg, but, as you say, very typically Lib-Dem. From Orpington onwards, spectacular by-election wins have turned out to be false dawns or no dawns at all.

I love High-Speed trains, but HS2 seems to have touched a deeply sceptical nerve in England. I wonder what it is?

Comment is about Small earthquake in Chesham and Amersham (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for your comments, Brian and Graham. From the Guardian today: "The Lib Dems’ vigorous campaigning against the local impact of HS2 – a project the party supports nationally – resonated." A typical Lib Dem position! But the theory that many Labour supporters voted tactically is very interesting, too.

Comment is about Small earthquake in Chesham and Amersham (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Clever piece Greg
Love the Tremor in the Chilterns line.
Ballot papers flapping?

Regards

G

Comment is about Small earthquake in Chesham and Amersham (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Greg you are spot on. TV folk will pore over the result but it looks like a massive protest vote because of HS2...which will probably be reversed next time.

Comment is about Small earthquake in Chesham and Amersham (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for the Likes, Pete, Leon, Holden and Greg.

Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for the likes.

Comment is about Yorkshire Morning (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you for the kind comment, Brenda, I appreciate it.

Comment is about Quicksand (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thank you Nisha. I am glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the compliment.

Comment is about Little voices (blog)

Original item by Michael Rios

Thank you for commenting Nigel and Moon.girl

There's always the potential for losses to be turned into gains, not always of the same thing that was lost, and only with the right attitude and actions. I'm not sure whether things that happen are meant to have happened or not, but either way it doesn't stop us trying our best (unless it was meant to). I like the image of ashes being washed and swept away by the ocean.

There's a lot of word and concept play in this poem, even starting with the first word, misplaced, which can mean lost or can mean put in the wrong place, and here means both.

Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem

Comment is about Burnt Out Love (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Stephen A, Holden and Jay. Stephen G, it was a difficult poem to write. I re-worked it many times, from the 1980s onwards. I am glad you could see merit in it. John

Comment is about BLOOMSDAY: 16 June 1904 (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Really captures the feel of losing someone to dementia. Your words demonstrate so well the hopelessness of the situation.

Comment is about Quicksand (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Thank you for your comment Nigel

Colours do often return, sometimes soon, but the type that doesn't fade to grey can be quite difficult to find, and there's no easy way to know how long a colour might take to fade... whether it be someone else's or our own... But your comment reminds me in particular of another poem, one that was posted in the meditations, 'Surrounded By Love', and one that will also be referenced later in Love's Tempest too .. but here's an early extra peek at it .. It talks about the arrival of colours that haven't faded yet.. I can't say that they never will.

https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=111180

Comment is about Dawn Fear (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Julie

This is so moving in its simplicity and clarity. Praying for him as well.

Comment is about Poor Little Blackbird Chick (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Trevor and Stephen - thanks for your comments. Yes, I sometimes think 'there but for the grace of God go I'. It seems so easy for someone who has a bit of bad luck to fall through the net completely. It shoudn't happen.

And thank you to everyone for the likes.

Comment is about Big Dave Diff (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks for the likes. Good news he survives the night.

Comment is about Poor Little Blackbird Chick (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Football the first love! Beautiful!!

Comment is about Football Makes a Stand (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

The struggle is real everywhere! I particularly liked the line- ‘where is your twin, the one who would be silver lining to your dark clouds.’
Take care

Comment is about Little voices (blog)

Original item by Michael Rios

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Been most of those places, done most of those things
Still travelling. Pausing, rewinding, replaying the happy moments.

Comment is about Are You (blog)

Original item by Ged Thompson

Many of us could fall foul of the algorithms if we made a different choice at some stage of our lives. And as you say, some already made that unfortunate choice, like Big Dave.

Comment is about Big Dave Diff (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

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I suppose I should take a look at myself in the mirror just to see if anybody has fallen into my eyes... sigh... I'm almost certain that I won't find anyone there, but that's where I could be wrong. ?

Comment is about Fuck ups (blog)

Original item by Ged Thompson

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Comment is about Hopscotch (blog)

Original item by Ged Thompson

Sometimes what we lose isn't a loss, its a gain.

What is lost was meant to be lost.....and that leads another journey.

Pick up the ashes and let them in the oceans travel deep, far wide and away forever.

There's always the second side of the coin.

Just my opposite thoughts that arise while reading your poem.

Well penned?

Comment is about Burnt Out Love (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

The love that lost itself
in those swimming pool eyes
loved this Aviva,

Comment is about Burnt Out Love (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

colours fade back into grey
but soon - - -
your colours will return once again

Comment is about Dawn Fear (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Stephen G and Stephen A for your comments

I guess my poetic soul must finally be grateful for my short stature then, all those trousers and dresses that had to be shortened to fit made hems an accessible concept for my poetic use

Speaking of beautiful colours, some years ago I moved into rented accommodation, a 2nd/3rd floor maisonette, and since then I've been able to enjoy some beautiful sunsets and cloudscapes - I feel as if I am not just renting the flat but also the sky too.

And yes, youth, been there, done that.

Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem

Comment is about Dawn Fear (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

The last three lines could make a poem in themselves Jay.

Comment is about Eventually (blog)

Original item by Jay

Thanks for your likes
Aviva
Stephen A
Stephen G
Jay
and
Your Royal Poetess.

Comment is about When Time Stood Still (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks for your kind words guys.

Comment is about When Time Stood Still (blog)

Original item by Nigel Astell

Thank you so much for the comments, Stephen G. and Stephen A., it really is one of the saddest situations to witness.

Comment is about Quicksand (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Stephen, I can almost see you now!

Ray

Comment is about SCOTTISH HARDWARE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks for the likes and for the comment Stephen. Definitely worth a visit. Even more so on such a beautiful day.

Comment is about Blenheim Palace (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thanks for this positive and encouraging write. ??

Comment is about Growing Pains (blog)

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