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M.C. Newberry

Fri 21st Aug 2020 16:56

Ha-ha...takes me back to the late lamented Benny Hill. ?

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Fri 21st Aug 2020 16:52

Love the word folderol.

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 21st Aug 2020 16:43

Take comfort if you do not see the daisies from"the perspective of
the roots". You seem unlikely to be pushing up the daisies any time soon then!! ?

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 21st Aug 2020 16:35

Really good.

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 21st Aug 2020 16:24

Marvellous and moving, from John and Keith. A reminder that today's peaceful, cooperative Europe, however imperfect, is preferable to this madness.

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keith jeffries

Fri 21st Aug 2020 16:04

Abdul,

A meaningful description of a pilgrimage and its importance. Centuries ago pilgrimages were regarded as journeys both physical and spiritual to a holy place, carried out to gain benefits for the soul. This poem does them great credit.

Thank you for this

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julie callaghan

Fri 21st Aug 2020 15:51

Thank you for your kind commend John

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julie callaghan

Fri 21st Aug 2020 15:13

Thanks for the comment and like John.

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John Marks

Fri 21st Aug 2020 12:49

ample, buoyant, bulbous

sealed, full and airtight

Great description of a balloon Julie. It's the twisty long ones I struggle with!

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John Marks

Fri 21st Aug 2020 12:44

I don't think you ever let go. Mine are in their 30s and I worry about them every day.

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John Marks

Fri 21st Aug 2020 12:41

Welcome to WOL Julie. As others have said, your way of writing poetry is just that, yours. Don't be hijacked by fashion: say what you have to say in your own words and you'll be fine. And thank you kindly for liking my poem 'The hardest day', I look forward to reading your work. Bon chance. John

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d.knape

Fri 21st Aug 2020 12:20

if the 3 things don't exist
how will you know if you find them?

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keith jeffries

Fri 21st Aug 2020 10:28

Michael,

What you are searching for is true and this quest will bring you into regular contact with an abundance of cheats. Persevere.

Keith

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Fri 21st Aug 2020 02:56

We need more love in the world. Thank you for sharing your beautiful soul. ❤️

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John Marks

Fri 21st Aug 2020 02:42

And bless you dear Keith. I am very sincerely sorry for your loss. Nothing clever to say. Thank you for everything you and your family have ever given to keep us safe John

London radio, which we listened to every evening, announced encouraging news: the daily bombings of Germany and Stalingrad, the preparation of the Second Front. And so we, the Jews of Sighet, waited for better days that surely were soon to come.
Elie Wiesel, Night (The Night Trilogy)

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keith jeffries

Fri 21st Aug 2020 00:44

John,

Will we ever know the sacrifices made during those days when we fought for our very survival? Will we ever know the heart ache of those who lost their nearest and dearest? The quotation at the beginning of your poem I think came following either the Battle of Kohima or Imphal. My father fought there and thence into Burma. Whilst he fought in the Far East his younger brother was blown to smithereens in Tournai in a German Air Attack. My grandmother never recovered from his loss. Bless them all.

Thank you for this
Keith

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Wandering Biku

Thu 20th Aug 2020 22:12

Greetings! I am wandering because I'm looking for three things that don't exist. When I finally don't find them, I can stop wandering.

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Shehariah

Thu 20th Aug 2020 22:08

Thank you Eric, Jordyn, Shifa, and PH for the likes.

I realized that when I posted this that I had not yet posted Masks Pt. 1. I will do that soon.

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Nicola Beckett

Thu 20th Aug 2020 21:40

Desperation, try not to let them bother you, from a wise old bird x

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julie callaghan

Thu 20th Aug 2020 19:24

Thanks for the like Shifa

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Hugh

Thu 20th Aug 2020 18:28

Gripping.Well done

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 20th Aug 2020 16:49

Faith - thank you for taking the trouble to read and comment.

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Jordyn Elizabeth

Thu 20th Aug 2020 16:08

Thank you.

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Faith Olajuyigbe

Thu 20th Aug 2020 16:05

So true

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Faith Olajuyigbe

Thu 20th Aug 2020 16:05

Nice!

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 20th Aug 2020 15:29

Thanks for the likes. I woke with this thought in mind and the
finished version came quickly enough. It seems appropriate for the
times we know now.---or any time, come to that.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 20th Aug 2020 15:23

Reflective...different and diverting from your usual contributions.
No music required - except perhaps a melancholy lute or guitar?

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 20th Aug 2020 15:16

Oooh...close that curtain!
Thanks for another welcome chuckle, Hugh.

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d.knape

Thu 20th Aug 2020 13:22

I'm wondering
why you are wandering?
?

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keith jeffries

Thu 20th Aug 2020 10:22

Jason,

Another gem of a poem. As I was reading this the ideas of Greek and Roman Stoicism came to mind, particularly the works of Epithetus and Seneca.

Thank you for this
Keith

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julie callaghan

Thu 20th Aug 2020 09:34

A cheeky read?

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Abdul Ahmad

Thu 20th Aug 2020 09:19

Just beautiful.

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Abdul Ahmad

Thu 20th Aug 2020 09:09

Shifa
Thank you for your usual well considered comments. The like is welcome too.

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julie callaghan

Thu 20th Aug 2020 06:13

Thanks for the comment John and the like Mocosy.

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Shifa Maqba

Thu 20th Aug 2020 01:03

Devotion to the higher power, whatever it may be, indeed pervades our souls with peace. A blessed piece!

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John Coopey

Wed 19th Aug 2020 23:00

"When they're young they break your arms; when they grow they break your heart".

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Abdul Ahmad

Wed 19th Aug 2020 21:45

Strong beat provided by the repitition so skillfully employed. Enjoyed the uncompromising finger pointing at the wrong dooers and the wrongs done.
Thank you for this.

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julie callaghan

Wed 19th Aug 2020 20:41

Thanks for the like Branwell

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Shehariah

Wed 19th Aug 2020 20:19

Hugh, thank you for the like.

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Shehariah

Wed 19th Aug 2020 20:19

Nicola, thank you! ☺️

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Shifa Maqba

Wed 19th Aug 2020 18:48

I echo Wandering Biku's comment. We are multi-faceted indeed.
Simple yet effective. Nice poem!

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raypool

Wed 19th Aug 2020 16:49

Quite right Brian they have rights too - not many, I know.

That's a weird coincidence Julie - Whatever next? Maybe a poem when the time is right! I'll watch out for that.

Thanks for looking in Jordyn !

Ray

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 19th Aug 2020 13:59

Entertaining and diverting - leaving the reader to imagine what the "reality" was.

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Wandering Biku

Wed 19th Aug 2020 13:57

I love reading about others many fasceted minds. Makes me feel better about having so many conflicting voices in my head

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Ian Whiteley

Wed 19th Aug 2020 13:56

thanx Poems Hub ?

if anyone is interested - the track is taken from my last album - all the tracks were originally written as poems and blogged on this site - they were later taken into a music studio and recorded as songs ?

it can be listened to here: https://thecrowsofalbion.bandcamp.com/album/screaming-blue-murder

or on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/65m3kJwayeS2QbBWA87o6t?si=7jXWg6CUS_exVre3kOw56A

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 19th Aug 2020 13:48

Ha-ha. Good one. Uncomfortably near some lives, I can imagine.

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 19th Aug 2020 13:44

But we are aware and we try - which is more than many I can think of in this world.

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Poems hub

Wed 19th Aug 2020 13:27

?Rocking and meaningful....song added to the beauty of the poem. The guys are cool writer n singer....thumbs up!!

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MANISHA SAINI

Wed 19th Aug 2020 12:55

Thank you Po. Your appreciation means a lot.

Just curious about your story...

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Ian Whiteley

Wed 19th Aug 2020 12:45

thanks for the 'likes' and the kind comments - I rate this as one of my best pieces - and am really pleased how the song worked out from it.
At least they got the recognition they deserved this year. SOFEV (Sons Of Far East Veterans) has a nice ring to it Greg ?
Ian

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