Very well said, Trevor.
Comment is about LETS ALL GO BACK TO THE 50's (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Aren't grandchildren wonderful? And inspirational! Even if you can only see them from a distance during lockdown.
Comment is about IMOGEN - 10 months old (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
A kind of poetic 'American Pie', if I may so. So many lines to savour, including 'You can stand on a hill that looks out to the Urals, / Toward Tolstoy and Pasternak.' The last stanza, after the roll-call of literary giants that has gone before, could feel like bathos. But I don't think you intended it that way. Great work.
Comment is about THE POETRY CAFE [Café' Grande, Dudley] (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Thanks for the kind comment, enjoy your breakfast.
Comment is about Market Day (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I love this stanza: 'Whatever happened to the Angry Brigade? / Red Mole, and Black Dwarf? / The anthemic sham of Street Fighting Man/ has well and truly run its course." Good questions. The Stones have now opened a merchandise shop in London with their silly lips and tongue logo well to the fore. The song itself had a self-deprecating truth to it. 'The anthemic sham of Street Fighting Man.' That's a great line! And perfect iambic pentameter!
Comment is about LAST THOUGHTS ON FIDEL (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Wed 9th Sep 2020 09:35
what do you do with your songs when you have written them
Salfordman.
Comment is about Redhood (poet profile)
Original item by Redhood
I am going through your oeuvre, Trevor, enjoying every one, and embarrassed that I hadn't discovered you before now. A shining light on Write Out Loud! You're so right about old poems that don't seem to quite work. Keep them! Years later you may find that missing last line that transforms the poem into something special.
Comment is about WHERE THE BEST OF POETRY EXISTS BETWEEN THE LINES (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
This is a wonderful poem, crafted, understated. There's so much here, if you care to look. 'Press-ganged onto a ship of fools as Old Blighty sets sail for uncertain future ... the sun sinks slowly in the west." Well, yes.
Comment is about OUT HERE ON THE COAST [revised and re-posted] (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Excellent. Well crafted poem, Trevor. So interesting to read this a year on, with the climate changed so much for schools.
Comment is about AUTUMN TERM (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Lovely poem, Trevor. Says it all. The best and worst of England. Very sorry I missed this first time around.
Comment is about NURSES HAVE FEELINGS TOO. (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Pele? You must have been good. Excellent poem, Trevor, which I hadn't spotted at the time. Worth reminding us, amid all the glory of '66, how Pele was kicked out of it early on. Ironically, it was Portugal who did that to him. Eusebio subsequently won plaudits as 'the new Pele'. So good that functional old England disposed of them in the semi-final. I can be as patriotic as the next man when it comes to football! Going back to your poem, I like the way it portrays grassroots football, down at the rec, in fact. We played there every night for two months in the summer of 66.
Comment is about THE BEAUTIFUL GAME / 1966 (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Thank you Paul.
Music too, being robbed. After several years of posting on youtube, and still the counter does not go up when a lot of works are more than passable compared to trax singing about pizza on Radio One are given airing, you get a real feel of the level, and depth of disgrace, and disgust, and fakery in our so called United Kingdom.
They have no right to do what they have done unto I and my family and Paul, it is still ongoing. It would be fair to say that if you know of a delegate from UN or Brussels, I have a case for human rights abuse to my family and I, and a look in, would definitely reveal my case and yes, I have documents that back up what I am saying.
Have a choon Paul, one to relax to. I have 82 entries on youtube. It would be interesting to know how many you see.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHO1WwQ9RLnzFXSOC_9P8DQ/videos?view_as=subscriber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TKpL6P3mX8
Comment is about Who Would You Give The Library (blog)
Original item by ZTK Space
I have a ton of works, i could pass to someone of integrity to keep in their vaults, who 'do' understand the plight of those who are appalled, and against this primitive class system.
If you are interested, i could pass them to you, in person.
I began writing poetry ways back, when Paul B was around. I thank WOL for encouraging me, but would want you to know that yes, I and my family are being shit on. Let me know, when and where WOL events are being held, there may just be a tired and broken visitor with a box for you.
Comment is about Who Would You Give The Library (blog)
Original item by ZTK Space
Britannia waives the rules, 'in a very specific and limited way'. Makes you even prouder. Not.
Comment is about The hoary and the gory (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for the comments and likes MC and Poems hub.
Thanks for the like Kathy
Comment is about Too Late Too Soon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Tue 8th Sep 2020 23:27
Surgery tomorrow.
Not sure when I'll be back.
but then again,
you may need a break!
haha
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Ah thank you Paul, I'm really pleased you engaged with this one. My ghost puns worked for someone at least ? A tragic-comic look at losing some of my favourite places as the Covid/lockdown recession bites down on my local community.
This only occurred to me after writing it... but The Specials beat me to the idea and executed it a little better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4
Thank you Jordyn & Neressa for the likes! :)
Comment is about Ghost Café (blog)
Original item by Tom
Kevin T.S. Tan
Tue 8th Sep 2020 22:33
'perhaps it's hard to find bliss
yet we shouldn't have to make life any harder than it is'
Wishing you all the best enjoying life
Comment is about If I could Walk On Stilts (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
Only five generations away, Mark. The main reason, in my view, that these British Isles are fractured and that the Republic of Ireland is a sovereign nation, is the famine. That is why the Irish, and their British and American cousins, will never forgive and never forget. Thank you Paul and thank you Cathy and Mark.
This is how much empathy there was from British Government ministers to the Irish victims of famine:
“The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.” Charles Trevelyan (1807-1886)
Trevelyan's most enduring mark on history was the "quasi" genocidal anti-Irish racial sentiment he expressed during his term in the critical position of administrating relief for the millions of Irish peasants suffering under the potato blight as Assistant Secretary to HM Treasury (1840–1859) under the Whig administration of Lord Russell.
Comment is about Coffin ships (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
\wendy Goulstone
Tue 8th Sep 2020 22:19
A stunning collection! Every poem in it could have been a winner. I dip in at random and find a gem each time. Two of my friends have poems in it, too. Wonderful company to be with.Thank you, Write Out Loud. When is the next competition??
Comment is about Our document of an uncertain, unsettling, painful, frightening, uplifting time (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Kevin T.S. Tan
Tue 8th Sep 2020 22:19
you have a very gentle soul. glad you're here
Comment is about Eric Berard (poet profile)
Original item by Eric Berard
Kevin T.S. Tan
Tue 8th Sep 2020 22:17
Energy is real, you have captured it perfectly here. ❤️
Comment is about Kindred Strangers (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Love this one Eric. Shine on! ?
Comment is about Overwhelming Light (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
How cool you picked up on the reincarnation theme Paul. That is what I was thinking about as I wrote this poem. I wonder if we meet the same souls every time, if we evolve based on previous experiences, if it’s all up to fate, or if our thoughts determine which direction we go. Such a fascinating topic. I’m sure with your unique experiences, you have deep insights. I hope we get the opportunity to discuss it further someday. I am grateful you are here now in this space and time, adding so much engagement and curiosity. Thank you! ??
Comment is about Maybe Next Time (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
The analogous use of the sea/tides and human emotions is well
done. I'm curious about "riprap"...not a word I'm familiar with But
it matches the overall content in its communicative connection.
Comment is about 'You say you see in me a strength that strengthens you' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
These lines do seem all too relevant to aspects of modern life.
Imagine if these sentiments had existed when young lads were
encouraged to make their way in the world (probably to relieve the
financial burden on hard-pressed family finances!). It's highly
likely there's be no empire for contemporary apologetic revisionists
to wring their hands over and condemn for all sorts of reasons.
Comment is about STAY SAFE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A great tragedy that seems inexplicable to modern sensibilities.
As indeed, does "the clearances" in Scotland when countless
souls were evicted from their homes and many emigrated as a result.
Greed for wealth without facing redress produces unaccountable inhumanity. The apparent ineffectiveness of the Church in these
instances demands explanation when considering the power and
social influence of the institution in those distant days.
Comment is about Coffin ships (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
We have a duty to do the best we can for ourselves and for others.
Make the most of what you've got
And you will find as like as not
That you'll enjoy your mortal lot
Before your time has come to rot ! ?
Comment is about Too Late Too Soon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Madness in its various guises - like rage - is contagious and is
the driving force behind many a rampaging mob.
Ironically, it's said that there's safety in numbers.
There is also incendiary infectious insanity in numbers!
Comment is about MADNESS (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Poems hub
Tue 8th Sep 2020 14:03
Rhyme scheme excellently used.
Comment is about Too Late Too Soon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Amended slightly
Thanks Poems hub, not my usual type of write.
Comment is about Too Late Too Soon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Poems hub
Tue 8th Sep 2020 09:48
Just round the corner I guess but earth is oval without any corners.?liked the wise words.
Comment is about Too Late Too Soon (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for the likes Paul, Hugh and Stephen.
MC I was thinking much the same as I googled the value of the yacht.
Paul, I don’t get chance to rub shoulders (Wouldn’t want to) I think they stay on board their floating palaces or visit restaurants that are closed doors to likes of myself.
The town has been split since the marina was bought and transformed into a playground for the super rich. Lucky for us the old town remains unaffected.
Comment is about Eclipsed (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
The pessimists in me cowers...words fail me....wow...just wow!!
I too want to stand on that square of cement.
Comment is about Serendipity (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Tom, Vautaw...always a pleasure knowing you appreciate my pieces. Thank you.xx
Comment is about Karma the Uninspired Bitch (blog)
Original item by Flavia Gordon
Vautaw and Stephen, thanks for reading and liking.xx
It is a new sensation for me actually sharing my poems and such a thrill having them being read and appreciated.
Comment is about Imposter Begets Imposter? (blog)
Original item by Flavia Gordon
Tom, Paul, Stephen...thanks for taking the time to read and like. Much appreciated.xx
Comment is about I Concede (blog)
Original item by Flavia Gordon
Mon 7th Sep 2020 23:12
I imagined that poem.
imagine that!
Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Mon 7th Sep 2020 23:11
well said.
In fact you said it
better than I.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Mon 7th Sep 2020 23:10
something real
sparks imagination
it is not created out of thin air
and history cannot be invented
or changed as it is today.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 7th Sep 2020 22:10
I guess this is all about today's parents who wrap their kids in cotton wool. As a result kids are overweight, unadventurous and have mental health issues.
Comment is about STAY SAFE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
This very much puts me in mind of the sort of thing my father would have said when I was a small boy.
Nice one Ray
Comment is about STAY SAFE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Good to see you posting Nic.
One of your best
M
Comment is about Where Are The Rats To Race? (blog)
Original item by Nicola Hulme
Thank you once again for your encouraging words
Comment is about Where Are The Rats To Race? (blog)
Original item by Nicola Hulme
Greg Freeman
Wed 9th Sep 2020 09:49
I remember when it was played on Juke Box Jury, and David Jacobs carefully enunciating the title. But I can't remember or find out whether they voted it a Hit, or a Miss. Anyway, it got to number 9.
Comment is about DECONSTRUCTED SUBTERRANEAN SOUFFLE (blog)
Original item by trevor homer