Liked the soothsayer who never soothes! I live with someone for whom the first could have been written! Unusual. Jennifer
Comment is about Catastrophizing 101 (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Thank you for your comment Nigel ?
Thank you also to all those who have clicked 'Like' for this poem. ?
Comment is about Seasonal (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
A security guard doing security. A "guardian" making news in The Guardian. What next?
Comment is about Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman 'followed home and accosted by security guard' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
A stimulating theme with a wide range. However, I'm not sure that silence per se has ever existed on this Earth.
Comment is about My name is Silence (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
JC - you can still find Smiths pocket watches sold on Ebay. Actually,
they acquired a certain "name" and were not necessarily the "here
today, gone tomorrow" cheapo that the brand seemed to mean for many folk.
As for your second example, I'm reminded of a certain well-known
racehorse trainer of yesteyear from up north who actually got into
print in a racing 'paper of the day boasting how he used to sell
fruit and mix crab apples with the rest selling eating apples to the
public. It used to be called "sharp practice" in my day and I made
a note of avoiding any possibility of backing any horse in his charge.
But I guess we all get "had over" at various stages of life...commonly placed under the collective heading termed "experience". ?
Comment is about SWEETLY, SWEETLY DONE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Rest in peace Christopher Wallace and Robert Nesta Marley ?
Song: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M72qgmGhhzY
Comment is about Hold ya head (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
Your spark returns
when springtime wakes
up your soul.
Comment is about Seasonal (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
<Deleted User> (5011)
Sat 6th Mar 2021 10:06
As I understand it, Sylvia Plath herself was not local to Heptonstall, Hughes having bought his house at Lumb Bank after their separation.
Presumably, that precedent would have made this woman's request difficult to refuse anyhow.
Comment is about 'Literature lover' granted wish to be buried in Sylvia Plath churchyard (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Kevin T.S. Tan
Sat 6th Mar 2021 09:31
Kevin T.S. Tan
Sat 6th Mar 2021 09:23
lol. i think i saw this movie ?
Comment is about "Doctor please will you give me a kiss ?" (blog)
Original item by hugh
Thanks, Tim. “Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated”.
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Carry On Doctor! ?
Comment is about "Doctor please will you give me a kiss ?" (blog)
Original item by hugh
Windswept sands of time
tide is turning
footsteps once lost are found.
Comment is about Footprint (A New Haiku) (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Spooky and Amusing at the same time.
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Stephen for your comment, appreciated.
Thank you also Nigel for commenting, I'm sure we can share the same train of thought many times, especially through poetry.
Comment is about Poetry Junction (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Sat 6th Mar 2021 00:04
Thank you very much, Brian ?
Comment is about Catastrophizing 101 (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
A Girl
Fri 5th Mar 2021 23:45
Great fun! Especially reading it in the middle of the night...
Ps. Did it eat you?
AG
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Of course, I love the word 'propitiation' -- and I think it is a spot on.
Comment is about Catastrophizing 101 (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
I liked this very much. I'm of the opinion that a true believer is your best bet to reach the summit with. Not a Dr Pangloss who pretends the journey is a sinch.
Comment is about Travel Brochure (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Definitely nothing...or was it something... ?
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Good to see you’re still on form, John.
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This councillor must have redefined the word “socialist”, M.C. You have some odd friends!
Comment is about How much do we value our health workers? One poet's reaction to news of their 1% pay rise (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Something or nothing
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Can I book a seat
on your train of thought.
Comment is about Poetry Junction (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thanks, Stephen. And to Aviva, Stephen A and Nazis for the Likes.
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A Girl
Fri 5th Mar 2021 19:30
Fri 5th Mar 2021 19:14
They got better value and material appreciation from Capt. Sir Tom!!
This brings to mind a certain local socialist councillor - a customer in a pub I used - who held the view that nursing was a "vocation" and should not expect to be rewarded in any real sense of the word.
Clearly, that view is still held among the politicos...to their ongoing
shame.
Comment is about How much do we value our health workers? One poet's reaction to news of their 1% pay rise (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Or wears the helmet, or apparently doesn't.
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I'll give it foive, a someone once said on Juke Box Jury (Juke Box Jury?!).
Comment is about Little Dickie's Poo-Pot (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Yes, "do the math" has never been more appropriate. Or fruitless.
Comment is about Daily Lesson In Maths (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I'll remember to avoid the nihilist. Will a fatalist do?
Comment is about Travel Brochure (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
"Hand-servants" is a lovely description.
Comment is about RECYCLING (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
The coke bottle
will reincarnate
as a plastic plate
and after soon
will be a spoon
and maybe then
a biro pen
till fates allot
it who knows what.
Comment is about RECYCLING (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you for your comment Your Royal Poetess. Fighting!
They steal happiness
as if they think it is the
only one i've got.
They run off with it
only showing the sad fact
they can't grow their own.
Comment is about A War To Be Won (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thank you for your comment Your Royal Poetess and that is a great concept, a beautiful thought. ?
Comment is about Other Things To Smile About (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Don’t let the world change your smile, allow your smile to change the world ☺️
Comment is about Other Things To Smile About (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Fight for your happiness ??
Comment is about A War To Be Won (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
<Deleted User> (13740)
Fri 5th Mar 2021 16:12
It does seem true that our will to act can vary according to time and
circumstance. Heroism - like cowardice - can be a sometime thing.
There can often be that silent insistence
That leads to the path of least resistance. ?
Comment is about In an idle state (blog)
Original item by Jadia4708au
Thank you Kevin for your comment, and yes, that is right.
Waiting for the poetic train of thought.
Comment is about Poetry Junction (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Kevin T.S. Tan
Fri 5th Mar 2021 15:28
Perhaps you yourself are the vehicle to take you there ?
Comment is about Poetry Junction (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Kevin T.S. Tan
Fri 5th Mar 2021 15:25
Kevin T.S. Tan
Fri 5th Mar 2021 15:21
your presence here makes my world a little better. Take care
Comment is about The Algea (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
jennifer Malden
Sat 6th Mar 2021 17:07
Nice stories! The important thing is to be able to laugh about it afterwards. My husband is usually excessively diffident, but once he bought a 'gold' bracelet from a shady character in a motorway carpark. Luckily at a very low cost! Served him right anyway, as it would have been stolen if genuine!!!!
Jennifer
Comment is about SWEETLY, SWEETLY DONE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey