I'd never heard of this syndrome & like Julie it made me use the all knowing Google to find out. Great style.
Comment is about Irlen Syndrome (blog)
Original item by Wandering Biku
Thank you Julie & Paul !
Actually, this was one of the first poems I ever wrote. The only poet I had ever read was Poe at the time (& now Po of course ?)
And thanks for the always appreciated Likes.
Comment is about Seven Little Girls... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Clever and made me look up syndrome.
Comment is about Irlen Syndrome (blog)
Original item by Wandering Biku
Hauntingly good tale.
Comment is about Seven Little Girls... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks for your fascinating memories and views on the Falklands war. This is a really interesting article https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/my-return-to-the-falklands. I'm assuming that you knew this movie was being made?
Comment is about mentalelf. Philk. (poet profile)
Original item by mentalelf. Philk.
A much needed dose of optimism and hope. Well written!
Comment is about Rejuvenating (blog)
Original item by Ghazala lari
I have move on and healing is hard but I will soon
Comment is about A Letter To The Past (blog)
Original item by Mikey V Kinsey
Sun 4th Oct 2020 01:46
Thank you for your comment on "The Nature of Man"
I do not know who you are
but I will accept your compliment
because I like compliments.
?
Comment is about Shifa Maqba (poet profile)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
Songbook goes missing
Coffee leaves a sour taste
Tramp heard singing in the rain.
Comment is about Underground (Part 28 to 30) (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Thanks to Paul and Greg. Yes, 'Take back control'. Would even Daleks stoop to that? If they could stoop, that is. I always thought Jeremy Corbyn would have made a good Dr Who, if he got himself a scarf.
I'll work on the film, Paul. A sort of Brief Encounter directed by Tarantino. I'll get myself a bigger sofa!
Comment is about Daleks at Fenchurch Street on a rainy day (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The Daleks are everywhere, Stephen, and particularly in Downing Street, never mind Fenchurch Street, repeating 'Take back control'. Haven't you noticed?
Comment is about Daleks at Fenchurch Street on a rainy day (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A bit of light relief, I hope, unless you're in Fenchurch Street.
Comment is about Daleks at Fenchurch Street on a rainy day (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Paul thank you for sharing your warm thoughts on this subject.
I can already savour the bouquet and taste of the sweet sloe gin maturing in your humble abode.
I'll be joining the druids to partake in pagan solstice rituals to celebrate rebirth of nature.
Comment is about Will Christmas 2020 happen? (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
"Experts" emerge in all shapes and sizes
But there's one thing that seldom surprises:
The suspicion that they're out to impress
That leaves us wondering how much is a guess! ?
Comment is about MANTRA (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Stimulating stuff. I recall the sight of the phenomena of lightning
rising FROM the Earth towards the heavens. Energy takes its own
forms and one can ask with some logic if death releases the energy
of the spirit within us to seek its home across the accepted boundaries of time and space as our limited human knowledge understands them.
P.S. Good rhyming too..
Comment is about Anyone Out There? (blog)
Original item by Lesroy Mardenborough
Loving these poems, hoping you will put them into a book. Reminds me a bit of the Flower Fairies.
Comment is about White Witch Of Winter (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Wow, thank you New Shoes, Kishore, Neressa, Victoria, Stephen and Julie for the likes.
And thank you Paul and Greg for the comments. In the same way the Gulf Stream keeps the west coast warm, so my endless commuting to London used to keep me connected to old friends. This lockdown has left me a little adrift but thankfully inspired this poem...
Comment is about Rooftop Reverie (blog)
Original item by Tom
thanks for the 'likes'
this is another one I've written for a recording session of folk/rock songs based on a set theme - I'll be posting more on these themes for the next week or so. Recordings start on Thursday ?
Good spot Dan - it is, indeed, destined for a folk song treatment ?
Comment is about The Pumpkin Queen (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
<Deleted User> (24283)
Sat 3rd Oct 2020 05:35
Q. Now I'm highly doubting that you've ever loved anyone??
Ans. https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=107438
Stop doubting Damon. You know the answer deep down in your heart.
Read your poem and always remember this.
"You've cheated on every boyfriend you've ever had"
You deserve better. Move on. Let go. Heal.
Comment is about A Letter To The Past (blog)
Original item by Mikey V Kinsey
Fri 2nd Oct 2020 23:27
I agree but..
now that it has infected our President
it's a whole new story.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you Cathy, Shifa, the two Stephens, Kishore and DW.
“Poet of Nature, thou hast wept to know
That things depart which never may return:
Childhood and youth, friendship and love's first glow,
Have fled like sweet dreams, leaving thee to mourn.
These common woes I feel. One loss is mine
Which thou too feel'st, yet I alone deplore.
Thou wert as a lone star, whose light did shine
On some frail bark in winter's midnight roar:
Thou hast like to a rock-built refuge stood
Above the blind and battling multitude:
In honored poverty thy voice did weave
Songs consecrate to truth and liberty,--
Deserting these, thou leavest me to grieve,
Thus having been, that thou shouldst cease to be”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley,
Comment is about Early October (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Just look over your shoulder...
I bet you like philosophy.
Nice job.
Comment is about Anyone Out There? (blog)
Original item by Lesroy Mardenborough
This seems like a cheerful free-for-all and resource - plenty of room when you get up close.
Comment is about Last chance to make your mark on the Places of Poetry map (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Will we ever see ‘normal’ again?
Comment is about Hall of Residence(a students lament) (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Thank you for the comments.
Rick?
Comment is about Hall of Residence(a students lament) (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
Thank you for your kind comment Shifa. Appreciated as always.
Comment is about Your Scar (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Simply majestic! So poignant but hopeful at the same time. A gem, really.
Comment is about Your Scar (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks for the Likes, Neressa & Kishore. Much appreciated!
Comment is about Ethereal Streaming (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Neressa! We make memories every day, let's hope they're all good ones!
Comment is about Your Scar (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Shifa thank you for your continued support. The new word is pre-Biblical in origin.
Comment is about Will Christmas 2020 happen? (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
If he was around today the PC police would be on his tail.
And thanks for the Like Kishore.
Comment is about RUBENS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you to everyone for the comments and likes. On the bigger questions, I tend to sit on the fence a bit. The line:
"Has gone with them somewhere, maybe nowhere"
is evidence of my uncertainty. I am even uncertain of exactly what the battlefield is. I suppose all poetry is a work in progress.
Interesting to hear that you knew Roy Castle, Ray. What an entertainer and a brave man.
Comment is about Bodies on the battlefield (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
<Deleted User> (19980)
Fri 2nd Oct 2020 16:05
This really tugged at my heart strings. I felt every word. Brought back many memories. Amazing write!
Comment is about Your Scar (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
An extremely profound piece. Leaves you with so much to think about. And, hey! Your poem taught me a new word too- Damascence.
All in all, very well written!
Comment is about Will Christmas 2020 happen? (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Thanks for the comments and the likes. Now onward into October!?
Comment is about PEST CONTROL (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
The perceived threat can be dangerous in itself...that is the tragedy
in today's world. What do black cops over in the USA have to say, I wonder? We never seem to hear.
Comment is about OSID (blog)
Original item by EliHumblePoet
If Rubens was around today, he'd probably assume the name "Rude boy"! Another of his pictures - I think it was called "The daughters of
Lot" was featured in a very recent late night TV documentary about
the auction house Christie and their sale of it to the nouveau riche
that have appeared from places like China and Taiwan. I think it
sold for around thirty million £ to an unnamed buyer (they're very
secretive in the art world about these purchases).
Comment is about RUBENS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
thats exactly what i was trying to portray ?
Comment is about BLURRED LINES (blog)
Original item by khanyie komane
The inevitability of our demise is the natural order of things. The how
is not always of our choosing, that's for sure, but all we can do is
carry on in the hope that it will be less unpleasant than it might be!
Plagues are hardly unknown in history and this is just more of the
same. Like its predecessors it will run its course so let us just "make
shift and mend" while that happens.
Comment is about Silent Killer (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (24283)
Fri 2nd Oct 2020 15:11
You inspired me to write a poem.
Death an unavoidable reality. Its reaching us inch by inch, atom by atom, from mouth to feet, gnawing every organ gently but rapidly. And there's the mossads agents looking for covid spreading agents. Those who are carrying preprepared vaccines.
Is corona a epidemic sent by God or is it human implanted biological weaponry??
Death an inevitable end of all.?
Comment is about Silent Killer (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (18980)
Fri 2nd Oct 2020 15:04
We used to tune in nightly to hear the deaths figure, then turnover for The Chase.
Comment is about MANTRA (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Hello my friend, thank you for stopping by and liking two of my recent pieces.. It's been a while since you posted a blog on here. I hope you are well and are still writing or at least still playing some music.. I had another listen to your audio gift again today and it felt so pleasant to hear as way back when you uploaded it I was in a different head space with my grief and my mind was full of noise. Thanks again for your support and kindness.. take care. Be well. Emer?
Comment is about old shoes (poet profile)
Original item by old shoes
What a refreshing piece to read in gloomy times like these! Your poem merits multiple re-reads. Simply beautiful!
Comment is about Early October (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Fri 2nd Oct 2020 10:01
I am breathing...
barely.
?
Comment is about julie callaghan (poet profile)
Original item by julie callaghan
Finally got paid for this one after it was used by National Poetry Day...
Better late than never!
https://youtu.be/8BOXsXehOMw
Comment is about NPD (blog)
Original item by Mark Mr T Thompson
Stephen Atkinson
Sun 4th Oct 2020 15:41
Thanks again Paul & must admit I love a bit of Poe read by dim light on a dark, cold Halloween night!
Comment is about Seven Little Girls... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson